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Big teams are diving into the blasting superhero battles as the official tournaments Marvel Rivals Ignite kicks off in May 2025 with a sweet prize pool.

It’s a pretty logical step for NetEase Games to take the competitive dimension of Marvel Rivals to the next level. The game finally gets the official global circuit, so we can witness international battles for the title of Ultimate Champions.

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Marvel Rivals Ignite was officially revealed via the game’s social account. A short trailer gives only a little information, but it still creates lots of excitement.

Marvel Rivals Ignite: A tournament series with a $3,000,000 prize pool

The money is pretty impressive, even if the prize pool of Marvel Rivals Ignite is divided between the regions and top teams. The reveal trailer confirms that the international Grand Final itself gets $1,000,000 of the prize money.

With such a reward, the competitive community naturally considers training hard and battling for a piece of this cake. Not only are Marvel Rivals players extra motivated to join the Ignite tournaments, but also, pro teams from other arcade-style hero shooters hint at their shift towards this game.

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Five regions of Marvel Rivals Ignite

Sure, it’s not the first competitive series for the game.

Marvel Rivals Ignite consists of regional events and one Global Final. The regions are the following.

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Tournaments schedule and format

The official reveal of this Marvel Rivals esports series confirmed the first month of the tournaments. The mayhem kicks off in May 2025.

Everything starts with qualifiers for the Group matches ofStage 1.

In the Group Stage, teams in the top half advance to the Marvel Rivals Ignite regional Playoffs. They battle for the spots at the offline international esports event.

The game is in the middle ofSeason 2, and more awesome updates are certainly happening soon. The addition of this global circuit is another boost to the game’s growth.

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Qualifiers for the Group Stage (image via NetEase Games)

Group stage structure (image via NetEase Games)

Marvel Rivals Ignate schedule in 2025 (image via NetEase Games)