The tournament is the second ever to be streamed via Twitch, following 2019’s Komodo Boss Rush.
Chess.com and Twitch have announced they’ll be hosting the inaugural 220 Chess.com PogChamps tournament, which is set to feature 16 of the streaming site’s most-followed gamers.
Occurring from 5 to 19 June, the tournament will see participants competing for their share of $50,000 in prizes.
♜ One of the biggest Fortnite streamers,@NateHillTV, will be competing in the PogChamps!
Nate is part of @FaZeClan, the most popular esports organization in the world.
An amazing Fortnite player, but how do you think he'll fare playing chess? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/DkvMbQCAru
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 25, 2020
Those set to compete include Albert Sun Zheng, Nate Hill, Joedat Esfahani, Mohammad Abdalrhman, NymN, Fuslie, Joseph Alminawi, Janet Rose, Lex Veldhuis and ItsSlikeR. Those who have been invited include Félix Lengyel, Saqib Zahid, Byron Daniel Bernstein, Sebastian Fors and Aydan Conrad.
Those participating will receive lessons throughout the course of the tournament to better improve their skills.
There will be two brackets, a championship bracket and the consolation bracket, meaning “that participants can compete for top prizes, while also focusing on providing entertainment for their followers.”
At the conclusion of the event, the top eight competitors will be invited to compete in a related Twitch Rivals event in early July. More information regarding this is set to be released at a later date.
♜ Starting June 5th, we'll have 16 of the most popular Twitch streamers competing in a tournament for a prize fund of $50,000! ♜
Ft. @NateHillTV @Yassuo @BoxBox and more!
Coaching by @GMHikaru & @alexandravbotez
♜ Learn all about the event here: https://t.co/O9tuZqOEdw pic.twitter.com/ADLXoeZDk0
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 25, 2020
Those who tune in will also have the chance to win a one-month Diamond membership, which Chess.com will be gifting at random throughout the duration of the tournament.
The PogChamps will be broadcast via Chess.com, with the final matchup set to occur on 19 June.
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