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Hong Kong Esports Limited Presents:
The 1st Hong Kong e-Sports Tournament!
The largest eSports event in Hong Kong History!
Last Update: July 23rd
Overview:
Hong Kong Esports Limited is proud to announce their 1st e-Sports Tournament! The tournament will feature a $1,500,000 HKD ($200,000 USD) total prize pool across 5 different games: League of Legends, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, and FIFA 2013.
The StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm tournament will consist of 8 qualifiers. There will be different qualifiers for different regions. The winners of the 8 qualifiers will be flown into Hong Kong to compete in the grand finals for $100,000 HKD (~$13,000 USD) in cash as well as other prizes!
Qualifier Information:
Part 1 will be the Ro64-Ro8
Part 2 will be the Semi-Finals/Finals
Qualifier #1: North America
+ Show Spoiler +Server: North America Part 1: July 27th, 6pm PDT // 9pm EDT (Ro64-Ro8) Part 2: August 5th, 6pm PDT // 9pm EDT (Semi-Finals/Finals) Max Participants: 64 players (Masters/Grandmasters, priority given based on ladder rank) Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5 Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4), Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each. 1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong Casted By:+ Show Spoiler +Nour "PrOmise" Moussa:PrOmise has casted numerous online events and countless community showmatches. Some of his casting experience includes working with CSN (Cyber Sports Network), IEM (Intel Extreme Masters), & Quantic Gaming. He was chosen as the Top 8 of the IGN/IPL Caster Search in late 2012. Currently he is partnered with SC2Links.com, a site aimed for providing up-to-date VODs for StarCraft 2. Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/sc2promiseTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/PrOmiseCASTDaniil “CheeseHeadLogic” PauleyCheeseHeadLogic is a Russian born bilingual caster. A current student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, he’s been broadcasting now for over 2 years of numerous cups, showmatches, and leagues. Over the past year he has broadcasted events such as Vasacast, Neo Star League S2, World Esports Masters 2012, Collegiate Star League and recently Shoutcraft America. He is one of the featured streamers on one of Russia’s biggest eSports websites(sc2tv.ru) Former teams include xO-gaming, Team Empire(Russian). Currently on Quantic Gaming as a caster/media staff. Twitter: http://twitter.com/QuanticCHLYoutube: http://youtube.com/cheeseheadlogic
Qualifier #2: Europe
+ Show Spoiler +Server: Europe Part 1: July 28th, 7pm CET (GMT+2) (Ro64-Ro8) Part 2: August 6th, 7pm CET (GMT+2) (Semi-Finals/Finals) Max Participants: 64 players (Masters/Grandmasters, priority given based on ladder rank) Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5 Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4), Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each. 1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong Casted By:+ Show Spoiler +Daniil “CheeseHeadLogic” PauleyCheeseHeadLogic is a Russian born bilingual caster. A current student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, he’s been broadcasting now for over 2 years of numerous cups, showmatches, and leagues. Over the past year he has broadcasted events such as Vasacast, Neo Star League S2, World Esports Masters 2012, Collegiate Star League and recently Shoutcraft America. He is one of the featured streamers on one of Russia’s biggest eSports websites(sc2tv.ru) Former teams include xO-gaming, Team Empire(Russian). Currently on Quantic Gaming as a caster/media staff. Twitter: http://twitter.com/QuanticCHLYoutube: http://youtube.com/cheeseheadlogic
Qualifier #3: Korea
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Server: Korea
Part 1: August 9th, 8pm KST (GMT+9) (Ro64-Ro8)
Part 2: August 11th 8pm KST (GMT+9) (Semi-Finals/Finals)
Max Participants: 64 players (Masters/Grandmasters, priority given based on ladder rank)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5
Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4),
Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each.
