Watch The PC Gamer Streamer Showdown live today on Twitch

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.

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:

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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
Strategic Director

Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer way back 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 Hunt: Showdown, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Counter-Strike. 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.

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