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Official Website: Vorpal Bulgar Challenge
Vorpal eSports is proud to announce its first tournament, The Vorpal Bulgar Challenge. The tournament is a 6-player invitational with 2 top European players facing off against 4 of Bulgaria's best on the 19th to 20th of October. With a prize pool of 5000€, the Vorpal Bulgar Challenge is the biggest Starcraft II tournament on the Balkans to date. The six players will be put in a group where they will play round robin format, with the top 3 finishers continuing to the next stage.
The qualifier will be on the 5th and 6th of October. It will be a single elimination bracket up until the Ro8, where the players will be split into 2 GSL-style groups. There the 1st place finishers of each group will fight the 2nd place finishers in the other, thus leaving us with the top 2 players who qualify for the event. (Note: It is for Bulgarian Players only)
The four invites will be announced this Monday (30th of September).
Prize distribution:
1st Place - €2500
2nd Place - €1500
3rd Place - €750
And another €250 for a little surprise...
Casters:
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Konstantin "NoThx" Kanev
Twitch
ToD will bring top level analysis and game knowledge, while NoThx will add valuable information on the Bulgarian players and their playstyles. Together they will bring a new, unique and entertaining cast to the Vorpal Bulgar Challenge.
The event will be observed by FunKa (Twitter).
Players:
1. European Invite TBA
2. Bulgarian Invite TBA
3. European Invite TBA
4. Bulgarian Invite TBA
5. Open Bracket Seed
6. Open Bracket Seed
Venue:
The event will be held in Paradise Center, Sofia, Bulgaria the biggest mall on the Balkans, in climbar, situated in Boulderland's hall ([more info](http://paradise-center.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=53)). Entry is free for everyone.
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UPDATE 30.09.13
The Four Invites for the Vorpal Bulgar Challenge Have Been Announced!
Missed the tournament's announcement? Click reddit for the reddit thread or VorpalChallengeNews for our official website.
The Four players that will be attending The Vorpal Bulgar Challenge are *elfi*, *Giantt*, * DayShi* and *MetHiX*!
Samuli "elfi" Sihvonen - A player who has been active since the beginning of Starcraft II, elfi's results keep getting better. Just this year he has already been a top 8 finisher at two DreamHacks and is currently taking part in WCS EU. He has done great at multiple events, but has yet to claim a trophy for himself. Will this be his first LAN victory?
Danail "Giantt" Lazov - The most successful Bulgarian Starcraft II player, Giantt had some great results in Wings of Liberty, finishing fourth in the WCS Combined European Nationals and reaching the Ro16 at Dreamhack Bucharest, losing 1:2 to the eventual winner Nerchio. He has recently fallen off the map, but after winning the most recent Bulgarian LAN event by beating most of the good Bulgarian players, is he back for good?
Antoine "Dayshi" Stievenart - Dayshi has recently received a lot of attention surrounding his team league performances, being dubbed "The Korean Killer" by some, but he has yet to have a very deep run in an individual tournament. He has shown time and time again he can compete with the best, will this be his tournament?
Vaklin "MetHiX" Petkov - MetHiX has long been one of the best Bulgarian pros, regularly trading games with Giantt, BateToshko, EtherNaL and others, but has yet to land it big and have a deep run in a large international event. In the Bulgarian scene he is the most consistent Protoss player, but will that be enough? Will this be the tournament where his skill finally shines?
By the way for those that missed it, the qualifiers will be moved to 12-13th of October, because we are not allowed to stream during the WCS EU Ro8.
Stream details will be announced this Thursday!
Also, go say hi to the Bulgarian Starcraft Community
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