The sc2sea GPD is a 64 player, single elimination tournament.
It will be conducted every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month.
If there is Masters Cup on that particular Sunday, the tournament might be postponed by a week (look out for annoucements).
Date :
5 October, 2014, Sunday
Time :
6pm AEDT; 3pm SGT; 8pm NZT
5 October 2014 6:00 PM AEDT
Location :
SEA Server, sc2seaGPD group
Report Results and Queries to Admins :
mGGNemesis
x5.Stormz
mGGHalt
mGGVersus
mGGApocalypse
mGGJazz
eCKoa'Enak Stream Link
Players must have their own SEA account; playing on another's account is not allowed.
You must be , or on any of the 4 servers (SEA, NA, KR or EU).
You should not be and above in this season (2014 Season 2) and/or had been in the last (2014 Season 1) on ANY server. *subject to change each season*
If you have achieved on any server in HOTS, you will not be allowed to join as well.
If you are joining this tournament for the first time, you are encouraged to post the links for your valid b.net sc2 profiles on the servers you play on in the signup thread.
If the Admins should request for it during the tournament, please cooperate.
It may be necessary for the Admins to do a quick verification especially when questions have been raised with regards to your league. Failure to do so or to cooperate, will be deem suspicious and you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Smurfing and Cheating will result in a ban from the GPD Opens.
Winners of consecutive (back-to-back) GPD opens are respectfully asked to skip a week before joining the GPD Opens again.
You must contact your opponent on Battle.net preferably by being in the group “sc2seaGPD” to play your matches.
All games should be played on SEA unless both players agree to play on NA and have informed an admin. You must both then report back immediately.
ALL players are given 15 minutes to contact their opponent.
Anyone that cannot be contacted will be disqualified.
If a player cannot be contacted in 15 minutes because of an unavoidable real life event and was able to get someone to contact an Admin, they are given an additional 10 minutes before disqualification.
[LIST][*]If any player disconnects, use the “Recover from Replay” feature to continue the game. This applies in the event of a second disconnect.[*]If the player has gone offline for more than 5 minutes, inform an Admin immediately[*]If the player continues to disconnect, the opponent may be awarded the match.
Pauses should be notified and not exceed 5-10 minutes depending on the reason for the said pause.
BMing or excessive pausing in game will result in a warning.
Persistent BMing will result in a disqualification.
BMing includes racist, hateful or excessively derogatory language language will result in a disqualification and a review to impose either a timed or full ban.
Any disputes will be handled by the Admins after reviewing all associated replays.
Any question(s) can be directed at the Admins. Please be honest and truthful to ensure the best experience for all.
All participants are encouraged to keep their replays for at least a week.
Smurfing and/or hacking will result in a disqualification and ban from subsequent tournaments
Round of 64 : Merry Go Round (BO1)
Round of 32 : King Sejong Station LE (BO1)
Round of 16 : Foxtrot LE (BO1)
Round of 8 : Nimbus LE (BO3)
Semi-finals : Deadwing LE (BO3)
Finals : Overgrowth LE (BO3/5)
Loser picks next map in Best of 3 or 5 series.
Grand Finals can be either a Best of 5 or a Best of 3 series. Maps may not be repeated in the same series.
For all Best of 3/5 series, players are allowed to veto 1 map.
Map Pool (Season 3 2014)
Foxtrot Labs LE
Catallena LE
Nimbus LE
King Sejong Station LE
Overgrowth LE
Merry Go Round LE
Deadwing LE
GPD Cup Date : 16 November, 2014, Sunday Time : 6pm AEST; 4pm SGT; 8pm NZT
Prize Pool : TBA Format : Double Elimination
All spots must be taken.
So for all available spots or if any of the qualified players are unable to make it, even if it is on the actual day, wild card players will take their spots. This GPD cup could see wildcard invites from past top 4 players from the last GPD cups (maybe, possibly, who knows )
(Decision final by Admins) The Winner from the GPD Cup will also be awarded...
The “Golden Glory” Achievement
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player in
"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
Last edited by mGGNemesis; Mon, 6th-Oct-2014 at 3:31 PM.
Two important matters #1
As this season is longer than 2 months (closer to 4), we have allowed players who achieved briefly last season but who have been unable to get promoted and remained and below despite active laddering to return to GPD Opens. Please read thread for full discussion. Such players however must still pm mGGNemesis or any other admin for consideration before permission will be granted. Criteria such as active laddering, match history, career history etc will all be taken into consideration. Please submit your bnet profile links as well when seeking permission to participate in cycle of GPD Opens.
#2
There have been repeated discussions about on SEA. We want to remain cautious with regards to this ruling. So this ruling will still remain.
However, if you achieved on SEA [and only SEA server] in 2013 and before AND is not or especially on any other server [according to the eligibility guidelines above], we have decided to allow you to participate in GPD opens.
If in doubt, please check with myself or any other admin with regards to this.
GL HF!
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player in
"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
Last edited by mGGNemesis; Sun, 5th-Oct-2014 at 6:31 AM.
Winner :
[mGG] Infected 1st Runners up : [AscG] Osiris
Congrats to Infected and to both for qualifying for GPD Cup #3
Last but not least!
It makes me really excited when I see many new players sign up for this tournament and/or onto sc2sea. Please keep that coming and we hope to see more of these new players taking part more often as well. Onemillion vs [Cube]Tantanix and later [SC]CXXXX vs lando were all interesting games that were casted. Really hoping to see more of these players in future tournaments as well!
Of course, it is great to see all the regulars as well ^_^ So until next time!!
GG!!
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player in
"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
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