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GeoGuessr World Cup
2023
Final match between Consus and Blinky.
Tournament information
GameGeoGuessr
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Date13–14 October 2023 (main event)
19–26 August 2023 (qualification)
Format
VenueMain event: SPACE Stockholm
Qualifier: Online
Participants24 (20 invitees + 4 from qualifiers)
PurseUS$50,000
BroadcastTwitch[e]
Websitehttps://www.geoguessr.com/world-cup/2023
Final positions
ChampionNetherlands Consus
2nd placeFrance Blinky
3rd place
  • Canada Fungus
  • Romania Radu
Tournament statistics
Attendance70,000+ peak viewers[3]
Pre-qualifier
LocationOnline, Twitch
Dates19 August 2023
Matches played12[a]
Qualifier
LocationOnline, Twitch
Dates26 August 2023
Matches played24 + 8[b]
Day 1
LocationStockholm, Twitch[2]
Dates13 October 2023
Matches played64[c]
Day 2
LocationSPACE Stockholm, Twitch
Dates14 October 2023
Matches played4 + 3[d]
2024 →

The GeoGuessr World Cup 2023[f] was the inaugural GeoGuessr World Cup hosted by GeoGuessr.[4] It took place 13–14 October 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden, the place of headquarters of GeoGuessr AB.[5] 24 players from 21 different countries were competing for a prize-pool of $50,000.[6] Consus, representing the Netherlands, was crowned World Champion after beating Frenchman Blinky in the final.[4]

Format edit

The World Cup consisted of two stages, an online qualifying process[a][b] and the main event over two consecutive days[c][d] in Stockholm.

All matches were played with 1v1 Duels in either best of 3 or best of 5 games, consisting of Moving + NM (if necessary + NMPZ) or Moving + NM + Moving (if necessary + NM + NMPZ) games respectively, with 6000 points of health, 0.5x multiplier increment and a 15-second timer after a guess. The games in Stockholm had a ten-round limit, with multipliers increasing in 0.5x steps after round 1 from 1x to 5.5x.

Ranking criteria
The ranking of players in group stages was determined as follows:[citation needed]
  1. Wins obtained in all group matches
  2. Game difference[g] from all group matches
  3. Wins obtained in the group matches between the players tied hitherto
  4. Game difference from the group matches between the players tied hitherto

Players edit

Apart from four players who qualified through the closed-qualifier, 20 players were invited directly by GeoGuessr. They were announced in multiple waves:

Date Invitees
Initially   Blinky   Jake Lyons   Kodiak   maccem   MatePotato   zi8gzag
13 June[7]   Wolftrekker   Harmless   Jupa   ReAnna   Fungus
14 July[8]   Shiina   Anananah   Giovanni   Debre
18 August[9]   Radu   Topotic   Trabota   quarksauce   Gelotris
Date Qualifiers
26 August[10][11]   Chicago Geographer   Lennli   Consus   Alok

Prize pool[6] edit

Place Players Amount Total
Champion 1 $15,000 $15,000
Runner-up 1 $7,000 $7,000
Third place (semi-finals) 2 $5,000 $10,000
5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 4 $1,500 $6,000
Group stage (shared pool)[h] 24 - $12,000
Total 24 $50,000

Qualifiers edit

There were two rounds of online qualification, a pre-qualifier and a main qualifier event.[12]

Pre-qualifier edit

On 19 August 2023, popular Tik-Toker rainbolt hosted a pre-qualifier on his Twitch channel.[13] DerZiggi and Kodiak joined him as commentators. 16 invitees were divided into four groups, the winner of each bracket advanced to the main qualifier. The mode played was Bo3 (NM, NMPZ, MOVE), 6000 points of health, 0.5x multiplier increment from round 4, unlimited round time, and 15s timer on the map "An Improved World".[citation needed]

 
Group ADecider
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Kratsoo2
 
 
 
  Nelson0
 
  Kratsoo0
 
 
 
  Alok2
 
  Duskden20
 
 
  Alok2
 
 
Group BDecider
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Harrier2
 
 
 
  Pasch0
 
  Harrier0
 
 
 
  Chicago Geographer2
 
  Brad Hamilton1(NM)
 
 
  Chicago Geographer2
 
 
Group CDecider
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Spiral0
 
 
 
  trulybuzzy2
 
  trulybuzzy2
 
 
 
  DuckBavis1(NM)
 
  Toro33170
 
 
  DuckBavis2
 
 
Group DDecider
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Eddie0
 
 
 
  Olimpia2
 
  Olimpia2
 
 
 
  Vell0
 
  Vell2
 
 
  Aksel1(NMPZ)
 

Qualifier edit

The main qualifier event was hosted by e-sports veteran caster Pala "Pala" Gilroy Sen and rainbolt on 26 August, streamed on the official Twitch channel.[14] It was divided into three stages. In Stage I, 12 invitees were joined by the four winners of the pre-qualifier being split equally into four round-robin groups of four. The winners of each group advanced to Stage III, the second and third placed had to win another game in Stage II to proceed. Stage III produced the four qualifiers for the main event.

