Scheduled: 11:00 CST, 5 March 2016 to 16:00 CST, 12 March 2016Schedule: Passed
Starting this Saturday, March 5th,
ESL is running two Open Cups for
Unreal Tournament 4 Pre-Alpha! The cups will be Duel mode only, with each cup being played on different continents. One cup will be played in Europe while the other in North America. If you feel like competing in the new UT game, go ahead and
sign up!
UT4 Pre-Alpha 1on1 Opening Cup Europe
Date: Saturday, March 5th
Start: 18:00 CET
2nd half of cup:
March 12th, 18:00 CET
Size: Unlimited
Structure: Double Elimination
Coverage: Zaccubus and bleh-
UT4 Pre-Alpha 1on1 Opening Cup North America
Date: Saturday, March 5th
Start: 16:00 EST
2nd half of cup:
March 12th, 16:00 EST
Size: Unlimited
Structure: Double Elimination
Coverage: Zaccubus and bleh-
Map picking: VETO
Map pool: DM-ASDF, DM-Coma, DM-Erase, DM-Mimic, DM-Lea, DM-Protracted, DM-Solo, DM-DeckTest and DM-Deep
Mode: 1on1 Best of 3, Final best of 5
Settings: Timelimit 10 minutes, WeaponStay: Off, ForceRespawn: On, Weapon replacement: Bio Rifle -> Bio Launcher
Rules: Show all rules
Top 3 players in both regions will be awarded with Unreal Tournament Swag Package from Epic Games. Besides that, they'll also receive ESL premium accounts and an Opening Cup Trophy Award.
In case of troubles or doubts, don't hesitate to contact us via Support Ticket or join the QuakeNet or GlobalGamers IRC Channel (#esl.ut)
1st place ACo- 
2nd place SzarkaN 
3rd place Flikswich 
1st place RoOkle 
2nd place element
3rd place phantaci
The cups will also be covered by
Zaccubus and
bleh- so expect some quality coverage. If you're just up for some fun and trying out how the new UT4 game feels, join the #UT4.eu channel @ GlobalGamers for some pickup games!
Stream: 
UT Stream
Links: ESL UT4 OC,
ESLUnreal,
Free UT4 pre-Alpha download,
EU brackets,
NA Brackets
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