Tournaments

Get your game on against the toughest competitors at our tournaments.
Rules and schedules are subject to change. Please check back regularly.

CONSOLE

TOURNAMENTS

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tekken 7

Guilty Gear -Strive-

Mario Kart 8

Street Fighter V

DNF Duel

Dragon Ball FighterZ

PC GAMING

TOURNAMENTS

League of Legends (1v1)

Reg Online or Onsite

League of Legends (1v1)

(Rev. 1/5/23)

64 Cap

Prizing
Top 4:
1st: $250
2nd: $150
3rd/4th: $50

Tournament Schedule
Coming Soon.

Ruleset and Tournament Format

Competition Format - Double Elimination

Best-of-1 until Top 8 Best-of-3
Howling Abyss
Blind Pick

Tournament Rules:

All players are required to submit their OP.GG League of Legends Profile when registering
You must play on an account that is at least Level 30.
ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN ACCOUNT, ONE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. You will not be allowed to play without your own account.
Win Conditions: First Blood/100 CS/1st Tower
Side Choice: Top Seed on the blue side [Team 1] for game 1. The players have to swap their side in each following game. Players will play Rock Paper Scissors(Bo3 or Bo5 depending on match) for the 3rd (BO3) or 5th (BO5) to determine the side.
Bans:
Team 1 – 1st ban
Team 2 – 2nd & 3rd ban
Team 1 – 4th & 5th ban
Team 2 – 6th ban
Bans must be verbally stated before the lobby starts

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

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League of Legends (ARAMs)

Reg Online & Onsite

League of Legends (ARAMs) (5v5) (8 Teams)

(Rev. 1/5/23)

Prizing
Top 2:
1st: $300 / $60 per player 2nd: $200 / $40 per player

Tournament Schedule
Coming Soon.

Competition Format - Single Elimination

Best-of-1 matches
Best-of-3 Finals
Howling Abyss
Random Draft Tournament Rules: You must play on an account that is at least Level 30. ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN ACCOUNT, ONE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. You will not be allowed to play without your own account. Due to it being a Custom Random Draft Lobby, there will be no rerolling of champions.

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

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Teamfight Tactics

Reg Online & Onsite

Teamfight Tactics

(Rev. 1/5/23)

TEAMFIGHT TACTICS

Prizing:
Top 8:
1st: $150
2nd: $100
3rd: $75
4th: $65
5th/6th: $35
7th/8th: $20

Tournament Schedule:
Coming Soon.

Preliminaries:

Lobbies are randomized with an equal number of players in each lobby.
1. 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:

Preliminary Round Point System

1st: 8
2nd: 7
3rd: 6
4th: 5
5th: 4
6th: 3
7th: 2
8th: 1

Final Round Point System

1st: 10
2nd: 8
3rd: 6
4th: 5
5th: 4
6th: 3
7th: 2
8th: 1

Placement of random players in the Preliminary Round lobbies will not affect placement of tournament participants.

Finals:

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.

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

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Overwatch 2

Reg Online & Onsite

Community Overwatch 2 Tournament

(Rev. 12/27/22)

COMMUNITY OVERWATCH 2 TOURNAMENT
5V5 (16 TEAMS)

Prizing
Top 4:
1st: $1000 / $200 per player
2nd: $500 / $100 per player
3rd/4th: $250 / $50 per player

Tournament Schedule:
Coming Soon.

Tournament Rules:

Teams who are not completely present are subject to losing their spots to complete teams on standby.
Incomplete teams may be asked to play without their full roster or face disqualification.
When players have determined the outcome of any match; the captains will report the results to the Tournament Director.
All matches are a best of 1 series.

Competition Format - Single Elimination

All Matches are the best of 1. A match consists of a best of 3 maps.

Lobby Settings

Game Type: Custom

Mode: Competitive
Killcam Disabled
Team lineup: 1 Tank, 2 DPS, 2 Support
Mei is disabled due to a bug. (Tentative)
The order of game modes for every match will be as followed: Control > Hybrid > Push.

Best of 3

Map Decisions

Game 1 - Control

High seed bans first and it goes until there is 1 map left.

Map Pool:

Busan
Ilios
Lijiang Tower
Nepal
Oasis

Game 2 - Hybrid, Push, Escort

Loser of game 1 will choose the map/mode.
Winner of game 1 will choose the side.
Loser cannot pick 2cp/assault.

Hybrid Map Pool:

Blizzard World
Eichenwalde
Hollywood
King's Row
Midtown
Numbani
Paraíso

Escort Map Pool:

Dorado
Havana
Junkertown
Circuit Royal (Overwatch 2 Beta)
Rialto
Route 66
Watchpoint: Gibraltar

Push Map Pool:

Colosseo
New Queen Street
Portugal
Esperanca

Game 3 - Hybrid, Push, Escort

Loser of game 2 will choose the map/mode.
Winner of game 2 will choose the side.
Loser cannot pick 2cp/assault.

