[Eddie]

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To celebrate the start of a new year and beginning of OSC season 3, we thought it would be cool to put on a Global All-Stars Tournament. This event is aimed at getting our North American and European friends more involved/aware of our region and OSC competitions. This tournament will be open to the EU, NA, SEA, and Chinese regions, and require citizenship of these nations to participate. We want to see who the 'best foreigner' is on the day! The Global All-Stars Tournament is sponsored by Eddie, PSISTORM Gaming, ADVMoto Magazine, and Saulo Silva fine photography.



In 2014 OSC partnered tournaments gave away $29691 combined prizepool, (SEA $ bounties, Terran Bonus, Invitationals, and LAN events not included in this!), ran 155 completed partnered tournaments (up from 77 last year, which equates to 100% growth), and had 358 individual players with points earned (up from 138 in 2013 = 159% growth), however we had limited involvement from our EU + NA friends, so there is still opportunities to expand even further! We want to get these pkayers more involved, so we can show off the skills of our own top players, and think this is a great way to start!

So on Sunday Jan 18 10am AEDT / Saturday Jan 17 3pm PST, we will be running this $1000 tournament ($1230 AUD), which will include 24 invites, and 2 qualifiers, each with 4 spots. These players will fight it out in a 32 Double Elimination bracket to see who is the best foreigner! This could be the first of a regular series

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$1000 Prizepool!

1st $500
2nd $200
3rd $125
4th $75
5/6th $50 each
$ = USD

OSC Points:
(Points count towards $4000+ end of year tournament and other bonuses)

1st 350 OSC points
2nd 225 OSC points
3rd 175 OSC points
4th 100 OSC points
5/6th 75 OSC points each
7/8th 40 OSC points each

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Brackets Here
Players

Race	Country	Player		Race	Country	Player
		MajOr				Kane
		puCK				qxc
		PiG				CatZ
		uThermal				TargA
		Pezz				XY
		EnDerr				intense
		Jim				iaguz
		DemiLove				Hitman
		sWs				Frustration
		Phog				Blysk
		MacSed				Snute
		Harstem				Astrea

Plus 8 spots open via qualifiers!

Race	Country	Player		Race	Country	Player
		ZhuGeLiang				PSiArc
		Law				plzleaveduck
		Bly				KoNtiNuE
		Snovski				Kamker

$1000 32 Player Double Elimination Finals
Sunday Jan 18 10am AEDT (Saturday Jan 17 3pm PST, Sat 18 Jan Midnight > Sunday morning CET)

18 January 2015 10:00 AM AEDTCountdown to 18th January 10am!

Qualifier One (Top 4 qualify to finals)
Friday Jan 16 9pm AEDT (Thur 15 Jan US 2am PST, Fri 16 Jan 11am CET)

16 January 2015 9:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 16th January 9pm!

Open to all EU, NA, SEA, and Chinese citizens
(Signup/Info Thread to be posted and linked)

Qualifier Two (Top 4 qualify to finals)
Saturday Jan 17 10am AEDT (Fri 16 Jan US 3pm PST, Sat 17 Jan Midnight > Sunday morning CET)

17 January 2015 10:00 AM AEDTCountdown to 17th January 10am!

Open to all EU, NA, SEA, and Chinese citizens
(Signup/Info Thread to be posted and linked)

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Map Pool:

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

Both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then they each select the map they most want if they lose, and start with the remaining map. Any problems, consult with admin.

Default server is North America, however if both players agree, their series can be played on another server, but must you notify admin before + after. In the event of disagreement, Game 1 will be played on NA, and the loser can pick the server for the next map.

Players are advised to join the in game group OSC on NA server, so they can contact their opponents and admin.

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Casters:

Qualifier 1:
Metalcore
TBA
Qualifier 2:
Metalcore
TBA
Finals:
Maynarde + Zepph
TBA

Only offical tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches. No first person streams.

Admin team: DevianT, Elusory and Namakaye

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Event Sponsors

Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports. They care about the scene and the community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the Oseanic Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!

