The 2nd Hong Kong eSports Tournament!

DexVitality

Hong Kong234 Posts

July 11 2014 04:00 GMT

2nd Hong Kong eSports Tournament
WCS 1800 Global Event

Overview:

After our successful 1st Hong Kong Esports Tournament last August, Hong Kong Esports Limited is proud to present the 2nd Hong Kong Esports Tournament to be held this year again in August on the 30th and 31st. This tournament will feature 4 games: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Ultra Street Fighter IV.

Starcraft 2 Tournament Structure - WCS 1800 Global Event

Prize Pool

1st Place: $6500 USD (est. $50,400 HKD)

2nd Place: $2000 USD (est. $15,500 HKD)

3rd Place: $1000 USD (est. $7,800 HKD)

4th Place: $500 USD (est. $3,900 HKD)

*Qualifying Players for Offline Event will be provided with Flight and Accommodation to Hong Kong

WCS Points Distribution
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1. 300 WCS Points
2. 200 WCS Points
3. 150 WCS Points
4. 150 WCS Points
5. 100 WCS Points
6. 100 WCS Points
7. 100 WCS Points
8. 100 WCS Points
9. 75 WCS Points
10. 75 WCS Points
11. 75 WCS Points
12. 75 WCS Points
13. 75 WCS Points
14. 75 WCS Points
15. 75 WCS Points
16. 75 WCS Points

The Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm tournament will consist of 3 parts.

Part 1

There will be 7 online qualifiers in part 1 of the tournament. One Qualifier for the following regions: Hong Kong, North America, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, South East Asia, and China.

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Part 2

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(with the exception of HK Qualifier which will have 1 representative)

of each online qualifier will move onto (Part 2) the online group stage. This will total to 13 finalists who will be joined by 3 invited players to take part in a group stage round robin.

4 Groups of 4 will be selected. The top 4 players (based on WCS points) will be separated into different groups with the rest of the players randomly assigned.
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Top 2 of each group will make it out and face off according to the following graphic:
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Part 3

Winners of the Elimination Round will qualify for the Grand Finals in Hong Kong.
Players qualified for the Offline LAN event will be provided with flight and accommodation to Hong Kong.

Refer to graphic below:
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Players will proceed to play in a double elimination format with the Winner Bracket Finalist starting the Grand Finals with a 1-0 lead In a best of 7.

Qualifier Information

*All participating players must comply with the WCS Player Handbook rules and regulations.

Qualifier #1: North America
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Server: North America
NEW DATE: 1/8/2014
Time: 6pm PDT // 9pm EDT
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Daniil “CheeseHeadLogic” Pauley

Qualifier #2: Europe
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Server: Europe
NEW DATE: 30/7/2014
Time: 7pm CEST (GMT +2)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Daniil “CheeseHeadLogic” Pauley

Qualifier #3: Korea
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Server: Korea
NEW DATE: 28/7/2014
Time: 8pm KST (GMT +9)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Bracket:

http://challonge.com/KoreanQualifierHKeSports
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/463350-hkesports-korean-qualifier-bracket-annoucement

Casted By:
Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

Qualifier #4: China
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Server: Korea
NEW DATE: 3/8/2014
Time: 7pm (GMT +8)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

Qualifier #5: Taiwan
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Server: Korea
NEW DATE: 31/7/2014
Time: 7pm (GMT +8)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

Qualifier #6: Hong Kong
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Server: South East Asia
NEW DATE: 2/8/2014
Time: 7pm (GMT +8)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

Hong Kong Qualifier Change*
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With the original tournament structure, all qualifiers had their finalists proceed to the Online Group Stage. However with the deadline looming, the number of registrations to the Hong Kong Qualifier have not been up to expectation. With respect to the level of competition that a WCS Global Event demands, only the winner of the Hong Kong Qualifier will qualify for the Online Group Stages. The second slot will now become an invitation given to the Defending Champion, Samsung Galaxy Khan Hurricane.

Qualifier #7: South East Asia
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Server: South East Asia
NEW DATE: 29/7/2014
Time: 8pm AEST(GMT+10)
Participants: 128 Players (Masters/Grandmasters, WCS Point priority followed by ladder rank.)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination.
Map Pool: Current Season Map Pool (Season 3): Catallena LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE, King Sejong Station LE, Merry Go Round LE, Nimbus LE, Overgrowth LE

Casted By:
Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

All Qualifier Requirements:

• Must have a rank of Masters or Above on the Host Server. (Rankings take priority according to WCS points followed by Ladder Points.)