1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong
Qualifier #4: China
+ Show Spoiler +Server: Korea Part 1 and 2: July 26th, 7pm (GMT+8) (All Rounds) Max Participants: TBD (Invite Only) Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5 Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4), Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each. 1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong Casted By:+ Show Spoiler +
Qualifier #5: Taiwan
+ Show Spoiler +Server: Korea Part 1: August 3rd 7pm (GMT+8) (Ro64-Ro8) Part 2: August 8th 7pm (GMT+8) (Semi-Finals/Finals) Max Participants: 64 players (Masters/Grandmasters, priority given based on ladder rank) Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5 Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4), Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each. 1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong Casted By:+ Show Spoiler +
Qualifier #6: Hong Kong
+ Show Spoiler +Server: South East Asia (At local LAN Café) Part 1 and 2: August 17th 10am (GMT+8) (All Rounds) Max Participants: 64 players (Open to all leagues) Format: Best of 3, double elimination Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4), Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each. 1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + WCG 2013 Representative for Hong Kong Casted By:+ Show Spoiler +
Qualifier #7: South East Asia
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Server: South East Asia
Part 1: August 4th, 8pm AEST (GMT+10) (Ro64-Ro8)
Part 2: August 7th, 8pm AEST (GMT+10) (Semi-Finals/Finals)
Max Participants: 64 players (Masters/Grandmasters, priority given based on ladder rank)
Format: Best of 3 single elimination, Finals best of 5
Map Pool: Akilon Wastes (2), Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2), Neo Planet S LE (2), Newkirk Precinct TE (2), Red City LE (4),
Star Station (4), Whirlwind LE (4). In a best of 3, each player alternates in banning two maps then they will pick the order of the remaining 3 maps. (player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 bans, player 2 bans, player 1 picks 1st map, player 2 picks 2nd map). In a best of 5, only 1 map ban each.
1st Place: Qualified for Grand Finals + Round trip Business Class Flight/Accommodations in Hong Kong
Qualifier #8: Wild Card
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Grand Finals Information (LIVE IN HONG KONG)
+ Show Spoiler +Venue: 3rd Floor KITEC, Hong Kong Date: 10am-10pm, August 31st, 2013 Streams: English/Cantonese Casters: Wolf/Khaldor Format: Best of 3, double elimination. WB Finalist starts Grand Finals with 1-0 lead in a best of 7. Venue Pictures:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/AQfdh2K.png) This is the foyer, where a smaller stage and various booths will be setup. It can accommodate roughly 1500 people.
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This is the main auditorium, accessible through the foyer. It has seating for 702 people, but it can hold up to 1000 people.
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Another angle of the auditorium.
Grand Final Prize Pool Distribution:
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1st Place: 75,000 HKD (~10,000 USD) + Other Prizes (TBD)
2nd Place: 15,000 HKD (~2,000 USD) + Other Prizes (TBD)
3rd Place: 5,000 HKD (~650 USD) + Other Prizes (TBD)
4th Place: 2,000 HKD (~260 USD) + Other Prizes (TBD)
5th/6th Place: 1,000 HKD (~130 USD) +Other Prizes (TBD)
7th/8th: 500 HKD (~65 USD) + Other Prizes (TBD)
Prize Pool: 100,000 HKD (~13,300 USD) + Flights/Accommodations + Other Prizes
About Hong Kong:
+ Show Spoiler +Hong Kong is a unique meeting place for East and West, blending Chinese heritage, British colonial influences, high-tech modernity and Cantonese gusto. Chinese and English are the official languages. English is widely used in the Government and by the legal, professional and business sectors. Hong Kong has among the highest population density in the world. Moreover, Hong Kong has become a world-class financial, trading and business center. Skyscrapers and temples, shopping malls and traditional markets sit side by side. However, amid the urban hustle there are quiet parks and green spaces, beaches and mountain-top views. The city has one of the best, if not the best, skyline of any city and it is alive 24/7. Visas are not normally needed prior to departure for most nationals making Hong Kong one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Hong Kong, Asia’s World City! The beautiful Hong Kong Skyline!
