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SCboy: 2023 Plans + Hypergryph becomes chief sponsor

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lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
105 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-04-02 14:10:16
March 18 2023 13:30 GMT
#1
Update (March 27): Game developer Hypergryph has joined WTL as the chief sponsor. Prize money has been substantially increased as a result.

  • WTL Code S: ¥300,000 CNY --> ¥600,000 CNY
  • Master's Coliseum (1v1 tourney): ¥200,000 CNY --> ¥300,000 CNY
  • Kung Fu Cup: ¥4,000 CNY/week --> ¥10,000 CNY




Today, while announcing the incoming WTL 2023 summer qualifier
Participants List, SCboy also announced their New Personal Event plan for this summer season. This includes:

Kung Fu Cup:
  • Weekly serie held every Wednesday during WTL regular season (11 rounds a season).
  • with a prize of 4,000 CNY (~$600) per round.

Master's Coliseum:
  • Finals to take place in August.
  • Featuring a 200,000 CNY (~$29,000) total prize pool.
  • Qualification for the finals will be based on a points system, in addition to a qualifier round.
  • Kung Fu Cup participants will earn points based on their rankings every week.
  • Similarly, players who win maps in the WTL regular season will earn points either.





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Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
March 18 2023 13:46 GMT
#2
This is great news!
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
105 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-18 14:18:56
March 18 2023 13:56 GMT
#3
I'm sorry but does anyone know how to edit the title?:D made a mistake here thank u admin
Haku
Profile Joined August 2013
Germany550 Posts
March 18 2023 14:44 GMT
#4
Great news! Happy to hear that!
Jaedong | Life | MKP | PartinG | LosirA | ByuN | TaeJa | TY | TLO | Bomber | HerO | Rotti | Dark | Stephano | Maru | Ragnarok | MC | IdrA | Serral | Creator | Bunny | INnoVation | Liquid | Prime | JinAir
SlyZ1
Profile Joined March 2018
39 Posts
March 18 2023 16:27 GMT
#5
More money for Maru
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
March 18 2023 17:23 GMT
#6
Nice! Thanks SCboy!
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-18 18:10:37
March 18 2023 17:47 GMT
#7
Total prize pool for the summer split alone is ~$80k, without factoring in crowdfunding into WTL.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
jy_9876543210
Profile Joined March 2016
265 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-19 00:29:50
March 19 2023 00:29 GMT
#8
On March 19 2023 01:27 SlyZ1 wrote:
More money for Maru

Or for Time. Wait, it's Oliveria.. or something.
Phase 1: F2    Phase 2: A   Phase 3: Profit!
Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
1004 Posts
March 19 2023 00:44 GMT
#9
Got a Patreon or anything? I've already given a 10 spot to Tasteosis I'll give a little pocket change.

I'm doing my part!
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
481 Posts
March 21 2023 18:25 GMT
#10
Nice, very nice!
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10377 Posts
March 21 2023 20:38 GMT
#11
Wow nice prize pool!!
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-27 08:43:22
March 27 2023 08:42 GMT
#12
Now title sponsored by Hypergryph (of ArKnights fame), WTL prize pool is now ¥600,000, MC up to ¥300,000.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7301 Posts
March 27 2023 09:02 GMT
#13
On March 27 2023 17:42 digmouse wrote:
Now title sponsored by Hypergryph (of ArKnights fame), WTL prize pool is now ¥600,000, MC up to ¥300,000.


Wow nice!
Is this for WTL or Master Colliseum or both?
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3502 Posts
March 27 2023 09:09 GMT
#14
For both, the original prizepool for WTL was 300 000 and the MC was 200 0000
Oliveira winning IEM is saving SC2
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
March 27 2023 09:45 GMT
#15
KFC weeklies going up to $1500 a week too.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33650 Posts
March 27 2023 15:30 GMT
#16
Guess I gotta support the cat-ear-girls gacha game now :[
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
March 27 2023 16:02 GMT
#17
On March 28 2023 00:30 Waxangel wrote:
Guess I gotta support the cat-ear-girls gacha game now :[