Stage I was played with the same settings as the pre-qualifier, except the order of the game modes was changed (MOVE, NM, NMPZ), the multiplier increment kicked in on round 5, and a custom map was used.[1] Stages II and II were Bo5.

Not all matches were broadcast; in fact, only 3/24 group stage matches, 1/4 knockout stage matches, and 3/4 playoff stage matches were.

Stage I (Groups) edit

Group A   Scrypero   DerZiggi   Lennli   Olimpia W GW GL GD
1   Scrypero 2-0 2-1 1-2 2 5 3 2
2   DerZiggi 0-2 2-1 2-1 2 4 4 0
3   Lennli 1-2 1-2 2-0 1 4 4 0
4   Olimpia 2-1 1-2 0-2 1 3 5 - 2
Group B   Consus   EmilyApocalypse   Souvlaki Zeitgeist   Trichter33 W GW GL GD
1   Consus 2-0 2-0 2-1 3 6 1 5
2   EmilyApocalypse 0-2 2-0 2-1 2 4 3 1
3   Souvlaki Zeitgeist 0-2 0-2 2-1 1 2 5 - 3
4   Trichter33 1-2 1-2 1-2 0 3 6 - 3
Group C   Poli   Partee   Chicago Geographer   trulybuzzy W GW GL GD
1   Poli 1-2 2-0 2-0 2 5 2 3
2   Partee 2-1 2-1 0-2 2 4 4 0
3   Chicago Geographer 0-2 1-2 2-0 1 3 4 - 1
4   trulybuzzy 0-2 2-0 0-2 1 2 4 - 2
Group D   Alok   Havrd   Boulgour   JH W GW GL GD
1   Alok 1-2 2-1 2-0 2 5 3 2
2   Havrd 2-1 0-2 2-0 2 4 3 1
3   Boulgour 1-2 2-0 1-2 1 4 4 0
4   JH 0-2 0-2 2-1 1 2 5 - 3

Stage II (Knockout) edit

 
Knockout #1
 
  
 
 
 
 
  DerZiggi3
 
 
  Boulgour0
 
 
Knockout #2
 
  
 
 
 
 
  EmilyApocalypse2(MOVE1, NM2)
 
 
  Chicago Geographer3
 
 
Knockout #3
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Partee2(NM1, MOVE2)
 
 
  Souvlaki Zeitgeist3
 
 
Knockout #4
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Havrd1(NM1)
 
 
  Lennli3
 

Stage III (Playoffs) edit

 
Playoff #1
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Scrypero1(MOVE2)
 
 
  Chicago Geographer3
 
 
Playoff #2
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Consus3
 
 
  DerZiggi0
 
 
Playoff #3
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Poli3
 
 
  Lennli1(NM1)
 
 
Playoff #4
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Alok3
 
 
  Souvlaki Zeitgeist2(NM)
 

On 12 September, GeoGuessr announced that Poli would not make it to Stockholm, and that he would be replaced by Lennli,[11] against whom he had won his last game.

Day 1 (group and knockout stage) edit

All times are local and approximate, CET (UTC+1).

The group stage was played on 13 October, with all players being present in Stockholm.[2] The official Twitch channel broadcasted games of Groups A and D, while a second stream showed games of Groups B and C.[15][16] In similar fashion to the main qualifier, the 24 participants were divided into four groups of six, playing one another in a round-robin, with the respective winners directly advancing to Day 2, while the second and third placed were matched up in a knockout stage to determine the last spots for the final day.

The format used was a Bo3, as in the qualifiers, but with a 10-round limit, the multiplier increment from round 2, and a 60s round time on the custom World Cup map "An Official World".[citation needed]

For every stream there were three matches played at the same time, one of which was being broadcast live.

Group A edit

11:00 Group A   Debre   zi8gzag   Topotic   Shiina   Alok   ReAnna W GW GL GD
1   Debre 2-0 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-1 4 9 4 5
2   zi8gzag 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 3 6 4 2
3   Topotic 1-2 2-0 0-2 2-1 2-1 3 7 6 1
4   Shiina 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-0 0-2 2 4 6 - 2
5   Alok 2-1 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-1 2 5 8 - 3
6   ReAnna 1-2 0-2 1-2 2-0 1-2 1 5 8 - 3

Group B edit

11:00 Group B   Consus   Trabota   Gelotris   maccem   Kodiak   quarksauce W GW GL GD
1   Consus 2-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 5 10 3 7
2   Trabota 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 4 9 4 5
3   Gelotris 0-2 0-2 2-1 2-1 2-0 3 6 6 0
4   maccem 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-0 0-2 1 5 8 - 3
5   Kodiak 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 2-0 1 5 8 - 3
6   quarksauce 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 1 2 8 - 6

