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TwitchCon Announces Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Esports Events

Published Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:45:30 -0500

Last updated Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:47:07 -0500

This morning, Twitch announced the latest set of Esports events happening at TwitchCon 2018, along with exhibitors and sponsors. We have the brief list of events for you to check out below, but it's looking more like TwitchCon is turning into its own gaming convention year by year. You can check out the full list here.

Broadcaster Royale: Omen Challenge – The biggest PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS streamers go head-to-head in this new style of tournament presented by OMEN by HP and Intel desktops and displays. Playing on OMEN by HP desktops and displays, streamers must survive against the competition and a gauntlet of OMEN challenges that require players to embrace risky strategies to win a piece of the $300,000 prize. The event takes place live across the street from the convention center at the City National Civic Theater, beginning at 1:30pm on October 26, 2018. For more details check out broadcasterroyale.com.

Doritos Bowl – Doritos Bowl will feature Twitch's biggest personalities competing in Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4's all-new battle royale mode — Blackout. Doritos Bowl team captains for this event will be Ninja, Shroud, CouRage and DrLupo. The event starts at 12:30 PM PST on Saturday, October 27 at the TwitchCon Esports Stage, Presented by Doritos. More details at DoritosBowl.com.

Fortnite Fall Skirmish – Grand Final – On September 21st, Epic Games kicked off a six week Fortnite Fall Skirmish series with a fun new club-based format. Over the course of the series, some of the world's top Fortnite players and influencers will compete against each other for a $10 million prize pool. The Grand Final will take place over three days at TwitchCon with an open and invitational tournament to determine the Fall Skirmish champions, while fans from home can watch online at twitch.tv/FortniteGame.

Games Done Quick (GDQ) – GDQ makes its TwitchCon debut with GDQ Express, a 50-hour speedrunning marathon benefiting charities taking place in TwitchCon Charity Plaza. For the schedule of events visit https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/24.