Pulse Series Invitational announced with $10,000 up for grabs

The European iteration of the Blast Twitch Invitational was announced just yesterday with a prize pool of over $50,000. Europe's top talent will duke it out in a 4 team invitational event

North America will be contesting some of the viewership for the weekend as a side attraction to the main event. Pulse announced the full lineup for a $10,000 invitational consisting of 2nd tier talent and promising bubble teams

Here's how the 18 teams will be grouped in the initial stage:

GROUP A

• Complexity
• Spot Up
• Second Wind
• China Nguyen

GROUP B

• Renegades
• Mamba Mode Gaming
• Noble Esports
• Up For Sale
• Pretty Boyz

GROUP C

• Built By Gamers
• Luminosity Gaming
• Morning Light
• L8R Bot

GROUP D

• Spacestation Gaming
• beastcoast
• Rise
• Team Shiba
• Gonzo Gaming

Prizing & important details

The top 4 placing teams will receive a prize of (1st) $6,000, (2nd) $2,000, and (3rd/4th) $1,000

Group stages is expected to go into Day 2 where only the top 2 in each advance. In total, there will be 4 days of action with the finals on Sunday, September 13th

Due to last minute withdrawals, Group A and C just got much easier with the subtraction of a team to each

Watch all of the action live September 10-13th on Twitch.

Remarks

I think we're all a bit unsatisfied that the true tier 1 lineups weren't able to show up and roll on everyone. TSM, Sentinels, and Envy withdrew from the event which led to the last second inclusion of additional talent

On the other hand, bubble teams don't become tier 1 talent without showing up and winning regional events like the Pulse Series Invitational

I'm personally most excited to see how China Nguyen performs this weekend. The squad is ranked 10th in North America (according to VLR.GG) and is the highest ranked free agent team. A stellar performance over the next few days could push them over the edge

In regards to signed teams, this event could very well be the launching pad for Renegades, Built By Gamers, or Complexity who rank 11th, 12th, and 13th respectively. While the three teams haven't been performing too hot recently, one is almost guaranteed to come out ahead of the pack this weekend

Good luck to all teams participating; we'll be quietly watching (and reporting) in the meantime