Monumental Sports & Entertainment and the Washington Capitals will play host to an official NHL Esports Activation, the Chel Classic - a 3v3, best-of-five showcase series against the Tampa Bay Lightning - March 19 at Capital One Arena.

Players will be selected to represent the Capitals at the Chel Classic through competition in the Capitals Esports Faceoff - qualifying online tournaments slated for Jan. 12, 19, 26 and Feb. 2. The final eight participants will then challenge each other at an in-person, double-elimination tournament Feb. 22 in D.C. for a shot at one of the coveted final three roster spots and a chance to take home part of a $10,000 prize purse. The in-person tournament and the Chel Classic will be live streamed on Twitch.tv/Capitals. Revenue generated from Twitch streams through March 20 will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington.

Participants will compete in NHL 19 on PlayStation 4 with the online qualifying being a double elimination bracket moderated by Smash.gg. Tampa Bay's online tournament is scheduled for Feb. 2 and in-person tournament Feb. 16 at Amalie Arena.

Registration will open Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. by visiting https://smash.gg/capitalsesportsfaceoff. Participants must be 16 years of age or older and from a qualifying country to qualify.

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Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates seven professional sports teams: the 2018 Arena Football League champion Washington Valor, AFL's Baltimore Brigade, NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go, NBA 2K League's Wizards District Gaming, the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals and the WNBA's Washington Mystics. The company is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University's campus. In conjunction with the District of Columbia and Events DC, MSE is a partner in a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth's East campus that opened in September 2018. Facility highlights include MedStar Wizards Performance Center, the brand-new training facility for the Wizards, Go-Go and Mystics, and a 4,200-seat arena which will serve as the new home of the Mystics and Go-Go. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also co-owns and operates Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is the mid-Atlantic region's top destination for exclusive fan experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet, mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit www.monumentalsports.com.

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Founded in 2015, Smash.gg is the leading esports platform that empowers tournament and league organizers, developers, and influencers to establish and grow competitive gaming communities. Smash.gg offers feature-rich and highly scalable solutions, and focuses on connecting top-down professional scenes with the grassroots organizers, players, and spectators at the heart of the community. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Denver and Atlanta. For more information, visit about.smash.gg.