For some top players of H1Z1: King of the Kill, it is currently a tough test of patience. Because they have to be quiet.
H1Z1: King of the Kill is a battle royale game that is appealing to Twitch users. Now a huge tournament has been organized, where the crème de la crème of esports has competed against each other. 15 teams with 5 players each fought it out in a huge battle.
The catch: They cannot say a word about it. Because the event will not be broadcast in American television until April 20. And it would be quite a flop for everyone involved if it were known weeks in advance who won the tournament.
As reported by WWG, a strict confidentiality obligation applies to all parties involved in the tournament that was held last weekend. $100,000 in penalties have been announced. And everyone had to sign the NDA, the confidentiality agreement, if they wanted to participate in the tournament.
Anyone who did not want to sign was immediately sent home.
These teams competed for $300,000 at H1Z1
The 15 teams that participated in the H1Z1 tournament were:
- Echo Fox
- Rogue
- Panda Global
- Denial Esports
- Cloud 9
- Team Gates
- SoaR Gaming
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Obey Alliance
- Set to Destroy X
- Strictly Business Gaming
- Ohio Rebels
- Engimga 6 Group
- Luminosity
- World Best Gaming
The winner of the $300,000 tournament took home $180,000, the second-place winner earned $60,000, there was $30,000 for third place, fourth place received $18,000, and the fifth place still got $12,000.
H1Z1: Someone is bursting with happiness but cannot talk about it
It is clear: Somewhere in the world, 5 people are running around with a pretty big grin and an even bigger wallet, but they cannot share their happiness with anyone, otherwise things look much worse financially.
On April 20, 2017, the tournament will be broadcast on the US channel “The CW Network”, the channel that also airs the TV series Supernatural.
Then we will find out who won the tournament. If we find out beforehand, it will be quite expensive for someone.
Bad luck for the artists: When the tournament was planned, H1Z1 was still the number one battle royale game on Twitch. Meanwhile, another game has taken that spot:
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a hit on Twitch, the better “H1Z1?”
