[Baldie]

ACL Sydney - 2014!

Back in January we released preliminary details for the 2014 ACL Pro Circuit, which revealed our initial plans for ACL Sydney. As we announced back then, ACL Sydney will be held at the Australian Technology Park - the same venue that housed the 2012 Blizzard WCS Australia/Oceania Finals! Come join us for the largest multi-title eSports event that Australia has ever seen where ACL truly brings gaming to the next level.

Venue:
Australian Technology Park
2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh
NSW, 2015



Find more photos of the venue space here.

Located within walking distance from Redfern Station, you have a multitude of accommodation options either in Eveleigh or Central Sydney. You can find some recommended accommodation here.

Titles:

We are pulling out all the stops for our largest ACL event to date! As such, ACL Sydney will host 3 additional titles alongside our Pro Circuit regulars, which means we will have 6 total game titles available in July!

Call of Duty: Ghosts - 4v4 - Xbox One
League of Legends - 5v5 - PC
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm - 1v1 - PC
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – 1v1 - PC
FIFA 14 – 1v1 - Xbox One
Super Smash Brothers (Brawl, Melee, Project M) - Wii & Gamecube

Registration:
Register for Call of Duty: Ghosts here.
Register for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm here.
Register for FIFA 14 here.
Register for Super Smash Brothers here.

League of Legends is an invite only event, as such there is no open registration.
There is no registration for Hearthstone, just show up and play!

Tournament Structure:
The 16 highest seeded players leading into ACL Sydney, based on yearly ACL Points, will be pre-seeded into the Group Stage. Group Stage consists of 4 Groups of 6 players. All Open Players will participate in the Open Bracket, which will consist of multiple Double Elimination brackets. The top players from each Double Elimination Bracket will progress to Group Stage. In Group Stage all players from each group will play against every competitor in their group. The top players from each group will progress to the Championship Bracket. Further information on the Championship Bracket will be released shortly. The top 8 placing players in the Championship Bracket will receive prize money.

Entry Fees:
$55 per person for Group Stage.
$30 per person for Open Bracket.
The top 8 players that progress from the Open Bracket to Group Stage must pay an additional $25 at the time of their progression.

Equipment Requirements:
Headset, Keyboard, Mouse and Mousepad. Limited generic equipment is available for hire from ACL if required.

Prizes:
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - $7,500
1) $3,000
2) $2,000
3) $1,000
4) $500
5) $300
6) $300
7) $200
8) $200

Schedule
CoD, SC2 & LoL
FIFA & SMASH

Registered Players:

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As of 11PM AEST Friday 18th July

Reg No.	Name
1.	NaMek
2.	Soundwave
3.	Petrify
4.	HuT
5.	Skayer
6.	RivaL
7.	Law
8.	Aiya
9.	JaYbOc
10.	NXZ
11.	Alopex
12.	Blysk
13.	Revenant
14.	Arrogance
15.	Raziel
16.	Peppy
17.	Hydro
18.	KingKong
19.	Ninja
20.	DLavegaNyx
21.	MightyKiwi
22.	Valheru
23.	Ayr
24.	Slayer
25.	Wally
26.	Phoenix
27.	Kez
28.	Apocolypse
29.	Pezz
30.	Schnitzel
31.	Iaguz
32.	ChoboSniper
33.	DevianT
34.	Frustration
35.	South
36.	Pressure
37.	Probe
38.	Kreamy
39.	FIGHTO
40.	Yours
41.	Azz
42.	Maru
43.	Vivid
44.	Fergs
45.	KIkkoman
46.	Val
47.	Alpha
48.	deL
49.	Melord
50.	Djvillian
51.	Pox
52.	RunaMok
53.	Pigeon
54.	JunO
55.	RazGriz
56.	Chris

Pro Seeding:

