Arena Kings Season 7: All The Information – Chess.com
The Arena Kings Season 7runs from May 12 through August 4. Streamers will clash in a series of 3|0 blitz arenas to fight for their piece of a $40,000 prize fund and the Arena King title.
Arenas start every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time/19:00 CEST. The top 16 streamers from each arena will be invited to join a subsequent knockout event with even more prizes. Like in previous editions of the event, Chess960 fans will be able to enjoy arenas dedicated exclusively to this variant.
The Arena Kings event is open to all Chess.com users, with Twitch Affiliates who stream during the events being eligible for winning the prizes. It's not necessary, however, to be a member of the Chess.com Streamer's Program to be eligible to win.
You can find quick links to important event information below:
All Arena Kings Season 7 matches will be broadcast live with commentary on Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/Chess.
Below you can see the format for every arena and knockout event for this season:
Arenas
Knockout Events
Arena Kings Championship
Championship Final
Arena Kings Season 7 has a total prize fund of $40,000. Below you can find more details about the prize distribution:
Weekly Arena Prize Fund: $2,500
Championship Arena Prize Fund: $10,000
If a player is eligible for more than one prize in a given week (e.g. 10th place and U1800), they will get both prizes. If a player advances to the semifinal stage of the knockout event or beyond only the higher prize will be awarded. In that case, the under-prize will be reassigned to the next eligible participant.
While every Chess.com user is invited to play in this event, only streamers are eligible for prizes. To be eligible, you must fulfill every requirement below:
The following applies to allstreamers:
For Twitch streamers:
For YouTube streamers:
Streamers who believe they are eligible for one of the U2200, U1800, or U1400 prizes should claim it by filling out this form. Please note that it may take up to 48 hours for final results and prizes to be announced.
By participating in Arena Kings, streamers agree that Chess.com can use their content for mashup/highlights. We will always reference the original channel and source of the clips used.
The Arena Kings Championship qualifiers work on a point-based system, where streamers collect points during the entire season leading up to the Championship Final. Players need to accumulate at least 100 Grand Prix points throughout the season and/or win any of the arena prizes. The list below displays how to earn Grand Prix points:
Note that points are accumulated if a player is eligible for multiple Grand Prix points in the same event (for instance, if a player wins the 9th place points and U1800 points).
All results will be listed here.
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Arena Kings Season 7: All The Information - Chess.com
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