Southern-Fried Gaming Expo is thrilled to partner once again with Carolina Games Summit to bring many top-notch esports tournaments to Southern-Fried 2024. There will be tons of competition all weekend long. Check out the fun we have in store below!

Red Bull will be on site with prize packs for all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Carolina Games Summit winners at SFGE 2024! All winners will receive scholarships from Barton and Louisburg College and prize packs from partners like Spectrum, MSI, Enermax, and Artic. Scholarship Totals are: $609,000 for 87 total winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) combined. $5,000 for Louisburg College and $2,000 for Barton College!

Please read the tournament rules, learn more, and register at www.cgsummit.com 

Friday

• Smash Ultimate Doubles [Switch] @ 5pm – 11:45pm
• Street Fighter VI [PS5] @ 6pm – 11pm
• Fortnite Solo Builds [PC] @ 6pm – 10pm
• Gran Turismo 7 Qualifier Day 1 [PS5] @ 7pm – 11pm
• Madden 2024 [PS5] @ 7pm – 11pm
• Mario Kart FFA [Switch] @ 8pm  – 11:59pm

Saturday

• Smash Ultimate Singles [Switch] @ 1pm – 9pm
• Fortnite Duos No Builds [PC] @ 1pm – 5pm
• Mortal Kombat [PS5] @ 1pm – 5pm
• Halo Infinite 4V4 [Xbox] @ 2pm – 10pm
• Johann Sebastian Joust [PC] @ 3pm – 5 pm
• Gran Turismo 7 Qualifier Day 2 [PS5] @ 3pm – 9pm
• College Football 25 [PS5] @ 5pm – 9pm **New as of 7/11
• Rocket League 2v2 [PC] @ 6pm – 11pm
• Just Dance [Switch] @ 6pm – 8pm
• Mario Kart Doubles [Switch] @ 7pm – 11:45pm

Sunday

• Gran Turismo 7 Qualifier Day 3 [PS5] @ 10pm – 12pm **New as of 7/11
• Halo Infinite FFA [X-box] @ 1pm – 4pm
• Gran Turismo 7 Finals [PS5, 8] @ 1pm  – 3pm
• Tekken 8 [PS5, 8] @ 1pm – 4pm
• Just Dance Families  [Switch] @ 2pm – 4pm
• Fortnite Solo No Builds [PC] @ Noon – 4pm

REGISTER TO COMPETE!!!

Retro Console Tournament Game List:

Tecmo Bowl

• When: Friday 7/19 @ 7PM
• System: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• Type: Single elimination bracket
• Coin flip to determine Player One
• Winner is highest score at end of game. If there is a tie game will progress into over time as a 5 minute sudden death period. If there is no score in the first over time the game will progress to a first quarter only game. This will continue, alternating kickoff teams, until there is a score.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Tournament Fighters

• When: Saturday 7/20 @ 11AM
• System: Super Nintendo (SNES)
• Type: Single Elimination Bracket; best 2 of 3 Rounds; Default Controller Layout
• Players will flip a coin to determine the side of the system they play

Mario Kart

• When: Saturday 7/20 @ 3PM
• System: Nintendo 64
• Type: Single Elimination Bracket, 1v1 150cc
• Coin Flip determines Player One
• Use of glitches will result in forfeit, shortcuts are fine. If you have a question if something is a shortcut or a glitch, ask the tournament director
• Final round – Rainbow Road

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

• When: Sonic 7/20 @ 7PM
• System: Sony PlayStation (PS1)
• Type: Single Elimination Bracket
• Coin flip determines player one
• 2 out of 3 rounds
• First to 1 game
• Akuma, Dan, and Devilot are banned

Excitebike

• When: Sunday 7/21 @ 11AM
• System: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• Type Single Elimination Time Trial
• Selection B
• Track 5
• Fastest time wins
• In case of tie, best time on Track 4 will determine winner