TotalBiscuit, a British Starcraft II caster, has officially announced the third SHOUTcraft Invitational. This self-funded tournament is the biggest of its kind as it lacks any corporate sponsorship. The entire prize pool is generated by community donations and ad revenue from his stream.
SCi has made significant changes and improvements every month since it started, two months ago. The prize pool has tripled since the first one in July, every one of the 8 participants get at least $100 for entering and the entire event went from half a day to almost a full weekend. And let’s not forget the addition of another well known British caster, dApollo, who will be co-casting future invitationals as well.
If you’re interested in tuning in, head over to TotalBiscuit’s TwitchTV channel. – Be ready for two days filled with great players duking it out in a single-elimination best of 5 format. The finals will be a best of 7. The winner takes home $2500, which is half of the $5000 prize pool.
Of the 8 players participating, 3 have already been announced. – Giacomo "Socke" Thüs, the german Protoss who crushed everyone in the last SCi. Lee "dde" Dong Yeon, the Canadian Terran who came in second place. And the latest revealed player is none other than Steven "Destiny" Bonnell, the controversial Zerg player who is widely known for his stream.
Last Thursday evening, TotalBiscuit mentioned on his stream that at least 6 players had been booked so far. So we can expect that at least one new player will be revealed each day, until the event takes place on September 10th and September 11th. Be sure to tune in at 11:00 GMT on both days to witness this tournament, powered by the community, for the community.
Links
CynicalBrit.com - Source
TeamLiquid.net - Source
