Netease Announces Global Esports Circuit Marvel Rivals Ignite with Over $3M Prize Pool

Netease has announced the global tournament Marvel Rivals Ignite, slated to start on May 25, 2025, in the Americas, EMEA, China, Asia, and Oceania, with a prize pool of over $3 million.

Unlike past events that kept teams separated by region, Marvel Rivals Ignite will culminate in a Global Finals showdown set for November 2025.

Each region will hold its own qualifiers throughout the year, with the top-performing squads earning a spot at the Global Finals in November. Like prior Marvel Rivals competitions, PC and console teams will compete within their own lanes.

Marvel Rivals’ last big esports event, the Marvel Rivals Championship (MRC), offered no crossover between regional winners and distributed around $260,000 in total prize money, while earlier regional Marvel Rivals Invitationals 2025 featured total prize pools of $100,000.

A third-person hero shooter, Marvel Rivals, was released for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S on Dec. 6, 2024. The PvP title gained over 10 million registered users within just 72 hours. On top of that, in its financial report released on Feb. 20, 2025, Netease announced that Marvel Rivals had officially surpassed 40 million players across all platforms.