[nirvAnA]

Singaporeans, prepare to take flight and spread your Wings of Liberty!

To celebrate the release of HoTS next year and to provide patrons a sneak peak of its new Alienware Arena Cybercafe, - Alienware and Gamespot have put together a special Wings of Liberty Starcraft II tournament for the Singaporean community! If you want to be in the running to win thousands of dollars in prizes make sure to sign up for this exclusive tournament. Competitive players of all levels are welcome, no matter what your level of Starcraft II experience. The tournament will pit 16 carefully selected Amateur players and 16 Invited Pro Gamers in a 1v1 elimination bracket, until only 1 is left standing - crowning perhaps the last Singaporean champion for Wings of Liberty! The Grand Prize winner will take home an Alienware X51 Desktop. Meanwhile every "amateur" participating will be guaranteed a prize voucher ranging from $50 to S$100 just for competing! Amateurs will also have a dedicated stream for their games. Also, 10 computers will be set up for the public to try Heart of The Swarm and 50 HoTS beta keys and 50 HoTS posters will be given away to the public on that day!!

This tournament will be organised by SC2SEA.com.

DATE & TIME
15th & 16th DECEMBER 2012
12pm - 7pm (SGT)

VENUE
3RD FLOOR LUCKY CHINATOWN (S059432) ALIENWARE ARENA

LIVE STREAMS
Stream 1: System | Stream 2: Zepphnarde

Over $2,500+ in prizes!

GRAND PRIZE
ALIENWARE X51 DESKTOP

RUNNER-UP PRIZE
S$500 VOUCHER

AMATEUR ENTRY PRIZES
Top 8 'amateurs' receive a S$100 cash voucher each.
Bottom 8 'amateurs' receive a S$50 Dell voucher each.

WATCH LIVE & TRY HEART OF THE SWARM!

Everyone is welcome to come down to Alienware Arena at 12noon on Saturday. There will be a stage for exhibition games and space for visitors to watch the two different streams. On the first day, the Pro players and Amateur players will have their own dedicated stream channels! Visitors will be able to check out all the latest Alienware systems in their showroom. There will also be 10 dedicated PCs set up for the public to try Blizzard's new expansion, Heart of the Swarm! A total of 50 beta keys will be given away to the public thanks to Blizzard, with amateur players who have signed up receiving priority. Try HoTS before deciding to buy it! Keep in mind that the new Alienware Arena cafe is not open to the public yet, but is available to Starcraft 2 gamers for this event! For those that do come along, here are a few things you can expect:

Food & Refreshments Provided
10 PCs set up with Heart of the Swarm!
50 Heart of the Swarm beta keys to be given away to public!

HOW TO COMPETE
1. Entrants must be a resident of Singapore.
2. Give a 50 word write-up on why you're up
for the challenge of this Tournament.
(Include your Bnet.ID and League!)
Registration closes 8 December 2012 at 2359 SGT.

SIGNUP NOW!

MORE INFORMATION

Facebook: Alienware Arena Singapore
Website: Alienware Arena Global
Competition Page: Gamespot Asia
Organizer: SC2SEA.com

Pro Player invites, match formats and more news on the HOTS key giveaway will be announced shortly.

[nirvAnA]

For the Amateur players I'll try to include up-coming players representation from all clans such as mGG, FaDe, OS, etc as well as a total mix of unknown bronze/diamond/master players. Zoom is supposed to be representing ToR and taking a Pro Player slot but he won't be available to come.

Pro Player invites, match formats and more news on the HOTS key giveaway will be announced shortly. Much thanks to UHF for the wicked design.

[yongming]

PRO AM challenge = PRO ANN challenge

gg guys.

Quick Comments

	nirvAnA:	haha rev might make a surpirse appearance if his army allows
	DM.MCZ.ProAnnn:	Ah. So its a challenge to me? Sure lose one. Exams on 10th - 14th LOL

[Av.ToRZooM]

Is it 1st day for am and then 2nd day for pro ?

[nirvAnA]

Match Format Information:

It was always going to be a two day event and its going to follow the same format as the other international Alienware Pro-Am tournaments i.e Pros vs Ams in Ro16. I managed to tweak it so Amateurs get to play more on Day 1 and have more feel of playing in a competition environment. So no one will be going home after 1 match!

