SMITE World Championship 2017

The SMITE World Championship 2017 is an event held by Hi-Rez Studios to finish off the official eSports season in early January 2017. The best teams from around the world compete in order to determine the best team in the world during Season 3.

Overview
This event will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA.

Format

 * 10 teams participate: [Show] [Hide] 
 * 2 from Europe
 * 2 from North America
 * 2 from NA/EU Wildcard
 * 1 from Oceania
 * 1 from China
 * 1 from Brazil
 * 1 from Latin America
 * Placement Stage
 * Eight teams are placed into a double elimination bracket
 * All matches are best of one
 * Top six teams advance to the Knockout Stage
 * Knockout Stage
 * Single Elimination Bracket
 * The #1 seeds from NA & EU receive a bye into the Quarterfinals.
 * Quarterfinals are best of three
 * Semifinals and Grand Finals are best of five

Talent Lineup

 * Evan "Raynday" Raynr - Stage Host
 * Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez - Desk Host
 * David "HiRezDavid" Nguyen - Red Carpet Host
 * Amanda "HiRezAmanda" Erickson - Red Carpet Host
 * Kevin "Adanas" Meier - Caster
 * Ryan "Aggro" Bailey - Caster
 * Thom "F." Badinger - Caster
 * Graham "Hinduman" Hadfield - Caster
 * Alexander "HughZ" Hughes - Caster
 * Jeppe "Trixtank" Gylling - Caster
 * Samantha "Tyger" Moody - Caster
 * Anatoliy "AnatoLiy" Alekseyenok - Analyst
 * Riley "Incon" Unzelman - Analyst
 * Melissa "thebesttaco" Posada - Analyst
 * Kieran "Funballer" Patidar - Analyst
 * Peter "Suntouch" Logan - Analyst
 * Zach "Zachsy" Davis - Console Analyst

Prize Pool
'''NOTE: All teams have been paid an appearance fee from the total prize pool. To see how it evened out, click here.

Streams

 * usukTwitch
 * usukYouTube
 * 🇧🇷 brazilAzubu
 * 🇧🇷 brazilTwitch
 * 🇧🇷 brazilYouTube
 * 🇪🇸 spainTwitch
 * 🇪🇸 spainTwitch (Latam)


 * frTwitch
 * 🇨🇳 chinaLongzhu
 * 🇨🇳 chinaDouyuTV
 * 🇷🇺 russiaTwitch
 * 🇷🇺 russiaTwitch

Schedule/VODs
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