Milwaukee is the second leg of the RCS, set for May 29, 2004.

MWS MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR MAY 29

Welcome to the home of the MWS Midwest Championship! The Midwest Championship is the second of a series of four tournaments designed to crown a Madden champion in each region of the nation leading up to Nationals VI in Miami, the National Championship of Madden Football. Here you will get all of the details for the Midwest Championship tournament including pre registration, host hotel, rules and much more.

The MWS Midwest Championship, sponsored exclusively by Gamecrazy Video Stores, will be held at the stylish Romaine's High Pockets Sports Bar, providing the ballers with an all star Madden atmosphere and ambience, in addition to premium sports viewing and outstanding cuisine. Ballers that pre register for the Midwest Championship at a Gamecrazy store will receive a $5.00 rebate good for one free entry into the skills competition which will be held Friday evening May 28, at the Midwest Championship host hotel the Milwaukee Hilton. The Milwaukee Hilton provides the ballers with a luxury hotel with all the amenities at an easily affordable rate. Be sure to take advantage of the Hilton Milwaukee Center's special MWS Championship rate of $99.00 per night. In addition, ballers may want to check out Paradise Landing, an indoor water park located inside the host hotel.

Friday night's skills competition will feature the two minute drill, a FG kicking contest, in addition to a DB Swat drill competition and a running back drill competition. Winners of the skills competition will receive a trophy and will be automatically entered into a lottery for a chance to win a limited edition Playstation 2.

While the skill competition events will be held at the Hilton Friday night, all of the hardcore tournament action begins Saturday morning at Romaine's, located at 6125 S. 27th St., Milwaukee, WI. (Mapquest directions) (414) 281-2212. The tournament begins promptly at 9:00 AM Saturday, May 29. Survival Sunday begins at 10:00 AM May 30. Ballers making the trip from outside the Milwaukee area that may be in search of great travel deals be sure to contact the official travel agent of the Midwest Championship UniGlobe Travel. Our contact is Mary and she can be reached at mary

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Midwest Championship Itinerary

Friday May 28
5:00 - 7:00 PM - Registration/skills competition @ Milwaukee Hilton
7:00 - 7:30 PM - Rules Meeting

Saturday May 29
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Priority Round Robin Scheduled Games
6:00 PM - Until - Twilight Round Robin Games Completed

Sunday May 30
10:00 AM - Until A Champ is crowned! - Survivor Sunday

All participants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to pre register on the internet and take advantage of the EARLY BIRD Special of $75.00 which includes priority scheduling.(Priority scheduling is reserved for pre registered ballers, and will include a detailed itinerary with a set schedule of game times) Walk Up Registration: $100.00.

The tournament will start PROMPTLY at 9:00 AM. Paid participants not at the tournament site 15 minutes after the start time of their game will have their games forfeited, with no refunds available. All walk up registrants will be placed in the later brackets (Twilight Scheduling) at a time to be determined at the tournament site. Walk up registrants are not eligible for priority scheduling.

The tournament will be governed by the official 2004 MWS Rules. To review those rules click here. This is a two day event with round robin play on Saturday from 9:00 AM until and single elimination play on Sunday for those that qualify. The top two ballers from each round robin group will advance to Survivor Sunday. The field may be expanded at the tournament director's discretion based on the number of tournament entries. All participants are guaranteed three games. Seeding for Survivor Sunday will based on RR performance (record) and point differentials. Point differentials will be capped at 35. Point differential tie break will be based on average defensive points allowed in RR.

For more information or specific questions contact tournament director Sean McDowell at M6Inall com.