The time is now upon us to unveil some information!

MSI BEAT IT is fast approaching, and today we can unveil more details surrounding the tournament in Beijing, China, which will take place between the 4th and 6th of September, at the Star Live venue in the heart of the city.

Below you can view a collection of photos from the venue, proving what an excellent choice for a LAN event the Star Live location is, with over 1200sq feet of ground space, able to seat 500 spectators.


The Star Live website (Chinese)

As well as announcing the MSI BEAT IT venue, today we are excited to announce the first six Counter-Strrike 1.6 teams which have been confirmed to attend the LAN finals of MSI BEAT IT in Beijing, all to compete for the total prize purse of $25,000, provided by MSI. The following teams will be joining FnaticMSI.CS and H2k Gaming (the latter of whom won their tickets via the online qualifiers) as well as many more teams to be announced very, very shortly. The initial 6 teams are as followed:

http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/se.gif FnaticMSI.CS
http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/se.gif H2k Gaming
http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/au.gif Immunity

http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/kr.gif WeMade FOX
http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/us.gif Evil Geniuses
http://play.fnatic.com/public/img/flags/us.gif compLexity

The other six teams will be announced tomorrow (August 18th). Expect a mix of the greatest of the world and some talented teams! Be sure to check back tomorrow on FNATIC.com.

To remind you, the prize distribution will be split as below:

1) $15,000 + 5x MSI GT660
2) $7,500
3) $2,500

 

Also up for grabs for the winning team will be the brand new MSI GT660, featuring an Intel i7 processor and nVIDIA GeForce 285M GTX – undoubtedly able to replace any modern desktop PC, while offering the possibilities of gaming on the go. This state of the art laptop also features unmatched sound and speaker quality engineered by Dynaudio, ensuring that you never again miss a footstep in the distance.



As well as this fantastic news, we are extremely excited and honoured to announce the coverage partner of HLTV.org, who will have their finest journalists on site covering the matches as they happen. However this is not everything as there is much more for you lucky fans at home, as we are thrilled to announce that MSI BEAT IT will also be broadcasted by none other than QuadV, bringing live streams direct from Beijing.



More updates concerning the Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament will follow in the coming days and weeks. Tomorrow we will announce specific details regarding the other games present at MSI BEAT IT, as well as the professional participants.