Battle in the Forest - Esports Gaming Tournament
Saturday, May 30
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on Saturday, May 30.
Presented by Brightspeed Fiber Internet, the Battle in the Forest is open to players ages 10 and older. The online tournament is free to enter and will be live streamed on Twitch.tv.
Registration is open through Wednesday, May 27.
Tourney Format
Participants will compete in a one-on-one, single-day, double-elimination tournament to run in conjunction with "Bull City Gaming.” The matches will be best of three, while the championship match will be best of five.
In the event more than 32 participants register, the tournament will expand to two days with the qualifying rounds taking place on May 30 and the top eight participants battling it out in the finals on Sunday, May 31.
Prizes & Prize Drawing
The first-place winner will take home a new Nintendo Switch 2 console, while the second-place finisher will receive a Pokémon Mega Evolutions Wireless Controller. We will also award a prize to our third-place finisher (a Portable Nintendo Switch Game Case), and as an added incentive, all participants will be entered into our incentive prize drawing for a Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Nintendo Switch game. The top three winners will also receive an Esports scholarship from Barton College Esports.
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is rated e10+.