Group C edit

15:00 Group C   Radu   Jupa   MatePotato   Wolftrekker   Chicago Geographer   Anananah W GW GL GD
1   Radu 0-2 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 4 8 3 5
2   Jupa 2-0 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-0 3 8 5 3
3   MatePotato 0-2 2-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 3 6 5 1
4   Wolftrekker 1-2 2-1 0-2 2-0 2-1 1 7 6 1
5   Chicago Geographer 0-2 1-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 2 5 6 - 1
6   Anananah 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 0 1 10 - 9

Group D edit

15:00 Group D   Blinky   Fungus   Lennli   Giovanni   Jake Lyons   Harmless W GW GL GD
1   Blinky 2-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 5 10 2 8
2   Fungus 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 4 9 4 5
3   Lennli 1-2 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 3 7 4 3
4   Giovanni 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-1 1-2 1 4 9 - 5
5   Jake Lyons 0-2 1-2 0-2 1-2 2-1 1 4 9 - 5
6   Harmless 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-1 1-2 0 3 9 - 6

Knockout stage edit

 
Knockout #1
 
  
 
19:00
 
 
  zi8gzag1(NM)
 
 
  Gelotris2
 
 
Knockout #2
 
  
 
19:30
 
 
  Trabota2
 
 
  Topotic1(MOVE)
 
 
Knockout #3
 
  
 
20:10
 
 
  Jupa0
 
 
  Lennli2
 
 
Knockout #4
 
  
 
20:40
 
 
  Fungus2
 
 
  MatePotato0
 

Day 2 edit

All times are local and approximate, CET (UTC+1).

The final day was played in the SPACE Arena, Stockholm, in front of an audience on 14 October 2023.[4] The format for the quarter-finals stayed exactly the same as it was for the games of the previous day; however, the semi-finals and the final were Bo5 (MOVE, NM, MOVE, NM, NMPZ).

The final was watched by over 71,000 viewers at the same time,[i] the two semi-finals reached a peak viewership of over 45,000 and 56,000 respectively.[3]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15:00
 
 
  Debre1(NM)
 
19:00
 
  Fungus2
 
  Fungus2(MOVE2, NM2)
 
16:00
 
  Consus3
 
  Consus2
 
21:00
 
  Lennli1(NM)
 
  Consus3
 
17:00
 
  Blinky1(MOVE1)
 
  Radu2
 
20:00
 
  Trabota0
 
  Radu2(NM)
 
18:00
 
  Blinky3
 
  Blinky2
 
 
  Gelotris0
 

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Format used for pre-qualifier: Bo3 (NM, NMPZ, MOVE), 6000 points of health, 0.5x multiplier increment from round 4, unlimited round time, 15s timer, AIW[citation needed]
  2. ^ a b c Format used for Qualifier: Bo3 (MOVE, NM, NMPZ) + Bo5 (MOVE, NM, MOVE, NM, NMPZ), 6000 points of health, 0.5x multiplier increment from round 5, unlimited round time, 15s timer, custom map[1]
  3. ^ a b c Format used on Day 1: Bo3 (MOVE, NM, NMPZ), 6000 points of health, 10 round limit, 0.5x multiplier increment from round 2, 60s round time, 15s timer, AOW[2][citation needed]
  4. ^ a b c Format used on Day 2: Bo3 (MOVE, NM, NMPZ) + Bo5 (MOVE, NM, MOVE, NM, NMPZ), 6000 points of health, 10 round limit, 0.5x multiplier increment from round 2, 60s round time, 15s timer, AOW[2]}[citation needed]
  5. ^ official stream
  6. ^ originally known as the GeoGuessr World Cup
  7. ^ won games minus lost games
  8. ^ $200 per win
  9. ^ across multiple streams

References edit

  1. ^ a b "GeoGuessr World Cup Qualifiers - Entire event". YouTube. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "GeoGuessr World Cup: Everything you need to know". GeoGuessr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Iyer, Ravi. "GeoGuessr World Cup 2023 sees 71K peak concurrent viewers as Consus paints Sweden 'Oranje'". Esports Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Huge Success for Historic World Championship in GeoGuessr". GeoGuessr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Globe as a Playing Field: The First World Cup in GeoGuessr is Here". GeoGuessr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "GeoGuessr World Cup Prize Pool". GeoGuessr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "LET'S WELCOME THE NEXT WORLD CUP PLAYERS🏆". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ "🥁 Drumroll, please! The next 4 players for the GeoGuessr World Cup". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "MEET THE PLAYERS 👋 The fourth wave of players are here for the GeoGuessr World Cup!". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. ^ "WOW! What a night, what a last game😳?! WHAT A LAST ROUND!?". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Poli has decided not to partake in the World Cup". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Announcing the GeoGuessr World Cup Closed Qualifier 26th of August". GeoGuessr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  13. ^ "SET YOUR ALARMS ⏰". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  14. ^ "LIVE!". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  15. ^ "GeoGuessr World Cup - Group stage B-stream". X.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  16. ^ "STARTING SOON!". YouTube. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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