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
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
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
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:
Qualifying Tournament:
- Sunday, September 29th,
- 17:00 GMT (18:00 CEST, 12:00 EST, 09:00 PST)
Tournament Finals:
- Sunday, October 6th,
- 17:00 GMT (18:00 CEST, 12:00 EST, 09:00 PST)
Tournament Format:
Main Tournament:
- The main tournament will have 32 entries and will follow a single elimination format for the Rounds of 32 and 16.
- We'll then switch to best-of-three for Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Third Place match, and Finals.
- 8 slots are reserved for the top performing players of official Weekend Tournaments from weeks 63 and 73.
- 8 slots are invitational, filled at the discretion of Paradox ARC and Game River.
- 16 slots will be reserved via the qualifying tournament.
Qualifying Tournament:
- The Mechabellum Launch Clash qualifying tournament will follow a double elimination format, meaning that each player has two chances to stay in the tournament.
- Individual matches will consist of a single game.
- Lose once: You move to the losers' bracket, where you still have a chance to fight your way to a qualifying position.
- Lose twice: You are eliminated from the tournament.
How to Participate in the Launch Clash
You can start signing up for the qualifying tournament now: Tournament Signup Form
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!
