The Silph League Arena
Arena Update
May 13, 2019: Announcing: Season 1 Championships in Chicago, Dortmund, and Santiago!
Season 1 Regional Invitationals commenced this weekend and already nearly 30 regions around the world have crowned their Regional Champion! These high-pressure battlegrounds bring the best of each region to the Arena and provide the last hurdle before receiving an invitation to Season 1 Championships!
That means it’s high time the Arena officially announced the Season 1 Championships schedule. The most elite battlers in the world will face off on three continents this Season. Without further ado…
Season 1 Championships Schedule
North American Championship :: June
The North American Season 1 Championship will be fought in Chicago, during the weekend of Chicago GO Fest! GO Fest runs from Thursday June 13th to Sunday June 16th. Here is the calendar of Silph Arena events:
June 14Friday7:00pm |
Open QualifierLocation: Butler Field, Grant Park, ChicagoRight as the GO Fest event window closes at 7pm Friday evening, the Silph Arena will host a huge Cup tournament open to all! This will be a June Cup tournament, but will offer weighted rank changes (additional to your other 10x weighted June Cup – a rare opportunity)! Follow the tournament’s page for more details soon! At least one winner from the Qualifier will also receive a ‘wildcard invite’ to Championships the next night! This is the last chance to earn a slot to compete at Championships. |
June 15Saturday5:30pm to 8:00pm |
Preliminary Finals: North American ChampionshipsLocation: Private Venue in Downtown Chicago (Competitors Only)Every Regional Representative who has earned (and reserved) their seat for North American Championships – plus at least one wildcard competitor from the Open Qualifier) will arrive at 5:30pm and face the toughest competition on the Continent! The top 8 who emerge from these prelims will face-off in the Finals at the Silph Road after-party later in the evening in front of 1 thousand spectators! |
June 15Saturday9:30pm |
Finals: North American ChampionshipsLocation: The Silph Road After-Party! Lucky Strike, 322 E Illinois St, Chicago
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European Championship :: July
The European Season 1 Championship will be fought in Dortmund, during the weekend of Dortmund GO Fest! GO Fest runs from Thursday July 4th to Sunday July 7th. Final dates, times, and venues are still being finalized, including whether an Open Qualifier will be feasible.
The Arena team is looking for more volunteers in the European region! If you are interested in helping grow the European PvP community and/or helping out during GoFest Dortmund, we invite you to apply to volunteer!
Follow this page for details as dates grow closer. For the meantime, here is the calendar of Silph Arena events:
July 5*Friday7:00pm |
[Potential] Open Qualifier*Location: TBA, DortmundAs the GO Fest event window closes at 7pm Friday evening, the Silph Arena is aiming to hold a a huge Cup tournament open to all! This will be a July Cup tournament, but will offer weighted rank changes (additional to your other 10x weighted July Cup – a rare opportunity)! At least one winner from the Qualifier will also receive a ‘wildcard invite’ to Championships the next night! This is the last chance to earn a slot to compete at Championships. * Note: This event is not yet confirmed. Please follow this page for updates. The Arena will confirm dates/times as soon as possible! |
July 6Saturday5:30pm* |
Preliminary Finals: European ChampionshipsLocation: TBA, Dortmund (Competitors Only)Every Regional Representative who has earned (and reserved) their seat for European Championships – plus at least one wildcard competitor from the Open Qualifier) will arrive at 5:30pm and face the toughest competition on the Continent! The top 8 who emerge from these prelims will face-off in the Finals at the Silph Road after-party later in the evening! * Note: This event’s start time is not yet confirmed. Please follow this page for updates. The Arena will confirm dates/times as soon as possible! |
July 6Saturday9:30pm* |
Finals: European ChampionshipsLocation: The Silph Road After-Party! TBA, Dortmund
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South American Championship :: August
The South American Season 1 Championship will be fought in Santiago, Chile during the weekend of August 17th! Final start times and details are still being finalized, including whether the Arena will hold an Open Qualifier in Santiago. Follow this page for details as dates grow closer. Here is the confirmed calendar of Silph Arena events:
17 AugSaturdayEvening* |
Preliminary Finals: South American ChampionshipsLocation: Casa Coca Cola, Dardignac 0154, Santiago (Competitors Only)Every Regional Representative who has earned (and reserved) their seat for South American Championships – plus at least one wildcard competitor from the Open Qualifier) will face the toughest competition on the Continent! The top 8 who emerge from these prelims will face-off in the Finals later in the evening! * Note: This event’s start time is not yet confirmed. Please follow this page for updates. The Arena will confirm dates/times as soon as possible! |
17 AugSaturdayEvening* |
Finals: South American ChampionshipsLocation: Casa Coca Cola, Dardignac 0154, SantiagoThe 8 South American Finalists fight for the title of South American Champion in front of spectators! Watch for an announcement about RSVP tickets soon! The Silph Arena will also be streaming the Finals live on twitch for those who can’t make it to Santiago! Stay tuned for stream details. * Note: This event’s time is not yet confirmed. Please follow this page for updates. The Arena will confirm times as soon as possible! |
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