Ben Scott

October 15, 2019

NVIDIA has officially announced today that Australasia has been invited to take part in the NVIDIA GeForce Pacific Cup, with qualifiers starting on the 5th of November. With that being said, local esport consultancy company, BIG Esports, will be representing NVIDIA by taking on project management, marketing and administration.



It has also been made aware to us by BIG Esports that the Sydney based esports organisation, MC Esports, will be assisting with the broadcasting of games, working with the tournament operations and also lending a hand with player registration.

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Above: Info graphic released by NVIDIA GeForce (source)





In the mission statement for the NVIDIA GeForce Pacific Cup, it states “join the GeForce Cup, the pinnacle of NVIDIA esports competitions, with maximum FPS, unique strategies, immersive POVs, and custom challengers.”



“Thousands of gamers from ten nations will be battling for supremacy, where the best players will compete for a $20,000 prize pool. Gather your team together for a blazing-fast competition to determine the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive champions,” it finished.



Sponsors for this event include Colourful as the title sponsor, alongside AOC Gaming, Kingston Technology, NZXT and Thermaltake as the executive sponsors.





Key Dates



Qualifier 1 - 5th November

Qualifier 2 - 12th November

Quarter Finals - 19th November

Regional Finals - 26th November or 3rd December

GeForce Cup Finals - January 11th, 2020

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Full Ruleset: here

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Format



Single Elimination BO1

Double Elimination BO1 Playoffs

BO3 Grand Final





The GeForce Pacific Cup Regional Finals will see the winners walk away with $750AUD and a spot at the $20,000 finals held in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), early next year. Flights and accommodation to the event will also be covered by NVIDIA.



Registration: here

Discord: here

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