NBA 2k League Having Its First European Qualifier In December
NBA 2K players from Europe will soon become eligible for the 2020 Draft.
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The NBA 2K League has revealed that its first-ever European qualifier, dubbed the NBA 2K League European Invitational, will take place next month.
The event is set for December 13-14 and will take place in London, where the top NBA 2K players from Europe will be identified en route to becoming eligible for the 2020 NBA 2K League Draft.
The two-day invitational will host players from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, and the UK. Competitions will include scrimmages and a double-elimination tournament, with participants also set for interviews with team managers and league representatives.
Selection for the event was made possible through scouting the NBA 2K League Combine, NBA 2K Pro-Am tournaments and “historical performances in NBA 2K events.” And NBA 2K League Managing Director Brendan Donohue has expressed delight at the fact that the organization will be extending to the continent, pointing out that strengthening the player pool and providing opportunities for more international players in terms of qualification is important to the league.
“We are excited to bring together the best NBA 2K players from across Europe for our first-ever European qualifying event,” he said to the 2K League website.
“Building on the success of last season’s APAC Invitational, which identified several draft-eligible players from the AsiaPacific region, it is important for us to further strengthen our player pool by providing more opportunities for top international players to qualify for the 2020 NBA 2K League Draft.”
The double-elimination tourney will be streamed live on the league’s Twitch and YouTube channels on December 14. A committee consisting of league reps and team managers will identify players who will be eligible for the aforementioned draft following the culmination of the event.
The NBA 2K League reps set to scout gamers at the tournament include Indiana Pacers Gaming Senior Director of Esports Operations and Head Coach Cody Parrent, Philadelphia 76ers GC Head Coach and 2019 NBA 2K League Coach of the Year Jeff Terrell, and New York Knicks Gaming center Harry “HazzaUK” Hurst (who is from the UK).
Hurst is one of three European players to have competed in the NBA 2K League, with Englishman Jamie “vGooner-” Bull and German Jannis “JLB” Neumann the other two.
The announcement adds that draft prospects will be subject to a background check.
Source: NBA 2K League
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