Counter-Strike: BEAT IT announces Russian 2011 event

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By Mark 'XOXOmark' Emmerson

Apr 21, 2011 11:03

BEAT IT, in association with fnatic, has announced a Russian 2011 event which will feature a 750,000 rubles prize pool (~$27,000).

The last time we heard from BEAT IT was back in September 2010 where

managed to defeat

fnatic in the Beijing finals with a score of 2:1 to win the event along with a $15,000 prize for first place.

After being out of the spotlight for some time now BEAT IT is now back with a Russian 2011 event. Over the coming months there will be twelve qualifiers, 11 in Russia and 1 in Ukraine. Furthermore, the organisation has announced that fnatic will be invited to the Grand Finals of the event along with other teams that will be reveal in the near future.

The Grand Finals of the event will take place in the Kiev CyberSports Arena, Ukraine, from the 11-12 December 2011 and will feature a total prize purse of 750,000 rubles (~$27,000) with backing from SteelSeries, Kingston and other sponsors.

Source: HLTV.org
(Photograph copyright of fnatic.com)