• Competitors must be a Citizen of the Country or a Country within that Region.

• Competitors can also be residing in the country and take part in the qualifier of that Region. (ie. A Korean Player living in Europe is eligible to take part in Europe and Korean qualifier so long as requirements are met.) Proof of residency must be approved by our admins.
(Email mchow@hkesports.com if you have any questions.)

3 Invitations to the Online Group Stage

Invitee #1: HKA.Sen
Invitee #2: Grubby
Invitee #3: Samsung Galaxy Khan Hurricane

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Hong Kong eSports is happy to announce the three invitees to our online group stage of the tournament, seeded past the 7 qualifiers.

Our first Invitee is HKA.Sen!

Yang “Sen” Chia Cheng is a Starcraft 2 Professional Zerg player and a former Broodwar Pro from Taiwan. His achievements in eSports is widely known and is regarded as one of the best foreigners able to win versus the top Korean professionals, in his days playing Starcraft Brood War, and today in Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm. He currently sits tied at rank #51 on the WCS 2014 Global Standings.

Our second Invitee is none other than Grubby!

Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen is a Starcraft 2 Professional Protoss Player and a former WarCraft III Professional playing Orc. Grubby’s achievements speaks for themselves and leaving his Legendary Warcraft III status behind when Starcraft 2 was released, he is now a top Starcraft 2 Protoss. He currently sits tied at rank #62 on the WCS 2014 Global Standings.

Our third and final Invitee is the defending champion himself, Samsung Galaxy Khan Hurricane.

As a young budding star in the Starcraft 2 scene, Nam Ki Woong is playing in the Starcraft 2 Proleague in Korea. After a year to continue to grow and improve, we are excited to invite him back for this year’s tournament! He currently sits at rank #164 on the WCS 2014 Global Standings.

Online Group Stage:

Group #1
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Major
Grubby
yoeFWIan
mYiBlysk

Group #2
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mYiSacsri
FnaticHarstem
Ragnarok
Gemini

Group #3
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iGJim
SpiderDaisy
Petraeus
StatePrime

Group #4
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HKASen
MVPSymbol
Samsung Hurricane
irOnSouL

Dates: Refer to Announcement - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/464019-hkesports-tournament-group-stage-announcement#1

Caster Information:
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Daniil “CheeseHeadLogic” Pauley

CheeseHeadLogic is a Russian born bilingual caster. Currently resides in beautiful Colorado, USA. Has been broadcasting for around 3 years now including events such as DH-Open, ASUS ROG, RedBull BG, NeoTV StarLeague, Shoutcraft America, StarsWar League, and of course Hong Kong Esports 2013. Works for the Collegiate Star League as a production manager/caster as well, recently casting the season 7 finals at MLG Anaheim. Former teams include Quantic Gaming, and Empire. Also broadcasts Dota2 on the side.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CheeseHeadLogic
Twitchtv: http://twitch.tv/CheeseHeadLogic
Youtube: http://youtube.com/CheeseHeadLogic

Benjamin “BreAKerRush” Novotny

BreAKerRush is the first American without any ethnic Chinese heritage to join Taiwan's Rush clan, the first clan that Sen and many other Taiwanese pros have ever joined. His university major is Chinese, he works with Neo TV, WCG in China, Taiwan eSports League, Intel Extreme Masters, and any other leagues in the Chinese-speaking diaspora to help further globalize eSports.

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/exebreaker
Twitter: http://www. twitter.com/breakersc2
Weibo: http://www.weibo.com/breakersc2
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/breakersc2
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/breakersc2

Venue Information:

Rotunda 3 (6/F) – Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre.
Date: 10am-11pm, August 30st, 2013
Streams: English Stream
Grand Finals Casters: Tasteless and Artosis

Venue Pictures:
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Sign Up Information:

About The 2nd Hong Kong eSports Tournament

Click HERE for Registration for Qualifiers!

EXTENDED REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 11:59pm JULY 27th, 2014.

Volunteers Wanted!

