We’re excited to announce our newest weekly prize events for titled players and streamers, The After Party and The Untitled After Party! Starting September 9, the new series will feature a weekly prize fund and the beloved arena format.
To celebrate the occasion, the first event of the series will be kicked off by none other than the Titled Tuesday king himself, GM , who will broadcast his participation on his !
Nakamura’s special first edition, the GMHikaru After Party Kick Off, will feature a massive $10,000 prize fund. Of that amount, up to $9,500 is going to titled players who stream their participation on Kick. Players who do not stream on Kick can still win cash prizes, but their earnings will be cut in half.
After Party events will start every week at 21:00 CEST, approximately two hours after the end of Titled Tuesday. The arenas will last two hours and feature a 3+0 time control, with titled players joining The After Party and non-titled players competing in The Untitled After Party.
The event offers titled streamers the opportunity to entertain their fans with yet another exciting competition after their usual Titled Tuesday stream. It also gives non-titled players a chance to compete for cash prizes while being cheered on by their audiences.
Only titled players can participate in The After Party, which features $1,000 in prizes for all titled players and another $500 for titled streamers. Any non-titled player can participate in The Untitled After Party, but only streamers can vie for the $500 prize fund. You can see the prize distribution for the events below:
Weekly The After Party and The Untitled After Party
Place
Titled Players
Titled Streamers
Non-Titled Streamers
1st
$400
$250
$250
2nd
$250
$150
$150
3rd
$150
$100
$100
4th
$100
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Top woman
$100
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GMHikaru After Party Kick Off
Place
Titled Players
Top Titled Women*
Non-Titled Players
Top Non-titled Women*
1st
$2,500
$250
$300
$100
2nd
$1,500
$200
$250
$75
3rd
$1,000
$100
$200
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4th
$800
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150
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5th
$700
–
125
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6th
400
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100
–
7th
350
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–
8th-10th
300
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* Women’s prizes are not cumulative and are only available for women who did not earn a prize in other categories.
Please note that for the Kick Off sponsored by GMHikaru, there will be no separate streamer prizes. As stated above, players who do not stream on Kick can still win cash prizes, but their earnings will be cut in half. If you’re a participating streamer, Kick invites you to join Kick’s Premium Partner Program. For more information, please reach out to [email protected] before September 6 to get connected to someone at Kick who will facilitate the process.
Who would you like to watch playing in The After Party? Let your favorite streamer know about the event and ask them to participate!
Fair Play
Titled Players are required to use Proctor (to learn more about Proctor and download the client, please go to ), and will be actively monitored by tournament officials. To abide by this request, players must join the tournament using Proctor and have two cameras set up. Untitled players are not required to join Proctor.
Pairing Manipulation: Players are prohibited from intentionally manipulating pairings within The After Party. This includes, but is not limited to:
Delaying gameplay, forfeiting games, or making strategic decisions with the express purpose of affecting who they are paired against.
Colluding with other players to manipulate pairings for a mutual advantage.
For the GMHikaru After Party Kick Off, participants’ accounts must be at least three months old. Players are not allowed to engage in sandbagging or account sharing. Suspicious results will be kicked from the tournament and will not be eligible for prizes. Prize distribution will be done after a review by the Fairplay team and by Team GM Hikaru. Decisions will be final.
