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 will be postponed by a week.
Admins:
mGGNemesis
x5.Stormz
mGGHalt
mGGVersus
mGGApocalypse
Date :
18 May, 2014, Sunday
Time :
6pm AEST; 4pm SGT; 8pm NZT
18 May 2014 6:00 PM AEST
Location :
SEA Server, sc2seaGPD group
Report Results and Queries to :
mGGNemesis
x5.Stormz
mGGHalt
mGGVersus
mGGApocalypse
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.
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 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 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 16 : Alterzim Stronghold TE (BO3)
Round of 8 : Merry Go Round LE (BO3)
Semi-finals : Habitation Station LE (BO3)
Finals : King Sejong Station LE (BO3/5)
Round of 64 : Frost LE (BO1)
Round of 32 : Overgrowth LE (BO1)
Round of 16 : Alterzim Stronghold TE (BO1)
Round of 8 : Merry Go Round LE (BO3)
Semi-finals : Habitation Station LE (BO3)
Finals : King Sejong Station 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 (Blizzard Ladder Maps)
Alterzim Stronghold TE
Frost LE
Habitation Station LE
King Sejong Station LE
Overgrowth LE
Merry Go Round LE
Waystation
GPD Cup
8 players will be invited to participate in the GPD Cup.
Top 2 players for each Open will be invited.
Regular participants, players who have done well consistently despite not making it to the Semi-finals etc may be considered to be invited as wildcards.
The decision will be made by the Admins.
The Winner from the GPD Cup will be awarded...
The “Golden Glory” Achievement
More details will be announced later.
Last but not least
"It is your response to winning and losing that makes you a winner or a loser." ~Harry Sheehy
“Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company you don't even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the company during the course of the game.”
~Gary Gygax
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
Winner : [ETL]Ravenflames 1st runners up : [ToR]Spook
Congrats! Both players have qualified for the GPD Cup. ^_^
OK the news that all of you have been waiting for
GPD CUP
Date : 8 June, 2014, Sunday Time : 6pm AEST; 4pm SGT; 8pm NZT
The prizes (and value) will vary for each GPD Cup.. to include that element of surprise
For this GPD Cup
1st : $25
2nd : $15
3rd : $10
Random Pick Participant : $5 (from 4th - 8th positions)
Format : Double Elimination
GPD Open #96 is the last chance for all / / players to qualify for this.
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.
(Decision final by admins)
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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; Sun, 18th-May-2014 at 8:42 PM.
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