Canadian Twitch and Kick streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has introduced he will probably be internet hosting his personal Marvel Rivals match on his livestream.
The previous Overwatch professional revealed the match will happen Might 9, 2025 with a ginormous $250,000 (£188k) prize pool, with a lot of the cash coming from xQc himself.
The streamer pressured 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 responsibility by commentating and taking part in within the match:
“I’d do a type of a twin manufacturing factor the place, like, I’m attempting to win as nicely… and if I’m out or not, I can solid the opposite video games,” he instructed his stream.
xQc additionally confirmed that that is primarily an occasion for streamers quite than professional groups, although he remained tight-lipped about who will probably be collaborating: ” It’s going to be a bunch of different streamers and different individuals, and I’m working it. I hope I could make it a great, balanced, and funky occasion.”
This will probably be one of many largest aggressive occasions Marvel Rivals has seen after the hero shooter launched nearly 5 months in the past again in early December. Regardless of a scarcity of occasions, lots 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 once 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 received’t be capable to play in xQc’s occasion, there might not be too lengthy a watch for 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 occurred so this will probably be a great 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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