Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup88
When: 30 July 2017, 10:00 CDT
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 3000RUB, 2nd 1500RUB
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

The Ranking below shows how often Champions are picked for a match. For the initial meta report I used proportion of picks for all champions. A Champion that is picked in ever single match will now show as a 100% pickrate instead of 33% of all picks. This should make the numbers more intuitive and show differences more clearly.

The data was collected from the available vods (thanks to plusforward.net and cooke) of the later rounds of the following tournaments: 125 FPS QC Duel Sunday Cup #3 & #4, COOLLERZ Saturday Online Cup #2, ESL Wold Championship NA Qualifier #2 & #3, ESL Wold Championship EU Qualifier #2 & #3 & #4.

Nyx keeps her place at the top with an almost unchanged pickrate of 75%. While her pickrate is still very even across all maps, the numbers show a trend to avoid her on Corrupted Keep (still #1 pick tied with Ranger) which may be affected by Clutch who is picked there especially often. Trailing by only 2% is Ranger, now almost tied for the first place. More players than before are confident to pick him on every map now. If the trend keeps true, Ranger might be the most picked Champion soon.

While Visor also saw a slight increase from 37% to 42%, he is now definitely a tier below the top duo. Blood Covenant is no longer his strongest map and his weakest map, similar to both Nyx and Ranger, is now Corrupted Keep. Up four Ranks is Clutch. People seem to take their time getting comfortable with his new movement, but there is a definite trend here, going from 22% to 28%. Some players, like agent, now play Clutch as a staple while others are only picking him on Corrupted Keep.

Leading the third tier of mediocre champions is Anarki, down from 28% to 22%. Interestingly his former strongest map Blood Run is now his weakist. There is not mich going on with Scalebearer, he gained two ranks but his pickrate remained the same. Sorlag goes down from 25% to 16% and is now most prominent as a flex pick on Corrupted Keep but not seen all too often. Down 4 ranks, only half as less popular as before, is B.J.. Note that despite the nerf to his dual wield and the following abandonment, his 30% pickrate on Corrupted Keep (compared to 13% on his second best map) remained unchanged!

Gelenas pickrate manages to go down even further, from 7% to 5% and she is now almost on Slash level at all maps but Blood Run (13%). Speaking of, Slash goes from 2% to 4% and remains irrelevant.

Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup87
When: 23 July 2017, 10:00 CDT
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
YOU CANNOT PICK THE SAME MAP DURING ONE ROUND. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 3000RUB, 2nd 1500RUB
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup86
When: 16 July 2017, 10:00 CDT
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
YOU CANNOT PICK THE SAME MAP DURING ONE ROUND. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 3000RUB, 2nd 1500RUB
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

JAM Gaming: Australian Quake players have proven themselves on the international stage multiple times and we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to showcase the region at QuakeCon 2017. JAM is excited to support the growth of competitive Oceanic Quake Champions and we look forward to sharing their passion for the game as they play against the best in the world. We are thankful for the opportunity to showcase competitive Quake Champions to local fans. Get behind Python and Astroboy as they look to make their mark in Dallas, August 24-27th.

Read the player statements here

Corvidae: With Quake now having the backing of Bethesda, a powerhouse in the games industry, we are extremely excited to be involved. The game looks and feels great, with a lot of developer support behind it. The game is showing a lot of promise and the community is growing day by day. After the QuakeCon event, there will be a lot more people getting involved in our region.

Read the player statements here

4SG: When the World Championships were announced we were disappointed to find out that the OCE region was not included in the event. We have a lot of pride in our Quake community and believe that Australia and New Zealand can compete with the best in the world. We were happy to see support from our international fan base who were also wishing for us to be given a place and sending us hope of making it through the NA qualifier. An opportunity arose to play in the BYOC Qualifier and with support from Corvidae and JAM we were able to organise four of our best players to represent Australia at these World Championships.

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