Hello ZenSportsians!
On April 30th, we will be hosting the ZenSportsia Splinterlands Invitational, a Gold League Splinterlands tournament with a total of $11,000 worth of tournament prize money!
$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.The remaining $1,000 in prize money will be up for grabs by all tournament players, regardless of ZenSportsian NFT ownership status.
In addition, we will be awarding more prizes to NFT holders in Splinterlands-themed contests held on our Discord, starting with Splinterlands Trivia on May 7th!
The tournament will be played using our new ZenSports Play app – download it today if you have not done so already.
The tournament will be played using the Gold League Ruleset. All cards, including legendaries, may be used in combat.
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Which ZenSportsian will secure the bag?
ZenSportsia Splinterlands Invitational Details
Date/Time: Saturday, April 30th, at 2:00 PM EST.
How to Watch: ZenSports Twitch and ZenSports Theta Channels.
Format: Double-elimination, bracket style tournament.
Registration: All players must register for the tournament in theZenSports 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.
Base Prize Pool (open to all contestants, regardless of ZenSportsian NFT ownership status)
1st. $500
2nd. $250
3rd: $150
4th: $100
ZenSportsian NFT Prize Pool: (only open to those players that own at least one ZenSportsian NFT)
1st. $5,000
2nd: $2,500
3rd: $1000
4th: $750
5th-6th: $250
7th-8th: $125
**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.
How To Qualify
If you own a ZenSportsian NFT, no need to read this section – simply go ahead and register for the tournament on the ZenSports Play App!
For those who do not own a ZenSportsian, Clove71 will be hosting four qualifiers for the event! Participants who place well in a qualifier will be invited to the tournament via Discord, so make sure you are on the ZenSports server!
If you place well in a qualifier and wish to play in the main event, simply head to our Discord and create a ticket in the support section to let us know!
Players will be invited until 64 contestants have registered on the ZenSports App!
Qualifier Dates:
4/23 @ 5:00 PM EST
4/24 @ 5:00 PM EST
4/25 @ 5:00 PM EST
4/26 @ 5:00 PM EST
Player Tournament Rules
Check-in: Players are to check-in on the ZenSports Discord server one hour prior to start time of the tournament.
Challenges: The lower-positioned player, as simply shown on the ZenSports Play app bracket, is to send the challenge for each round.
Time Out: If a player fails to accept a challenge, or communicate in the Discord channel more than 10 minutes after the start of the tournament or being pinged by an admin, they will forfeit that round of the tournament.
Disputes: Any additional disputes are to be handled by the tournament organizer.
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.
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!
