MSI and ESL have come together to host the sixth iteration of the re-branded Beat IT tournament, MSI announced on Thursday.
The tournament was formerly known as the MSI Beat IT tournament but will now be called MSI Master Gaming Arena 2015. With the name change, the tournament will be moving away from Dota 2 to feature two premier Blizzard Entertainment titles — Heroes of the Storm and Starcraft II.
Qualifiers for the main tournament will come from all across the world with Europe, Asia, and North America; Asia will kick off the qualifier stages in June and and the rest of the world following suite in the subsequent weeks.
Once the finalists have been named the tournament will reach its climax in August. Held in Seattle, Washington, North American fans will finally get a chance to witness the tournament first hand, as it will be the first time that it will be held in the United States.
The final tournament will feature a total prize pool of $200,000 USD and Starcraft II players competing in the event will be awarded ever valuable WCS qualifier points.
The tournament's complete schedule can be found here.
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