Hello, I am Mraptor, head of Blue Shell, and I announce our first event, the Blue Shell Cup, powered by Matcherino, Challonge and partnered by OSC.
PRIZE POOL
The base prize pool is $200 and the split is as follows:
- 1st Place 60%.
- 2nd Place 30%.
- 3rd Place 10%.
This can be upgraded as it can be crowdfunded by Matcherino here. To contribute use the code: "BlueShell1"
FORMAT
This tournament will happen during weekends in a format described shortly below:
- Qualifier 1 during a Friday starting 6PM CEST. Double Elimination.
- Qualifier 2 during a Sunday starting 3PM CEST. Double Elimination.
The following weekend, the playoffs will be decided from the top 8 players from each qualifier, making it a Single Elimination 16 player bracket. It will be played as described:
- Playoffs Day 1 during a Saturday starting 5:30PM CEST.
- Playoffs Day 2 during a Sunday starting 5:30PM CEST.
It is a season, meaning there will be a series of tournament. Here are the scheduled dates below. There are two OPEN tournaments and one MMR Restricted Tournament:
Tournament 1
QUALIFIER 1 : Friday, Aug 24 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Qual 1 Challonge
QUALIFIER 2 : Sunday, Aug 26 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Qual 2 Challonge
PLAYOFFS : Saturday, Sep 01 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) and Sunday, Sep 02 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Playoffs
Tournament 2 MMR RESTRICTED 5500
QUALIFIER 1 : Friday, Sep 07 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
QUALIFIER 2 : Sunday, Sep 09 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
PLAYOFFS : Saturday, Sep 15 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) and Sunday, Sep 16 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Playoffs
Tournament 3
QUALIFIER 1 : Friday, Sep 28 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Qual 1 Challonge
QUALIFIER 2 : Sunday, Sep 30 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Qual 2 Challonge
PLAYOFFS : Saturday, Oct 06 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) and Sunday, Oct 07 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
LIQUIPEDIA
The Liquipedia page can be found here: Blue Shell Cup Season 1
DISCORD
For more info, please hang around here: discord.gg
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