[ToRSpartaz]

Hey all you New Zealanders out there

Well following on from the last thread I have made about how we can do more for NZ eSports, as I have come to realise there could be so much more to offer those kiwis and those living out there in NZ in the eSports scene.

NZ eSports Thread:

So when I asked the question:

What can we really do to promote eSports more in New Zealand?

Many really good ideas were suggested for it and I figured why not pose the question and take a few of these ideas and mix them with my own. So a idea that was proposed was the establishment of a.......

NZ Cup:

Where NZ competitors will battle it out to determine who truly is the best player in the whole of New Zealand (My moneys on xGkingJazBas )

So yeah I would like to hear what the people have to say and I figured, well why not I have seen a lot of willing support from the ballers here at Sc2sea and I am willing to dedicate time and energy to this cause, because I believe that NZ eSports should be further developed within the Starcraft 2 Community. (Don't worry ToR :P I am dedicating a lot of my time for you guys as well )

Cheers guys, appreciate the support.
Spartaz

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	lolwut:	gogogo nz cup :)
	Thoth:	This will be awesome! :)
	mGGDrGooSe:	I'm a fan of aiming big. NZ cup winner seeds into WCG? :P

[UncleTom]

No one can stop the sheepcraft.

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ToRDjvillian:

[ToRSpartaz]

Originally Posted by UncleTom

No one can stop the sheepcraft.

Sigh* makes me proud to be english :P Lul thought you maybe lurking in the shadows Tom ^^

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ToRDjvillian:

English or not you still live in NZ :P

[syfCrimson]

I'd be interested and I know plenty of others who would be too. Maybe make it a fortnightly thing, top 8 seeded single bracket? That makes things simple whilst stopping the big players running into each other too early.

[ROOTPetraeus]

Obviously I'm interested

[lolwut]

NZ FTW Obviously interested

[NvJazBas]

NZ cup gogogo!!!

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by xGKingJazBas

NZ cup gogogo!!!

Isnt your trophy shelf full already?

[Navi]

I'll be following this! NZ fighting XD

[FYRE]

I'd definitely be keen for this. GO NZ

[ToRSpartaz]

Aiiite sounds like theres going to be a decent amount of interest of this :P We will have to think of how we are going to organise this in order to make it fair and fairly competitive (:

I won't be able to be in game for the next few weeks, since im sending in my laptop to get it fixed. So I should be back within 2-3 weeks, with a sick badass new card hopefully and a cooling pad

Then over this time ill organise this event in what spare time I have, ill still be on Sc2sea most days (Yaay iPod ) so ill post an official sign up thread for it or something like that, in order to keep track of progress that sort of thing.

I did have an idea that good old Frogmite did suggest and that was the concept of higher and lower divisions but that would definately depend on the level of interest that kind of thing. Plus some thoughts as to funding and prizes for this series, hahahahaah im flat broke -.- not nice.

Anyways ill keep you all updated of course ^^

Spartaz

[syfMiley]

I'm down for this

[ROOTPetraeus]

Perhaps the same format as the SEACOL Masters division? That seems to be working pretty well.

[Stallion]

im keen spataz nz hwaiting gogo

[cruxBsK]

you must be keen to get back into the sc2 mate?

[ToRSpartaz]

Really want my laptop baaaack like Naaaaoo but ill be organising all this by my ipod and I like the suggestion for the similar formal of the SEACOL master division set up it does sound good. But for it to work effectively we need to trial the idea of how the divisions will work ^^

Anyways im looking forward to this going to be a looooooooooot of fun

Cheers guys ^^

[Thoth]

You know I support this whole heartedly!

[ToRSpartaz]

Well looking good, im gunna spend tonight sorting and figuring out what format and some ideas that we could implement to make this idea work.

[entropyvx]

Sounds cool, I'm going for the Best player in Hastings. Figure I have a pretty good shot of making that

[ToRSpartaz]

I played you identity crisis guy!!!

[entropyvx]

You played me?

[ToRSpartaz]

Originally Posted by entropyvx

You played me?

In a 3v3 bro ^^

[ToRSpartaz]

Okay a quick update on the tournament:

I have been giving it a lot of thought lately and have been coming up with some ideas to make this idea successful at least in the early stages of its development.

- The first "NZ Cup" will be held around early January (Date to be confirmed)
- I've had this idea, that maybe the event may be able to run monthly, bearing some resemblance to the GSL in that respect.
- Prizes/Rewards: Well in the initial NZ Cup im going to look to secure some funding for a prize pool. Donations kindly accepted to get this event running (:, but maybe I myself can sponsor a "NZ Rep" Shirt or something, depends if in broke again or not. Stupid cashflow crisis.
- As to format, I have considered the idea of running the tournament similar to a Possible round robin od even SEACOL Master Division. I still meed to confirm.

More details to be revealed, if those interested could post their details in the following format:

- ID and CC: Spartaz, 780
- Race and Division:
- Location: Auckland

Plus i would like to know the avaliability of you guys, also NZ casters shout out please or PM me. Thanks for being patient guys means a lot.

Cheers Spartaz

[UncleTom]

UncleTom, 182
Zerg Masters
Auckland

[syfCrimson]

- nGenCrimson.134
-
- Wellington

[entropyvx]

Originally Posted by Spartaz

In a 3v3 bro ^^

Wow thats a good memory!
The CatZDeezer account is only Silver at the moment but hopefully will be diamond by January.

I'd like to help out somehow. I hosted a small tournament about a year ago on www.starcraft.org called
"Pre Masters" worked out alright.

[ROOTPetraeus]

Petraeus.737

Auckland

[ToRSpartaz]

Well the laptop is back tomorrow that means ill spend all of my time tomorrow night establishing the NZ Cup officially. Because I can actually format it on my laptop properly, iPod takes way too long to type faaaaar.

Anyway looking forward to it guys ^^

ty ty for the patience

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ROOTPetraeus:

Look forward to it!

[Thoth]

Thoth.139



Christchurch

[ToRSpartaz]

Alrighties, next few nights. Gunna boss it up with the formatting and see how I go from there. But tonight I deserve a play me thinks ^^^

[mGGDrGooSe]

Hey so what would be the go of watching this and replays? Also I love the idea of round robin stuff. SC2 needs more elongated seasons so we can watch a player develop through the season. Probably too ambitous for this project, but somebody needs to start doing some NRL style stuff, fortnightly matches or something, everyone plays everyone twice, followed by a finals seasons. Not a new idea I know, but stilll one that hasn't taken off in SC2 that I'm aware of.

[ToRSpartaz]

That was some of my thinking man ^^ nice thoughts :P

[ROOTPetraeus]

I say we fight to get tournaments listed with NZT!

[UncleTom]

Originally Posted by Petraeus

I say we fight to get tournaments listed with NZT!

Tournaments to start before midnight as well.

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ROOTPetraeus:

Yes. Can't be bothered staying up all night for CO's ):

[mGGDrGooSe]

Originally Posted by cruxUncleTom

Tournaments to start before midnight as well.

But I thought gamers were meant to be at there best during the vampiric hours?

[ToRSpartaz]

Ez pz brohans

[ToRSpartaz]

Bit of an update on the NZ Cup:

Tonight I may try to get back into shape in terms of my play, and later on. Ill do some threading. By tonight ill post the official thread for the Cup. Been slack since I got my laptop back ^^

Playing all day long

[ROOTPetraeus]

You rock, Spartaz.

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ToRSpartaz:

I do try :P