Play in the Mechabellum 1.0 Release Tournament!
Section titled “Play in the Mechabellum 1.0 Release Tournament!”Mechabellum 1.0 is almost here! The game will fully release on September 26th, and we’d like to celebrate it with you - our players!
For that reason Paradox ARC and Game River are sponsoring a special Launch Clash tournament, organized with the support of our community members: Amaroq81, Alpha Titan, Salt Monkey, Uncle Lazy. Big thanks for their help!
Now let us tell you about the tournament itself and how you can join it!
Mechabellum Launch Clash
Section titled “Mechabellum Launch Clash”The Mechabellum Launch Clash Tournament is an open tournament, sponsored by Paradox ARC, with a $1,000 prize purse. The tournament will be held online over two consecutive weekends.
Prize Purse
Section titled “Prize Purse”The prize purse is $1,000 USD, awarded as follows: 1st place: $500 USD 2nd place: $300 USD 3rd place: $150 USD 4th place: $50 USD
Entry Eligibility
Section titled “Entry Eligibility”Players are eligible for the Mechabellum Launch Clash Tournament if they have a minimum of 1600 MMR in 1-v-1 format, are 13 years of age or older, and provide a verified email address and Steam User ID at signup.
Tournament Schedule:
Section titled “Tournament Schedule:”Qualifying Tournament:
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**Sunday, September 29th, **
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17:00 GMT (18:00 CEST, 12:00 EST, 09:00 PST)
Tournament Finals:
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Sunday, October 6th,
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17:00 GMT (18:00 CEST, 12:00 EST, 09:00 PST)
Tournament Format:
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The main tournament will have 32 entries and will follow a single elimination format for the Rounds of 32 and 16.
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We’ll then switch to best-of-three for Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Third Place match, and Finals. Qualifying slots for Main Tournament:
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8 slots are reserved for the top performing players of official Weekend Tournaments from weeks 63 through 73.
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8 slots are invitational, filled at the discretion of Paradox ARC and Game River.
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16 slots will be reserved via the qualifying tournament.
Qualifying Tournament:
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The Mechabellum Launch Clash qualifying tournament will follow a double elimination format, meaning that each player has two chances to stay in the tournament.
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Individual matches will consist of a single game.
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Lose once: You move to the losers’ bracket, where you still have a chance to fight your way to a qualifying position.
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Lose twice: You are eliminated from the tournament. Number of Entries: There are sixteen slots on offer from the qualifying tournament. Therefore, up to 64 entrants will be given the chance to qualify. If there are more than 64 entrants, the top sixty-four by all-time highest MMR will be accepted.
How to Participate in the Launch Clash
Section titled “How to Participate in the Launch Clash”You can start signing up for the qualifying tournament now: (https://challonge.com/MechabellumLaunchClashQualifiers)
More details about the qualifying process and broad tournament rules will be shared on the official Mechabellum Discord in the coming days, so join our community now by clicking the banner below!
We look forward to seeing your performance!