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$10,000 "Cao Shuai cup" (Korea vs World)

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lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
100 Posts
October 04 2023 13:32 GMT
#1
WTL organizer SCboy just announced an event called the "Cao Shuai Cup" on tomorrow, the evening of October 5th in Beijing time.
The event got its name because it was hastily decided yesterday(which is also the meaning of "Cao Shuai" in Chinese).
The Cao Shuai Cup is a 5v5 team competition, and the organizers hastily selected 5 top players from Korean and 5 from the global region.
These two teams will compete for a $10,000 prize, and the winner takes it all!!!

[Format]
The tournament follows a best-of-4 KOF format, where two teams take turns selecting players to compete. Each round consists of four matches, and a player is eliminated from the competition if he lose 3 matches. In the event of a 2-2 tie, both players are eliminated.

[Player List]
Korea: Maru Dark herO Cure Solar
World: Oliveira Serral Reynor Clem Maxpax

[Date]
20:00 5th Oct. Beijing Time(UTC/GMT +8 )
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
October 04 2023 13:44 GMT
#2
Well that came out of nowhere. Sounds like a cool event though.
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6330 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-04 14:01:20
October 04 2023 14:00 GMT
#3
Lit. "Hastily Slapped Together Cup".
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-04 14:03:09
October 04 2023 14:00 GMT
#4
On October 04 2023 22:44 QOGQOG wrote:
Well that came out of nowhere. Sounds like a cool event though.



Yep, the improvised idea came out from the owner of DKZgaming as well as the sponsor of this tourney just 2 days ago(on this Chinese national holiday).
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12907 Posts
October 04 2023 14:32 GMT
#5
Sounds super cool, but given how short notice it is, have the players confirmed their participation?
WriterMaru
lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-04 14:38:44
October 04 2023 14:35 GMT
#6
On October 04 2023 23:32 Poopi wrote:
Sounds super cool, but given how short notice it is, have the players confirmed their participation?


Yes, they all confirmed according to the organizer.
Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1198 Posts
October 04 2023 18:52 GMT
#7
Nice to have a surprise event!

Is the overall format bo7, and individual matches are bo4?
starcraft2.fi
Glorfindelio
Profile Joined October 2022
221 Posts
October 04 2023 19:26 GMT
#8
Dooooooope.
rwala
Profile Joined December 2019
327 Posts
October 04 2023 22:10 GMT
#9
Cool! Where can this be watched?
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
October 04 2023 22:11 GMT
#10
timezone converted: Thursday, Oct 05 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
countdown:
"Expert" mods4ever.com
Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6260 Posts
October 05 2023 01:24 GMT
#11
Wow, such an intriguing match! I wonder if there will be the ability to resurrect a player. And what happens if it's 2-2 in the final match? Ace match? So, a similar format to WTL except that the matches are bo4 rather than bo2?
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7034 Posts
October 05 2023 07:30 GMT
#12
On October 04 2023 23:00 digmouse wrote:
Lit. "Hastily Slapped Together Cup".


Best Cup name ever <3
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
October 05 2023 07:46 GMT
#13
nice
Capitanoano
Profile Joined July 2019
Italy48 Posts
October 05 2023 07:59 GMT
#14
wow, that's cool and unexpected!!! does someone know where we'll be able to watch it?
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3454 Posts
October 05 2023 08:10 GMT
#15
On Twitch stream, Wardi/Steadfast/Rotti probably will all cast this event.
Light_VIP
Profile Joined April 2014
Australia108 Posts
October 05 2023 09:45 GMT
#16
Ducklings will be casting at least~
Infested.rine
Profile Joined March 2018
33 Posts
October 05 2023 10:22 GMT
#17
Those are some sick lineups
atrox_
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1711 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-05 10:43:57
October 05 2023 10:42 GMT
#18
yawn - another across the world online performance decided by position of server
WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
October 05 2023 11:16 GMT
#19
I love surprise cups!
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
lepricon1992
Profile Joined July 2019
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-05 12:16:16
October 05 2023 12:02 GMT
#20
Let's goooo now!The game will begin with a 4v4 BigGameHunter match, used to determine which team to reveal their player first.
(By the way, Reynor withdrew from the event due to personal reasons, been replaced by Astrea)
Swash91
Profile Joined June 2017
26 Posts
October 05 2023 18:03 GMT
#21
Nice and all...but how about streaming the thing?...
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
October 05 2023 18:20 GMT
#22
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a Zerg is a good guy with a Zerg.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
October 05 2023 18:23 GMT
#23
On October 06 2023 03:03 Swash91 wrote:
Nice and all...but how about streaming the thing?...

It was streamed by like every single streamer?
The reason why you can t find it now, is that the Rest of the matches is continuing on the 9th of october
MaxPax
Mikau
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Netherlands1446 Posts
October 07 2023 01:11 GMT
#24
On October 05 2023 19:42 atrox_ wrote:
yawn - another across the world online performance decided by position of server


...what?

Solar beat Astrea regardless of the server location and in the other 2 bo5s the player with server advantage went 2-3 (Serral vs Cure) and 0-5 (Serral vs Solar).

This tournament couldn't have been less decided by position of server so far.
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
October 07 2023 03:09 GMT
#25
On October 07 2023 10:11 Mikau wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 05 2023 19:42 atrox_ wrote:
yawn - another across the world online performance decided by position of server


...what?

Solar beat Astrea regardless of the server location and in the other 2 bo5s the player with server advantage went 2-3 (Serral vs Cure) and 0-5 (Serral vs Solar).

This tournament couldn't have been less decided by position of server so far.


Are you saying out of the 3 maps Solar won none of them were on NA west server?
Philippe
Profile Joined October 2020
354 Posts
October 07 2023 06:03 GMT
#26
Astrea losing all three maps on equal ping to Solar is the worse concern. Makes you wonder why Reynor wasn't able to participate.
I'm just a cynical video game enjoyer who is probably unfazed by many business dealings many would find utterly distasteful, while not strictly illegal by the law as seen in a general sense in the world.
ZeroByte13
Profile Joined March 2022
781 Posts
October 07 2023 09:49 GMT
#27
On October 07 2023 10:11 Mikau wrote:
0-5 (Serral vs Solar).
0-5? Liquipedia shows it as 2-3.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12907 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-07 11:07:53
October 07 2023 11:07 GMT
#28
On October 07 2023 18:49 ZeroByte13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 07 2023 10:11 Mikau wrote:
0-5 (Serral vs Solar).
0-5? Liquipedia shows it as 2-3.

I think he meant each time the player had the server advantage (it’s still shit though, like 80 to 100+ ping iirc, but the other guy has like 150-200?), that player lost, be it Serral or Solar.

Which means that Serral won on Solar server and vice versa
I have no idea if that information is true though.
From personal experience, NA east is playable from Europe, NA central is kinda bad and NA west is horrendous
WriterMaru
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