SMITE World Championship 2023

The SMITE World Championship 2023 is an event held by Hi-Rez Studios to finish off the official eSports season during January 5–16, 2023. The best teams compete for the right to be called the Smite World Champion of Season 9.

Overview
This event was held at Arlington, TX in Esports Stadium Arlington.

Format

 * Placement Stage
 * Placement matches will be played in Alpharetta, GA
 * Eight teams are placed into a double-elimination bracket
 * The top 4 teams advance to the Smite World Championship
 * Quarterfinals are all best-of-3
 * Semifinals & Grand Finals are Best-of-5
 * Main Event
 * The top 4 teams from the SWC Playoffs get a bye into the quarter-finals
 * The #1 seeded team from the SWC Playoffs gets to choose their opponent for the quarterfinals. This continues until the #4 seeded team has only one team to choose from.
 * The teams chosen by the top 4 seeded teams from the SWC Playoffs are from the Placement Stage of the tournament.
 * Quarterfinal matches are Best-of-3
 * Semifinals & Grand Finals are Best-of-5

Prize Pool
$415,000USD is spread among the teams as follows:

Placement Stage
[8DE4Qual]

Main Event
[8SE]