Hidden Cup 4

[e][h]Hidden Cup 4

League Information

Series:

Hidden Cup

Organizer:

T90Official

Sponsor:

Microsoft

Game:

Age of Empires II

Version:

Definitive Edition

Type:

Online

Location:

World

Players:

16

Format:

1v1, Random Map, Single-elimination

Prize Pool:

$57,000 USD

Start Date:

2021-03-18

End Date:

2021-03-21

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Maps

Arabia • Bay • Cross • Gold Rush • Hideout • Islands • Slopes

Chronology

Hidden Cup 3

Upcoming Matches

Hidden Cup 4 (HC4) is a tournament hosted by T90Official that will take place in February (Qualifiers) and March 2021.^[1] It was announced at the end of the 2v2 World Cup (2020) main event. 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.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Main Event
Alternative Broadcasters
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Main Event Broadcast team is the group of commentators confirmed by the organizers to be part of the primary stream.

Commentator:
- T90Official (Tristan Berry)

Guest Commentator:
- TBA

Alternative Broadcasters are content creators and/or notable players who live-streamed the games simultaneously to that of the Main Event team and surpassed an average of 50 viewers while doing so. Generally, the purpose of these broadcasts is to support different languages.

English Commentator:
- TBA

Spanish Commentator:
- TBA

Portuguese Commentator:
- TBA

French Commentator:
- TBA

Russian Commentator:
- TBA

Turkish Commentator:
- TBA

Czech Comentator:
- TBA

Italian Comentator:
- TBA

German Comentator:
- TBA

Mandarin Comentator:
- TBA

Format[edit]

Qualifier:
- 64 player single-elimination bracket
- Round of 64 & 32 are Bo5
- Round of 16 is Bo7

Playoffs:
- Single-elimination bracket
  - Round of 16 and quarterfinals are Bo5
  - Remaining matches are Bo7
- Game settings:
  - Map draft: Pick: A, B; Ban A, B; Pick B, A, (A, B)
  - Civs Draft:
  - Map order:
    - Bo5: Arabia, G1 loser HM, G2 loser HM, G3 loser HM, G4 loser HM
    - Bo7: Arabia, G1 loser HM, G2 loser HM, G3 loser HM, G4 loser HM, G5 loser HM, G6 loser HM

Map Pool[edit]

Arabia	Bay	Four Lakes	Gold Rush	Hideout	Islands	Slopes

Prize Pool[edit]

$57,000 USD are spread among the players as seen below:

Place	$USD	Player
1st	$15,000	TBD
2nd	$10,000	TBD
3rd-4th	$5,000	TBD
3rd-4th	$5,000	TBD
5th-8th	$2,500	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
9th-16th	$1,500	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD

Participants[edit]

Invited (8)
DauT ¹	dogao ²	Hera ³	Liereyy ⁴
MbL ⁵	Mr_Yo ⁶	TaToH ⁷	TheViper ⁸
Qualified (8)
TBD ¹⁶	TBD ¹²	TBD ¹⁰	TBD ¹¹
TBD ¹³	TBD ¹⁵	TBD ¹⁴	TBD ⁹