SOOP will host 'Kevin Scrim,' a StarCraft I and StarCraft II tournament, on Nov. 16 and Nov. 18–19. StarCraft II will feature a 4v4 team match between former and active pro gamers, while StarCraft I will pit four StarCraft University teams against each other.
Hosted by SOOP Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) Su-gil Seo, all matches in the tournament will begin at 7:00 PM. By title, StarCraft II matches are scheduled for Nov. 16, with StarCraft I scheduled for Nov. 18 and 19.
Prize money will be awarded directly by CVO Su-gil Seo to players' personal channels in the form of Star Balloons. For both titles, each player on the champion team will receive 14,000 Star Balloons, while each player on the runner-up team will receive 10,000. In StarCraft I, players on the third- and fourth-place teams will also receive 5,000 Star Balloons each.
In StarCraft II, Team Baekho-gu will face Team Cider. Team Baekho-gu includes Kim Jun-ho, Shin Hee-bum, Byun Hyun-woo, and Eoh Yoon-soo, while Team Cider features Jo Seong-ju, Kim Do-woo, Lee Byung-ryul, and Jung Myung-hoon. The match consists of three total rounds: Round 1 uses a best-of-five Proleague format, and Round 2 uses a best-of-seven All-Kill format. If a winning team is determined across the two rounds, the match ends; if the round score is tied 1-1, the winner will be decided through a single-game Super Ace match in Round 3.
The participating universities in StarCraft I are JSA, K-Dae, Calm Monstars, and Dreams, all active in SOOP's StarCraft University content. Each team consists of two pro gamers and three female streamers. The two semifinal matches will take place on Nov. 18, followed by the finals on Nov. 19.
The semifinals will feature up to five games, consisting of a pro gamer 1v1 match, a 4v4 relay team match, a 2v2 Macro & Control match, a 2v2 mixed team match, and an Ace match. The finals will add a streamer 1v1 match and another mixed team match, running up to seven games.
Viewers can watch the StarCraft II matches on the official SOOP GSL channel and the StarCraft I matches on the official SOOP Star Myeongmangjeon channel. Matches will also be broadcast on the personal channels of participating players and CVO Su-gil Seo, with Drops events hosted for live stream viewers during the tournament period.
