Red Bull Home Ground 3, the last major international LAN event of year, will take place this weekend in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The event will run from December 9–11 and feature eight of the world's strongest teams, including three from the Americas.
BIG
BIG
Inactive
, winners of the EMEA qualifier, were initially slated to attend but were later replaced by
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
following the former's disbandment.
Format
The eight teams will be divided into two groups and play out a round-robin, Bo3 group stage. The last-place team in each group will be eliminated while the rest will advance to the single-elimination playoff bracket.
The top team of each group will be seeded directly into the semifinals. Each match in the playoffs will be Bo3, barring the grand final, which will be Bo5.
Group A
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Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #7
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Kicks
Kimmie Laasner
Sayf
Saif Jibraeel
Less
Felipe de Loyola Basso
-
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Rank #47
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
YaBoiLewis
Lewis Hughes
Mistic
James Orfila
al0rante
Felix Brandl
xuss
Tselmeg Tsolmon
-
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #3
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
mta
Nicolás González
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
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Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #7
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
mitch
Mitch Semago
neT
Michael Bernet
OXY
Francis Hoang
Group B
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #20
paTiTek
Patryk Fabrowski
kamyk
Maks Rychlewski
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
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Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
-
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #6
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
-
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #6
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
Prize Pool
The event boasts a $100,000 USD prize pool which will be distributed as follows:
- 1st: $50,000
- 2nd: $20,000
- 3rd-4th: $10,000
- 5th-6th: $3,000
- 7th-8th: $2,000
Schedule
Friday, December 9
- Round 1
- 5:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM JST - Group A: Team Vitality vs. KRÜ Esports
- 5:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM JST - Group A: Cloud9 vs. FOKUS
- 5:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM JST - Group B: Team Liquid vs. FUT Esports
- 5:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM JST - Group B: 100 Thieves vs. Team Heretics
- Round 2
- 7:30 AM PST | 4:30 PM CET | 12:30 AM JST - Group A: Team Vitality vs. FOKUS
- 7:30 AM PST | 4:30 PM CET | 12:30 AM JST - Group A: KRÜ Esports vs. Cloud9
- 7:30 AM PST | 4:30 PM CET | 12:30 AM JST - Group B: Team Heretics vs. FUT Esports
- 7:30 AM PST | 4:30 PM CET | 12:30 AM JST - Group B: Team Liquid vs. 100 Thieves
- Round 3
- 11:00 AM PST | 8:00 PM CET | 4:00 AM JST - Group A: KRÜ Esports vs. FOKUS
- 11:00 AM PST | 8:00 PM CET | 4:00 AM JST - Group A: Team Vitality vs. Cloud9
- 11:00 AM PST | 8:00 PM CET | 4:00 AM JST - Group B: Team Heretics vs. Team Liquid
- 11:00 AM PST | 8:00 PM CET | 4:00 AM JST - Group B: 100 Thieves vs. FUT Esports
Saturday, December 10
- 5:30 AM PST | 2:30 PM CET | 10:30 PM JST - Quarterfinals
- 8:00 AM PST | 5:00 PM CET | 1:00 AM JST - Quarterfinals
- 11:00 AM PST | 8:00 PM CET | 4:00 AM JST - Semifinals
Sunday, December 11
- 5:30 AM PST | 2:30 PM CET | 10:30 PM JST - Semifinals
- 8:00 AM PST | 5:00 PM CET | 1:00 AM JST - Grand Final
JST times past midnight refer to the following day.
Broadcast
- Talent
- Streams
Coverage
Follow the event at the Red Bull Home Ground 3 event hub, which will feature up-to-date results, brackets, stats, streams, and VODs.
Discord