[Eddie]

Welcome to the 18th SEA Masters Cup!
Bonus Community Open Edition!

The Masters Cup is a single elimination style tournament. $100 prize on offer to the winner, $50 2nd prize, $25 3rd. $195 prize pool total*! No league restrictions apply, so be sure to make the most of this unique oppurtunity and signup. Let's make this our biggest cup yet, 200+ players! This event is sponsored by Tt eSPORTS, Eddie and sc2sea.com

+ [Info about our sponsors] +

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Sponsors and donations for this event are welcomed, if you'd like to help out, please pm me. Masters Cup usually gets around 10,000+ viewers, and 100-150 of the highest quality players in the SEA region. Our last few Cups have had 15000+ viewers!

+ [Why are we running a bonus Masters Cup?] +

Many people were hurt in some way by the CHoBo smurfing scandal, and we feel this tournament shall act to unite us again as a community, and move past it. The money CHoBo + seohyeon attempted to steal, shall be shared amongst the community, everyone shall have a fresh chance at the prize pool and title of Masters Cup Champion. No ladder restrictions for this tournament. For more details see here.

+ [Like us on Facebook and win $10] +

We have recently created a facebook page where you can follow all Masters Cup tournament news and updates. It's also something we can potentially take back to sponsors, to show how much community support our event has, and use it to help bring bigger events in the future. So click that like button

+ [Masters Cup #1 recap] +

Results:

1st | aLtAaron | | $70AUD ($90SGD)
2nd | MiTHjump | | $20AUD ($25SGD)
3rd | TAEdgE | | $10AUD ($12SGD)

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc1

+ [Masters Cup #2 recap] +

Results:

1st | eXoEnDerr | | $70AUD ($90SGD)
2nd | tDpMaltiso | | $20AUD ($25SGD)
3rd | ngenmaster | | $10AUD ($12SGD)

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc2

+ [Masters Cup #3 recap] +

Results:

1st | inFiTargA.113 | | $100AUD ($132SGD)
2nd | Yekke.136 | | $20AUD ($25SGD)
3rd | NEOindy.791 | | $10AUD ($12SGD)

Brackets: http://challonge.com/sc2seamc3

+ [Masters Cup #4 recap] +

Results:

1st | FXOmOOnGLaDe | | $145AUD
2nd | NeoRedArchon | | $45AUD
3rd | beethoven | | $15AUD

Brackets: http://challonge.com/sc2seamc4

+ [Masters Cup #5 recap] +

Results:
1st | ST.KingKong (yChSPR/gts) | | $75AUD
2nd | FXOmOOnGLaDe | | $20AUD
3rd | NeoRedArchon | | $10AUD

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc5

+ [Masters Cup #6 recap] +

Results:

1st | ST.KingKong (yChSPR/gts) | | $75AUD
2nd | SoulmanfOu (Master) | | $20AUD
3rd | YoonYJ | | $10AUD

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc6

+ [Masters Cup #7 recap] +

Results:

1st | SoulmanfOu (Master) | | $75AUD
2nd | eXoEnDerr| | $20AUD
3rd | GGFiery | | $10AUD

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc7

+ [Masters Cup #8 recap] +

Results:

1st | ST.KingKong (yChSPR) | | $75AUD
2nd | FlashRevz | | $20AUD
3rd | NeoRedArchon | | $10AUD

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc8

+ [Masters Cup #9 recap] +

Results:

1st | SoulmanfOu (Master) | | $80AUD
2nd | ST.KingKong (yChSPR) | | $35AUD
3rd | TtPiG | | $20AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

HuK $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc9

+ [Masters Cup #10 recap] +

Results:

1st | aLtYoonYJ | | $150AUD
2nd | xGKingJazBas | | $75AUD
3rd | SQLTyang | | $30AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

FlashMUSE $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc10

+ [Masters Cup #11 recap] +

Results:

1st | mOOnGLaDe | | $175AUD
2nd | xGKingMafia | | $90AUD
3rd | SQLTtNinja | | $40AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

EveSigns $10

+ [Tt eSPORTS Dasher Mouse Pad winner] +

SmotPokingFish

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc11

+ [Masters Cup #12 recap] +

Results:

1st | mOOnGLaDe | | $150AUD
2nd | xGKingPokerface | | $50AUD
3rd | MskiEnDerr | | $30AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

Paroxysm $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc12

+ [Masters Cup #13 recap] +

Results:

