The 2025 PlayVS Cup will be a single-elimination tournament for the champions of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 leagues. Winners of the following titles will be invited to compete in the PlayVS Cup. The PlayVS Cup is an optional end-of-season tournament operated by PlayVS.
The PlayVS Cup and its offered game titles are not affiliated with the NFHS or State Associations.
Game Titles
Chess
Fortnite: Zone Wars
Hearthstone
Madden NFL 25
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
NBA® 2K25
Overwatch 2
Rocket League
Splatoon™ 3
Street Fighter 6
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
VALORANT
PlayVS will contact first-place winners from all Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 leagues of these titles with information on how to register their teams for the event. Invitations are sent out on the following dates:
Fall winner invitations will start to go out the week of March 24, 2025
Spring winner invitations will start to go out the week of April 28, 2025
The registration deadline for those invited: May 9, 2025
If you have not received your invitation, please contact Support.
If winners do not accept their invite, runner-ups will be contacted as needed during the week of May 5th, 2025. Runner-ups will only be invited based on bracket availability and health.
Tournament Schedule
This will be a single-elimination tournament, with all PlayVS Cup teams randomly placed into a single-elimination bracket for their title.
Match Start Time (All Matches)
5:00 PM Eastern
4:00 PM Central
3:00 PM Mountain
2:00 PM Pacific
Due to the nature of a national tournament, keep in mind that your opponent may be in a very different time zone. If the original start time requires a reschedule, we encourage all participants to work together to find the optimal time to play.
Bracket Schedule
All brackets will be created and shared once registration has closed.
Date: May 19, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Madden NFL 25 | Top 32 |
Rocket League | Top 64 |
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate | Top 64 |
Date: May 20, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Fortnite Zone Wars | Top 32 |
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe | Top 64 |
NBA® 2K25 | Top 32 |
Splatoon™ 3 | Top 32 |
Date: May 21, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Madden NFL 25 | Top 16 |
Rocket League | Top 32 |
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate | Top 32 |
Date: May 22, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Chess | Top 16 |
Fortnite Zone Wars | Top 16 |
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe | Top 32 |
NBA® 2K25 | Top 16 |
Splatoon™ 3 | Top 16 |
Street Fighter 6 | Top 16 |
VALORANT | Top 16 |
Date: May 23, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Madden NFL 25 | Top 8 |
Overwatch 2 | Top 16 |
Rocket League | Top 16 |
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate | Top 16 |
Date: May 27, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Chess | Top 8 |
Hearthstone | Top 8 |
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe | Top 16 |
NBA® 2K25 | Top 8 |
Street Fighter 6 | Top 8 |
VALORANT | Top 8 |
Date: May 28, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Fortnite Zone Wars | Top 8 |
Madden NFL 25 | Top 4 |
Overwatch 2 | Top 8 |
Rocket League | Top 8 |
Splatoon™ 3 | Top 8 |
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate | Top 8 |
Date: May 29, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Chess | Top 4 |
Hearthstone | Top 4 |
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe | Top 8 |
NBA® 2K25 | Top 4 |
Street Fighter 6 | Top 4 |
VALORANT | Top 4 |
Date: May 30, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Fortnite Zone Wars | Top 4 |
Overwatch 2 | Top 4 |
Rocket League | Top 4 |
Splatoon™ 3 | Top 4 |
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate | Top 4 |
Date: June 2, 2025
Game Title | Bracket |
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe | Top 4 |
Finals Broadcasts
The PlayVS Cup Finals will occur on Thursday June 4-5, 2025.
We will be broadcasting the final match of each PlayVS Cup bracket from the PlayVS Twitch Channel!
Broadcast Times
Date: June 4, 2025
Game Title | Time |
VALORANT |
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Street Fighter 6 |
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Overwatch |
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Madden NFL 25 |
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Date: June 5, 2025
Game Title | Time |
Splatoon™ 3 |
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Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate East |
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Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate West |
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Rocket League |
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Finals Non-Broadcasts
Date: June 4, 2025
Game Title | Time |
NBA® 2K25 |
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Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe East |
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Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe West |
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Date: June 5, 2025
Game Title | Time |
Chess |
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Fortnite Zone Wars |
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Hearthstone |
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East - West Splits
All teams are split according to the images below. These are based on best practices suggested for regions for national competitions with East-West splits. Regional league participants are decided based on their team state location.
States listed in grey can be in either league based on their bracket health. Teams will not be able to swap sides once enrolled in the PlayVS Cup.
PlayVS Cup East
PlayVS Cup West