About Hong Kong Esports Limited
+ Show Spoiler +Hong Kong e-Sports is a gaming organization founded by a small group of spirited and dedicated gamers who genuinely love gaming and wish to see it grow and flourish in and around Hong Kong. We come from a variety of backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common: we love e-Sports. Our office is located in Central, and we have 9 full time staff and over 30 part time staff and volunteers. Although this is our first major event as a company, our full time staff have organized events like this in the past. We hope to be able to host more tournaments and events in the future. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tzIb6SC.jpg) The Hong Kong Esports Team!
How to sign up
+ Show Spoiler +- Click HERE which will take you to our registration application on Facebook.
- Like us on Facebook (this really helps us out!) and fill out the application form.
- It’s that simple!
For more information visit our Facebook page or our official website. If you have any questions you can PM me and I will get back to you ASAP. If you would like to help out in any way you can contact me directly or mail us at info@hkesports.com. If you Terran players have been wondering why there hasn't been a guide from me recently now you know why =]
Blizzard has also officially posted about the tournament on their website you can check it out here!
US: link
Korea: link
SEA: link
Check out this Boss App to keep up to date as well!
Boss App
Registration Closes July 25th!
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Sick!
I'm actually kinda surprised, this sounds awesome haha.
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how to sign up ? it tell you to like the page and thats it =o
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@GizmoPT If you like the page the registration application will automatically open up =]
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Hong Kong is a pretty badass place to live. I approve of this event.
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SHIET! THATS SO AWESOME! Been in Hong Kong and its amazing! Lets hope some sweet players qualify!
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This is epic. BREAKTHROUGH for Hong Kong, but actually... all the Asian countries (besides Korea)
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Business class round trip sounds really good :p GLHF
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Canada16217 Posts
Sounds like a cool tournament!
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Hope this grabs some serious attention! This is really cool 
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Prize pool could be bigger, but this is a first so that can wait. Awesome stuff.
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"You must be a resident the respective region in order to compete in the qualifier."
Is "Resident" mean legal resident including travelers, foreign students and illegal residents?
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holy X I am so gonna come!!
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Bisutopia19239 Posts
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype.
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On June 21 2013 22:46 BisuDagger wrote:
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype.
Why WoT?
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On June 21 2013 22:40 eviltomahawk wrote:
Hmmmm, LoL but no DotA2.
plenty of Dota going on anyway.
On June 21 2013 22:46 BisuDagger wrote:
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype.
rofl 8D
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Interesting, sc2 and fifa, yay! But I hope I'll have the time to watch em !
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It asks you for your ladder rank/league when you sign up, but the qualifier is still far off. Will your current rank be the decider or your rank when the qualifier is happening?
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On June 21 2013 22:46 Wildmoon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2013 22:46 BisuDagger wrote:
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype. Why WoT?
Whoooosh
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Nice! Wanna see HK get into the scene more.
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Holy shit, never thought I'd actually see esports in Hong Kong. Definitely going to be there!
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On June 21 2013 22:39 Richard4021 wrote:
"You must be a resident the respective region in order to compete in the qualifier."
Is "Resident" mean legal resident including travelers, foreign students and illegal residents?
As long as you live in the area, then you can compete for that qualifier.
On June 21 2013 22:49 ASasquatch wrote:
It asks you for your ladder rank/league when you sign up, but the qualifier is still far off. Will your current rank be the decider or your rank when the qualifier is happening?
The ladder rank on July 30th will be used to determine the rank/seeding. The rank on the sign-up sheet just helps us out logistically.
On June 21 2013 22:46 BisuDagger wrote:
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype.
Lol there might be WoT there, but not as a feature game 
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Bisutopia19239 Posts
On June 21 2013 23:14 StimmedProbe wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On June 21 2013 22:39 Richard4021 wrote:
"You must be a resident the respective region in order to compete in the qualifier."
