KARDS Tournament update - New Open format, OCC’s and the World Championship

Hello KARDS community!

As we near the end of summer it’s time to gear up for more KARDS tournament action throughout 2021, culminating in the epic showdown between the top four players in KARDS in Iceland for the World Championship in December!

But if you think you have to wait all the way until December for some high stakes KARDS action, we have some fantastic news to share!

[h3]Announcing a different KARDS Open![/h3]

We are making some changes to the KARDS Open moving forward to help the tournament better serve its purpose as a tournament where any player in KARDS can start earning some tournament experience and have fun while doing it.

First off we are slowing down the frequency of the KARDS Opens, hosting them every other month instead of each month. Alongside this we are increasing the prize pool for each KARDS Open from $1000 to $1500 so the overall KARDS Open Prize pool stays the same for the entire year.

Each of the tournaments will feature two separate swiss qualification weekends, giving players multiple chances to qualify for the latter part of the tournament and make their run for the prizes at the top, while providing players looking to sharpen their skills with ample opportunities to test their skills in the swiss rounds and start working their way up in the tournament scene.

The first tournament with the new format will be KARDS Open VIII which will start in August.

Signups for the two Swiss Qualifier weekends are open here: https://smash.gg/tournament/kards-open-viii/details

More details on the upcoming KARDS Open VIII can be found here.

How to register for an event on Smash and obtain your event pass: https://help.smash.gg/en/articles/2472270-registering-for-an-event

Help for how to use Smash during a tournament: https://help.smash.gg/en/articles/1465698-how-to-play-online-tournaments-on-smash-gg

[h3]The OCC Continues![/h3]

The Officer Club Championship will continue through the rest of the year, with the top 38 players on the ladder each month having a chance to compete for their share of the 1000$ cash prize and the glory of becoming the Officer Club Champion.

[h3]The World Championship journey begins![/h3]

As was mentioned in our announcement of the 2021 KARDS World Championship, the first qualifiers will start in September and will be open to all KARDS players interested in competing. The World championship will continue to run until the finals in early December.