LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 3 announced with $20,000 prize pool

QuickFire and LOOT.BET have announced the third iteration of the HotShot Series, once more featuring a $20,000 prize pool.

The online tournament will run from May 30 to June 4 and feature a total of 16 contestants, hailing from Europe and the CIS. Twelve teams will be invited, while the remaining four will be determined by a qualifying process that will begin on April 28.

forZe will take part in the tournament come June

As per the previous iteration of the tournament, a total of $15,000 will be on offer during the final stage of the event. The remaining $5,000 will be split equally between the two regional closed qualifiers.

The LOOT.BET HotShot Series will see the 16 teams split into four GSL groups, with all matches being played in a best-of-three format. The top two sides from each group will advance to the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs.

Below are the currently-known participants of LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 3:

Epsilon
forZe
GamerLegion
ALTERNATE aTTaX
LDLC
x-kom
EU Closed Qualifier #1
EU Closed Qualifier #2

AGO
Tricked
ex-3DMAX
HAVU
PACT
Giants
CIS Closed Qualifier #1
CIS Closed Qualifier #2

Teams interested in the EU and CIS open qualifiers for the tournament can sign up by following the links below:

European Open Qualifier (April 28) - Here
CIS Open Qualifier (April 29) - Here

As for the closed qualifiers, below are the 14 invited sides:

Europe
AGF
London
Ambush
Izako Boars
SJ
Copenhagen Flames
Akopalipsa

CIS
Nemiga
Unique
Vaevictis
Monolith
HOLLYWOOD
Windigo Academy
5balls