Mortal Kombat 1 Pro Kompetition Announced

Publishers Warner Bros. Games, developers NetherRealm Studios, and event organizers RTS announced the Mortal Kombat 1 Pro Kompetition today. It will feature many offline and online events, and the total prize pool for the entire circuit will be $255,000.

Pro Kompetition will begin on Oct. 20 at the East Coast Throwdown 2023 event in Stamford, Connecticut.

Participants for the Final Kombat World Championship will be picked through either the global Pro Kompetition leaderboard or the Regional League Finals.

NRS stated in the press release:

“The Mortal Kombat 1 Pro Kompetition will also feature three regional programs comprised of segmented sub-regions, including three online qualifier events and a Regional Final. The three regions include the North American League (North America East and North America West), Interkontinental Kombat (Europe East, Europe West, Oceanic, and Middle East), and Liga Latina (Brazil, Mexico, South America North, and South America South). The top 8 players within each region will punch their ticket to the online Regional Final for a chance to qualify for the Final Kombat World Championship. 

The Final Kombat World Championship will introduce a new competitive format, starting with the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) tournament for the 20th player spot. The LCQ will be operated on an open registration, first come first serve basis for 256 fighters to compete in a double-elimination bracket. The winner will advance to the Group Stage, with the 20 players split into four groups of five players each. Groups will be decided by regional qualification and leaderboard ranking and will play matches in round-robin format to advance two players from each. The top 8 players will compete in a double-elimination bracket, with all players starting from the winner’s side. Seeding will be determined based on group placement.”

Tune into the East Coast Throwdown 2023 on October 20! Final Kombat World Championship is slated for June 2024