[BaKaiNu]

SC2SEA.COM's 2v2 Open #01

Hello everybody!

Both me(BakaInu.974) and Zergtastic.610 from the BSG fame and glory :P is starting a new tournament for the SC2SEA site! I'm sure the title of the thread has given it away, so we hope there will be interest in this new tournament. This first 2v2 tournament in SC2SEA shall decide it's fate in the SC2SEA tournament line up! So do participate and make SC2SEA one of the best sites for SC2 e-sports! Credits for nirvAnA for being awesome!

PS: Using BSG thread post as a backbone for this thread. Will change if required! :P

Also, this post will be updated sporadically to change certain informations regarding team games. Please check this thread once in a while for changes. Thank you.

The 2v2 Open #01 is a 16-team event.


Details

Date: Thursday, 24th of February, 2011.
Time: 9pm AEST (Melbourne, Australia) / 6pm SGT. Fixed world clock.
Location: SEA Battle.net region.
Tournament Eligibility: The tournament is open to everybody as long as it is a 2v2 team.
How to Sign Up: Sign up is now open, Link. To join as a team. Create team using this link. http://www.sc2sea.com/competitions.php?do=addteam
Please put you and your teammate's name as the team's name. Thank you. Eg. BakaInuZergtastic
Live-Stream: Live streaming and commentating will be available at; BenjiSC2 ft. nGenBenji.
Prizes: $20 dollars per team, this means $10 dollars per person (Unless someone wants to hog the whole prize).
Battle.net Chat-Channel: "sc2sea2v2".

Rules and Regulations

• All results must be PMed to BakaInu.974 in-game.
• Both players in each team must be logged into SCII SEA region 15 minutes before their match-up. Teams who are 15 or more minutes late will be disqualified and their opponent will be given an automatic win.
• Matches will be played as a Bo1 with the exception of the semi-finals and finals; which will be played as a Bo3.
• A replay-pack from the winner of the 2v2 Open must be sent to Zergtastic@yahoo.com.au.
• Winner of the 2v2 Open is required to send the replay pack within 5 days of winning the tournament or else his/her victory shall be deemed void.
• Spectators will be allowed, however permission must be granted by both teams in the current match-up. Referees and casters will also be allowed to spectate.
• 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. If a teammate disconnects in the middle of the game, the player have to decide to carry on alone, or forfeit the match unless the teammate disconnects in the first 2 minutes.
• Any disputes will be handled by the 2v2 Open admins after reviewing all associated replays.
• Any inappropriate behaviour will result in a disqualification.

Map List

The first map of each round is pre-determined and outlined in the following list. The losing player of the semi-final and final match will decide the subsequent map. The map pool is as follows:

Ro16: High Orbit.
Ro8: Monlyth Ridge.
Semi-Finals: Twilight Fortress.
Finals: Tempest.

Brackets

Brackets are automatically generated when the tournament begins and will be posted directly to this thread so you will see who your opponent is, with ease, throughout the tournament. When the brackets are created, it is your sole responsibility to find your opponent, their character code and add them in-game and begin your matches.

Prizes

$10 for each person, hence $20 per team. Need I say more? :P

Thank you SC2SEA, nirvAnA, and the donators for hosting this tournament's prize.

Important Information

Pleasure ensure you have your correct SEA SCII name and character code in your sc2sea.com profile, which can be found here. This will help reduce any problems people may face when having to search for their opponent's character name & code.

FAQ

SkyBreaker written up a short FAQ for the BSG, but can be applied here (Thank you Sky!), covering a few questions that is asked quite a bit throughout the tournament. Please ensure you read through them to maximize the smoothness of the tournament.

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Q) Do I begin my RoX matches?
A) Yes, unless I have asked you to wait so I can bring the streamer/caster into the game, please begin your game(s) immediately.

Q) I can't find my opponent?
A) Their battle.net name and character code should be in their sc2sea.com profile, if it isn't, try finding them via the chat. If you have no success tracking them down, please wait 15minutes before messaging me informing me of the scenario and I will DQ the player.