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Top 24 Pro Confirmation

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Seed	Name	Race	Points	Status
1.	KingKong		1350
2.	Petrify		1282
3.	Pezz		1184
X	PiG		1136
4.	HuT		994
5.	Wally		798
6.	Alopex		778
7.	Probe		758
8.	Crimson		737
9.	NXZ		732
10.	Kez		720
11.	Law		712
12.	Soundwave		691
13.	Peppy		622
14.	Revenant		566
15.	Schnitzel		520
16.	ChoboSniper		498
OB.	Phoenix		446
X	EnDerr		352
OB.	MightyKiwi		312
OB.	Frustration		294
-	Xormentor		274
-	Petraeus		268
OB.	Iaguz		240

Map Pool:

• Foxtrot Labs LE
• Catallena LE
• Nimbus LE
• King Sejong Station LE
• Overgrowth LE
• Merry Go Round LE
• Deadwing LE

Transport:
The Australian Technology Park is located approximately 5km from Sydney's central business district, 8km from Sydney Airport and within 200m of Sydney’s rail network. Whether you’re travelling by car, rail or bus, follow the directions found here.

Flights:
Ensure you find the cheapest flights possible by using Webjet to search for flights on your required dates. We would recommend you then go to that websites directly to book.

ACL Sydney Langing Page:
Find all information for ACL Sydney in one convenient location here.

[syfSoundwave]

I'm ******* hyped.

[Matt93]

M...M...Melbourne?

Quick Comments

Malice:

M-Melbourne sound we aint fuckin' around.

[syfChadMann]

Man... I am so devo'd that I can't come.. ;_;

Looks like a really, really good event!! I hope you guys put another one on sometime.

Good stuff ACL crew

[SLCN.Kez]

Registered, see ya all there

[syfMightyKiwi]

Maximum Hype, should be heaps of fun ^_^

[ThatGuyDoMo]

So hyped, will see everybody there

[Baldie]

Pro players have until 11:59PM AEST Sunday 29th June to confirm their attendance to secure a group seed. Should players confirm after this date they will start from the open bracket. You can see who has registered and who has confirmed in the original post. You will not be considered confirmed unless you have registered so while telling me you are coming is great you must fill out a registration form.

Group reveals will then be sometime next week.

[FLuX]

Smash is being played? Maybe I'll come after all.

Jokes I'm doing stuff that weekend.

[ThatGuyDoMo]

Can't wait to see how stacked the Bro Bracket groups are.

Quick Comments

	asdfSchnitzel:	bro brackets rofl
	syfSoundwave:	DoBro

[Baldie]

Just to give some clarification. PRO REGISTRATION closes tomorrow night but registration for open bracket will stay open until the day of the tournament. Anybody who registers for pro registration and doesn't make the groups will have their registration transferred to open bracket so there will be no need to sign up again.

[Baldie]

Pro Pool Seeding will be revealed on Wednesday July 2nd at 8PM AEST. I will be joined by Maynarde and selected pros to provide thoughts and insights. Join us at www.twitch.tv/aclprosc2!

[x5_dot]

So... new maps were just announced. Will ACL Sydney be playing with them?

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/145...on-3-6-30-2014

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by x5_dot

So... new maps were just announced. Will ACL Sydney be playing with them?

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/145...on-3-6-30-2014

We will be using the official WCS America Map Pool at the time of competition. So I will need to confirm if the new map pool will be used.

[Philosopher]

Will you guys need help setting up? I don't live far from the venue so can easily spare some time

Quick Comments

SLCN.NXZ:

Top bloke

[ToRDjvillian]

Booked accommodation a while ago
Now to organise the drive from Canberra, sign up for open bracket and practice!

[Maynarde]

GROUPS

Pool A: KingKong, Crimson, NXZ, Chobosniper
Pool B: Petrify, Probe, Kez, Schnitzel
Pool C: Pezz, Alopex, Law, Revenant
Pool D: HuT, Wally, Soundwave, Peppy

Group unveil VOD!

Quick Comments

rezyn8:

Nice! Much Teamkill!

[rezyn8]

I will be there to help where I can with the SC2 tourney and support the SLCN.pro team

[Lardols]

Now i have to decided what to bake
Very excited.

