ESL Open Cups reverting to $400 prize pool

TL.net ESPORTS

4 Posts

February 05 2022 20:22 GMT

Original post: ESLGaming

ESL has announced that as of February 14th, Shopify will no longer be contributing to the ESL Open prize pool. The prize pool will go down from $800 to $400 per cup (1st: $200, 2nd: $100, 3rd/4th: $50 each). Also, the semifinal rounds will be shortened to best-of-three series from best-of-five.

Also, ESL will look to allow more ESL Open lobby access for players who are looking to cast matches, as also push to release replay packs from the ESL Open Cups during the off-season period (not 100% as of yet).

Shopify's TLO also commented on the lapsing of the ESL Open sponsorship (TL;DR: we're sponsoring other things, not the open cups anymore):

ssg

United States1779 Posts

February 05 2022 21:13 GMT

Cups were getting huge viewers in 2020 Amid lockdowns. I think they changed the days though and viewership tanked

Balnazza

Germany1367 Posts

February 05 2022 22:08 GMT

I think the switch to Bo3 in later rounds is just for the Offseason, right?

Blargh

United States2103 Posts

February 06 2022 00:31 GMT

The cups have been great, but it sounds like they plan to do some additional events now?

kaby

Russian Federation195 Posts

February 06 2022 08:22 GMT

On February 06 2022 07:08 Balnazza wrote:
I think the switch to Bo3 in later rounds is just for the Offseason, right?

> With less at stake, including ESL Pro Tour Points, during the off season we are reducing the series size of our semifinals from Best-of-Five (bo5) to Best-of-Three (Bo3).

honorablemacroterran

188 Posts

February 06 2022 09:09 GMT

On February 06 2022 17:22 kaby wrote:

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> With less at stake, including ESL Pro Tour Points, during the off season we are reducing the series size of our semifinals from Best-of-Five (bo5) to Best-of-Three (Bo3).

That sentence is poorly written and ambiguous, Kaby. I think that's why the question was asked to begin with. I'd say it sounds like it's just for the off-season but in the opening clause of the sentence they make an indirect reference to the prize pool being smaller ("less-at-stake") although that will be the case going forward and not just for the offseason.

Gurumaragy

5 Posts

February 07 2022 15:12 GMT

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kaby

Russian Federation195 Posts

February 08 2022 08:09 GMT

On February 06 2022 18:09 honorablemacroterran wrote:
That sentence is poorly written and ambiguous, Kaby. I think that's why the question was asked to begin with. I'd say it sounds like it's just for the off-season but in the opening clause of the sentence they make an indirect reference to the prize pool being smaller ("less-at-stake") although that will be the case going forward and not just for the offseason.

Yeah I feel that they will maybe see how it works out and ask the players' before getting or not getting back to bo5's

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