With the announcement of the FXOpen e-Sports $20,000 Live KOTH, the FXOpen KOTH is sure to be one of the most competitive events on the calendar. This competition will see some of the best players across all three servers compete in a king of the hill style format where ladder points and $300 cash is up for grabs for players who accrue the most wins.
This event takes place each weekend alternating between the KR, NA and EU servers each time and feature several players from GSL stars to underrated team practice heroes. The ladder points also contribute towards eventual offline events with much larger prizepools to be announced later in the year, and strong performances in the KOTH lead of course to potential invites to the $20,000 offline KOTH event.
Keep track of the standings by total wins and ladder points on the FXOpen e-Sports Forums.
This is the Korean-based event with players selected from Korea and people residing in Korea. Remember, if you don't see your favourite player here many of the names will be recycled each month, while prizewinners from the previous month will be given first chance at a repeat invite!
► oGsVINES wins the $100 prize for last man standing. ► oGsTheStC wins the $200 prize for longest win streak at 7 wins.
FXOpen Korean KOTH Sunday, Jul 10 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
All invited players will play in order against the winner of the previous match. After all players have played, the player standing undefeated at the end will recieve $100, and the player with the longest win-streak of the night will recieve $200. Ladder points for the event will also be awarded as below:
The last-man-standing and longest streak from the previous month will be invited back to play in Game 1 the following episode, up to a maximum of two events in a row.
Last man standing: $100 Highest win streak: $200
Prizes are in Australian Dollars ($AUD) which are roughly equivalent to US$
In addition to cash prizes, players who participate in our invitational series will accrue ladder points directly towards invites for future LAN events with much bigger prizepools.
The map order is set as follows:
Xel'Naga Caverns Terminus SE Tal'Darim Altar Metalopolis Shakuras Plateau The Shattered Temple Xel'Naga Caverns Crevasse Terminus SE Tal'Darim Altar Metalopolis Shakuras Plateau The Shattered Temple Crevasse Tal'Darim Altar
FXOpen is a forex trading company seeking to get more involved in the game they are passionate about - StarCraft 2. FXOpen currently sponsors MMA, drift car series and various other sporting events.
I think it´s slowly time to make a subforum for FXO, I can´t keep up with all the tournaments you are making You put a sentence about the Invitation process
while prizewinners from the previous month will be given first chance at a repeat invite
how do you make the other invites? Do you give the teams an amount of spots and they choose or do you ask players directly?
Glad to see many not so famous players, always exciting to see them against MKP for example!
On June 16 2011 03:04 Hondelul wrote: I think it´s slowly time to make a subforum for FXO, I can´t keep up with all the tournaments you are making You put a sentence about the Invitation process
while prizewinners from the previous month will be given first chance at a repeat invite
how do you make the other invites? Do you give the teams an amount of spots and they choose or do you ask players directly?
Glad to see many not so famous players, always exciting to see them against MKP for example!
Haha it's just been a very busy month for FXO. Usually it's just a KOTH each week and the invitational once a month but we've had GSTL and new recruits on top of that, as well as the announcement of the live KOTH
For Korean invites the process is different. In EU and NA I usually ask the players (managers can help me get in touch) but with the language barrier and having to get the head coach's permission anyway it's easier to go through a manager for Korean teams. I just let them know how many players they can put forward, and which players can/can't play (for example, Maka has already played in 2 in a row and can't play in a 3rd for a while). They are always really helpful.
Some teams you will notice have more representation than others. This doesn't mean they get preferential treatment, just that I know the players or managers better or have talked to them for longer so it's easier to organise participation. The number of time a player can participate should even out over the course of all online KOTHs so we don't have a situation where a bunch of Prime players get 4-5 repeat invites whereas someone from MvP only has a player invited twice.
Haha it's just been a very busy month for FXO. Usually it's just a KOTH each week and the invitational once a month but we've had GSTL and new recruits on top of that, as well as the announcement of the live KOTH
For Korean invites the process is different. In EU and NA I usually ask the players (managers can help me get in touch) but with the language barrier and having to get the head coach's permission anyway it's easier to go through a manager for Korean teams. I just let them know how many players they can put forward, and which players can/can't play (for example, Maka has already played in 2 in a row and can't play in a 3rd for a while). They are always really helpful.
Some teams you will notice have more representation than others. This doesn't mean they get preferential treatment, just that I know the players or managers better or have talked to them for longer so it's easier to organise participation. The number of time a player can participate should even out over the course of all online KOTHs so we don't have a situation where a bunch of Prime players get 4-5 repeat invites whereas someone from MvP only has a player invited twice.
Thank´s for the long and detailed answer. Bad for Maka as he won money the last time too, but he can be quite happy with his $300 and has already a good position for the 20000$ invitational.
On June 16 2011 03:17 Veritassong wrote: nice flag for chinese cast. lol
I think I can remember this was once asked and the caster himself is from Taiwan and wanted that flag to be shown. But I not sure...
