5E and Funspark have opened the registration for 5E Arena Open Season 2, which will be eligible for East Asian and Southeast Asian teams to compete.
5E Arena Open is a seasonal competition held by 5E, which goes hand in hand with the release of 5E Arena International. The tournament is also integrated, where the winning teams will be rewarded prize money and spots in the Funspark ULTI Regional Series Season 2.
The second iteration of the 5E Arena Open brings in the same competition structure, with East Asia and Southeast Asia divisions included, providing the same overall US$10,000 prize pool, split among the top eight with the winner of each division taking US$2,000 home. The event’s organizer have restricted the maximum number of registrations to 128 teams per group. If the enrolment cap is met, the registration will be automatically closed.
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All of the matches in both divisions will be played on the 5E Arena International platform and will feature a single-elimination bracket with best-of-three clashes in the playoffs. East Asia and Southeast Asian divisions will be using Hong Kong and Singapore as the server locations, respectively. The group stage will begin in two weeks, on May 15-16, and will conclude with the playoffs stage on May 17-18 and May 19-20, respectively, for the East and Southeast Asian divisions.
The registration dates can be found below:
East Asia (May 1-14):
Group Stage: May 15-16
Playoffs: March 17-18
Southeast Asia (May 1-14):
Group Stage: May 15-16
Playoffs: May 19-20
To join the competition, you will need to have 5E Arena International client installed on your computer, then go to the Tournament tab to select your regional division (East Asia or Southeast Asia). You can follow the instructions on the page to complete the registration.
Lastly, the prize pool will be distributed in the following way:
East Asia:
1st: US$2,000 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
2nd: US$1,000 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
3rd: US$600 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
4th: US$600
5th-8th: US$200
Southeast Asia:
1st: US$2,000 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
2nd: US$1,000 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
3rd: US$600 + Funspark ULTI Regional RS Season 2 Asia
4th: US$600
5th-8th: US$200
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