Elite Gaming Channel is proud to present the first event of the EGC Masters Series. The EGC Masters Winter, the first major Age of Empires IV event of 2025 with a $20,500 prize pool!
What is the EGC Masters Series?
The EGC Masters Series is the first global esports circuit in Age of Empires IV, featuring the best players from around the world. Each major event in Age of Empires IV will award a qualifying seat to the circuit’s final event, with EMS points awarded for players who reach the main stages.
Then, the EMS points will be used as a metric for seeding in later tournaments. And the best players at the end of the circuit will qualify for the final event!
Direct link to the league: https://www.start.gg/league/egc-masters-series/details
The EGC Masters Winter format
Eight players will qualify from the seeding, and eight players will qualify from the qualifiers. Two separate qualifiers will take place on January 11th and 12th, with four players advancing to the Main Event each day!
Thereafter, the first stage of the Main Event will be a four-group GSL Group Stage format. The top four seeds will be seeded by default, and then the players will be randomly seeded every four seeds. This will make for some intense groups with plenty of surprises!
And last but not least, Playoffs to determine the winner of the first EGC Masters Series event. The top two players from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be played as a double elimination bracket. There will be no rematch in the Grand Final.
We will split a total of $500 among the qualifiers! Thanks to our Kickstarter backers, the players who didn’t make it to the Main Event but lost in a decider round will receive a prize that will be split evenly between the players.
Participation
If you are willing to compete, you can follow these steps:
Watch Live
You can watch live the EGC Masters Winter an Age of Empires IV esports tournament, on Twitch and Youtube.
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