Starting next week, we’ll be seeing the 6th edition of the highly anticipated cs_summit series. Here’s everything you need to know about cs_summit 6 and how to watch the CS Summit 6.
Tournament’s background
Beyond the Summit, which is commonly referred to as BTS, is an esports production company that creates unique and authentic events, shows, and content. Cs_summit 6 will be the 6th edition of “The Summit” series. The most recent event by The Summit, which was cs_summit 5, was won by Mousesports and in 2nd was G2 esports. This year, due to the pandemic, cs_summit will be split into 2 separate events; one for Europe and one for North America.
Prize pool
There is a total prize pool of @@@ however since there will be separate events for both regions, they will not have an equal prize pool. The European summit will have $125,00 to distribute, whereas the North American summit will have $75,000 to split between the teams participating. Here below is the full prize distribution:
Europe:
- 1st – $34,000
- 2nd – $22,000
- 3rd – $17,000
- 4th – $13,000
- 5th – $10,000
- 6th – $7,500
- 7th – $5,500
- 8th – $4,000
- 9th – $3,000
- 10th – $2,200
- 11th – $1,600
- 12th – $1,200
- 13th -16th – $1,000
North America:
- 1st – $22,000
- 2nd – $16,000
- 3rd – $12,000
- 4th – $9,000
- 5th – $6,500
- 6th – $4,500
- 7th-8th – $2,500
- 9th-13th will not be receiving any winnings.
How to qualify for the main event
The teams that are playing in the 6th edition of the cs_summit are either participating due to their Regional Major Ranking, or through the open and closed qualifiers.
Tournament format
Europe:
Group Stage: Between the 24th and 28th of June, 2020
- Four double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- 4 teams in each group
- All matches are Best of 3
- The top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs: Between the 29th of June and 5th of July, 2020
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Best of 3
- Grand Final is Best of 5 (1 map advantage to the Upper Bracket team)
North America:
Stage 1: June 22nd – 23rd, 2020
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Best of 3
- The top three teams advance to Stage 2
Stage 2: June 24th – 28th, 2020
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- 4 teams in each group
- All matches are Best of 3
- The top two teams from each group advance to Stage 3
Stage 3: June 30th – July 5th, 2020
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Best of 3
- Grand Final is Best of 5 (1 map advantage to the Upper Bracket team)
Teams Participating
There will be a total of 29 teams participating overall, 16 in the European Summit and 13 in the North American Summit. Full team list below:
Europe:
- G2 Esports
- Team Vitality
- ENCE
- FaZe Clan
- Team Heretics
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- North
- GODSENT
- mousesports
- Movistar Riders
- Copenhagen Flames
- TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- TBD (Closed Qualifier)
North America:
- Stage 2:
- Team Liquid
- 100 Thieves
- Gen.G Esports
- Evil Geniuses
- FURIA
- Stage 1:
- Cloud9
- Team Envy
- MIBR
- Triumph
- Yeah Gaming
- Chaos Esports Club
- Team One
- New England Whalers
Schedule list
Here below is the schedule for the first day of both events:
Europe Day 1:
Wednesday, 24th June:
- Group A
- 15:00 CEST – G2 vs TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- 15:00 CEST – Godsent vs Mousesports
- Group B
- 18:00 CEST – Vitality vs TBD (Closed Qualifier)
- 18:00 CEST – North vs Movistar Riders
North America Day 1:
Monday, 22nd June (Stage 1) at 21:00 CEST:
- Cloud9 vs New England Whalers
- Triumph vs Yeah Gaming
- Team Envy vs Team oNe
- MiBR vs Chaos
Streaming platform list
The event is set to be streamed on two platforms; one being the official Beyond The Summit twitch channel here, and on the Beyond The Summit Youtube channel.
Watch the CS Summit 6 stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch CS Summitlive stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
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Predictions
With regards to predictions, it will be very difficult to say due to the current state of professional Counter-Strike. We are currently in a time where any team in the top 10 can beat any other team, which makes the matches very unpredictable but more fun to watch. Due to the pandemic, esports was forced to be played online, and this is the result of online Counter-Strike.
Beyond the Summit have always hosted very fun events for both players and fans of Counter-Strike, and it will definitely be worth watching. So make sure you tune into the Beyond The Summit Stream and keep yourself updated by checking our website https://www.esportsguide.com/ for all your latest news!
