Bigpicture Interactive, an esports firm, has revealed the primary WCG occasion for this 12 months and introduced it should have fun the opening of WCG 2022-23 by internet hosting WCG of WCG Rivals #1 Korea vs Japan, from the sixteenth to 18th this month.
WCG Rivals, the primary occasion offered by the brand new WCG, is an invitational occasion that includes competitors between rival nations or organizations and shall be held periodically all through WCG’s length. In WCG Rivals #1 Korea vs Japan held this week, professional groups and influencers from Korea and Japan will take part and compete with nationwide satisfaction at stake. The occasion shall be streamed reside for 3 days, from the sixteenth to the 18th, by way of Youtube, Twitch, and AfreecaTV, and Korean, Japanese, and English commentary shall be offered.
WCG Rivals#1 Korea vs Japan will function 3 sport titles; Hearthstone, Conflict Royale, and VALORANT. The Hearthstone match shall be held on the sixteenth at 6 PM (GMT+9), between the Korean staff comprising Portia, Looksam, rimgosu, and Pusa, and the Japanese staff comprising of SeseiSei, Yanase, MATSURI, and Satellite tv for pc, with a complete prize pool of 20,000 USD at stake. The match is the primary occasion in WCG historical past to function Battlegrounds mode, and the checkmate rule shall be utilized.
For WCG Rivals#1 Korea vs Japan Conflict Royale match on the seventeenth at 6 PM (GMT+9), gamers who’ve made their names by way of tournaments and reside streaming will play as much as 7 rounds with a complete prize pool of 20,000 USD at stake. Within the first spherical, Korea’s Group X bow (SandBox, Line, X-bow grasp) will go in opposition to Japan’s Group Samurai Blue (TenGod, KK, yakitori). Korea’s Group juacco (JupiterKing, Coco, Aaron) will compete within the second spherical with Japan’s Hinomaru Crimson (Pandora, GRIKO, RAD).
WCG Rivals#1 Korea vs Japan VALORANT match, which can culminate the occasion finale, shall be broadcasted reside at 6 PM (GMT+9) on the 18th, and also will function professional groups representing their international locations. Within the first match, influencer groups will play and the professional groups shall be taking part in within the second match. Most of the influencers are ex-professional gamers and are anticipated to point out an fascinating match.
Korean influencers, FiveK, EscA, ryujehong, ANS, and LEETAEJUN, will go in opposition to Japan’s influencers, ade, mittiii, MOTHER3, SurugaMonkey, and Clutch_Fi. The next match can have Korea’s professional staff, DWG KIA, and Japan’s professional staff, SCARZ, and the groups will showcase their abilities honed by way of VCK and VCT. SCARZ is a staff that’s gaining a number of consideration in Japan’s VALORANT esports scene, with all members of former BLUE BEES from VCT 2022: Japan Stage 2 Challengers, on the roster.
To have fun WCG Rivals #1 Korea vs Japan, Bigpicture Interactive will even maintain various occasions for the viewers. First, a real-time winner prediction ballot, the ‘I Select You’ occasion, and the cheer remark occasion ‘Cheer Up!’ shall be accessible in the course of the reside broadcast days. As well as, the ‘Land Pixel Artwork Problem’ during which individuals draw items pictures for every sport title at WCG LAND, shall be held from the 14th. Bigpicture Interactive will choose the winners of every occasion by way of a raffle, and current them with various items associated to Hearthstone, Conflict Royale, and VALORANT.
Extra particulars regarding WCG Rivals#1 Korea vs Japan will be discovered by way of the official WCG platform, WCG newsfeed, and WCG social media.