Co-produced with the
World Dodgeball Federation

Global Knockout City League

Free play runs to December 31, 2026. Train through free play, then compete in the brackets from January 12, 2027. The paid division is $9.99 and plays for cash and in-kind prizes including TWT Audio headsets. Free play stays free all season.

This game runs on PC. Let us know when you'll be back at your computer and we'll send you the link.

Free play is open now. Registering today costs nothing. Tell us below whether you are registering on your own or with a crew.

TWT Audio headsets, ~$100 value In-kind prize

September into October Championship, final week

How you rank

Three ways to climb

You are not stuck behind whoever has the most hours in the game. Season 0 has three boards that work in three different ways, so a sharp player, a fast learner, and a well-rounded one each have their own way up.

BOARD 01

Champion Board

You're ranked on KOs per match, and nothing else moves your position. Wins and KO totals are shown beside your name but do not count toward it. Ten recorded matches to be ranked.

BOARD 02

Most Improved

Your first five matches set your baseline, and it is frozen there for the rest of the season. You're ranked on the change between those five and your five most recent, so a beginner can top this board and the strongest player usually does not.

BOARD 03

Compound Score

Six goals: KOs, style KOs, assists, counter KOs, MVPs and wins. Each one lights on its own as you clear it, so there is no combined ranking and no penalty for being strong in one thing. Light all six and you can enter the free sweepstakes.

Getting Started

How to join

Two steps and you're in.

Register

Sign in with Discord or LinkedIn, whichever you prefer. Signing the Esports 2.0 Pledge is part of registering, a short commitment to fair, non-toxic play. Signing the pledge is required to compete. If you belong to a WDBF national federation you can add it, but that is optional.

Compete

Everyone plays on the same private server, federation members and independents alike, with live leaderboards. Free play runs to December 31, 2026; Season 1 paid league play runs January 12–25, 2027, and the top of the standings play the Championship in the final week.

No gaming PC? Play on our machine instead. Cloud play streams the game to an Xbox, a phone, a TV box, a PC or a Mac. It is free, you book a half hour at a time, and the setup steps for your device are here: how to set up cloud play.

Required to compete

Read the Esports 2.0 Pledge

Signing the Esports 2.0 Pledge is part of joining. It is your word that you will play fair and keep it respectful, signed with your real identity when you register. Everyone who competes signs it.

By competing, you may qualify for prizes from our brand partners. If you do, we'll notify you and you can choose whether to claim it.

You sign the pledge as part of registration - there is no separate step and nothing else to sign.

Read the pledge →

Before you ask

Questions

Is this free to play?

Yes. Street play on the league server is free all season. Register once and play whenever you want. No cost until you choose to enter the paid championship in October.

What is the paid division?

$9.99 per player enters you into the January 12–25, 2027 championship bracket. 70% of each division's entry fees funds that division's cash prize pool, so the pool grows with the number of entrants. In-kind prizes from TWT Audio are awarded separately.

How does my team compete?

Knockout City is 3v3. Once team invites are live in the next few weeks, you can look up other registered players and invite them to your team. Solo players also get their own 1v1 bracket.

How are stats verified?

Every match result arrives from the game server over a signed webhook. Anything unsigned or tampered with is rejected before it can reach a leaderboard, and every delivery is recorded whether it was accepted or not. Duplicate submissions of the same match are caught. Your knockouts, wins and MVPs come from the match itself, not from anything you or anyone else can type in.

What is the Compound Score?

Six independent goals: combat, style, teamwork, defense, mastery, and consistency. Each one lights up separately as you clear it. You do not have to win matches to make progress.

How does seeding work for the brackets?

Play before the bracket opens on January 12, 2027 is your qualification period for seeding. Free play itself continues to December 31, 2026. How you play in that window determines your seed going into the brackets. Players who skip September are seeded on nothing.

When does the championship run?

January 12 to 25, 2027. Bracket matches are private matches, not street play. You schedule a window with your opponent, play it out directly, and the system records the result.

Who gets prizes?

Only paid entrants are prize eligible. Free players compete and appear on the leaderboard all season, but the cash pool and in-kind prizes are for the paid divisions only.

What game do I need?

Knockout City on PC via Steam. It is free. The launcher connects you to the private league server automatically.

Where are the full competition rules?

Published here. Divisions, entry fees and refunds, how the prize pool is split, seeding, the best of three format, the neutral server rule and the seven day forfeit window. It also lists what is still being decided, rather than leaving you to find out mid season.

I have a question not answered here.

Email marcus@trophyplatform.com or use the support form once it is live on the site.