Lido Cinemas

The Story

The Australia Esports Federation (AEF) will host the 2019 CS:GO Australian Championship at Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn. Enjoy watching your favourite first person shooter on a large cinematic screen. The grand final main event between Australia’s top two teams will be played on the 27th of July 2019 starting at 2pm AEDT. Come enjoy a day with drinks and food at the Lido bar.

Event Summary:

This is a one-day event on Saturday the 27th of July 2019 played between the top two teams from the 2019 Australian CS:GO Championship tournament in a best-of-5 grand final. The event will start at 2 pm AEST and is expected to finish around 6 pm AEST.

Event Description:

For those of you who are new to esports, this is a professional gaming event between two teams of 5 who will be playing live in front of an audience. The game will be shown on the cinema screen with live commentary from the AEF's talented casters.

If you want to see how it feels on the day, nothing does it more justice than the video made by our friend MishManners of the 2018 event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXbOQ8OLuU8.

Location:
The event will be held at Lido, Hawthorn at 675 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn in Cinema 1. Doors open at 1pm for a 2pm start.

Tickets:
$30 for general admission