Hidden Cup 3
World 
Hidden Cup (HC) is a tournament series created by T90Official where, after qualifiers are done, players are "hidden" until the end of the tournament. Neither the commentators, the audience, or the top 16 competitors know the real identity of the players in each match.
Contents
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentator:
T90Official (Tristan Berry)
Format[edit]
- Qualifier:
- 32 player single-elimination bracket
- Round of 32 was Bo5
- Round of 16 was Bo7
- Playoffs:
- Single-elimination bracket
- Round of 16 and quarterfinals were Bo5
- Remaining matches were Bo7
- Game settings:
- Map draft: Pick: A, B; Ban A, B; Pick B, A, (A, B)
- Civs: Each player can globally ban one civ for the series. After that civs are hidden pick, no repeat
- Map order:
- Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool was the largest prize pool in any AoE2 1v1 tournament since 2002.[1] The tournament prize pool was funded by Microsoft ($35,000), and 4 individual donors who together provided a total of $9500 USD. T90Official also contributed $1 for each Twitch Subscriber.[2]
For the main event $50,228 USD were spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $13,560 |  TheViper |  Team Secret |
 2nd | $8,540 |  Hera |  Aftermath |
 3rd-4th | $4,520 |  TaToH | Team Secret |
 dogao |  Heresy | ||
| 5th-8th | $2,260 |  Liereyy | Aftermath |
 DauT | Team Secret | ||
 Mr_Yo |  | ||
| MbL | Aftermath | ||
| 9th-16th | $1,256 | Vivi | |
 Nicov | Aftermath | ||
| F1Re | | ||
| LaaaaaN | Heresy | ||
 ACCM |  Vietnam Legends | ||
 Villese |  Suomi | ||
| BacT | Vietnam Legends | ||
| TheMax | Suomi |
Participants[edit]
| Invited (8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hera 1 | Liereyy 2 | MbL 3 | Mr_Yo 4 |
| TaToH 5 | TheMax 6 | TheViper 7 | Vivi 8 |
| Qualified (8) | |||
| ACCM 9 | BacT 10 | DauT 11 | dogao 12 |
| F1Re 13 | LaaaaaN 14 | Nicov 15 | Villese 16 |
Tournament identities:
1 Kotyan Khan, 2 King Sancho, 3 William The Conqueror, 4 Alaric The Goth, 5 Joan The Maid, 6 Charles Martel, 7 Saladin, 8 Charlemagne, 9 Friar Tuck, 10 Henry The Lion, 11 Princess Yodit, 12 Emperor in a Barrel, 13 Leif Erikson, 14 Sheriff of Nottingham, 15 Bad Neighbor, 16 Vlad Dracula
Results[edit]
Additional Content[edit]
- 2020-03-16 | Hidden Cup 3 Official Trailer by T90Official
- 2020-01-19 | Hidden Cup 3 IS COMING! by T90Official
Viewership[edit]
Hidden Cup 3 attracted the highest number of viewers for any Age of Empires II tournament ever at the time, breaking the record just under two hours after commencing. The viewership record was broken 3 times throughout the 3 days of the tournament, with peak watchers reaching 57 922 viewers on the final day.[3]
| Viewership Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peak Viewers | 57 922 | |
| Average Viewers | 31 029 | |
| Hours Watched | 1 186 843 | |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hidden Cup 3 - Announcement" (in english). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Hidden Cup 3 Main Event is here!" (in english). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Hidden Cup 3 - Record-breaking viewership". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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