Gamers8: The Land of Heroes has begun! And the StarCraft 2 tournament is now well underway, lasting four days and with a huge prizepool on the line.
Gamers8 is a massive gaming and esports festival located in Saudi Arabia, taking place from July 6 to August 27. The tournaments aren't limited to professionals elites only, but include community competitions as well.
Several events like the Rainbow Six Siege Tournament, DOTA 2 Riyadh Masters or the FIFAe World Cup has passed, the time for StarCraft 2 competitors to shine has come.
Below you will find every info you need to know about this event!
All StarCraft 2 Tournament Participants
In the first stage 16 players are going up against each other, leading to the top eight players advance to the Playoffs. Let's take a look, who will be part of the StarCraft 2 tournament!
- ShoWTimE – playing Protoss – BIG (Berlin International Gaming)
- Clem – playing Terran – Team Liquid
- HeRoMaRinE – playing Terran – MOUZ
- Oliveira – playing Terran – DKZ Gaming (Dragon KaiZi Gaming)
- Spirit – playing Terran – PSISTORM
- Elazer – playing Zerg – Team Liquid
- Reynor – playing Zerg – BASILISK
- Serral – playing Zerg – BASILISK
- Classic – playing Protoss – Twisted Minds
- Creator – playing Protoss – ABYDOS
- herO – playing Protoss – DKZ Gaming (Dragon KaiZi Gaming)
- ByuN – playing Terran – Shopify Rebellion
- Cure – playing Terran – ABYDOS
- Maru – playing Terran – Onsyde Gaming
- Dark – playing Zerg – DKZ Gaming (Dragon KaiZi Gaming)
- Solar – playing Zerg – Onsyde Gaming
Prizes For Every Place
With a lofty $400.000 the StarCraft 2 tournament at Gamers8 has the largest prize pool in recent history for the classic game. Everyone will get something and nobody will go home empty-handed.
| Place | $ USD | Participant |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $ 150,000 | TBD |
| 2nd | $ 65,000 | TBD |
| 3rd-4th | $ 30,000 | TBD |
| 5th-8th | $ 16,000 | TBD |
| 9th-11th | $ 10,000 | TBD |
| 12th-14th | $ 7,000 | TBD |
| 15th-16th | $ 5,000 | TBD |
Tournament Schedule
There are five rounds in total that takes place before the Playoffs. Let's see who is going up against who:
Round 1
Starts August 3, at 1pm CEST (4am PDT, 7am EDT and 12pm BST)
| Serral | 2 : 1 | Creator |
| Cure | 2 : 0 | Spirit |
Starts August 3, at 2pm CEST (5am PDT, 8am EDT and 1pm BST)
| Maru | 2 : 0 | ShoWTimE |
| herO | 2 : 1 | HeRoMaRinE |
Starts August 3, at 3pm CEST (6am PDT, 9am EDT and 2pm BST) – watch here
| Solar | TBD | Oliveira |
| Clem | TBD | Dark |
Starts August 3, at 4pm CEST (7am PDT, 10am EDT and 3pm BST) – watch here
Reynor | TBD | Classic |
| Elazer | TBD | ByuN |
Round 2
August 3 at 5pm CEST (8am PDT, 11am EDT and 4pm BST) – watch here
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Round 3
August 3 at 6pm CEST (9am PDT, 12pm EDT and 5pm BST) – watch here
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Round 4
August 3 at 7pm CEST (10am PDT, 1pm EDT and 6pm BST) – watch here
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Round 5
August 3 at 8pm CEST (11am PDT, 2pm EDT and 7pm BST) – watch here
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StarCraft 2 Tournament Playoffs
Will be announced after the all rounds are over!
We will update this article as the results are coming in!
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