We are ecstatic to announce the second event of our exciting 2013 Red Bull eSports season: Red Bull Training Grounds #2! For this second installment of our Training Grounds circuit we will be in Orlando, Florida beginning Friday July 26th and running through Sunday July 28th. Of course, we’re also upping the stakes of this showdown by featuring a prize pool of $10,000 (3200/1600/800/800 + $100 per group stage win).
With this premiere event, we will build upon the successes of our recent arena in Santa Monica. Red Bull Training Grounds has been uniquely designed to offer viewers an unparalleled view into high performance gaming alongside the same great entertaining tournaments they have come to expect from our brand.
Eight participating players will scrimmage in a series of round-robin matches over the course of the first two days, giving each player the opportunity to experience one another's signature tactics and evasive rebuttals. At the completion of each match, players head to the analysis booth to discuss and critique their performance, giving the audience at home a bleacher seat to the training regimes and techniques of top players, gaining strategic insight right alongside the pros. All matches in this group-play section are best of three and all three games of each will be played in full. To increase the stakes, the winner of each game in this segment of the tournament will take home an additional $100.
Day three of Red Bull Training Grounds culminates in a tournament consisting of the top four players still standing (two from each group). Reconvening for a final day of competitive play, the winner will walk away with the top prize and an invitation to a future high stakes tournament.
Be sure to follow us for live updates throughout the weekend at @redbullESPORTS.
World class play deserves world class casting, especially when there is such an emphasis on training and improvement! With that, we're happy to announce that the event will be covered by three of the best minds in the industry.
Sean "Day[9]" Plott
Ben "MrBitter" Nichols
Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham
Ben "MrBitter" Nichols
Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham
The eight participants have been invited from the cream of the eSports crop of European and North American pros.
Red Bull Training Grounds will take place in Orlando, Florida live from Full Sail University. The action-packed three day event will be covered by an exhilarating live production and an open-to-the-public audience full of fans. The event will also feature fun free-play stations where spectators can compete for hardware and prizes! Admission is free and first come, first serve.
Full Sail Live
141 University Park Dr.
Winter Park, FL 32792
141 University Park Dr.
Winter Park, FL 32792
Venue opens at 1:00pm EDT every day. Stay tuned to our Twitter for details about a community get-together we're hosting on Thursday night before the event, too.
Make sure to stay tuned each day to catch all of the action! The online broadcast will kick-off on Friday at 2:00 ET on http://www.twitch.tv/redbullESPORTS.
Full Schedule:
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Day 1 - Friday July 26th – Group Play
Time (EDT) // (CEST) -- Match
2:00pm // 20:00 -- Event Begins
2:15pm // 20:15 -- TLO vs SeleCT
3:15pm // 21:15 -- HuK vs Illusion
4:15pm // 22:15 -- Succeed vs NesTea
5:15pm // 23:15 -- State vs Snute
6:15pm // 00:15 -- TLO vs Succeed
7:15pm // 01:15 -- Illusion vs State
8:15pm // 02:15 -- Bonus Round
Day 2 - Saturday July 27th – Group Play
Time (EDT) // (CEST) -- Match
2:00pm // 20:00 -- Event Begins
2:15pm // 20:15 -- SeleCT vs Succeed
3:15pm // 21:15 -- Illusion vs Snute
4:15pm // 22:15 -- SeleCT vs NesTea
5:15pm // 23:15 -- State vs HuK
6:15pm // 00:15 -- TLO vs NesTea
7:15pm // 01:15 -- HuK vs Snute
8:15pm // 02:15 -- Bonus Round
Map Pool:
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Red City
Akilon Wastes
Korhal Sky Island
Newkirk Precinct TE
Neo Planet S
Bel'Shir Vestige
Derelict Watcher
Akilon Wastes
Korhal Sky Island
Newkirk Precinct TE
Neo Planet S
Bel'Shir Vestige
Derelict Watcher