Can't Compete But Want To Help Out? HKeSports is looking for Volunteers in Hong Kong for the Offline Event held on August 30th and 31st! Email mchow@hkesports.com if you are willing to volunteer with the following:

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1. Full Name
2. Gender
3. D.O.B.
4. Why you want to participate!

lichter

1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts

July 11 2014 04:09 GMT

Ooooohhhh shit this is tempting

Circumstance

United States11403 Posts

July 11 2014 04:25 GMT

2 players from the host country. That'll be interesting, since I only know of Nicholas.

ETisME

12618 Posts

July 11 2014 04:46 GMT

awesome, will definitely be there

cheeseheadlogic

United States322 Posts

July 12 2014 23:11 GMT

Very exciting

HuK

Canada1591 Posts

July 13 2014 00:33 GMT

So when do I get paid for the first one? .........

I've sent over 8 emails since the end of the event and still haven't been paid.

CrazyIvanPL

Poland220 Posts

July 13 2014 00:53 GMT

You just got HuKed folks..

Get dem chekcs rollin'!

zev318

Canada4306 Posts

July 13 2014 01:02 GMT

TL should ban tournaments from posting anything on TL until players have been paid

Yhamm

France7248 Posts

July 13 2014 01:02 GMT

On July 13 2014 10:02 zev318 wrote:
TL should ban tournaments from posting anything on TL until players have been paid

that wouldnt stop the tournament from happening...

zev318

Canada4306 Posts

July 13 2014 01:04 GMT

#10

On July 13 2014 10:02 Yhamm wrote:

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that wouldnt stop the tournament from happening...

sure but it would stop them from getting exposure on TL

DexVitality

Hong Kong234 Posts

July 13 2014 11:37 GMT

#11

@Huk Let's discuss on skype. I'm sure we can clear this situation up.

argonautdice

Canada2719 Posts

July 13 2014 12:44 GMT

#12

Oh snap. Still excited for the tourney though.

NihilisticGod

Northern Ireland174 Posts

July 13 2014 14:07 GMT

#13

It's a bit much running a 2nd tournament when you've not even paid the winnings for the 1st. Too much of that shite happening in eSports!

eSc_Kin

Hong Kong25 Posts

July 13 2014 15:32 GMT

#14

after 1 year, who care about the money
clear this situation up?
lmao

BlyOnFire

Ukraine74 Posts

July 17 2014 06:37 GMT

#15

oh lol, srysly? players haven't been payed yet? Thx for info...

DexVitality

Hong Kong234 Posts

July 17 2014 07:53 GMT

#16

We will be making an official statement tomorrow regarding the situation with HuK (which has been resolved). As well as some changes to the structure with the Hong Kong Qualifiers Format with reasons behind these changes stated.

DexVitality

Hong Kong234 Posts

July 18 2014 02:15 GMT

#17

To HuK and the eSports Community,

I understand that in the past several days there have been issues concerning the failure of payment to HuK (Chris Loranger). After looking into the situation, I have found that HuK's situation with payment was an error on our end. I do not wish to elaborate on this situation as it would only sound like an excuse in which there is none here. However, please note that all other players had received their payment in a timely manner. We contacted HuK and were able to get him his prize money for his 3rd Place Finish at the 1st Hong Kong eSports Tournament.

There are no excuses for this behavior of not paying out the prize money to players and I would like to represent Hong Kong Esports Limited to offer an apology to HuK (Chris Loranger) and to the community. This situation will not happen again.

For the comments concerning the quality of our 1st Tournament, we appreciate the criticism and will approach this year’s event with the lessons we have learned in mind. Our goal is still to grow eSports as a whole and hopefully our efforts translate to a better production. We hope everyone tunes in to watch via by attending the venue or online to help continue to grow the scene we all share the same passion for.

olimoley

United States742 Posts

July 18 2014 08:10 GMT

#18

KR Qualifier expected to start on 21/7/2014 (Round of 128 - Round of 8), but when does it start? When is the check-in time?

LongShot27

United States2084 Posts

July 19 2014 07:12 GMT

#19

On July 18 2014 17:10 olimoley wrote:
KR Qualifier expected to start on 21/7/2014 (Round of 128 - Round of 8), but when does it start? When is the check-in time?

"21/7/2014 8pm KST (GMT+9) (Round of 128 - Round of 8)" I would assume an hour before hand is check-in time, though if the OP would kindly elaborate