Top gamers go head-to-head in online video game tournament for chance to
play in live finals, win a trip to the NBA Finals, $5,000 Cash Prize, and
PlayStation® 4 Bundle
San Francisco, CA – March 6, 2014 – To further extend the success of the
record-breaking NBA® 2K14, 2K and Virgin Gaming (www.virgingaming.com
with the NBA 2K14 King of the Court Challenge, a month-long online video
game tournament that will culminate with a live Championship match
broadcasted by Major League Gaming(MLG). NBA 2K14 players on the Sony
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system will be able to register and
compete in this epic online tournament during the qualification round which
begins on March 7, 2014 and runs through April 3, 2014. On April 19, the top
two remaining finalists will win an all-expense paid trip to New York City
to compete in the live Championship on the new PlayStation 4 and broadcast
from the MLG studios and airing exclusively on MLG.tv. The grand prize
winner will receive a trip to the 2014 NBA Finals, $5,000 USD and a
PlayStation 4 system NBA 2K14 bundle.
Contestants can sign up throughout the qualifying round at
[www.virgingaming.com/kingofthecourt
where they can register for a Virgin Gaming account, opt-in to the King of
the Court leaderboards and begin qualifying.
Every PlayStation 3 system NBA 2K14 game played in the Virgin Gaming
Tournaments lobby during the qualification round will automatically count
towards the player’s overall ranking in each of the weekly challenges. They
include:
● Week 1, March 7-March 13: Total Wins;
● Week 2, March 14-20: Total Assists;
● Week 3, March 21-27: Total Blocks;
● Week 4, March 28-April 3: Total Games Played.
The top four participants from each leaderboard will be entered into the
16-person bracketed semi-finals which will be held on April 9-10. The
semi-finalists will compete until the last two finalists remain. Then on
April 19, the two finalists will compete on the PlayStation®4 system live
from the MLG studios in New York City in a best-of-three match to determine
the true King of the Court.
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