SQUARE ENIX today announced that FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER will hold its first-ever official online tournament in North America in August 2022. Starting today until August 4th, 2022, at 11:59 PM PDT, players can register for the tournament and test their skills for a chance to win various exciting rewards, including a piece of the $10,000 cash prize pool. The top 50 teams, with each team composed of three players, will need to prove their mettle during in-game qualifiers and preliminaries, and face-offs to determine the top three SOLDIER candidate team.
- Key Dates:
- Tournament Registration: Now (July 22, 2022) – August 4th, 2022 at 11:59PM PDT
- In-game Qualifiers: August 12th, 2022 – August 14th, 2022
- *Please check the official site or rules for In-game Qualifiers active times.
- Preliminary Round: August 21st, 2022
- Finals Round: August 27st & 28th, 2022
- The Finals will be broadcasted on the official Square Enix Twitch channel.
- Rewards and Prizes:
- Free Participation Rewards – All players who register and participate in the in-game Qualifiers will receive free participation rewards, such as an in-game title and banner, and a character and weapon skin exclusive to the tournament.
- Cash Prize Pool – The winners of the tournament will have the opportunity to claim a grand $10,000 cash prize pool. The cash prize pool will be broken down into the following:
- First Place: $6,000 USD ($2,000 USD per player)
- Second Place: $3,000 USD ($1,000 USD per player)
- Third Place: $900 USD ($300 USD per player)
- MVP: $100 USD
- Physical Items from RAZER – Finalists will have the chance to battle their way to victory and win various mobile hardware accessories from RAZER, including a Kishi Controller for mobile and an Opus X Wireless Headset.
- In-game Rewards – Lastly, the winners can get their hands on tons of Shinra Credits to splurge on in-game items and cosmetics.
