{"id":4013,"date":"2018-02-12T02:55:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T02:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2018-02-12T02:55:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T02:55:17","slug":"knights-lol123-and-corvidae-to-compete-against-oceanias-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/knights-lol123-and-corvidae-to-compete-against-oceanias-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights, lol123 and Corvidae to compete against Oceania&#8217;s best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a few server issues which were quickly fixed, the LetsPlayLive (LPL) <a title=\"CS:GO guide\" href=\"\/counter-strike\/\">Counter Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> Alpha Invitational Open Qualifiers found three teams to compete against Oceania&#8217;s best for $NZD10K.<\/p>\n<p>Held on Saturday, the Open Qualifiers saw Australian and New Zealand teams compete online to qualify for a spot against Oceania\u2019s top three esports teams ORDER, Tainted Minds and Grayhounds Gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Coming out on top included Knights, lol123 and Corvidae after beating nine other teams, with the qualifiers now set to compete in a round robin-style event over the next seven weeks, with it beginning on Thursday at 8pm NZT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After a successful round of qualifiers on Saturday we can now announce the three teams that will be joining our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlphaGO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AlphaGO<\/a> invitational \u2013 Corvidae, Knights and Lol123.<\/p>\n<p>See you for our first broadcast, this Thursday 15th February at 8pm NZT ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5EkEzCzqDl\">https:\/\/t.co\/5EkEzCzqDl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agkSzEcPD4\">pic.twitter.com\/agkSzEcPD4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LetsPlay.Live (@letsplaylivehq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/letsplaylivehq\/status\/962820950893920256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">11 February 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>LPL Tournament director Matt \u2018Smite\u2019 Ross, spoke to esportbet.com and said the cream had risen to the top in the qualifiers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we definitely found the best three teams [at the qualifiers],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But he added that the professional teams have a \u201cpretty big advantage\u201d when versing the three teams that made it to the tournament via the online qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think there\u2019s definite potential for upsets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Qualifiers were held up by technical issues which caused connectivity problems, but Ross explained they were fixed quickly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just a small patch that went out for the game itself, which made our servers slightly unviable, so we had to change servers on the day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut once that was sorted it was fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turnout for the online qualifying event, which aims to find the best players in Oceania, resulted in mainly <a title=\"Australian esports sites\" href=\"\/australia\/\">Australian esports<\/a> teams competing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the teams are majority Australian players with one or two Kiwi players,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there were one or two teams that were majority Kiwi, if not entirely kiwi, but it\u2019s still majority players and teams that are Australian.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of focusing on country competitions, it\u2019s usually just the best in Oceania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team will find the best players and because of the population distribution usually it\u2019s majority Australian and they pick up a few Kiwis along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the importance of open qualifiers, Ross emphasised it was important to give budding esports players opportunity and the chance to experience professional tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they can go onto the next one with even more experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery player in both New Zealand and Australia, whether they\u2019re learning to compete or haven\u2019t competed in a while, they always have the opportunity to compete and qualify at a highly competitive level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The six teams will now compete in round-robin matches, plus two weeks of intense finals action, the first evening of play being on February 15.<\/p>\n<p>Ross said every team plays its opening match on the first night of the event, and then round-robin matches will take place over the next five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The three remaining teams from the round-robin matches will then go on to compete in the finals, for a share of $10k. The team in first place at the conclusion of the knock-out tournament will automatically make the grand finals giving them a week break to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the remaining two teams will battle it out in week six in the semifinals, with the winner going on to verse the first place team in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p>The overall winner will receive $5000, while the team in second place will score $3000 and $2000 for third place.<\/p>\n<p>The finals will be broadcast live, with teams competing in the studio in Auckland. 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