[Eddie]

Welcome to the 11th SEA Masters Cup!

The Masters Cup is a single elimination style tournament. $175 prize on offer to the winner, $90 2nd prize, $40 3rd. $315 prize pool total*! This event is sponsored by Tt eSPORTS, Eddie and sc2sea.com

+ [Info about our sponsors] +

Thermaltake is a well known brand for gaming & DIY in Case, Cooler, and PSU for years. Due to the constant requests for keyboards and mice from gamers and end users, Thermaltake decided to create a series of gaming keyboards, mice, and headsets with the Tt eSPORTS brand. By using Tt eSPORTS, we want to extend our product lines into the gaming industry, and provide more ''personalized gaming'' gears to gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. With years of experience in gaming industry, Tt eSPORTS is committed to bring the most personalized and the highest quality weapons for the most competitive cyber battles. For more information, please visit www.ttesports.com.


Check out these helpful youtube videos showing some of their quality products

Sponsors and donations for this event are welcomed, if you'd like to help out, please pm me. Masters Cup usually gets around 6000+ viewers, and 100-150 of the highest quality players in the SEA region.

Team Liquid Thread

+ [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

+ [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+11
Dox, $100 for MC 4
Anonymous, $10 MC 9

+ [Casters] +

HDPhoenix casting MC 1 + 2
nGenBenji for casting MC 3, 4 + 5 + 9, 10 +11
System casting MC 6 + co-casting MC 8 + 10
Frogmite casting MC 8
nGenXeen for co-casting MC 3 + 5
Jaczie for casting MC 7 + co-casting MC 1
Paz for co-casting MC 7
Zepph for co-casting MC 9+11

+ [Helpers] +

XanT for helping Admin MC 1- 11
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)

+ [Free Tt eSPORTS Dasher mouse pad just for watching] +

Tt eSPORTS share a great love of Starcraft 2, and realise that fans play a large role in it's success. Thus they are generously giving one of their quality Tt eSPORTS Dasher mouse pads to a lucky Aus/NZ spectator. So be sure to watch the Masters Cup for your chance to win!

See here for specs, reviews, pictures, etc. If you're in the market for a new mouse pad, definately take a look at the Dasher!

Details

Date: Sunday, 18th of December, 2011.
Time: 6pm AEDT, 5pm AEST, 3pm SGT
Location: SEA Battle.net region.
Tournament Eligibility: You must be in Masters or Grand Masters League (1v1 - SEA license). Lower players will be disqualified.
How to Sign Up: post your user name, character code in this thread
Live-Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/benjisc2
Prizes: Winner gets the $175 prize and bragging rights for being the best of the best. $90 for 2nd, $40 to 3rd - *Prize pool may increase
There is also a lucky draw prize! One lucky person shall get $10 just for joining!
Also giving away one Tt eSPORTS Dasher mouse pad to a lucky Aus/NZ spectator
Battle.net Chat-Channel: "sc2seaMC". If the event is full, the late replacement channel shall be sc2seaMCx. Someone shall be organizing replacements, message them in game or talk in channel. If not message FaDeEdOne in game.

+ [Rules and Regulations] +

Rules and Regulations

· All results must be PMed to FaDeEdOne.139 or XanT.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
. International/non SEA players are welcome, but they must have shown they are active on the SEA ladder, eg. ST.KingKong (yChSPR/gts), SoulmanfOu (Master), Slayers_Dragon
. 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, XanT.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: WCG Metalopolis (B01 no 2nd game) (R1 on bracket)
Ro64: WCG Anitga Shipyard (B01 no 2nd game) (R2 on bracket)
Ro32: GSL Daybreak (B03) (R3 on bracket)
Ro16: WCG Tal'Darim Altar LE (B03) (R4 on bracket)
Ro8: WCG Shakuras Plateau (B03) (R5 on bracket)
Semi-Finals: GSTL Dual Site (B03)
Finals: GSL Terminus RE (B05)
(3rd Place Match GSL Terminus RE 1st, B03)

Loser can pick from any the following maps:
Xel'Naga Caverns, WCG Metalopolis, WCG Shakuras Plateau, GSL Daybreak, WCG Tal'Darim Altar LE, WCG Shattered Temple, GSL Terminus RE, GSTL Dual Site, WCG Anitga Shipyard

* 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 Sunday 18 Dec, Brackets will be published on challonge.com shortly after and updated in this thread, along with seedings.

