Marvel Rivals has been off to a hot start since its release last December, and its success is attracting attention from big names in the esports industry. xQc, the Canadian streamer who made a name for himself by playing other games in Marvel Rivals‘ genre, is putting a $250,000 on the line at a tournament called the Marvel Rivals xQc Invitational.

xQc, whose real name is Felix Lengyel, announced the May 9th event on his stream. He explained that the prize pool includes contributions from both his personal coffers and Marvel. The production, however, is in xQc’s hands. “I’m running the show this time, so I hope I can make a good, fun, balanced, and cool event,” he said. “I might play it and cast it, I might do a dual production type of thing.”

Before he became one of the most-watched streamers in the world, xQc was an esports star himself.