Allied Esports has announced the Allied Esports Odyssey, a €15,000 Ignition Series event for the European Region.
The tournament will run from August 11-16 and feature G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive , Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas Inactive dimasick Dmitriy Matvienko chiwa Egor Stepanyuk Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev rhyme Emir Muminovic , fish123 fish123 Inactive Kryptix James Affleck ScreaM Adil Benrlitom L1NK Travis Mendoza ec1s Adam Eccles soulcas Dom Sulcas , ex-Giants Gaming ex-Giants Gaming Inactive Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego Yurii Salvador Gasco donQ Francesc Savall jonba Jon Baraiazarra eXerZ Miguel Marín and two other teams to be determined through open qualifiers.
Two open qualifiers will be held on August 8-9 through tournament partner Challengermode to determine the two qualifying participants.
Qualifiers will be followed by a series of "Bo2" matches featuring all six teams in a single round robin group.
The top four teams from the group stage will advance to the playoffs on August 16 and compete in a Bo1 GSL bracket to determine the two teams who will then compete in a Bo3 grand final.
The Allied Esports Odyssey is the fourth European Ignition Series event and follows the Mandatory.GG Cup in which G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive continued their streak of dominance after defeating surprise contenders bonk bonk Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan 3-0 in the grand finals.