The $10,000 WardiTV Korean Royale is an event by WardiTV to help support the Korean scene following the news of prize money cuts across all SC2 esports, especially in Korea. Season One of the tournament is fully guaranteed and funded by WardiTV and we will be using the event to try and crowdfund at least one additional season. The community has noted that they would like ways to try and help support the Korean scene and we believe this is an opportunity for the community to support the scene in a way that benefits the players as well as viewers.
Support on IndiegogoToday! The first season of this tournament is guaranteed to run with $10,000 - crowdfunding is for additional seasons.
We do not expect to make up anywhere close to what the Korean players lost with the GSL prize cuts, but we believe anything we can do to help is better than nothing and if nothing else hope we can help some players to continue playing for as long as possible.
This tournament is open to any player living in South Korea at the time of the tournament - i.e. any player who would typically be able to participate in GSL.
Main Event
The main tournament will see the 16 players split into two groups of 8. Each group is played as a round robin, with each player playing 2 series per day, for a total of 4 match days in total. Top 5 from each group advance to a gauntlet style Playoff bracket, with each position in the group allowing you to start one match deeper:
4th Group B vs 5th Group A -> vs 3rd Group A -> vs 2nd Group B -> vs 1st Group A -> Finals
4th Group A vs 5th Group B -> vs 3rd Group B -> vs 2nd Group A -> vs 1st Group B -> Finals
The schedule may change but we are currently aiming for these dates :
Day 1 (Group A Games) - Tuesday, Mar 21 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 2 (Group B Games) - Wednesday, Mar 22 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 3 (Group A Games) - Saturday, Mar 25 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 4 (Group B Games) - Sunday, Mar 26 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 5 (Group B Games) - Saturday, Apr 01 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 6 (Group A Games) - Sunday, Apr 02 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 7 (Group A&B Games) - Tuesday, Apr 04 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoff Day 1 - Saturday, Apr 08 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Playoff Day 2 - Sunday, Apr 09 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Prize Pool
Group Stage Matches are worth $50 per BO3 win, totally $2,800 of the prize money. With the way the players are seeded by group standings, this is essentially a scaling prize pool bump to each playoff position, but allows for us to have every round robin match be meaningful even if certain players become eliminated.
"Group Stage Matches are worth $50 per BO3 win, totally $2,800 of the prize money. With the way the players are seeded by group standings, this is essentially a scaling prize pool bump to each playoff position, but allows for us to have every round robin match be meaningful even if certain players become eliminated"
Everyone who participates in crowdfunding this - you're the pillars of SC2 community that will make this game to live on. You're heroes without capes. (or maybe with capes, 'cause what do I know about you?)
And Wardi is a super-hero that deserves so many capes he'd look like an onion, but even then he would be a coolest onion.
The community has more heart and passion that the multi billion dollar company that created this game. Sad that Blizzard has become a soulless business corporation, but I am proud of this community!
So happy to see this doing so well, me and my wife have both contributed and hopefully even more money can be raised over the coming days and weeks! Thanks Wardi for being a legend!
On March 10 2023 15:19 Sawovsky wrote: What's the date for the main event? It doesn't say...
Main Event
The main tournament will see the 16 players split into two groups of 8. Each group is played as a round robin, with each player playing 2 series per day, for a total of 4 match days in total. Top 5 from each group advance to a gauntlet style Playoff bracket, with each position in the group allowing you to start one match deeper:
4th Group B vs 5th Group A -> vs 3rd Group A -> vs 2nd Group B -> vs 1st Group A -> Finals
4th Group A vs 5th Group B -> vs 3rd Group B -> vs 2nd Group A -> vs 1st Group B -> Finals
The schedule may change but we are currently aiming for these dates :
Day 1 (Group A Games) - Tuesday, Mar 21 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 2 (Group B Games) - Wednesday, Mar 22 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 3 (Group A Games) - Saturday, Mar 25 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Day 4 (Group B Games) - Sunday, Mar 26 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00) Day 5 (Group B Games) - Saturday, Apr 01 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00) Day 6 (Group A Games) - Sunday, Apr 02 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00) Day 7 (Group A&B Games) - Tuesday, Apr 04 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00)
Playoff Day 1 - Saturday, Apr 08 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00) Playoff Day 2 - Sunday, Apr 09 12:00pm BST (GMT+01:00)
On March 14 2023 07:34 Kalera wrote: Almost everyone who tried out qualified. The turnout is a bit disappointing. I wonder who the invites will be then.
