Hi-Rez Studios Details SMITE World Championship Presented by Xbox One

Hi-Rez Studios today revealed the first details for the SMITE World Championship presented by Xbox One, which will close out Season 2 of SMITE.

From January 7th to January 10th, 2016, teams from North America, Europe, Brazil, Latin America, China, and, for the first time, Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand) will compete for the grand prize and the title of SMITE World Champions at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Ga. The 2016 SWC will feature two tournaments: the SMITE PC World Championship and the SMITE Xbox One Invitational.

The SMITE Xbox One Invitational will bring together four top teams from SMITE’s new Xbox One competitive scene, competing for a total prize pool of $150,000.

Season 2 of SMITE is already well underway on PC. SMITE is currently in open beta on Xbox One, with an official launch slated for later this summer.