Blade and Soul Tournament Offers $340,000 Prize

The tournament will be held on September 3.

By Jordan Sirani

The Blade & Soul North American Regional Championships have amassed a prize pool of over $340,000 USD.

The prize pool was raised by revenue from sales of a special in-game item, according to developer NCSoft. The tournament will be held at PAX West on September 3, with the finals starting around 6:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. ET. The event will be streamed on Blade & Soul's Twitch channel.

Both the first and second place teams will go on to represent North America at the Blade & Soul World Championships, which begin on September 20. The 18-team tournament will feature competitors from 9 regions, which include North America and Europe for the first time.

In other Blade & Soul news, as noted on its official website, NCSoft is adding a free Gunslinger class to the martial arts MMO on September 13.

Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter @jdsirani.

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