[Baldie]

WCS Season 2: Oceania/Southeast Asia
Qualifiers & Challenger

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In two separate Tournaments and three days of competition, we will find the best two players to represent our region at WCS Premier in Season 2. Those deserving of such a title will face off against 30 of the world's best players on the world stage. So start warming up those hands and pay close attention to the following information to find out how you can have your shot at the World Championship Series.

WCS Season 2: Oceania/Southeast Asia Qualifiers

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Stage 1 - Online Open Qualifier Stage
- Date: Saturday 11th April 2015
- Time: 12.00PM - 10.30PM AEST
- Server: South East Asia
- Eligibility: Diamond/Master/Grand Master
- Format: Double elimination best-of-three
- Advancement to Stage 2: Top 12

Stage 2 - Round of 16
- Date: Sunday 12th April 2015
- Time: 12.00PM - 9.00PM AEST
- Server: South East Asia
- Eligibility: Prior advancement + pre-invited
- Format: Double elimination best-of-three
- Advancement to Challenger: Top 2

​The competing Players in the Round of 16 (Stage 2) receive a share in a $2,500 AUD prize pool as follows:

- 1st place - $600
- 2nd place - $400
- 3rd place - $350
- 4th place - $300
- 5th/6th place - $250
- 7th/8th place - $175

Main Stream
- Stream (SUNDAY ONLY):http://www.twitch.tv/aclproSC2
- Presenters: Helen Zepph Browitt and Elison Infurneaux Furneaux-Bate

WCS Season 2: Oceania/Southeast Asia Challenger

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Stage 3 - Challenger
- Date: Saturday 18th April 2015
- Time: 12.00PM - 5.00PM AEST
- Server: South East Asia
- Eligibility: Prior advancement + Season 1 Premier Players
- Format: Single elimination best-of-five
- Advancement to WCS Premier: Top 2

The competing Players in Challenger (Stage 3) will receive a share in a $13,000+ USD prize pool as follows:

- 1) WCS Premier Seed (minimum $4,500)
- 2) WCS Premier Seed (minimum $4,500)
- 3) $2,000
- 4) $2,000

Main Stream
- Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aclproSC2
- Presenters: Leigh Maynarde Mandalov and Helen Zepph Browitt
- Observer: Matthew Insano Kearney

Map Pool
Ladder Season 2 2015 Map Pool

- Cactus Valley
- Code
- Echo
- Iron Fortress
- Expedition Lost
- Inferno Pools
- Vaani Research Station

Further details on everything WCS can be found on the official website: http://wcs2015.aclpro.com.au/

[ROOTDemi]

Who are the 4 players invited to stage 2?

Quick Comments

	syfChadMann:	Ender, Blysk, iaguz, ???? - PiG already in Challenger?
	SLCN.NXZ:	90% sure iaguz is auto challenger too Chad, if kk is not playing the ANZ invites will be some new faces

[eCKoa`ProzeR]

Just to be safe and so that 10 people forget to check in, what time would check in time be?

Quick Comments

Baldie:

Check-in starts 30 minutes before the competition start so 11:30AM AEST

[ROOTDemi]

Pig and Iaguz were in premier in season 1 pretty sure they're already in challenger im talking about which 4 players will be invited to stage 2 of WCS

[Baldie]

Map pool has been announced. It will be the Ladder Season 2 2015 Map Pool

- Cactus Valley
- Code
- Echo
- Iron Fortress
- Expedition Lost
- Inferno Pools
- Vaani Research Station

PiG and Iaguz automatically qualify for Challenger so only two people will qualify for Challenger through the Stage 2 Round of 16. The 4 invited players into Stage 2 will be announced by Friday.

[Baldie]

The 4 pre-invited players into Stage 2 Round of 16 in no particular order are:

- KingKong (Oceania)
- Blysk (Southeast Asia)
- NXZ (Oceania)
- EnDerr (Southeast Asia)

Also please note the timing of Challenger has changed from 12 noon to 1pm.

