2025 Fenworks/SDHSAA
South Dakota Esports
State Tournament
Details
Date: February 14 – 15, 2025
Location: Aberdeen Central High School, 2200 S Roosevelt St., Aberdeen, SD
Admissions Fees:
- Players and Coaches Competing: Free
- Adults: $10/day
- Students: $5/day
- All high school, junior high/middle school, and elementary students are permitted to buy student tickets (grades 1-12)
- Preschool through kindergarten children are admitted free
- College students are considered adults for SDHSAA ticketing purposes
Online tickets can be purchased below (additional fees may apply). Card and cash payments can be accepted at the door. More information can be found here.
Host Information
Please remember that school will be in session on Friday. Please be respectful of the other people occupying the building.
Central High School
2200 S. Roosevelt St.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Schools should plan to arrive at the tournament between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. CT on Friday, February 14. Doors for the general public will open at 9:00 a.m. CT, and opening ceremonies will begin at 10:00 a.m. CT. We encourage all schools and teams to attend.
There are no hotel blocks. Teams are responsible for their own hotels and travel. Here are a list of hotels in the area.
Friday, February 14: 8:00 am - ~5:00 pm
Saturday, February 15: 8:00 am - ~4:00 pm
*End time is subject to change pending game times
IF AN ITEM IS OUT OF STOCK WHEN THE TEAM STORE CLOSES, IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A COMPARABLE ITEM. IF A COMPARABLE IS NOT AVAILABLE, PBA WILL CONTACT YOU.
Thank you again!
Registration and Check In
Schools will need to pick up their team's passes and jerseys.
Tournament Information
The schedule is subject to change. All times are in Central Time (CT).
Please be at your match location at least ONE HOUR before your match time.
UPDATE 2/14:
Brackets will be available once the season has finished.
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Anything not listed here will follow regular season rulesets.
Tournament Type: Double Elimination Tournament
Teams: 32 teams
Matches:
- First to 2 points for all matches, including bracket reset, if needed
- Points will be awarded: draw 0.5 pt, win 1 pt
- If both players tie at 2 points, they will continue to play until a winner is decided
Other Notes:
- Unlike the season, teams will compete over a physical board
- All other rules, including time control, will be the same as the regular season: 10 minutes with a 3-second interval bonus time
- The high seed gets white first
Final Results:
- 1st Place: RHS Chess One
- 2nd Place: St. Francis Gatilogo
- 3rd Place: Brookings BHS Waylon
- 4th Place: Warner AidenScarborough
Tournament Type: Single Elimination Tournament
Teams: 8 teams
Matches: All matches best of 3
Other Notes: High seed gets choice of side/color
Final Results:
- 1st Place: Varsity Lincoln LOL Team
- 2nd Place: Dakota Valley LoL Purple
- 3rd Place: TAHS League of Legends 1
- 4th Place: Deuel – League of Legends – Varsity
PLEASE NOTE TEAM NAMES WERE REARRANGED AFTER DAY ONE FOR GROUPS C AND D. Scores are still correct.
Tournament Type: Pool Play/Group Stage into Single Elimination Tournament
Teams: 16 teams (4 groups of 4 teams); the top team of each group will advance to the tournament
Matches:
- Best of 1 (4 races) for all pool play matches
- Best of 3 (8 – 12 races) for all tournament matches
Tiebreaker: If multiple teams tie in pool play.
- 2 Team Tie – Head to head (Between the two tied teams, whoever beat the other team will advance)
- 3 Team Tie – Total score from all three matches
Final Results:
- 1st Place: Dakota Valley Mario Kart Black
- 2nd Place: Wolsey-Wessington The Twins
- 3rd Place: Baltic Mario Kart (Gideon & Ezra)
- 4th Place: Bridgewater Emery Maximum Overdrive
Tournament Type: Round Robin (Each team will play all other teams once).
Teams: 5 teams
Matches: Best of 1 (4 races) for all matches
Determining Winner:
- After the matches, the team with the best win-loss record will be the champion. In the event of a tie, the following criteria will be applied:
- 2 Team Tie – Head to head (Between the two tied teams, whoever beat the other team will advance). If there is still a tie, it will move to a one-match playoff
- 3 Team Tie – Total score from all matches to determine the top two teams, then apply the two-team tie procedure to determine the champion.
- 4 Team Tie – In the unlikely event that all four teams are tied, a single elimination bracket will be played to determine the champion.
Final Results:
- 1st Place: Aberdeen Golden Eagles
- 2nd Place: Aberdeen Golden Eagles Racers
- 3rd Place: WL_WildKats
- 4th Place: WL_WildKats#2
Match time: ~5:00 pm – ~6:30 pm on Friday, February 14
Tournament Type: Pool Play
Teams: 4 teams; the top two teams of each group will advance to the tournament (1st place will get 7th seed, and 2nd place will get 8th seed)
Matches: Best of 1 for all matches
Tiebreaker: If multiple teams tie in pool play.
- 2 Team Tie – Head to head (Between the two tied teams, whoever beat the other team will advance)
- 3 Team Tie – Teams will move to an Arena 1v1 duel following normal season rules
- One representative from each team will be chosen to participate in the Arena 1v1. A different student can be used for each duel match.
