The mobile esports focused Snapdragon Pro Series Season 2 is underway, and a host of UK casters are part of the broadcast line-up.
UK talent includes Wild Rift talent iTzSTU4RT and Excoundrel, Deman and Stress, as well as Brawl Stars talent Ark. Some notable teams include Tribe Gaming EU and TravTalks, who both compete in Brawl Stars. Tribe Gaming recently played at the Live Challenge Finals in Gamescom.
Delivered by ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies, the Snapdragon Pro Series consists of:
- Snapdragon Mobile Open: With Open Cups taking across five regions in eight games, anyone with a smartphone can join in and compete for prize money or play casually
- Snapdragon Mobile Challenge: Season 2 will see the addition of League of Legends: Wild Rift, Free Fire, and Clash of Clans in select regions
- Snapdragon Mobile Masters: Brawl Stars players in the Snapdragon Mobile Challenge can climb through the ranks to earn their spot at the first Snapdragon Mobile Masters
The Snapdragon Mobile Challenge Season 1 regional finals recently concluded, where 600,000 participants competed over 1.7m matches for their share of the $480,000 prize pool money.
The Snapdragon Mobile Open Season 2 will include Asphalt 9: Legends, Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Clash Royale, Free Fire, Legends of Runeterra and PUBG Mobile.
And the Snapdragon Pro Series will once again partner with the PUBG Mobile Club Open, to bring competition to North America, Europe, The Middle East and North Africa. This competition will help players start their professional journey and compete for their share of $200,000 in prize money. Players can register for 2022 PMCO Fall exclusively through the game client of PUBG Mobile.
“As Season 1 has come to an epic conclusion, we can’t wait to see our expanded Season 2 bring even more aspiring stars and mobile veterans from around the globe into the Snapdragon Pro Series.”
Kevin Rosenblatt, ESL Faceit Group
Snapdragon Mobile Challenge Season 2 will feature additional game titles — Clash of Clans will return to the North America region and League of Legends: Wild Rift will make its debut as a Challenge title in the EUR/MENA region. Fans in the Asia-Pacific region can count on mobile esports action with regional competitions in Free Fire and League of Legends: Wild Rift.
Brawl Stars will also be featured in the second season of the Snapdragon Mobile Challenge as players and teams advance towards the Snapdragon Mobile Masters. The regional finals events are again expected to be played out in front of a live audience in each region.
“As Season 1 has come to an epic conclusion, we can’t wait to see our expanded Season 2 bring even more aspiring stars and mobile veterans from around the globe into the Snapdragon Pro Series,” said Kevin Rosenblatt, SVP Game Ecosystems at ESL Faceit Group.
“Season 2 will feature an unbeatable line-up of world leading mobile game titles, and together with Qualcomm Technologies, we’ll make sure it’s a season to remember.”
There’s more info at snapdragonproseries.com.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
