01/14/25 – KHSAA/PlayVS Spring ’25 Esports Season Dates Are Set

January 14, 2025 Athletic Department Blog Updates

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Dates have been set for the Spring ’25 KHSAA/PlayVS High School and PlayVS Middle School Seasons

KHSAA/PlayVS High School Spring ’25 Schedule

Important Dates

• Spring ‘25 Enrollment Opens: 10/7/24
• Enrollment Closes: 2/21/25
• Preseason: Weeks of 1/27/25 & 2/3/25
• Regular Season: Weeks of 2/10/25 – 3/31/25
• Roster Lock: TBD
• Playoffs: Weeks of 4/7/25 – 4/18/25
• Holiday Breaks: 1/20/25, 2/17/25, 4/21/25, & 5/25/25
• Championships: Weeks of 4/21/25 & 4/28/25*

*at the time of this posting, it is predicted that the KHSAA In-person state championships will take place the week of 4/28/25 based on the University of Kentucky’s schedule.

Match Times
4:00 PM CT/5:00 PM ET League Time (for Kentucky)

• Mondays: Practice Day!
  • The Global Practice Day Scrimmage Queue is open for all titles on Mondays from 3-10 PM EST.
  • Coaches and players will receive in-app notifications. Coaches will be able to join the practice queue.
• Tuesdays: League of Legends, Splatoon™ 3, Chess, Street Fighter 6*, Chess*
• Wednesdays: Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate, NBA 2K25
• Thursdays: Rocket League, Madden NFL 25, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, Hearthstone*

*As of this posting, these three titles are not state-sanctioned.  The determination as to whether or not these three games meet the participation threshold to move from the Regional to State League will be determined following enrollment closing on 2/21/24.

Title & Cross-Play Availability: Titles that are updated on a yearly cadence are subject to unique schedules and rulebook changes until the upcoming release date is confirmed by our partners. Esports programs should not purchase these titles until the version used for PlayVS competitions has been confirmed.

All schools will play a total of 7 matches over 8 weeks. Schools will select 1 week as part of their Break Week Inclusion. There will be no matches scheduled for the school’s selected break week across all enrolled esport titles.

Spring ’25 Schedule Details

Preseason is optional, but participation is strongly recommended!

Preseason

• Week 1: 1/27/25
• Week 2: 2/3/25

Regular Season

• Week 1: 2/10/25
• Week 2: 2/17/25
• Week 3: 2/24/25
• Week 4: 3/3/25
• Week 5: 3/10/25
• Week 6: 3/17/25
• Week 7: 3/24/25
• Week 8: 3/31/25

Playoffs

• Week 1: 4/7/25 – 4/11/25
  • Monday, 4/7/25 – Top 64, Group A Titles
  • Tuesday, 4/8/25- Top 64, Group B Titles
  • Wednesday, 4/9/25 – Top 32, Group A Titles
  • Thursday, 4/10/25 – Top 32, Group B Titles
  • Friday, 4/11/25 – Top 16, Group A Titles
• Week 2: 4/14/25 – 4/19/25
  • Monday, 4/14/25- Top 16, Group B Titles
  • Tuesday, 4/15/25 – Top 8 Group A Titles
  • Wednesday, 4/16/25 – Top 8 Group B Titles
  • Thursday, 4/17/25 – Top 4 Group A Titles
  • Friday, 4/18/25 – Top 4 Group B Titles

Titles are grouped based on enrollment to moderate school resources and ensure teams can compete in multiple matches within a given week. The game titles in each group will be updated here and shared in Coach Notes before the Playoffs!

Championships

• Weeks of 4/21/25 & 4/28/25* (All Titles! More details coming soon!)
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Reminders
Any team that forfeits three (3) or more regular season matches will not be eligible for Playoffs or Championships.

Playoff Start dates & times may vary per league based on factors like bracket size, state league accommodations, broadcast accommodations, or game launch accommodations.

More specific playoff information will be found in PlayVS on your schedule page midway through the Regular Season.

Due to the length of time for playoffs to take place before finals, Playoff matches will occur on different days of the week than the regular season.

Winning teams may also be required to play multiple times in a week as they progress through the Playoffs.

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Though the KHSAA is not directly involved, we want to share that our partner, PlayVS added a Middle School League last year for students that are <13 years old.  As a reminder, middle school students >=13 years old can play up on their direct feeder High School’s Team(s)

PlayVS Middle School Spring ‘25 Schedule

Important Dates

• Spring ‘25 Enrollment Opens: 11/18/2024
• Preseason: Weeks of 2/17/2025 & 2/24/2025
• Regular Season: Weeks of 3/03/2025 – 5/12/2025
• Holiday Breaks:
  • 1/20/2025 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • 2/17/2025 – Federal Holiday
  • 4/21/2025 – Easter
  • 5/26/2025 – Memorial Day

Match Times
4:00 PM CT/5:00 PM ET

• Mondays: Practice Day!
  • The Global Practice Day Scrimmage Queue is open for all titles on Mondays from 12-7 PM PST.
  • Coaches and players will receive in-app notifications. Coaches will be able to join the practice queue.
• Tuesdays: NBA 2K25, Chess Kids, Splatoon™ 3
• Wednesdays: Madden NFL 25, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
• Thursdays: Rocket League, Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate

Title & Cross-Play Availability: Titles that are updated on a yearly cadence are subject to unique schedules and rulebook changes until the upcoming release date is confirmed by our partners. Esports programs should not purchase these titles until the version used for PlayVS competitions has been confirmed.

Spring ‘25 Schedule

All schools will play a total of 11 possible matches over 11 weeks. Schools will have the option to select 1 week as part of their Break Week Inclusion. There will be no matches scheduled for the school’s selected break week across all enrolled esport titles.

Preseason is optional but participation is strongly recommended!

Preseason

• Week 1: 2/17/2025
• Week 2: 2/24/2025

Regular Season

• Week 1: 3/03/2025
• Week 2: 3/10/2025
• Week 3: 3/17/2025
• Week 4: 3/24/2025
• Week 5: 3/31/2025
• Week 6: 4/07/2025
• Week 7: 4/14/2025
• Week 8: 4/21/2025
• Week 9: 4/28/2025
• Week 10: 5/05/2025
• Week 11: 5/12/2025

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