Esports Tournaments
One of our main attractions at LVL UP EXPO is our wide range of both casual and competitive gaming. Attendees can enjoy playing relaxed free-for-all games to intense competitive matches that last all weekend long! Check back for updates on tournaments!
2022 Console Tournaments
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Schedule:
- Friday
- Doubles start time: 1:00pm-6:00pm (venue closes)
- Saturday
- Singles start time: 12:00pm – 8:00pm (venue closes)
- Sunday
- Singles top 8 start time: 12:00pm
Prize Pool: $4,000 for Singles | $1,000 for Doubles
(Singles) Broken Down:
1st: $2,400
2nd: $1,200
3rd: $400
(Doubles) Broken Down:
1st: $600
2nd: $300
3rd: $100
Schedule TBA
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Rule-Set
- Game version: US Nintendo Switch
- Game Settings: 3 Stock, 7 Minutes, Final Smash Meter: Off, Spirits: Off, Damage Handicap: Off, Stage Selection: Anyone, Items: Off and None, First to: 1 Win, Stage Morph: Off, Stage Hazards: Off, Team Attack: On, Launch Rate: 1.0x, Underdog Boost: Off, Pausing: Off, Score Display: Off, % Show Damage: Yes, Custom Balance: Off, Echo Fighters: Separate, Radar: Big, 2/3 Games
- Allowed Controllers: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Pro Controller, Nintendo Joy-Con, SmashBox
- Mii Fighters: All moveset combinations are legal
- Amiibo’s are banned.
- Starter stages: Battlefield, Final Destination, Pokémon Stadium 2, Smashville, Town And City
- Counter-pick stages: Kalos Pokémon League, Lylat Cruise, Yoshi’s Island (Brawl), Yoshi’s Story
- First stage is decided by (Rock Paper Scissors) best of 1. Winner may choose to either strike a stage first or select a port first. Stages are struck in a P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
- Following stages decided by winner striking two stages from all stages and then loser choosing.
- Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
- You may not pick any stage you have previously won on during the set unless mutually agreed to.
- You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification.
- If a game ends with a self-destruct move, the results screen will determine the winner.
- Sudden Death with tied percentage/stock will result in a 1 stock/2 minutes playoff match.
- There will be no loading anything on to the tournament consoles.
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Super Smash Bros Melee
Schedule:
- Friday
- Doubles start time: 1:00pm-6:00pm (venue closes)
- Saturday
- Singles start time: 12:00pm – 8:00pm (venue closes)
Prize Pool: $1,000 for Singles | $500 for Doubles
(Singles) Broken Down:
1st: $600
2nd: $300
3rd: $100
(Doubles) Broken Down:
1st: $300
2nd: $150
3rd: $50
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Tekken 7
Schedule:
- Friday
- Start time: 1:00pm-6:00pm (venue closes)
Pot Prize: $1,000
Broken Down:
1st: $600
2nd: $300
3rd: $100
Rule-Set
- Game version: US PlayStation 4
- Game Settings:
- Tournament Mode: On
- 2/3 Games, 60 Seconds
- 3/5 For Winners Finals, Loser’s Final, and Grand Finals
- The match will be random stage select
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2022 PC Tournaments
Minecraft 100-Man Hunger Games
Schedule
Saturday Only
- All Minecraft 100-Man Hunger Games will be played on Saturday
- Check in time:
- 3:30pm-4:30pm
- If a player is not checked in or not at the play area by 4:30pm, they will be disqualified.
- Games will begin at 4:30pm and be played back-to-back.
Tournament Rule Set
- 3 total games will be played.
- Points are accumulated in each game through the following equation:
- of kills x placement multiplier
- Placement multiplier
- 1st
- 2x
- 2nd
- 1.7x
- 3rd
- 1.5x
- 4th-6th
- 1.3x
- 7th-10th
- 1.1x
- 10th-20th
- 1x
- Below 20th
- No points
- 1st
- Tiebreakers
- Given a tie in points, the following tiebreakers will decide tournament placement:
- Who has the most total kills?
- Who has the highest placement?
- Who has the second-highest placement?
- Who has the third-highest placement?
- Coin flip
- Tiebreakers are considered in order from top to bottom
- Given a tie in points, the following tiebreakers will decide tournament placement:
Prize Pool
- Prize pool:
- 1st- $1.5k
- 2nd- $900
- 3rd- $600
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Minecraft 20-Man Hunger Games
Schedule
Games will be played on all 3 days of LVL UP EXPO
- Friday
- Check-in time
- 1:30pm-2:30pm
○ If a player is not checked by 2:30pm, they will be disqualified.
○ If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified. - Game 1 will begin at 2:30pm
- Game 2 will begin at 3:00pm
- Game 3 will begin at 3:30pm
- Game 4 will being at 4:00pm
- 1:30pm-2:30pm
- Check-in time
- Saturday
- Check-in time
- 11:00pm-12:00pm
- If a player is not checked by 12:00pm, they will be disqualified.