Haha it's just been a very busy month for FXO. Usually it's just a KOTH each week and the invitational once a month but we've had GSTL and new recruits on top of that, as well as the announcement of the live KOTH
For Korean invites the process is different. In EU and NA I usually ask the players (managers can help me get in touch) but with the language barrier and having to get the head coach's permission anyway it's easier to go through a manager for Korean teams. I just let them know how many players they can put forward, and which players can/can't play (for example, Maka has already played in 2 in a row and can't play in a 3rd for a while). They are always really helpful.
Some teams you will notice have more representation than others. This doesn't mean they get preferential treatment, just that I know the players or managers better or have talked to them for longer so it's easier to organise participation. The number of time a player can participate should even out over the course of all online KOTHs so we don't have a situation where a bunch of Prime players get 4-5 repeat invites whereas someone from MvP only has a player invited twice.
Thank´s for the long and detailed answer. Bad for Maka as he won money the last time too, but he can be quite happy with his $300 and has already a good position for the 20000$ invitational.
On June 16 2011 03:17 Veritassong wrote: nice flag for chinese cast. lol
I think I can remember this was once asked and the caster himself is from Taiwan and wanted that flag to be shown. But I not sure...
That's right, though the caster commentates in Chinese he is from Taiwan and has a lot of Taiwanese viewers and he appreciated the flag representing his own background.
The Australian dollar is roughly equal to, BUT MORE than the USD!
Whoo!
Also this is a great idea. Very happy to see it happen. Must be easy having such great resources at your disposal, especially a great caster already on your team.
tgun is sick, he showed the sickest game in the Team League. Sheth still the only foreigner to take out a Korean. Tell QXC I said stop using outdated ugly builds these Korean nuggas be playin hella safe!
miDnight is back in Taiwan without good enough internet to stream, so we'll see a new caster for the Chinese stream, EZPikachu.
Some time after the KOTH today I will make a thread all about the KOTH so you can find the results summarised in one place, and keep track of the 'ladders' that qualify players for the $20k final.
I've asked before, but figure it's worth asking again In the last FXO event I watched [I can't remember what it was, but MarineKing won >.>] there was no casting on the stream, and instead we just got to watch one of the players first person views. Is there any chance that there will be an additional stream running for this event with the same set up? >.> <.<
On July 10 2011 16:01 cyprin wrote: I've asked before, but figure it's worth asking again In the last FXO event I watched [I can't remember what it was, but MarineKing won >.>] there was no casting on the stream, and instead we just got to watch one of the players first person views. Is there any chance that there will be an additional stream running for this event with the same set up? >.> <.<
We have fixed that for today. So it should be fine. Depends if JTV servers decide to eat us again also.
On July 10 2011 16:01 cyprin wrote: I've asked before, but figure it's worth asking again In the last FXO event I watched [I can't remember what it was, but MarineKing won >.>] there was no casting on the stream, and instead we just got to watch one of the players first person views. Is there any chance that there will be an additional stream running for this event with the same set up? >.> <.<
That was just a one-off compensation for the English casters being unavailable. It didn't really seem popular enough or get enough good feedback to bring it in as a permanent fixture seeing we already try to maximise the number of streams with foreign language options but we will keep it in mind
On July 10 2011 16:01 cyprin wrote: I've asked before, but figure it's worth asking again In the last FXO event I watched [I can't remember what it was, but MarineKing won >.>] there was no casting on the stream, and instead we just got to watch one of the players first person views. Is there any chance that there will be an additional stream running for this event with the same set up? >.> <.<
That was just a one-off compensation for the English casters being unavailable. It didn't really seem popular enough or get enough good feedback to bring it in as a permanent fixture seeing we already try to maximise the number of streams with foreign language options but we will keep it in mind
Aw, man. :[
Thanks for the answer, if it's worth anything, I much preferred the no-caster first person stream. :p
On July 10 2011 16:01 cyprin wrote: I've asked before, but figure it's worth asking again In the last FXO event I watched [I can't remember what it was, but MarineKing won >.>] there was no casting on the stream, and instead we just got to watch one of the players first person views. Is there any chance that there will be an additional stream running for this event with the same set up? >.> <.<
That was just a one-off compensation for the English casters being unavailable. It didn't really seem popular enough or get enough good feedback to bring it in as a permanent fixture seeing we already try to maximise the number of streams with foreign language options but we will keep it in mind
Aw, man. :[
Thanks for the answer, if it's worth anything, I much preferred the no-caster first person stream. :p
It is definitively on the cards for future events, I just don't have the facilities at the moment to do so.
What happened to StC being macro monster? Jeez consistently 500min AND gas floating, kept missing depots, really didn't scale up his production. All the same holds off MKP one base push (MKP building placement pretty questionable too cause reaper from reaper expand would scout his starport) with reaper expo. Pretty beast :D
It's pretty awesome to see some major names sponsoring the event but a lot of these are companies competing in the same market, how is that working exactly?