Is "Resident" mean legal resident including travelers, foreign students and illegal residents? As long as you live in the area, then you can compete for that qualifier. On June 21 2013 22:49 ASasquatch wrote:
It asks you for your ladder rank/league when you sign up, but the qualifier is still far off. Will your current rank be the decider or your rank when the qualifier is happening? The ladder rank on July 30th will be used to determine the rank/seeding. The rank on the sign-up sheet just helps us out logistically. Show nested quote +On June 21 2013 22:46 BisuDagger wrote:
No world of tanks really takes away all the hype. Lol there might be WoT there, but not as a feature game
Now my immediate concern is the lack of SSBB, but thanks for the update.
Side note: Can't wait to see the sc2 qualified players!
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51485 Posts
Nice Hong Kong <3 lovely place. GLGL! Hopefully some nice people ego!
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This is so sick! I never saw anyone playing SC2 in the pc cafe's in Hong Kong, I wonder how many players there actually are there.
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I might tune into the canto stream just to see what its like hearing SC2 commentated in cantonese :D
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The facebook page and website both say its a WCG qualifier for the hong-kong representative... please explain
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On June 21 2013 23:53 PiGStarcraft wrote:
The facebook page and website both say its a WCG qualifier for the hong-kong representative... please explain
The winner of qualifier #6 (The Hong Kong one), will be the WCG 2013 representative for Hong Kong. In order to represent Hong Kong, you have to be a citizen/permanent resident of Hong Kong. Sorry for the confusion. I'll try to update it and make it more clear!
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On June 21 2013 23:56 StimmedProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2013 23:53 PiGStarcraft wrote:
The facebook page and website both say its a WCG qualifier for the hong-kong representative... please explain The winner of qualifier #6 (The Hong Kong one), will be the WCG 2013 representative for Hong Kong. In order to represent Hong Kong, you have to be a citizen/permanent resident of Hong Kong. Sorry for the confusion. I'll try to update it and make it more clear!
ok cool, signed up. If this goes ahead it's amazing. Business class flights for qualifiers! :O
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On June 22 2013 00:14 PiGStarcraft wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2013 23:56 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 21 2013 23:53 PiGStarcraft wrote:
The facebook page and website both say its a WCG qualifier for the hong-kong representative... please explain The winner of qualifier #6 (The Hong Kong one), will be the WCG 2013 representative for Hong Kong. In order to represent Hong Kong, you have to be a citizen/permanent resident of Hong Kong. Sorry for the confusion. I'll try to update it and make it more clear! ok cool, signed up. If this goes ahead it's amazing. Business class flights for qualifiers! :O
Best of luck! =]]
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What an awesome lineup of games. It's nice to see cs go and sf4ae alongside the usuals (lol, dota2, sc2).
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Nice, hope I can catch this before I move back to the States :0!
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I didn't even know there is a competitive Starcraft II scene in Hong Kong.
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Signed up! I think. Looking forward to it.
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Updated the OP with a few pictures of the Grand Finals venue.
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United States15275 Posts
This sounds incredibly fun! I'll be tuning in!
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Awesome! Hope this continues, because I can already tell it's going to be awesome.
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o crap. this looks cool. I wonder who's gonna rep HK?
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how do I sign up for the quaifier?
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On June 22 2013 00:39 hkese wrote:
I didn't even know there is a competitive Starcraft II scene in Hong Kong.
The only HK player I know of is StimmedProbe. We need to find more!
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On June 22 2013 01:16 qxc wrote:
how do I sign up for the quaifier?
At the bottom of the OP there are instructions. Basically follow the link, like the page, fill out the form (select North America for you) and submit it.
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Cantonese eSprot fighting ^_^;; hehe this is huge
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Wow, FINALLY there is something going on in HK. Good on these guys for making it actually happen!
I have linked this thread in the news section of the 'Hong Kong' group in the SEA server. Spread the love.
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This is so awesome! :D I want to go~
I think some sponsor information in the OP would be nice. If you go to the Hong Kong Esports Limited website, they are still looking for more sponsors. Others should jump on this!
