As 2024 ends, Marvel Rivals is just getting bigger and bigger. The team-based shooter developed by NetEase is getting more popular by the day, and that means that an official esports league is just on the horizon. Good news for many esports fans: Marvel Rivals will have first-party tournaments in 2025.
Avid esports fans who want to participate in Marvel Rivals' growing esports scene will want to know when the largest tournaments will take place.
One of Marvel Rivals' biggest tournaments is the prestigious Marvel Rivals Championship. Each region holds its own regional tournament to determine the best.
If you are excited about the Marvel Rivals Championship and other Marvel Rivals tournaments in your region, ready yourself and your teammates because here's everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals esports scene this January 2025.
Marvel Rivals Championship
Marvel Rivals Championship is one of the earlier tournaments happening this 2025. With earlier qualifiers concluded earlier this month, it isn't too late to support your favorite teams and heroes in the upcoming matches of the tournaments. To know whether your location is eligible for the tournament, here are the regions eligible for the Marvel Rivals Championships:
Marvel Rivals Championship Regions
- China
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
Each region will have two subcategories: Console and PC. These subcategories will only compete within themselves but are included in the regional prize pool of $14,500 each.
Marvel Rivals Championship Format
The top 128 teams who survived the initial open and closed qualifiers will have to prove their worth in the double-elimination stages. These double-elimination playoff brackets will determine the regional champions, with each grand final culminating in a best-of-seven match showdown
Third-Party Tournaments
Aside from the major Marvel Rivals Championship, there are several third-party tournaments that you can enter later in January. One of these is the Esports Gaming League tournaments for Marvel Rivals.
Albeit it has a much smaller prize pool compared to the Marvel Rivals Championship, the Marvel Rivals Esports Gaming League tournaments will give you an understanding of the game's esports scene. The Esports Gaming League tournaments are also still open for qualifiers should you and your friends want to try your hand at Marvel Rivals esports.
Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem
The Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem tournaments comprise two different sets of tournament legs. One is the EMEA leg, which caters to teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The second Esports Gaming League tournament for Marvel Rivals is focused on teams in the North American regions.
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem.
Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem Schedule, Format, and Prize Pool
Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem EMEA
- January 12, 2025
Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem NA
- January 27, 2025
Each leg will only have one day, with best-of-three matches until the semi-finals. The semi-finals and finals matches will have best-of-five matches.
Unlike the Marvel Rivals Championship, the Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem tournaments will combine both PC and console players in each region, allowing both platforms to use either controllers or mouse and keyboards.
A $100 grand prize per region awaits those who will stand victorious among many others. While the prize pool is small compared to bigger tournaments, the Esports Gaming League: Marvel Rivals Mayhem tournaments are perfect for amateur players who are just trying to launch their esports career.
With Marvel Rivals getting more popular, more esports tournaments will happen in the latter part of 2025. Aspiring esports players, as well as fans, will still have time to prepare and hone their skills as they climb the rank ladder in the game.
This will also give NetEase ample time to delicately shape up the game's esports economy, making sure that the meta is balanced and the game is in top shape to take on the global esports stage.
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