There's a total of 27 matchups, so each event features 9 live bo3s which is between 18 and 27 games. We don't know how long that's going to take to broadcast. I am guessing over 7 hours and maybe longer for TvP day. Sometimes a single game can last 20 minutes or more, especially on standard maps which we use and particularly when more money is on the line.

Bo3 was pushing it, I think, and that was based on my insistence because of the 1) relatively generous prize pool; 2) the fact that the series is only three days long; and 3) each player is only responsible for playing six live bo3s. So let's see how this format goes. There is also the risk of broken live games, which we will most likely address by simply spoiling the result and moving onto the next games. I don't think we will have time to show the replays of any broken live games.

Also, there was no way to mix up race matchups on each event day, to avoid the same ones over and over again. For example, the players' time zones and schedules would not allow us to do on each day: 3 pvz 3 tvp 3 zvt. So I gave the events race match up names using the titles of various missions in the SC campaign. The Big Push, however, involved Terrans only and not Aiur, if I'm not mistaken. But I thought the name was still relevant to this particular event so I used it

While the Swarm represented by Eonzerg, Koget and Sziky may seem to be the underdogs of this series as compared to the other two teams, particularly because of the relative absence of Eonzerg and Koget lately, both of them have agreed to come out of retirement or inactivity to train for this tournament. Otherwise they would have rejected the invitations and their places would have gone to others who are more active/committed.

Hey other organizers out there, do people realize just how much time and energy we spend hosting free stuff for their viewing pleasure?

ZZZero.O

Poland808 Posts

November 22 2021 21:55 GMT

Wow, that's an amazing event ! Will watch for sure

SpaNiarD

Spain296 Posts

November 22 2021 22:50 GMT

Is nice to see eon back!

masoka82

Spain215 Posts

November 23 2021 07:21 GMT

Happy to see KogeT and Eon in action again.
GL & HF for all

Szinkler

Hungary312 Posts

November 23 2021 14:57 GMT

Sounds great!
Huge thanks to the organizers and players!

A.Alm

Sweden457 Posts

November 23 2021 15:44 GMT

#10

Nice!

TentativePanda

United States690 Posts

November 23 2021 15:53 GMT

#11

What a lineup. Go Terran!

ox.tQ

614 Posts

November 23 2021 17:16 GMT

#12

The Invasion of Aiur
https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/The_Invasion_of_Aiur

(The campaign mission title sounds like Protoss is invading and destroying Zerg but it's actually the reverse :D The Invasion Upon Aiur is more accurate. Love this title though)

The Reckoning (another pro-Zerg mission title but involving ZvP more

Awesome title again)
https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/The_Reckoning_(Brood_War_mission)

Cheer on the Zergs as these titles do :D

I couldn't find a good mission title of a TvP campaign so had to use this

But sounded like what the Terrans in this event will have to do (big push to kill Protosses)
https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/The_Big_Push

True_Spike

Poland3314 Posts

November 24 2021 15:10 GMT

#13

Sounds great!

LML

Germany1480 Posts

November 24 2021 17:35 GMT

#14

Aiur better be bringing this one home

JoinTheRain

Bulgaria312 Posts

November 24 2021 19:17 GMT

#15

That's promising, I can hardly wait to watch

M3t4PhYzX

Poland2487 Posts

November 24 2021 21:05 GMT

#16

BW forever!

thx guys

Master of DalK

Canada1690 Posts

November 25 2021 14:41 GMT

#17

I was definitely confused to see the race logos next to people who main that race because I misread the title and thought this was an off-race event lmao, excited to see what comes through, this sounds super dope!!

purepat

Malta12 Posts

November 25 2021 17:44 GMT

#18

ox.tQ

614 Posts

November 25 2021 19:33 GMT

#19

On November 25 2021 23:41 Master of DalK wrote:
I was definitely confused to see the race logos next to people who main that race because I misread the title and thought this was an off-race event lmao, excited to see what comes through, this sounds super dope!!

Yeah the name is kinda stuipid xD

Race-off is a play off the words Face-Off. The players also come from different countries (i.e., belong to different races) so it was supposed to play into that as well. Let's just go with it folks :D