The first group matches of the MLG Vegas Overwatch Invitational are starting tonight, Friday 16th December, while the competition will be played until the 18th.
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Here is the breakdown for the 100,000 USD total cash prize:
    1st place: 40,000 USD
    2nd place: 20,000 USD
    3rd/4th place: 12,000 USD
    5th-6th place: 5,000 USD
    7th-8th place: 3,000 USD

Eight teams were invited for the competition:
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[*] EnVyUs (1st World rank)
[*] FNATIC (10th World rank)
[*] Cloud9 (13th World rank)
[*] compLexity (16th World rank)
[*] FaZe Clan (20th World rank)
[*] NRG Esports (44th World rank)
[*] Team Liquid (57th World rank)
[*] Rise Nation (60th World rank)

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Note: The World rankings are home-made and include a fair share of approximations. Also, the flags represent the rosters, not the organizations.

The tournament will be played through a "Double Elimination Group Stage" (bo3) and a Single brackets. The top2 teams from each group will meet in bo5 Semi Finals and the Final will be played as best of 7.
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The matches will be played as following:

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Naturally, everything will be streamed on the MLG Live Portal and on MLG's YouTube. And for all the results and information, you can have a look at the MLG Vegas event information portal.
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