Masters Cup Sat 21st June, $300 + 820 OCS pts! All regions. Single Elim
Welcome to the 42nd SEA Masters Cup!
SEA vs the World!
European Edition!
21 June 2014 9:00 PM AESTCountdown to 21st June 9pm!
Instead of clashing with ACL Online Round 4 this Sunday, this is a good opportunity to trial running an international edition of the Masters Cup on Europe. The aim of this is to provide Europeans access to OSC qualification, and growing a fan base for our players in their region.
This Masters Cup is a single elimination style tournament for Starcraft 2, Heart of the Swarm. 100 Euro ($145AUD) prize on offer to the winner, 50 Euro ($72) 2nd prize, 30 Euro ($43) 3rd, 20 Euro ($29) for 4th. 200 Euro / $300 prize pool*! In addition, the highest ranked Australian/NZ player will win a Saphira Mouse, thanks to Tt eSports Australia! There is also 820 Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series points up for grabs! This event is sponsored by Eddie, Blizzard ANZ, and sc2sea.com
Times + Format
Date: Saturday, 21st of June, 2014 Time: Saturday 9pm AEST, 8pm KR, 7pm SGT / 12pm BST, 1pm CEST
21 June 2014 9:00 PM AESTCountdown to 21st June 9pm!
Location: EU Battle.net
(If both players agree, their series can be played on another server, but must you notify admin before + after) Battle.net Group: Join the group SEA Masters Cup.
Single Elimination.
- All series Bo3
- R8, Semi's + 3/4th place Bo5
- Grand Final Bo7
One lucky participant shall receive $10! While not a massive prize, its a free pizza, a lottery ticket, or a couple beers, etc, just for playing some sc2! Even if you are eliminated early be sure to stick around, watch the high quality games, and listen out for who will win (It may well be you!). Purpose of this is to encourage player participation, and offer a small reward for those who fail to place, as every game is of a high level. The prize draw shall be done live on stream using http://www.random.org/. If the number generated, matches your randomly seeded number on challonge.com, you're the winner! (Except if you no showed and got walked over in the early rounds, then we'll redraw, as it is designed to reward participants)
Bonus OSC points can be earned if:
Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 16: 5 OSC points
Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 17-32 ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
Anyone ranked 16th - 9th beats anyone ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
1st - 8th have no chance to earn bonus points
Sign-up
Open to all , + league from any region.
Post your EU ID, Account most known by (If different from registered account, eg SEA, KR ID, NA ID), Team/Clan and Country.
Example: TossImba.111 ( Scarlett ) - Team Acer - Canada
Signups will close at 8.45pm AEST/6.45pm SG on Saturday 21st June, Brackets will be published on challonge.com shortly after and updated in this thread.
Alterzim Stronghold, Habitation Station, Frost, King Sejong Station, Merry Go Round, Overgrowth, Waystation
For Best of 3 Series, 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.
For Best of 5 Series, both players take turns to veto 1 map from the map pool, so there is 5 left, then they each select the map they most want if they lose, repeat, and start with the remaining map.
· All results must be PMed to DevianT in-game.
· Players who are 15 or more minutes late will be disqualified, if a replacement cannot be fount their opponent will be given an automatic win.
· If any player disconnects occur the match is to be resumed via replay. If a player drops twice on the same game, (G1,G2,etc), it is their opponents right to take the map win, If both players don't agree to resume the map again.
· Any disputes will be handled by the Admins after reviewing all associated replays.
· Any inappropriate behaviour will result in a disqualification.
· Players must have their own account, playing on a friends is not allowed
. You are allowed to switch races
. If you are lucky enough to win two SEA Masters Cups in a row, you must take a break from the next SEA version. Just so we can spread the wealth and glory around. International editions are exempt.
. Players who have won 5 SEA only editions of the Masters Cup will be ineligible for future SEA versions. (They can still participate in the open global editions, every 3rd month.)
. Non SEA residents/international players can join every 3rd 'open' Masters Cup. The 2 beforehand and 2 following are just for SEA players to compete amongst themselves.
Refs: DevianT + TAXanT
Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series
Masters Cup is a partnered tournament of the Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC). OSC is the SEA regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. The top 32 players ranked via SEA Power Rankings / OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion!
Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports in SEA. They care about the scene and our community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the SEA Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!
Silicon Sports are a Melbourne based company, responsible for the succesful Melbourne Barcrafts. They also have a quality SC2 team and academy, plus a dedicated casting team. They also do a lot of work in the DOTA community.
Thermaltake is a well known brand for gaming & DIY in Case, Cooler, and PSU for years. Due to the constant requests for keyboards and mice from gamers and end users, Thermaltake decided to create a series of gaming keyboards, mice, and headsets with the Tt eSPORTS brand. By using Tt eSPORTS, we want to extend our product lines into the gaming industry, and provide more ''personalized gaming'' gears to gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. With years of experience in gaming industry, Tt eSPORTS is committed to bring the most personalized and the highest quality weapons for the most competitive cyber battles.
xGKingBenji for casting MC 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20 + 22
BaseTradeTv for casting MC 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34 + 35
Duckvillelol for casting MC 18, 23, 26, 29, 34 + 37
System casting MC 6, 14,15, 16 + 19 + co-casting MC 8 + 10
LiviBee for casting MC 21, 27 + co-casting MC 14, 17, 19 + 34
HDPhoenix casting MC 1 + 2
Dox casting MC 12, 15 + 25
TAZain for co-casting MC 15, 16, 19, 21 + 22
Zepph for co-casting MC 9, 11, 13, 23 + 26
Flamga for casting MC 22, 24 + co-casting MC 29
Loach for casting MC 17 + 19
FaDeMeatex for casting MC 13 + co-casting MC 12
Jaczie for casting MC 7 + co-casting MC 1
Frogmite for casting MC 8
SiliconSports for casting MC 25
Maynarde for casting MC 23
Rageboredguy casting MC 16
Baldie for casting MC 21 + 26
CleighMoores for casting MC 29
Lokth for casting MC 35
Deth for casting MC 37
nGenXeen for co-casting MC 3 + 5
Paz for co-casting MC 7
NvPinder for co-casting MC 15
DrKvMigranT for co-casting MC 16
TADeL for co-casting MC 17
NvmOOnGLaDe for co-casting MC 21 + 27
TAXanT for helping Admin MC 1- 18, 20, 21, 23, 25
Rhuubarb for helping Admin MC 22, 24, 26, 27 + 28
System for helping Admin MC 3 - 5 +7, 8
BakaInu for helping Admin MC 1
Veretis for helping Admin MC 2
SorC for helping Admin MC 6
Nemo for helping Admin MC 19
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