[OSC]$3500+ OSC Grand Finale - Groups, Preview + Info - Dec 20 + 21
Season 2 of the Oseanic Championship Series has finished, so it's now time for the top 32 players ranked via our OSC Rankings to play in the Grand Finale to find our champion! 2014 has been building up to this point! To qualify players earnt points for placing highly in partnered OSC tournaments. In 2014 we had 358 individual players with points earned (up from 138 in 2013), and 154 completed partnered tournaments, up from 77 last year. Combined prizepool given away by OSC Partnered tournaments in 2014 = $26191! Now we play to find our yearly champion, in bracket of stars!
We may require some community help to build this event up to the high level it deserves, and a true reflection on the years season! We are hoping some of those who can spare a few dollars will give back to these guys. A spare $10, $20 all adds up! In addition any donation of $25 AUD or more will have exclusive access to all replays from the seasons finals. Donations are open now, and will close on Dec 16th.
Group Stages (9th-32nd)
Everyone in a group players each other. The top 3 players from each group will join the top 8 season seeds in a 20 player Double Elimination bracket on Sunday 21st Dec to find our champion.
All series are best of 3. Map score will be used if there is a tie on equal series wins. If players are still tied on map score, the player who won their series in the group advances.
Players ranked 9-16th in the yearly rankings will be paired, and can each take turns to select a player to join their group.
Results in spoiler tags
Group A
Sat 20, 12pm AEDT (10am KST)
20 December 2014 12:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 20th December 12pm!
1- eMotion 2 v FIGHTO 0
2- Solar 2 v RivaL 0 (streamed)
3- GuMiho 2 v Schnitzel 0
4- GuMiho 2 v RivaL 0
5- Solar 2 v FIGHTO 0 (streamed)
6- Schnitzel 0 v eMotion 2
7- RivaL 2 v Schnitzel 0
8- GuMiho 2 v FIGHTO 0
9- eMotion 1 v Solar 2 (streamed)
10- RivaL 2 v FIGHTO 0
11- Schnitzel 0 v Solar 2
12- GuMiho 1 v eMotion 2 (streamed)
13- GuMiho 1 v Solar 2 (streamed)
14- RivaL 0 v eMotion 2
15- Schnitzel 1 v FIGHTO 2
1st: Solar
2nd: eMotion
3rd: GuMiho
Players should follow the planned series schedule, notify admin before starting a series, and update score after each game, eg 1-0, 1-1.
Players are advised to join the in game group OSC on NA server, so they can contact their opponents and admin. Game can also be played on SEA or Korean server if both players agree, and admin/casters are notified/updated.
Winner of each series is required to email replays to eddieedwardssc2@gmail.com before starting their next series.
If players haven't arrived by 1 hour after group start time, they will be replaced. If you think you might be late, contact admin in advance.
21 December 2014 12:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 21st December 12pm!
Map Pool:
King Sejong Station LE, Overgrowth LE, Catallena LE, Merry Go Round LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE + Nimbus LE
Both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then they each select the map they most want if they lose, and start with the remaining map. Any problems, consult with admin.
Casters:
We have the SEA dream team consisting of Maynarde, Zepph and Insano
And the hardest working casting team in the business Rifkin and ZombieGrub from basetradetv
Chinese streams will be on http://www.douyutv.com/scboy / http://www.twitch.tv/scboy1
Only offical tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches. No first person streams.
Admin team: DevianT, Elusory and Namakaye
Questions?
Predictions?
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We are pleased to announce a prize pool of $3500 for this weekends Grand Finale! All top 32 players will be paid! (Provided they show up and play all games).
Dang, it starts on Saturday 2am for me.
Will probably take an early sleep and wake up for the matches, just like we have to do with australian formula 1 races.
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.
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