On July 10 2011 18:48 red4ce wrote: So what happens if theSTC loses and both he and MKP are tied for the longest win streak? Who gets the money?
Fist fight!
I think they try to get a deciding game and if it's not possible they split the money. Not completely sure though, I could be confusing it with another koth.
OMG why T.T StC get's supply locked SO. OFTEN. It's depressing to see him supply locked with no depots under construction, have 2 under construction that finish, and insta be supply locked again. I really don't understand StC. His macro is mediocre and especially this aspect but his micro is so sick. StC work on this and gogogo beast mode!
On a side note, in the event of a tie, the two win leaders can either decide to play a tiebreaker or split the money. They mentioned on stream. Didn't mention what happens when one wants one thing and the other doesn't.
On July 10 2011 19:10 Kiyo. wrote: Completely offtopic, but didn't Wolf say that Code A qualifiers were this weekend? Did that change or is it next weekend? Does anyone know?
they're already over afaik, happened last week or the week before. try to search
or if i think about it even earlier. don't remember exactly.
edit: i'm kinda confused now. qualifiers? code A is running already since quite some time. next qualifiers are probably not so soon ^^
i always feel bad when I tune into these great FXOpen events and they don't have as many views as they deserve. Always a few thousand, but the consistency and player caliber of these tournies always delivers to the point that I feel more people should notice. I hope that all of these efforts have good returns for the fxopen team.
Yeah Yeah I get that, but if you're like 2nd or 3rd last in line, it's much harder to get the 100$, and no chance to get the win streak 200$ either. :D Kinda weird system, but whatever, glad I can see some korean matches!
On July 10 2011 19:10 Kiyo. wrote: Completely offtopic, but didn't Wolf say that Code A qualifiers were this weekend? Did that change or is it next weekend? Does anyone know?
they're already over afaik, happened last week or the week before. try to search
or if i think about it even earlier. don't remember exactly.
Yea there was one about 3 weeks ago I believe but that was for GSL July. They're supposed to do the GSL August ones earlier so they're done before MLG. I swear I remember Wolf mentioning on a GSL cast it was this weekend.
On July 10 2011 19:14 alepov wrote: Yeah Yeah I get that, but if you're like 2nd or 3rd last in line, it's much harder to get the 100$, and no chance to get the win streak 200$ either. :D Kinda weird system, but whatever, glad I can see some korean matches!
Winning $100 for 2-3 Bo1s is still good though, and you can win the prize on a 3 win streak as past KOTHs have shown.
Should keep a 'Wolf calls it wrong' counter during the cast somewhere :D
Nice casting throughout, and a fun event, despite the huge amount of TvT (at least they were varied a bit, lots of different strategies and unit mixes).
lol silly setup for an event. Last player is garanteed to play a single game for $100. 3rd last etc however have practically zero chance to win longest streak and need to win 3 games in a row to win last play standing. Being first also sucks as there is a much higher chance the longest streak you set will be broken, if you are somewhere in the middle you can basically know for certain how many games are needed to have the longest streak (1 more then players left). As a result being in the middle or being last is definately favored moneywise over the other spots.
On July 10 2011 21:03 Noam wrote: Can you suggest a better format for a prize money KOTH Markwerf ?
Exactly...I think this format is fair. The best player got the most money and those at a disadvantage in terms of position had a shot at some money as well. It also looks twice as awesome when someone like SaSe wins the $300 ^^
On July 10 2011 20:58 Markwerf wrote: lol silly setup for an event. Last player is garanteed to play a single game for $100. 3rd last etc however have practically zero chance to win longest streak and need to win 3 games in a row to win last play standing. Being first also sucks as there is a much higher chance the longest streak you set will be broken, if you are somewhere in the middle you can basically know for certain how many games are needed to have the longest streak (1 more then players left). As a result being in the middle or being last is definately favored moneywise over the other spots.
So what would be the point of going last if there was no chance to win anything?
On July 10 2011 20:58 Markwerf wrote: lol silly setup for an event. Last player is garanteed to play a single game for $100. 3rd last etc however have practically zero chance to win longest streak and need to win 3 games in a row to win last play standing. Being first also sucks as there is a much higher chance the longest streak you set will be broken, if you are somewhere in the middle you can basically know for certain how many games are needed to have the longest streak (1 more then players left). As a result being in the middle or being last is definately favored moneywise over the other spots.
Err the second part makes no sense whatsoever but as for the first part Sure last place has no chance at winning the streak but 3rd last actually does have a chance because most of the previou events saw a win streak of 3 take home the prize. Being 3rd last also means you could play 3 Bo1 games for $100 you won't find much better return for your time investment in any other tournament.
On July 10 2011 21:44 DiaBoLuS wrote: Would rly change the format, like:
$10 is barely worth the trouble of getting their paypal info. As Unstable mentioned MKP will pick up a lot of points towards the $20,000 KOTH for this effort and seeing it's his first attempt if he can repeat it if he comes back for a 2nd or 3rd run he will be in a strong position to get an invite to that event.
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