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While there are few details at the moment, the total prize pool has been announced at $500,000 combined for both games. According to a preview video, the SC2/BW main events are set to be held during August 3-6 (Gamers8 is held for around two months, starting in July).
ESL’s StarCraft II product manager Alex007 has clarified that there will be no EPT points awarded by this event.
Qualifiers for the StarCraft II portion of the event will be held online during April 14-23 through the Gamers Without Borders tournament, another affiliated event of the Saudi Esports Federation. The qualifiers will be split into Korea/EPT, with 12 players competing per region. Of the 12 players, 8 will qualify for the main event at Gamers8 (16 total).
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Give me that sweet sweet Saudi Prince PR money.
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Also:
On March 28 2023 03:17 argonautdice wrote:
The year is 2023. Starcraft 2 is literally only running on Saudi oil money and Chinese gacha games.
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Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest arms importer ( ~11% of all global arms imports ), the United States is their top supplier (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute).
22% of the Saudi population lives below the poverty line ( Saudi Journal of Medicine, 2017 ).
~233,000 people have been killed due the Saudi “intervention” in Yemen ( Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ).
The United Nations has described the situation in Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with millions of people suffering from hunger, disease, and displacement.
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That’s awkward.
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On March 30 2023 04:24 JJH777 wrote:
Wow absolutely amazing news. With the EPT decrease this is now the most important event of the year.
It is kind of hilarious that the Saudi State investment fund reduced the EPT prize pool while at the same time putting money somewhere else to make the biggest event of the year, and somehow this tournament won’t have any EPT points awarded to it.
I know these decision are not linked, but still, you gotta welcome the obsurdity.
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On March 30 2023 01:27 lepricon1992 wrote:
They *might* have $400k for Starcraft 2, and $100k for Broodwar
It’s other way around! That prince who funded is for sure FlaSh or Bisu fanboy.
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