PogChamps 5 was announced on Jfrom a announcement video on YouTube. The tournament was won by Dutch streamer Fundy. This information was further corroborated by an article announcing that in addition to MrBeast and Ludwig returning, notable Spanish streamer Rubius would return as well for the fourth iteration of the event. In a stream of the FIDE World Cup, Daniel Naroditsky confirmed that previous PogChamps participants MrBeast and Ludwig will return. Sponsored by cryptocurrency marketplace Coinbase, the fourth iteration of the tournament has a $100,000 prize pool, with matching up to $100,000 additionally for charity. PogChamps 4 was announced in a video via 's official Twitter account on Jto be played beginning on August 29. The tournament was won by French streamer Sardoche. In the announcement article, noted how previous PogChamps tournaments, as well as other external events such as the success of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix, had led to a dramatic increase in the number of site registrations and daily games played, allowing them to gain several sponsorships for the third iteration of the series, which in turn led to an increased prize pool of $100,000. Notable contestants for the third event include streamers xQc (marking his third time participating), Ludwig and MoistCr1tikal (marking their second times participating), as well as Myth, Pokimane, and Neekolul YouTubers MrBeast and Michelle Khare, rapper Logic, actor Rainn Wilson and poker player Daniel Negreanu. PogChamps 3 was announced on Januand was played from February 14 through February 28. The tournament was ultimately won by World of Warcraft and Hearthstone streamer Hafu (itshafu). Coaches included previously mentioned Nakamura and Botez, as well as GM Daniel Naroditsky, Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Qiyu Zhou, International Master (IM) Anna Rudolf and IM Levy Rozman. This event featured a slightly different format, with a double-round robin group stage. PogChamps 2's lineup included some players who were not primarily Twitch streamers. Some players returned from the first tournament, while others (such as David Pakman and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) played in the tournament for the first time. PogChamps 2 was announced on Jand was played from August 21 through September 6. Coaching and commentary was provided primarily by Grandmaster (GM) Hikaru Nakamura and Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Alexandra Botez. Running from June 5–19, the tournament was won by League of Legends streamer Voyboy. The games were in a Rapid 10+5 Time control and all 16 players were streamers on Twitch. The first PogChamps tournament was announced in late May 2020 by. The first and second PogChamps had prize pools of $50,000 each, and the third and fourth iterations had prize pools of $100,000 each. PogChamps takes place over the course of two weeks. Players in the tournament are internet personalities, primarily Twitch streamers. PogChamps is a series of online amateur chess tournaments hosted by.
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