- The bottom two seeded teams will dual first. Then, the winner of that match will duel the high seed. The winner of that match will advance to the tournament.
Final Results:
- Advancing as 7th Seed: 9th Seed: Centerville Minecraft Varsity (3-0)
- Advancing as 8th Seed: 7th Seed: TD Kings of Craft (2-1)
- 10th Seed: Dakota Valley Minecraft Black (1-2)
- 8th Seed: Warner Minecraft (0-3)
Tournament Type: Pool Play/Group Stage into Single Elimination Tournament
Teams: 8 teams (2 groups of 4 teams); the top two teams of each group will advance to the tournament
Matches:
- Best of 1 for all pool play matches
- Best of 3 for all tournament matches
Tiebreaker: If multiple teams tie in pool play.
- 2 Team Tie – Head to head (Between the two tied teams, whoever beat the other team will advance)
- 3 Team Tie – Teams will move to an Arena 1v1 duel following normal season rules
- One representative from each team will be chosen to participate in the Arena 1v1. A different student can be used for each duel match.
- The bottom two seeded teams will dual first. Then, the winner of that match will duel the high seed. The winner of that match will advance to the tournament.
Seeds:
- GroupA
- 1st Seed: O’Gorman Knights Minecraft Bedwars A
- 4th Seed: RCCentralMiners
- 5th Seed: Aberdeen Public School District
- 8th Seed: TD Kings of Craft
- Group B
- 2nd Seed: Dakota Valley Purple
- 3rd Seed: Bridgewater-Emery The Miners
- 6th Seed: WSS Coyotes – Black
- 7th Seed: Centerville Minecraft Varsity
Final Results:
- 1st Place: Dakota Valley Purple
- 2nd Place: Aberdeen Public School District
- 3rd Place: O’Gorman Knights Minecraft Bedwars A
- 4th Place: WSS Coyotes – Black
Tournament Type: Pool Play/Group Stage into Single Elimination Tournament
Teams: 16 teams (4 groups of 4 teams); the top team of each group will advance to the tournament
Matches:
- Best of 3 for all pool play matches
- Best of 5 for all tournament matches
Tiebreaker: If multiple teams tie in pool play.
- 2 Team Tie – Head to head (Between the two tied teams, whoever beat the other team will advance)
- 3 Team Tie – Game Differential, then total goal differential
- Game Differential
- +2 points: 2-0
- +1 points: 2-1
- -1 points: 1-2
- -2 points: 0-2
- Goal Differential:
- Total goals scored vs. goals scored on team
- Game Differential
Final Results:
- 1st Place: Dakota Valley Rocket League Varsity
- 2nd Place: Aberdeen Rocket League Varsity
- 3rd Place: Sioux Falls Roosevelt RHS Rocket League Varsity
- 4th Place: Woonsocket Blackhawks
Tournament Type: Double Elimination
Teams: 32 teams
Matches: Best of 5 for all matches, including bracket reset if needed
Other Notes: The high seed will determine the starter stage for game 1
Final Results:
- 1st Place: RCCentralSmasher1
- 2nd Place: TEA jerycikle
- 3rd Place: Dakota Valley SSBU – Isaac K.
- 4th Place: Ben – Flandreau SSBU
The livestreams will be on South Dakota Public Broadcasting's Youtube page https://www.youtube.com/@SDPBdotORG/streams or on their website
https://www.sdpb.org/esports.
The tournament venue will provide all PC setups, including a mouse, mousepad, keyboard, and headset.
What Should I Bring:
Peripherals: Mouse and Keyboard (headsets will be provided; personal headsets will not be allowed)
Controller: Players must bring their own controller(s), as Fenworks will not provide any controllers on-site. If a player brings a controller, ensure the controller's cord is also brought. Bluetooth connections are not permitted.
KNOW YOUR SETTINGS so that you can get prepared quickly before your match.
Students should be ready to set up all the equipment they bring promptly. They cannot download custom drivers/etc. All outside equipment will be inspected by Fenworks staff before use in tournament play.
Please make sure you label all equipment with contact information!
**Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Mario Kart Competitors**
All competitors MUST bring their own switch with a docking station, power cord, and desired controllers. If you are participating in Mario Kart, the switch MUST have access to online play. One switch per team is needed.
Students must have access to their accounts and use their own accounts during competition.
Players must have their account information ready to log in at match time.
Fenworks suggests all students test their logins prior to coming to the tournament and bring their phone for any two-factor verification when logging in. For all titles, players should be prepared to alter any settings/key bindings they’ll need (in-game) if they are not carried over from their primary account. We suggest you take a picture of your settings page for reference.
Chess
Chess will not be held online at the State Tournament. Physical boards will be used. Fenworks will provide all chess boards and clocks.
League of Legends
Players will need their Riot ID Login Information.
Mario Kart and SO Mario Kart
No login is needed; however, the students should know the controller scheme and be able to create it quickly.
Minecraft Bed Wars
Players will need their Microsoft Account Login information that owns Minecraft Java.
Rocket League
Players will need their Epic Games Login Information.
Console players must make an Epic Games account and link it to their console account. Follow this guide to this: https://www.rocketleague.com/activate/
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
No login is needed; however, the students should know the controller scheme and be able to create it quickly.
South Dakota Esports Partners
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