Prizes
Once a tournament has concluded, the winner(s) will be contacted via the email associated with their EGL account regarding their prize payment and how to claim it. Each player on a trio will receive their share of the prize separately.
Only 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded a cash prize.
| Placement | Prizing |
| 1st Place | $5000 |
| 2nd Place | $2500 |
| 3rd Place | $1500 |
Beginning with the semifinals, the highest kill count in each game will receive an extra $200 prize regardless of placement.
Tournament Schedule
For tournament play, the top 80 highest rank teams from all registered participants for the 5 qualifier matches will be selected.
All three members of your team must be online and ready to play 30 minutes before the start of your match time. You will be invited to the lobby by an EGL admin. There will be two matches per round, taking place back to back. Rounds may start late due to previous series going extra long, but they will never start early.
The tournament start times are as follows:
| Schedule | Start Time | Date |
| Qualifier | 6:35 PM PDT | September 4th, 2021 |
| Semi Final | 6:35 PM PDT | September 11th, 2021 |
| Final | 6:35 PM PDT | September 18th, 2021 |
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Player IDs and Discord Requirements
Player IDs
For this tournament, all players must register their Naraka Username and Player ID to their EGL Game & Social Accounts section on their EGL profile. All Player IDs must be 100% valid and accurate. Spelling, spaces and characters must be exact, but do not need to be case sensitive.
If any member of your team's username is found to be incorrect or there has been input an email address instead of your Naraka Username and Player ID then you or your team will be disqualified.
Discord Requirements
To participate in this tournament, you will be required to join the EGL North America Discord.
Your username must be in one of the following formats:
- Your Discord username + Naraka username (e.g. Burns - Burns123 or Burns(123)
- Your Naraka Username(e.g. Burns123)
Ladder Rating Lock
Ladder Ratings in the mode you are signing up for will be used to determine your seeding in the tournament. We'll get your Ladder Rating info from NetEase at the time registration closes, so you'll be able to rank up after signing up as long as you do it before registration closes!
Team Finder
Have a team of two and need to find a third for the tournament? Or are you a solo player looking to join a team? You can use the Team Finder feature of the EGL website, or the #team-finder channel in EGL NA Discord
Scoring
Each round will consist of two individual point-based games. Scoring is determined by both your placement and your number of kills. Each kill is worth 1 points, and the higher you place in the match, the more points you'll earn for placement (shown below). Tiebreaker information is included below.
| Placement | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8-9 | 5 |
| 10-11 | 4 |
| 12-13 | 3 |
| 14-16 | 2 |
| 17-19 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 |
| Kills = 1 points | |
Tiebreakers
If, after two rounds, your team is tied in points based on your respective placements and kill points, ties will be broken in the following order:
- Highest total kills over both rounds, then
- Highest points in single game, then
- Highest kills in single game, then
- Most kills in the latest game, then
- Highest placement in the latest game.
Qualifying Process
September 4th, 2021 Qualifiers
- The top 10 teams out of 20 from each of the four qualifier games will move on to the Semifinals.
September 11th, 2021 Semifinals
- The top 10 teams out of 20 from each of the two semifinal games will move on to the Finals.
September 18th, 2021 Finals
- The top 6 teams will qualify for the Finale, scheduled for December 2021!
- In addition, the top 4 teams will earn an automatic spot in Season Two's Semifinals.
Support
If you have a problem with your match, please click on the 'Contact Support' button found on your Match Fixture page. You can also reach us on the EGL - North America Discord channel for general questions and discussion.