NHL team Minnesota Wild<\/strong> has teamed up with tournament organiser FACEIT<\/strong> to launch its inaugural esports event, the 2019 Wild Gaming Tournament<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n
The NHL 19<\/strong> competition, presented by the Mall of America<\/strong>, will comprise of online qualifiers that lead to a final, offline event.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Firstly, a single elimination event will take place online, on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, over February 2nd-3rd. The top two players from each of the two qualifiers will make it to the finals in\u00a0Rotunda at the Mall of America on February 18th.<\/span><\/p>\n
Jamie Spencer, Executive Vice President of Business Development for Minnesota Wild<\/strong> commented: \u201cWe are thrilled to launch our official NHL gaming tournament with great partners such as FACEIT and Mall of America. The esports gaming community is incredibly unique. With this tournament, we hope to create a sports fan experience unlike any other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
The finals will comprise of best-of-three matches with a total prize pool of $7,400 (\u00a35,624.96). It’ll be broadcast live on Minnesota Wild’s Twitch channel<\/a> and run alongside a pro-am tournament where members of public in the mall can compete against Minnesota Wild players.<\/span><\/p>\n
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