Sundown Smash Series

If you are an advisor or coach, this series is designed to help you promote your program, recruit players, and evaluate your rosters going into AIA competition. The series features three preseason tournaments (Equinox in September, Voyager in October, and Solstice in November) and two in-season tournaments (Gemini in February and North Star in April). A weekly, Starfall, also runs through the fall in spring and is open to all players.

The series is open to all high school Esports players, whether you have an Esports program at your school or not. Sundown is a terrific way to begin building a program. Athletic directors interested in developing an Esports program for possible AIA competition and building interest in the program can use Sundown as a beginning point. To learn more, please contact Ryan Stone at [email protected]

1. It's free.
2. Equipment and gear provided: All your gamers need to bring is their personal controller and their competitive spirit. 
3. Build engagement: Gamers want opportunities to play. As a new or established program, you can offer your student-gamers the opportunity to compete right off the bat. Practices are important, but they can become repetitive for players (playing the same person or people over and over can get boring). You can use these events to promote  your program and recruit potential players. 
4. Good evaluation space: Need to see your players in action to evaluate rosters? Use Sundown as a space for that purpose. 
5. Build interest: Want to get Esports started at your school but not yet ready to devote funding to joining AIA? Use Sundown to build interest and further develop your program so you can start the process of team and roster development in preparation for AIA competition. 
6. Sundown: Voyager is a traveling tournament. If you are interested in hosting a Sundown event at your school, please contact Ryan Stone ([email protected])

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