Madden 20 Classic Tournament Details, Live Stream Will Include Reveal of New MUT Legends Players
The Madden 20 Classic is just a day away! The annual tournament will determine the first major champion of the Madden 20 competitive season. In addition to that, EA has revealed several upcoming events including a special Twitch streamers tournament and the reveal of new MUT Legends. Here’s all the latest about what’s going on in the world of competitive Madden.
Rivals streamers event coming next week
The Twitch Esports Twitter recently announced the upcoming Twitch Rivals EA Madden NFL Challenge. In this event, popular Twitch streamers will go head-to-head in a fun-filled tournament featuring the Madden 20 game. Per the tweet, it officially begins on Friday, September 6, with the event shown on Twitch Rivals channel. It starts at 5 p.m. PDT or 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
Twitch is already a major part of the Madden world. With the exclusive EA Madden NFL Twitch channel, gamers are able to watch daily programs. These include “Good Morning Madden” where viewers watching the live stream are rewarded with Twitch drop packs in the Madden 20 Ultimate Team game. Other channels active for Madden include the MUTHEAD channel and now Twitch Rivals with the upcoming Madden 20 Challenge event.
Madden 20 Classic Tournament details
The Madden 20 Classic tournament will be the first major competitive event of the new season. This year’s edition is sponsored by Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew and begins on Friday, August 30 in Arlington, Texas. There’s a returning format too as EA Madden opened registration to anyone who wants to compete against the professionals in this year’s tournament. Those professionals include Drini who is looking to capture his third Madden championship belt. Drini was the winner at last year’s Madden Bowl event.
There are prizes for this year’s competitors from those finish No. 64 all the way to first place. Anyone finishing 49th through 64th takes home $525 each. The prizes increase from there, as players in the top 10 get several thousand dollars. Second place takes $25,000 while first place takes home a cool $35,000. Both of the top two finishers get a top 16 spot at the Madden 20 Bowl. The winner is decided in the finals set to take place September 1.
Here’s a look back at the Madden 19 Classic which took place in Las Vegas.
As mentioned, the Madden 20 Classic starts Friday and those who watch the live stream will see the early reveal for the new Madden 20 Legends players. Those player items drop in the game for Ultimate Team on Saturday. To watch the Classic Day 1, head over to the EA Madden NFL Twitch channel beginning at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PDT).
Get more of the latest information about the game at VGR’s Madden page.