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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-05-08 09:05:36
April 18 2021 09:31 GMT
#1
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Netease returns with the first season of their flagship esports competition in 2021.

Format

16 player dual tournament.
All 16 slots will be determined through server qualifiers: 7 from KR, 6 from EU, 2 from NA and 1 from CN.
Playoffs changes to best of 5 with best of 7 finals.

Prize pool

1st: $7,668/¥50,000, plus 250 EPT points
2nd: $4,601/¥30,000, plus 180 EPT points
3rd: $3,067/¥20,000, plus 125 EPT points
4th: $1,534/¥10,000, plus 125 EPT points
5th-8th: $920/¥6,000, plus 75 EPT points
9th-12th: $460/¥3,000, plus 50 EPT points
13th-16th: $153/¥1,000, plus 25 EPT points

Total: ¥ 150,000/$23,003

Schedule

Server Qualifiers:

KR #1: Tuesday, Apr 20 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Z)Dark advances
KR #2: Wednesday, Apr 21 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (P)Zoun advances
KR #3: Monday, Apr 26 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)TIME advances
KR #4: Tuesday, Apr 27 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)Maru advances
KR #5: Wednesday, Apr 28 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)Cure advances
KR #6: Thursday, Apr 29 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (P)Creator advance
KR #7: Friday, May 07 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (P)Trap advances

EU #1: Tuesday, Apr 20 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)Clem advances
EU #2: Wednesday, Apr 21 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Z)Reynor advances
EU #3: Monday, Apr 26 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Z)Serral advances
EU #4: Tuesday, Apr 27 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)HeRoMaRinE advances
EU #5: Wednesday, Apr 28 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Z)Elazer advances
EU #6: Thursday, May 06 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (T)Kelazhur advances

NA #1: Thursday, Apr 22 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Wiki)MaxPax advances
NA #2: Thursday, Apr 29 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (P)Zest advances

CN: Monday, Apr 19 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (Z)Solar advances

Further qualifiers sign up links will be communicated through event Discord: https://discord.gg/5wFZYkyrTf

Group Stage: June 7-8, 9-10, 14-15, 16-17
Playoffs: June 21, 22, 23, 24

Broadcast

uk Wardi

Useful Links

Liquipedia: (Wiki)Netease Esports X Tournaments/2021/1
Official website: https://next.163.com/match/nextsc2_2021spring
Discord: https://discord.gg/5wFZYkyrTf
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TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
WardiTV
Profile Joined September 2016
569 Posts
April 18 2021 09:43 GMT
#2
These qualifiers should be wild, one person makes it out each time means we should see the best vs the best basically every day
Commentator
warnull
Profile Joined February 2016
United States280 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-18 11:01:13
April 18 2021 10:59 GMT
#3
On April 18 2021 18:31 digmouse wrote:
NA #1: Friday, Apr 23 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Sign-up
NA #2: Friday, Apr 30 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Sign-up TBD


I think the NA qualifiers are Thursday, Apr 22 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) and Thursday, Apr 29 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
April 18 2021 11:11 GMT
#4
On April 18 2021 19:59 warnull wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2021 18:31 digmouse wrote:
NA #1: Friday, Apr 23 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Sign-up
NA #2: Friday, Apr 30 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Sign-up TBD


I think the NA qualifiers are Thursday, Apr 22 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) and Thursday, Apr 29 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Fixed!
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
pzlama333
Profile Joined April 2013
United States277 Posts
April 18 2021 16:39 GMT
#5
I think it is dumb to have only one person per qualifier, but you may also have a lot of more chance if you fail.
Anyway, it is always good to have another tournament that has EPT points.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
April 18 2021 17:04 GMT
#6
China saving Starcraft!
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-18 17:19:43
April 18 2021 17:19 GMT
#7
On April 19 2021 01:39 pzlama333 wrote:
I think it is dumb to have only one person per qualifier, but you may also have a lot of more chance if you fail.
Anyway, it is always good to have another tournament that has EPT points.

Same. Feel that they could just do like 3 with top 2 advance + one wildcard with winner advance for KR, and 3 for EU with top 2 advance, cuts down resources and time need for the admins and avoid this KR #7's conflict with TSL7 KR quali.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3396 Posts
April 20 2021 09:19 GMT
#8
Qualifier is already on the way, and Solar is the first player to qualify, through the CN qualifier. Seems like a pretty stack 6-7 days of qualifier to come.
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
April 20 2021 11:55 GMT
#9
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...
I love SC2
JohnMatrix
Profile Joined April 2011
France1357 Posts
April 20 2021 15:09 GMT
#10
Clem just Clem
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3396 Posts
April 20 2021 15:54 GMT
#11
To add more flavor, Showtime went with 10 Stalkers build against Clem only to find out he researched Glaive instead.
MajiN1
Profile Joined July 2017
113 Posts
April 20 2021 16:37 GMT
#12
On April 21 2021 00:54 tigera6 wrote:
To add more flavor, Showtime went with 10 Stalkers build against Clem only to find out he researched Glaive instead.

Yes so sad for Tobias when he tried to blink in Clem's main base and understood that he has researched glaive... Instant GG.

