National Championships 2021

With the Road to Nationals season in full swing, we know players have been keenly awaiting information about their National Championship events.

We have partners and venues in place for a lot of the tournaments now, and the rest are now in the late stages of planning. We wanted to release all the confirmed details though, so that if you've already qualified via Road to Nationals, or if you're intending to go anyway, you can start planning around these dates.

We'll be updating this article with further details over the next few weeks as we finalise the venue bookings for the remaining events. If the details of your country’s National Championship are missing, please know that we’re working hard to get these locked in as quickly as possible.

Nationals 2021 - Fact Sheet (update)

Please see the link below for the National Championship 2021 Fact Sheet.

NB: Details are subject to change, particularly due to local health and safety guidelines related to Covid-19.

Invitation-only vs Open-entry Events

Details for these events have been split into two categories:

• Invitation-only National Championships
• Open-entry National Championships

Invitation-only events

In countries with larger, more established player bases qualifying for Nationals is part of the overall journey - a challenging but ultimately rewarding experience for dedicated players who secure their spot. However, we still very much want to include the overall community, and the Tournament Organisers for these events will be offering a mixture of casual and competitive side events across the weekend, alongside the centrepiece National Championships event.

Players can qualify for invitation-only National Championship events by:

• Placing in the Top 4 of a Road to Nationals event
• Receiving an invite via 90-day XP
• Using a PTI

The 90-day XP qualification period has now been UPDATED to the following dates:

• Saturday 3 July (12:01am PST) - Friday 1 October (11:59pm PST).

Invitations do not pass down. For example:

• The Top 4 at a RTN event are already qualified for Nationals.
  • These invites would not pass down to the next 4 players in the standings.
• A player offered a 90-day XP invitation is unable to attend Nationals.
  • Their invite would not be passed down to the next eligible player.

The only exception to this is players who obtain an invitation via a RTN event that are also eligible for a 90-day XP invite. These players will not “use up” a 90-day XP invitation, and it will be offered to the next eligible player on the 90-day XP leaderboards.

There is no entry fee required for invitation-only National Championships.

Open-entry events

For countries with newer, or smaller, player bases, the National Championship is designed to be both a competitive event, as well as a fantastic opportunity to be as inclusive as possible by making these events open-entry. We want to provide these communities with an opportunity to play in a Premier-level tournament, while also providing an opportunity to meet up with other players from your country in the flesh and blood and help grow the overall community.

Players who qualified via the Top 4 of a Road to Nationals event will automatically receive free entry to these events, while other players will be able to purchase a ticket to the event. Please note that tickets for these events will not be available until shortly after the conclusion of the current Road to Nationals season on September 5th.

North America - Invitation Only

Europe - Invitation Only

Europe - Open Entry

APAC - Invitation Only

*Pending local Covid-19 health and safety guidelines.

**Malaysian Nationals will be open entry

Good luck to everyone looking to secure your invitation to a National Championship event!