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Facebook Gaming is teaming up with several gaming community partners to hold over 90 community tournaments.

The tournaments are open to the public, and Facebook Gaming will provide a $1,000 prize pool for each event. Registration and participation are free.

Facebook Gaming rolled out its tournaments feature last April as a way to help people stay connected during the pandemic via gaming, and this new initiative is aimed at boosting the grassroots esports community.

The schedule for February follows, with more events to be added in the coming months:

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