Red Bull Wololo Announcement

Red Bull is excited to announce a new step forward in Age of Empires 2 esports, an event played entirely on the new mode Empire Wars. Check out an Empire Wars overview here

Featuring the top 8 players from Hidden Cup 3, TheViper, Hera, TaToH, dogao, Liereyy, DauT, Mr_Yo & MbL, and 8 more qualifiers, 4 from each of the two qualifying weekends, the Main Event will be an action-packed weekend of high-level innovative gameplay.
How will the pros adapt to this new game mode, what special tricks will they bring with them? Find out at https://www.twitch.tv/redbull for the Main Event. All of the qualifiers are open streaming so check them out at your local caster!

The Main Event stream will be casted by Nili_AoE, T90Official, & Dave with ZeroEmpires as the stream host.

Players interesting in playing in the qualifiers need to sign up at the Toornament pages (Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2) & join the Discord channel for easy communication with other players & Admins. Players will need to check-in during the hour before the tournament starts on Saturday to confirm their participation.

Timeframe​

Spoiler: Qualifiers

Qualifier 1: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th April
Saturday:
Round 1 (256): Saturday 13:00GMT Bo1
Round 2 (128): Saturday 14:00GMT Bo1
Round 3 (64): Saturday 15:00GMT Bo3
Round 4 (32): Saturday 17:00GMT Bo5
Round 5 (16): Saturday 19:00GMT Bo5
Sunday: starting 13:00GMT
Round 6 Match 1 Bo7
Round 6 Match 2 Bo7
Round 6 Match 3 Bo7
Round 6 Match 4 Bo7
(Exact order of the games may vary to allow for player timezones)

Qualifier 2: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th April
Saturday:
Round 1 (256): Saturday 13:00GMT Bo1
Round 2 (128): Saturday 14:00GMT Bo1
Round 3 (64): Saturday 15:00GMT Bo3
Round 4 (32): Saturday 17:00GMT Bo5
Round 5 (16): Saturday 19:00GMT Bo5
Sunday: starting 13:00GMT
Round 6 Match 1 Bo7
Round 6 Match 2 Bo7
Round 6 Match 3 Bo7
Round 6 Match 4 Bo7
(Exact order of the games may vary to allow for player timezones)

Main Event:
Thursday 30th April 13:00GMT: Round of 16
Friday 01st May 13:00GMT: Round of 16
Saturday 02nd May 13:00GMT: Quarterfinals
Sunday 03rd May 13:00GMT: Semifinals & Grand Final

Prizepool €20,000​

Sponsored by Red Bull.

See the Rules & Settings for total breakdown.

 

[Clemensor]

Damn thats huge!

 

[nimanoe]

This seems great! Unlike Mogul they actually seem to know what they're doing, having a mappack created by @Chrazini and rules that make sense.
The prizepool is € 20k as well which is great

Btw: Rules and settings can be downloaded here

 

[Lord_patito]

Man, so much tournaments right now! And new sponsors! Great!! Plus, this new modality could give space for other civsto shine, since eco bonuses don't matter that much (hello Magyar and Berbers)

Niceee

 

[Clemensor]

Really great stuff. Cant get much more esports/serious/official than a Red Bull event imo. An established brand, which is known to take things seriously when it come to sponsorships and branding. Really excited for this, especially with the new setting. GJ and glhf to all involved.

 

[ZeroEmpires]

Red Bull sponsoring AoE2, what reality is this?

 

[technikalex]

im so hyped and happy that we grow that big <3

 

[Breakfast]

Putting up €20,000 for a 136-player Empire Wars tournament is basically the logical progression for Red Bull after sponsoring a dude to jump off the edge of space.

This is the Age Golden Age, I guess.

 

[liverpoolgamer]

Damn thats huge!

That's what she said..
I am sorry just finished watching The office recently

 

[kinghamsta]

really nice. i hink the action i these games coming very early

 

[danh_]

plz no viper, redbull

anh who is dogao lol

 

[Miral]

Sounds crazy !! gg Nili

 

[doacid]

anh who is dogao lol

A wise man once said (in aoezone) that he's bad and needs to git gud.

 

[RogganWololo]

Awesome that AoE is recieving such attention, and this is a big step towards "We E-Sports now". Nice prize pool and well deserved invitees as well.

However I have some concerns and feedback regarding the settings. Is there a dedicated thread for it or should I post it on this thread?

 

[vanCleef]

I do not think they merely sponsor this, it is a Red Bull tournament

 

[robo]

However I have some concerns and feedback regarding the settings. Is there a dedicated thread for it or should I post it on this thread?

https://www.aoezone.net/threads/red-bull-wololo-feedback-questions.164642/

 

[SuperskinnyBLS]

and well deserved invitees as well.

Pretty debatable because first round of HC3 was clearly rigged.

 

[andae23]

Absolutely sick, congrats to everyone involved into making this a reality.

 

[ItsYoshi]

anh who is dogao lol

i think its hilarious u kids talking **** about dogao. u wouldnt say this **** to him at lan, hes jacked. not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. yall are pathetic lol

 

[doacid]

i think its hilarious u kids talking **** about dogao. u wouldnt say this **** to him at lan, hes jacked. not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. yall are pathetic lol

#Dogaocopypasta But it needs some aoe2 theme stuff

 

[SuperskinnyBLS]

@ItsYoshi
It's a troll brother, don't bother

 

[dnzdalgic]

DauT: eSports? No we are not eSports, we are Extreme Sports now.

 

[Paint]

The relic in the middle on Golden swamp is missing.

 

[mercohappy]

anh who is dogao lol

Mind your manners. Dogao is a beastly player, infact he eliminated MBL in HC3 and got 1 game from Viper. Who are you tho 1111

plz no viper, redbull

Viper is such a humble and wonderful person, i hope you are sarcastic

 

[IRC_tomate]

Maybe empire wars is the future who knows...