Big Cash on War of the Gods
War of the Gods, an Injustice 2 tournament circuit with $15,000 at stake, begins May 20.
The free-to-enter, open competition is open to all Injustice 2 players in the United States and Canada. Interested players can learn more about the event and register to participate here.
The action will kick off May 20 with qualifiers at 6:00pm EST. Pools will take place Saturdays over the course of 10 weeks across four months, followed by Top 8 Finals on Tuesdays at 8:00pm EST. Each week, top players will earn a distribution of prize money and league points, which will determine who ultimately participates in the Season Finale on Sept. 17.
The event is being streamed exclusively on the Stream.me platform.
The Tournament Rules are as follows:
- Best of Five Games
- Double Elimination
- Competitive Mode: Enabled
- Game Timer: 99 seconds
- Stage: Both players are to choose Random.
- Characters: Winner must select the same character & variation, Loser may switch.
- All characters and variations are allowed and may use hidden select.
But check out all that CASH. Here’s the breakdown of prize money:
Season Finale Prizes
First Place – $4,000
Second Place – $2,500
Third Place – $1,500
Fourth Place – $1,000
Fifth Place – $500
Sixth Place – $500
Weekly Prizes
First Place – $250 and 150 league points
Second Place – $150 and 125 league points
Third and Fourth Place – $50 and 75 league points
Fifth through Eighth Place – 50 league points
Ninth through Sixteenth Place – 25 league points
Seventeenth through Thirty-Second Place – 10 league points
As previously stated, the tournament starts May 20, but goes in weeks until only the top dogs remain. Here’s the detailed breakdown of the schedule, week by week:
Week 1 Qualifiers May 20, Top 8 May 23
Week 2 Qualifiers June 3, Top 8 June 6
Week 3 Qualifiers June 24, Top 8 June 27
Week 4 Qualifiers July 1, Top 8 July 4
Week 5 Qualifiers July 8, Top 8 July 11
Week 6 Qualifiers July 22, Top 8 July 25
Week 7 Qualifiers Aug. 5, Top 8 Aug. 8
Week 8 Qualifiers Aug. 19, Top 8 Aug. 22
Week 9 Qualifiers Aug. 26, Top 8 Aug. 29
Week 10 Qualifiers Sept. 9, Top 8 Sept. 12
Season Finale Sept. 17
Get registered! Get trained! Get yer Gauntlets on for War of the Gods!
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