Overview
PlayVS Cup is the culmination of the scholastic year of esports excellence. The 2022-2023 Fall and Spring Season high school championship teams and separately the Youth Program* championship teams are invited to go head-to-head to determine a single champion across game titles.
Days of Competition
Only the Best
Brand New Format
Battle for Supremacy
Scholarship Money on the Line
Don’t Miss a Minute
High School
Rocket League
Rocket League
Madden NFL 23
Madden NFL 23
NBA 2K23
NBA 2K23
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
Hearthstone
Hearthstone
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
Splatoon™ 3
Splatoon™ 3
Youth Program
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Prizing
Multiple Champions. Many more prizes. And the coveted, one-of-a-kind PlayVS Cup trophy. If you're the best team in North America, it's all yours.
Trophies
No tournament is complete without some serious hardware. Each championship team will be awarded with an exclusive, custom, one-of-a-kind PlayVS Cup trophy.
Scholarships
Schooling your competition means more money for school. Each winning team will walk away with scholarships to be used towards higher education Over $70,000 in scholarships is up for grabs this year!
Rocket League
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500
Madden 23
1st Place - $1,500
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd & 4th - $500 each
Total - $3,500
NBA 2K23
1st Place - $1,500
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd & 4th - $500 each
Total - $3,500
Hearthstone
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
East & West Leagues
1st Place - $6,000
2nd Place - $2,000
Total - $8,000
Splatoon 3
1st Place - $6,000
2nd Place - $2,000
Total - $8,000
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
East & West Leagues
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500
Overwatch 2*
1st Place - $7,500
2nd Place - $5,000
Total - $12,500
Prizes will continue to be distributed in the form of Scholarships through our partners at Scholarship America. Prizing can be used at any accredited 4-year, 2-year, technical or vocational college. Prizes will be distributed per team, coaches will be contacted to verify roster and player eligibility to determine scholarship distribution.
Schedule
The 2023 PlayVS Cup will be a Single Elimination tournament for the winners of Fall '22 & Spring '23 Leagues. Winners of the following titles will be invited to compete in the PlayVS Cup. The PlayVS Cup is an optional end of season tournament operated by PlayVS.
Match Start Time by Time Zone:
5:00 PM Eastern
4:00 PM Central
3:00 PM Mountain
2:00 PM Pacific
Due to the nature of a national tournament, please keep in mind that your opponent may be in a very different time zone. If the original start time requires a reschedule, we encourage all participants to work together to find the optimal time to play.
Rocket League
Top 64 - May 15
Top 32 - May 17
Top 16 - May 19
Top 8 - May 22
Top 4 - May 24
Hearthstone
Top 8 - May 19
Top 4 - May 23
Madden NFL 23
Top 32 - May 16
Top 16 - May 18
Top 8 - May 23
Top 4 - May 25
NBA 2K23
Top 16 - May 17
Top 8 - May 19
Top 4 - May 24
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Top 32 - May 15
Top 16 - May 17
Top 8 - May 19
Top 4 - May 24
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Top 16 - May 16
Top 8 - May 22
Top 4 - May 25
Splatoon 3
Top 16 - May 18
Top 8 - May 23
Top 4 - May 25
Overwatch 2
Top 16 - May 16
Top 8 - May 18
Top 4 - May 23
Finals and & Broadcasts
Finals will take place on Thursday June 1 and Friday June 2.
We will be broadcasting the finals match for the following titles. You can stream our broadcasts from the PlayVS Twitch Channel!
Broadcast Times
Thursday June 1
Hearthstone- 1pm EDT / 10am PDT
Splatoon- 3pm EDT/ 12pm PDT
Madden- 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT
NBA 2K23 -7pm EDT / 4pm PDT (Channel TBD)
Friday June 2
Rocket League -2pm EDT / 11am PDT
Overwatch- 3:30 PM EDT / 12:30 PM PDT
Smash East- 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT
Smash West -6:30pm EDT / 3:30pm PDT
Mario Kart East -4pm EDT (non broadcast)
Mario Kart West -4pm PDT (non broadcast)
FAQ
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