Pinnacle Cup is back with its next edition! Top CS:GO teams will be playing to win their share of the $50,000 prize pool. Learn more about Pinnacle Cup VI in our tournament information page.
Tournament Delay Announced by Pinnacle
On Tuesday 3rd October it was announced that Pinnacle Cup VI will be postponed. Reasons cited for this are “Due to this, and other existing technical issues related to CS2, we have decided to postpone the Pinnacle Cup VI, to ensure that all teams and players have the best possible experience whilst playing in our tournament.”. See the announcement of it below.
There is no new date specified for the time being. Of course, we will be keeping an eye out on this as it is a valuable event in the betting community.
What is Pinnacle Cup VI?
Pinnacle Cup VI is an online esports tournament played on CS:GO. It is hosted by the sports betting firm Pinnacle. This is the sixth edition of the Pinnacle Cup series for Counter-Strike. This tournament is going to see a strong list of CS:GO teams playing online, live on Twitch and Youtube.
In August we had Pinnacle Cup V live where eventually 00Nation won against FURIA Esports. This event saw an immense line-up for a Tier 2 online CSGO tournament. There are high hopes that this time around, we will see another high calibre group of players.
Questions are still being raised as to whether this will be played on the newly released CS2 or if it will remain on CS:GO. Now that CS:GO is so hard to access, the expectation is that the tournament will likely be played on CS2.
Pinnacle Cup VI Tournament Format
The cup is played in quite a long format. It has a lot of matches taking place through several phases. Since Pinnacle is a sportsbook, this makes it attractive for those who are interested in CSGO betting.
Play-In Stage
In this stage there are 16 invited teams. These teams play in a single elimination bracket until there are 4 left. Those 4 will qualify to the next stage.
Scheduled: October 4th – 7th 2023
Usually there are slightly lower tier teams invited to this stage. It gives those teams more exposure to professional level Counter-Strike and the opportunity to face tougher and tougher opponents later in Pinnacle Cup VI.
Swiss Stage
This stage is played in the Swiss tournament format. The 4 teams from the Play-in Stage will play join 12 more invited teams. They will fight it out until there are 8 teams remaining who will qualify for the third and final stage.
Scheduled: October 9th – 17th 2023
Playoffs
This is the final stage of Pinnacle Cup VI! The 8 teams who qualified via the Swiss stage will play in a single elimination bracket. In the 2nd round of this bracket there will be 4 more invited teams. The winners of the first round of the bracket will play versus the latest invited teams.
Scheduled: October 19th – 24th 2023
Teams need to watch out here! The final group of invited teams are often household names. In the last Pinnacle Cup those teams included Bad News Eagles, Astralias, Monte and FURIA Esports.
What is the Pinnacle Cup VI Prize Pool?
Like with many previous editions of Pinnacle Cup, there is a total $50,000 prize pool. This is split among the top 4 teams from the final stage. The winner will take home a significant majority! Last time it went to a team who didn’t even get a direct invited to the Playoffs. Let’s see if it happens again!
Total prize pool: $50,000 USD
- 1st: $30,000
- 2nd: $10,000
- 3rd-4th: $5,000
How do you bet on Pinnacle Cup VI?
Many esports bookmakers will be posting markets and odds for this tournament. This is popular content for a lot of sportsbooks to have for customers due to the level of the competition and the amount of matches available.
Make sure to watch out on the name that it’s referred to by betting platforms. Some esports bookmakers do not want to use the Pinnacle name since they are a competitor to theirs. It will be referred to as either Pinnacle Cup VI, PC VI or Cup VI.
Where to watch Pinnacle Cup VI?
Pinnacle will be hosting several stream locations for their tournament. You can watch it on either Youtube or Twitch. Pinnacle does a great job selecting different commentators from the community and giving them a spotlight to develop from.
Who are the previous Pinnacle Cup winners?
Since this is the 6th edition of the tournament, there is already plenty if history regarding this event! It’s worth noting who the previous winners are in case they come up again in the competition. Take a look below to find out:
- Pinnacle Cup I: Gambit Esports
- Pinnacle Cup II: Team Spirit
- Pinnacle Cup III: Skade
- Pinnacle Cup IV: Team Finest
- Pinnacle Cup Championship: Heroic
- Pinnacle Cup V: 00Nation
We have had no repeat winners so far! Stay tuned to find out who will be invited as well as what the results are.