[syfRize]

Originally Posted by baldie

the 4 pre-invited players into stage 2 round of 16 in no particular order are:

- kingkong (oceania)
- blysk (southeast asia)
- nxz (oceania)
- enderr (southeast asia)

also please note the timing of challenger has changed from 12 noon to 1pm.

wtf

varun or riot

[0perator_]

Originally Posted by fray`SouL

wtf

varun or riot

Literally this. Varun is my favorite player in all of SEA.

[SLCN.NXZ]

I want to address this (specifically in regards to demilove):

Today 1:47 PM: ESCDemiLove: i have no idea how
Today 1:47 PM: ESCDemiLove: NXZ and KK got seeded to stage 2
Today 1:48 PM: ESCDemiLove: but KK?
Today 1:48 PM: ESCDemiLove: and NXZ?
Today 1:48 PM: ESCDemiLove: wtf

Today 1:50 PM: mGG.ShayneRarma: Who is your top 4 invites then?
Today 1:51 PM: ESCDemiLove: definetly not KK
Today 1:51 PM: ESCDemiLove: KK Doesnt even play
Today 1:51 PM: ESCDemiLove: and ryan barely plays :|

First things first, this has always been based off results in WCS tournaments so its irrelevant how much someone practices. (Sorry for having uni and real life commitments lol)


Today 2:02 PM: ESCDemiLove: i dont think NXZ even made top 8 last season?

Well I did, I finished 7th and I think had our brackets been switched, so would have our placing been. That's just a side note but in my eyes you had the easiest bracket of anyone to make top 6.


Today 2:16 PM: ESCDemiLove: KK and enderr are understandable
Today 2:16 PM: ESCDemiLove: blysk too

Since you're fine with both Blysk and Enderr, I feel no need to comment on them being seeded over you.


Today 2:17 PM: ESCDemiLove: but NXZ :|

OK, so now we've narrowed it down to the only player you have a problem with; me. I was the highest finishing Oceania player from the WCS qualifier who could receive the seed. Fact. So therefore, in order to have a problem with me being seeded, you have to believe that the seeds should be based purely off placings with the region being ignored.

To address that, let me direct you to players who received SEA seeds from last year.

Season 2: Heartz (out 0-2, 0-2), Lobo (Out 0-2, 1-2)
Season 3: Heartz (2-1 vs Lobo, out 0-2, 1-2), Lobo (Out 1-2, 0-2)

Only when they played each other did they manage to win a single series in both of these seasons. Now, consider the amount of Oceania players who out placed them in season 2 specifically (assuming they would change seeds for season 3): Fenner, MightyKiwi, Crimson, NXZ, Pezz, Rival. That's 6 players and some out placed Heartz and Lobo by huge margins.

In comparison, you placed one slot higher than me (again, I'd claim that you took that placing quite fraudulently) and had minimal results in WCS qualifiers last year. Stop being so self entitled, there are at LEAST 6 Oceania payers who got WAY more screwed than you did and who actually deserve to be mad.

Thanks.

[Eddie]

2/2 split between seeds for Oceania + SEA seems to be the way they've done things for a while now.

Can't go past EnDerr on current or past form. Blysk has been a bit inactive of late, but has past results. Demi + PsiArc really unlucky on current form, but that's what happens when there's only 2 spots.

You'll all likely end up in Day 2 anyway.

[SLCN.NXZ]

Originally Posted by Eddie

2/2 split between seeds for Oceania + SEA seems to be the way they've done things for a while now.

Can't go past EnDerr on current or past form. Blysk has been a bit inactive of late, but has past results. Demi + PsiArc really unlucky on current form, but that's what happens when there's only 2 spots.

You'll all likely end up in Day 2 anyway.

Since you bring up Blysk, he recently beat both PiG and Iaguz back to back in a qualifier (which I'd argue is very strong recent form) and placed equal to Demi in the qualifier + he has past form to fall back on.

Sure, tough luck to Demi and PSiArc... but all those Oceania players I mentioned got equally or more screwed for all of last year.

Quick Comments

Eddie:

Yeah impressive result, but still fairly inactive compared to previously

[DUCKVILLELOL]

demi should play protoss kek

[syfSoundwave]

Why do any of you care? Like, seriously? Is winning a few Bo3s a day early really such a big deal? Do you not wanna wake up early two days in a row? I'm seriously missing the problem. If you're good enough for a seed then shouldn't you godstomp Stage 1 anyway?