- If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified
- Game 1 will begin at 12:00pm
- Game 2 will begin at 12:30pm
- Game 3 will begin at 1:00pm
- Check-in time
- Sunday
- Check-in time
- 3:00pm-4:00pm
- If a player is not checked by 4:00pm, they will be disqualified.
- If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified
- Game 1 will begin at 4:00pm
- Game 2 will begin at 4:30pm
- Game 3 will begin at 5:00pm
- Check-in time
Tournament Rule Set
- Winner takes all
Prize Pool
- Prize: $100 per round
- Winner takes all
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CS:GO Danger Zone
Schedule
Games will be played on all 3 days of LVL UP EXPO
- Friday
- Check-in time
- 4:30pm-5:00pm
○ If a player is not checked by 5:00pm, they will be disqualified.
○ If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified. - Game 1 will begin at 5:00pm
- Game 2 will begin at 5:30pm
- Game 3 will begin at 6:00pm
- Game 4 will being at 6:30pm
- 4:30pm-5:00pm
- Check-in time
- Saturday
- Check-in time
- 1:30pm-2:00pm
- If a player is not checked by 2:00pm, they will be disqualified.
- If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified
- Game 1 will begin at 2:00pm
- Game 2 will begin at 2:30pm
- Game 3 will begin at 3:00pm
- Check-in time
- Sunday
- Check-in time
- 2:00pm-2:30pm
- If a player is not checked by 2:30pm, they will be disqualified.
- If a player is not in the play area at their respective game time they will be disqualified
- Game 1 will begin at 2:30pm
- Game 2 will begin at 3:00pm
- Game 3 will begin at 3:30pm
- Check-in time
Tournament Rule Set
- 20 players will play in a danger zone lobby
Prize
- Prize:
- $100 per winner
- Winner takes all
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League of Legends (1v1)
Schedule
Saturday
- The following rounds will be played on Saturday
- Round of 32
- Round of 16
- Round of 8
- Check-in time
- 12:00pm-1:00pm
- If a player is not checked in or not at the play area by 1:00pm then they will be disqualified.
- Games will begin at 1:00pm and be played back-to-back
Sunday
- The following rounds will be played on Sunday
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Check-in time
- 11:00am-12:00pm
- If a player is not checked in or not at the play area by 12pm then they will be disqualified.
- Games will begin at 12:00pm and be played back-to-back
Tournament Rule Set
- Tournament Format
- Single elimination bracket
- Capped at 32-players
- Quarterfinals and before
- Bo1
- Semi-finals and Grand-finals
- Bo3
- A player can win the game in the following ways:
- First kill
- First tower
- First to 100 CS(Creep Score)
- Map:
- Howling Abyss
- Champion Selection
- Lobby
- Blind pick
- Ban Phase
- Players will ban 3 champions each
- Bans must be written in the lobby chat before picking champions
- Ban Format
- Player 1 is the player that creates the lobby
- Player 1: 1st ban
- Player 2: 2nd and 3rd ban
- Player 1: 4th and 5th ban
- Player 2: 6th ban
- Champion Selection
- After bans take place players can choose any champion that was not banned.
- Lobby
- Single elimination bracket
Prize:
- Prize:
- $500
- Winner takes all
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League of Legends Team Fight Tactics
Schedule
Games will be played on Friday only
- All TFT rounds will be played on Friday
- Check-in time
- 1:30pm-2:30pm
- If a player is not checked in or not at the play area by 2:30pm, they will be disqualified
- Games will begin at 2:30pm and be played back-to-back.
Tournament Rule Set
Prelims
- Lobbies are randomized with an equal number of players in each lobby.
- Some lobbies may have more or less players due to an uneven number of players.
- Players will accumulate points in 3 preliminary rounds.
- Point distribution
- 1st: 10
- 2nd: 8
- 3rd: 7
- 4th: 6
- 5th: 4
- 6th: 3
- 7th: 2
- 8th: 1
- Placement of random players in the lobby will not affect placement of tournament participants.
Final
● The top 8 players with the highest points will play one final round with the same point distribution as the
preliminary rounds.
● Tournament placement is based on points from BOTH the final and preliminary rounds.
Final
- The top 8 players with the highest points will play one final round with the same point distribution as the preliminary rounds.
- Tournament placement is based on points from BOTH the final and preliminary rounds.
Prize:
- Prize:
- $300
- Winner takes all
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VALORANT (Deathmatch)
Schedule
Games will be played on Sunday only
- Check-in time
- 2:00pm-2:30pm
- If a player is not checked in or not at the play area by 2:30pm, they will be disqualified
- Games will begin at 2:30pm and be played back-to-back.
Tournament Rule Set
Lobby
- 10 players
Prize:
- Prize:
- $100 per winner
- Winner takes all
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