Good morning Quakers. You ever think you got what it takes to compete at the top skill level? Well now you have your chance with the Quake Challengers Global Qualifier #5 this Sunday June, 19th at 10 AM EAST | 4 PM CEST. Registration is already open! This global Qualifier will fill seeds 21 to 24 at the Quake World Championship later this year in Bucharest, Romania August 18th to 20th! This means 1st to 4th place winners will secure those seeds.
*Just a heads up while this is a Global qualifier players from Belarus, and Russia were recently made part of the United States | World (International) Sanctions list and can not participate. An unfortunate reality as a result of current events. In addition players from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela are also not permitted to enter for similar sanction bans.
Important Links Below:
- Sign up link: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/5746985372982902784/
- Quake Challenger’s discord: discord.com/invite/2eXK678
- Rules (important to read): quake.pglesports.com/quake-challengers-ruleset.pdf
Watch:
The global qualifiers start at 10:00 AM EST | 16:00 CEST. There is no official stream for Challengers, but you can still catch the action on twitch. Many players are streaming their own games, which you can check out on Twitch’s QC Directory https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Quake%20Champions. During the tourney, watch for the word “challengers” in their stream title.
Besides the player streams you can catch the action on community casted streams. These streams will follow the bracket, cast the games and show off the upcoming challengers that strive to be included in the professional action of the QPL.
- https://www.twitch.tv/ShaftasticTV (English)
Format:
- Single Elimination Bracket
- All matches are Best-of-3
- All rounds will be played as soon as the previous round has finished
- Seeds will be random week to week
Maps:
- Awoken
- Blood Covenant
- Corrupted Keep
- Deep Embrace
- Insomnia
- Ruins of Sarnath
- Vale of Pnath
HAPPY FRAGGING FOLKS, AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE CONTESTANTS PARTICIPATING!