Sunburst Invitational
In 2023, the Tampa Bay Rays hosted the inaugural ¡®Sunburst Invitational¡¯. An MLB The Show series featuring two (2) online tournaments, eligible for players of age 13+ in the US and Canada. With nearly 1,000 competitors, Zach Phillips (Zazzi) was crowned the 2023 Champion after winning the finals LAN event in Orlando, FL.
This year, the Sunburst Invitational featured FOUR (4) online tournaments, free to enter and eligible for players of age 13+ in the US and Canada. The winners of each of the four qualifier tournaments were flown to to St. Petersburg, FL as they competed for a share of a $10,000 CASH PRIZE in the Sunburst Invitational Championship presented by Visit St.Pete-Clearwater and hosted at Coastal Creative.
Sunburst Invitational 2024 Qualifier Finals Results - Best of Three
- Qualifier #1: Frostie (MN) def Manphs (WA): 5-1, 4-2
- Qualifier #2: Alex (VA) def CafeLovesBR (TX): 14-19, 17-16, 11-1
- Qualifier #3: Kriner (PA) def CafeLovesBR (TX): 12-8, 10-8
- Qualifier #4: GoatRP (NJ) def CafeLovesBR (TX): 8-4, 2-3, 11-2
Sunburst Invitational Broadcast
All Qualifier finals and Championship events were hosted by ¡®MLB The Show¡¯ streamers Rich Veit (@ScuffyMcgee) and Tyler Dimmu (@DaddyDimmuTV) live on the Rays Baseball Gaming Twitch and TikTok channels. To stay up to date with the latest tournament news and 2025 updates join the Rays Gaming Discord server.
Sunburst Invitational Championship - Presented by Visit St.Pete-Clearwater
The LAN Semi-Finals and Finals were played on August 1 and August 2 at Coastal Creative (St. Petersburg, FL). All matches featured a best-of-three series with each player required to play with the Tampa Bay Rays live roster.
In the first semi-final matchup, GoatRP (NJ) defeated Frostie (MN) by a score of 3-7, 3-2, 4-3.
In the second semi-final matchup, AlexGaKill (VA) defeated Kriner (PA) by a score of 8-1, 9-10, 7-6.
On August 2, 2024, GOATRP was crowned the Sunburst Invitational Champion defeating AlexGaKill by a score of 3-0 and 11-1.
