Springfield Esports Festival

POSTED BY admin January 15, 2020 in Events
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Drury’s varsity esports program, in partnership with Midwest Esports, would like to invite you to attend the first annual Springfield Esports Festival at the O’Reilly Family Event Center, February 22nd-23rd.

The two day festival will include tournaments open to the community in a variety of games with cash prizes for the winners. The event will also feature Drury’s varsity League of Legends team, and the rest of the school’s in the Midwest Esports Conference, playing live regular season matches on stage.

Entry to the event is $12 for one day, or $20 for the weekend. Each tournament will have an additional entry fee that is added to the prize pool for that event. To purchase a ticket and sign up for the tournaments, visit: https://nesa.gg/SEF2020/

Local vendors will be on site and concessions will be available. More information on additional events like a cosplay contest and VR stations will be available shortly.

The full list (with more to come) of tournaments open to the public includes:

League of Legends (5v5)
Overwatch (6v6)
Rocket League (1v1)
Fortnite (singles)
Apex Legends (teams of 3)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (singles)
Street Fighter V
Tekken 7
Mortal Kombat 11
Soul Calibur VI
Samurai Showdown
Starcraft 2
Teamfight Tactics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (teams)
Halo: Reach (FFA, 2v2, & 4v4)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Madden 20
NBA 2K20
MLB The Show 19