Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023: Date, Codes, Rounds And More
Gaming platform Nintendo is on a hunt to find Europe’s best Mario Kart 8 Deluxe players by organizing the first-ever Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship. The action will kick off with the first of three qualifiers taking place this Saturday, August 19, 2023.
The top 24 players from Europe including eight from each of the qualifier rounds will race it out in the live grand final to be held in Germany in early October. The grand finale will decide Europe’s ultimate Mario Kart 8 Deluxe champion.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship Qualifier rounds
To participate in the qualifiers, players firstly need to have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership. These players can join the Tournament in-game during the given active period. To do this they must select Online Play, then Tournaments, followed by Search by Code, and finally inputting the relevant tournament code.
During the qualifiers players will get points depending on their finishing position in races. And at the end of the race every bout’s eight top-scoring players will qualify and progress to the grand final.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship Date And Codes
Qualifiers run during the below periods:
Saturday 19th August, 16:00 – 20:00 CEST, Tournament Code 0980-1145-8091
Friday 8th September, 17:00 – 21:00 CEST, Tournament Code 3959-7481-4251
Sunday 17th September, 15:00 – 19:00 CEST, Tournament Code 3626-8881-7707
What’s Next?
Qualifying players progress to the Nintendo European Championships 2023 on October 7-8, 2023, taking place at VILCO in Bad Vilbel, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where Europe’s best Mario Kart 8 Deluxe player will be crowned. As well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the two-day event is the culmination of heated pan-European competition in Splatoon 3, where Europe’s top 12 teams will compete in group and knockout stages, splatting it out to lift the coveted golden trophy.
Fans will be able to apply for free spectator tickets in the future to cheer on competitors in person, and the whole event will be live-streamed online for spectators around the world.
