Skyesports unveils Skyesports Showdown format

Two days after announcing their latest Counter-Strike 2 event, the Skyesports Showdown, Skyesports has revealed further details about the upcoming CS2 event.

The online event will be held in two Phases, with the Phase 1 taking place between May 28 - 29, 2024. The Phase 1 will have the Open Qualifiers, which will follow a single elimination format with the top 4 teams from Phase 1 moving into Phase 2. While the opening round of games going into the RO8 games will be BO1, the games from RO8 onwards will be BO3.

Phase 2 will have the teams battling it out in a Double Elimination Bracket between May 31 - June 2, 2024 for the prize pool of INR 1,00,000. The games in Phase 2 will all be BO3 with the four teams being seeded in the upper and lower bracket through random seeding as per the rules.

Registrations for the event are currently on, and started on May 21 and will go on till May 27, 2024. Teams with players above the age of 16 and a core (at least 3) of Indian players are eligible to take part in the event.