{"id":840734,"date":"2021-10-25T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=74140"},"modified":"2021-10-25T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:00:38","slug":"pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinnacle announces third edition of $100,000 CS:GO tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p><span><span>Esports bookmaker<\/span> <strong>Pinnacle<\/strong> <span>has announced the third edition of its Pinnacle Cup CS:GO tournament.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The cup, set to be played between November 8th \u2013 23rd, will once again feature a $100,000 prize pool, with the victor receiving $80,000.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74143\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-74143\" src=\"http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament.jpg\" alt width=\"682\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament.jpg 300w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-2.jpg 696w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-3.jpg 840w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Image credit: Pinnacle, GRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-solution-launches-esports-hub-betting-platform\/\">Pinnacle Solution launches Esports Hub betting platform<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pinnacle has also revealed that the winner of the event will qualify for the Pinnacle World Championships LAN, which is scheduled for 2022. The winning team will join Gambit and Spirit in the finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Similar to its previous editions, the Pinnacle Cup will feature a group stage, Swiss stage and playoffs. Some teams will be directly invited to compete in certain stages of the competition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As a result, it has been announced that CPH Flames, HAVU, Forze, Dignitas and SKADE, among others, will be invited directly into the Swiss stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In total 12 teams will be invited into the Swiss stage, with four unannounced teams being added into the playoffs. Other teams competing in the group stage include LDLC, GamerLegion, KOVA and Galaxy Racer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span><strong>Ben Cove, Pinnacle CMO,<\/strong> said: \u201cThe Pinnacle Cup has become a firmly established tournament in the esports calendar this year, and its ability to attract so many of the world\u2019s foremost teams is truly humbling to us. CS:GO is a focus title for Pinnacle, and it\u2019s proven to produce mass viewership across our key regions, so we are naturally excited to announce the third edition of our Pinnacle Cup CSGO series. But this is just the start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cBuilding on the success of previous tournaments, we are working alongside our partners in the background to develop a Pinnacle World Championships and potential LAN event for 2022. Watch this space!\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The bookmaker has once again partnered with tournament organiser<\/span> <strong>Relog Media<\/strong> <span>to help produce the event. In addition, esports data platform<\/span> <strong>GRID<\/strong> <span>has been named as the event\u2019s exclusive data partner and<\/span> <strong>GosuGamers<\/strong> <span>will be Pinnacle Cup\u2019s official media partner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/esi-london-2021\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73550\" src=\"http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament.png\" alt width=\"744\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament.png 300w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-1.png 768w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-2.png 696w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-3.png 840w, http:\/\/107.21.231.196\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament-4.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/connecticut-sports-betting-industry-permits-esports-wagering\/\">Connecticut sports betting industry permits esports wagering<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Broadcasts of the event will take place on The Esports Bible, via its official Twitch channels.<\/span> <span><br \/><\/span> <span><br \/><\/span> <span>This is Pinnacle\u2019s fourth esports tournament of 2021.&nbsp; Alongside its three CS:GO events the company also expanded the Pinnacle Cup into<\/span> <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/04\/pinnacle-expands-100000-esports-tournament-into-dota-2\/\"><span>Dota 2<\/span><\/a> <span>in April.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Esports Insider says: More high-quality competitions will undoubtedly help the CS:GO scene, so it\u2019s good to see the Pinnacle Cup return for its third edition. It is interesting to see how many more Pinnacle Cups there will be before the bookmaker\u2019s LAN event in 2022 and whether tier-one organisations will be directly invited to the tournament.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a class=\"maxbutton-18 maxbutton maxbutton-esi-dispatch-newsletter\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esportsinsider.com\/email-newsletter\/\"><span class=\"mb-text\">Sign up to our ESI Dispatch Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament\">Source: https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pinnacle-announces-third-edition-of-100000-csgo-tournament<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":840735,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","type":"","auto_type":false,"post":"","stream":"","stream_url":"","waveform_data":[],"duration":0,"bpm":0,"downloadable":false,"download_url":"","purchase_title":"","purchase_url":"","post-count-all":0,"like_count":0,"download_count":0,"editor_note":"","copyright":"","captions":[]},"genre":[81],"artist":[86],"mood":[],"activity":[],"station_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station\/840734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/station"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=840734"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=840734"},{"taxonomy":"mood","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mood?post=840734"},{"taxonomy":"activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity?post=840734"},{"taxonomy":"station_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station_tag?post=840734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}