Watch The PC Gamer Streamer Showdown live today on Twitch

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Eight streamers battle in Street Fighter 6, Peak, and Rocket League this week on our Twitch channel.

Streamer Showdown logo on blue background with "Powered by OMEN" and the dates visible
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Are you ready?

The PC Gamer Streamer Showdown kicks off today, a three-day triathalon of gaming competition between eight talented streamers. Watch live on twitch.tv/pcgamer beginning at 12 noon ET / 9 AM PT / 5 PM BST or on the streams of any of our eight competitors.

Wins in these three games aren't the only thing that our streamers are fighting for, they're also vying for "Cool Points" that add to their overall tournament performance, earned by completing special challenges within matches like registering a perfect round in Street Fighter 6 or finding the Bugle of Friendship in Peak. For more details read here.

Here's a breakdown of the match schedule for September 9, 10, and 12.

The weeklong schedule of competition. (Image credit: PC Gamer)

The lineup of competitors is a talented set of variety streamers:

Our brave contestants. (Image credit: Future)

The PC Gamer Streamer Showdown is powered by OMEN. Watch all week long for a chance to win an OMEN Max 16 laptop, valued at more than $3000! On the final day of the tournament, a viewer of the winning streamer will be randomly selected to win.

Laptop specs and features include:

two gaming laptops opened back to back

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  • Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor
  • Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU
  • 2.5K OLED 240Hz screen, 2560x1600 resolution
  • Unleashed Mode - let's you overclock your laptop up to 250W total processing power without having to go into the bios.
  • Advanced OMEN Tempest Cooling technology with Fan Cleaner, a self-cleaning fan technology and OMEN Cryo Compound, liquid metal hybrid material.
Evan Lahti
Evan Lahti
Strategic Director

Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer in 2008. After an era spent publishing reviews, news, and cover features, he now oversees editorial operations for PC Gamer worldwide, including setting policy, training, and editing stories written by the wider team. His most-played FPSes are CS:GO, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Arma 2. His first multiplayer FPS was Quake 2, played on serial LAN in his uncle's basement, the ideal conditions for instilling a lifelong fondness for fragging. Evan also leads production of the PC Gaming Show, the annual E3 showcase event dedicated to PC gaming.

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