Alliance Tournament XXI Feeders & Prizes
Competitive Capsuleers!
A lot has happened since our last Alliance Tournament check-in, so let us update you on what’s already happened and what’s coming up. But first, let's get started with this year's full trailer!
The Caldari-sponsored Alliance Tournament XXI (ATXXI) is fast approaching. The first match starts on 30 August on the CCP Twitch channel and will see 50 teams battle it out in a GSL Style tournament to decide which 28 teams will reach the dual elimination main tournament rounds in October. The Alliance Tournament XXI team participants were sorted into groups live on the CCP Twitch channel, decided by the orbs of chance, pulled by our certified ballers, CCP Lumi and CCP Overload!
Alliance Tournament Format & Direct Invites
Alliance Tournament XX was rife with thrashings, expert tactics, unlikely comebacks, and plenty of explosions. The top 4 teams were given direct invites into Alliance Tournament XXI to honour those who endured and arose victorious. These four teams were:
#1 The Tuskers Co.
#2 TRUTH. HONOUR. LIGHT.
#3 Platinum Sensitivity.
#4 Ragequit Cancel Sub
The seeding for ATXXI, which determines which teams will play against each other, will be based on a combination of last year’s tournament position and the feeder tournament’s outcome. The first four seeded positions are listed above, and the remaining positions will be based on the feeder tournament’s outcome.
Schedule
Spanning two weekends, the four-day Feeders tournament kicks off at 15:00 UTC on 30 August with a match between last year’s “BBQ Boys” Seriously Suspicious against Meta Reloaded. The broadcast will start at around 14:45 over on CCPTV. The full schedule can be found here, along with a full list of competing teams.
Tournament newcomers and veterans alike will have all the action commented on by an incredibly talented player-casters and analysts. Want to flaunt your lucky tournament knowledge? We’ll be using Twitch’s native prediction functionality for each and every match. Get enough CCPTV channel points and exchange them for Streamcast SKINs, additionally, the CCP channel will also have Twitch drops enabled for additional in game rewards!
Prize Ships and Distribution
The Caldari haven’t hosted an Alliance Tournament since ATX, where the Cambion and Etana were awarded to winners Verge of Collapse, a whopping 13 years. Now, let’s glimpse the tremendous spoils awaiting our daring competitors and those rallying behind them.
Introducing the next evolution of combat in the Caldari State:
The Skua
Based on the Caldari Jackdaw Tech III Destroyer.
The Anhinga
Based on the Caldari Naga Attack Battlecruiser.
These two ships will feature considerable elegance and adjustment based on their original base ship design and will undoubtedly exude dominance on the battlefield in the hands of skilled pilots. Caldari engineers are still closely working with IGC engineers in secret to upgrade each ship with enhanced capabilities. Whilst the engineers are under heavy NDA in the production of the ships, pressure from the numerous sponsors involved in the tournament broadcast have obliged them to provide additional details before the start of the tournament in October.
Since Alliance Tournament XVII, the IGC has broadened the distribution of Alliance Tournament prize ships and notes that whilst Alliance Tournament XX was a milestone moment in the history of the Alliance tournament, the number of prizes rewarded that year was broadened substantially and overtaxed the IGC’s production capabilities. As such, expanding the prize pool as broadly is something that they would like to reserve for special occasions. Therefore, the number of ships for Alliance Tournament XXI has been restored to the numbers seen in Alliance Tournament XIX:
1st (winner of finals): 40x Skua, 40x Anhinga
2nd (loser of winner’s bracket): 20x Skua, 20x Anhinga
3rd (loser of match 61): 16x Skua, 16x Anhinga
4th (loser of match 60): 12x Skua, 12x Anhinga
Top 6 (2 teams, K.O. in losers round 6): 8x Skua, 8x Anhinga
Top 8 (2 teams, K.O. in losers round 5): 6x Skua, 6x Anhinga
Top 12 (4 teams, K.O. in losers round 4): 4x Skua, 4x Anhinga
Top 16 (4 teams, K.O. in losers round 3): 2x Skua, 2x Anhinga
A total of 140 of each ship will be rewarded.
Prize SKINS:
This year Caldari Victory SKINs will feature on nine hulls, the: Basilisk, Kitsune, Cerberus, Kestrel, Stork, Nighthawk, Scorpion Navy Issue, Rokh and Ferox Navy Issue.
Ten SKINs will be granted to a team per match victory, both in the feeder tournament the upcoming weekends and in the main tournament in October.
The Caldari state is known as a militaristic nation, founded on pillars of duty, loyalty, efficiency, and hard work. It’s a nation built on corporate capitalism, run by eight megacorporations that divide territory amongst themselves. The companies own all real estate, which they lease to their citizens. In addition, government operations and policing are also handled by independent companies funded by each of the megacorporations. Upon bidding for this year’s Alliance Tournament, the megacorporations realised that they could divert funds from other marketing avenues by leveraging additional sponsorship opportunities. The impact of this was that this year’s SKINs, like many competitive sports, are sponsored by many entities within the Caldari State. The final list of sponsors and design to best highlight is still being finalised, but a work-in-progress sample has been supplied by the chief designer.
In addition to the prizes listed above, re-introduced during Alliance Tournament XX, the Alliance Tournament cup will be updated with the winning team’s name and passed to the captain of the winning team. The physical trophy will be updated with the winning team's name, and medals will be issued by the IGC to the teams that make it to the main tournament, dependent on their finishing position.
See you all tomorrow!
