Published 15:11 IST, October 7th 2020

ESL Mobile Open Europe & MENA Season 2 to carry lucrative €85,000 prize pool

ESL Mobile Open Europe & MENA Season 2 has been announced. The tournament will carry a prize pool of €85,000 and will start from October 12.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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After success of ESL Mobile Open Season 1 in Europe, German esports organisation anunced Season 2 of tournament, which will w also include players from European and MENA (Middle East and rth Africa) region. Details of ESL Mobile Open Europe & MENA Season 2 were released via a press release earlier this week. tournament will carry an ermous prize pool of €85,000 (roughly $100,000).

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ESL Mobile Open Europe & MENA Season 2 schedule, tournament details

Season 1 of ESL Mobile Open featured Asphalt 9 and PUBG Mobile. ESL boasted about its success of inaugural season, that saw over 500,000 participants in total. number is expected to be dwarfed in Season 2, thanks to its expansion in Europe & MENA and inclusion for two new titles for players to attract players. Season 2 of ESL Mobile Open will feature Auto Chess and Clash of Clans alongside Asphalt 9 and PUBG Mobile. 

online tournament will kick off with qualifiers, which will commence on October 12. Registrations for qualifiers have already begun; same can be done by visiting ESL's official website. Qualified teams will participate in  play-ins, which will be played between vember 6 and 8. finals of online event will be played between vember 13 and 15. While entire tournament will be an online event, latter sts will be streamed from ESL’s studio in Katowice, Poland. 

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  • Open Qualifiers: October 12 to vember 1
  • Play-In St: vember 6 to 8
  • Finals: vember 13 to 15

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“We’re very excited to build on success of 2019’s Season 1 by expanding ESL Mobile Open into MENA region for 2020, while continuing to expand in Europe," Oliver Maxield, Senior Global Product Manr at ESL, said in press release. "We have also introduced game titles Auto Chess and Clash of Clans. bar for success is high, but Season 2 will be bigger and better than its predecessor and we wish players best of luck in competition.”

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While ESL is just entering mobile esports scene in Europe and or regions with Season 2 of Mobile Open,  organisation has already tasted success with mobile competitions in rth American region. completion is hosting its sixth season, playoffs of which are currently ongoing. 

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15:11 IST, October 7th 2020