The organization We Play! announced a new tournament for teams from CIS countries, which will be held in mid-June. It has been named Clutch Island. The main stage of the competition will be held from June 16 to 28. It will award a total of $50,000 in prize money and points that will allow teams to move up in the rankings needed to qualify regionally for ESL One: Rio Major. Five teams from the CIS will be able to take places in the list of invited participants in this competition.
The Clutch Island tournament will be held in three stages. Three open qualifying games will be held June 8-10. Their winners will get a spot in the closed qualification. Here they will be competing against several invited teams – most likely, unless the list changes, will include Nemiga, Gambit Youngsters, forZe and a few others. The winner will be determined by the results of the group stage, followed by a double elimination tournament.
Finally, the top three teams from the closed qualification will take part in the main stage, where their opponents will be Virtus.pro, Spirit, Natus Vincere and several other teams. The list of invited participants can still be completed. The winner will receive $15,000 in prize money and 2,000 ranking points. The rest of the awards will be distributed among the participants depending on their place in the top ten.