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$650 for third, that's rough.
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DotA is certainly not a popular game around in Hong Kong. However LoL is super popular amongst the youth here!
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This is dope as shit.
Hope the broadcast times are manageable for NA viewers or at least rebroadcast/VODs are up quick because I want to watch this shit.
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United States33389 Posts
the wild card is from somalia?
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Fuck yea Hong Kong rocks!
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On June 22 2013 02:09 Mohdoo wrote:
$650 for third, that's rough.
The foreigners would certainly appreciate a more balanced prize pool.
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On June 22 2013 03:14 T.O.P. wrote:The foreigners would certainly appreciate a more balanced prize pool.
Thankfully they included fight/lodging, so players hopefully won't be competing at a loss (aside from 1st/2nd place).
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looks like esports is growing. hopefully this trend will continue.
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wow amazing looking forward to that
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I wish I was from Wild Card. That pirate flag looks pretty cool.
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On June 22 2013 03:31 Ichabod wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 03:14 T.O.P. wrote:On June 22 2013 02:09 Mohdoo wrote:
$650 for third, that's rough. The foreigners would certainly appreciate a more balanced prize pool. Thankfully they included fight/lodging, so players hopefully won't be competing at a loss (aside from 1st/2nd place).
10k/2k/650 is a bit of a drastic change in prize money though. "I got third at the Hong Kong E-Sports tournament.. for $650/$13k"
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Awesome. Prize pool for SC2 isn't super high, but considering you are paying for flights and accommodations it is totally worth it for players to go. I really like the diversity of players that are going to be there based on this qualification system :D
On June 22 2013 05:27 MonkSEA wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 03:31 Ichabod wrote:On June 22 2013 03:14 T.O.P. wrote:On June 22 2013 02:09 Mohdoo wrote:
$650 for third, that's rough. The foreigners would certainly appreciate a more balanced prize pool. Thankfully they included fight/lodging, so players hopefully won't be competing at a loss (aside from 1st/2nd place). 10k/2k/650 is a bit of a drastic change in prize money though. "I got third at the Hong Kong E-Sports tournament.. for $650/$13k"
$650 AND a payed for flight/hotel. Shit I would do it just to be able to travel to a new place :D
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Guys, don't you see what this means?
1) Warp Prism buffed
2) Hong Kong Starcraft tournament.
3) JUST LOOK AT THAT WILDCARD FLAG.
The PRISM is buffed. The U.S. government is behind this and using this whole thing as a clever, elaborate, expensive ruse to capture and take down Robert Snowden, the NSA leaker who is hiding in Hong Kong!
That being said, should be an exciting tournament.
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I always believed China to be the next El Dorado for esports.Large population,huge stream numbers,many interested sponsors people with money willing to invest,many talented gamers.It is a shame that the Chinesse community isnt that connected with the rest of the sc2 world.Would be nice to have some sort of world starcraft federation that would bring all communities together.imagine the posibilitties
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it starts 10am till 10pm?
is the SC2 time already confirmed?
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On June 22 2013 02:56 Waxangel wrote:
the wild card is from somalia?
ha ha nice one.
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On June 22 2013 07:16 ETisME wrote:
it starts 10am till 10pm?
is the SC2 time already confirmed?
The scheduling has already been thought out and written out, but nothing is set in stone yet. There are basically two stages, the smaller one in the foyer, and the larger one in the auditorium. The scheduling has been done such that we utilize both stages (along with the other 4 games, as much as possible) while providing reasonable time buffers and breaks for players and casters alike. A 8 player bo3/double elim tournament can be conducted comfortably in one day. I can post a tentative schedule if people want me to.
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This awesome, can't wait to see who gets the pirate spot. Maybe a Somalian player.
edit: thanks wax for stealing my jokes 
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I agree that the prize pool should be more evenly distributed. First place gets five times more than second! Even GSL isn't that crazy.