Hybrid Map Pool:

Blizzard World
Eichenwalde
Hollywood
King's Row
Midtown
Numbani
Paraíso

Escort Map Pool:

Dorado
Havana
Junkertown
Circuit Royal (Overwatch 2 Beta)
Rialto
Route 66
Watchpoint: Gibraltar

Push Map Pool:

Colosseo
New Queen Street
Portugal
Esperanca

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

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Fall Guys

Reg Online & Onsite

Fall Guys

(Rev. 12/27/22)

FALL GUYS

Prizing:
$100 rounds
Winner takes all.

Tournament Schedule:
Coming Soon

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

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Minecraft

Reg Online & Onsite

Minecraft 100-Man Hunger Games

(Rev. 12/27/22)

MINECRAFT 100 PLAYER HUNGER GAMES

Prizing:
12 Pools
$300 Rounds
1st- $150
2nd- $100
3rd- $50

Tournament Schedule:
Coming Soon

Competition Format - Double Elimination

Tournament Rules:

One (1) total games will be played.
Points are accumulated in each game through the following equation:
1. # of kills x placement multiplier
2. Placement multiplier

Point Multiplier on Placements
1st	2x multiplier
2nd	1.7x multiplier
3rd	1.5x multiplier
4th-6th	1.3x multiplier
7th-10th	1.1x multiplier
11th-20th	1x multiplier
Below 20th	No points

Tiebreakers
a. 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.

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Registration is currently available on the convention grounds only.

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete.

More Info

Rocket League

Rocket League Tournament

(Rev. 1/26/23)

Rocket League - High School and Collegiate (only)
Tournament presented by College Esports International (CESI)

Rocket League Tournament Information
Prizing:
1st: $2,500
2nd: $500
All Teams: CESI providing participant swag bag with special prizes

Tournament Schedule:
Coming Soon.

In-Game Setting:
• Default Arena: DFH Stadium
• All Standard maps are available
• Team size: 3v3
• Bot Difficulty: No Bots
• Mutators: Default
• Match Time: 5 minutes
• Joinable by: Name/Password
• Server: US-East / US-West
• Players may flip a coin to decide server region
• The losing team of each game has choice of server
• Other minor settings may be agreed upon as long as both teams agree before match and no switching settings mid-match.

Preliminaries:
Double elimination brackets - seeding done by CESI committee before competition based on teams known public records.

Finals:
Top 4 Teams will make Finals.

Grand Finals:
Winner of Grand Finals will determine 1st and 2nd place winners.

Registration & Requirements
3-Day Badge purchase to LVL UP EXPO 2023 is required to compete in these tournaments. Special Registration for high school/collegiate teams is available through CESI website (special rate) at: https://cesiesports.com/team-registration-lvlup . There will be a check in table for all teams in the expo. (CESI booth # info. coming soon).

Tournament Fee
There is no tournament fee to participate in this tournament. However, a 3-Day Badge is required to enter LVL UP EXPO to compete and available to participating teams through CESI website registration link (special offering to high school and collegiate teams) for $200 3-day entrance per team. All players/coach's names and info. must be entered in registration page.

Additional Information
By completing this form, registrant agrees to terms and rules of tournament organizers.
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED, OR PLAN TO BE ENROLLED, AT AN ACCREDITED (2-year/ 4-year) HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION (or A HIGH SCHOOL) WITH A PHYSICAL ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA.

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2023 Retro Tournaments

Our Retro Tournaments are hosted by Retro World Series. Take a shot at winning from a wide variety of our retro tournaments. List coming soon!

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Special military and first responders rate offered at the door only.

3-Day Badge

$65

Access to our exhibit hall, panels, main events, tournaments and more!
Badge Pricing:
~~Early Bird: $55~~
10/1/22- 2/16/23: $65
At Door: $75

VIP Badge

Sold Out

Early access to our exhibit hall, exclusive hat & lanyard, swag bag and discount on all merch!

~~Early Bird: $125~~
~~10/1/22- 2/16/23: $150~~

SOLD OUT

Squad Pack

$200

Includes four (4) 3-Day Badges—only available for Pre-Registration.

Squad Pack Pricing:
~~Early Bird: $160~~
10/1/22- 2/16/23: $200
Not available at the door.

1-Day badge

$30-45

A single day badge to LVL UP EXPO.

Friday: $35
At Door: $40
Saturday: $40
At Door: $45
Sunday: $30
At Door: $35

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