New Zealand High School Esports Clash
Do you have what it takes to compete against the very best High Schools around the country?
Calling all gaming experts!
Registrations are now open for our Valorant and League of Legends competitions. We are thrilled to be hosting the New Zealand High School Esports Clash for the fourth year, this time featuring Valorant and League of Legends!
Get your school team together, find a teacher at your school and register now.
2024 Event Start Dates
- May 7th League start date
- May 9th Valorant start date
- July 2nd League swiss final game
- July 4th Valorant swiss final game
- July 22nd-25th top 8 games to be organised by schools
- July 29th – 1st top 4 games to be organised by schools
- August 5th – 9th Grand finals to be organized by schools
All semis and finals will need to be played at a time that UOW can stream the matches Mon-Thurs 4pm-6pm with at least 1 week notice.
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Frequently asked questions
Available for all New Zealand High School students.
Make sure you have a team from your school of at least 5 players for Valorant and/or 5 players for League of Legends with a teacher who can support you throughout Term 2. Both students and teachers need to register.
If you are competing in League of Legends, you will need to be available on Tuesdays from 4:30 – 5:30pm for 9 weeks throughout term 2
If you are competing in Valorant you will need to be available on Thursdays from 4:30 – 5:30pm for 9 weeks throughout term 2.
Both games will also have a playoff stage for the top 8 teams during the first three weeks of Term 3 but will be more flexible on timings
Both Valorant and League of Legends are free to play and games and free to play events.
The leagues will run from May 7th until July 4th running every Tuesday for League and Thursday for Valorant.
Playoffs will be held first 3 weeks of Term 3 with times being agreed between schools.
Both League of Legends and Valorant require 5 players per team. All teams require a teacher to offer support.
Your team needs access to gaming PCs that have high enough specifications to run Valorant/League of Legends with access to a stable internet connection.
For detailed minimum specifications
A selection of games will be cast and streamed every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon of the competitions on the University of Waikato Esports Twitch account.
Teams can stream their own gameplay on whatever platform they wish, as long as they adhere to the terms and conditions stated on that platform.
Streams must also have a 2-minute delay added to help hold tournament integrity
League of Legends is 5v5 with standard tournament settings found in (rule sheet) and is run each week on Tuesday from 4:30pm – 5:30pm.
Teams will play through a Swiss bracket over the course of 9 weeks with the top 8 teams entering a single elimination playoff bracket for the first 3 weeks of Term 3.
Valorant is run 5v5 with standard tournament settings found in (rulesheet) and is run each week on Thursday from 4:30pm – 5:30pm.
Teams will play through a Swiss bracket over the course of 9 weeks with the top 8 teams entering a single elimination playoff bracket for the first 3 weeks of Term 3.
Teams will be expected to show up on time to play 1 match per week.