gaming tournament

Competitive video game event

A gaming tournament is an organized competition where players or teams compete in video games, typically in elimination brackets or league formats.

These range from casual local events to massive esports championships with professional players and substantial prize pools: She qualified for the regional gaming tournament.

The term covers everything from fighting game showdowns to battle royale competitions.

Related

double elimination · group stage · elimination · finals · best of five · leaderboard · trophy · LAN · arcade · versus · multiplayer · competitive · streamer · arena · prize · prize pool · clutch · matchup

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Opposites
competitive structure

gaming tournamentcasual play

Unstructured recreational activity

casual gaming · free play · scrimmage · friendly match · sandbox mode

social/participatory mode

gaming tournamentsingle-player campaign

Game's lone story progression

story mode · campaign mode

formality and organization

gaming tournamentspontaneous play

Unstructured, unplanned recreation

private match · LAN party · game night

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G