Participants will be split into two brackets: one for European and one for North American contestants. European contestants will compete in NHL 21 on PlayStation 4/5 in a 1-on-1 format with the online qualifying being a double elimination bracket moderated by official tournament organizer, League Gaming. North American contestants will compete in NHL 21 on Xbox One/Series X in a 1-on-1 format with the online qualifying being a double elimination bracket also moderated by League Gaming.
European qualifying will be the weekend of May 22 - 23, 2021 while the North American qualifying will take place between May 22 - June 13, 2021. The final four participants of each bracket will compete in a final showdown on June 18 (European bracket) and June 19 (North American bracket) with the action streamed LIVE on
Twitch.tv/boltsgamingofficial
. Each regional Finals will feature live best-of-three matches with the winners taking home $5,000 each. Finals stream commentary will be provided by Cam "No Sleeves" Halbert and Wayne Cafariella from Rare Drop, the Official Content Partners of Bolts Gaming.
Bolts Chel Challenge contestants can register by visiting
TampaBayLightning.com/ChelChallenge
. Participants must be 16 years of age or older and from a qualifying country to be eligible.
Fans are encouraged to follow the action and join the Bolts Gaming community across its social channels, including via Discord (
https://discordapp.com/invite/mcGufrK
) and Twitter (
https://twitter.com/boltsgaming
).
