Chinese Invitational Tournament: This Saturday!

Hello everyone!

The Chinese Invitational tournament will be held THIS Saturday, November 26th!

[h2]The Tournament[/h2]

The Chinese Invitational tournament is a special tournament event announced shortly before last year’s World Championship Grand Finals in the dev blog: Announcing your 2021 KARDS World Championship Grand Finalists

Last year, due to Covid restrictions, three of our Grand Finalists were unable to make it to Iceland to play in the Grand Finals, a prerequisite for playing in the 2021 World Championship. However, we were extremely impressed by their achievements and wanted to make sure they were recognized. As such, we decided to host this special edition invitational tournament for the top World Championship candidates from the Chinese community with a prize pool of $5000!

The Chinese Invitational tournament will feature the three players unable to make it to Iceland for the 2021 World Championship Grand Finals, as well as a legend of the game from the Chinese community: Fenrir!

[h2]Participants[/h2]

[h3]CCMS-031[/h3]

Having risen from relative obscurity during the 2020 World Championship, CCMS-031 proved himself as one of the top minds of KARDS through his dominant performance in the 2020 Grand Finals, securing himself the coveted title of KARDS 2020 World Champion. Now, he’s back to prove his skill and take home first place in the invitational.

[h3]cu元素收集大师[/h3]

With a historical record as a strong tournament player, cu元素收集大师 has shown his ability through securing multiple appearances in tournament playoffs and fighting his way to some of the top spots in the 2020 and 2021 World Championships. Cu元素收集大师 is ready to put his name down in the KARDS history books with a win in the invitational.

[h3]孙笑川258[/h3]

A veteran of the draft queue, 孙笑川258 conquered most challenges in the draft queue before starting to make a splash within the KARDS competitive scene in 2021. He was quick to make his mark on the scene and showed his clear talent as a player. Proving his talent against some of the most skilled players in the Chinese community, a win in the invitational would be a sure way of ensuring that his mark is a permanent one.

[h3]Fenrir[/h3]

Fenrir is a longstanding KARDS player having started playing well before the game was released. He appeared in the Grand Finals top 4 in Iceland for the 2019 KARDS World Championship and qualified for the Grand Finals again in 2020. Fenrir primarily plays draft, but when he makes the venture over to constructed, people are bound to be shaking in their boots. It will be interesting to see how Chinese veteran Fenrir fares against his competitors in the invitational.

[h2]When & Where[/h2]

The Chinese Invitational tournament will be held online on Saturday, November 26th at 21:00 CST / 13:00 GMT and will be live broadcast on Bilibili.

Our host and caster for the event are KARDS veterans, FaiRNess and TangTang!

Tune in to catch all the action as these four Chinese titans battle it out and find out who will claim the lion’s share of the $5000 prize pool and win the Chinese Invitational!