On October 20, the Battle of Betway showdown will take place, with five teams from Europe and South America battling it out on old maps. Their European teams will be joined by NIP, G2 and BIG at the event, which will take place six days before the start of the major, while South America will be represented by FURIA and MIBR.
The list of maps on which the teams will play – Tuscan, Cobblestone, one version of Cache, as well as old editions of Inferno and Train. All matches will be played during one day: the group stage will be held in a round-robin format, and in the evening there will be a playoff to determine the final winner. In the first phase, each team will have to play one short match (best-of-1) against the others. After that, the team that will take the leading place in the ranking will go straight to the grand final, and those who will be in second and third place will play for the right to become its opponent. Like the matches of the group stage, the grand final will be held in the format BO!
The matches will be broadcast on Twitch channels of Betway betting company, which is the organizer of the event. This is the second time it has held such a tournament – the first Battle of Betway demonstration games were held in January 2021 and the winner then was BIG.