GG to Clem for beating Serral in such convincing way... Not worried about the king of the north he will qualify next time except if hyperion cross his way
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-20 18:11:35
April 20 2021 18:08 GMT
#13
On April 20 2021 20:55 thickertom wrote:
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...


That's a 2000+ difference in aligulac rating--I can't remember the last time anything of the sort happened. Pretty crazy. And hyperion is presumably dealing with at least 200 ping?
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-20 22:20:51
April 20 2021 21:36 GMT
#14
On April 21 2021 03:08 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2021 20:55 thickertom wrote:
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...


That's a 2000+ difference in aligulac rating--I can't remember the last time anything of the sort happened. Pretty crazy. And hyperion is presumably dealing with at least 200 ping?


Is there a cast of that? Seems like a walkover to me, if not, then it's hilarious.

Holy shit it's real hahahaha: + Show Spoiler +
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4921 Posts
April 20 2021 22:15 GMT
#15
On April 21 2021 06:36 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2021 03:08 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
On April 20 2021 20:55 thickertom wrote:
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...


That's a 2000+ difference in aligulac rating--I can't remember the last time anything of the sort happened. Pretty crazy. And hyperion is presumably dealing with at least 200 ping?


Is there a cast of that? Seems like a walkover to me, if not, then it's hilarious.

Holy shit it's real hahahaha: + Show Spoiler +
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBprXi4Sck



amazing,
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24201 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-21 00:25:27
April 21 2021 00:17 GMT
#16
On April 21 2021 06:36 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2021 03:08 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
On April 20 2021 20:55 thickertom wrote:
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...


That's a 2000+ difference in aligulac rating--I can't remember the last time anything of the sort happened. Pretty crazy. And hyperion is presumably dealing with at least 200 ping?


Is there a cast of that? Seems like a walkover to me, if not, then it's hilarious.

Holy shit it's real hahahaha: + Show Spoiler +
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBprXi4Sck

unfreakievable hahaha

I wonder three things :
1) how this will affect their aligulac ratings
2) what the chess equivalent of such a series would be... Something like Carlsen losing to a 2200 player ? And I'm not even taking the EU server factor into account !
3) is it the biggest rating (still on aligulac) gap in a series that the lower rated player won ?
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-21 05:21:14
April 21 2021 00:34 GMT
#17
On April 21 2021 09:17 [PkF] Wire wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2021 06:36 Nakajin wrote:
On April 21 2021 03:08 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
On April 20 2021 20:55 thickertom wrote:
(Wiki)hyperion won (Wiki)Reynor in EU Server Q1...


That's a 2000+ difference in aligulac rating--I can't remember the last time anything of the sort happened. Pretty crazy. And hyperion is presumably dealing with at least 200 ping?


Is there a cast of that? Seems like a walkover to me, if not, then it's hilarious.

Holy shit it's real hahahaha: + Show Spoiler +
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBprXi4Sck

unfreakievable hahaha

I wonder three things :
1) how this will affect their aligulac ratings
2) what the chess equivalent of such a series would be... Something like Carlsen losing to a 2200 player ? And I'm not even taking the EU server factor into account !
3) is it the biggest rating (still on aligulac) gap in a series that the lower rated player won ?


In the current aligulac period for ZvZ (which does include a few other ZvZs for both players) Hyperion has gained 53 points, and Reynor has dropped 82, so a 135 point swing.

It's pretty hard to do a comparison to chess since top level chess is so draw heavy, and top players much more rarely play much weaker players, but a 700 FIDE elo does sound about right. That gives an expected value of: 0.02 which is fairly similar to hyperion's odds against Reynor in a bo3 (though given that it's chess it's basically the chance of a 2000 drawing Carlsen).

The last question is the most interesting one to me. I certainly can't remember any upset of the sort. This could probably be queried from the aligulac postgres db.

edit: I'm looking through the Aligulac db right now and this seems to be the biggest upset in SCII history.
deepseer
Profile Joined August 2015
31 Posts
April 21 2021 03:49 GMT
#18
After match "prediction":
      (3074) Reynor  0-0  Hyperion (1132)    
---------------------------------------------
94.00% 2-0 0-2 0.09%
5.73% 2-1 1-2 0.18%
---------------------------------------------
99.73% 0.27%

Median outcome: Reynor 2-0 Hyperion

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

The ratings were 3156 and 1079 before the match.
PurE)Rabbit-SF
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States654 Posts
April 21 2021 04:56 GMT
#19
On April 21 2021 12:49 deepseer wrote:
After match "prediction":
      (3074) Reynor  0-0  Hyperion (1132)    
---------------------------------------------
94.00% 2-0 0-2 0.09%
5.73% 2-1 1-2 0.18%
---------------------------------------------
99.73% 0.27%

Median outcome: Reynor 2-0 Hyperion

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

The ratings were 3156 and 1079 before the match.


the Chinese scboy forum went on national holiday on this one.

It was soon filled with loads of people dropping in to congrats Hyperion. Even Hyperion says he was so surprised, and extremely happy about.

And not surprised bunch of trolls recommends he should retire from SC2 right away to keep the 100% win rate vs Reynor. lol
Mostly a troll, bi-polar by design, occasionally brain malfunction. Please forgive me. xD
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6924 Posts
April 21 2021 13:34 GMT
#20
Come on Serral. Just play like Hyperion Easy
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
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