Quick Comments

	DUCKVILLELOL:	EPEEN POINTS ARE ON THE LINE HERE
	SLCN.Wally:	also real money

[syfMightyKiwi]

how to be active when work 6 or 7 days a week Q.Q. Ryan is deserving of the spot i feel. He has always done well in WCS quals and tournament play. He's one of the more consistent players we have

[syfChadMann]

man **** the haters..

I am always sceptical of seeds offered that I can not understand the reasoning behind why they were offered... and Mr NXZ's seed seems to be totally legit. Considering iaguz and PiG don't need the seed and WCS has always only taking their own competitions into consideration when awarding seeds. Ryan was the highest placing Oceanic player that deserves the seed. So it should go to him. Demi, if you think you need a seed, then you should have worried about Blysk rather than NXZ. He's the other SEA player getting the seed after (a much deserved seed) Enderr.

Show us what you've got this tournament and make sure there is no doubt to claim your seed next time (or even that we will see you in Premier after this season).

#CHALLENGEACCEPTED!?!!

[Baldie]

2 seeds go to Oceania (Australia/New Zealand)
2 seeds go to SEA (rest of eligible region)

SEA INVITES
EnDerr
Highest placing SEA overall WCS 2014 points earner and made challenger season 1 the end

Blysk
Second highest placing SEA overall WCS 2014 points earner and equal highest placing from WCS season 1 after EnDerr
(to make a point to DemiLove's case which is where he would have slotted in if he got invited - while you both finished equal results for WCS Season 1, Blysk's higher 2014 results pushed him ahead of you)

OCEANIA INVITES
KingKong
Highest placing OCE overall WCS 2014 points earner and made challenger season 1 the end

NXZ
This is your best friend (screen grab of 2014 overall WCS position) for my explanation of inviting NXZ: http://puu.sh/gOqAr/444df26a10.png
Bold is already invited/qualified
Orange is did not compete in WCS Season 1 2015
Green is did compete in WCS Season 1 2015
Red is not part of ANZ region
Rank to far left is the position they finished in WCS Season 1 2015

When we looked at the best Oceania candidates we looked at our statistics. To breakdown the above image there were realistically 3 candidates (those in green). While technically Fenner and Crimson both got more points than NXZ last year - we decided to base our invites off of results of this year and because of that invited NXZ who came 7th vs Fenner's 13th and Crimson's 21st.

If you want an invite into WCS, perform well in WCS. Simple. There are a lot of people who missed out. That's the nature of only 4 invites of which only 2 per section of the region.

[ROOTProbe]

Confirmed that I should have not gone on a holiday during the first qualifiers haha

Quick Comments

asdfSchnitzel:

rip preb

[SLCN.Wally]

Can we please petition to play on this season's map pool? According to the ingame date the season won't change over till the 13th, after these qualifiers.
Most, if not all, people practice through ladder and we won't get a single chance to even play on these maps before the qualifier.

Quick Comments

	Metalcore:	you can play them in customs. Just saying.
	AlopexToT:	+1

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by fray`Wally

Can we please petition to play on this season's map pool? According to the ingame date the season won't change over till the 13th, after these qualifiers.
Most, if not all, people practice through ladder and we won't get a single chance to even play on these maps before the qualifier.

Word from Blizzard - "Our plan is to release the patch and maps earlier than the season rollover so that players can get a chance to practice on the ladder. We understand its not ideal timing and it will be a weird season roll over but you should have your hands on the new maps soon!"

Quick Comments

	syfRize:	April 5th, if anyone's wondering.
	SLCN.Wally:	ok, awesome thanks for the response

[SLCN.NXZ]

Originally Posted by Baldie

Word from Blizzard - "Our plan is to release the patch and maps earlier than the season rollover so that players can get a chance to practice on the ladder. We understand its not ideal timing and it will be a weird season roll over but you should have your hands on the new maps soon!"

WE WANT MAPS