Oh well, only reinforces the large income inequality gap that is characteristic of Hong Kong's capitalistic economy
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Oh god, this is sweeeet!
I assume that South American players can play in the North American Qualifier. Am I right?
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omg Hong Kong my living place have suck a awesome esport event!
guys please sign up and GL HF
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EDIT: nvm found what I needed..
Will there be qualifiers for the other game titles to have teams fly over and compete? For example, is there a qualifier for FIFA or LoL for SEA residents?
Tournament looks great! gl hf!
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On June 22 2013 13:03 BulletCL wrote:
Oh god, this is sweeeet!
I assume that South American players can play in the North American Qualifier. Am I right?
Correct South American Players play in the North American Qualifier. Similarly African players play in the European Qualifier.
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Terrible prize distribution.
Hong Kong is an awesome city though, will be cool to see a tourney there.
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On June 22 2013 12:22 slowbacontron wrote:I agree that the prize pool should be more evenly distributed. First place gets five times more than second! Even GSL isn't that crazy. Oh well, only reinforces the large income inequality gap that is characteristic of Hong Kong's capitalistic economy
Rofl, sad but true T_T
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75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips.
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On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips.
The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players.
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On June 22 2013 20:04 StimmedProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips. The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players.
1st place: 50,000
2nd place: 20,000
3rd-4rth place: 7500
5th-8th place: 3750
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On June 22 2013 20:20 Rescawen wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 20:04 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips. The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players. 1st place: 50,000 2nd place: 20,000 3rd-4rth place: 7500 5th-8th place: 3750
Keep in mind, because of the double elimination format, it would be like this:
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th/6th:
7th/8th:
Yours is suitable for single elim.
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Does that logo under the "Wild Card" means it's for somalia? o_o
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Great to see China embracing Esports! Stoked to see the finals when they arrive.
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On June 22 2013 20:23 StimmedProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 20:20 Rescawen wrote:On June 22 2013 20:04 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips. The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players. 1st place: 50,000 2nd place: 20,000 3rd-4rth place: 7500 5th-8th place: 3750 Keep in mind, because of the double elimination format, it would be like this: 1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th: 5th/6th: 7th/8th: Yours is suitable for single elim.
It's still a fair point though, that prize pool distribution is a bit messed up
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On June 22 2013 21:19 iaguz wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 20:23 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 22 2013 20:20 Rescawen wrote:On June 22 2013 20:04 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips. The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players. 1st place: 50,000 2nd place: 20,000 3rd-4rth place: 7500 5th-8th place: 3750 Keep in mind, because of the double elimination format, it would be like this: 1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th: 5th/6th: 7th/8th: Yours is suitable for single elim. It's still a fair point though, that prize pool distribution is a bit messed up
We'll take a look at it and try to revise it. If you have suggestions, post here. Thanks! =]
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nice. but, "priority given based on ladder rank" might be a problem if they do not account for the different tears of the divisions.
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1. 6,5k
2. 3,25k
3. 2k
4. 1,25k
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Hey awesome for China esports, looking forward to who makes it!
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200k for 5 games and sc2 only gets 13k Wonder if other games publishers are adding to the pot or something.
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SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK I'm so flying to Hong Kong!
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Business class round trip. Damn that is NICEE. Just one question: Where is the money coming from 0.o ??
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On June 26 2013 13:13 Uncultured wrote:200k for 5 games and sc2 only gets 13k Wonder if other games publishers are adding to the pot or something.
That is rather interesting, especially considering it would cost more for them to fly out LoL and CS players + accommodations since they are team games.
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Just curious what exactly makes up the entire 200k USD prize that's described in the OP. According to the site, the total cash prize across all games is ~80k USD if add the prize pool from all games. I'm assuming the cash listed on there is total for the game and not what first place takes home. Is 'other prizes' a blanket statement to include air travel, hotel, etc for players going to the event or something else?
This seems very cool either way but reading 200k total prize money then not being able to see what makes up that 200k seems kinda off compared to other tournaments imo.
