The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a free online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Saturday, May 30, at noon. Presented by Brightspeed Fiber Internet, Battle in the Forest is open for players ages 10 and older and will be live streamed on Twitch.tv.
Participants will compete in a one-on-one, single-day, double-elimination tournament to run in conjunction with “Bull City Gaming.” The matches will be best of three, while the championship match will be best of five.
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In the event more than 32 participants register, the tournament will expand to two days with the qualifying rounds taking place on May 30 and the top eight participants battling it out in the finals on Sunday, May 31.
The first-place winner will take home a new Nintendo Switch 2 console, the second-place finisher will receive a Pokémon Mega Evolutions Wireless Controller, and the third-place winner will receive a Portable Nintendo Switch Game Case. As an added incentive, all participants will be entered into our incentive prize drawing for a Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Nintendo Switch Game. The top three winners will also receive an Esports scholarship from Barton College Esports.
