Watch Genshin Impact’s First Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational From Jan 11 – 21
The top 16 players will compete in Shanghai for the championship title and a grand prize of approximately 34,900 USD. The tournament will be broadcast live on X, YouTube, and Twitch!
Singapore, January 9, 2024 – Global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse today announced that Genshin Impact will hold its first Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational in early 2024, with a prize pool of 500,000 CNY (approximately 69,900 USD). From January 11 to January 21, the top 16 players from the Dynamic Cup in the People’s Republic of China and three different The Prince Cup Asian regional tournaments will be invited to compete in Shanghai. Genshin Impact fans and players from all over the world can watch matches live via @AstraCarnival on X, YouTube, and Twitch as well as @GenshinImpactOfficial on Twitch.
Check out the Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational teaser trailer here:
Check out the tournament schedule and rules here:
Genshin Impact is a free-to-play open-world adventure RPG that brings players to the visually stunning world of Teyvat. Ever since its first release in September 2020, the game has continued to expand with new landscapes, stories, events, characters, and gameplay on PlayStation®, PC, Android, and iOS. In December 2022, Teyvat’s most popular tabletop card dueling game, Genius Invokation TCG was first introduced as a new gameplay mode for Genshin Impact. Incorporating Genshin Impact’s distinctive element-based combat system into a strategy card game, Genius Invokation TCG allows players to compete with NPCs or against each other using their card collection. The official international tournament Astra Carnival: The Prince Cup and the community tournament Cat’s Tail Gathering were also launched in 2023.
The Asia Invitational will unfold in two main phases, the group stage and the knockout stage. Both stages adopt the double-elimination format in which contestants will be eliminated after losing the second game. In the group stage, the sixteen players will be randomly divided into four groups, and win in the best-of-three games to secure the eight spots from January 11 to 14. The knockout stage will last from January 19 to 21, which will see the eight advancing players facing off in intense best-of-five games. On the final day, the champion must outlast other competitors in a best-of-seven match to take home the trophy and the top prize of 250,000 CNY.
From January 11 to January 21, live streaming of the Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational will be available @AstraCarnival on X, YouTube, and Twitch. From January 20 to January 21, players can also watch matches @GenshinImpactOfficial on Twitch. Fans and players can also try out the card game in Genshin Impact and check out a series of new cards, NPCs, and duel modes recently added to Version 4.3 following the massive Fontaine expansion. For more details on the Asia Invitational livestream, please follow @AstraCarnival on X, YouTube, and Twitch. For further updates on Genius Invokation TCG events, please visit the official Astra Carnival website: https://act.hoyoverse.com/ys/event/astracarnival/
About Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact is a free-to-play open-world adventure RPG that brings players to the visually stunning world of Teyvat. The player takes on the role of the mysterious “Traveler,” who sets off on a journey to discover the fate of their lost sibling. Starting from Version 4.0, the fifth of the seven nations, Fontaine, is open for exploration. Players can explore each nation with unique cultures and vast landscapes, meet a diverse cast of characters, master the art of element-based combat, and unveil the secrets of Teyvat. With cross-progression and Co-Op functions, players can now continue their adventure across PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PC, Android, and iOS alone or with friends.
About HoYoverse:
HoYoverse is a global interactive entertainment brand that aims to create and deliver an immersive virtual world experience to players worldwide through a variety of entertainment services. The brand has brought fans and users popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, and Tears of Themis, as well as a wide range of entertainment content including the virtual character Lumi and the N0va Desktop App, anime, manga, light novels, and music. In the future, HoYoverse will continue to expand its content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Seoul.
