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SEACL#2 Registration thread

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About Our Sponsor:

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A big shoutout to JoFritzMD

He came up with the initiative to sponsor a series of tournaments to further the eSports community in Australia. I've asked him to extend this to the whole of SEA, which the Oceania region forms the majority, and he kindly accepted. As such, over the next 2 months, we will see the return of the SEACL with approximately $750 in total prizes up for grabs! $500 in cash is sponsored by JoFritzMD and $250 in product prizes will be sponsored by sc2sea.com. You can learn more about the generous JoFrizMd by reading his TL blogs over here!

About SEA CL #2:

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Tier 1: "JoFritzMD SEA Premier League"
Tier 2: "SC2SEA Championship League"
Tier 3: "SC2SEA League 1"
Tier 4: "SC2SEA League 2"

FA Cup: JoFritzMD SEA Championship Cup"

Or for short,

Tier 1: SEAPL
Tier 2: SEACL
Tier 3: SEAL1
Tier 4: SEAL2

FA cup: SEACC

It may seem weird for season 1 but season 2 could look something like this if sponsors step in.

TteSports SEA Premier League (SPL)
mWave SEA Championship League (CPL)
ACL SEA Championship League (CPL)

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Head Admins:
The SC2SEA team consisting of Frogmite, Maynarde, Eddie and nirvAnA will oversee and administer the whole league, with Frogmite taking on the major role in the general running of the league.

Promotion / Integration of leagues:
There will be 4 divisions for SEACL, each one corresponding to a different level of skills. This is to allow the whole community to participate in one big awesome SEA league. All the 4 divisions will work together with a system of promotion/demotion. What we propose here is to be implemented too for the SEACL season 3 and subsequent seasons, with the only difference being the teams that have been promoted/demoted.

How works promotion/demotion system?

At the end of the season:
Last team of Tier 1 will play a Up/Down match against the 1st team of Tier 2. The winner will play in Tier 1 for next season, the loser will be playing for Tier 2.
Last team of Tier 2 will play a Up/Down match against the 1st team of Tier 3. The winner will play in Tier 2 for next season, the loser will be playing for Tier 3.
Last team of Tier 3 will play a Up/Down match against the 1st team of Tier 4. The winner will play in Tier 3 for next season, the loser will be playing for Tier 4.

It sounds complicated, but it's not. If you are a team leader, then just register your team(s) in this thread as explained below and we will take care of the rest.

The 4 leagues:

Tier 1:Pro League

Teams invited: xGking, TArcMSI , SQLT, inFiMiTH, aLt, Mski, SPR, Herocraft
(I'll still have to confirm with MiTH / inFi about that arrangement)

What is herocraft?
An old clan GLaDe is reviving and the final invited tier 1 team led by GLaDe & tgun. The majority vote wanted them to play in some capacity, just not necessarily as mercs. It's a great way of showcasing some of SEA's top unsponsored players to the sponsors of current and future teams. Glade can pick out some unknowns and bring them into the spotlight. To allow Herocraft space, the smallest team MiTH has been suggested to join with inFi this season, as both RedArchon and Indy are members of inFi already it makes sense. The format has been changed to require 5 players instead of 4 as a result, to balance this team as well to make teams be rewarded for having more depth.

Admins: to be defined
Casters: to be defined
Prizes: 300$+ for the winning team (the + is because the prize pool can only get bigger)
Format: 5 players per match day including a higher weighted Ace match.
Game 1: Bo3 (1point)
Game 2: Bo3 (1point)
Game 3: Bo3 (1point)
Game 4: Bo3 (1point)
Game 5: Ace game: Bo3 (2points)
Draws are possible.
Registration: 5 to 12 players.

Tier 2: Elite League

Teams: open to all, no 1v1 league ranking restrictions.
Admins: to be defined
Prizes: 2 TW/KR sc2 accounts worth $120 for the clan to share
Format: Same as Tier 1
Registration: 5 to 12 players.
No playoffs.

Tier 3: Casual League

Teams: open to all, no 1v1 league ranking restrictions.
Admins: Erasmus + Stallion
Casters: to be defined
Prizes: 3 TGM subscriptions worth $120 for 6 months
Format: Same as Tier 1
Registration: 5 to 12 players.
No playoffs.


Tier 4: Rookie League

Teams: open for all, no 1v1 league ranking restrictions.
Admins: Maynarde + ?
Casters: to be defined
Prizes: Professionally Designed Clan logo
Format: Same as Tier 1
Registration: 5 to 12 players.
No playoffs.

Tentative Dates:

Kick-off:19th January 2012
Length: 7 weeks + 5 weeks for SEA Clan Cup (held concurrently on a different day)
End of SEACL season: 1st march 2012

Rules:

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By registering a team to the SEACL, you agree with the rules listed below. Rules have been made up after our experience from SEACL season 1, PDCL and BSGCL.

Please read the conditions below.

Conditions of Participation

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1. You must be ready to play your first game at the scheduled time. Not showing up or being later than 15 minutes will result in your forfeit.
2. You will save replays in case of disputes.
3. Bad manner will not be tolerated. We make this competition on our free time so please, don't waste it. To make it simple, you bad manner, you're banned. Same comment for stream cheating.
4. You agree to be patient and considerate should for the duration of the event should any unforeseen difficulties arise, and acknowledge that the supervising administrator designated to your bracket has full authority over decisions pertaining to the game and may enforce the rules at his or her discrepancy.
5. Tournament administrators are free to join any game that they see fit. You are not to refuse entry to a caster or commentator and failure to do so may result in disqualification.
6. You agree that by entering this tournament that you will not publicly slader or reproach any of the staff or sponsors associated with this tournament on any public medium.
7. There are to be no spectators of any kind except the aforementioned administrators and the casters.
8. You may not include players based outside of Southeast Asia or Oceania in your team unless an admin grants special consideration.
9. You must own your own legal copies of StarCraft II for the SEA server.
10. The team managers must own a legal account of Paypal if they wish to receive their cash prizes.

