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The North American scene is alive with talent that has not been given the opportunity to shine. It's seen some hard times recently, but The Breakout Invitational is more than just another online tournament. It's a chance for you to get the inside scoop on up & coming talent. It's a chance for you to learn about who these people are. It's a chance for you to watch a tournament about players you may not know much about, but have the potential to play against the pro's and break out of the North American scene. Be sure to tune in if you're interested in a seeing how an online tournament can really help you learn more about the players' playstyle and personality.
Dates
Group A - May 16th at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST
Group B - May 17th at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST
Showmatches/Semis/Finals - May 18th at 12:00pm PST / 3:00pm EST
Live stream location: http://www.twitch.tv/feardragon64
VOD location: http://www.youtube.com/feardragon64
Group A - May 16th at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST
Group B - May 17th at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST
Showmatches/Semis/Finals - May 18th at 12:00pm PST / 3:00pm EST
Live stream location: http://www.twitch.tv/feardragon64
VOD location: http://www.youtube.com/feardragon64
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Be sure to check out each week's episodes on the players to learn more about them!
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Map Pool
Habitation Station
King Sejong Station
Alterzim Stronghold
Frost
Waystation
AEM Cottage Hills
AEM Colonial Province
Habitation Station
King Sejong Station
Alterzim Stronghold
Frost
Waystation
AEM Cottage Hills
AEM Colonial Province
Big thank you to Alloy eSports for providing the maps AEM Cottage Hills and AEM Colonial Province!
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In addition to the tournament, this season will feature a new element! Showmatches against well-established North American pro gamers! The semi-finalists of the tournament will be paired up against these pro's in a bo3 on the final day of the tournament, just before the semi-finals themself. Be sure to tune in for this to get a see how these aspiring players fair against others you already respect. The pro-players are:
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col.QXC(T), ROOT.Petraeus(Z), IvD.puCK(P), ROOT.MaSa(T)
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Players will compete for a grow prize pool. The starting value was $1,000 but has remained open to viewer donations to increase. Thanks to the generosity of the community, the current prize pool is now:
$1,990.52 Updated 5/16/2014 1:50pm EST
If you would like to add to the prize pool to help show up and coming players in North America that their hard work will pay off. The payout is as follows:
1st place - 50%
2nd place - 20%
3rd/4th place - 7%
5th-8th place - 4%
2nd place - 20%
3rd/4th place - 7%
5th-8th place - 4%
If you would like to add to the total prize pool, you can donate here:
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The tournament will be casted by Ravi "feardragon" Pareek, Kwame "Temp0" Mensah, Nan "NanMan" Johnson and Graham "Rifkin" Rogers!
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Special thanks to MinnyMaus for the graphics, Sybert for the video editing and graphics, as well as Noobity for the graphics from Season 1. Thanks to Alloy eSports for providing two unique maps that we're looking forward to seeing some interesting games on. Also thank you to Temp0, NanMan, MasterDalk, BoisterousSC2, Rifkin, iNcontroL and the many others that make Breaking Out possible!
I also want to give a big shoutout to everyone that has donated to increase the prize pool! The current list is:
Filthyrake, BoomerangSC, doenitetjiggy, Kalle Christenson, Patrick Quist, NanMan, GOIMBA, CrimeEndorsement
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The Breakout Invitational 2