To be fair, it has been the same with GSL qualifiers in the last couple of years, so that was kinda expected. Wardi even stated, that the original 4 (then reduced to 2) invite slots were planned, becuase he feared, that there was just no one left to even sign up for the qualifiers anymore.
I m hoping for Inno and Stats. The later one at least tried to qualify in the 1st edition, but lost to Solar in the first round.
The detailed schedule for matches on each day will be on Liquipedia soon.
We are also about to push over £10,000 (~$12,000) on the crowdfunder. With this we will "cap" the Season 2 prize pool and begin to aim at funding Season 3 (capping the prize pool just means this is the point we are completely comfortable to guarantee $10,000 while considering transaction fees and some chargebacks on the crowdfunder which often happen for whatever reason).
If we do not make enough extra on the crowdfunder to create a third season, we will split anything we receive from the Indiegogo beyond $10,000 (after transaction fees etc.) between the Season 1 and the Season 2 prize pools.
On March 17 2023 00:59 WardiTV wrote: If we do not make enough extra on the crowdfunder to create a third season, we will split anything we receive from the Indiegogo beyond $10,000 (after transaction fees etc.) between the Season 1 and the Season 2 prize pools.
Would it also be possible to run a 2nd crowdfunder during Season 2 of the Korean Royal to make the 3rd season Happen?
On March 17 2023 00:59 WardiTV wrote: If we do not make enough extra on the crowdfunder to create a third season, we will split anything we receive from the Indiegogo beyond $10,000 (after transaction fees etc.) between the Season 1 and the Season 2 prize pools.
Would it also be possible to run a 2nd crowdfunder during Season 2 of the Korean Royal to make the 3rd season Happen?
I don't necessarily want to make it a thing of crowdfunding non-stop, I don't think it's healthy for the community to be asking for money all year round for stuff like this & it's some extra effort on my side to keep track of the crowdfunding etc - though it's possible to do something less official and maybe just allow stream donations or so. But in terms of an official crowdfunding campaign like this one, I think one per year is my limit on these.
On March 17 2023 00:59 WardiTV wrote: If we do not make enough extra on the crowdfunder to create a third season, we will split anything we receive from the Indiegogo beyond $10,000 (after transaction fees etc.) between the Season 1 and the Season 2 prize pools.
Would it also be possible to run a 2nd crowdfunder during Season 2 of the Korean Royal to make the 3rd season Happen?
I don't necessarily want to make it a thing of crowdfunding non-stop, I don't think it's healthy for the community to be asking for money all year round for stuff like this & it's some extra effort on my side to keep track of the crowdfunding etc - though it's possible to do something less official and maybe just allow stream donations or so. But in terms of an official crowdfunding campaign like this one, I think one per year is my limit on these.
Dark has one of the best variety bag of tricks but at the same time I just feel like hes lacking in straight up macro game its crazy. Some of his decision tech choice, upgrade, unit composition is just mind-boggling.
On April 09 2023 01:01 tigera6 wrote: Dark has one of the best variety bag of tricks but at the same time I just feel like hes lacking in straight up macro game its crazy. Some of his decision tech choice, upgrade, unit composition is just mind-boggling.
I think that same "mind-boggling" is what makes him so difficult to play against sometimes lol
On April 09 2023 23:53 JJH777 wrote: I've yet to be at all impressed by the new cyclone in TvP. Feel like it was a near pure nerf in that matchup.
The change is pretty much irrelevant to the matchup, Cyclones still suck ass against Mass Phoenix with Chargelot and some Immortal. Defensively if might be good to defend the Phoenix harassments better but thats about it.
