Areena #2 by ROCCAT this weekend

The second Areena tournament, dubbed Areena #2 by ROCCAT due to its sponsorship with the German peripherals manufacturer, is taking place this Saturday in Helsinki.

This time the HLTV issues have been resolved and every match will feature a public HLTV, and the organizers encourage anyone to stream the games as well. All POV and HLTV demos will once again be uploaded by the next day.

Can allu's White team defend its title in Areena #2 by ROCCAT? (Photo: Areena) 

Areena #2 by ROCCAT will feature six teams put in a giant group where everyone will play each other once for seeding purposes. Rest of the event will then be played out in a double elimination best-of-one bracket with pre-determined maps.

Captains were chosen based on the same criteria as the previous event; all the best players were picked in order to try to create most evenly matched up teams. Following players will serve as captains at Areena #2 by ROCCAT:

allu

aslak

jigetus

lurppis

naSu

shaker

The registration opened up on the afternoon of Wednesday September 12 and a quota of 30 players was hit in under eight hours despite little to no advertising.

As with Areena #1, the first two backup players who show up on-site will receive free ROCCAT Taito Mid-Size 3mm mousepads for their trouble. Following players will participate at Areena #2 by ROCCAT:

Avator	barrack	coswell	daichi	dRiim	EDMUND
ESsej	jallu	kevyt	Kuppi	Metaphor	nRO
petsku	rafte	rumble	ScurK	STOVVE	suNny
tomsku	toNppa	tOZ	Twista	Wazakhaq	zabaz

Prize distribution:

1. 225€ + 5x ROCCAT Isku -keyboard + 5x ESEA Premium
2. 150€ + 5x ROCCAT Kulo -headset + 5x ESEA Premium
3. 75€ + 5x ROCCAT Savu -mouse + 5x ESEA Premium
4-6. 5x ESEA Premium

HLTV.org will provide coverage of the tournament with statistics, HLTV demos and the best POV demos to be uploaded to the site. Hot matches will also be added throughout Saturday.