I have no idea what this game is, but looking at it, I hope Scboy can find a way to strong-arm tastosis into casting it.
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2720 Posts
March 27 2023 16:39 GMT
#18
On March 28 2023 00:30 Waxangel wrote:
Guess I gotta support the cat-ear-girls gacha game now :[

This is what Elon Musk wanted all along.
very illegal and very uncool
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
March 27 2023 18:09 GMT
#19
Get HoYo on this right now so my Genshin Impact playtime can support WTL.
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2720 Posts
March 27 2023 18:17 GMT
#20
The year is 2023. Starcraft 2 is literally only running on Saudi oil money and Chinese gacha games.
very illegal and very uncool
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33650 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-27 18:33:08
March 27 2023 18:32 GMT
#21
On March 28 2023 03:17 argonautdice wrote:
The year is 2023. Starcraft 2 is literally only running on Saudi oil money and Chinese gacha games.


don't forget the US AIR FORCE (actually no idea if their sponsorship of live DH events is still applicable to 2023)
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
March 27 2023 21:59 GMT
#22
On March 28 2023 03:17 argonautdice wrote:
The year is 2023. Starcraft 2 is literally only running on Saudi oil money and Chinese gacha games.


I miss the days of simple, honest, match fixing
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
SniperSC1
Profile Joined September 2018
Canada45 Posts
March 27 2023 23:36 GMT
#23
Exciting news from WTL! Happy to see this announcement!
Sniper's StarCraft League and Sniper's Team League
deepseer
Profile Joined August 2015
31 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-28 01:06:29
March 28 2023 01:04 GMT
#24
Fun fact:
the name of the CEO of Hypergryph is Huang Yifeng.
The duo SCBoys are Huang Xudong (XiaoSe) and Sun Yifeng (F91).

Although there are tons of homophones in Chinese... these characters (Huang and Yifeng) in their names are exactly the same.
Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden913 Posts
August 17 2023 18:34 GMT
#25
(Wiki)Master%27s Coliseum/6

Groups are out

Serral dodged Solar atleast but thats a hard group he got
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-08-17 18:42:37
August 17 2023 18:41 GMT
#26
Actually a super rough group for Maru, Gumiho has beat him a lot in TvT, Serral usually beats him, and Maxpax has beaten Maru several times recently. I imagine Maru still makes it out easy, but the fact that it's even a question is crazy.

Hoping for a miracle Firefly run, his group isn't so bad, PvP is PvP and his PvZ might be good enough to beat Elazer.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
ZeroByte13
Profile Joined March 2022
799 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-08-17 18:53:53
August 17 2023 18:51 GMT
#27
I actually think Maru has a really high chance to not get out of this group.
I'd say only Trigger and Showtime are 90% wins, MaxPax and Gumigod are 50/50 and his chance to win vs Serral is 20-30% now in this meta.

I don't know how they decided on thes groups but somehow Group A got the best Zerg, the best Terran and arguably the best (or at least top-2) Protoss in the world.
Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden913 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-08-17 19:03:01
August 17 2023 18:57 GMT
#28
On August 18 2023 03:51 ZeroByte13 wrote:
I actually think Maru has a really high chance to not get out of this group.
I'd say only Trigger and Showtime are 90% wins, MaxPax and Gumigod are 50/50 and his chance to win vs Serral is 20-30% now in this meta.

I don't know how they decided on thes groups but somehow Group A got the best Zerg, the best Terran and arguably the best (or at least top-2) Protoss in the world.


From a quick view, looks like they placed them according to standings, 1-4 in one group each, 5-8 in next etc, dont know how they selected them if by draw or by points only

(Wiki)Kung Fu Cup/2023/Weekly/Point Standings

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Gilgamesh_
Profile Joined September 2021
36 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-08-17 19:56:16
August 17 2023 19:55 GMT
#29
Liquipedia notes that Oliveira forfitted his spot for Masters Coliseum, do we know why?
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3502 Posts
August 18 2023 03:07 GMT
#30
Maru needs to show up and show out, no excuse. Hes good enough to beat both Gumiho and MaxPax, by playing with more care and planning. It will be a big day for him, as he will play all 3 Serral-MaxPax-Gumiho on the same day.

Not sure about Oliveira case, but because the tournament is spreader out into many days, and several weeks, he might have a time conflict somewhere along.
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