Quick Comments

ToRSpartaz:

Send pics!

[Maynarde]

Edited my post with the VOD of the group unveiling! Enjoy

Originally Posted by Lardols

Now i have to decided what to bake
Very excited.

*******

HYPE

[Lardols]

Originally Posted by Maynarde

Edited my post with the VOD of the group unveiling! Enjoy



*******

HYPE

I'm thinking oreo cupcakes, raro cupcakes and caramel slice

Quick Comments

Maynarde:

**** yeah bby

[Fenner]

iaguz just boarded a plane back to Sydney to pick up his paycheck, just thought i'd let you know so you can write his name on it now and save yourself some time on the day

Quick Comments

Maynarde:

:D

[inFeZa]

Happy to announce that the trailer will première live at ACL Sydney on stream. Here's a short teaser to that trailer.

[Baldie]

Confirming championship bracket will be Double Elimination Round of 8 - so two players from each pool will advance.

[ThatGuyDoMo]

Originally Posted by Baldie

Confirming championship bracket will be Double Elimination Round of 8 - so two players from each pool will advance.

Ruthless.

So happy I'm not playing and have to deal with that stress haha.

[SLCN.Kez]

way to kill my dreams bladie

Quick Comments

	Baldie:	You're welcome
	asdfSchnitzel:	No dreams, only pain

[Elusory]

Means everyone who advances from groups will be guaranteed money. I'm guessing it's still Bo3 for the lower brackets?

Quick Comments

Maynarde:

Yes bo3 the whole way

[RivaL]

the new ladder maps are honestly terrible imo, and i'm surprised ACL is going to use them when the season just started yesterday.. and ACL is in a weeks time..

Quick Comments

syfSoundwave:

Why force people to practice old maps? Seems silly and it's nearly 2 weeks

[RivaL]

who said anything about forcing? for such a big tournament i wouldn't expect maps to be used 1 week in advance when the season just started 1 or 2 days ago.. it'll make more sense using maps people are more familiar with and use the new maps later when people are more comfortable with them

[Baldie]

If you make it to challenger, you'll be playing your WCS challenger series likely a week after ACL Sydney which uses the new map pool. We have always communicated we would follow WCS America's official map pool at the time of the competition and this is it.

Quick Comments

RivaL:

ah ic, makes sense thanks ;p

[SLCN.NXZ]

Originally Posted by Baldie

If you make it to challenger, you'll be playing your WCS challenger series likely a week after ACL Sydney which uses the new map pool. We have always communicated we would follow WCS America's official map pool at the time of the competition and this is it.

Regardless, every player has vetos and everyone is equally disadvantaged. I think this is by far the most reasonable decision.

[Baldie]

Hello friends. Exciting times.. it's almost here!

Many of you will be glad to hear we have allocated the best production resources (of all games on offer at ACL) to StarCraft II however we need additional camera operators to make it all work. If you, or you know of somebody, who has experience operating cameras and would like an opportunity to showcase their talent at a major event, please email me at brad@vimme.com.au or alternatively add me on Skype "bradley_baldwin" as soon as possible. We will provide a complimentary generic 2014 ACL hoodie as a thank you for your services.

[Asrathiel]

Planning to drop in for a bit on the Saturday, see you all there!

[VoxMSI.Rogue]

Originally Posted by Asrathiel

Planning to drop in for a bit on the Saturday, see you all there!

Yay I am excited!

Please bring the kids!!!!

[Asrathiel]

Yep will have all three there ^_^

[Pox]

If anyone has a spare couch / wants to share a hotel room for saturday night let me know

[deadpixel]

Does anyone have any news about what sort of Hearthstone events will be happening here?

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by deadpixel

Does anyone have any news about what sort of Hearthstone events will be happening here?

There will be times throughout the weekend where specific pre-set events will take place like community vs Blizzard or perhaps a mini tournament (nothing explicitly disclosed) however the majority of the time will just be come and play and hang out with Blizzard employees and win some Hearthstone loot. If you bring your iPad you can even get a new trading card backing by doing the local network connection if you haven't done so already.

