FACEIT, in conjunction with QuakeCon, and supported by Intel, will host some of the best Quake players from around the world in an epic series of tournaments for $50,000 in cash prizes. Players from Europe, Australia, North America and South America will compete in the icon_ql QuakeLive Duel Masters Championship and the icon_qw QuakeWorld 2v2 TDM Open. Players in each tournament will be competing for a total of $25,000 prize pool.

FACEIT will bring you the best games live on icon_twitch Twitch and will feature the classic casting and hosting talents of Daniel “ddk” Kapadia, Xavier “Zoot” Dhorne, and Alex “Jehar” Popa, and will be joined by several on-site guests over the duration of the event. Tune into our second stream for more Quake action at icon_twitch QuakeCon Stream Two.

“Quake is ingrained in our culture here at FACEIT” Said Michele Attisani, CBO and Co-Founder of FACEIT “We are proud to support QuakeCon yet again this year, an event which brings one of the iconic titles behind all FPS games to the community in classic style.”

QuakeCon 2016 will take place from August 4 through August 7 in the Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas. For more information on QuakeCon please visit QuakeCon.org or to watch the streams follow icon_twitch QuakeCon Main Stream and icon_twitch QuakeCon Stream Two.

FACEIT is the leading competitive platform for online multiplayer games, with more than 4 million users logging in a total of over 12 million online game sessions each month. FACEIT allows players to easily play in tournaments and leagues for virtual and real-world prizes through automated tournament management and matchmaking technology. For developers, FACEIT’s advanced software development kit (SDK) allows game creators to easily integrate user-friendly matchmaking and tournaments into their titles to allow gamers to take part in competitive online games at all skill levels. esports organizers, players and communities use FACEIT to create and manage online competitions. For more information on FACEIT, please visit faceit.com.

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