2024 Snapdragon Pro Series roadmap launched

More competitions will be expected for mobile esports players as Year 3 of the Snapdragon Pro Series will feature its largest prize pool in history.

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and Qualcomm Technologies announced last April 3rd that an expanded roadmap for Year 3 will feature the largest prize pool in Snapdragon Pro Series history of up to nearly USD $4.4 million. This will be part of Seasons 5 and 6 of the said league.

EFG says partnerships with key developers such as Activision, MOONTON Games and Supercell have allowed them to elevate the level of competitive action for the said games.

“The level of investment we’re seeing from publishers and exponential growth of the Snapdragon Pro Series underscores why mobile is the future of esports,” said EFG VP of Game Ecosystems for Mobile Sam Braithwaite. He adds, “We’re proud to continue our work with Qualcomm Technologies at the cutting-edge of competition and mobile technology to empower players with more opportunities to compete – from matches against their friends to seats on the world stage.”

EFG says, mobile gaming ecosystem growth was noticeable after Year 2 for the Snapdragon Pro Series, which facilitated 1 billion matches and 4.4 million sign-ups for various esports titles across the world, from regions in Asia, NA, Latin America and Europe.

The number of matches, EFG claims, is 13,200% up year-over-year.

“The mobile esports competition also gave fans more opportunities to watch, resulting in 23.7 million hours watched (up 231 percent year-over-year). This growth was anchored by a series of firsts, including the introduction of Latin America as the newest region, standalone stadium events in India and Indonesia, and integration of Call of Duty©: Mobile’s global esports circuit into the Snapdragon Pro Series,” ESL FACEIT Group stated in its press release.

 

Competitors and fans alike can expect a full slate of global mobile esports competitive action in Year 3 of the Snapdragon Pro Series. This includes a Mobile Open across various esports titles beginning at the end of April 2024 and concluding with Mobile Masters in 2025. This year, the spotlight is on the newly-added Masters-level title, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, for one of the title’s most competitive regions: Southeast Asia.  

“The Snapdragon Pro Series already has a track-record for success in the region, with its July 2023 MLBB competition attracting over 1 million viewers and breaking attendance records,” EFG said.

As for other titles, EFG gave the press a breakdown of what mobile esports fans can expect for Year 3 of the Snapdragon Pro Series:

Brawl Stars: Through a multi-year partnership with Supercell, the Snapdragon Pro Series will be the global operator of the Brawl Stars Championship, bringing competition to players in more than 190 countries, with matches already underway. The ecosystem will host a live last-chance qualifier in August, giving players more ways to qualify for the World Finals later in the year. 

MLBB: In partnership with MOONTON Games, MLBB will return to the Snapdragon Pro Series with all new competitions. Mobile Open competitions kick off as early as April 8 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, and offers top teams a path to international MLBB competitions at Mobile Masters, Esports World Cup, and more. The Snapdragon Pro Series’ MLBB circuit will also include its first tournament for top women competitors. The online tournament invites players from Southeast Asia to face off for their chance to qualify for the MLBB Women’s Invitational at Esports World Cup this summer.

Garena Free Fire: Competition returns to the Snapdragon Pro Series in Year 3, with Mobile Open play beginning in Latin America later this year. The circuit will offer players new opportunities to qualify for international events, with more details to come.

Clash of Clans: This summer, Snapdragon Pro Series Clash of Clans competition will feed into the official Clash of Clans Last Chance Qualifier tournament. With a pipeline to the title’s World Championship, the international circuit will give fans more opportunities to compete at the highest level. 

Call of Duty: Mobile: In collaboration with Activision Publishing, Inc., Call of Duty©: Mobile esports will return to the Snapdragon Pro Series in Year 3, giving the title’s global player base more opportunities to compete on the world stage. Full details on Season 5 and 6 of competition will be shared in the coming weeks.

Competition details for the aforementioned tournaments are available on the Snapdragon Pro Series’ official social media accounts.