MLG major quarters to be watched live
MLG Executive Vice President Adam Apicella has revealed that the quarter-final matches of the upcoming major will be shown to the public.
The announcement comes as a result of the public backlash MLG faced from the community after it was revealed that only three matches - the semi-finals and the grand final - of the upcoming major would have live audience.
MLG had previously stated that, "due to the number of teams competing in the group stage and in the quarter-finals", the MLG Arena - the venue for the first three days of the event - would be closed to the public.
MLG Arena could be open to the public for the quarter-finals
This left American fans fuming as they faced the prospect of not being able to cheer on teams from their home nation. At the previous major, DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca, Brazilian side Luminosity were the only team competing in North America to make it to the playoffs as Cloud9, Team Liquid and CLG were all sent packing in the group stage.
We hear you loud & clear re: Friday CSGO Major quarters being shown to the public. I will figure this out, but I need a few days.
— Adam Apicella (@MrAdamAp) 4 dezembro 2015Apicella added that the schedule for the final two days of the event will remain untouched. This means that the quarter-finals will still be played at the MLG Arena if an extra day at the 20,000-seater Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, is not booked.
Meanwhile, the MLG chief revealed that VIP tickets for the major, which were priced at $150, sold out in just four hours, exceeding the expectations of the company. General admission tickets, costing $45, can still be purchased on ticketmaster's website.