After Axie Open League Season 1, many participants left with positive remarks and requests for more events to be held by Blytz Esports. Requests such as “a new event with higher stakes” or “events to be held every month” have pilled up on Blytz Esports for them to note down. These prayers have not gone unheard as Blytz Esports worked tirelessly to birth a whole new tournament with a new format. This new tournament is then dubbed the “GuildStack Invitationals”.
About the event
Partnered with GuildStack, an all-in-one guild management software that helps guild owners manage their operations easily, Blytz Esports invited 16 guilds from all across the globe to compete with one another to win rewards for their respective guilds. Organized on 19–21 April 2022, All participating Guilds sent their top 3 players into this tournament to battle it out with the other guilds in a 4-round round-robin format for 3 full days, with the last day solely for the top 4 guilds. Guilds will earn points for every round, winning one round will earn more points, and the top 4 guilds with the most points secure their spots for the top 4 and will battle it out on the last day for their confirmed positions.
This event is also the main stage for GuildStack, partners for this event, to show off the alpha stage of their guild management software. A round-table between guild leaders participating in the event was also held to talk about each guild’s models, challenges, and the competitive scene of P2E (Play-To-Earn).
Guilds that took part in this event are;
- ToCom Guild
- 15G Earning Guild
- P2E Scholarships
- Boxy Guild
- Madfam001
- Chosen Ones
- YGG Esports
- Ancient8
- UniX Gaming
- PIF DAO
- BlackPool Academy
- QU3ST
- AIC Guild
- BananaSpark
- P2E Gaming Guild
- PerionDAO
A tournament is not complete without amazing rewards. A prize pool total of up to $5,000 USDC is distributed to the participants of this event, with the top 4 holding the majority of the prize pool. A Blytz Esports event is never complete without a consolation prize and therefore all guilds will receive a part of the prize pool as Blytz Esports believes in “Everyone Wins, No-one loses”. GuildStack will also give out US$500 of GuildStack credits with priority exclusive access to using GuildStack’s very own platform’s beta version to all Guilds taking part in the event.
Prize Pool Distributions are listed below;
1st Place Guild: $1,500.00 USDC | 30% of Prize Pool
2nd Place Guild: $1,000.00 USDC | 20% of Prize Pool
3rd Place Guild: $775.00 USDC | 15.50% of Prize Pool
4th Place Guild: $625.00 USDC | 12.50% of Prize Pool
5th-16th Place Guild: $90.00 USDC | 1.80% of Prize Pool (EACH)
The event
The tournament was streamed and organized by Blytz Esports, The tournament gave viewers and players an interesting perspective on the Guild v Guild Esports format, which is rare in the current Axie community. A short 3-day tournament with Guilds from all ranges and sizes were competing for high rewards.
Throughout all three days, we get to witness battles between guild players against one another, using Axie tactics and card combinations of similar yet unexpected nature. From poison builds to backline killers, players made use of their Axie arsenal to give out the best outcome for them and it was so entertaining seeing these players switch out their lineups so opponents are unable to get used to their tactics. A great skill that players can learn from this tournament was “adaptation”. With only 6 registered Axie allowed for each player, the choice may seem limited to the unsuspected but it is more than enough for skilled players to mix and match combinations to keep ahead of the game. Players will not only have to face opponents with seemly unpredictable combinations but will also pick the correct Axie lineup to counter these lineups.
Upon the end of the second day, All guilds would have completed 4 rounds of round-robin, and only the top 4 guilds who have collected the most points by winning will move on to day 3 to compete for their respective positions in the top 4.
Confirmed Top 4 to take part in Day 3 (Highest to lowest);
1) Chosen Ones | 8 Points Accumulated
2) Railings University | 7 Points Accumulated
3) Unix Esports | 7 Points Accumulated
4} YGG Esports | 7 Points Accumulated
It is also noted that both YGG Esports and QU3ST had the same points and were contested for a place on Day 3. Both guilds sent Enrico from YGG Esports and Sequinox from QU3ST to battle it out in one quick and decisive match with which Enrico won the duel securing the position for YGG Esports to compete on Day 3.
Finals
Chosen Ones VS UniX Gaming
Closing the 3rd day of the tournament was the long-awaited finals of GuildStack Invitationals with Chosen Ones vs UniX Gaming. Chosen Ones fought its way to the finals undefeated with 0 losses and securing wins with all matchups. UniX gaming fought their way to the finals with an amazing win rate and came only second to Chosen Ones with 7 points. Both teams both fought ferociously bringing out their best teams and after countless draws and last-minute comebacks, only one winner can be decided in the end.
After one decisive match, Chosen Ones defeated UniX Gaming and achieved first place in GuildStack Invitationals. Placings of the top 4 were also confirmed and listed below;
1) Chosen Ones
2) UniX Gaming
3) YGG Esports
4) Railings University
An interview was also held for the Top 4 guilds. Watch the Finalists interviews below!
Congratulations to Chosen Ones for achieving first place in the GuildStack Invitationals and congratulations to all guilds who worked hard and took part in the event. Big shoutout to GuildStack for partnering with Blytz Esports in this event. A great milestone for Blytz Esports for hosting their first Guild V Guild tournament. Hope to see more collaborated events as Blytz Esports sets forward into the horizon!
Related links;
- Twitch
- Twitter
- YouTube
- GuildStack