PSISTORM Gaming



With the catch phrase "Energizing The Game", PSISTORM GAMING, founded on the 27th of August, 2014, is a primarily Starcraft 2 organization composed of players who believe in good mannered play, enthusiastic sportsmanship, and above all, a love for the game. Originally part of KJ clan from karljay.com which has existed for over a decade from the days of BroodWar, the team has been rebranded as a new organization with sponsorship and big plans. The organization has hosted special showmatches with INcontroL, Hendralisk and EnDerr, as well casual tournaments with a significant prize pool for amateurs.

The team has grown to have 4 pro, 2 academy Grand Master players with all but 1 from the USA. The casual team consists of many players who organize tournaments, leagues and other events, being active differently with casting, writing articles, and other contributions. The also recently picked up our own local hero EnDerr! Be sure to give them a follow on twitter to stay up to date with all news and results.



Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto) is a publication focused on the idea, "ordinary people do extraordinary things." From big to small, and to any corner of the world, ADVMoto wants everyone to explore with the most elegant, fun, efficient and versatile motor vehicle ever made. ADVMoto is available in both print and digital formats.

Direct mail paper copy subscriptions are available in North America and are found in more than 700 bookstores around the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Digital subscriptions are offered in both online PDF download and page-flip formats.

The ADVMoto app is also available on Apple and Android marketplaces by searching "Adventure Motorcycle." Yearly digital subscription packages start at 12USD per year (6 issues) and offer fantastic value for money. Check out what makes ADVMoto the number one adventure riding magazine around the world at AdventureMotorcycle.com

Saulo Silva fine photography



Saulo Silva is a photographer, motorcyclist and Geophysicist. When off-duty from the industry, he seeks the place, the light and the angle for unique captures.

Always "armed" with a camera to not let opportunities slip away, he will strive to bring home images to please the eye, be it a brief witness of nature, a beautiful smile or a unexpected gesture.

Working under an assignment, he will define the "shooting mission" with the customer to make it the ultimate photographic experience. Assignment photography brings pictures that are guaranteed to be exclusive to the customer, adding great value to them. The possibilities are limitless.

If you're looking for a unique and really exclusive gift to give to someone special, perhaps a Saulo Silva print is just what you're looking for!

Also introducing NEW Postcard Packs!!! Priced between AUD$15-20 these postcards are a perfect gift for those on a budget!

Saulo loves to play and watch starcraft! He is a big supporter of the OSC Championship Series.

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The Global All-Stars is a partnered tournament of the Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC). The OSC is the Oceanic, South East Asian and Chinese regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. (Only around the top 10-25% gain points from each tournament). The top 32 players ranked via the OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the 2 day minimum $4000+ Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion!

GuMiho was 2014's Champion, taking out the $3500 finals series.
PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.

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[SLCN.Wally]

Could have just called this the 'We don't like koreans' tournament

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by fray`Wally

Could have just called this the 'We don't like koreans' tournament

We love our Korean friends.
Many play in OSC partnered tournmaents such as Leifeng Cups, Seacraft, Masters Cups, so are aware of our league and region.
Furthermore, 6/8 of our yearly Grand Finals top 8 placing players were Koreans.

Our friends at basetradetv also recently ran a Hey, Look, Koreans! Tournament, we thought we'd do something different to try and balance things out and give other regions a shot.

[Swarmstika]

This shits gonna be gooooooooooooood!

Can't wait!

[SLCN.Wally]

Why not invite at least arthur and spear, I think they deserve it more then 90% of the people you already invited.

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by fray`Wally

Why not invite at least arthur and spear, I think they deserve it more then 90% of the people you already invited.

This tournament is presented as 'who is the best foreigner' on the day type thing, and it's goals are to get EU/NA players more involved and aware of our scene/tournaments. Arthur and Spear already play in 90% of tournaments, and are regulars. Missing one tournament won't hurt their chances of making yearly finals that much.

