Twitch and Kick streamer Felix ‘xQc’ Lenyel revealed that he will be working with NetEase Games to host the xQc Invitationals for Marvel Rivals.
Scheduled for May 9th, the upcoming tournament will have a $250,000 (~£194,000) prize pot, with major sums contributed by the controversial Canadian content creator himself.
The announcement was made by xQc live on stream before being posted on YouTube, where he shared that top streaming personalities will compete for the lions’ share of the cash prize.
He said: “Chat, I’ve been working on this for months now, and finally I can kind of, like, announce it. May 9th, put it on your schedule: xQc Marvel [Rivals] Invitational, $250k prize pool.
“I’m putting a lot of my own money in the prize pool. Actually real and true, it’s finally happening, I’ll be able to host my own tournament for the first time in forever. So that’s happening, 100% locked in.”
Specific details of the tournament, including formats and participating teams, have yet to be disclosed. However, xQc shared that he will be ‘running the shows this time,’ but may also play a more active role in the tournament.
“I hope I can make it a good, balanced and cool event,” he said. “And I might play it and cast it.
“I might do a kind of dual production thing where, like, I’m trying to win as well. And if I’m out or not, I can cast the other games as well. So other people [could] like take over if I can’t like be casting or whatever.”
We also know, based on the flyer shared, that the tournament will be livestreamed on xQc’s Twitch channel. It is currently unknown if the tournament will also be broadcast on Marvel Rivals’ channels.
It’s not the first time we have seen the smash-hit hero shooter host tournaments with content creators, as Disguised Toast also held multiple Creator Cups earlier this year, albeit with a much smaller prize pool.
Marvel Rivals Season 2: Hellfire Gala will be packed full of tournaments. With the upcoming Marvel Rivals Championships, monthly PlayStation Cup and more, the game’s competitive scene has only continued to grow since the game launched.
