Canadian Twitch and Kick streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has introduced he can be internet hosting his personal Marvel Rivals match on his livestream.
The previous Overwatch professional revealed the match will happen Could 9, 2025 with a ginormous $250,000 (£188k) prize pool, with many of the cash coming from xQc himself.
The streamer careworn he has been engaged on the occasion for months and has full inventive management. Not solely is he internet hosting and funding the occasion, he additionally plans on pulling double obligation by commentating and enjoying within the match:
“I’d do a form of a twin manufacturing factor the place, like, I’m attempting to win as effectively… and if I’m out or not, I can forged the opposite video games,” he informed his stream.
xQc additionally confirmed that that is primarily an occasion for streamers slightly than professional groups, although he remained tight-lipped about who can be taking part: ” It’s going to be a bunch of different streamers and different folks, and I’m working it. I hope I could make it a very good, balanced, and funky occasion.”
This can be one of many largest aggressive occasions Marvel Rivals has seen after the hero shooter launched virtually 5 months in the past again in early December. Regardless of a scarcity of occasions, a whole lot of big-name esports organisations have already capitalised on the sport’s reputation and created aggressive groups together with British organisation Fnatic.
Fnatic’s squad hasn’t competed since March after they completed third within the Marvel Rivals Invitational: EMEA following an in depth 3-2 collection in opposition to OG who then misplaced to Virtus.Professional within the finals. Whereas Fnatic’s gamers seemingly gained’t be capable of play in xQc’s occasion, there is probably not too lengthy a look ahead to them to compete once more as Season 2 (Hellfire Gala) of the Marvel Rivals Championships kick off in early June with open qualifiers. The Fnatic squad hadn’t been created when Season 1 happened so this can be a very good alternative for the squad to enact some revenge for the Invitational and cement their place as one of many strongest groups within the early days of the esport.
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