1st | GoSutgun | | $205AUD
2nd | MskiEnDerr | | $100AUD
3rd | TtPiG | | $52AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

phoneheha $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc13

+ [Masters Cup #14 recap] +

Results:

1st | NvmOOnGLaDe | | $100AUD
2nd | SQLNinja | | $50AUD
3rd | xGKingJazBas | | $25AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

Junho $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc14

+ [Masters Cup #15 recap] +

Results:

1st | ST_RainBOw | | $140AUD
2nd | IronMaiden | | $70AUD
3rd | lOvBalloon | | $30AUD

#Highest SEA player: TtPiG $30 (4th)

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

IronMaiden $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc15

+ [Masters Cup #16 recap] +

Results:

1st | xGKingMaFia | | $175AUD
2nd | NvRossi | | $90AUD
3rd | TtPiG | | $40AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

Talkori $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc16

+ [Masters Cup #17 recap] +

Results:

1st | iMMaFia | | $90AUD
2nd | iMyang | | $40AUD
3rd | EveStrafe | | $-

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

PacificAlice $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc17

AsGCHoBo disqualified. A bonus Masters Cup to be run with the remainng money. Explanation here

+ [Masters Cup #18 recap] +

Results:

1st | iMMaFia | | $100AUD
2nd | TtPiG | | $50AUD
3rd | NvRossi | | $25AUD

+ [Lucky participant prize winner] +

sRluvtaeyeon $10

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc18

+ [List of Legends] +

For those awesome people who have donated, casted, and helped run a Masters Cup. Your help and support is much appreciated, and not forgotten!

+ [Donations] +

Xant, $30 towards first prize for MC 3 + $10 MC 10-17
FaDeBadger $150 for MC 15
Dox, $100 for MC 4
Anonymous, $10 MC 9

+ [Casters] +

xGKingBenji for casting MC 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14 + 17
System casting MC 6, 14,15 + 16 + co-casting MC 8 + 10
HDPhoenix casting MC 1 + 2
Dox casting MC 12 + 15
FaDeMeatex for casting MC 13 + co-casting MC 12
Jaczie for casting MC 7 + co-casting MC 1
Frogmite casting MC 8
Rageboredguy casting MC 16
Loach for casting MC 17
Duckvillelol for casting MC 18
nGenXeen for co-casting MC 3 + 5
Zepph for co-casting MC 9, 11 + 13
TAZain for co-casting MC 15 + 16
LiviBee for co-casting MC 14 + 17
Paz for co-casting MC 7
NvPinder for co-casting MC 15
DrKvMigranT for co-casting MC 16
TADeL for co-casting MC 17

+ [Helpers] +

XanT for helping Admin MC 1- 18
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

All legends

+ [$10 free prize just for playing] +

$10 just for joining this Masters Cup!!

One lucky participant shall receive $10! While not a massive prize, its a free pizza, 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. Depending upon future donations/sponsorship this may continue or be replaced by some other sort of prize, eg hardware. It shall be trialed this Masters Cup, as always, feedback welcomed. 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)

+ [$10 just for liking our new facebook page] +

One lucky person shall receive $10! While not a massive prize, its a free pizza, or a couple beers, etc, just for liking our page and supporting our tournament! 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!). We shall randomly select one lucky person from the facebook page, and annouce the winner live on stream during the cast.

Details

Date: Saturday, 16th of June, 2012.
Time: 6pm AEST, 4pm SGT
Location: SEA Battle.net region.
Tournament Eligibility: Open to all SEA citizens/residents, no league restrictions
How to Sign Up: post your user name, character code in this thread
Live-Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/duckvillelol
Prizes: Winner gets the $100 prize and bragging rights for being the best of the best. $50 for 2nd, $25 to 3rd - *Prize pool may increase
There is also a lucky draw prize! One lucky person shall get $10 just for joining!
Battle.net Chat-Channel: "sc2seaMC". If the event is full, the late replacement channel shall be sc2seaMCx.

