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PiGFEST 4.0 IS HERE!
With the sad news of Blizzard no longer funding StarCraft 2 esports, we decided to host PiGFest 3.0 in March 2023 where an incredible $17,728.31 was raised. We capped that event at $10,000 which means PigFest 4.0 already kicks off with a $7,728.31 prize pool and counting!
QUALIFIER DETAILS
Qualifier 1: 4 spots available
Qualifier 2: 5 spots available. WHO GETS THE 5th SPOT? The players who place 5-8th will play a mini 4-person tournament to determine the final slot. Bo3 ro4, then bo5 to determine the spot. These matches are to be played within 3 days of the qualifier (by end of 18 Sep)
DONATE!
To raise funds we will be raffling off prizes, giving incentives plus putting up dono goals.
Donation link: https://streamlabs.com/x5_pig/tip.
We will be contacting prize winners via email (if you pay via Paypal your email is automatically linked). If you pay by credit card whisper your email address to PiG's Twitch account or let us know your Twitch username to allow us to contact you if you win.
Raffle prizes:
2 x PiGFest 4.0 signed mousepads
1 x Balance Whine signed (and balance whined by pros) shirt
Incentives:
5 Every $5 dono earns you one raffle ticket
10 Slap PiG with real bacon
20 PiG drinks a shot of jalapeno pickle juice
50 Get ten plus one bonus raffle tickets, plus Dot flicks PiG’s ear
69 Wax PiG’s arm or leg with 1 wax strip
100 Get twenty plus three bonus raffle tickets, plus Dot flicks PiG's head
Dono Goals:
69 PiG does 1 hr of 1-Base Nydus Swarmhosts
150 Eat 2x !Spicy Korean Mouth-Torture Noodles
250 PiGFest 4.0 now at 8k prize pool!
420 PiG does 1 hr of Florencio Strats
750 Unlock Carnival Day 1: Pros vs Pros (!Carnival1)
1000 PiG does 1 hr of 1 vs 2 Ladder (2v2)
1337 Unlock Carnival Day 2: Pros play against/with Viewers (!Carnival2)
1750 Progamer Tier List
2000 PiGFest 4.0 now at $8.5k prize pool!
2500 !ViewerTournament
3000 PiGFest 4.0 now at $9k prize pool!
3750 !Psycho Serum Hot “Sauce” Challenge (6.4M Scoville!!!)
4269 PiGFest 4.0 now maxed at $10k prize pool!
5500 !NPC Stream
6420 Unlock next PiGFest! Everything above $6420 goes to PiGFest 5.0 + Showmatches
PRO TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Format: Single elimination bracket held over 5 days. Ro16 will be best of 5. Ro8, Ro4 and Grand Final will be best of 7.
Schedule: 20-24 September 2023, starting at 12pm CEST / 8pm AEST each day. The first four days will each have two ro16 matches, with the winners facing each other in the ro8 on the same day - making it like a mini 4-player tournament to see who goes through to the Semifinals.
Players: The top 8 players of the last event were invited to take part in PiGFest 4.0. Only Oliveira declined his invite.
 MaxPax
 Maru
- ByuN
- Clem
 Reynor
- Serral
- herO
- Dark
- Creator
- Cure
- Spirit
- Solar
- Bunny
- HeroMarine
- NightMare
- Trigger
Prize Pool:
1st = 35%
2nd = 17%
3rd/4th = 8%
5th-8th = 4%
9th-16th = 2%
Total = Currently $8,000USD (Max $10,000USD)
Stream Details:
PiGFest will be streamed on www.twitch.tv/x5_PiG in English.
All non-english casters are welcome to cast this tournament. Contact PiG on Discord or Twitter for more details.
