Monsters Attack! NA TFT Format Announcement

Cristian Lupasco

Dec 6, 2022 • 3 min read

In a recent video, Riot announced the details of the Monsters Attack! NA TFT competitive format. They're teaming up with Wisdom Gaming again for Monsters Attack! Wisdom will handle all broadcast production and tournament organization throughout the year.

Cups Structure

Defender Cup and Corrupted Cup

Defender Cup: January 14th-15th & January 21st-22nd

Corrupted Cup: February 11th-12th & February 18th-19th

The Defender Cup and the Corrupted Cup will kick off the competitive scene this winter. Each Cup will be a four-day, two-weekend event with the top 160 ranked sign-ups receiving an invite. 128 of the 160 players will participate in play-ins on Day 1. The top 64 players from Day 1 will move onto Day 2 of play-ins. The top 32 sign-ups will automatically qualify for Day 3 where they’ll be joined by the remaining 32 players from play-ins. The top 4 players from each Cup will qualify for the Monsters Attack! Mid-Set Finale. Every participating player will also have the chance to earn Qualifier Points based on their final placement.

Monsters Attack! Mid-Set Finale

March 3rd-5th

Next, NA’s best players show off their skills and superpowers at the Monsters Attack! Mid-Set Finale. Over three days of gameplay, this event will feature the top 4 players from both the Defender Cup and the Corrupted Cup as well as the top 24 players from Qualifier Points. The 5th-8th place players will automatically qualify for Day 3 of the Mecha Cup. The 1st-4th place players will directly qualify for the Monsters Attack! NA Regional Finals, with first place also receiving a direct invite to the Monsters Attack! Championship.

Mecha Cup

April 15th-16th & April 22nd-23rd

The Mecha Cup will be the first NA competitive event after the mid-set update, and will follow the same format as the first two cups: two days of play-ins followed by semifinals and finals the next weekend. The top 4 players from the Mecha Cup will directly qualify to the Monsters Attack! NA Regional Finals. Players will receive Qualifier Points based on their final placement.

North American Last Chance Qualifier

April 29th-30th

At the North American Last Chance Qualifier, invited players will have one last shot at qualifying for the Monsters Attack! NA Regional Finals. Invites will be extended to the top 16 player sign-ups based on a leaderboard snapshot. The top 2 players from this event will qualify for the NA Regional Finals.

Monsters Attack! NA Regional Finals

May 12th-14th

During the NA Regional Finals 24 players will compete in a three-day tournament. Invites will be extended to the top 10 players from Qualifier Points, the top 2 leaderboard point earners from each of our two leaderboard windows (covered below), the top 4 players from the Mid-Set Finale, the top 4 players from the Mecha Cup, and the top 2 players from the Last Chance Qualifier.

The number of top players who will qualify for the Monsters Attack! Championship or the Western Last Chance Qualifier will be announced at a later date. The player with the highest average placement across the entire event will also receive a spot at the Championship.

Prize Pools

The total prize pool across the NA Monsters Attack! competitive series is now $100,000. Here’s a breakdown of the prizing:

Qualifier Point Cups - $12.5k each (increased by $5k each from last set)
Mid-Set Finale - $25k (increased by $5k)
NA Regional Finals - $35k (increased by $10k)
NA Last Chance Qualifier - $2.5k