April 2021 Newsletter
Contents
A Word from the League
New Sponsor: MN RØKKR
State Championship and All Star Weekend
MNVL Youtube (new)
A Word from the League
Hey all,
We are excited that the spring season is in full swing now and we are seeing schools compete on a daily basis. This season is both exciting and challenging, and we truly appreciate your patience as we grow and improve. Just three months ago we were just a ten school group that built a league together in our side time, and now we have 35 schools and 350 people registered! We are making good progress now and are excited that the original mission of getting more kids involved in esports is starting to truly take hold!
So far this season...
Although there were some hiccups to start, and some we are still resolving, over 95% of matches were played in the first week! We owe this success to our excellent coaches and the responsible team captains that work each week to make sure they can play their games. Hats off to you as we know esports leagues put a lot more responsibility on our students than traditional sports.
Also, MNVL continues to be heavily student driven and currently employs seven MN high school students (In contrast, there are only three adults here and two of them are our stream shoutcasters). The kids work to make our league as fun as possible for those involved, and are the driving force behind all our content from social media and designs, to our weekly streams and Youtube uploads.
Plans for the future...
As we look past the State Championship and into summer, we want to make sure there are still opportunities for students but also that we do not add to our already overworked coaches schedules. That is why we are currently putting together student events or "camps" to take place over the summer months. These will range from camps around player performance to those about gaining esports industry skills like broadcasting. We will have some pretty big surprise names that we will be announcing as we get closer to summer. Stay Tuned
New Sponsor MN RØKKR
Minnesota Røkkr sponsors the Call of Duty league for MNVL, which would not be available without their support. They also make sure this league and its players get the attention they deserve by backing a weekly stream for the COD matches.
Minnesota Røkkr is a Minnesota based professional Call of Duty team competing in the CDL (Call of Duty League).
Minnesota Røkkr will also provide opportunities for MNVL players to interact with esports professionals and industry experts.
Learn more about the team at https://version1.gg/teams/call-of-duty/
Spring Season State Championship and All Star Weekend
State Championship Information:
The MNVL Spring 2021 State Championship will take place over one weekend, Thursday-Sunday, at the end of May. It will, unfortunately, be a fully online event due to covid restrictions. Hopefully next season we can return to LANs. Because of this, the entire event will be streamed on the MNVL Twitch (linked below).
Dates: May 20-23
Schedule:
Thursday
Super Smash Bros 4:30-8:00PM
Friday
Minecraft 4:30-8:00PM
Saturday
Chess 11:00AM-3:00PM
Rocket League 4:00-8:00PM
Sunday
Overwatch 11:00AM-3:00PM
Call of Duty: 4:00-8:00PM
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
Who will make it?
Rocket League: Top 8 Teams
Overwatch: Top 8 Teams
Valorant: Top 8 Teams
Super Smash Brothers: Top 16 Players
Chess: Top 16 Players
Minecraft: Top 8 Teams
Call of Duty: Top 8 Teams
All Star Weekend
MNVL All Star Weekend will be a for-fun-only event that we will throw at the end of the season. We will invite the best players from each game to participate in fun gaming activities each night while we stream all the action. More info will be released closer to the date!
Dates: May 28-30
Schedule: Friday - Sunday: 4:00-8:00PM
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
MNVL Youtube
View our new YouTube channel where we will highlight our players in weekly content!
OW player Renji looks into the camera as the coaches for Henry Sibley chat in the background.
