Battle of Africa 2: The Main Event!

Following its raging success in 2018, the Battle of Africa tournament—hosted by MembTV—makes its triumphant return to the tournament stage, this time on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The Battle of Africa 2 brings team games to the forefront of the Age of Empires scene: pitting the top 16 teams in the world against each other starting later this month through the start of June.

Check out the announcement video for the tournament:

THE BATTLEFIELDS

As the first 3v3 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition tournament, the Battle of Africa 2 offers a full handcart of unique strategies, tactics, and options for participating teams to synergize their play styles and civilization choices.

A custom map pool has been designed for Battle of Africa 2 with an emphasis on open land maps. These maps are designed to encourage aggressive, fast-paced gameplay throughout the entire tournament—what's certain to result in an out-of-this-world viewing experience.

[Download the Custom Map Pack](https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/14302)

The qualification phase started on 1st of May with 16 teams battling it out for a position in the tournament. The top 8 teams will qualify for the main event; the 8 losing teams will move into the Gold League, a separate bracket from the Main Event.

THE TEAMS

With teams such as Aftermath, Team Secret, Suomi, Vietnam Legends and YinYang competing, it's going to be a hard-fought battle to the end. Will TheViper, TaToH and DauT of Team Secret hold on to their title as the reigning champions in the Battle of Africa?

[Tournament Brackets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PABxlfDRPDxos_XqNRVraRRE2_kSNtmlqZIs3j7OhuY/edit#gid=716036229)

WATCH LIVE!

You can catch all of the action with tournament host, MembTV, or can follow along with your regional shoutcasters thanks to the tournament's open streaming policy.

• Qualification Stage || 16th of May - 17th of May

• Round 1 & 2 || 22nd of May - 24th of May

• Round 3 & Quarterfinals || 30th of May - 31st of May

• Semi-finals || 6th of June

• Grand Final || 7th of June

2020 has been an outstanding year for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and the Battle of Africa 2 tournament will be no exception!

—Contributed by the Forgotten Empires Community Lead, BBQTurkman