Learn more about the SteelSeries e-Sport Challenge in Copenhagen in this introduction post.

The SteelSeries e-Sport Challenge is another major LAN tournament in the first half of the year after Crossfire Challenge 7. We saw our team lock down Reason Gaming in the grand finals after three maps and according to many people, it was one of the best and most exciting COD4 matches in a while. FnaticMSI.COD4 will be travelling to Copenhagen to take part in the SteelSeries e-Sport Challenge tournament which will take place from the 30th of April to the 2nd of May.  It will definitely bring a lot of excitement and great games.

With prize purse of $10,000, the SEC, proves that the Call of Duty 4 community is still alive and standing strong thanks to the special group of people investing in it, those who make these kinds of tournaments possible.

The organizers of, The eXperience, which saw it's last edition in 2009, will be in charge of the upcoming event in Copenhagen's Cop3nhag3nRobot Center. VitaNova, has been very active in the COD4 scene lately, organizing different online leagues and tournaments and we are all looking forward to the upcoming event in Denmark. Let's take a look at the prize breakdown (which might be changed because less than 32 teams signed up):

Prize Distribution

• 1st. $5,000
  
• 2nd. $2,500
• 3rd. $1,250
  
• 4th. $500
  
• 5th-8th. $250

Schedule

Friday:

• Round 1     9:30     10:45
• Round 2     10:45     12:00
• Round 3     12:00     13:15
• Round 4     13:15     14:30
• Round 5     14:30     15:45
• Round 6     15:45     17:00
• Break     17:00     17:30
• Round 7     17:30     18:45
• Round 8     18:45     20:00
• Round 9     20:00     21:15
• Round 10     21:15     22:30
• Round 11     22:30     23:45
• Round 12     23:45     1:00

Saturday:

• 1/4 finals (1+2)     10:00     12:45
• 1/4 finals (3+4)     12:45     15:30
• Semifinal (1)     15:30     18:15
• Semifinal (2)     18:15     21:00
• Grand Final     21:00     23:45
• Prize Ceremony     24:00

Only 16 teams in total will participate in this event, which could be called disappointing as, many more teams were expected to sign up.  The teams who did sign up will be divided into 4 groups. Matches in the group stage will be played in a best of one mode, while playoffs will see a single elimination bracket and all matches in a best of three format.