There will be a pretty cool area dedicated to Hearthstone and Blizzard have created a pretty special area for it so if nothing else it will be something to lay your eyes on!

[inFeZa]

5 days hype

[Baldie]

Hey friends sorry I've been a bit light on the scheduling side of things! Here is a rough schedule of events:

Saturday 19th July
08:30am: Doors Open
10:00am: OB Registration Closes
10:30am: ACL Sydney Welcome Speech (Nick "Vanzr" Vanzetti - CEO)
10:45am: StarCraft II Only Welcome Speech (Brad "Baldie" Baldwin - Head SC2 Admin)
11:00am: Tournament commences
12:00pm: Top 16 Check-in Closes (unless previous approval granted for later arrival by Baldie)
08:00pm: Conclusion of Day

Sunday 20th July
08:30am: Doors Open
09:00am: Tournament Resumes
07:00pm: Tournament Concludes

Please note these are all rough times (with exception to doors opening, reg closure and welcome speech times. Whether we go past 8pm on Saturday, start later than 9am on Sunday and/or end sooner or later than 7pm on Sunday all depends on how the tournament progresses.

[Baldie]

If you are interested in being an affiliated community stream for ACL Sydney this weekend let me know via email brad@vimme.com.au or by Skype "bradley_baldwin".

[Baldie]

Schedule added to OP (http://beta.aclpro.com.au/images/syd..._Schedule1.pdf)

Please note this is all rough in terms of when pool play will start etc. It all depends on tournament progression.

[syfChadMann]

Sadly Crimson has had to pull out of ACL. Even though he organised his Passport months ago, its still not arrived and sadly they won't let him on a plane :'(

Quick Comments

Eddie:

:(

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by fray`ChadMann

Sadly Crimson has had to pull out of ACL. Even though he organised his Passport months ago, its still not arrived and sadly they won't let him on a plane :'(

For anybody wondering, Phoenix - who was next in line for a pro seed - has taken Crimson's place in his group.

[DGWoLF]

It sucks i wont be able to go to ACL Sydney due to a massive function at work. If i was able to come down i would totally Help anyway i can with the production, Casting to interviews what ever !!! Will see you guys at all of next years ACL's

[Baldie]

Hey guys same deal as other events if anybody can give a lending hand over the next two events for setup that would be most appreciated. We will be on site from 10am today until 8pm tonight and 10am tomorrow until 10pm tomorrow.

Please PM me or Skype me "bradley_baldwin" if you are available to assist at any point during this time and I will provide you with my contact number. We can then discuss what you would be doing should you come down and go from there!

This is our biggest ACL so far so there is a lot of work to do. It's a great opportunity to show the strength of the StarCraft community by banding together to make this event happen (plus you kind of get to see the stage in advance)

[ChowMuddha]

I had filled out a volunteer form sometime ago, but i haven't received any response.
If their was some notification 1-2 weeks before hand i would have been able to put in leave at work to
give you guys a hand.

Quick Comments

Baldie:

Ah sorry to hear. Thanks for offering if you're around Sunday night for some of bump out we could still use a hand

[TACosmic]

I've signed up for OB, do I have to pay before 10:15am (When signups close)? Because that's gonna make it a real bitch to get there in time.

Quick Comments

syfChadMann:

ohhh shiiit.. now I really wish I was going :'(

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by TACosmic

I've signed up for OB, do I have to pay before 10:15am (When signups close)? Because that's gonna make it a real bitch to get there in time.

Sorry didn't respond earlier been setting up all day. You have to check in by 10am. 10:15am is the latest I will accept any check in. Check in includes payment and group preference choices.

If you are not there and checked in by 10:15am you will not be allowed to compete.

[Chiddiru]

See you all soon

[ThatGuyDoMo]

Sickest event ever.

Sad I missed my stream shout out T_T.

Glad to put some more faces to names