Mario Kart League Season 8
League begins October 5, 2024 | 4:00pm EST
Online in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Discord
Hosted by PlayEX Esports
MK League is BACK for Season 8!
Join us virtually for the return of our most beloved series! This is a 100% ONLINE tournament league. In past seasons, we've hosted players from over 13 countries!
The league is hosted entirely online using Discord, and friend room lobbies in MK8DX. You can compete in any or all of the qualifiers. Throughout the season, your points will be totaled and the top players will go on to the Semifinals and Grand Finals!
Each stage of the tournament will be broadcast LIVE on Twitch, featuring live commentary from our world-class Stream Team! This league is perfect for players brand new to the competitive scene, and seasoned competitors alike - learn tactics from pros in a friendly environment. We pride ourselves on Mario Kart League being one of the most inclusive competitive experiences.
Weekly entry fee: $15.00 USD | Weekly prizes = 50% of all entry fees for that week cash
View the league standings here:
Event Schedule
October 5
Qualifier #1
4:00pm EST
November 2
Qualifier #2
4:00pm EST
November 16
Qualifier #3
4:00pm EST
December 7
Qualifier #4
4:00pm EST
December 21
Qualifier #5
4:00pm EST
January 11
Qualifier #6
4:00pm EST
Rules / Format
6 QUALIFIERS → SEMIFINALS → GRAND FINALS
Qualifier Weeks:
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ROUND 1 (General Play): Players divided up evenly into friend room lobbies using snake seeding (based on avg. season score - if no score, random placement). Lobbies play 12 races. 6 players advance directly to Qualifier Finals - made up evenly from top players from each lobby (if 2 lobbies, top 3, if 3 lobbies, top 2, etc - uneven lobby numbers will be top 1, followed by top scores across lobbies).
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ROUND 2 (Second Chance): Players who have not advanced to Qualifier Finals split evenly into lobbies for Second Chance - lobbies play 6 races. Same advancing rules as Round 1 apply.
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ROUND 3 (Qualifier Finals): Made up of 11 advancing players, plus tournament operator as lobby host. Lobby plays 12 races.
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Top 3 at end of round 3 qualify for season semifinals (if player has already qualified, 4th place qualifies and so on...)
QUALIFIER POINTS:
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Players who do not advance to qualifier finals awarded points earned from their Round 1 races, plus 18. Top 11 are awarded points earned in round 3 plus points earned in round 1.
QUALIFIER PRIZES:
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Prizes awarded to top 3 in each qualifier (50% of entry fees for cash prize pool)
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1st place: 50% of prize pool
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2nd place: 30% of prize pool
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3rd place: 20% of prize pool
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Semifinals:
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Top 24 - made up from 3 players each qualifier, 6 wildcard spots awarded to top 6 overall scoring players from qualifier rounds (from players not already qualified)
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2 friend room lobbies (snake seeding based on avg. score from qualifier rounds)
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24 races
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Top 6 from each lobby advance to grand finals
Grand Finals:
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Top 12 - made up from top 6 in each semifinal lobby.
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24 races
Registration
