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Alpharetta, Georgia USA - 11 JANUARY 2021: Hi-Rez Studios has announced that team Pittsburgh Knights has won the 2021
SMITE Pro League World Championship, taking home the $400,000 first prize after a year of intense competition.
This Season 7 of the
SMITE World Championship (SWC) was contested by a global roster of incredible professional, semi-professional and amateur teams competing together across both PC and console for a chance to win a piece of the $600,000 prize pot.
This year’s SWC finals - held entirely online - saw Ghost Gaming, Radiance, Pittsburgh Knights, Radiance, Renegades, and Sanguine Esports duke it out for the final crown. With Pittsburgh Knights and Ghost Gaming progressing through the quarter and semi finals, the stage was set for the grand showdown.
Rogue Company,
SMITE and
Paladins at their new online-only headline event ‘Hi-Rez Showcase’ on Thursday 7 January, including keynote reveals and unique panel sessions. In addition to revealing their huge 2021 plans, Season 7 of the
SMITE Pro League World Championship (SWC) will reach its epic conclusion on Sunday 10 January.
The $600,000 prize pot is being contended by a global roster of incredible professional, semi-professional and amateur teams competing together across both PC and console. Viewership of the championship this year has rocketed 180% over 2019 thanks to intense rivalries, dramatic personal stories and epic gaming moments:
Breaking the Rival Curse
Ghost Gaming (formerly known as Team Rival) has come in second place at SWC for three consecutive years: Season 4, Season 5, and Season 6. Neither they, nor team member Ben “CaptainTwig” Knight (who has competed in every World Championship) have ever lifted the winner’s trophy. Will January see them fin
Hi-Rez Showcase to provide updates on Paladins, Smite, Rogue Company
One more showcase?
2020 has been the year of many new norms, but in the games industry it could be known as the showcase year. In the absence of a proper E3, Gamescom, and the like, lots of studios and websites have created their own events instead. The next in that long line is Hi-Rez Studios, who has announced the Hi-Rez Showcase for Jan. 7. The Hi-Rez Showcase centers around an esports tournament, but that’s not all the live event will show off. The developer will share updates on its core roster of free-to-play games, all of which are on Switch. Announcements for the recent shooter