Royal Arena 2 will close out 2016 tournament season

Royal Arena 2 kicks off tonight as one of the final tournaments to grace 2016. The $5,000 event will feature six invited teams -Alliance, Ex-Imperial/Danish Bears, Horde, Rebels, Team Empire and Vega Squadron competing for one last championship title of the year. Group Stage begins at 17:00 CET December 28th between Horde and Team Empire.

Royal Arena will be one of the last tournaments for the 2016 year.

Ex-Imperial/Danish Bears will be on hand to defend their title obtained last month and close out the year with a bang. The all Danish lineup has been a formidable enemy, taking down opponents that dare cross their path. Dropping their sponsor last month, the squad looks to close out the year on a high note, starting off the upcoming year anew.

The five other invited teams – Alliance, Horde, Rebels, Empire and Vega will strive to dethrone the Danes and spark a flame that will hopefully ignite as a beacon of hope and light the way for the new year.

Group A will play on December 28th, followed by Group B on December 29th. The playoffs will begin December 30th.

Royal Arena teams

Group A:

• Alliance
• Team Empire
• Horde

Group B:

• Rebels
• Ex-Imperial/Danish Bears
• Vega Squadron

Royal Arena format

• Six invited teams
• Two groups of three teams
• Group stage matches are two game series
• Last place team in each group eliminated
• Four teams advance to playoff round
• Double elimination playoff series
• Matches are best-of-three

Royal Arena prize pool

Total prize pool for the event is $5,000.

• 1st place – $3000
• 2nd place – $1500
• 3rd place – $500

Royal Arena 1

Last month Imperial Gaming seized the championship title and $3,000 prize after sweeping through Escape Gaming 3:0 in the Grand Finals. The first iteration held by the organizers was worth a total prize pool of $5,000. It kicked off in October with an eight team qualifier, followed by a six team playoffs -featuring two directly invited teams – Ad Finem and Escape Gaming.