Misc. Rules / FAQ

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1. If a player disconnects before 2.00 game time, the game MUST be replayed.
2. If a player disconnects between 2.00 and 9.59 game time, the game can be replayed if the other player agrees.
3. If a player disconnects after 10.00 game time, the game will NOT be replayed and will be counted as a loss. Blame your internet connection, not the admins.
4. A walkover will result by a 3-0, in favor of the victim team. The team in fault will be considered as losing a 5-0 game.
5. All the games have to be played, even if a team already lost the three first games, the two remaining games will have to be played. If a team refuse to play the remaining games, they will be counted as a individual losses.
6. Maps will be sourced from the Battle.net ladder and competitive maps (ESL, MLG, GSL, etc.) and be indicated before every the start of the competition.
7. Teams failing to contact their opponent's manager or agree on a designated play time will be designated a time by an admin. Failure to show at this time will result in a forfeit.
8. So far the head admins are TCPfrogmite.365 but more may be announced.
9. So far streaming of games is based on volunteers and not every round or match is guaranteed a stream. There will be an official stream for each division. The caster will be free to get a co-caster or not. He will have priority towards other streamers.
10. The prize is a clan logo thanks to TCPmagik. Once the finalists are determined from league play it is the clan leader's responsibility to discuss creative decisions with myself or magik regarding their possible clan logo. Magik is very talented and is doing it for free, as a service for SEA community. Always keep that in mind when you discuss with him about your logo.

Streamer/casters / Admins wanted:

Admins: If you ever felt like contributing, there is no better time to step in and help then now. We will need quality help from experienced organisers and streamers. Send Frogmite / nirvAnA a PM expressing how you would like to help and your past experience.

Stream: There will be one official stream per division. We will only give this opportunity to regular casters as the whole season will take 7 weeks. The priority for Tier 1 will be given to Benji, as he presently contributes most to the streaming scene for our SEA region. You can PM me if you are interested to cast a division, which will be rotated if necessary among the casters should the workload be too demanding.

About SEA CUP #1:

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The SEA Clan Cup will be a single elimination tournament, with the registration being automatic for all the teams participating in the SEACL.
The teams participating in the Pro-League will be seeded in the brackets.
The format will follow a GSTL All-Kill format.
The brackets will be done once we finalized the registration of SEACL.

Teams: open for all teams registered for SEACL.
Admins: Crazerk?
Casters: to be defined
Prizes: $200+
Format: GSTL All-Kill Bo7. Semis/Finals Bo9
Single elimination tournament.
Schedule:
Week 1: No games
Week 2: Ro 32
Week 3: Ro 16
Week 4: Ro 8
Week 5: Ro 4
Week 6: Break
Week 7: Finals

Registration:

If you want to register a team for SEACL#2 you can reply to this thread by giving your team details. Please submit your full lineup. Players can be added later if the admins allow, but for now you are require to enter your full lineup in this format. See example below:

Team A

Manager:
Manager Skype:

Roster:

1. Player1.123
2. Player2.234
3. Player3.345
4. Player4.654
5. Player5.988

The Tier 1 teams that will be invited are xGking +nGen, TArcMSI , SQLT, inFi, aLt, Mski, SPR & herocraft. Please submit your lineup below to confirm participation.

The team you registered will be placed between Tier 2 and Tier 4. We will make the placement for this season only, according to the level of your roster relative to the rest of the teams. To clarify, if your team is part of the strongest, you will play in the SEACL (Tier 2), if your team is part of the weakest, you will play for SEAL2 (Tier 4).

A player can only be registered in only one team. There is a limitation of 4 teams per clans. If you are submitting multiple teams make sure you group similar teams accordingly, all GMs to make one team, all Golds to make one team etc. No mixing of GMs/Golds if submitting multiple teams.

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aLt - Tier 1

Please read the FAQ below:

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How do i know in which tier my team will be playing?
The teams will be placed according to their strength compared to the other teams. Teams will be placed from SEACL to SEAL2 by the strongest to the weakest. We will apply a system of points to fairly determine the strength of the teams.

What happen if a team is not in the good tier?
If a team is not in the good tier, they will either promote or demote at the end of the season. They will play in a more balanced division the next season.

Registration is free?
Yes registering a maximum of 4 teams per clan is 100% free!

Why is it so complicated?
SEACL is a system that we will try to support on many "seasons". The system of promotion/demotion being here to allow teams to compete in a balanced division, and be an incentive, or a goal to reach for teams at the end of the season.

Why there is no more BSG/PD stuff?
There will still be a kind of BSG/PD divisions. Roughly the tier 3 can be compared to PD level+ and Tier 4 with BSG level+. We had a lot of issues with smurfing on BSG/PD CL, setting a subjective limit of skills is very hard to assume, either for admins and players. By removing this restrictions, we hope that players will always try to aim higher.

Who will be the admins?
There will be dedicated admins for each divisions(minimum of two). They will be responsible for running the division and solve all the problems occurring with teams/results... If you have any problem, PM them on sc2sea.com, it's their job to solve the issues.

I am not sure my team can commit, shall i register?
If you have doubts about the commitment of your players, i prefer you don't register your team or contact the admins. It's a pain in the ass to manage walkovers, especially if your team took the seat of another team.

Can i help to sponsor/admin the event?
Yes! PM nirvAnA if you wish to sponsor the event (cash). Even 20$ will help.
For admins, we will give priority to community members that have already ran competitions.

Frogmite.