The Irish Qualifiers for the Red Bull Solo Q eSports tournament get underway on Thursday night with the ultimate prize of representing Ireland in the Global Final which last year took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The tournament is open to all amateur gamers and is a League of Legends tournament.
In 2019, the competition, previously known as Red Bull Player One, saw 25,000 registrants from 29 countries battling for the title.
This 2020 season, there will be over 35 National Qualifiers and Finals, International Online Qualifiers and new tournament stages.
Red Bull Solo Q puts a twist on a typical League of Legends match, pitting two players against one another in a bracket of 1v1 duels.
The first player to earn ‘First blood!’, destroy the opponents´ tower or reach a 100-minion score, wins the duel.
There are four qualifiers offering four chances for players from the island of Ireland to represent Ireland at the European Final.
As part of the partnership with League of Legends Global Esports Events, the global winner of Red Bull Solo Q will get to experience the 2020 League of Legends All-Star event first hand, wherever that may be.
The champion will participate in the League’s annual year-end celebration alongside some of the game’s biggest esports athletes and streaming personalities, playing in special showcases and attending exclusive parties.
Last year’s Irish champion, Pr0totype, or Mateusz Kowalczyk of Cork City, had the honour of representing Ireland at the Global Final of Red Bull Player One in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The first of the Irish qualifiers will be streamed through Red Bull’s Twitch Channel.
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