[Metalcore]

Looks like a sick tournament. Really looking forward to casting some NA/EU players,

Quick Comments

SSfp_Saulo:

Metalcore, do you record your casting? If not, do you mind if I record some games and put up on YT, giving due credits?

[syfRize]

This looks pretty good.
I have a feeling that these sort of events are few and far between, meaning if "foreigners" want our money and OSC points~ they'll have to invest into a lot more than these one off things. >_<

I can definitely see that this is aimed at getting some foreign interest, good stuff Eddie~

[syfCabracan]

I know he left on some rather rocky ground but I'm looking forward to seeing Targa again.

[freeedom]

yeah this will be good exposure both ways, some NA/EU players first foray into SEA

[SSfp_Saulo]

Hei, Observers/Casters, please PM me if you DON'T want me to put some games up on YT.

[asdfSchnitzel]

Hopefully JimGod shows us his full might and reks everyone in this asdf

[eCKoa`ProzeR]

Oh sick!!!! This should be lots of fun to watch as well! Great thinking to make one big tourney for foreigners out there right after the "Hey Look, Koreans!" by BaseTradeTV

Looking forward to see some fun games!

[SLCN.Wally]

Good Luck to everyone involved!

[syfRize]

Good luck to everyone involved!

[x5.Crescendo]

This is going to be epic =D

May the best Zerg win, Kappa

[Eddie]

3 of our invites have qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league from the first 2 days of the NA WCS Challenger qualifiers - Kane, puCK and qxc!

[Metalcore]

@saulovh5150: feel free to upload any of my games that i cast as you see fit so long as you link my dets like twitter and youtube

Quick Comments

SSfp_Saulo:

Thanks, Metalcore. It will be all there! :)

[SSfp_Saulo]

I already liked these ADVMoto guys. When I go to Australia, hopefully they have a good partner to rent me a motorcycle for some trips.
There should be only motorcycles in the world, cars FTL!!

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by saulovh5150

I already liked these ADVMoto guys. When I go to Australia, hopefully they have a good partner to rent me a motorcycle for some trips.
There should be only motorcycles in the world, cars FTL!!

The ADVMoto guys have been great to work with on this. They know a bit about SC2, and the SEA scene!

I agree Saulo, bikes are awesome! I was 50/50 about getting one this year, but opted to throw my savings into a holiday instead. Maybe in a couple of years #thedream

Quick Comments

SSfp_Saulo:

When you are bored, check my rides here: youtube.com/saulocpp :)

[Eddie]

Our final invite is Astrea, who qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league yesterday!

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Also 2 of our other invites have qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league from today's EU WCS Challenger qualifier - TargA + uThermal

[Eddie]

Unfortunately MightyKiwi has had to withdraw, and will be replaced with Frustration

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In other news, MacSed has also qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league. Jim + XY still in with a chance

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Qualifier signup threads will be posted tomorrow

[Eddie]

Congrats to the 4 players who qualified via Qualifier 1

ZhuGeLiang
PSiArc
Law
plzleaveduck

[Eddie]

Congrats to our final qualifiers:

Bly
KoNtiNuE
Snovski
Kamker

[Eddie]

| | Harstem is our next invited player. One more to be announced soon

[SSfp_Saulo]

Is this tournament already on TL?
This is big stuff!

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by saulovh5150

Is this tournament already on TL?
This is big stuff!

The info thread is

Qualifiers yet to be posted, or event added to the calender

[Metalcore]

this list of invited players is starting to look real brutal now. So many are qualifying for challanger and more still have the chance to yet. going to be a awesome tournament that's for sure

[Frustration]

I love this idea of introducing other countrys like european / american as they are probably more closer to our skill level then the koreans are and its more fair, so i hope to see more of these tournaments like this!

[Eddie]

3 of our other invites have qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league from today's Oceania & SEA Qualifier WCS Challenger qualifier - PiG, iaguz and EnDerr

[SLCN.Wally]

why replace him with frustration? he's not NZ and arguably there are better australians lined up then him

[Eddie]

Frustration is in pretty good form atm, winning several of the last OSC tournaments last season. He was one of the highest available ranked SEA players from this weekends challenger qualifier as well.

