ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series Invitational

The ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series Invitational was an eight-team invitational tournament which featured the first professional matches played on Gears 5. The event took place from July 12–14 but was only broadcasted on July 13–14.

Format

 * Swiss Stage
 * Each team played two matches to decide the seeding for the Bracket Stage
 * Bracket Stage
 * Single elimination
 * Best of three series

Maps

 * Escalation: Dam, District, Forge Redux, Foundation, Training Grounds

Prize Pool
$200,000 USD is spread among the teams as follows:

Broadcast Talent

 * 🇺🇸 usa Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
 * uk Ben "Benson" Bowe
 * 🇺🇸 usa Guy "Blaze" Spencer
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jacob "PR" Arce
 * 🇺🇸 usa Colin Clarke
 * 🇺🇸 usa Loviel "Velly" Cardwell
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jourdan "Ribs" Ribeiro
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jourdan Kerl