GFUEL King of Battles 3: April 28 - May 1

Extremely excited to announce the third edition of King of Battles! Let's see how the players fare after a well-deserved break from IEM and the introduction of a new balance patch!

With $15,000 and 1280 EPT points on the line, it's an opportunity for players to earn fame, fortune and important points towards the IEM Katowice 2023 World Championship!

1st: 250 points
2nd: 180 points
3rd-4th: 125 points
5th-8th: 75 points
9th-12th: 50 points
13th-16th: 25 points

Qualifiers

These qualifiers are server qualifiers, players from all regions may play in as many of them as they like. There is no region lock.
Double-elimination, 3 spots awarded in each qualifier, 15 qualifier spots total
Seeding rule: EPT Combined Standings from 2021/22 Season.

KR Qualifier #1: Tuesday, Apr 12 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) sign up here.

KR Qualifier #2: Tuesday, Apr 19 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) sign up here.

EU Qualifier #1: Sunday, Apr 10 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) sign up here.

EU Qualifier #2: Wednesday, Apr 13 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) sign up here.

NA Qualifier: Saturday, Apr 23 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) sign up here.

Our only invited player this time around will be last year's winner (and 2x Champion): Maru!

Group Selection

After the qualifiers are concluded and we have our 16 participants we will perform a GSL-style group selection where players nominate each other. This way we will ensure full transparency and a bit of added spice for the players.

Main event

The main event will be held from April 28th to May 1st. Exact times will be announced after the qualifiers conclude. 4 groups of 4 players each will lead into an 8 player single-elimination playoff bracket. You can find all infos on Liquipedia.

Sponsors

Huge thanks to returning sponsors GFUEL, Red Cross and SomeDrunkCanadian while welcoming new sponsor LAYZR, maker of digital trading cards of your streaming stars!

Red Cross

Similar to what we did during King of Battles 2, we will be holding a series of special fundraising showmatches with proceeds going towards alleviating the tragic situation in Ukraine. Participating players and details will be revealed later.

LAYZR

We are pleased to announce a unique experience for King of Battles 3 where viewers can be rewarded with digital cards to commemorate this tournament! One such card will feature 2x defending champion Maru! Here is a sample!

Rulebook

https://bit.ly/KOB3_Rulebook

Streams

AlphaX SomeDrunkCanadian IntoTheClan
More streams to be announced!

Head Admins

Kashim
LadyAzylis

Matcherino

Our tournament will also be on Matcherino! Check it out and support it if you feel like it.

Replay pack for the entire tournament (Main event and casted qualifier matches) available at $10. Proceeds go towards production costs.

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