Gentle Mates and Natus Vincere were invited to BtcTurk GameFest

Gentle Mates and Natus Vincere will participate in BtcTurk GameFest, starting from the third stage. Currently, the teams are waiting for the completion of the second stage to find out their opponents. The tournament takes place from June 2 to 29 and consists of three stages. The prize pool is $63,527.

The tournament features 12 teams, 8 of which were invited to different stages. Four invited teams entered the first stage: 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports, Eternal Fire, Galatasaray Esports, and S2G Esports. In the second stage, two invited teams compete — BBL PCIFIC and ULF Esports. As mentioned earlier, Gentle Mates and Natus Vincere became the invited teams of the third stage. The remaining four teams — Team NVus, Bayern Neverlosen, Papara SuperMassive, and OVERTIME — passed through the closed qualification.

Tournament format:

Stage 1: June 2–3
- Format: single-elimination bracket
- All matches: Bo3
- The two best teams advance to stage 2

Stage 2: June 12–19
- Format: double-elimination bracket
- All matches (except the lower bracket final): Bo3
- Lower bracket final: Bo5
- The two best teams advance to stage 3

Stage 3: June 28–29
- Format: single-elimination bracket
- All matches: Bo3