Wednesday Esports Discussion – August 18

We’re at the end of a long week, and it’s the perfect time to talk about some of the highlights from the past week in the world of esports.

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News

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The X-Cup Summer Finals will be held this weekend, from Friday to Sunday — for more information, check the Schedule section below. The Donuts, ASH, Inting for Ruby, and a fresh Chilly Mountain lineup featuring berghult, Breez, Makke, SmX, and Wubby are all still battling for a playoff berth in the last qualifier, which will be contested today (Wednesday).
Once the qualifications are completed and the entire playoff schedule is released, this page will be updated with X-Cup Summer finals information.
Statistics and video highlights from a Korean event that took place over the weekend — There are 45 heroes in 12 games.
Ultimate Heroes Champions Season 4 is an open EU event with registration now open.

Registration is now available.

Summer X-Cup (EU)

The X-Cup is a new top-level Heroes competition hosted by Khaldor on the European server, and it is accessible to players from all around the world.
The total prize pool is 4000€.
Between July 18th and August 18th, ten qualifications for the Summer Cup will be held on Wednesdays (beginning at 18:00 CEST) and Sundays (starting at 14:00 CEST). The final qualifier is scheduled for today.
It is not necessary to participate in all qualifications; it is never too late to enroll.
The top eight teams in the qualifiers will advance to the playoffs on August 27-29.
For additional information and to register for each qualification, go here.

Season 4 of Ultimate Heroes Champions (EU)

From August 28 to December 12, an open amateur league for EU players will be held.
For more information and to register, go here.

Results

Summer X-Cup qualifications

#9 qualifier (VOD)

Daykwaza, Dynouh, Mascarade, Ultralisk, and Zaelia are among the WAH characters.
berghult, Breez, Makke, SmX, Wubby – Chilly Mountain (0-2 vs. WAH)
Bishepss, FarlendeR, Nenopi, Shamzik, XraYY – FlippingMafia (0-2 vs. WAH)
The Hardos – BadBenny, HasuObs, Nic, Qopen, YasUwU (forfeit vs. FlippingMafia, 1-2 vs. Chilly Mountain)

Standings after qualifier #9: click here (or here for the full detailed table) – with one qualifier left, all teams placed 1-7 are now mathematically guaranteed to play in the playoffs, while multiple teams can still take the 8th spot.

Storm Division of the NGS – group stage

Error 404 in Heavy Impact 3-0 (VOD)
Anti-Clown Association 3-0 Team Back Door (VOD)

Schedule

Check the subreddit’s sidebar calendar for an always-up-to-date schedule of Heroes esports contests and events. This tutorial will also show you how to subscribe to that calendar. On Liquipedia’s main page, there’s also a calendar.

Wednesday, August 18th, 9:00 a.m.

12:00 a.m. PDT | 12:00 a.m. EDT | 16:00 a.m. UTC | 18:00 a.m. CEST | 2:00 a.m. AEST

Wednesday, August 18th, 18:00 a.m. PDT | 21:00 a.m. EDT | 1:00 a.m. UTC | 3:00 a.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. AEST

Thursday, August 19th, 17:00 a.m. PDT | 20:00 a.m. EDT | 0:00 a.m. UTC | 2:00 a.m. CEST | 10:00 a.m. AEST

Friday, August 20th, 9:00 a.m. PDT | 12:00 p.m. EDT | 16:00 a.m. UTC | 18:00 a.m. CEST | 2:00 a.m. AEST

Day 1/3 of the X-Cup Summer Playoffs
Seeds 1-4 from qualifiers will compete in two upper bracket semifinals (each bo5).
Final of the upper bracket (bo5)
Liquipedia | X-Cup information | Stream

Friday, August 20th, 17:00 a.m. PDT | 20:00 a.m. EDT | 0:00 a.m. UTC | 2:00 a.m. CEST | 10:00 a.m. AEST

Saturday, August 21st, 5:00 a.m. PDT | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 12:00 a.m. UTC | 14:00 a.m. CEST | 22:00 a.m. AEST

Day 2/3 of the X-Cup Summer Playoffs
Two round one matches in the bottom bracket (each bo5) — seeded 5-8 from qualifiers
Semifinals in two lower brackets (each bo5)
Liquipedia | X-Cup information | Stream

Sunday, August 21st, 5:00 a.m. PDT | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 12:00 a.m. UTC | 14:00 a.m. CEST | 22:00 a.m. AEST

Summer X-Cup – Playoffs – Final Day
Final of the upper bracket (bo5)
Final of the lower bracket (bo5)
The Finale (bo7)
Liquipedia | X-Cup information | Stream

Sunday, August 22nd, 18:00 a.m. PDT | 21:00 a.m. EDT | 1:00 a.m. UTC | 3:00 a.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. AEST

Monday, August 23rd, 18:00 a.m. PDT | 21:00 a.m. EDT | 1:00 a.m. UTC | 3:00 a.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. AEST

Tuesday, August 24th, 18:00 a.m. PDT | 21:00 a.m. EDT | 1:00 a.m. UTC | 3:00 a.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. AEST

Wednesday, August 25th, 18:00 a.m. PDT | 21:00 a.m. EDT | 1:00 a.m. UTC | 3:00 a.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. AEST

Schedules for amateur leagues:

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