Alliance Tournament XXI Starts Tomorrow
Pilots and pundits, strategists and spectators, prepare yourself for three days of intense PvP as Alliance Tournament XXI kicks off tomorrow!
Follow the action on Twitch, with the first match kicking off at 14:00 UTC on 24 October. Last year’s champions, the Tuskers Co. face Deteriorated in what promises to be a fierce opening round.
Want to catch up before the action begins? All the matches from the qualifier tournament are available on YouTube, and EVE Partner Damian Warlock has assembled a recap from weekend one:
Tournament Field
This year saw 54 alliances enter, including the top four from ATXX. Now only 32 remain. Here’s who’s still standing and when they fight:
Name (Play time in UTC) | Name (Play time in UTC) |
|---|---|
Bright Side of Death (19:00) | Of Essence (17:40) |
D-sync. (16:20) | Paper Numbers (18:40) |
Deepwater Hooligans (14:40) | Platinum Sensitivity. (18:20) |
Deteriorated (14:00) | Polaris Mercenary Alliance (17:20) |
Doro Sweetpunch (15:00) | Psychokids. (17:40) |
Evasive Maneuvering. (18:00) | Punishing Gray Raven (17:00) |
Fraternity. (14:40) | Ragequit Cancel Sub (15:20) |
Goonswarm Federation (15:20) | Rote Kapelle (18:40) |
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (19:00) | Rusty Hyenas Clan (19:20) |
It Worked In Testing (15:00) | Sedition. (14:20) |
L A Z E R H A W K S (14:20) | Seker Matar (17:20) |
Meta Reloaded (16:00) | SONS of BANE (16:20) |
Minmatar Fleet Alliance (18:20) | Standard Protocol (15:40) |
N E R V. (18:00) | Test Alliance Please Ignore (15:40) |
Neon Nightmares (16:00) | The Tuskers Co. (14:00) |
Odin's Call (19:20) | TRUTH. HONOUR. LIGHT. (17:00) |
The carnage continues through the weekend, with matches resuming Saturday at 14:00 UTC. On Sunday, the action begins an hour earlier at 13:00 UTC as we enter best-of-three and best-of-five stages. Stay up to date via the schedule sheet, at the AT page, or by using !schedule in Twitch chat.
Gridlocked & Loaded
Content for newcomers has flourished this season. EVE University has hosted AT talks for newer capsuleers, and EVE Rookies offered a practice team for players interested in trying out the tournament format in an easy-to-drop-in role.
Meanwhile, CCP Lumi’s new podcast, Gridlocked, is breaking down the format and helping more capsuleers get tournament-ready. Catch it on Spotify or YouTube now!
I Predict a Riot
Thanks to a new partnership between the Caldari State and the Independent Gaming Commissions (IGC), this year’s tournament is packed with prizes, for competitors and spectators alike.
Head to the ATXXI brackets on Challonge and click “Predictions” to enter your picks. You’ll need to complete 93 choices and select your chosen winners to be eligible.
The top 10 scores win big:
2nd: 6000 PLEX
3rd: 3000 PLEX
4th: 1500 PLEX
5th: 1000 PLEX
6th: 500 PLEX
7th: 500 PLEX
8th: 500 PLEX
9th: 200 PLEX
10th: 200 PLEX
Two additional entries will be randomly selected for bonus rewards, so even if you don’t feel especially predictive, you still have a shot! We’ll be contacting the winners using the email address submitted on Challonge, so please ensure you enter your details correctly.
Additionally, you can invest Twitch channel points (Loyalty Points) in predictions for each match. Guess correctly and you can multiply your points, which can be exchanged for a random GalNet Streamcast SKIN. Win or lose, it’s worth tuning in.
SKINs, Drops & Decals
Every tournament season, the IGC works hard to produce prize ships and SKINs for participants. To maintain a healthy bottom line, they also make a series of celebratory SKINs available to the public.
They are available in the store now!
A few of these SKINs have also been made available to ATXXI viewers. The Griffin and Skybreaker Shattered Paradigm SKINs will be given out as Twitch Drops, in addition to a Caldari-themed colour and decal for SKINR.
But wait, there’s more!
IGC has chosen two prize ships from Caldari designers, the Skua and Anhinga, and engineers are currently hard at work fine-tuning the designs. Now that the tournament is approaching, they’ve shared more details about these powerful vessels:
The flurry of sponsors for the Alliance Tournament doesn’t stop at the prize ships. A new Caldari Victory SKIN range has been created, where 10 SKINs will be awarded to each team securing a win.
Make sure you tune into Alliance Tournament XXI and don’t miss a single, action-packed moment.