+ [Rules and Regulations] +

Rules and Regulations

· All results must be PMed to FaDeEdOne.139 or TAXanT.665 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 disconnects occur within the first two minutes of game-play, the match will be replayed. However if the disconnect occurs after two minutes of game-time, then it is up to the discretion of the referee to decide whether; A) the game is to be replayed, or B) player X/Y is to be awarded the win.
· 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 Sea account, playing on a friends is not allowed
. You are allowed to switch races
. If you are lucky enough to win two Masters Cups in a row, you must take a break from the next one. Just so we can spread the wealth and glory around.
. 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: FaDeEdOne.139, TAXanT.665

+ [Map Pool] +

Map List

The first map of each round is pre-determined and outlined in the following list. The losing player will decide the subsequent map. The map pool is as follows:

Ro128: GSL Daybreak (B01 no 2nd game) (R1 on bracket)
Ro64: Cloud Kingdom LE (B01 no 2nd game) (R2 on bracket)
Ro32: Korhal Compound LE (B03) (R3 on bracket)
Ro16: GSL Metropolis (B03) (R4 on bracket)
Ro8: Ohana LE (B03) (R5 on bracket)
Semi-Finals: GSL Bel'shir beach (winter version) (B03)
Finals: WCG Shakuras Plateau (B05)
(3rd Place Match WCG Shakuras Plateau, B03)

Loser can pick from any the following maps:
Cloud Kingdom LE, WCG Shakuras Plateau, GSL Daybreak, Tal'Darim Altar LE, Korhal Compound LE, GSL Metropolis, Ohana LE, WCG Anitga Shipyard, GSL Bel'shir beach (winter version)

* Players are allowed 1 veto each per round. 2 vetos are allowed in the B05 final. First game cannot be vetoed.

+ [Brackets/Seeds] +

Brackets

Signups will close at 2pm SG/5pm AEDT on Saturday 16 June, Brackets will be published on challonge.com shortly after and updated in this thread, along with seedings.

Brackets here

+ [Seeds] +

1. TtPiG
2. EveStrafe (MannerMuled)
3. iMMafia
4. cRSanG
5. xGKingJazbas
6. ToRPox
7. iMyang
8. cRFenner
9. aLtdelete
10. ToRDanO
11. ShieldzSPR
12. JerryToT
13. deneb
14. Flashblysk
15. Gnsxeverlast
16. rlszeal

Late chance to join in channel sc2seamcx if there are no shows.

Reminder this Masters Cup is for SEA residents only. There will be an open event in a couple of weeks, on July 1, where non SEA players are welcome to join.

+ [Registered players] +

1. FaDeDante.223
2. IrisPetraeus.994
3. SQLNinja.387
4. VBBandit.652
5. IrisCrimson.560
6. deneb.971
7. iMyang.427
8. fenner.224
9. ShieldzSPR.744
10. QEDFridge.623
11. FaDeSorathez.320
12. Head.199
13. cRSang.794
14. FaDeUndoNe.936
15. SQLstallion.733
16. xgkingmyuu.105
17. TADanny.205
18. RVgbyteRPR.769
19. TAminimat.828
20. iMMafia.890
21. IrisAnother.855
22. TtPiG.473
23. QEDSchnitzel.160
24. mGGSouth.997
25. FaDeDaedalus.668
26. DemonhunterP.146
27. iVnClare.778
28. tbhSkitz.808
29. Soundwave.144
30. VhoR.390
31. ToRSpartaz.188
32. TABlitz.485
33. sRJD.922
34. Zombie.715
35. FlashBlysk.149
36. sRluvtaeyeon.703
37. MannerMuled.703
38. FaDeMeatex.623
39. Switch.778
40. TragicHero.742
41. JerryToT.336
42. TASlowHands.335
43. ToRPox.912
44. nvrossi.155
45. nvmoonglade.554
46. nRvPickle.301
47. FaDeAnti.580
48. biggun.962
49. RageBoredguy.180
50. aLtdelete.955
51. Dessa.290
52. Lobo.721
53. gnsxeverlast.967
54. FaDeVenosauR.819
55. Doremon.385
56. MiEvan.273
57. sRGRiM.784
58. Arkrobin.607
59. CubeBy.354
60. savior.127
61. iVnRipped.905
62. vbbandit.652
63. Peleus.948
64. gosutgun.848
65. cruxkiiss.689
66. Discipline.818
67. zodiayu.141
68. xGKingJazBas.701
69. ToRBadman.696
70. Faytz.507
71. ToRDanO.347
72. RedHaZard.914
73. rlszeal.427
74. eehanRiver.249
75. wTSyK.550
76. ToRSpook.967
77. HllelujahSRG.598
78. ZixmaSRG.496
79. NaZBevDOG.920
80. iVnForbZ.839
81. Thatguy.757
82. eehanPolaris.939
83. cREdgE.360
84. sivvon.369
85. blessed.794
86. raZiel.529
87. RaNDoMCaPs.530
88. Spanishiwa.244
89. FaDeGofire.202
90.

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