The SCboys are proud to announce Season 2 of Kung Fu Cup, the biggest Chinese online tournament series in history!
Kung Fu Cup 2015 Season 2 is a 16-man online tournament, featuring top players from all over the world with invites and open qualifiers.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Kung_Fu_Cup/2015/2
The contestants of Kung Fu Cup Season 2 are:
Finalists of Kung Fu Cup 2015 Season 1:
Trap, Snute
Invites:
From Chinese Qualifier:
Jim, Mystery, ezrc, TooDming
From Korean Qualifier
Stats, Life, DeParture
From Worldwide Qualifier
Kelazhur, ZhuGeLiang, Bly
Same as last season, the qualifiers are nationality based, which means the Chinese one is only open to Chinese citizens, the Korean one is only open to South Korean citizens, and the worldwide one is only open to non-Chinese and non-Korean players.
Prize pool
1st: 60,000 CNY (≈$9,600)
2nd: 20,000 CNY (≈$3,200)
3rd-4th: 10,000 CNY (≈$1,600)
5th-8th: 5,000 CNY (≈$800)
Total: 120,000 CNY ($19,200)
Sponsored by NetEase
Schedule
Korean Qualifier: Wednesday, Aug 19 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Chinese Qualifier: Thursday, Aug 20 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Worldwide Qualifier: Wednesday, Sep 02 3:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group Stage
Dual tournament format, all matches best of 3.
Group A:
Monday, Oct 12 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
PartinG, Kelazhur, soO, Jim
Group B:
Tuesday, Oct 13 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Stats, Ezrc, Life, ZhuGeLiang
Group C:
Wednesday, Oct 14 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
DeParture, Bly, Stork, Snute
Group D:
Thursday, Oct 15 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Zest, Mystery, Trap, TooDming
Playoffs
Ro8 Single elimination format, best of 5, grand finals are best of 7.
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Oct 20 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Monday, Oct 12 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct 27 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Grand finals: Thursday, Oct 29 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Streams
As usual, the SCboys will provide Chinese commentary while the English commentary will be provided by the guys over at EsportsHeaven as they commentate the matches live, with top tier production provided by Qruxel Esports Studio.
Chinese stream: http://www.douyutv.com/scboy
English Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/esportshtv