Smash @ EGLX Announced With Over $33,000 In Prizes!

[Popi]

Enthusiast Gaming, hosts of the recent Canadian national Enthusiast Gaming Live, announced yesterday that they will again be hosting tournaments for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. For Wii U at the Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo. Taking place on November 13-15 at The International Center in Missisauga, Ontario, the event will be packed with vendors, cosplay, panels, attractions and community celebrities. Alongside the two Smash games will be approximately 23 other featured titles such as Hearthstone, Street Fighter, Dota 2, League Of Legends, CSGO and the like.

Aside from all the standard convention fare, Enthusiast Gaming have announced that there will be a minimum of $200,000 in prize pools for all the games combined. Of this amount, $33000 is relegated to the two Smash games alone not including pot from entry. For the two singles events, a $15000 pot bonus will be given to both. $1500 and $1000 will be given to Melee and Smash 4 doubles respectively.

The Smash tournaments will be streamed on Enthusiast Gaming's official Twitch channel. Notable names confirmed to attend as of today include Wizzrobe, Ally, Leffen, PidgeZero_One and more.

To learn more about the convention as a whole do check out their Facebook page or official website.

PopiPenguin is stoked for this event since it means more hype for the Canadian scene! Oh how he wishes his scene would be as big as that one day. For thoughts, suggestions and ideas towards this article and future ones, follow him up on Twitter and DM him.

 

[SPAZ494]

First comment! That's my second time getting the first comment! Anyway this looks to be exciting

 

[The_NZA]

This is unreal.

 

[ItsKaden]

Dreamhack... Now this?!?!?!

 

[90007000]

Translation: ZeRo's 45th tournament win?

 

[WondrousMoose]

Competitive Minecraft? Will they have a build-off or something?

 

[Jackson]

What the hell is competitive clash of clans lol

 

[Deleted member]

...Competitive Minecraft? How do you make Minecraft into a competitive game?

 

[Spoice]

What the hell is competitive clash of clans lol

$10 gift card for first place.

 

[HeroX3]

Translation: ZeRo's 45th tournament win?

He doesn't live in Canada.

 

[Diabolical PIe]

How do I compete in Minecraft!? A WHOLE NEW WORLD COULD BE OPENED TO ME.

 

[Man Li Gi]

The best way to grow an esports is to make the payout better in competition. Hopefully, this could grow smash (and remove the silly only top 8 gets paid rule).

 

[HyLeN]

minecraft but no playstation allstars? RIP

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

What a wide selection of games. From hardcore games like Melee, Counter Strike, Street Fighter on one end of the spectrum to casual games like Clash of Clans, Sm4Sh, and Minecraft on the other end.

 

[Kotastic]

unreal man, for how much Smash has grown...

 

[Coastward]

the first tournament back in may was extremely fun, i really recommend going to this if you're thinking about it as it's only going to get better with more announcement to come.

 

[DC| Reset Bomb Jigglypuff]

How does one play competitive minecraft?

 

[Purin a.k.a. José]

Smash has grown so much That's great, and I will be looking forward to watch both games.

Competitive Minecraft sounds quite different.

 

[DavemanCozy]

Translation: ZeRo's 45th tournament win?

ZeRo can't go because "he's Mexican and not allowed in our country" -Ally
^ According to Ally, lol.

I overheard east coast may be doing a trip to here, and there may also be a guest from Japan attending too

I covered the previous event and will be covering this one again. You may look at the pictures here for the previous Enthusiast Gaming Live! ft Toryuken 4, it will take place in the same venue:
http://imgur.com/a/5AE2r#0

 

[juddy96]

ZeRo can't go because "he's Mexican and not allowed in our country" -Ally
^ According to Ally, lol.

I overheard east coast may be doing a trip to here, and there may also be a guest from Japan attending too

I covered the previous event and will be covering this one again. You may look at the pictures here for the previous Enthusiast Gaming Live! ft Toryuken 4, it will take place in the same venue:
http://imgur.com/a/5AE2r#0

As interesting as Ally makes it sound, it's actually because Chile is a visa requiring country and ZeRo doesn't have the visa.

 

[Zappdos]

Needs more competitive NFL Street 2 and pokemon stadium minigames.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

Some of those games are surprising to be there.

Never heard of them competitively.

 

[mikael fernandes]

What a wide selection of games. From hardcore games like Melee, Counter Strike, Street Fighter on one end of the spectrum to casual games like Clash of Clans, Sm4Sh, and Minecraft on the other end.

>implying sm4sh is for casuals.
melee fanboy confurmed