As for 13k seeming low as a few people have pointed out, SC2 is still the 2nd largest cash prize pool behind LoL which is still just under 65k prize, roughly 13k per player.
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This is great, though I'm not so sure about giving priority in signing up to players with higher ladder rank....
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T.O.P.
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On June 22 2013 20:23 StimmedProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2013 20:20 Rescawen wrote:On June 22 2013 20:04 StimmedProbe wrote:On June 22 2013 20:01 Daswollvieh wrote:
75% of the total prize pool for first place seems kind of silly. Especially since many players will have to make expensive trips. The flights and hotels are covered already. How would you guys distribute it? 100,000 HKD (~13,000 USD) in total among 8 players. 1st place: 50,000 2nd place: 20,000 3rd-4rth place: 7500 5th-8th place: 3750 Keep in mind, because of the double elimination format, it would be like this: 1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th: 5th/6th: 7th/8th: Yours is suitable for single elim.
1st: 40,000
2nd: 20,000
3rd: 12,000
4th: 8,000
5th/6th: 6,000
7th/8th: 4,000
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That information differs from the official site information linked in the OP http://hkesports.com/games/ . Assuming ESFI's numbers are correct since its closer to the advertised 190k total, I'd assume FIFA gets the same as SSFIV and CSGO at $1288, bringing it to a grand total of $81,664, still well shy of the 190k. FIFA is listed on the official site as getting the same prize as SSFIV.
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Business class round trip. :o
Though I think the players wouldn't have minded if the trip was just economy class with the excess money being poured into the prize pool. ^.^"
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Pretty sick. But too bad they insist on players from each region.
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still anticipating the sc2 line up. c'mooon!
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WOW! In my home city? I'm so down for that =)
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Glad to see some HK events,
nice mixup of player regions as well :D
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I guess Major cant compete for NA, it only has the US/Canadian flag!
I guess he can be the pirate.
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I like how they're using the money. Cover travel/stay so you aren't discouraging players from participating.
Too bad Jim's out.
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Looks really cool. Though I think the player quality will be a little skewed. Hope Grubby tries and makes it.
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A few updates from the weekend:
America Qualifier (Top 4)
EGHuK (Protoss, Evil Genuises)
EGSuppy (Zerg, Evil Geniuses)
RootCaliber (Protoss, Root Gaming)
State (Protoss, Teamless)
Europe Qualifier (Top 4)
AcerBly (Zerg, Acer)
aTnSocke (Protoss, Team Alternate)
NaviLoWeLy (Zerg, Natus Vincere (NAVI))
FnticHarstem (Protoss, Team Fnatic)
China Qualifier Winner: iGMacSed
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I contacted the tournament organizers to volunteer, but no response =(
anyone else going to this event?
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Cant wait for the SEA Qualifiers! Going to awesome!
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Go Bly!
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xGKing KingkOng defeats Nv Rossi 3-1 in the SEA Qualifiers!
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Total prize pool: $200,000
Sc2 prize pool: $13,000
Hmm....
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I´ll be studying in hong-kong starting january so please, please do another one in the spring!!!
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I'm excited to see how casting sc2 in canto will sound. Hopefully its energetic like the korean casters.
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What's up with some of the scores saying 9-0 or 9-9 in that bracket?
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On August 09 2013 21:43 miked4o7 wrote:
What's up with some of the scores saying 9-0 or 9-9 in that bracket?
they most likely didn't show up for the match and the website probably doesn't allow a "bye" so random numbers were put in.
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Hey StimmedProbe, I can't read Chinese but according to the last post on HK Esports' FB page it seems like the wild card has been attributed to... Rossi? The runner-up of SEA qualifiers? With all the big names it was possible to vote for it looks a bit surprising.
https://www.facebook.com/HongKongEsports?ref=profile
I also understand SC2 Ro8 is planned at 8.00 in the morning?
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edit: oops there are two threads, sorry for bumping that one
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