cart games series

esports community project

what is cgs?

For the Community, By the Community.

The Cart Games Series (CGS) is an esports project that involves the community members of each respective game as volunteer production staff, utilizing the many talents of each individual to create profesional free-to-watch esports-inspired tournaments.

tournament history

our legacy

Click to view each tournament's VOD, broadcast stats, results and production staff.

compete

join for glory

Qualify, compete, win. Join other community members in esports-inspired tournaments complete with Commentators, prizes, and more.

production

be apart of the team

Interested in trying your hand at professional esports production? CGS is always looking for interested members who want to exercise their talents. All are welcome to try regardless of experience!Please note that all work is on a volunteer basis. Financial compensation is not guaranteed.

join the discord

be apart of the cgs community

Need help finding a partner? Want another cool place to hang with other gamers and competitors? Join the CGS Community Discord to hang with others, pitch your event ideas and get more up-to-date information about current and future events!

future events

Stay tuned or join the community discord to stay up to date

the creator

it started with a question

As a variety content creator of over eight years, I found my roots with Monster Hunter starting with Freedom 2. After joining the 2018 E3 Monster Hunter World Time Attack tournament, I thought:

What if Monster Hunter was an esports tourney?

I wanted to draw inspiration from esports tournaments (like EVO) and apply it to Monster Hunter. Years later, JalBagel and I created MHSR as the pilot to this idea. Two years after MHSR, the CGS was born. With Monster Hunter as the starting point, I plan to experiment with more games that don't typically have tournament representation. Most importantly, I want to create programs and events that not only involve the community in each game, but also show love by repping the people that makes these communities so amazing.

Nightside

"Get mad, get sad, have fun."

contact

mh speed running invitational

the pilot that started it all.

MHSR Invitational was a tournament broadcasted live on Twitch and was designed to be an eSports-themed Monster Hunter tournament in a double bracket format. Teams would face off at the same time to mimic the action of fighting games like Street Fighter.Co-produced with speed runner JalBagel and many other creators from the Monster Hunter community as both production crew and participants.

vods

broadcast stats

Executed June 20th, 2022140 Average Viewers
190 Peak Viewers

Ranking & Participants

1st - team nowhere

3rd- Preast & Mizu (formerly The GCU)

2nd - Vtm CeeKae, Nifty Gang

4th - Skull Raiders

Production

CGS#1

the series' beginning

The first ever tournament in CGS official history

vods

broadcast stats

Executed May 4th, 2024156 Average Viewers
242 Peak Viewers

Ranking & Participants

1st - braindead 9

2nd - braindead 6

3rd - Team Elixir

4th - R3ctal Rangers

5th - r-team-a

5th - Vitamin CK

7th - Les Cernunnoïstes

8th - Team Nowhere

Production

tourney vods

Interviews

Get to know the participants of Rise2Glory

broadcast stats

Executed October 26th & 27th, 2024Day 1
165 AVG Viewers
239 Peak ViewersDay 2
115 AVG Viewers
152 Peak Viewers

Ranking & Participants

Click on the participant's picture to find their social media links.

1st - braindead

2nd - AmBROsia

3rd - The Guiding Monkeys

4th - team ls

5th - BigStrongCoolSoManlyTeam

6th - VITAMIN CK

7th - Dark Wings

prizes sponsored by

Featured creators

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Production

check back later for qualifier info

Quest for qualifier will be announced sept 19th.Check on sept 19th for updated information. check @nightsidegaming on x for live updates and information for cgs#2.

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qualifiers

rules and format

QUEST - Challenge Quest 04: MagnamaloTop 8 fastest teams qualify for the tourney
One submission per duo
Late/extra submissions and cheaters will be disqualifiedread registration form form for full details

important information

rules and format

day 1 - Grand prix system*
day 2 - top 4 - bo3/bo5

all regions welcome
mh:rise sunbreak (PC) only
custom arena/challenge quests*changed from round robin due to limitations

dates and deadlines

Tournament Broadcast Date - oct 26th to 27th, 2024
Qualifying Period - Sept 19th to oct 6th
Top 8 Announcements - oct 11th
Creator Submisisons - due by end of day oct 14th