[h2]ANNOUNCING THE CLOSED ALPHA WEEKEND #2 TOURNAMENT FOR EMEA AND NORTH AMERICA[/h2] Months after the long awaited announcement of SMITE 2 - we're ready to hold competitions! [b][h2]Format:[/h2][/b] [b][h3]OPEN BRACKET[/h3][/b] [list] [*] 5v5 (up to 2 substitute players) [*] All matches are Best of One (Bo1) except the Grand Finals which will be a Best of Three (Bo3) [*] All matches are played on Conquest Custom queue [*] Draft - One (1) ban per team [*] Note - there is currently no in-game drafting or banning system in SMITE 2. All picks and bans will occur outside of the in-game client via the SMITE 2 Esports Discord. [/list] [b][h3]SCHEDULE: [/h3][/b] [b]EMEA - Saturday, June 1st[/b] [list] [*] Check-Ins Open - 8:00AM ET // 2:00PM CT [*] Check-Ins Close - 9:00AM ET // 3:00PM CT [*] Tournament Starts - 3:15PM CT [/list] [b]North America - Saturday, June 1st[/b] [list] [*] Check-Ins Open - 1:00PM ET [*] Check-Ins Close - 2:00PM ET [*] Tournament Starts - 2:15PM ET [/list] Tune in to Twitch.tv/smitegame for our first live SMITE 2 esports broadcast of the year! Join our new [url=https://discord.gg/5fYJKSrWwN]SMITE 2 Esports Discord[/url] to stay up to date on all SMITE 2 Esports competitions throughout the year! Make sure that you leave a follow on our [url=https://twitter.com/SmitePro]social [/url]to stay tuned with updates as they come through, and as always, we’ll see you on the battlegrounds.