Shutdown Showdown – Charity Apex Legends Tournament to Fight the Spread of COVID-19

Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group (G3), Ultimate Gaming Championship (UGC), and Beasley Esports are proud to partner for Shutdown Showdown, an online national Apex Legends charity tournament to promote and reward those fighting against the spread of COVID-19 by staying home.

Shutdown Showdown is a five-week online tournament taking place between March 31 and April 28. Teams of three will compete against one another in Apex Legends custom server matches on UGC’s competitive gaming platform, UGC Esports, for a chance at winning Mystery Packs filled with gaming gear, snacks, and other fun prizes supplied by our generous sponsors and partners. Sponsor partnerships will be announced weekly. Participants can additionally enter by themselves and find teammates by utilizing the recruiting channel in UGC’s Discord server.

Shutdown Showdown will emphasize the importance of staying home and practicing safe health measures through its broadcast, messaging, and other content opportunities. A total of 40% of each registrant’s fee will be donated to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world, in response to helping kids in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entry into the Shutdown Showdown is $30 per team, with 40% of each registration fee going to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. Learn more and how to participate in Shutdown Showdown by joining below!

As a Media & Content Outreach Partner, Beasley Esports will collaborate with UGC and G3 on content initiatives for both broadcast and social media, as well as providing media coverage from its esports and gaming platform, CheckpointXP.

“The gaming community is tightly-knit and the instinct to come together is strong, especially during this time of global crisis,” said Anthony
Gaud, CEO of Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group. Esports organizations such as UGC, Beasley Esports and the Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group are utilizing their ability to move events from the real world to the online world as a means to stay home,
keep calm, carry on, and help others in need. The ‘Shutdown Showdown’ was conceived as a means to utilize the time gamers are being asked to stay indoors into something meaningful and impactful. With proceeds going to the 'No Kid Hungry's initiative, this event will help provide vulnerable kids with nutritious food during these extremely uncertain times. If successful, the ‘Shutdown Showdown’ will continue after the COVID-19 crisis has passed, so that gamers can continue to make the world a better place.” Gaud added, "Our goal has always been to provide the best possible experience for esports fans, no matter how big or small, every event
is a major."

"We're thrilled to be bringing our live event edge and experience to a digital platform for people to activate during this time of quarantine, and stress the importance of staying home to promote well-being. The gaming community has continued to come together to push this message, and we're pleased to be getting involved by partnering with No Kid Hungry on Shutdown Showdown to generate proceeds for its organization," says Matt Jackson, Founder & CEO of Ultimate Gaming Championship.

“CheckpointXP and Beasley Esports are committed to bringing the power of the gaming community to the forefront as we fight to counteract the impact of COVID-19 and the effects it is having on families across the country,” said Beasley Esports Chief Operating Officer Lori Burgess. “We applaud those players that are choosing to win for others.”

Use the official hashtag #ShutdownShowdown to join the conversation.