Fragadelphia 8 this weekend

The Fragadelphia series is one of the premier grassroots tournaments on the east coast of the United States, with previous editions having drawn the likes of Sam "⁠DaZeD⁠" Marine's Torqued (who won Fragadelphia 6) and Daniel "⁠roca⁠" Gustaferri's roca's compLexity (who won Fragadelphia 7).

Fragadelphia 8 will feature an increased prize-pool of $15,000 and run this weekend from May 20-22 (in the same time frame as the SL i-League Invitational and the MLG Americas Minor). Up to 32 teams will take part in the action, which will feature GSL group play and a double elimination playoff bracket (upper bracket best-of-three and lower bracket best-of-one).

Although the group draw has not taken place yet, there are a number of confirmed teams attending who have made the rounds of ESEA Premier and Main, as well as a mix called "Echo Fox +2" that features three of the team's players: roca, Shahzeb "⁠ShahZaM⁠" Khan, and Ronnie "⁠ryx⁠" Bylicki.

A few of the confirmed teams for the event are:

Echo Fox + 2	Tectonic	VexX	Bee's Money Crew
RivaL	Savage Gaming	ACE	The Foundation

A list of more confirmed teams can be found here under the "Frag 8" section. The prize-pool distribution is as follows:

1. - $8,000
2. - $3,500
3. - $2,000
4. - $1,000
5. - $500 

The stream can be found at the event's Azubu page.

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