Liquipedia page link
Link: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/PiG_Sty_Festival/4
CARNIVAL EVENT DETAILS
The support act to our huge pro tournament will be:
Carnival Day 1: Pro Showmatches
When: 18 September 2023 starting at 12pm CEST / 8pm AEST
Feature 1: Weird/funky map showcase with Astrea and Scarlett
Feature 2: PiG's Laboratory showcase with Astrea and Scarlett
Feature 3: Protoss Archon of Harstem/MaNa/MaxPax vs Clem
Carnival Day 2: Pros vs Viewers Showmatches
When: 27 September 2023 starting at 12pm CEST / 8pm AEST
Feature 1: 2v2 Baby Sitter's Club. Harstem/Viewer vs Lambo/Viewer
Feature 2: Harambo vs 4-6 Viewers
Feature 3: HeroMarine vs Viewers with Handicaps e.g. viewer gets 200% HP
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Sad that Oliveira declined again. I thought he was back after playing in the weekly today, but I guess not.
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Nice, how can I contribute a little to the prize poolerino?
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I am a Chinese fan but I got to say I'd never seen another world champion with such mentality like Oliveira.
It's like since Katowice all he's been doing is to replicate the feat to prove that was not a fluke. But from the very beginning there is nothing to be proven at all.
That championship did have a strike of luck in it but he also needs a quite strong ability to realize it which he does. His result at gamers8 was ok-ish and he should really stop thinking only a top 4 or even a championship finish is a good result and resume enjoying the game without any mental burden.
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Looking forward to it -- very much enjoyed #3! See you in two weeks 
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On September 05 2023 05:05 Mannekino wrote:
Nice, how can I contribute a little to the prize poolerino?
I've put up the dono goal list now! plus some cool signed prizes for raffle giveaways
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Congrats to the players who made it through the Qualifiers!
Dark
Creator
Cure
Spirit
Solar
Bunny
Heromarine
Nightmare
Trigger
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pretty sad that Gumiho and Classic didnt make it, but the full roster is still god-tier.
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I hope they can buy larger picture frames for the next one. Big Gabe barely fits!
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On September 16 2023 15:42 teapot_ wrote:
I hope they can buy larger picture frames for the next one. Big Gabe barely fits!
We are accepting donations for a larger picture frame 
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On September 16 2023 15:42 teapot_ wrote:
I hope they can buy larger picture frames for the next one. Big Gabe barely fits!
I'm not sure there exists a frame which can hold Big Gabe in all his greatness
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Sick bracket, altho i kinda feel bad for Creator having to play 2 matches at the same time.
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On September 19 2023 01:08 Fubika24 wrote:
Sick bracket, altho i kinda feel bad for Creator having to play 2 matches at the same time.
He does get a one hour break, doesn't need to do it simultaneously.
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Exciting bracket!!!
Don't know how ByuN MaxPax is a first round match, especially when both were the invited players, expected like ByuN Spirit and Dark MaxPax or something cuz of the storylines (Spirit has been improving in TvT a lot but has not had many chances against KR terran in general; while Dark MaxPax is just the potential for anything under the sun). But still, definitely will be watching, cheering on ByuN as two previous PigSty champs go at it
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Wohoo finally some more Starcraft! It has been too long since Master Colliseum :D
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France12761 Posts
Nice looking bracket, and I like the fact that each day will have ro16+ro8 match instead of one day ro16, one day ro8
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The best defence is a good offence ? Hum, Clem needs to find a better balance than what he showed atm...
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Oh shit we have Serral vs Clem again
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France12761 Posts
Feels like Clem can't lose this game anymore, he might become the bane of Serral once again this year?
oh it's bo7 already, didn't realize
One more Clem!
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If Clem does not start to exhibit better defence, nope ...
EDIT : That said, he still won three maps. Could have been the other way around. The dice just went the wrong way.
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Until Maru moving away from playing the same damn build against Serral, Clem is the best shot we have.
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Feels like Serral vs Clem is the big match that most often delivers these days.
Will be interesting to see if roaches become standard in ZvT in the new patch.
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Great first day. Serral vs. Clem is a banger of a series. Clem is really the only terran right now who can push Serral to his limits. Conversely, it's astounding how Serral can come back from a deficit even in the most fast-paced and grueling series against his strongest opponent. Clem's non-stop action can be mind-boggling. And actually Serral admitted in the interview afterwards that the series was "too exciting" for his taste, haha.
