Team Nigma is hosting a US$10,000 tournament for Middle East and North Africa
The winners will earn US$5,000 and the chance to challenge Nigma themselves.
Team Nigma has announced that it will be hosting a US$10,000 online challenger tournament, called Rising Stars, for teams from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from June 7-13.
The tournament will accommodate up to 256 teams, although only the top three squads will get a cut of the US$10,000 prize pool. The winners will earn the grand prize of US$5,000 and the right to test their skills against Nigma themselves.
Meanwhile, the runners-up will get US$3,000 while the third-place team will walk away with US$2,000.
Nigma partnered with telecommunications company Etisalat and its prepaid mobile service, Swyp, to host the tournament.
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