Important dates

8 March
Registrations open
22 March
Registrations close
8 April
Weekly rounds start
20 May
Quarter finals
27 May
Semi finals
3 June
Grand final

The Intervarsity Championship is a nine-week League of Legends competition contested by the best university League of Legends teams in Australia and New Zealand. Competitors can form friendships and rivalries with their peers, while vying for prizes and showcasing their skills at the highest level of esports.

In Semester 2, the Intervarsity Championship will return and include a nine-week Overwatch competition in addition to the League of Legends tournament.

Key dates

16 March
Registrations open
28 March
Registrations close
31 March
Weekly rounds start
26 May
Quarter finals

Key dates

16 March
Registrations open
28 March
Registrations close
31 March
Weekly rounds start
26 May
Quarter finals

Semester 2 Season

Good luck to all competing teams. Click the "More Info" button to see the full tournament schedule and results.

Competitors

Registrations are closed! Stay tuned to register for Semester 1 2021.

Entries cost $125 per team for the 10 week season.

Go to QUT Pay Portal

Spectators

Catch the championship as it happens, with chosen games streamed by QUT Esports.
Watch the action on Twitch

Ruleset

Get up to speed with the rules, format and prize pool available for the semester 2 tournament.
Read the semester 2 ruleset

Tournament details

Group stage

Teams will be split into groups for a round robin format of eight rounds, with teams vying to determine playoff seeding.

Finals stage

The top six teams of each group will be seeded into a single elimination bracket to determine the Semester 2 intervarsity champion.

Restrictions

Only one team from each university can enter the competition, and all competitors must be current students of the university they are representing.

Register now

Register your team through your university's sport program. Registrations cost $125 per team, and all entry fees contribute to the prize pool.

Submit your team

Registrations are limited to one team per university and are available for division 1 and division 2 teams.

Training and development

We want to grow competitive gaming among universities and foster a spirit of international competition in the esports arena. To help our students become the best, we're providing them with opportunities and experiences to help them success in the competitive gaming scene.

QUT students have access to exciting opportunities, competitive and social events, training and mentorship programs, and work-integrated learning experiences that get them ready for the real world of professional esports.

QUT Tigers Academy

The QUT Tigers Academy provides a consolidated pathway toward becoming a professional esports player. Players are supported with high-performance coaching, fitness, nutrition and sport psychology.

QUT Production

Our students gain valuable skills across a range of technical disciplines linked with industry. QUT's work-integrated learning program is integrated with our esports events, giving students real-world experience.

QUT Tigers Academy

QUT Esports is home to Australia’s first university-funded League of Legends player development program – the QUT Tigers Academy.

The academy provides QUT students with a consolidated pathway towards becoming a professional esports player. By joining the academy, students are provided with professional performance coaching, fitness and nutrition support, academic support under the Elite Athlete Program, access to QUT’s state-of-the-art esports facilities, and opportunities to compete at local, national and international levels.

Semester 1 2021 applications will open towards the end of the year

For more information, contact esports@qut.edu.au

Download the QUT Tigers Academy prospectus (PDF file, 7.2 MB)

Contact QUT Esports