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break me off a piece of that cheddar...
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lol. reynor playing protoss is just such nonsense, lol.
I eat my words. the earlygame was horrific, but solar didn't jump on it. now somehow reynor looks in the lead :O
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Given he has a previous win vs Solar with toss, hum ... gotta see.
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France12761 Posts
Solar dropping a map to Reynor's protoss, come on Solar wake up :x
edit: Solar vs Bunny is a nailbiter
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France12761 Posts
Come on Maru, you can’t tell me with a straight face that you are try Harding these last two games
Just play a proper game from start to finish, don’t disrespect Nightmare like that
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Maru vs Nightmare was a crazy series!
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France12761 Posts
Yeah, this tournament has delivered so far!
Very fun series, unexpected outcomes with already several upsets
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I dont get how Maru play so predictably aggressive in TvP into predictably passive in TvZ and greedy in TvT. Like he doesnt mix up his build order and keep doing the same timing push and get blocked by Protoss defense and went behind everytime.
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On September 22 2023 21:01 tigera6 wrote:
I dont get how Maru play so predictably aggressive in TvP into predictably passive in TvZ and greedy in TvT. Like he doesnt mix up his build order and keep doing the same timing push and get blocked by Protoss defense and went behind everytime.
Maru mixes cheese strats quite a bit, sometimes vs "weaker' opponents and bites him back tho.
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Maru is taking herO more seriously than NightMare so far, and it is paying off!
Two more Maru, gogo. I wonder if he can beat MaxPax though, he always loses vs him
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Maru weakness has been committing 2-base into Protoss defensive build, or doing a blind Medivac Widow Mine drop that fails. The games hes playing more macro-orientated he has been winning.
Edit: And guess what, hes done another 2 base all-in on the biggest map to lose AGAIN. Dude probably has a horrible win rate when he does 2-base push.
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Sad loss for Maru, tough match-up and strong opponent, nice try though
I doubt Bunny is gonna beat Serral so ByuN is probably the last terran hope, but beating MaxPax will be difficult
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On September 22 2023 23:52 Poopi wrote:
Sad loss for Maru, tough match-up and strong opponent, nice try though
I doubt Bunny is gonna beat Serral so ByuN is probably the last terran hope, but beating MaxPax will be difficult
I feel like every terran matchup is a tough matchup when he loses for you :D (or do you mean vs herO specifically)
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Great Series, I think Maru aggressive stance does not pay off vs herO at all.
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He was up 3-1 playing a very solid series, and then lost 3 games in a row by doing a greedy 3CC, blind widow mine drop into Phoenix and a 2-base push. He just doesnt like playing to win, or his early planning just sucks.
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On September 22 2023 23:54 darklycid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 22 2023 23:52 Poopi wrote:
Sad loss for Maru, tough match-up and strong opponent, nice try though
I doubt Bunny is gonna beat Serral so ByuN is probably the last terran hope, but beating MaxPax will be difficult I feel like every terran matchup is a tough matchup when he loses for you :D (or do you mean vs herO specifically)
TvZ is very difficult as well as TvP right now, especially vs the strong players
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On September 22 2023 23:57 Poopi wrote:Show nested quote +On September 22 2023 23:54 darklycid wrote:On September 22 2023 23:52 Poopi wrote:
Sad loss for Maru, tough match-up and strong opponent, nice try though
I doubt Bunny is gonna beat Serral so ByuN is probably the last terran hope, but beating MaxPax will be difficult I feel like every terran matchup is a tough matchup when he loses for you :D (or do you mean vs herO specifically) TvZ is very difficult as well as TvP right now, especially vs the strong players
I mean i agree on tvz but tvp aint more difficult for the terran than for the toss rn.
