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Organizing a tournament – Behind the scenes

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New Season of A1 Adria League is near and we are working hard on making it work from season to season. After 6 successful years and 12 seasons in total, with 13th around the corner, you probably wonder how we managed to keep things running smoothly. It takes a lot of hard work, great people, commitment, and a positive environment to start with. Here is what you need to know if you maybe one day want to organize your tournament.

Make your esports tournament

The Esports industry is rising and is already on par with sports competitions regarding marketing, success, viewership, and so on. There’s no doubt that this is the future. So how can you be a part of it? Before you can start creating your own tournament, you need to sit down with your team and talk logistics. It takes a lot of planning to get the show on the road, including the venue, where it will take place, equipment, and staff.

Venue: make sure you find a place big enough to fit your team, the whole equipment, the stage, all the people attending, booths, etc.

Equipment: For a LAN event for your tournament you will need many PCs, consoles, monitors, and other gaming gear.

Staff: Whether it’s on LAN or online you need people who will help you with the tournament. You should have broadcasting talents, admins who record the outcomes of matches, make sure players are following rules, give out penalties when those are broken, technical staff who will make sure the sound and video are in order, officiators, security, etc.

Another important thing is rules and regulations, as well as the type of the tournament, will it be a single or a double elimination, round-robin format, etc? It goes without saying but you need to be familiar with the games you are hosting, what they require from equipment, and know the players and teams. This ensures no hiccups during the planning and the event itself.

Take a look at the video below to see how we did it in season 7.

Students, sign up and compete in the A1 Student eChallenge!

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Another season of A1 Adria League is just around the corner and as always we are not just letting pro players and teams compete and have fun playing their favorite games. Once again students from Croatia will have a chance to show who is the best and compete in the student league this June. Don’t wait up as A1 Student eChallenge is very near. Read on to find out how to sign up and which games we are hosting.

A1 Student eChallenge will feature three games

Everyone needs a break from studying and we know that video games are one of the best ways to relax and enjoy your free time. So why not make a little money on the side while gaming, and compete with your colleagues for the right to call yourself the best? If you were wondering where you can do that, the answer is here, in our A1 Adria League tournament.

This season students from Croatia will be able to compete in CS2, Rocket League, and EAFC24. Choose your game and don’t waste any more time, since you can only sign up until June 5th. Contact your student services for application and you’re all set.

Now regarding the games themselves, Rocket League and EAFC24 will be played from the 10th to 14th of June. The games will be BO3 until we reach the semifinals and played off stream. This stage will be BO5. On the last day, 14.06, we will have the grand finals and the fight for third place in both games on stream in the BO7 format.

Counter-Strike 2 is scheduled for the 17th until the 21st of June. The bracket will be BO1 in this case until the finals. Finals and the match for third place will however be BO3 and we will stream both matches on 21st of June. You can watch all the games on our YouTube or Twitch channel.

For more information regarding the A1 student eChallenge, follow our social media accounts on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

A1 Adria League Season 13 is waiting for you!

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If you thought that this year you wouldn’t be participating in the A1 Adria League or watching the best regional players and teams, you are mistaken. Even though we are starting a bit later this year, we are more than ready to show you what we have planned for the 13th and 14th season. Keep reading to find out more!

Seven games, a LAN event, and a whopping prize pool

This year we are proud to inform you that we will be hosting 6 different games in both A1 Adria League seasons. Four games we will stream throughout the whole season while two of them will be a part of mini tournaments. All year long you will be able to enjoy CS2, EAFC23, EAFC24 Mobile, and Brawl Stars. We don’t want to reveal everything from the start, so stay tuned for the remaining two games! All we will say is that first one is from Riot Games, second one is a legendary fighting game, and the third is a very popular battle royale.

The prize pool for both seasons will be more than 40.000 Euros, and we are starting the league with the first qualifiers of the s13 on June 8th. Leaving you time to practice and prepare, since the competition is fierce each year. And while the 13th season will have a finale online, the ending for the 14th season will be a LAN party as a part of the Reboot event sometime in November!

As far as the format goes, for CS2, we will have six qualified teams and two invited to compete for the top prize. The group stage will be double elimination and the top 4 will move on to playoff.

Football lovers will enjoy EAFC24 and EAFC24 Mobile throughout four qualifiers, group stage, and finals. The group stage will contain four groups of four players. The remaining eight players will advance to the second stage of groups where there will be two groups with four players. From there we will get the best four who will compete in the playoffs.

Last but not least, Brawl Stars will have four qualifiers as well while the group stage is double elimination where the best 16 teams will compete in BO5/BO3 series.

For more information follow our social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and watch the league on YouTube. Twitch or Kick.