Month: June 2016

ESL has confirmed that Street Fighter V will be added to their already exciting ESL One lineup. Street Fighter V will be making history as it’s the first ever fighting game to appear in an ESL major event. The Brooklyn Beatdown will be held on October 1-2, 2016, at the Barclays Center, with a whopping prize pool of $75,000.

The tournament will feature an open bracket with a player cap of 1,024. There will also be a series of online competitions that will be held on the ESL Play website. These online events will feature top prizes that include flight and hotel support for the ESL One main event. This is to ensure that competitors from all over the world can compete and make it out to The Brooklyn Beatdown. Regarding this event, ESL’s Product Manager, Stuart Ewen, had some words to share with fans and players alike, “We’re very excited to bring Street Fighter V to an ESL One event. The Street Fighter community contains some of the most legendary players and moments in esports history, and we hope that with The Brooklyn Beatdown we’ll be helping to realize and relay many more of these moments to Street Fighter V fans worldwide.”

If you are interested, registration is now open on Eventbrite, with a $10 registration fee. Spectator passes will be starting at $45 on Ticketmaster.

For all information on The Brooklyn Beatdown, you can check out the official ESL Brooklyn Beatdown website.

Sources: Capcom, ESL, with a tip from Joseph K.