Hello ZenSportsians!

On March 5th, we ventured into the world of Axie Infinity, hosting the Battle of the Guilds, an epic 64-player tournament featuring eight of the top guilds in all of Axie.

The tournament was a smashing success. We plan to run a second Battle of the Guilds event soon, but first we want to host a kick-off event for early ZenSportsian NFT minters.

ZenSportsia NFT Axie Invitational Details

The ZenSportsia NFT Axie Invitational is an open-entry, single elimination Axie tournament with bonus prize opportunities to those who hold a ZenSportsian NFT.  

All ZenSportsian NFT holders are guaranteed entry into the event, and we will accept registrants until we have reached 64 total players. The tournament will be played using our new ZenSports Play app, which is filled with a new dedicated user experience specifically tailored to esports players and fans!

$10,000 in prize money will be awarded to tournament players who finish in a top place and who own at least one ZenSportsian NFT. An additional $1,000 in prize money will be up for grabs by all tournament players, regardless of ZenSportsian NFT ownership status.

Date/Time: May 7th, 8:00 pm EST. 

Format: Single elimination, bracket-style in the ZenSports Play mobile app. 

Registration: All players must register for the tournament in the ZenSports Play mobile app, and must subsequently check-in for the tournament in the ZenSports Discord server. All players will be given access to a special player-only channel as well as a specific role for the tournament.

Staking Bonus: If you want to win even more money from playing in our tournaments, make sure to check out our SPORTS Staking Rewards Program. The program rewards you for simply holding SPORTS tokens in your ZenSports account and playing in tournaments!

Base Prize Pool (open to all contestants, regardless of ZenSportsian NFT ownership status)

1st. $500

2nd. $250

3rd: $150

4th: $150

ZenSportsian Prize Pool: (only open to those players that own at least one ZenSportsian NFT)

1st place: $5,000

2nd place: $2,500

3rd-4th place: $750 each

5th-8th place: $250 each

**Note: ZenSportsian NFT owners will be able to win both the Base Prize Pool and ZenSportsian NFT Prize Pool. Non-NFT owners will only be able to earn the Base Prize Pool of $1,000.

Tournament places listed above are based on relative placement to each group. ZenSportsian NFT Prize Pool money will be awarded to the top 8 ZenSportsian NFT holders based on placement. If there aren’t at least 8 players in the tournament that own ZenSportsian NFT’s, then just the top places that hold ZenSportsian NFT’s will be awarded the ZenSportsian NFT Prize Pool. For example, if there are only 6 players in the tournament that own ZenSportsian NFT’s, then just the top 6 places will be awarded prize money from the ZenSportsian NFT Prize Pool. The Base Prize Pool will be awarded to the top 4 finishers, regardless of whether they own a ZenSportsian NFT or not.

A true ZenSportsian shows up when money is on the line…

Player Tournament Rules

Challenges: Players will initiate matches as direct challenges on Axie Infinity. The lower player (on the ZenSports bracket display) sends the challenge. 

Glitches: If a match is to glitch, the winning player is to decide whether to replay the match or not. 

Check-in: Players must check in the axie-battle-players channel in the ZenSports Discord 30 minutes before the event. 

Match Timing: Players must wait to begin matches until instructed by a tournament organizer. Players may send challenges immediately after each match without the tournament organizer’s discretion. 

Results: When a match concludes, players must post the results in the #axie-players channel in the ZenSports Discord. 

Tardiness: Players who are more than 15 minutes late for a series or a match, as deemed by the tournament organizer, forfeit their opportunity to plan in the remainder of the tournament. 

Names: Players must change their name in the ZenSports Discord and on the ZenSports app to their Axie username. 

Cheating: If there is any suspicion of cheating, the tournament organizer team will pause the series/match and decide how to proceed. 

Disconnection: A player may disconnect without a penalty one (1) time throughout the event. After that, all disconnections will result in a loss for the game being played.

Match Pause Rules

Players may request one pause, up to one minute, in each best-of-1 series. 

Players may request one pause, up to 3 minutes in a best-of-3 series. 

Players may request 2 pauses, up to 5 minutes, in all best-of-5 series

Players may request 3 pauses, up to 7 minutes, in all best-of-seven series.

Axie Gameplay Rules

Players may use as many Axies as needed throughout the tournament. Swapping Axies in between matches is allowed.

Players may not send Axies to other players during the tournament. 

Stream Rules

ZenSports’ stream will be on a 2-minute delay. 

Player’s streams must be held on a 5-minute delay. 

Stream Viewing: Players cannot view any tournament or non-tournament stream during the event. 

Any “hosts” (commentators provided by Superwhale) will be required to stream the event via a screen capture of the official ZenSports stream. 

Tournament Round Format

Winners Bracket: Best of 3 

Semi Finals: Best of 3

Grand Finals: Best of 5

Terms & Conditions of Prize Payouts

1) The total prize money and allocation per place, along with currency that the prize money will be in, is set by the director of the tournament. Details of this can be found within the tournament in the ZenSports app (or in this blog post).

2) ZenSports automatically credits player wallet accounts within ZenSports for any prize money won at the conclusion of each event.

3) All withdrawal requests must be submitted directly within the ZenSports app.

4) All ZenSports customers must complete Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering verification before any withdrawals of funds can be made.

5) ZenSports does NOT offer third-party payment options such as PayPal, Venmo, etc.

6) Players located in these countries are ineligible to win any prize money.

If you have any questions about the event, or would like to learn more about participating, head to our Discord and ask away!