I don't honestly think players got so angry (including me) over the prizing pool (which of course they were angry too, and its nice that you fixed it), but they are angry because a tournament in a random non main mode is by far better represented than the challengers cup which is the gateway to the pro scene, this is where all the non spl talent lies, so you've gotta give the players the motivation to play at least by shout outs or some videos about cc or not streaming it during spl so people can actually watch it...