Quick Comments

SLCN.Wally:

ayy lmao I know someone higher ranked that was available that also plays the same race as the player getting replaced!

[Frustration]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Frustration is in pretty good form atm, winning several of the last OSC tournaments last season. He was one of the highest available ranked SEA players from this weekends challenger qualifier as well.

Thanks eddie

[syfMightyKiwi]

Rip no NZ players, looks like i dropped the ball

[Eddie]

Can only invite so many. Frustration has pretty good results coming into this compared to others. Ultimately, he can be swapped with 1-2 others, but then you could make a case, hey why not Frustration?

2 qualifiers coming up, 4 spots each, there are chances to earn your spot

Otherwise, keep trying, and pull some results, and you will probably get an invite next time.

[syfRize]

Originally Posted by eddie

macsed

i'm #1 macsed fan, so this is great

go macsed

(this was allcaps but hitler.rules i guess)

[Eddie]

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Cool ad from our new friends at Adventure Motorcycle

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In other news, 2 more invites, Jim and XY qualified for Wcs Season 1 challenger league

Quick Comments

SSfp_Saulo:

2 wheels forever! Though I am a bit too old to venture on mud. :)

[raZiel]

tournaments like these should be hosted on sea jus sayin ~

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by raZiel

tournaments like these should be hosted on sea jus sayin ~

Would be too hard for Europeans and Americans, whereas most SEA people, Europeans and Koreans can play on NA server.

Plus you can ask opponent to play matches on another server if notify admin.

[Snx`Azz]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Would be too hard for Europeans and Americans, whereas most SEA people, Europeans and Koreans can play on NA server.

Plus you can ask opponent to play matches on another server if notify admin.

What do you mean by too hard?

Most people in SEA region have the worst ping/latency imo.

It would make sense we try to have a level playing field.

Quick Comments

syfRize:

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[Eddie]

EU <>SEA doesn't really work. NA middle ground.

For this tournament we are aiming to get some EU + NA guys involved vs our best, and those spectator markets.

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[SSfp_Saulo]

I will get the digital subscription, even though it makes me depressed to be reading this stuff and not riding any bike.

Does any1 know how to use these coupon numbers in Paypal? I wanted to use it since the OSC Finals so viewers could have a discount!!!!

[x5_Namakaye]

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft...llstars/Finals Brackets are live! So stacked, get hype!

[SSfp_Saulo]

I wrote a quick summary of the All-Stars here.
Also brought to attention the magnificent play by Iaguz and his improbable comebacks vs 2 strong Zerg players, Zanster and El Capitán.
Congratulations to all players, you put up a great show.

[Eddie]

Congrats to our Champion + 'Foreign Hope' Snute! Well played Kane coming 2nd, and our boy iaguz who finished 3rd

Was a fun tournament. Solid signups for the qualifiers, and viewers watching the finals
Was very cool bringing EU, NA + SEA together. Shame the Chinese guys didn't show to round out the global representation, but hopefully we get that sorted for next time.

Massive shoutouts to Infeza for going out of his way to help with the production, Zenabi for helping with the brackets, and our 2 sets of casting teams, Maynarde, Zepph, deth + Freeedom and Feardragon. Plus Metalcore for his work Days 1 + 2.

Thanks also to our sponsors ADVMoto, PSISTORM Gaming, and Saulo Silva fine photography.

OSC Subscribers will get access to replays from this tournament!

Originally Posted by saulovh5150

I wrote a quick summary of the All-Stars here.
Also brought to attention the magnificent play by Iaguz and his improbable comebacks vs 2 strong Zerg players, Zanster and El Capitán.
Congratulations to all players, you put up a great show.

Cool!

[SSfp_Saulo]

Guys, I uploaded most games cast by Maynarde/Zepph/Deth.

They have 1080p available and this is the playlist, in case you missed the last day of the tournament:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...icLSaSDgSLps05