Genshin Impact’s card duelling mini-game gets an official Asia-wide tournament
The winner gets ~US$39,900, and the prize pool totals ~S$69,900.
Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG minigame is getting an all-out Asia-wide tournament in Jan 2023.
Imagine a mini-game inside a free-to-play title having an all-out competitive tournament with huge winnings on the line. That’s what this card duel is all about.
HoYoverse today (9 January 2024) announced its first-ever Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational, which is happening from 11 to 21 January 2024.
In summary, 16 players (selected from play-offs at an earlier Dynamic Cup in China and three other The Prince Cup Asian regional tournaments) will go to Shanghai, Mainland China, to compete in the Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational.
The tournament will see players compete over Genshin Impact’s in-game card battler minigame, called Genius Invokation. Players must play their cards right, Magic The Gathering-style, against PC-controlled opponents (PvE) or other GI players (PvP). Unlike the in-game version, the tournament itself will pit the best players from each Cup against each other.
Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational will follow a double-elimination format, proceeding in two phases. It starts with a best-of-three Group Stage from 11 to 14 January, followed by a best-of-five Knockout Stage from 19 to 21 January. The finals also take place on 21 January, with a best-of-seven playoff.
According to HoYoverse, the total prize pool sits at CNY500,000 (~US$69,900 or ~S$93,419.51), with the tournament winner looking at a top prize of CNY250,000 (~US$39,900 or ~S$46,709.75). That’s a lot of money on the line for an optional minigame in a free-to-play title.
Screenshot from Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational teaser trailer, from its official YouTube channel.
More information about this tournament can be found on Genshin Impact’s official Genius Invokation TCG website. To watch the tournament live, you can check out its Twitch, YouTube, or X (formerly Twitter) channels.
Source: HoYoverse
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