November 2021 Newsletter
Contents
A Word from the League
State Championship and All Star Weekend information
Divisional Playoffs: Rocket League Varsity
Winter Series Information
MNVL Youtube Video of the Month
A Word from the League
Hey all,
We are midway through fall season and getting closer to the State Tournament. We just wanted to thank all of our coaches for the tireless work you put in wrangling your students, making sure they are where they need to be, and all the other headaches a coach has to deal with. We all know this work can dramatically affect the lives of our students for the better, and each coach not only contributes to their own players development but also to the entire state's by being leaders in building the Minnesota academic esports community.
We at MNVL pledge to always serve this community in which you lead, and know we are very much a part of it. Our leadership is also a coach, and we have had seven of our own student competitors as interns or employees working to help build this with us. We also love when our coaches and players have ideas or want to see things changed. That is why we consistently ask for your opinions on league decisions, and we thank you for the input you provide us with and the passionate discussions we have in our discord (they are fun to be a part of). We will be implementing many of these changes for future seasons (more info on that in future newsletters).
In this newsletter you will find some important information leading into the State Tournament and All Star Weekend. If you are a coach or player you will definitely want to check that section out for all the information you will need.
Looking forward to growing this with you all,
Minnesota Varsity League
State Championship Updates
Valorant will be increasing those accepted to the tournament from the top 8 teams to the top 16 teams. Teams will be chosen based off of win/loss record first, and then by game differential within their groups. The top 5 from each group will make the tournament, with the 6th place finisher from one group with the best win/loss also making it.
Streams for two of our tournaments will be moved to give our students a very rare and special chance to play on a professional esports team stream! (More below)
The State Tournament for Call of Duty will be featured on the Minnesota Røkkr's official Twitch page! Our players will be featured on a real Call of Duty League (CDL) team broadcast!
The State Tournament for Rocket League will be featured on Torrent Esports' official Twitch page! Our players will be able to say they played on a top 10 RLCS team's stream! (Torrent is based in Minnesota)
Fall Season State Championship and All-Star Weekend
State Championship Information:
The MNVL Fall 2021 State Championship will take place over one weekend, Thursday-Sunday, at the beginning of December. It will be a fully online event due to covid restrictions. Hopefully next season we can return to LANs. Because of this, the entire event will be streamed on the MNVL Twitch (linked below) and the Twitch channels of our sponsors (info above).
There will be an all-team meeting 30 minutes prior to each tournament in the MNVL Discord. All that participating teams must do is be online and show up to the meeting ready to compete!
Dates: Dec 2-5
Schedule:
Thursday
Super Smash Bros 4:00-8:00 PM
Friday
Valorant 4:00-8:00 PM
Saturday
Chess 11:00AM-3:00PM
Rocket League 4:00-8:00 PM (on Torrent Esports Stream)
Sunday
Minecraft 11:00AM-3:00PM
Call of Duty: 4:00-8:00PM (on MN Rokkr Stream)
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
Who will make it?
Rocket League: Top 16 Teams
14 from Varsity
2 from Junior Varsity
Valorant: Top 16 Teams
Super Smash Brothers: Top 16 Players
Chess: Top 16 Players
Minecraft: Top 8 Teams
Call of Duty: Top 8 Teams
All-Star Weekend
MNVL All-Star Weekend will be a for-fun-only event that we will throw at the end of the season. We will invite the best players from each game to participate in fun gaming activities each night while we stream all the action. Coaches will be contacted for nominating their all-star candidates the week of the State Tournament.
Dates: December 10-12
Schedule: All days are from 4:00-8:00 PM Central
Friday: SSBU and Valorant
Saturday: Chess and Rocket League
Sunday: Minecraft and Call of Duty
Location: Twitch.tv/mnvl
Rocket League Varsity: Divisional Playoffs
This is a reminder that instead of a regular-season game in Week 8, Varsity Rocket League will have a double-elimination tournament.
Date: November 28th
Start Time: 12pm (noon)
Format: Single group double-elimination.
Series Length: Best of three until finals. Finals a best of five.
Advancement to State: Top 4 teams from each group + the 5th place finisher from two groups based on win/loss and game differential.
Winter Series
Below you will find a sneak peak of our plans for this Winter. We will be running several tournaments during the months of January and February. These tournaments are open to all, and players do not need to play exclusively with their school (except for the LoL Invitational and the Border Battle). More specifics on these tournaments, their formats, and how to register will drop in our next newsletter.
Winter Series
Weekly Tournaments and Events starting the week of January 10th and ending with the Border Battle on Feb 19th:
Week 1: League of Legends Invitational
Week 2: Rocket League 1v1
Week 3: Valorant Off Game Modes
Week 4: Call of Duty Vanguard
Week 5: Minecraft and SSBU
Week 6: Border Battle Qualifiers for Rocket League, Overwatch, and Super Smash Brothers
Week 7: Border Battle: Wisconsin vs Minnesota
MNVL YouTube
Check out our new Youtube channel where we will highlight our players in weekly content!
