Led by Head Coach Jonah Edwards and Artreyo “DIMEZ” Boyd, the #1 pick in the NBA 2K League Draft, Mavs Gaming tips-off competition at the season’s first tournament, appropriately named THE TIPOFF.  Competition will run from May 1-5 with Mavs Gaming in Group D beginning its season at 8PM Central Time Streamed live on Twitch.

“THE TIPOFF” features both weekly games and tournaments for 15 weeks of competition, and concludes with the NBA 2K League Playoffs and Finals in August. All competition will take place at the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in New York City.

The tournament will consist of pool play from May 1-4, with the top eight teams advancing to playoff rounds taking place on May 5.  The final four teams will walk away with a piece of the $100,000 prize pool (first place – $35,000; second place – $25,000; third and fourth place – $10,000).  The winner of each pool play group will also take home $5,000.

“THE TIPOFF” is the first of three tournaments that will be played throughout the season. Each team that wins a tournament will take home a coveted steel champion banner – with the goal of collecting all three banners that link together to form THE BANNER CHAIN.

MAVS GAMING “THE TIPOFF” SCHEDULE: STREAM LIVE FROM MAVS.GG OR TWITCH

THURSDAY, MAY 3   

8:00PM CT  Heat Check vs Mavs Gaming

FRIDAY, MAY 4
4PM CST  Mavs Gaming vs Pacers Gaming

6PM CST  Mavs Gaming vs Celtics Crossover Gaming

9PM CST Grizz Gaming vs Mavs Gaming

SATURDAY, MAY 5 (PLAYOFF ROUNDS) 1-8 PM ET
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Quarterfinals 1 (Group A Winner vs. Group B Runner-Up)

Quarterfinals 2 (Group C Winner vs. Group D Runner-Up)

Quarterfinals 3 (Group B Winner vs. Group A Runner-Up)

Quarterfinals 4 (Group D Winner vs. Group C Runner-Up)

Semifinals (Quarterfinals 1 Winner vs. Quarterfinals 2 Winner)

Semifinals (Quarterfinals 3 Winner vs. Quarterfinals 4 Winner)

Finals

Mavs Gaming unveiled its digital home court and virtual uniforms prior to the tournament start on Tuesday. The virtual uniforms, both Icon Edition and Association Edition, display proud sponsors 5miles and HyperX.

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Mavs Gaming is sponsored by 5miles, HyperX, ZipChair, bedgear and Dell/Alienware.

ABOUT THE NBA 2K LEAGUE:

The NBA 2K League is a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO). Launching in 2018, the league will feature the best 102 NBA 2K players in the world. Each of the league’s 17 teams drafted six players to compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against the other teams in a mix of regular-season games, tournaments and playoffs. The league hosted tryouts in early 2018 before the draft in April and the season tip-off in May. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.