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On September 22 2023 23:58 darklycid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 22 2023 23:57 Poopi wrote:On September 22 2023 23:54 darklycid wrote:On September 22 2023 23:52 Poopi wrote:
Sad loss for Maru, tough match-up and strong opponent, nice try though
I doubt Bunny is gonna beat Serral so ByuN is probably the last terran hope, but beating MaxPax will be difficult I feel like every terran matchup is a tough matchup when he loses for you :D (or do you mean vs herO specifically) TvZ is very difficult as well as TvP right now, especially vs the strong players I mean i agree on tvz but tvp aint more difficult for the terran than for the toss rn.
Classic poopi. Terran is just weak if his maru loses
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Amazing set of series again today. PigFest is delivering again so far. Also super impressed with Nightmare, Maru's TvP is not at its strongest but still, pushing him to game 5 is really impressive.
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GGWP everyone the prize pool is now at $10,000USD!
Games have been amazing for three days straight! Hoping this doesn't jinx us for the finals haha
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Maxpax lost 3:0 i guess tvp is a tough matchup what can you do 
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Just one foreigner left but I don’t see anyone that could beat Serral, maybe Dark has the best chance to make it somewhat competitive though?
Go ByuN still
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Doesnt look like Byun wrist is getting better, if not even worse, now I wonder how many times it has acted up for all the tournament he has played.
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Bunny played some close games here
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Serral is unholy. Dominant series against Bunny.
Bunny played really well, though. But it seems his strength drops off a fair bit in the lategame. His midgame pushes are terrifying.
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IDK what Bunny is doing in that G4. Serral has like 3 expansions out there happily mining with no protection at all, and Bunny was doing nothing about it, just hopelessly trying to push front while getting back stabbed nonstop.
The only Terran that has a chance of beating Serral is Clem.
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I feel like the moment top Zerg like Serral got used to the big map pool, they just steamroll all the Terran in macro game. People keep saying the big map is good for Terran, but thats ONLY if you can split it up and mine out the whole map. But Zerg will just keep hitting left and right with Nydus/drop to force the Terran from making a mistake and jump on it. I would like to see how things are with the coming smaller map pool
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On September 24 2023 23:00 tigera6 wrote:
I feel like the moment top Zerg like Serral got used to the big map pool, they just steamroll all the Terran in macro game. People keep saying the big map is good for Terran, but thats ONLY if you can split it up and mine out the whole map. But Zerg will just keep hitting left and right with Nydus/drop to force the Terran from making a mistake and jump on it. I would like to see how things are with the coming smaller map pool
Thats Just a General Thing imo, the longer a meta/mappool stays around the better zergs (esp the top lvl ones) become as they can just optimize their Playstyle perfectly to the Maps and/or Meta.
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Very nice tournament, love the format!
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Congrats Serral, nice tournament!
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Really nice tournament, Pig! GG Serral.
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The Semi was a bit of a dud but the Ro8 and Grand Final were amazing. Thanks for the tournament and looking forward to the next one.
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Thanks for the great tournament and content, Pig! Always delivering.
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Great tournament, so many exciting series!
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Really cool tournamnet overall :D
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Amazing games lol. Thank you PiG! Im going to have to watch some of the r08 i missed
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It's crazy that every single series went to full 7 games in quarter finals and grand finals.
A bit bummed that we didn't get a herO vs Serral finals. They haven't really played a bo7 before.
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Great tournament, so many exciting series! thx PIG !
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Congrats to Serral. Pretty much operating at an Aligulac all time ELO peak right now. So wild.
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Man, what a roll Serral is on at the moment. Congratulations on yet another tournament win.
PigSty Festival was amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed every day. Thanks a lot, Pig!
I especially liked having the RO16 and RO8 for the same 4 players on the same day. It generates a neat storyline each day, because you see the same players play two series in a row.
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Serral again! Amazing year for him. I think the only player who had a similar successful year was ... Serral
Great tournament PiG! Thank you for organizing yet another banger. Really appreciate the work you do!
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Yeah this was a great tournament. Thanks PiG for putting it on. Serral just roundhouse kicking everyone. Love to see it. herO coulda played a lil better but can't fault the dude too hard, he got to the semis.
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