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The Arena Kings Season 8 starts on September 22 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST and will happen every Wednesday until December 15. In this event, streamers will battle in a series of 3|0 blitz arenas to take the Arena King crown and a share of the more than $40,000 prize fund.

Just like in the previous season, the top 16 players from each Arena tournament will advance to a knockout stage starting five minutes after the arena with additional prizes. There will also be dedicated Chess960 arenas during specific weeks of this season.

The event is open for all Chess.com members to participate, with Twitch affiliates or partners who stream their participation being eligible to win prizes.

All Arena Kings season 8 will be broadcast live with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV. You can also watch the broadcast either on our official Twitch and YouTube channels or on our Chess.com Events Twitch channel.

Below you can see the format for every event of this season of Arena Kings.

Arenas

Knockout Events

Arena Kings Championship

Championship Final

Arena Kings Season 8 has aprize fund of more than $40,000, detailed below:

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.

All Chess.com members can participate in Arena Kings Season 8. However, participants must stream their participation and meet all the requirements below to be eligible for prizes:

All Streamers

Twitch Streamers

YouTube Streamers

By participating in Arena Kings, streamers agree that Chess.com can use the content for mashup/highlights (will always reference original channel and source) and also gives permission for the Chess.com commentary broadcast to show live look-ins of the player's stream during the event.

The Arena Kings Championship qualifiers work on a point-based system. Streamers collect points during the entire season leading up to the Championship Final. Players need to accumulate at least 100 points throughout the season to qualify for the Arena Kings Championship. The list below details how to earn points:

We will publish the results of the Arena Kings Season 8 here.

To play in the event you should follow the steps below:

Read more:
Arena Kings Season 8: All The Information - Chess.com