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The Games

    • Spring 2025 State Championship
    • The Games
      • Super Smash Bros Ultimate
      • Overwatch 2
      • Rocket League
      • Fortnite
      • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
      • Marvel Rivals
      • Valorant
    • Community Tournaments

Current Season: Fall 2025

The 2024 Fall Preseason starts September 9th! Get a first glimpse of this year's playing field, find your team to support, and follow their season journeys on LeagueSpot.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Overwatch 2

Registration deadline: 9/6/2024

Preseason: Week of 9/15/2024

Regular Season: 9/23/2024 - 11/7/2024

Playoffs:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Round 1: Tuesday 11/11/2024
Round 2: Thursday 11/13/2024

Overwatch 2
Round 1: Wednesday 11/12/2024
Round 2: Thursday 11/13/2024

IN-PERSON State Championships: December 6th @ UW - Eau Claire
Top 64 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles will be held at State on November 15th

State Championship information now available.

Seasonal Titles

Part of the power of scholastic esports is how it allows educators to meet students where they already are. In this case, games that students are already playing at home. WIHSEA currently offers structured, seasonal tournaments for the following titles:

Fall

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Platform Fighting Game
Rating: E10+

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fighting game in which players take control of various characters from various Nintendo games. Players are able to perform a series of attacks and actions to inflict damage which causes players to fly further and further until they are flung from the screen.

Overwatch 2

Platform: PC, PS5, XBOX Series
Genre: Hero Shooter
ESRB Rating: T

Overwatch 2 drops players into the heart of the action. Each player chooses a hero and joins forces with four other players to outwit and outplay an opposing team. Tanks lead the charge, absorbing damage and protecting teammates. Damage dealers unleash devastating attacks and eliminate key targets, and support heroes heal allies, boost ally abilities, and keep them in the fight.

Winter

Rocket League

Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBOX Series
Genre: Sport
ESRB Rating: E

Rocket League is a 3v3 vehicular soccer game. Cars have the ability to use rocket boosts to hit a ball into their opponent’s goal and score points over the course of a match.

Fortnite

Platform: PC, Switch, PS5, XBOX Series
Genre: Battle Royale Shooter
ESRB Rating: T

Fortnite is a 3rd person battle royale style game in which players attempt to eliminate other players from the map until one player or team is remaining.  Players and teams collect resources, build structures, and fight for space on a shrinking map area.  As the game progresses the map shrinks forcing players and teams closer together ensuring a final confrontation.

Marvel Rivals

Platform: PC, PS5, and Xbox
Genre - Hero Shooter
ESRB Rating: T for Teen

Marvel Rivals is a superhero team-based action game. Players will assemble an all-star Marvel squad composed of some of the most iconic Marvel heroes and villains in order to compete against each other in an objective-based gameplay.

Spring

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe


Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Kart Racing
ESRB Rating: E

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a kart racing game in which players compete either individually or as a team through maps inspired by various Nintendo titles. Players are able to use items to sabotage other players or aid themselves and teammates for placement within the race.

Valorant

Platform: PC
Genre: Hero Tactical Shooter
ESRB Rating: T

Valorant is a free-to-play 5 vs 5 first-person tactical hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Windows

Community Tournaments

In addition to the games of the regular seasons, the following games are featured in community tournaments:

Monthly Community Tournaments

Mondays at 7:00pm Coaches allowed to play

  • Brawl Stars (October)
  • Pokemon Unite (November)
  • Guilty Gear: Strive (December)
  • Splatoon 3 (January)*
  • Rainbow Six: Siege (February)
  • League of Legends: ARAM (March)
  • Magic the Gathering (April)

Club Seasons

7 weeks with Top 4 postseason tournament - Mondays at 4:00pm - Students Only

  • 2v2 Rocket League (Fall)
  • No Build Duos Fortnite (Fall)
  • Mario Kart Time Trials (Winter)
  • Valorant Team Death Match (Winter)
  • Smash Bros Crew Battles 3v3 (Spring)
  • Overwatch Arena (Spring)
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The titles offered are selected based on a variety of factors which include, but are not limited to, student and school interest, equitable accessibility, and licensing availability.


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