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V2R New Format by Cyber Square to Debut at Steel Series

Cyber Square has been providing video game event management and logistics for quite some time. This week the company announced a new partnership with E-Sports Entertainment. The new alliance is aiming to debut a new Virtual-to-Reality e-sports tournament format. Steel Series New York Cup II was chosen to host Cyber Square`s debut. The event starts on May 29.

The V2R format will allow 32 C-S 1.6 teams to compete in an online, single-elimination bracket using ESEA?s Tournament Mod & Anti Cheat Client. 4 teams will advance to an online semi-final, where the top 2 teams win cash, plus move-on to receive top seeding in a 16-team LAN Super Final being held on June 10-11th in New York City. The remaining 14 slots at the LAN Super Final are open to teams who either got eliminated during the online qualifier, decided to forgo the online qualifier, or purchased a Super Ticket which ensures their spot in the both online and LAN events.

Steel Series, the makers of professional video gaming mouse surfaces and headsets, will be the title sponsor of this world-premier V2R tournament format. ?Through our partnership with ESEA, Cyber Square will be the first in the world to demonstrate this e-sports competition format which allows teams to buy-back their entry into the LAN tournament should they lose in the online qualifiers?, say Edward Tomasi, Cyber Square?s director of marketing. ?We are bringing together the best of online tournament management with the best of LAN-based tournament management.?