MLB The Show™ PS4™ Tournaments: Summer Circuit

Step up to the plate and compete in the MLB The Show x PS4 Tournaments: Summer Circuit
2020!

Compete for your share of the $25,000 grand prize in MLB® The Show™ PS4 Tournaments:
Summer Circuit. Win weekly rewards like stubs on your journey towards the title. The field is
open to all eligible players!

Active PS Plus membership required. Must be 18+ and reside in the USA or Canada. Multiple prizes to be awarded. Void where prohibited; restrictions apply. See official rules. Sponsor: ESL Gaming America, Inc., 1202 Chestnut Street, Burbank, CA 91506 US.

Summer Circuit Schedule

Qualifier Type	Date
Week 1 Sign Up	6/20 - 6/21
Week 2 Day 1 Sign Up Day 2 Sign Up	6/27 - 6/28
Week 3 Day 1 Sign Up Day 2 Sign Up	7/11 - 7/12
Week 4 Day 1 Sign Up Day 2 Sign Up	7/25 - 7/26
Week 5 Day 1 Sign Up Day 2 Sign Up	8/1 - 8/2
Week 6 Day 1 Sign Up Day 2 Sign Up	8/4 - 8/5
Grand FInal	8/6

Tournament Format

Online Qualifiers

There are two ways to qualify for the Finals:

Finish in the top 8 of any Open Qualifier.*
Score the highest point total across all qualifiers.

A total of 128 players will take the field for the Summer Circuit Grand Finals.

*Players who already qualified through the Open Qualifiers (Top 8) won’t be able to join other qualifiers to ensure new players have a shot at earning a Grand Finals slot.

Day 1 features a swiss format. Play six rounds against players of similar skill whether you’re a rookie or an all-star. Find enough holes in the competition to reach Day 2, the elimination bracket. The top 128 will play best of 3 matches. Outplay opponents into the top 8 to qualify for the Finals. Turn up the heat in these best of 5 faceoffs for the Open Qualifier title.

Qualifiers start at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST.

Step back into the box in multiple qualifiers for more prizes and points. The more points, the better your seeding in the finals. Moving up in the seeding is like moving up in the batting order, except your chances of standing on top of the competition increase instead of your chances of standing at the plate.

Overall Ranking - Points Distribution

Round the bases deeper into the bracket to earn more points from every qualifier. Outscore your opponents to steal a spot in the Finals!

Last Round Played	Points
Round 16	30
Round 32	15
Round 64	5
Round 128	2

Seeding

Players qualifying directly will be seeded based on their final rank in the qualifier, where the earlier qualifier will get the better seeding.

I.e. First place from Qualifier 1 will get Seed 1, First place from Qualifier 2 will get Seed 2 and so on.

The remaining seeds will be filled based on the global rankings.

Tiebreakers

Any tied players at the end of the Open Qualifiers will settle the score on the diamond with a last decider tournament for a ticket to the Grand Finals.

Format

Diamond Dynasty
3 Innings
Best of 1
Day 1: Swiss - 6 rounds
Day 2: Single-elimination
Top 128 - 16: Best of 3
Top 8: Best of 5
Team selection: A Diamond Dynasty Battle Royale team which will be drafted before the first match

How to play

Access the match event page (you will be able to see it in the my events tab)
Click "Join Now" option
Play the match
The result will be automatically submitted at the end of the match
If any bug/problem is found, please contact support directly from the match event page
As soon as the tournament starts, you will build up your team that will stay the same for the rest of the tournament. The following players restrictions will be enforced by the MLB 20 game integration:
- 2 Diamond players
- 3 Gold players
- 9 Silver players
- 9 Bronze players
- 2 Common players

Lobby

Follow these steps to start your match:

Go to your match event on PS4
Launch the game from the match event by clicking “Join Now”
MLB20 will start and you will be automatically matched with your opponent

Match Settings

Mode: Diamond Dynasty
Hitting: Hall of Fame
Pitching: Hall of Fame
Guess Pitch: OFF
Quick Counts: OFF
Strike Zone: ON
Hot Zone: OFF
Balks: OFF
Umpire Balls & Strikes: Standard
Ejections: OFF
Injuries: OFF
Presentation mode: 1

Finals

The final destination for all silver sluggers. Retire the side to claim greater prizes and glory!

Format

Single Elimination
3 Innings
Day 1
- Top 128 - Top 16: Best of 3
Day 2
- Top 16 to Top 4: Best of 5
- Finals: Best of 7

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Prizing

Take a timeout to read the full rules for prizing information.

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