CPL Showmatch Series

By y2kid

Posted July 14, 2022, 10:53 a.m.

Hi everyone. With CPL coming to an end and the finals currently in the process of being cast, we know you're all craving that extra content in the inter-season downtime. Don't worry, we've got you covered—we're organizing a special series of CPL showmatches for your entertainment! We're planning three separate matches:

The CPL Top Pupils Invitational, an exclusive invite-only event pitting the top 6 CPL pupils of the last season against each other on CPL maps.
A series of CPL coaches showmatches, where your favorite coaches vie for supremacy. You get to vote for the participants!
A series of top foreigners showmatches: pick your favorite players and watch them show us all how it's done. As with the coaches showmatch, the line-up is subject to a community vote.

However, to make all this possible, we need your help! We're putting together a prize pool for our players that you can donate to. The more donations we get, the more content we'll be able to produce. Besides that, any money you donate beyond our showmatch costs will go directly into the CPL web app hosting fund! Contribute to the prize pool by donating to the following link:

CPL Showmatch Series Prize Pot

Here's a breakdown of our funding goals for the showmatch:

$10 - CPL Top Dogs Invitational prize pool
$25 - 1x Coach showmatch (Bo3)
$40 - 2x Coach showmatches (Bo3)
$55 - 3x Coach showmatches (Bo3)
$85 - 3x Coach showmatches (all matches upgraded to Bo5)
$100 - Top foreigners showmatch picks become publicly revealed
$120 - 1x Top foreigners showmatch (5 games)
$170 - 2x Top foreigners showmatches (5 games)

Any donations past $170 go to the CPL web app hosting fund. If we manage to get donations past $270, we can guarantee that the app stays up for at least two more seasons and will put the remainder towards future events.

Support funding goals:

$270 - covers the hosting fees for the web app for one year. We are able to guarantee the app stays up for at least two more seasons

This format is subject to change at the discretion of CPL staff. All players agree to standard ICCUP rules and to practice sportsmen-like behavior.

July 15th Update:

After just over 24 hours since we started the initiative, we have reached the $170 goal, securing us a guaranteed 5 game showmatch between Bonyth and Sziky.

FAQ

Q: How does the voting process work for the coaches/top foreigners showmatches?
A: Read up on Voting Process below.

Q: What does the yellowish background in the funding goals list stand for?
A: That's the currently unlocked funding level of the showmatch.

Q: Are only one-time donations accepted?
A: You can donate however many times you want with whatever amount you like, or you can subscribe to my Ko-fi. All forms of donations count and will be taken into account.

Q: Who are the top foreigners we can pick between for the top foreigner showmatch?
A: Their names will be revealed once we hit the $100 funding goal!

Q: My question was not answered by this FAQ. What can I do?
A: If something is still unclear you can always find me (y2kid) in the CPL discord and ask me there directly. I will try to expand the FAQ and keep it up to date to cover anything related to this event.

Q: Ok, ok, but really, can you tell me when CPL9 starts?
A: CPL9 will happen, this is all I can say. for now

Voting Process

In order to select the possible three showmatches that you want to see the most, we are creating a poll and you decide who plays and when!
The voting process will consist of two stages: The first, opens on July 16th 20:00 UTC and runs until July 29th 20:00 UTC will determine the top 10 pairs you want to see.
After that we will open the second stage and you will be able to select your favorites only from the 10 pairs, determined in the previous stage. This vote will close on Aug 1, 12:00 UTC to ensure everyone in any time zone can cast their vote over the weekend.
Voting link:

Vote Here

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to our big D(onator)s:

Shimmer[ReV] ($50)
nOm.TaDDe ($50)
Forte ($50)
martingb ($35)
Manadog ($25)
WhiskeyDingo ($25)