Day 1 will be two separate group stages done GSL style.

• 4 Groups of 4 players in each "Pro" and "Am" category
• Top 2 from each group selected
• Top 16 Pros > Top 8 Pros (Stream 1)
• Pro player seeding based on LAN tournament results
• Top 16 Amateurs > Top 8 Amateurs (Stream 2)
• Amateur player seeding based on league / rank.
• Maps chosen by coin toss then vetos

- [For those unfamiliar with GSL Style] -

The main benefit is it prevents "tied" situations and ensures only a max of 5 maps will be played. All matches are best of 3.

Match 1: A vs B
Match 2: C vs D

Match 3: "Winner of Match1" vs "Winner of Match 2"
Winner of this match qualifies as top seed in group.
Match 4: " Loser of Match1" vs "Loser of Match 2"
Loser of this match is eliminated from the tournament.

Match 5: "Loser of Match 3" vs "Winner of Match 4"
Winner of this match is the second seed to qualify for the tournament.

2nd Day will be the knockout round
Top 8 pros play the Top 8 Amateurs Single Elimination (Stream 1 & 2)
Finals is Bo5

[Baldie]

So sick! Look forward to watching the VoDs and hearing the results. Pity I can't be around! GLHF and huge props to all involved in making this happen!

Great to see events like this!

[pXtRoy]

Looks like a great event, disappointing that i don't live in singapore ey

[ToRElusory]

too bad I have camp that day T.T

[TCPKiaSu]

i wont be in singapore

[FlashVeno]

is there a age limit for this event?

Quick Comments

nirvAnA:

Will let you know tomorrow

[iRLpuku]

what determines a pro and a am player?

[DM.MCZ.ProAnnn]

Originally Posted by iRLpuku

what determines a pro and a am player?

Pros are invited while u apply for an amateur slot.

[FlashDrakE]

this is looking much better now, gj nirvana

[mGGAlpha]

Looks great. Hope to see a strong showing from mGGs Singapore players. Gogogo glazed and the rest of you. gl to the pro players as well. That's one hell of a prize!

Quick Comments

Glazed:

^_^

[[Stitch]]

Are casters flying over? Because both of them are aussie

Quick Comments

	Maynarde:	Casting from home afaik
	nirvAnA:	Casting from home!
	iMSystem:	Casting from home!
	Bash:	Casting from home!
	Mayo:	Casting from home!
	FaDeBadger:	c-c-c-combo breaker
	AxS.Antel0pe:	M-m-m-m-m-m-m-moster kill

[nirvAnA]

Update:
Event has been changed to an all-age event. Players of all ages are welcome to participate.
There will be 50 HoTS posters given away on the day as well.

[TNAnubis]

guys i forgot to include my battleid n leaguen in the sign up...what shld i do??

[nirvAnA]

Hey TNAnubis just send me a PM here with the email you used.

People have been asking for the Pro Player List so here it is.
Seeding and invitation based mostly on a mixture of the recent IEM, TGS, iESF and WCS results with the latest IEM results receiving highest priority.
All of the players have already confirmed their participation.

1. DM.MCZ ProAnnn
2. EveYekke
3. FlashdraKe
4. EveDougy
5. FaDeVenosauR
6. DM.MCZ Polaris
7. DM.MCZ River
8. Lobo
9. Ninpo
10. EveRekanise
11. EveMaltiso
12. EveJaFF
13. EveVendetta
14. aLtcure
15. Sweet
16. DM.MCZ DgNa

Notable invites unable to attend:

• FlashRev National Service
• FlashKyzer National Service
• FlashBlysk will be in China on holiday
• ToRZoom not available to attend

http://asia.gamespot.com/news/singap...nament-6401154

Quick Comments

DM.MCZ.ProAnnn:

Drake terran, dougy zerg, dgna terran

[mGGDrGooSe]

Glazed? GLAZED? I reckon Glazed to show up and be sexy. Possibly win some stuff too!

Quick Comments

	Glazed:	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE
	STeaLth:	Glazed is joining :p

[Mars]

Hi I registered yesterday. How would I know if I am selected as amateur player?

Thanks!

Quick Comments

ToRFracTaL:

I believe they will send you an email once you are selected :)