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SHOUTcraft Kings
From Liquipedia StarCraft 2 Wiki
SHOUTcraft Kings is a monthly StarCraft II tournament hosted by TotalBiscuit. It was announced on June 23, 2016.[1] It features a King-of-the-Hill format and a prize pool of $5,000.
SHOUTcraft Kings
Series Information
Sponsor(s):
Start Date:
2016-07-24
Game version:
Server:
EU/NA/KR
Type:
Monthly
Format:
King of The Hill
Total prize money:
≃ $93,000 USD
Liquipedia Tier:
Misc
Tournament Information[edit]
Format[edit]
- King of the Hill
- 20 maps
- The winner continues to defend until they are defeated.
- TotalBiscuit picks the next challenger to make for entertaining matches.
- The king picks an unused map from the pool until all maps are used, at which point any map from the pool can be picked.
- The king of the hill remains king for the next month.
Prize Pool[edit]
For 2016, $5,000 (USD) were distributed per monthly event, with $250 going to every map winner.
In November 2016, the event was held offline at BlizzCon with a prize pool of $7,000 with $1,000 per win.
Starting in January 2017, Ting began sponsoring the event alongside Blizzard Entertainment. This lead to a $2,500 prize pool increase. The regular prize pool became $7,000, with $350 going to every map winner. Additionally, the King's Bounty was introduced.
The King's Bounty added a $25 "bounty" for every win a "King" or "Queen" has, meaning that when they are defeated, the winner gets an extra $25 for each map won by them, on top of the regular $350 prize.
In June 2017, Ting stopped sponsoring the event and the prize pool returned to $5,000 at $250 per map win. Additionally, the King's Bounty was retired.
In August 2017, Blizzard chimed in with the newly acquired WarChest profits to raise the monthly prize pool to $10,000 for the remainder of the year. Each map now awards $500.[2]
Trivia[edit]
- The format is based on the Royal Rumble wrestling event.
Longest Running King[edit]
| Player | Team | Winning Streak | Winnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
  INnoVation
|
 SK Telecom T1
|
10 | $2,500 |
Current King[edit]
| Player | Team | Winning Streak | Winnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny
|
|
3 | $750 |
Overall Winnings[edit]
| Player | Team | Wins | Winnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
  Nerchio
|
 EURONICS Gaming
|
17 | $5,750 |
| INnoVation
|
|
16 | $4,125 |
| ByuN
|
 Team Acer
|
15 | $4,050 |
| Solar
|
 Splyce
|
12 | $5,250 |
 Stats
|
Splyce
|
8 | $2,325 |
| aLive
|
|
8 | $2,550 |
| herO
|
 ROOT Gaming
|
7 | $2,325 |
| Patience
|
|
7 | $1,875 |
| Zest
|
|
6 | $1,850 |
 Scarlett
|
Team Acer
|
5 | $1,350 |
| MaNa
|
 Team Liquid
|
5 | $1,250 |
| soO
|
|
5 | $1,700 |
 Neeb
|
 Ting
|
5 | $1,250 |
| ByuL
|
|
4 | $1,425 |
| Polt
|
|
4 | $1,000 |
| GuMiho
|
|
4 | $1,175 |
| Bunny
|
 DuSt Gaming
|
4 | $1,125 |
| Ryung
|
 True eSport
|
3 | $875 |
| Dear
|
|
3 | $750 |
 Stephano
|
 Meltdown
|
3 | $750 |
 uThermal
|
Team Liquid
|
3 | $750 |
| TRUE
|
 PSISTORM Gaming
|
3 | $750 |
| TY
|
|
3 | $850 |
| Hydra
|
|
2 | $2,000 |
 iAsonu
|
  Invictus Gaming
|
2 | $750 |
 TLO
|
Team Liquid
|
2 | $700 |
 Kelazhur
|
ROOT Gaming
|
2 | $650 |
| Dark
|
|
2 | $625 |
| KeeN
|
|
1 | $425 |
| Hurricane
|
|
1 | $250 |
| Impact
|
|
1 | $250 |
| Losira
|
|
1 | $250 |
| Super
|
|
1 | $250 |
| Dream
|
|
0 | $0 |
References[edit]
- ↑ ClanWars (2016-06-23). "SHOUTcraft Kings announcement". TL.net.
- ↑ Prize pool raised to $10,000 thanks to Blizzard's WarChest