Panda Global And Nintendo Announce 2022 Super Smash Tournament Series

Grassroots esports company Panda Global has partnered with Nintendo to announce the Panda Cup 2022 Smash Bros. circuit, which will feature a $100,000 prize pool. A trailer for the tournament series, which will begin this month, was posted to Twitter on May 26th

The first officially licensed North American circuit for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Smash Bros. Melee is here.

Introducing the Panda Cup, starting June 2022. #PandaCup pic.twitter.com/HsCm9NTCeR

— Panda Cup (@PandaCup) May 26, 2022

Beyond that, Panda Global also unveiled the schedule for the 2022 circuit. The first event will take place on June 24th, 2022. It all leads up to the Pand Cup 2022 Finale which will run from December 16th to the 18th.

While this is obviously big news for any Smash fans, this does not necessarily mean that the game’s esports scene will be rising to the levels of the Dota 2 or League of Legends esports scenes. In fact, in the fine print featured at the end of the video posted to Twitter, it is stated that “Nintendo is not a sponsor, co-sponsor, or administrator of this tournament.”

A full list of the events involved in the Panda Cup 2022 Smash Bros. circuit can be found below:

• CEO 2022 – June 24, 2022
• GOML 2022 – July 2, 2022
• Smash Factor 9 – July 29, 2022
• Lost Tech City – September 30, 2022
• The Big House 10 – October 7, 2022
• Let’s Make Moves: Miami – October 28, 2022
• Saving Mr. Lombardi 3 – November 12, 2022
• DreamHack Atlanta – November 18, 2022
• Last Chance Qualifier – December 15, 2022
• Panda Cup 2022 Finale – December 16-18, 2022

(All information was provided by LinkedIn and ShackNews)