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Acer has today announced the EMEA Acer Predator League 2022, bringing its commitment to grassroots esports to the next level, with a new game, more countries and a bigger prize pool.
From September to November 2022, Rocket League teams from the EMEA region can compete, regardless of skill level.
The online Rocket League tournament will have a total cash prize and hardware pool of €90,000. Registration for the Acer Predator League opens today in 14 countries, and has three competition stages – from national qualifiers to the international EMEA final on November 20th.
The 2022 edition will also offer exclusive promotions from 14 local retail partners, as well as community giveaways, raffles and more.
Register to be automatically entered into the UK giveaway
Players entering for the UK qualifiers will automatically be entered into a Gleam giveaway to win a Predator Helios 300 worth over £1,200 or one of 100 Predator PC gaming accessory packs which include a three-month PC Games Pass.
Players can enter the UK Predator League 2022 contest here and full terms and conditions can be found on the Gleam page.
In the first stage, teams will compete in the National Qualifiers. There are two qualifier rounds per country, and the two best teams from each round will qualify for the National Finals.
In the UK, the qualifiers will be on October 8th/9th and October 22nd/23rd, with the national finals around November 12th-13th. The winner of the finals will then participate in the EMEA international final on November 20th 2022 competing against the champions from other countries, and the action will be broadcast at twitch.tv/PredatorGaming.
The national finals in the UK will also be broadcasted live via a UK Twitch streamer (to be announced soon).
“We are very excited to announce the second season of the EMEA Predator League after its initial season in 2020,” said Hajo Blingen, Vice President Marketing, Acer Europe, Middle East & Africa.
“With our world leading gaming portfolio, it is important to always reinvent ourselves.
“The EMEA Predator League 2022 ties in with our commitment to make esports accessible for everyone competing on Rocket League. At the same time, fans can look forward to special offers and promotions from our involved retail partners.”
Hajo Blingen, Acer EMEA
Registration for the Predator League is open now and runs through to October 21st 2022. All other dates, information, stream, prize pool breakdown and Discord info can be found at www.predatorleague.gg. JOIN. PLAY. WIN!
The full T&C’s can be found here and the full rulebook can be found here for the EMEA Acer Predator League 2022.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
