Griz Esports & Big Sky State Games to Host Live Tournament this weekend
The University of Montana Griz ESPORTS and Big Sky State Games have joined forces to launch the 2nd annual live ESPORTS tournaments for college, high school middle
School and community players. The event will take place on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday April 7 on the University of Montana campus in Missoula.
The Montana Championship Series has partnered with Big Sky State Games where 11 High School Teams from across the state will be competing in Rocket League, Super Smash Bros, League of Legends, and Overwatch 2. .
In addition, eight college teams will be competing in the 3V3 Rocket League and a $1,500 scholarship is up for grabs for the competitive college division.
The community is invited to participate as well. The 3v3 Rocket League and Super Smash Bro. have an open division where community members can win great prizes along with Big Sky State Games medals. Registration is still available.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, April 6
Rocket League HS – 9:00 am check-in, competition 10:30 am
Overwatch 2 HS – 9:00 am check-in, competition 10:30 am
Smash HS – 9:00 am check-in, competition 10:30 am
Smash College/Community – 10:30 am check-in, competition
Rocket League College/Community – check-in 2:30 pm, competition 3:30 pm
Sunday, April 7
Rocket League HS -9:00 am check-in, competition 10:30 am
Overwatch 2 HS – 9:00 am check-in, competition 10:30 am
Rocket League College/Community: 3:00 pm check-in, competition – 4:00 pm
To register or to learn more about ESPORTS tournaments go to bigskygames.org and click on ESPORTS.
Major Sponsors of the Big Sky State Games are Kampgrounds of America, First Interstate Bank, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. The scholarship is sponsored by TDS Fiber, event is supported by Destination Missoula and hosted by Griz ESPORTS.
Finals in most sports of the Big Sky Games are July 19-21, 2024 in Billings. For more information call (406) 254-7426 or visit the website at www.bigskygames.org.