First Stardew Valley Esports Cup to be held tonight

Farming in Esports? Quite literally.

Stardew Valley, a laid-back country-life simulator, joins the world of competitive esports as it launches its first official tournament this Sunday. The game’s developer, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone announced the event to be “a competition of skill, knowledge, and teamwork” where participants complete in-game tasks in attempts to garner the most points.

In collaboration with @UnsurpassableZ, I'm pleased to announce the 1st official Stardew Valley Cup! It's a competition of skill, knowledge, and teamwork, with a prize pool of over $40k. See some of Stardew's most dedicated players in their element! Main event is Sept. 4th 9am PST pic.twitter.com/qtDW5e5LvD

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ConcernedApe, in collaboration with Zach “UnsurpassableZ” Hartman, a renowned streamer of the game, has prepared an extensive list of over a hundred challenges with varying levels of difficulty. Tasks range from harvesting a starfruit (15 pts), reaching Level 50 of the mines (10 pts), to crafting a staircase (5 pts), and many more. In addition, teams will be given a three-hour timeframe to prioritize and accomplish these challenges in hopes of bagging the top spot on the leaderboard.

Each consisting of four players, the following are the participating teams: Sandy’s Candies, Pierree’s Cherries, Pam’s Yams, and Krobus’s Crocuses. They will all go head-to-head for the massive $40,000 (2 million pesos, if converted) prize pool.

Although the participants were given two weeks of preparation, surprise events are up in store to catch the competitors off guard.

The Stardew Valley Cup will go live at 1 AM in Philippine Standard Time on UnsurpassableZ’s Twitch channel, and will be hosted by him and the game’s creator, ConcernedApe.

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