2022 NHL Gaming World Championship
CHEL Intel – April 5, 2022
Now in its fifth season, the 2022 NHL® Gaming World Championship™ is the NHL’s premier global esports competition that features the best European and North American EA SPORTS™ NHL® 22 players, competing to take home their share of the $100k prize pool and ultimate bragging rights in the world of Chel.
Did you know?
Registration for the 2022 NHL Gaming World Championship has increased 16% YOY.
North America
Congratulations to the following players, who have finished atop the standings on their respective consoles and have been ranked #1 for each Online Open Week.
Week 1 First Seed
PS4: mivens (Michael Viens) – Florida Panthers
PS5: Canadiens-27 (Samuel Landry) – Montreal Canadiens
Xbox One: Saucheshow (Matteo Russo) – Florida Panthers
Xbox Series X: PoIgz (Ethan Polgar) – Toronto Maple Leafs
Week 2 First Seed
PS4: BIouinx9 (Loic Blouin) – Vancouver Canucks
PS5: Kushnee (Marc-Olivier Jacques) – Ottawa Senators
Xbox One: DunkinDeli (Benjamin Pasqua) – New Jersey Devils
Xbox Series X: MAD TONY 18 (Tony Maniaci) – Calgary Flames
Players who qualified in Week 1 and Week 2 of Online Open Play in the NHL GWC North American tournament, have been assigned to represent an NHL Club in phase 2 — the Console Finals. The two (2) players assigned to each club will go head-to-head, and the player that wins will move on and represent their Club in the Round of 32 in their Console Final.
All first round match-ups (round of 64) have been posted to the tournament website, here.
Tournament format explainer video
April 6 – 10: European Online Open Play: Week 2
Saturday, April 9: NHL GWC North American Console Final: Xbox One & Xbox Series X (Round of 64 + Round of 32)
Sunday, April 10: NHL GWC North American Console Final: PS4 & PS5 (Round of 64 + Round of 32)
Saturday, April 23: NHL GWC North American Console Final: Xbox One & Xbox Series X (Round of 16 + Round of 8)
Saturday, April 23: NHL GWC European Console Final: Xbox One & Xbox Series X (Round of 64 + Round of 32)
Sunday, April 24: NHL GWC North American Console Final: PS4 & PS5 (Round of 16 + Round of 8)
Sunday, April 24: NHL GWC European Console Final: PS4 & PS5 (Round of 64 + Round of 32)
MATTHEW ‘TOP SHELF COOKIE’ GUTKOSKI
