Fall Majors, High School and Middle School student esports leagues

Generation Esports announced the key dates for their back to school Fall Major tournaments for their North American student esports organizations: the popular High School Esports League (HSEL) and the newly launched Middle School Esports League (MSEL). Students headed back to school (remotely or in-person) can kick off the fall semester with exciting esports competitions, with $30,000 USD in college scholarships and 30 Nintendo Switch™ video game consoles available as prizes.

Registration for the HSEL Fall Major and the MSEL Fall Major is available now and close on September 27 and September 20, 2020, respectively. Fall Major tournaments kick off on September 28 and run until November 22. Playoffs for both tournaments begin on December 4, 2020.

The HSEL Fall Major is open to any North American high school team registered with HSEL with an active BattlepassOverwatch, NBA2K21, CS:GO, Smash, Madden 21, Rocket League, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege, Hearthstone, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Prizing for the HSEL Fall Major falls into two categories: Championship prizing, which takes the form of scholarship money awarded to members of the winning teams, and Quest prizing, which offers participating teams a chance to win all sorts of prizes — including gift cards for Zaxby’s and Skullz, Loot Crates, and a “Super Secret Mystery Prize” from ASUS ROG TUF featuring high-end gaming gear. The HSEL Fall Major has a scholarship prize pool of $30,000 USD available to winners of the multiple competitive titles. Quest prizes are won by completing various challenges throughout the event.

For more information on the HSEL Fall Major please head to: https://generationesports.com/blog-content/hsel-fall-major-2020-survival-guide

Announced earlier this year, MSEL is Generation Esports’ first league for North American middle schools. Competitive titles included in the MSEL Fall Major are Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, Rocket League, Just Dance 2020, Minecraft

For more information on the MSEL Fall Major please head to: https://generationesports.com/blog-content/msel-fall-major-2020-survival-guide

Thanks to the innovative technologies that power Generation Esports’ tournament platform, competitors of the HSEL and MSEL Fall Majors can easily find time-slots and enter queues to arrange gameplay sessions with opponents for online competitions. Pricing to join HSEL and MSEL begins at just $40 USD and $20 USD per student per tournament, respectively. Annual packages are available that include additional perks and are cheaper for growing programs. For Title 1 schools looking to raise funds for league fees and/or esports-related equipment, GenE facilitates financial assistance through STEM grants and its partnerships with non-profit organization Varsity Esports FoundationFundMyTeam