On April 8, 9 and 10, ZeratoR is once again bringing together the flagship of French gaming for the ZLAN 2022 edition. A competition between known and lesser-known players on different games, which is expected to be fierce.
Once again, the Twitch streaming platform is likely to ignite this week. Adrien Nougaret, better known as “ZeratoR” presents the 2022 edition of the ZLAN, a team competition on eleven different games that will bring together individuals and personalities from French streaming. Divided into a group phase and a final phase, the ZLAN will take place between Friday April 8 and Sunday April 10, and will of course be broadcast live on Twitch (on the streamers channel and exclusively on the ZeratoR channel for the phases finals). A very nice organization for the creator of ZEvent, the event which made a strong impression after its 2021 edition which raised more than 10 million euros for Action against Hunger. But this time, it’s less about generosity than fierce competition. Participants, program and rules, we summarize everything you need to know about ZLAN 2022.
What are the dates for ZLAN 2022?
If you don’t want to miss the ZLAN 2022, or if you simply want to follow the competitions on the games that interest you, we detail its exact program. ZLAN 2022 will take place from Friday April 8 to Sunday April 10, 2022 in Lyon, or more precisely in the Double Mixte room in Villeurbanne. If you wish to attend the event live, know that the last day of the competition, namely Sunday April 10 from noon, will be open to the public. Go to the official ZLAN 2022 ticket office here (complete). For others who simply wish to enjoy the event on Twitch, the first competitions of the event will begin on Friday March 8 at 7 p.m.
What is the program for ZLAN 2022?
Eleven games, 228 players and 76 trios so that at the end of the weekend there is only one winning trio left. This is the formula of the ZLAN 2022 which will be divided into three distinct competition phases. As of Friday, the players begin a first phase of eliminatory groups where the teams will be divided into four pools each comprising 19 trios. The first six trios of each group move on to the next phase, which will also be a group phase, with four groups of 6 teams. At the end of the second day of competition, the first two of each group will have access to the final knockout phase, which will take place in front of the public on Sunday 10 April. The quarter-finals take place in BO3 (best of three matches), the semi-finals are BO5 and the final is a big BO7 including a mystery game.
Who is participating in ZLAN 2022?
Among the participants of the ZLAN 2022, there are trios of streamers but also trios of individuals drawn at random. In total, the event will bring together 228 players divided into 76 trios, among which we will find some well-known names such as Mickalow, KennyStream, Gotaga or Etoiles. The streamer teams number 40 while the raffle player teams make up the remaining 36. They compete in all and for all for a cashprize of €51,015.
What are the games and rules of ZLAN 2022?
The ZLAN has been a multi-gaming event since its first edition. That is to say that the players compete in several different games, which this year are eleven in number. It includes Apex Legends, Worms WMD, ZUTOM, Elden Ring, Riders Republic, Rocket League, Age of Empires 4, Fall Guys, Hotwheels Unleashed, Pro Soccer Online and a mystery game that will be revealed during the final. If some games make it easy to designate the winner of a confrontation, others less so. This is particularly the case for Elden Ring, the successful RPG presents an adventure relatively reserved for solo play. We detail the rules of the confrontations specific to each game.
- Elden Ring : Relay Speedrun, players pass the controller and have 45 minutes to kill 3 bosses (Dragon Agheel, Godrick, Crimson Wolf of Radagon). The fastest team wins.
- ZUTOM : Find fifteen words in a given time with as few tries as possible. Each player will be alone in front of his keyboard.
- Rocket League : A BO3 between the two trios, only in the final phase.
- Age of Empires IV : General melee in team relay on a map bringing together six trios. Players must mouse over every five minutes.
- Apex Legends : Custom games where the number of kills and the final placement earn points. The final phase of the ZLAN will be played on arenas in 3v3.
- Pro Soccer Onlinee: Matches in 3v3 of 5 minutes during a BO5, only in the final phase.
- Hotwheels Unleashed : Races against other players bringing together 6 players from different teams in the group stages, and a trio against another in the final stage.
- Fall Guys : Games bringing together players from the same pool during the first phase of the competition and from two pools in the second phase, each event won earns one point per team, and a victory earns 5 points.
- Riders Republic : A massive 57-player race during the first group phase, and a 6-player versus race during the final phase.
- Worms WMD : Death matches involving 4 teams of six worms (two per player) in the group phase, death matches involving 2 teams of six worms (two per player) in the final phase.