And I think Classic is getting his groove back, his early game is clean, and his timing is strong, the problem is his ability to deflect run-by and multi-prong harassments.
Maru saw herO does a Blink opening, then still went ahead with the Widow Mine drop and send the Raven away, like wtf. He also move the Factory away from the Techlab for whatever the hell he was thinking. Seriously, somebody need to smash some sense into that guy head, he KNEW what his opponent was doing and still made no preparation, like hes purposely trying to play on Hard mode or something.
On April 09 2023 23:53 JJH777 wrote: I've yet to be at all impressed by the new cyclone in TvP. Feel like it was a near pure nerf in that matchup.
The change is pretty much irrelevant to the matchup, Cyclones still suck ass against Mass Phoenix with Chargelot and some Immortal. Defensively if might be good to defend the Phoenix harassments better but thats about it.
And I think Classic is getting his groove back, his early game is clean, and his timing is strong, the problem is his ability to deflect run-by and multi-prong harassments.
It felt like a nerf in that game because those immortals survived forever. They would have died way quicker with the old magfield. Maybe wouldn't have been enough to swing the game but probably would have let it go a bit longer.
He always chose the worst possible build to use against the opponent own build its sad to see. No bunker, no 2nd rack, just straight up normal build is suicidal.
hes going to replace Soo as the King of second place at this rate.
On April 10 2023 01:40 tigera6 wrote: He always chose the worst possible build to use against the opponent own build its sad to see. No bunker, no 2nd rack, just straight up normal build is suicidal.
hes going to replace Soo as the King of second place at this rate.
Since his last chance victory Maru has gone 1-7 in major tournament finals, with the gsl victory against Ragnarok being the exception where he was the overwhelming favorite.
If we weren't talking about the goat I would say there's something mental going on, probably still is.
On April 10 2023 01:40 tigera6 wrote: He always chose the worst possible build to use against the opponent own build its sad to see. No bunker, no 2nd rack, just straight up normal build is suicidal.
hes going to replace Soo as the King of second place at this rate.
Since his last chance victory Maru has gone 1-7 in major tournament finals, with the gsl victory against Ragnarok being the exception where he was the overwhelming favorite.
If we weren't talking about the goat I would say there's something mental going on, probably still is.
Thats why its so sad, and its not like he macro/micro worse or something, its his damn early build choice and set up that cost him a lot of those games. He really need a coach like someone who tell him that, like if his opponent is herO and he has 2 Stalker on the map with him not having any unit, build an EFFING bunker on high ground. Or not sending units away against a 4-gate Blink opening. Onsyde really need someone to help hammering down all those things into his brain before the next tournament, because this will be ugly for us fan is he keep shitting the bed over and over like this. And no, do NOT listen to Byun for advice, hes just trying to make firework, not winning tournament.
If he won half of those finals he went 0-7 in I think even the biggest Rogue/Serral fans would have had to admit he put the goat argument to bed. Such a shame that he's been anti clutch these last 12 months.
On April 10 2023 02:38 JJH777 wrote: If he won half of those finals he went 0-7 in I think even the biggest Rogue/Serral fans would have had to admit he put the goat argument to bed. Such a shame that he's been anti clutch these last 12 months.
There's already no good argument to be had honestly. They have comparable careers in LotV. And then Maru has an entire extra expansion of excellence. He won OSL 10 years ago and the lowest he might have ever dropped in those 10 years is 3rd best Terran.
On April 10 2023 02:38 JJH777 wrote: If he won half of those finals he went 0-7 in I think even the biggest Rogue/Serral fans would have had to admit he put the goat argument to bed. Such a shame that he's been anti clutch these last 12 months.
There's already no good argument to be had honestly. They have comparable careers in LotV. And then Maru has an entire extra expansion of excellence. He won OSL 10 years ago and the lowest he might have ever dropped in those 10 years is 3rd best Terran.
Well, the one argument is that he hasn't won a world championship which is kinda big tbh, but I share the opinion that an entire expansion more as a top player with his Proleague and Starleague results is worth more
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herOs blink stalkers did it again TT