Brackets

+ [Seeds] +

1. xGkingMafia
2. Moonglade
3. pokerface
4. xGKingJazBas
5. TARossi
6. FlashRevz
7. TtPiG
8. aLthan
9. Strafe
10. SQLTtyang
11. tbkspr
12. Jerry
13. SQLTtNinja
14. delete
15. MiTHMaya
16. beethoven

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 1 month, on Jan 15, where non SEA players are welcome to join.

+ [Registered players] +

1. MrFool.439
2. EveSigns.375
3. TtPiG.473
4. Jerry.336
5. xGkingMafia.353
6. TARossi.617
7. althan.536
8. Yekke.136
9. FlashRevz.721
10. scrawL.893
11. Petraeus.737
12. pokerface.195
13. XenomorphSPR.194
14. SQLTtyang.280
15. SQLTtSenSei.421
16. delete.873
17. Strafe.703
18. Eldrid.367
19. xGKingJazBas.701
20. IntoTheSnow.978
21. Pox.404
22. EveTigey.318
23. cruxStallion.840
24. iRLProAnnn.406
25. eveparachute.918
26. tDpBob.725
27. RsSPR.818
28. lzq.397
29. beethoven.315
30. tDpMaltiso.148
31. Benniris.805
32. sweet.994
33. Bard.387
34. SQLTtNinja.408
35. CruxNXZ.299
36. nONEturtle.415
37. OopsXiliToL.373
38. Moonglade.659
39. derpy.599
40. tbkspr.961
41. MiTHjump.493
42. Danmate.891
43. VhoR.390
44. FlashMUSE.859
45. WeryNg.382
46. GGakky.680
47. SundeR.808
48. RedArchon.694
49. Plenair.490
50. FaDeGofire.202
51. vtazz.522
52. Bossdaddy.377
53. TAavanar.108
54. nuks.213
55. eXoBLaZeR.539
56. eXoLynXer.434
57. Bielsko.626
58. YoonYJ.680
59. gviewkatsu.978
60. MiTHMaya.735
61. DaNoSauR.917
62. PeleusSPR.652
63. kez.702
64. YiDaToT.849
65. SQLTt.infeza.762
66. gezza.935
67. skyau.570
68. onsCalcifer.542
69. Venom.337
70. rLsSkrawl.768
71. Fishbreak.961
72. oGrNsCo.995
73. FaDeVenosauR.819
74. cjc.509
75. LiThiuM.361
76. GGiSt.694
77. cruxmyth.936
78.

Qualifiers from the weekly GPD Opens:

+ [qualifiers] +

Confirmed:

FaDeJoshboy.607
prOxiSouth.956
coolbeans.364
GNA.403
xtc.217
EXPLOSIONED.162
TragicHero.742
Vendetta.780

8/20

Unconfirmed:

honeybadger.525
Dixzor.406
ArtVandelay.126
Paroxysm.938
xXGhostXx.
AsGNasch.
kself.418
deecee.344
VBRhuubarb.662
LAGberimbau.407
xGunslingerx.611
cless.648

Withdrawn:

SlowHands.962


Although these GPD players are qualified, they will have to post in this thread to confirm their participation or their qualified spot will be given to someone else.

Tt eSPORTS

Any questions please ask. If you are a high level player, who doesn't ladder much, but want to join, pm me and i shall consider it.

Masters Cup News, Results + Hall of Fame

Quick Comments

Frogmite:

[aLtMrFool]

MrFool.439, will be playing right after I finish duty

[EveSigns]

EveSigns. 375

[PiG]

TtPiG.473

10char

Quick Comments

SLCN.NXZ:

Change your bnet id bro :)

[x1a0yu2]

Jerry.336 .......

[iM MaFia]

xGkingMafia.353

[NvRossi]

TARossi.617

[nirvAnA]

omg THE HANNNNNNNNNNN

[han]

althan. 536

[EveYekke]

Yekke .136

[x5.Revenant]

FlashRevz.721

[mGGDaedalus]

FaDeJoshboy.607, may as well give someone an easy win 1st round

[scrawL]

scrawL.893

[Meatex]

dibs streaming it - seeing as i suck too hard to play in it

[ROOTPetraeus]

Petraeus.737

[AvPoker]

pokerface.195

[Xenomorph]

XenomorphSPR.194

[mGGSouth]

Confirming my spot prOxiSouth.956

[iM yang]

sqlttyang.280

[TASlowHands]

SlowHands.962

One of the GPD Seeds/Victims