Battle in the Forest

Battle in the Forest
Esports Gaming Tournament
Saturday, April 24

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an online esports gaming tournament featuring "Rocket League" on Saturday, April 24.  Open to players ages 10 and older, the “Battle in the Forest” will be played online and live streamed on Twitch.tv.

Registration is underway through Wednesday, April 22, and there is no cost to participate.

Tournament Format

Teams comprised of three players each will compete in what is scheduled to be a single-day tournament to be run in conjunction with "Bull City Gaming." In the event more than 32 teams register, the tournament will expand to two days with the qualifying rounds taking place on April 24 and the top eight teams battling it out in the finals on Sunday, April 25.

The top three teams in the Battle in the Forest will receive a variety of prizes and awards, including scholarships from Barton College Esports.

 As an added incentive, the winning team may represent the Town of Wake Forest in the BODYARMOR State Games esports tournament.

What is Rocket League?

Considered one of the top esports games in the nation, Rocket League is a vehicular soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in July 2015, with ports for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch released later.

According to Digital Trends, "There are few games that embody “pure fun” quite like Rocket League. It’s not a hard game to understand: You drive a car, you hit a massive ball into the opposing goal, and first team to score the most points wins. It’s that simplicity that makes Rocket League such an excellent game, though. No matter if you’re an indoctrinated RPG player with thousands of hours on record or someone who likes to take a load off with Animal Crossing, Rocket League has something for you."