Totino’s Invitational: Event Preview

Twitch will be hosting the first LAN event for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 14. Eight teams have been invited to compete for their share in a $50,000 prize pool.

Justin Binkowski

Published: Nov 14, 2015 05:33 am

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Twitch will be hosting the first LAN event for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 14. Eight teams have been invited to compete for their share in a $50,000 prize pool.

Location

This event will be held at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The address is 2188 Citygate Dr., Columbus, OH, 43219.

Basic Information

The Totino’s Invitational will be played at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio this Saturday. The following eight teams have been invited to compete at this event:

OpTic Gaming: Scump, Crimsix, FormaL, Karma
FaZe Clan: Clayster, Attach, ZooMaa, Enable
Team EnVyUs: JKap, ACHES, TeePee, SlasheR
Team eLevate: AquA, Faccento, Remy, Nagafen
Rise Nation: Slacked, Octane, Classic, Loony
compLexity Gaming: NAMELESS, Parasite, Ricky, MiRx
Team Kaliber: Sharp, Neslo, Goonjar, Theory
Luminosity Gaming: SpaceLy, Replays, ProoFy, John

Teams will reportedly be playing best-of-three series in this single-elimination bracket style tournament, with the grand finals being a best-of-five.

This event will be commentated by Alex “ Goldenboy” Mendez, Ben “ Benson” Bowe and Joe “ MerK” DeLuca. Gameplay is set to begin at 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST.

To read the official press release for this event, go to Twitch’s blog post here.

Prizes

The prize pool of $50,000 will be distributed among the eight teams playing:

1st place: $20,000
2nd place: $6,000
3rd-8th place: $4,000

Event Schedule

As a one-day invitational event, this is sure to be an action-packed day showcasing some of the best players in Black Ops III. To make sure you don’t miss any of the action, here is the schedule for this event.

*Schedule provided by Twitch. All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Saturday, Nov. 14

1:00 PM: Team EnVyUs vs. compLexity Gaming
1:45 PM: Team eLevate vs. OpTic Gaming
2:30 PM: Rise Nation vs. Luminosity Gaming
3:15 PM: FaZe Clan vs. Team Kaliber

Matches will be broadcasted live on Twitch’s streaming platform, Twitch.tv.

Will you be in attendance or watching the stream for this event? Let us know by commenting below or tweeting us @eSportsNation.

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Author

Justin Binkowski

Dot Esports Editor. I primarily play, watch, and write about Call of Duty but can also occasionally be found feeding the enemy ADC in League of Legends. I have been following competitive Call of Duty since 2011 and writing about it since 2015.