*Update: Die ersten beiden Termine für den Bonjwa Cup wurden aufgrund eines möglichen Deutschlandspiels am 30. Juni und der Dreamhack Valencia am 14. Juli noch einmal verschoben. Starttermin ist nun der 4. Juli!
Next Level Bonjwa
Am 30. Juni wird nicht nur die erste Ausgabe des Bonjwa Cups ausgestrahlt, sondern zeitgleich auch unser langerwartetes e-Athletes-Training gestartet. Alle wichtigen Details zu beiden Projekten erfahrt Ihr im neuen Videoblog mit Matteo und Niklas!
English Bonjwa Cup Announcement
Last year, the german eSports community Bonjwa organised and hosted the Archon Cup on Rocket Beans TV. This year we are hosting our own Starcraft 2 tournament for professional players: The Bonjwa Cup. You can sign up via Mail until June 20. In order to participate in the qualifiers, you have to be able to attend the Bonjwa Cup Finals at gamescom in Cologne on Friday August 19 and Saturday August 20.
Tournament system
- Four qualifiers
- Three players in each qualifier
- The winner of each qualifier earns 500 Euro and a spot in the Bonjwa Cup Finals at gamescom.
- Qualifier format:
- Match 1: A vs B
- Match 2: Loser match 1 vs C
- Match 3: Winner match 1 vs winner match 2
- All qualifier matches are played in BO3 mode.
- If match 3 is a rematch of match 1 and the overall map score is tied after two BO3 matches, there will be a decider map in match 3.
Tournament dates
- 1st online qualifier: Jul 4 - 19:00 CEST
- 2nd online qualifier: Jul 18 - 19:00 CEST
- 3rd online qualifier: Jul 28 - 19:00 CEST
- 4th online qualifier: Aug 11 - 19:00 CEST
- Offline finals day 1: Aug 19 - 14:00 CEST
- Offline finals day 2: Aug 20 - 14:00 CEST
Prize pool information
- Total prize pool: € 5500
- € 500 for winning a qualifier
- Additional € 1000 for the runner-up of the finals
- Additional € 2500 for the winner of the finals
- All prize money will be paid via bank transfer after gamescom.
- In order to receive the € 500 for winning a qualifier, you need to show up at the finals.
Tournament sponsors
- Continentale (German insurance company)
- Faden (German fashion label for gaming wear)
- ESET (Security Software)
Application Data needed
- Full real name
- Player ID
- Team
- Qualifiers that can be attended
- Skype-ID
All applications must be sent via e-mail to cup@bonjwa.de until June 20. Basing on the current WCS Ranking and other tournament results we will select our choice of players.