LOS ANGELES – April 1, 2016 – ESports fans, get ready! Nexon America announced today that the popular side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory will be moving into the eSports space with a new tournament, the Maple Invitational. Players will compete for the ultimate Maple glory as they battle in Omok, Match Cards, and other high-stakes mini-games.

The first tournament features two of Nexon’s Community Managers, KThxBaiNao and Miss Murder, in what will surely be an edge-of-your-seat, no-holds-barred battle to be the ultimate MapleStory eSports Champion! Check out the highlights of the pre-fight press conference here!

Who will reign as the greatest MapleStory player of our generation? Find out when the Maple Invitational streams live on MapleStory’s Twitch.tv channel on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM Pacific (3:00 PM Eastern). Don’t miss the eSports event of the year!