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Several ongoing qualifiers have made it a long weekend if you keep track of multiple eSports. That’s not terrible, per se, but let’s get to the majors, already! Dota Asia Championships! Final Round! The LCS Mid-Season Invitational! That’s maybe a little unfair: Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, and Super Smash Bros. are all having big events this weekend, so you should more than enough to watch this weekend.
Eight major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams will face off this weekend at the DreamHack Masters in Las Vegas this weekend for a shot at a $450,000 prize pool, $200,000 of which goes to first place. (Stream / Schedule)
One of the biggest Super Smash Bros. Melee/For Wii U tournaments in Sweden hits this weekend, bringing heavy-hitters like Adam “Armada” Lindgren and William “Leffen” Hjelte back to their home turf. (Stream 1 / Stream 2 / Schedule)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare takes the action to Paris, pitting teams like OpTic Gaming, Cloud9, and FaZe against each other for a $40,000 first-place prize. (Stream and Schedule)
This week we also have the Halo 5: Guardians Halo World Championship 2017 qualifiers in London, which will have its own prize pool of $25,000. (Stream / Schedule)
Smite is also having its own Spring Split in the West and the Fall Split for the Oceanic region, which will pit eight teams from each region against each other for a spot in the Spring Finals event. (Stream / Schedule)
In the world of Hearthstone, The HCT Americas Winter Playoffs will determine which four players from the region will receive an invitation March’s $250,000 Winter Championship. (Stream / Schedule)
That’s it for this weekend! Let us know if we’ve missed out on any event going on this weekend in the comments below, and have a great weekend!
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