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Riot Games, in partnership with esports organizers Nerd Street and Wisdom Gaming, has officially announced the Wild Rift: Summoner Series for the North American region. The Wild Rift: Summoner Series boasts a prize pool of $50,000 USD and will have three esports circuits. Each esports circuit will have two open qualifiers leading to a Major where players will compete for the $5,000 USD grand prize and a slot to the regional championship. The tournament will last from July until September 2021. More details regarding the upcoming Wild Rift: Summoner Series for the NA region can be found below.
Wild RIft: Summoner Series Details
The official Wild Rift esports circuit for North America will start with the open qualifiers containing 32 teams competing in a BO3 format. The top eight teams from the qualifiers will proceed to the Major tournament where they will compete for the $5,000 USD grand prize and secure a spot in the championship finals.
There will also be the last chance qualifier where teams who lost in the open qualifiers will compete in a BO3 format for another chance to grab a slot in the regional championship.
The eight teams who qualified for the regional championship will now compete for the title of North American Champions and a lion’s share of the $35,000 USD prize pool.
Here are the schedule and breakdown of each esports circuit for the Wild Rift: Summoner Series;
First Circuit
26th - 27th July (5 PM EST): Open Qualifier #1 (Top 4 teams Qualify into Major 1)
2nd - 3rd August (5 PM EST): Open Qualifier #2 (Top 4 teams Qualify into Major 1)
7th - 8th August (Time is TBA): Major 1 (Top 4 teams Qualify into Major 2)
Second Circuit
16th-17th August (5 PM EST)t: Open Qualifier #1 (Top 2 teams Qualify into Major 2)
23rd - 24th August (5 PM EST): Open Qualifier #2 (Top 2 teams Qualify into Major 2)
28th - 29th August (Time is TBA): Major 2 (Top 2 teams Qualify into Champs while Teams Ranked 3rd-6th Qualify into Major 3)
Third Circuit
6th - 7th September (5 PM EST)r: Qualifier #1 (Top 2 teams Qualify into Major 3)
13th - 14th (5 PM EST): Qualifier #2 (Top 2 teams Qualify into Major 3)
18th - 19th (Time is TBA): Major 3 (Top 4 teams Qualify into Champs)
Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)
1st - 3rd October (Time is TBA): LCQ (Top 2 teams Qualify into Champs)
NA Regional Championship
The schedule is TBD (8 Qualified Teams)
$35,000 Prize Pot
Interested teams can now register for the upcoming Wild Rift: Summoner Series through the official tournament website.
This NA regional esports circuit will be a giant leap for the esports ecosystem of Wild Rift. It will be interesting to see who will dominate and take the crown of North American Champions in the upcoming Wild Rift: Summoner Series.
