Germany23531 Posts
The main points are:
- Return of the Signature Series (indepth video portraits of players).
- Doubling the prize pool of the open weekly cups and paying out to the top 8 instead of the top 4.
- Full map pool support together with Blizzard and TL to ensure map rotations and support the map making scene.
Apollo also teases that even more might be in the pipeline.
Check out the official announcement on Twiter:
You can also find more detailed information on the official ESL site.
Serbia1411 Posts
Temple of EE-Sama22511 Posts
You got it right on the three main pillars we have, and if you want any more full details it’s gone through in an article here.
Hard to say which one I’m happiest about but I think the combination of higher ESL Open Cup prize pool and ensuring we can coordinate on map rotations will be huge for keeping the competition fresh in the coming months and years.
China5741 Posts
Germany23531 Posts
Hey all! Been a little too busy to make a thread myself but I’m Matt, and run most of the day to day of the ESL Pro Tour SC2 along with making all of these broader decisions with Apollo.
You got it right on the three main pillars we have, and if you want any more full details it’s gone through in an article here.
Hard to say which one I’m happiest about but I think the combination of higher ESL Open Cup prize pool and ensuring we can coordinate on map rotations will be huge for keeping the competition fresh in the coming months and years.
Thanks for all your work Matt!
Adding the article to the OP 
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Canada6949 Posts
All praised the chinese and canadian billonaire saving Starcraft!!
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France10146 Posts
Great news, and this partnership indeed makes a lot of sense. Nice to hear that Blizzard will also help / allow the maps things to work out
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United States9335 Posts
Thank you. This is incredible, and I hope that this helps strengthen the morale within pro players as well as stabilizes the scene for years to come.
France3127 Posts
– More quality content to promote the game
– More money to support the players that won’t top 16 every premier event
– MAPS
Great stuff! Thanks for caring about the game… unlike some.
Philippines817 Posts
Germany386 Posts
Great stuff, really awesome news.96 Posts
Spain3570 Posts
United States21 Posts
Amazing news.
All praised the chinese and canadian billonaire saving Starcraft!!
Tobi Lutke is German-Canadian, not Chinese.
France2240 Posts
Amazing news.
All praised the chinese and canadian billonaire saving Starcraft!!
Tobi Lutke is German-Canadian, not Chinese.
He was referring to the Chinese scene I believe.
Hungary202 Posts
thank you guys
wondering what does ‘more to come’ means
Source: https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/573212-shopify-partners-with-esl-for-the-sc2-ept
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