MLB The Show 24 Announces $100,000 eSports Championship Series

Today, MLB The Show 24 announced the format for this year’s eSports program. Along with a new community event, a new pro circuit format has been created to find out who are the best players in North America. These players will compete over several months for their share of the $100,000 prize pool.

Bullpen Bash

The first event announced today is the new Bullpen Bash. This community event is open to all players on any supported console. The qualifier will take place on May 18^th and 19^th, with the top eight players advancing to the playoffs. The playoffs will be on June 1^st and 2^nd. The payouts for the top eight players are listed below:

• 1^st Place: $6,000
• 2^nd Place: $4,000
• 3^rd-4^th Place: $1,500
• 5^th-8^th Place: $500

Registration for the Bullpen Bash is now open and closes on May 15^th.

Championship Series

The MLB The Show 24 Championship Series will serve as the premier eSports tournament this year. This event will combine the Summer and Fall Circuits from previous years, along with a Wild Card round. This tournament will have the very best of the best in the MLB The Show community competing for their share of the $100,000 prize pool.

The Summer and Fall Circuits will function similarly to how they have in the past. Two Qualifiers will be held for each Circuit, with the top four players from each qualifier advancing to that Circuit’s Upper Round Playoffs, with the following 16 players advancing to the Lower Round Playoffs. The Upper Round Playoffs include an 8-player round-robin followed by a 4-player, single-elimination bracket. The Lower Round Playoffs are a single, 32-player single-elimination bracket.

Players that place within the top 40 in each of the Circuits will earn Circuit Points. These points will determine who will qualify for the Grand Finals. The six players with the most Circuit Points after both Circuits have concluded will be guaranteed spots in the Grand Finals. Meanwhile, players ranked 7-14 will qualify for the Wild Card tournament. The Wild Card tournament will be a double-elimination bracket, with the top two players advancing to the Grand Finals.

The dates and payouts for each of the Circuits are listed below:

Dates

Summer Circuit

Registration Opens May 11^th

Open Qualifier 1: June 8^th & 9^th

Open Qualifier 2: June 22^nd & 23^rd

Playoffs: June 29^th & 30^th

Fall Circuit

Registration opens June 30^th

Open Qualifier 1: August 3^rd & 4^th

Open Qualifier 2: August 10^th & 11^th

Playoffs: August 17^th & 18^th

Wild Card

September 13^th-15^th

Grand Finals

Quarter Finals: September 21^st & 22^nd

Semi Finals: September 28^th

Grand Final: September 29^th

Prizing

The Summer and Fall Circuits each have a $25,000 prize pool. The exact breakdown is below.

MLB THE SHOW 24 SUMMER AND FALL CIRCUITS

MLB THE SHOW 24 GRAND FINALS

The Grand Finals has a $51,000 prize pool. The exact breakdown is below.