http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/The_GD_Studio_HotS_King_of_the_Hill_Series
With the Heart of the Swarm release around the corner we at The GD Studio have wanted to get our hands wet with some Heart of the Swarm for a while now, but as everyone is aware, the game is still rather volatile at its current state as its still being tweaked and the pros are still working to figure out the ins and outs of the new units and maps.
Finally, we are Happy to announce our $2000 Heart of the Swarm KOTH show match series. Of course KOTH stands for King of the Hill, always a fun format, We have decided to take it a step further, and utilize a BO3 format. As previously mentioned HOTS is volatile enough, and we wanted to use a format that would be rewarding for both players, and viewers. With $125 being awarded per BO3 win ($500 given out per night) and the opportunity to adjust and learn from your opponent in a BO3 series as opposed to the traditional BO1 KOTH style, this format should provide some very entertaining and educational games for the viewers.
Broadcast live as Always from our studio in Stockholm Sweden, Apollo will be the primary commentator assisted by Adebisi to look at the ins and outs of all games being played, aiming more to use the games to learn about what we can expect in the future months once HotS is released as the game becomes more refined and a stable meta-game is found.
Broadcast Dates
19:00 GMT (+00:00) Sunday February 17th
18:00 GMT (+00:00) Thursday February 21st
18:00 GMT (+00:00) Sunday February 24th
18:00 GMT (+00:00) Thursday February 28th
Format:
King of the Hill style using BO3, 4 BO3 per night
5 invited players for the initial broadcast, 4 new players each night
Winner stays on, earn $125 per BO3 won
Winner at end of night invited back
$500 awarded per night, $2000 for the series
Map pool: Akilon Wastes, Star Station, WCS Cloud Kingdom and Newkirk City (no repeats)
Map ruleset: Initial map is Akilon Wastes, challenger/loser picks
Prize Pool:
$2000 total prize pool, $500 per night and $125 per win
Commentary
Apollo with assistance and observing by Adebisi
Next Broadcast
Tournament is over. Thank you all for watching and thanks to all players for participating!
Competing Players
Polt
Seed
DIMAGA
Heart
HyuN
Polt vs Seed
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King vs DIMAGA
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King vs Heart
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King vs HyuN
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Latest Results
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Competing Players
HyuN
ForGG
SaSe
Glon
Polt
HyuN vs ForGG
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King vs SaSe
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King vs Glon
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King vs Polt
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Competing Players
DeMusliM
Goswser
HasuObs
HyuN
SuperNova
DeMusliM vs Goswser
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DeMusliM <WCS Cloud Kingdom> Goswser
DeMusliM <Akilon Wastes> Goswser
DeMusliM <Newkirk City> Goswser
Goswser wins 2-1!
DeMusliM <Akilon Wastes> Goswser
DeMusliM <Newkirk City> Goswser
Goswser wins 2-1!
King vs HasuObs
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Goswser <Akilon Wastes> HasuObs
Goswser <DF Atlas> HasuObs
Goswser <Newkirk City> HasuObs
Goswser wins 2-1!
Goswser <DF Atlas> HasuObs
Goswser <Newkirk City> HasuObs
Goswser wins 2-1!
King vs HyuN
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King vs SuperNoVa
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HyuN <WCS Cloud Kingdom> SuperNoVa
HyuN <Akilon Wastes> SuperNoVa
HyuN <Map 3> SuperNoVa
Hyun wins 2-0!
HyuN <Akilon Wastes> SuperNoVa
HyuN <Map 3> SuperNoVa
Hyun wins 2-0!
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19:00 GMT (+00:00) Sunday February 17th
Competing Players
DeMusliM
Grubby
BabyKnight
TLO
Beastyqt
Latest Results
Grubby vs Beastyqt
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Grubby <Akilon Flats> Beastyqt
Grubby<WCS Cloud Kingdom> Beastyqt
Grubby <Map 3> Beastyqt
Grubby wins 2-0!
Grubby<WCS Cloud Kingdom> Beastyqt
Grubby <Map 3> Beastyqt
Grubby wins 2-0!
King vs TLO
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King vs BabyKnight
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Grubby <WCS Cloud Kingdom> BabyKnight
Grubby <Akilon Wastes> BabyKnight
Grubby <Map 3> BabyKnight
Grubby wins 2-0!
Grubby <Akilon Wastes> BabyKnight
Grubby <Map 3> BabyKnight
Grubby wins 2-0!
King vs DeMusliM
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Grubby<Newkirk City> DeMusliM
Grubby<WCS Cloud Kingdom> DeMusliM
Grubby<Map 3> DeMusliM
Demuslim wins 2-0!
Grubby<WCS Cloud Kingdom> DeMusliM
Grubby<Map 3> DeMusliM
Demuslim wins 2-0!
Current King
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Best Streak
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More players will be announced as broadcast dates draw closer, if your favourite player has been grinding a lot of Heart of the Swarm feel free to suggest them Here.
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