UK Tournament Circuit - GT Series: August 1k Leicester

The first ever UK Tournament Circuit - GT Series for Star Wars Unlimited, the: August 1k Leicester is here and we're excited to be joining the SWU community to put on some fantastic events at some amazing venues. Our motto is 'On-time, every-time' and we're pleased to bring this to the Star Wars Unlimited community as we elevate gaming experiences, across the UK.

The UK Tournament Circuit - GT Series are a series of large scale tournaments for SWU with a minimum £1,000 in cash prizing (see below). The August 1k Leicester is the first event of this scale to take place in the UK.

​Format: This event will be the best of 3, Swiss 55 min rounds.

​Capacity: 512! For a total of up to £3,000 in potential prizing.

​​Rounds: Up to 9 Rounds Swiss, depending on attendance (until we have a single undefeated), no top cut.

​Round times: 55 minute matches, Best of 3.

Cash Prizing

The prize pool starts at £1,000 total increasing as per the breakdown below: 32-128 players: total prize pool £1,000 129-256 players: total prize pool £2,000 257-512 players: total prize pool £3,000

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The full prize breakdown will be confirmed when final attendance figures are known (i.e. If the event exceeds 128 players there will be prizing for 9-16th place etc.) however it will broadly follow the breakdown below:

1st place: £400 2nd place: £200 3rd-4th place: £100 5th-8th place: £50

​ Participation Prizing 3 Packs of Star Wars Unlimited™: Shadows of the Galaxy

We have secured a world class venue for the event. Further practical info for travelling to and from the event, as well as hotels and catering will be provided here in due course. In the meantime, you can find the venue address and Google maps link below.

The Venue@DMU, 20 Western Blvd, Leicester LE2 7BU Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/pmXFCTLxE95CHFNE6

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased at the link below for £20. Please note that tickets are: Limited to 1 ticket per transaction Non-transferable, ticket selling is forbidden Refundable up until, and including, August 16th. All refunds shall be subject to a 10% admin fee.

Get your ticket: here on July 19th 2024 from 09:00!

Event Schedule Doors will open at 09:00 with Round 1 scheduled to begin prior to 10:00. A full event schedule will be published here in due course.​