Participants will compete in NHL 22 on Xbox Series S|X (US and Canada) and Playstation 4 (Sweden and Finland) in a 1-on-1 format with the online qualifying being a double elimination bracket moderated by official tournament organizer, League Gaming.
There will be four qualifying tournaments for North American players taking place on the following dates: January 8-9, January 15-16, January 22-23 and January 29-30, and an online North American semi-final on February 3 to get the final two players from the North American Region. Sweden and Finland will have one tournament that will take place January 15-16 to get two finalists from the European Region. The final four participants will go to The Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress for a final showdown on February 12 with the action streamed LIVE on
twitch.tv/LightningNHL
. The Finals Event will feature live best-of-three matches.
The stream commentary will come from Rare Drop, the Official Content Partners of Bolts Gaming.
Bolts Chel Challenge North American registrations open on December 29, 2022 at 5 p.m. EST. Players can register by visiting TampaBayLightning.com/ChelChallenge. Participants must be 16 years of age or older and from a qualifying country to be eligible. Sweden and Finland registrations will open at a later date in early January. Due to the unknown future effects of the COVID-19 global health crisis and any related impacts, the Lightning will continue to monitor all factors and reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify the timing and/or format of the Finals Event, including but not limited to postponing the Finals Event or holding the Finals Event in a virtual format.
Fans are encouraged to follow the action and join the Bolts Gaming community via Twitter (
https://twitter.com/boltsgaming
).
