King of the Desert V - Official Announcement

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Official Announcement​

We are returning to the unforgiving desert for another epic showdown between the most prominent players in the world. We are thrilled to announce another iteration of King of the Desert, with the main event happening between Tuesday the 9th of May and ending with a blast on Sunday 28th of May. Two separate qualification stages will take place the two weekends prior, on the 29th and 30th of April and the 6th and 7th of May.

This year, we are excited to announce a massive prize pool of $80,000, surpassing all previous iterations of King of the Desert ever held. The stakes are higher than ever, and the competition will be fierce, with the best players from around the world battling it out for ultimate supremacy.

For anyone who is new to King of the Desert, the event is one of the most prestigious tournaments in Age of Empires II, and it is back with its fifth iteration. King of the Desert is a tournament played solely on the map Arabia.

The main event will start off with a single-elimination bracket before branching out into a group stage that has drawn inspiration from both the swiss system and the GSL system used in previous iterations. The final stage of the event will once again be played as single-elimination until the new King of the Desert has been crowned.

Qualification & Participation​

We have scrapped the invitations - this time, no one is getting a free ticket to the tournament. Everyone who wants to enter the main event must prove themselves worthy by qualifying in one of the two qualification stages, taking place on the 29th and 30th of April and the 6th and 7th of May.

Qualification Stage #1, click here to register.
Qualification Stage #2, click here to register.​

If you want to participate in one or both of the qualification stages, use the above links to register yourself. It's crucial that you read, understand and accept all the tournament rules explained in the tournament handbook.

Prize Pool​

Besides the initial main event prize pool sponsored by Microsoft, all additional expenses are entirely covered by MembTV, including the prize pool for the qualification stage.

1st place, $20,000.00 - 25%
2nd place, $12,000.00 - 15%
3rd place, $8,000.00 - 10%
4th place, $6,400.00 - 8%
5th to 8th place, $3,000.00 - 3.75%
9th to 12th place, $2,000.00 - 2.5%
13th to 16th place, $1,400.00 - 1.75%
17th to 32nd place, $500.00 - 0.625%

Qualification Stage (1.600$):
Finalists, 50$
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Furthermore, if the MembTV Twitch channel is to reach 5,000 subscribers during the event, the main event prize pool will be increased by an additional 2,500$ - in case 10.000 subscribers are reached, an additional 5,000$ will be added to the main event prize pool, with a total increase of 7,500$.

Streaming & Coverage​

All games, except for some qualifier games, will be cast by MembTV on https://www.twitch.tv/membtv - and the tournament offers entirely open streaming. If you are interested in streaming this event, make sure to check the relevant page regarding content creation in the handbook.

 

no invitation?

 

no invitation?

 

no invitation?

Not for you!

 

songsong
is allowed??

 

Not for you!

not for you too, noob

 

songsong
is allowed??

Memb said on his stream yesterday that Songsong was not allowed.

 

I like that the 32nd will also get $500.
Who do you think will be the 32nd ?

Also, good luck Memb, have a well run event and try to leave some energy for the finals. You are not getting younger

 

I like that the 32nd will also get $500.
Who do you think will be the 32nd ?

Also, good luck Memb, have a well run event and try to leave some energy for the finals. You are not getting younger

thx amigo, you always supportive.

I also send this message because i want to see if finally aoezone fixed the problem where people can´t see this post in main page.

 

Will this be standard three villagers start, or 9? Sorry if it is written somewhere, I tried to search in the handbook, but didn't find any information on it!

 

It will be 3 vils

 

Will this be standard three villagers start, or 9? Sorry if it is written somewhere, I tried to search in the handbook, but didn't find any information on it!

if you do not mention anything this game is 3 vills start.

 

vivi! u need to prove urself！u are better than Yo!! No.1 Belong to u！

 

very cool!!! looking forward so much to seeing it. Favorite caster, favorite map! Lets go!