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PiG Sty Festival/8 PiGFEST 8.0 IS BACK!
No Starcraft at EWC? No problem. PiGFest is back to bring some scintillating games like always. Every iteration so far has brought amazing SC2 to the community and supported players in a time when Blizzard has abandoned its games and fans.
QUALIFIER DETAILS
PiGFest Qualifier #1
Schedule: Saturday, Aug 01 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Qualifying spots: Top 4. FFA will be played to determine group selection.
Sign up link: https://challonge.com/PiGFest8Qual1
This qualifier was cancelled due to low sign ups.
PiGFest Qualifier #1 Redo
Schedule: Thursday, Aug 06 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Qualifying spots: Top 4. FFA will be played to determine group selection.
Sign up link: https://challonge.com/PiGFest8Qual1Redo
PiGFest Qualifier #2
Schedule: Tuesday, Aug 11 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Qualifying spots: Top 4. FFA will be played to determine group selection.
Sign up link: https://challonge.com/PiGFest8Qual2
Both qualifiers are open to all regions.
PRIZE POOL
- 1st = 24%
2nd = 14%
3rd-4th = 9%
5-6th = 7%
7-8th = 5%
9-12th = 3%
13-16th = 2%
Total = Minimum $6,000USD (Max $10,000USD - Extra funding will go directly to PiGSty Festival 9 Prize pool)
PLAYERS
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GROUP STAGE
Schedule: 13 - 16 August, starting at 2pm CEST / 9pm KST / 10pm AEST each day.
Format: 4-player group stages with GSL format. Matches will be best of 3, except Qualifying Matches which will be best of 5.
PLAYOFFS
Schedule: 21- 23 August, starting at 2pm CEST / 9pm KST / 10pm AEST each day.
Format: AFL format.
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HOW TO WATCH
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.
All PiGFest matches will be uploaded to PiG Casts youtube channel.
PiGFest replays will be available to download for Twitch/Patreon subscribers once all matches are published on Youtube.
Liquipedia page link
Link: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/PiG_Sty_Festival/8
. Perfect timing with lots of free time to watch during august ![[image loading]](https://imgur.com/qSSfUHS.png)
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