[x5_Namakaye]

It is 1 week until the event begins and I for one am very excited! As promised, the highest donator receives the right to name the team league, and with [FaDe]PressureTested donating a whopping $200, doubling the prize pool on his lonesome, he has earned himself this privilege.

So without further ado, I present to you... *drum roll*

+ [Team League Name] +

The Saulo Silva Team League!

Pressure requested it be named after our title sponsor, citing his continued support of the SEA scene as the reason. Personally, I love this and look forward to seeing Saulo sponsor more events in future!

For more information about Saulo, some of his hobbies outside of SC2, and why he's just generally awesome, check out the interview with x5.Crescendo here.

As a special gift, with ACL coming up and practice time quickly escaping us, I will announce the matches for Week 1, along with the map list.

+ [Match #1 - x5 v eCKo] +

Match #1 will see Exile 5 going up against eCKo eSports. Both teams come into this season with something the other 2 don't - Academy rosters. Not only do both team have strong pro line-ups, with x5 holding such world class 's such as PiG, Tileä and KingKong, and eCKo boasting the powerhouse Probe, with champion Azure and long time mainstay Satu, but both teams have academy players that have definitely potential for great results.

Match time: Tuesday 8th, 2015, 19:00 AEST

The maps for the series are as follows:

<Cactus Valley LE>
<Terraform LE>
<Bridgehead LE>
<Coda LE>
Ace Match
<Iron Fortress LE>

+ [Match #2 - SLCN v fray] +

Match 2 features Silicon Sports up against Frenetic Array. Both teams boast insanely strong rosters, with SLCN holding former premier league and ACL 2nd place NXZ, with the divine one Pezz and the 2 kids Law and Wally, while fray holds names such as Crimson, Alopex, Pox and HuT, all insanely solid players. Expect a lot of ZvZ in this match in particular!

Match time: Thursday 10th, 2015, 19:00 AEST

Map lineup is as follows:

<Terraform LE>
<Cactus Valley LE>
<Iron Fortress LE>
<Dash and Terminal LE>
Ace Match
<Coda LE>

Remember to send your lineups to me ASAP, as ACL is on this weekend, if I could get all 4 team's line-ups by Thursday 7pm that would be great, thanks.

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In addition to Saulo, any contributions by the community would be greatly appreciated. While any help is greatly appreciated, donation is 100% optional and amounts donated are completely up to you. All donations will go towards funding the prize pool, literally every cent!

If you wish to donate, send your donations to namakaye.tournaments@hotmail.com

If you donate, no matter how big or small, you will receive a replay pack of the entire event. Replays will be entirely organised by stage, match and set and e-mailed to the e-mails connected to donators accounts.