Photo Credit: (Beyond the Summit)
From DreamHack to Eleague some of the greatest Rocket League tournaments have come from third party tournament organizers working with Psyonix. Beyond the Summit takes a different approach to their events however as they do not feature a live audience and take place in a house in Los Angeles, California.
Beyond the Summit grew popular as they popularized their laid back content heavy events in the DOTA2 circuit, and slowly the LA based company expanded to Smash and CS:GO with great success. Their latest foray is into Rocket League with a $50,000 prize pool event to take place from August 16th to the 18th as a combined effort with RL developer Psyonix.
The timing of the event is amazing as it is before Dreamhack Montreal, but will not coincide with the next RLCS competitive season. The big draw for Summit events is both the commentary and the skits, and what better place than the home of the first two RLCS World championships?
Casters, talent, and times
So far the only announcement has come from a tweet from the newly created Beyond the Summit Twitter account, but as casters and commentators are announced we will update this list. It is fair to expect an NA heavy commentator list, and especially staple names such as James “Jamesbot” Villar, Joey “Jorby” Ahrens, Randy, “Gibbs” Gibbons, and Adam “Lawler” Thorton.
Format, teams invited, prize split
So far nothing is known about the format for Rocket League Summit, but we do know that Summit has been more than willing to experiment in the past with formats. For teams attending it looks to be an invitational event similar to the ELEAGUE Cups we have had in the past, and expect the top teams from Worlds to be in attendance.
Impact for the scene
While the prize pool is not large, having more tournaments from prestigious tournament organizers is only a positive for Rocket League. While DreamHacks have been fun and Eleague always delivers, it is great to see a different type of top tier Rocket League event. We had something similar in the GoldRush days, but community events are expensive to organize and it is great to see the concept return.
Rocket League fans can expect a lot of great content and fun commentary that we are not otherwise used to. Hopefully Summit can tap into what the community cares about and really delivers an event that is memorable for both fans and pro players. Sure beats having Keemstar organize an event.
Stay tuned to RealSport for more information on the Rocket League Summit!
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