Hera, Oracle, and I are delighted to announce a Best Of 21 showmatch that has been in the works for about a month now. The inspiration for the event came primarily from the feedback on the Mangrove Shallows Cup. Many viewers were disappointed by the fact that it was invite only, and some players even voiced how discouraged they were since they weren't even getting a chance at competing in these top level tournaments.
While MSC was a great tournament that produced several intense series, not everyone had a chance to participate due to it being top 16 invite only. In light of this, we decided to host a highly competitive event with a variety of tournament maps to get some of these players involved. We selected players that either didn't make the cut for the MSC or those who have performed very well in team game events this past year, but haven't yet showed off their 1v1 potential. In addition, each team has a captain (A & 1) who will be responsible for the civ draft. Since MSC was the template for our showmatch, we wanted to have the captains be 2 players that made it to the elimination rounds of that tourney.
DATE:
September 21st-22nd (saturday-sunday)
We start both days at 14gmt
TEAMS:
A --> Hera (A), Laan (B), rubenstock (C)
B --> Tatoh (1), Miguel (2), hearttt (3)
CIV DRAFT: Each team globally picks 12 civs. Each team can pick each of these 12 civs twice, but no player can play the same civ twice. The civ draft order is ABBAABBAABBAABBAABBA. (24 civs total)
MAPS AND SETTINGS:
Map pool (no repeat): scandinavia, acropolis, dry river, golden hill, desert, gold rush, ghost lake, baltic, prarie, el dorado, hillfort, cross, cup, arina, golden pit, regicide fortress
Game 1: 1v1 arabia Huns War A v 1
Game 2: 1v1 Winner Game 1 pick map B v 2
Game 3: 1v1 Loser Game 1 pick map C v 3
Game 4: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 3
Game 5: 1v1 Team ABC pick map C v 2
Game 6: 2v2 chaos pit AB v 12
Game 7: 1v1 Winner Game 6 pick map C v 3
Game 8: 1v1 Loser Game 6 pick map B v 2
Game 9: 1v1 Team 123 pick map C v 2
Game 10: 1v1 Team ABC pick map B v 3
Game 11: 3v3 oasis ABC v 123
Game 12: 1v1 Winner game 11 pick map C v 2
Game 13: 1v1 Loser game 11 pick map C v 3
Game 14: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 2
Game 15: 1v1 Team ABC pick map B v 3
Game 16: 2v2 hideout AC v 13
Game 17: 1v1 Winner game 16 pick map C v 3
Game 18: 1v1 Loser game 16 pick map B v 2
Game 19: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 3
Game 20: 1v1 Team ABC pick map C v 2
Game 21: 1v1 arabia A v 1
PRIZE POOL:
Winning Team: $750
Losing Team: $250
STREAMING:
The entire event will be streamed at twitch.tv/hera_aoc
Other streamers are welcome to broadcast the event as long as they give proper credit to the organizer and the sponsors, as well as create a command that includes a link to Hera's stream.
While MSC was a great tournament that produced several intense series, not everyone had a chance to participate due to it being top 16 invite only. In light of this, we decided to host a highly competitive event with a variety of tournament maps to get some of these players involved. We selected players that either didn't make the cut for the MSC or those who have performed very well in team game events this past year, but haven't yet showed off their 1v1 potential. In addition, each team has a captain (A & 1) who will be responsible for the civ draft. Since MSC was the template for our showmatch, we wanted to have the captains be 2 players that made it to the elimination rounds of that tourney.
DATE:
September 21st-22nd (saturday-sunday)
We start both days at 14gmt
TEAMS:
A --> Hera (A), Laan (B), rubenstock (C)
B --> Tatoh (1), Miguel (2), hearttt (3)
CIV DRAFT: Each team globally picks 12 civs. Each team can pick each of these 12 civs twice, but no player can play the same civ twice. The civ draft order is ABBAABBAABBAABBAABBA. (24 civs total)
MAPS AND SETTINGS:
Map pool (no repeat): scandinavia, acropolis, dry river, golden hill, desert, gold rush, ghost lake, baltic, prarie, el dorado, hillfort, cross, cup, arina, golden pit, regicide fortress
Game 1: 1v1 arabia Huns War A v 1
Game 2: 1v1 Winner Game 1 pick map B v 2
Game 3: 1v1 Loser Game 1 pick map C v 3
Game 4: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 3
Game 5: 1v1 Team ABC pick map C v 2
Game 6: 2v2 chaos pit AB v 12
Game 7: 1v1 Winner Game 6 pick map C v 3
Game 8: 1v1 Loser Game 6 pick map B v 2
Game 9: 1v1 Team 123 pick map C v 2
Game 10: 1v1 Team ABC pick map B v 3
Game 11: 3v3 oasis ABC v 123
Game 12: 1v1 Winner game 11 pick map C v 2
Game 13: 1v1 Loser game 11 pick map C v 3
Game 14: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 2
Game 15: 1v1 Team ABC pick map B v 3
Game 16: 2v2 hideout AC v 13
Game 17: 1v1 Winner game 16 pick map C v 3
Game 18: 1v1 Loser game 16 pick map B v 2
Game 19: 1v1 Team 123 pick map B v 3
Game 20: 1v1 Team ABC pick map C v 2
Game 21: 1v1 arabia A v 1
PRIZE POOL:
Winning Team: $750
Losing Team: $250
STREAMING:
The entire event will be streamed at twitch.tv/hera_aoc
Other streamers are welcome to broadcast the event as long as they give proper credit to the organizer and the sponsors, as well as create a command that includes a link to Hera's stream.