The New Eden Open is one of the flag ship tournaments in EVE Online offering capsuleers the opportunity of winning real life cash prizes by being the best fighter pilots in New Eden. This year the second annual New eden Open will be held where the premiere PVP experts will put their skills to the test in an 8 v 8 deathmatch format.
The New Eden Open II will take place over three consecutive weekends starting on Saturday, March 1st and ending with the grand finale on Sunday, March 17th. The action will follow a double elimination format and at the end of the tournament one of the 32 teams will be crowned the New Eden Open II tournament champions. The whole show will be streamed live and for free on CCP Games‘ Twitch channel, so make sure to follow that channel to get instant notifications on when it goes live and the action starts!
This year the prize pool for the New Eden Open has more than doubled in size bringing it to a total sum of $25,000 to be distributed in the following way:
On top of that all the PLEX gathered in the silent auction for spots in the tournament will also be given out as prizes and distributed in the following way:
It is clear that there is a lot to win the New Eden Open II so make sure you sign up or tune in to watch the action as it unfolds.
The signup page for the New Eden Open II is now open! Captains that want to lead a team for a shot at the $25,000 prize pool can now create their teams by submitting the 5 PLEX fee, and then invite the pilots that are going to be on the team.
Head on over to http://community.eveonline.com/community/new-eden-open/signup/ to get the process started.
Signups will remain open until the 20th of January, after which the silent auction starts where signed up teams bid for a spot in the tournament. The details of the auction process will be revealed as we draw closer. For questions or discussions, we will be using the Alliance Tournament discussion forum.
See you in the arena!
