While some of the top teams in Europe will be attending Dreamhack Summer, a couple of their North American rivals will be in sunny California batteling out in a new invitational tournament from 15th till 17th of June. The LAN event will feature the first of its kind live "picks and bans" room and also a dedicated press room for interviews prior to and following the matches.

The invited teams are:



The group stage will consist of two groups of 4 teams each, who will play in a Best of 1 round-robin format to determine the seeding for the bracket stage. It will also be played in a Best of 1, single elimination format. Only the grand finals and the match for the 3rd place will be a Best of 3.

The prize pool for the event will be $10 000, which will be divided as following:

Champion: $6000

Second place: $3000

Third place: $1000

Source: Team Liquid