全美高中电竞锦标赛开赛：8支强队10月12日起循环厮杀，12月11日决出首届全国冠军
纽约——据 BusinessWire 10月7日发布的消息，USA TODAY Sports 与北美校园电竞平台 PlayVS 联合推出首届「USA TODAY Sports 全美高中电竞锦标赛」，赛事10月12日（周一）正式开赛。全国8支顶尖高中电竞队将进行循环赛，项目包括《EA Sports Madden NFL》《Marvel Rivals》和《Rocket League》三款游戏，全部比赛在 PlayVS 平台上进行。
参赛资格的评审基于2026年春季电竞赛季的表现，标准包括各队在这三款游戏中的胜率以及队内毕业班学生人数等。循环赛成绩决定排名，前两名将于12月11日（周五）在全国冠军赛中对决，胜者成为首届 USA TODAY Sports 全美高中电竞冠军。冠军队伍在春季还将继续出战新设的「挑战者系列赛」（Challenger Series），接受其他顶尖高中和大学队伍的挑战。
这项赛事脱胎于 USA TODAY Sports 与 PlayVS 在2024年推出的 SUPER 25 高中电竞排名。主办方表示，锦标赛为学生选手、学校和社区提供了一个全国性舞台，是 USA TODAY Sports 扩展高中体育报道的一部分。（来源：BusinessWire 2026年10月7日发布稿）
First U.S. National High School Esports Championship Tips Off Oct. 12; Title Game Set for Dec. 11
NEW YORK — The first USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Championship began tournament play on Monday, Oct. 12, USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS, North America's leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, announced on Oct. 7 via BusinessWire. Eight of the nation's top high school esports teams will compete in a round-robin tournament across three games on the PlayVS platform: EA Sports Madden NFL, Marvel Rivals and Rocket League.
Qualifying schools were evaluated on criteria including game-winning percentages in the three titles and the number of graduating seniors, reviewed by PlayVS during the 2026 Spring esports season. Results across the three games will determine the standings, and the top two teams will meet in the National Championship on Friday, Dec. 11. The winner will be crowned the first-ever USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Champion and will continue competing through the spring, taking on other top high school and collegiate challengers in the inaugural USA TODAY Sports Challenger Series.
The championship builds on the USA TODAY SUPER 25 Esports Rankings, launched by USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS in 2024 to recognize North America's top high school esports teams, and is part of USA TODAY Sports' expanding commitment to high school sports. (Source: BusinessWire, Oct. 7, 2026)
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