Hidden Cup 4 is almost here!

Hidden Cup 4 is almost here, with the 16 best players in the world competing for a prizepool of over 60,000 dollars. Competitors play on accounts named after Age of Empires 2 Heroes and the bracket is randomly seeded. Players will not know who they are up against and viewers can only guess who they are watching based on the gameplay.

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The event is streamed over four days on T90Official's Twitch from March 18th to March 21st. Each day starts at 14 UTC / 10 am EDT.

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Day 1 - Four Round of 16 Best of 5 matches

Day 2 - Four Round of 16 Best of 5 matches

Day 3 - All Four Quarterfinal Best of 5 matches

Day 4 - Two Best of 7 Semifinals & LIVE Best of 7 Grand Final

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During the tournament, viewers will have an opportunity to attempt to guess player identities. On the final day viewers can submit their final guesses for all 16 players, with prizes for any who gets all 16 correct. The tournament will also feature various videos highlighting player tendencies and quirks. Casting alongside myself at various points throughout the event are TheJamesDash, Nili_AoE, Slam, and Dave_AoE.

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I'm hyped! Reminder that the event prizepool starts at $60,000 from Microsoft, and I'm adding an additional $1 for every subscriber on my Twitch channel on the final day. At the time of writing this the prizepool is closing in on $70,000 due to your incredible support, so thank you! As it stands Hidden Cup 4 will have the largest prizepool for a 1v1 event since 2001 (insane).

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I will be doing a r/aoe2 AMA tomorrow around Noon Eastern (16 UTC), where I can answer any questions you have about Hidden Cup 4, AoE2, or anything else. Looking forward to answering your questions and hearing your thoughts about HC4. Check out Hidden Cup 4's Mappool if you haven't seen the new maps yet. Also make sure you check out the Hidden Cup 4 Talkshow where Dave and I talked about our expectations at length!

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I'm well aware a lot of you rearranged your schedules for this event. I promise it'll live up to the hype! Who do you think will win? Which map is your favorite? Which Hero do you think has the most potential? Give me all your thoughts... and I'll see you Thursday through Sunday!