This tournament is sponsored by https://peopleimages.com/
"When I was a teenager, I spent 4-5h per day playing Broodwar and got placements in some local tournaments. I was respected as a great Broodwar player, but my parents regarded me as a “lost teenager”. Later in life, after a degree in psychology and three years in a Danish Reconnaissance unit, I found myself building a business in the online space of selling images for websites, designs etc. The decision making I had trained so much in my Broodwar days suddenly became useful again, and as my business grew, and market positioning, timing and when to invest became important, I definitively had an upper hand. Starcraft, over any other game, trains your mind to think logically, and make decisions fast that are decisive and potent. Useful stuff!
Now its about giving back to my beloved Starcraft, which this tournament is about. I hope you enjoy, and if you meet me online in the high diamond/low masters ranked games…. Don’t snow mercy. I need the training! "
Now its about giving back to my beloved Starcraft, which this tournament is about. I hope you enjoy, and if you meet me online in the high diamond/low masters ranked games…. Don’t snow mercy. I need the training! "
- Yuri Arcurs, Founder, PeopleImages.com
Schedule
(please note that dates or casters are subject to change)
Europe Group #1 7:00 AM PST // 4:00 PM CET // 11:59 PM KST
May 3rd with HeRoMaRinE, Kaelaris & Rifkin
Europe Group #2 7:00 AM PST // 4:00 PM CET // 11:59 PM KST
May 4th with TLO, Snute & Rifkin
North America Group 3:00 PM PST // (Dec 18) 1:00 AM CET // (Next Day) 10:00 AM KST
May 5th with MCanning & Rifkin
Korea Group 4:00 AM PST // 1:00 PM CET // 9:00 PM KST
May 7th with Harstem, ZombieGrub & RotterdaM (Rifkin observing only)
Ro8 7:00 AM PST // 4:00 PM CET // 11:59 PM KST
May 26th with Beastyqt, Maynarde & Rifkin
Playoffs 7:00 AM PST // 4:00 PM CET // 11:59 PM KST
May 27th with RotterdaM, Kaelaris & Rifkin
Format
4x (region based) King of the Hill micro tournaments, all Bo1, where two players from each group will advance to the Ro8. The two players qualified will be A) The King & B) The player with the largest win streak (In the event of a tie breaker, players will play a 1v1, or if multiple ties, a mini bracket to determine the qualified player. All Bo1)
Ro8 (BO5's) and onward will be standard single elimination, with the semi-finals being BO7 and the Grand Finals being a BO9.
Prizing
Each player competing in the King of the Hill will be awarded $50 USD, win or lose, after that the remaining prize pool will be broken down as such:
Total: $6,000 USD
1st - 40%
2nd - 20%
3/4 - 10%
5-8th - 5%
Update: there's now a matcherino for any super passionate fans https://matcherino.com/tournaments/10839
Players
All players are being kept confidential and secret until their reveal, live, on stream. However, we promise you that we've invited a mix of the best, and most fun, players from each region!