May 2021 Newsletter
Contents
A Word from the League
State Championship Updates
State Championship and All Star Weekend information
Summer Plans
MNVL Youtube Video of the Month
A Word from the League
Hey all,
As we get closer to the end of our spring season and start looking to summer, we just wanted to thank all of you for the tireless work you put in to make this season great. We see our coaches and students building the Minnesota esports community as they connect with one another each week. Sometimes it is not easy, but in the end we know it is worth it for our students.
In this newsletter you will find some important information leading into the State Tournament and All Star Weekend. If you are a coach or player you will definitely want to check that section out for all the information you will need.
Lastly, we are sharing our first glimpse at what our summer programming will look like. We have a couple of free seminars for any school trying to start a program, as well as two virtual summer camps planned. Share these with anyone you think would be interested. Registration for the free seminar is open now, and the summer camps will have registrations announced by the end of spring season.
Looking forward to growing this with you all,
MNVL
State Championship Updates
Rocket League will be increasing those accepted to the tournament from the top 8 teams to the top 16 teams. Teams will be chosen based off of win/loss record first, and then by game differential.
Streams for two of our tournaments will be moved to give our students a very rare and special chance to play on a professional esports team stream! (More below)
The State Tournament for Call of Duty will be featured on the Minnesota Røkkr's official Twitch page! Our players will be featured on a real Call of Duty League (CDL) team broadcast!
The State Tournament for Rocket League will be featured on Torrent Esports' official Twitch page! Our players will be able to say they played on a top 10 RLCS team's stream! (Torrent is based in Minnesota)
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 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).
There will be an all-team meeting 30 minutes prior to each tournament in the MNVL Discord. All that participating teams must do is be online and show up to the meeting ready to compete!
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 (on Alpine Esports Stream)
Sunday
Overwatch 11:00AM-3:00PM
Call of Duty: 4:00-8:00PM (on MN Rokkr Stream)
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
Who will make it?
Rocket League: Top 16 Teams (Increased from top 8)
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 (NEW INFORMATION)
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. Coaches will be contacted for nominating their all star candidates the week of the State Tournament.
Dates: May 28-30
Schedule: All days are from 4:00-8:00PM Central
Friday: SSBU and Minecraft
Saturday: Chess and Rocket League
Sunday: Overwatch and Call of Duty
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
Summer Plans
Free 2 Day Seminar: How to Start an Esports Program (Day 1) + Joining the Minnesota Varsity League (Day 2)
Dates: (6:00pm-8:30pm Central Time)
May 31 + June 1
August 23 + 24
September 13 + 14
(Note: You must be a school employee in Minnesota to attend)
Summer Camps:
This year we are planning to offer two virtual summer camps occurring in July and August. We hope these will lay the groundwork for in person camps once our lives are back to normal. More specific information on these camps will be released before the end of the Spring season.
Camp 1: Esports Broadcasting Camp
Our first camp will teach students all the skills they will need to run their own esports broadcast, whether personal or for their school. They will learn from some of the top broadcasting professionals in esports today.
Camp 2: MNVL + Alpine Esports Rocket League Skills Camp
In the second camp attendees will get training from RLCS players, coaches, and analysts as well as other very special guests from the world of professional esports.
MNVL Youtube
View our new YouTube channel where we will highlight our players in weekly content!
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