MGA (MSI Gaming Arena), since 2010, a global eSports tournament hosted by the leading gaming brand MSI, is kicking off. Registrations for MGA 2018 regional qualifier tournaments are active from July 7th. MSI, the official gaming & PC partner of ESL Pro League, again partners with ESL One to present MGA grand finals on the main stage just before the ESL One grand finals in September in New York.
Four top eSports teams from North America, Europe, APAC and CIS will show their best skills in CS: GO to fight for a share of staggering US$60,000 prize money and the coveted trophy! Each regional schedule of MGA 2018 is as follows.
| Time | Event | Qualification |
| From July 7th | Registration | |
| July 21st | Open Qualifier #1 | Top 3 teams will be qualified to regional playoffs |
| July 28th | Open Qualifier #2 | Top 3 teams will be qualified to regional playoffs |
| Aug 4th | Last Chance Qualifier | Top 2 teams will be qualified to regional playoffs |
| Aug 11th | Regional Playoffs | The best team to enter the grand finals |
| September | Grand Finals | The best 4 teams from North America, Europe, APAC and CIS |
For detailed and updated information, please visit https://mga.msi.com/
“As a world-leading gaming brand, MSI is the most trusted name in gaming and eSports. We’ve dedicated countless hours and resources to the eSports community to support the world’s most aspiring and best gamers. Through our own gaming tournaments, (MSI Gaming Arena), all amateur and professional gamers have a stage and numerous opportunities to prove their worth.
To global craved MGA fans, MSI has prepared the top-tier gaming hardware to ensure players have the best performance possible,” says Sam Chern, MSI Global Marketing Assistant Vice President. ” In MGA grand finals in New York, every game will be analyzed and commentated by ESL One talent on the official live stream with MSI GE73 Raider RGB Gaming Laptop, allowing global gamers and fans to witness this great moment!”
The official broadcast laptop for MSI MGA 2018: MSI GE73 Raider RGB Gaming Laptop
Inspired by exotic sports cars, the new GE73 Raider RGB comes with an astounding RGB LED backlight lid and Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard, offering gamers the finest control over the fanciest illumination ever. 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, GeForce GTX 1070/1060 GPU and a 120Hz 3ms display ensure the fastest, smoothest gaming experiences.
