Gfinity Elite Series event will start today

The Gfinity Elite Series will kick off this Saturday, with eight teams duking it out for over $100,000 in cash prizes.

The Gfinity Elite Series is a brand new competition that will see eight franchises face off in three games, CS:GO, Street Fighter and Rocket League, for a combined prize pot of £225,000 (approximately $290,000).

Over the next nine weeks, the teams will lock horns every Saturday at the Gfinity Arena, in London, in best-of-two matches. The top four teams from the regular season will then advance to a single-elimination bracket, which will culminate with a best-of-five grand final.

Below you can find the eight teams who will be competing in the league :

The prize distribution for the tournament is the following :

1. $51,600
2. $25,800
3. $19,300
4. $12,900