The Balkan Rising Stars tournament will pit four teams from Southeastern Europe against each other for a $1,000 prize pool.

Sponsored by Hitbox and hosted by E-FRAG.net, the Balkan Rising Stars tournament will play out over the course of the 29th of January.

Four teams will compete in best-of-three semifinals and a grand final for a $1,000 winner's prize.

Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač & iNation will be one of the four teams competing

With another Balkan tournament having been announced recently and teams such as Gplay, iNation and volgare gaining more attention on the European circuit, this tournament will likely bring further exposure to the Balkan scene.

The four teams competing are:

Gplay	NextPlease!
iNation	Elysium

Meanwhile, the schedule for the tournament is as follows:

17:00	Gplay	vs.	Elysium
19:00	iNation	vs.	NextPlease!
21:00	Grand final

The tournament will be streamed on efrag.tv on the 29th of January.

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 17 Team: iNation Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 117 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.71