2025 Fenworks Wyoming Esports
State Tournament

The moment you've been waiting for is here! Get ready for the exciting best-of-Fenworks WY Esports competition happening Saturday, March 22, 2025, featuring schools from across the state. Explore this page for all the details about your state tournament!
Tournament Starts In:

Details

Date: March 22, 2025

Location: Fine Arts Center, Eastern Wyoming College, 3200 W C St, Torrington, WY 82240

This event is free to all participants and fans. 

Host Information

The State Tournament will be held in the Fine Arts Center at Easter Wyoming College in Torrington, WY. Attendees will have free parking in the parking areas shown below. The registration table will be set up right outside the auditorium.

Fine Arts Center
Eastern Wyoming College
3200 W C St
Torrington, WY 82240
Teams will travel across the state of Wyoming to attend the tournament. Be sure to check how long your trip is expected to take to Torrington, Wyoming, so you can arrive with plenty of time to register and settle in.

Schools should plan to arrive at the tournament between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. MT on Saturday, March 22. Doors for the general public will open at 8:30 a.m. MT, and opening ceremonies will begin at 9:00 a.m. MT. We encourage all schools and teams to attend.

Teams are responsible for their own hotels and travel. Here are a list of hotels in the area. Hotel block information can be found below.

Cobblestone Hotel and Suites - Torrington
1306 Main St, Torrington, WY 82240-3339
Website
Call to book the rooms.
Phone Number: 307-532-1033
Group Code : ESPOR250321-172255
Name : Esports--Fenworks State Final

Rates: All rooms $110.00/per night/room
- Mobility Accessible Two Queen Guest Rooms Non-Smoking
- Single King Guestroom Non-Smoking
- Two Queen Guestroom Non-Smoking
- Two Queen Guestroom with Audible/Visual Alert Guestroom Non-Smoking
- Two Queen Studio Non-Smoking

There will be dining avaliable at EWC for the event.
The menu will be annouced soon.

Brunch Service
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Dinner Service
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Prices per meal are $6.32/person to go through the food line once. 
Payment will be taken at the cashier. Cash, Checks, Debit, and Credit Cards are accepted.

Registration and Check In

School and Team registration will begin on Saturday, March 22 at 8:00 am MT outside the auditorium at Eastern Wyoming College's Fine Arts Center in Torrington, WY.  We will have tables at the entrance of the auditorium to register the students and teams. The opening ceremony will begin at 9:00 am MT.

Schools check in and pick up their jerseys.

Tournament Information

All award ceremonies will happen following the championship match

The schedule is subject to change. All times are in Mountain Time (MT).
The times listed are suggestions as matches will start after the previous one is finished.
Please be at your match location at least ONE HOUR before your match time.
Link to Schedule

Brackets will be available once the season has finished. 

Thursday, February 22 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Memorial Union Social Stairs
This panel of collegiate esports experts will tell you how to succeed at the next level. Coach Ryan Kraus (UND) will be there in person, joined online by Alyssa Duran (Shenandoah University) and Mark Deppe (UC Irvine). These panelists will talk about the habits of successful athletes in their programs, common stumbling blocks to avoid, and how their players improve, among other topics. This is a Q and A panel in which you can ask your burning questions about the collegiate esports scene.

Below are all the changes to the rulesets for the tournament.
Anything not listed here will follow regular season rulesets. 
For the season rulesets, please click here. 

Tournament Type: Double Elimination Tournament

Teams: 10 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

Tournament Type: Battle Royale

Teams: 15 teams

Matches: 3 Lobbies

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 (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, not including tiebreaker points

Tournament Type: Single Elimination Tournament

Teams: 4 teams

Matches: Best of 5

Tournament Type: Double Elimination Tournament

Teams: 16 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

Can’t make it to the event? Check out our live stream. We will be steaming all the Main Stage games. Check out the event schedule and brackets by clicking the buttons below. Click the links to our socials, where we will be streaming.

Setups:
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. If you would like to use a headset, please also make sure to bring one with an AUX port. 

There will not be any backup accounts available.
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 will not be held online at the State Tournament. Physical boards will be used. Fenworks will provide all chess boards and clocks. 

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/

 

No login is needed; however, the students should know the controller scheme and be able to create it quickly.

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/

No login is needed; however, the students should know the controller scheme and be able to create it quickly.

Meet Your Host

The 2024 - 2025 Esports Tournament is hosted by the Eastern Wyoming College! We invite you to discover the academic excellence, innovation, and community spirit that define the university.
 
About the University of North Dakota
Eastern Wyoming College is a comprehensive, public community college located in the Platte Valley of eastern Wyoming. The main campus is located in Torrington, Wyoming with a second campus located in Douglas, Wyoming. EWC is one of eight community colleges in the state of Wyoming, coordinated by the Wyoming Community College Commission.

Students attend from all over the country, and world, but most come from Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and South Dakota. EWC is the only college in the state with programs in veterinary technology and gunsmithing. Welding and agriculture are also key programs for the college followed by education and nursing.
Learn more

Wyoming Esports Partners

This tournament is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or otherwise associated with, Psyonix LLC. The information players provide in connection with this tournament is being provided to tournament organizer and not to Psyonix LLC. By participating in this tournament, to the extent permitted by applicable law, players agree to release and hold harmless Psyonix LLC, its parent company, licensors, its and their affiliates, and its and their employees, officers, directors, agents, contractors, and other representatives from all claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, and expenses related to the tournament.

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