Announcing the HTC 1v1 Invitational by PGL, a new kind of CS

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Bucharest, March 24th. HTC and PGL are teaming up to bring CS:GO fans around the world the most exciting 1v1 matches between some of the biggest names in the scene.

Watch some of your favorite CS:GO celebrities let loose in this informal competition designed to put both skill and personality at the forefront. HTC and PGL are aiming for a new breed of CS:GO events with this endeavor, and fans of the game and its players should be wary of missing out.

The HTC 1v1 Invitational by PGL will bring together 16   top players to face off in a LAN event between April 23rd and 24th, held in the PGL studios. The tournament boasts a $25,000 prize pool and will be streamed throughout on twitch.tv/PGL.

To make things interesting, the invitation list has been crafted to include both superstars and up-and-comers that will challenge people’s expectations.

Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács (playing for Natus Vincere) and Kenny “KennyS” Schrub (Team EnVyUs) are the first names HTC and PGL are announcing, with more to be revealed in the coming weeks leading up to the main event.

When not trying to best each other on aim maps, players will have fun on the HTC Vive, as well as challenging one another in table football, board games or even arm wrestling! All for your viewing pleasure on twitch.tv/PGL

If you want to be the first to find out about the other superstars joining this CS:GO show, we suggest you follow PGL’s and HTC’s community pages!

Official website of the competition
PGL Facebook
PGL Twitter
HTC Instagram
HTC Twitter
HTC Vive Twitter
HTC Facebook
HTC YouTube

About PGL

Since 2002, PGL has been running offline events and producing esports related content for national and international audiences. In the last five years alone, PGL has organized over 50 offline events and built a reputation for itself as one of the most innovative players on the esports market.

PGL hosts its own quality esports tournaments, for games such as: CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and Minecraft. For example, in 2015 alone, PGL ran two seasons of its international CS:GO competition, each with a $110.000 prize pool (PGL CS:GO Championship Series Kick-off Season and PGL Season 1).

Most of PGL’s content is backed by offline events, with attendances ranging from 1,000 people/event in cinemas, to over 25,000 people/event in big arenas around the globe (ex: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Baku, Jönkoping)

About HTC

HTC brings brilliance to life through leading innovation in smart mobile device and experience design. Beginning with a vision to put a personal computer in the palm of our customers’ hands, we have led the way in the evolution from palm PC to smartphone.

The Pursuit of Brilliance is at the heart of everything we do, inspiring best-in-class design and game-changing mobile experiences for consumers around the world. At HTC, the Pursuit of Brilliance is the impulse to create, to venture into the unknown with an unwavering dedication to bring innovative design to life. It pushes us everyday to re-imagine new ways to connect the world, our consumers, and their pursuits in ways never before thought possible.

This Pursuit has brought HTC into the esports foray, where we have been a pioneer in creating unique and quality content to engage the different communities. Just like with tech, we aim to innovate in esports and break as many barriers as possible to foster growth within the industry.