
Overview
PlayVS Cup is the culmination of the scholastic year of esports excellence. The 2024-25 Fall and Spring Season high school 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
PlayVS Cup Titles

Rocket League
Rocket League

Madden NFL 25
Madden NFL 25

NBA 2K25
NBA 2K25

Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate

Hearthstone
Hearthstone

Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe

Splatoon™ 3
Splatoon™ 3

Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6

VALORANT
VALORANT

Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2

Chess
Chess

Fortnite
Fortnite
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 $100,000 in scholarships is up for grabs this year!

Rocket League
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500
Madden NFL 25
1st Place - $1,500
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd & 4th - $500 each
Total - $3,500

NBA 2K25
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

VALORANT
1st Place - $7,500
2nd Place - $5,000
Total - $12,500

Street Fighter 6
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500

Chess
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500

Fortnite
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 2025 PlayVS Cup will be a Single Elimination tournament for the winners of Fall '24 & Spring '25 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.
Bracket sizes and start times for each title will be shared at a later date.

Rocket League
- May 19- Top 64
- May 21 - Top 32
- May 23 - Top16
- May 28 - Top 8
- May 30 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals

Hearthstone
- May 27 - Top 8
- May 29 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals
Madden NFL 25
- May 19 - Top 32
- May 21 - Top 16
- May 23 - Top 8
- May 28 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals

NBA 2K25
- May 22 - Top 16
- May 27 - Top 8
- May 29 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (East & West)
- May 21 - Top 32
- May 23 - Top 16
- May 28 - Top 8
- May 30 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (East & West)
- May 22- Top 32
- May 27 - Top 16
- May 29 - Top 8
- June 2 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals

Splatoon 3
- May 22 - Top 32
- May 28 - Top 16
- May 30 - Top 8
- June 2 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals

Overwatch 2
- May 23 - Top 16
- May 28 - Top 8
- May 30 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals

VALORANT
- May 22 - Top 16
- May 27 - Top 8
- May 29 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals

Chess
- May 22 - Top 16
- May 27 - Top 8
- May 29 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals

Street Fighter 6
- May 27 - Top 8
- May 29 - Top 4
- June 4 - Finals

Fortnite Zone Wars
- May 22 - Top 16
- May 28 - Top 8
- May 30 - Top 4
- June 5 - Finals
Finals and & Broadcasts
Finals will take place on Wednesday June 4 and Thursday June 5.
We will be broadcasting the final match for the following titles. You can stream our broadcasts from the PlayVS Twitch Channel!*
Broadcast Times
June 4th
VALORANT - 1pm EST
Street Fighter 6- 3pm EST
Overwatch 2 - 4pm EST
Madden NFL 25 - 5:30pm EST
June 5th
Splatoon ™ 3 - 1pm EST
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate East - 2pm EST
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate West - 3:30pm EST
Rocket League - 5pm EST
Non-Broadcast Times
June 4th - All at 5pm EST
NBA 2K25
Mario Kart ™ 8 Deluxe East
Mario Kart ™ 8 Deluxe West
June 5th - All at 5pm EST
Chess
Fortnite Zone Wars
Hearthstone