Overview
PlayVS Cup is the culmination of the scholastic year of esports excellence. The 2023-2024 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 24
Madden NFL 24
NBA 2K24
NBA 2K24
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 $86,000 in scholarships is up for grabs this year!
Rocket League
1st Place - $4,500
2nd Place - $3,000
Total - $7,500
Madden NFL 24
1st Place - $1,500
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd & 4th - $500 each
Total - $3,500
NBA 2K24
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
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 2024 PlayVS Cup will be a Single Elimination tournament for the winners of Fall '23 & Spring '24 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
- Monday, May 20 - Top 64
- Wednesday, May 22 - Top 32
- Friday, May 24 - Top 16
- Tuesday, May 28 - Top 8
- Thursday, May 30 - Top 4
Hearthstone
- Friday, May 24 - Top 8
- Wednesday, May 29 - Top
Madden NFL 24
- Tuesday May 21 - Top 32
- Thursday, May 23 - Top 16
- Wednesday, May 29 - Top 8
- Friday, May 31 - Top 4
NBA 2K24
- Wednesday, May 22 - Top 16
- Friday, May 24 - Top 8
- Thursday, May 30 - Top 4
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (East & West)
- Monday, May 20 - Top 64 (West Only)
- Wednesday, May 22 - Top 32
- Friday, May 24 - Top 16
- Tuesday, May 28 - Top 8
- Thursday, May 30 - Top 4
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (East & West)
- Tuesday, May 21 - Top 32
- Friday, May 24 - Top 16
- Tuesday, May 28 - Top 8
- Friday, May 31 - Top 4
Splatoon 3
- Monday, May 20 - Top 32
- Thursday, May 23 - Top 16
- Wednesday, May 29 - Top 8
- Friday, May 31 - Top 4
Overwatch 2
- Tuesday, May 21 - Top 16
- Friday, May 24 - Top 8
- Wednesday, May 29 - Top 4
VALORANT
- Thursday, May 23 - Top 8
- Thursday, May 30 - Top 4
Finals and & Broadcasts
Finals will take place on Wednesday June 5 and Thursday June 6.
We will be broadcasting the final match for the following titles. You can stream our broadcasts from the PlayVS Twitch Channel!*
Broadcast Times
June 5th
Hearthstone - 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST
Splatoon™ 3 - 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST
Madden - 4:30 PM EST / 1:30 PM PST
VALORANT* Finals - 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST
June 6th
Rocket League Finals - 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate (East) - 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate (West) - 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST
Overwatch Youth Program* Finals - 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST
NBA2K 24 - 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
*NBA 2K34 will broadcast on the NBA 2K Twitch Channel - Twitch.tv/NBA2K
FAQ
*Games not affiliated with the NFHS and State Associations.