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Pogchamps 6 is an upcoming chess tournament featuring popular Twitch streamers and celebrities competing for $100,000.
Chess.com has announced its next major chess event featuring Twitch streamers that kicks off on April 29, 2025. PogChamps 6 is the sixth event in the series, and it will feature ten Twitch streamers and two celebrity entrants who will face off against each other for a share of the $100,000 prize pool.
The upcoming event will last four days and follow a Time Control format for quick matches. Some of the streamers participating in PogChamps 6 include Ludwig Ahgren, Benjamin “Dr Lupo” Lupo, and Leslie “Fuslie” Ann Fu.
PogChamps 6 will also feature two celebrity participants, Eberechi “Ebere” Eze and Stephen Nedoroscik, who will appear on PogChamps for the first time. Ezere is a football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Crystal Palace F.C. in England. Nedoroscik is an American gymnast who is a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion.
PogChamps 6 Format and Prize Pool Breakdown
PogChamps 6 will feature a round-robin stage with two brackets. All players in each bracket will face off against each other for the most points. The qualifying players will then move to the Knockout stage.
Meet all twelve of the PogChamps6 competitors! Who's your favorite to win it all? 😮 April 29-May 2!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) March 26, 2025
– @DrLupo
– @EbereEze10
– @filianIsLost
– @LiquidHbox
– @Inoxtag
– @SailorLinzor
– @LudwigAhgren
– @macaiyla
– @Mongraal
– @sambucha
– @GymnastSteve
– @WolfeyGlick pic.twitter.com/ErcwDWTpR8
The games will follow a Time Control format, with players getting up to 15 minutes each to finish a match. If entering a tiebreaker, an extra eight-minute match will decide the winner. Here is how the prize pool will be distributed:
Championship Bracket ($62,000)
- 1st Place (Grand Winner): $20,000
- 2nd Place: $14,000
- 3rd Place: $8,000 (two players)
- 5th Place: $6,000 (two players)
Consolation Bracket ($38,000)
- 1st Place: $10,000
- 2nd Place: $8,000
- 3rd Place: $6,000 (two players)
- 5th Place: $4,000 (two players)
PogChamps Twitch Chess Event: Dates, Times, Livestream Link
Fans can head to the official Chess.com Twitch channel to watch the PogChamps 6 matches live from April 29, 2025, to May 2, 2025. The Chess.com YouTube channel will also post highlights from the event. Here are the tentative times for the livestreams:
North America:
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): April 29, 2025, 2:00 PM
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): April 29, 2025, 3:00 PM
Central Daylight Time (CDT): April 29, 2025, 4:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): April 29, 2025, 5:00 PM
Europe:
Western European Time (WET): April 29, 2025, 9:00 PM
Central European Time (CET): April 29, 2025, 10:00 PM
Eastern European Time (EET): April 29, 2025, 11:00 PM
Asia:
India Standard Time (IST): April 30, 2025, 2:30 AM
China Standard Time (CST): April 30, 2025, 5:00 AM
Philippine Standard Time (PST): April 30, 2025, 5:00 AM
Japanese Standard Time (JST): April 30, 2025, 6:00 AM
POGCHAMPS IS BACK! 😮 April 29 – May 2! pic.twitter.com/7PhfTkHbGS
— Chess.com (@chesscom) March 20, 2025
The matchup details for PogChamps 6 are unavailable at the moment. Brackets and streamer matchups will be available in the coming weeks on the official Chess.com website and its social media platforms.
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