Q) What map am I on?
A) Please refer to the rules and regulations of the tournament.

Q) I'm ready for my RoX match! Where is my opponent?
A) If the bracket hasn't been updated, it means your opponent is still in-game on his current RoX match.

Q) Hey, my opponent DC'ed, but he's back online, what do I do?
A) Please refer to the rules and regulations of the tournament.

To ensure the tournament to run as smoothly and efficiently for everyone; once the tournament has started, please only contact me(BakaInu.610) or Zergtastic.610 in-game to inform us of disputes and no-shows. Result of the matches are to be private messaged to BakaInu.974 in-game. Any other questions will be answered with a link to this thread; as all other information has been outlined in here.

Regards,
BakaInu (ITS AN i NOT L!)

[BaKaiNu]

Reserved for updates

[Crankenstein]

ARGH! So many awesome tournaments and I'm going to be away on holiday >.<

Is this on the same time as the BSG? That might cause problems for some...

[ToRDeathsFang]

@Crankenstein-
1-Tragic
2-From now on the BSG is on Saturdays as there have been many complaints with time in Aus so its on Saturday now.

[Crankenstein]

Oh sweet =D The calendar hasn't been updated to reflect that change, hence my confusion. Sorry about that ^__^

[ToRDeathsFang]

Yea, i got confused at that as well until Baka told me about it. Someones gotta tell Nirvana to update the thing with dates that arent out-of-date.

[Makra]

This is an awesome idea guys!

[Tom]

What are the other maps for the (bo3) semis and final?

[PapaBigBelly]

when can we sign up?

[Aean(:]

$10 a person for registration MAH ASS. For a LAN yes, online no. 16 teams x 20 = $320 in a week. ggyo money makers

[ETL.Santi]

Originally Posted by Aean(:

$10 a person for registration MAH ASS. For a LAN yes, online no. 16 teams x 20 = $320 in a week. ggyo money makers

you serious bro?

[Makra]

Soooo.... twilight fortress hey. Really? That, and arid wastes shouldn't be included in any of the tourneys IMO.

[Aean(:]

Originally Posted by Santi

you serious bro?

Knvm. Read the op wrong, there is no registration fee ^__^"

[BaKaiNu]

Originally Posted by Makra

Soooo.... twilight fortress hey. Really? That, and arid wastes shouldn't be included in any of the tourneys IMO.

That map is chosen because of it being different from other 2v2 maps, and kind of encourages macro play, or 2 base play depending on the situation. It is one of the more decent maps in the list. Arid wastes is just bad.

Originally Posted by Aean(:

$10 a person for registration MAH ASS. For a LAN yes, online no. 16 teams x 20 = $320 in a week. ggyo money makers

There are no registration fees, only prize money for the winners.

Originally Posted by ArousalPerMinute

when can we sign up?

Sign up will open on the day of the tournament, 24th of February.

Originally Posted by Tom

What are the other maps for the (bo3) semis and final?

The next map played is chosen by the losers of the round.

[Tom]

Cheers, so I will be able to choose Arid Wastes if I lose (the only decent 2v2 map blizzard has made!)

Other question, round of 16, bo1,bo1,bo3,bo3 so max 8 games? My partner and I both work, so if it gets to midnight we'll have to head off. If we've made it to the finals, is there any chance of postponing to the next day if its looking like we won't make it before midnight?

[Makra]

Originally Posted by BakaInu

That map is chosen because of it being different from other 2v2 maps, and kind of encourages macro play, or 2 base play depending on the situation. It is one of the more decent maps in the list. Arid wastes is just bad.

Hmm ok, it's just Twilight is so zerg favoured IMO. Good to know you agree about Arid wastes though

@Tom, you trolling? 0.o

[BaKaiNu]

Originally Posted by Makra

Hmm ok, it's just Twilight is so zerg favoured IMO. Good to know you agree about Arid wastes though

@Tom, you trolling? 0.o

Arid waste is a map where early rush is really difficult to defend, especially since the defending distance from 1 base to another is just stupid. Twiling is not as much zerg favoured as terran and protoss favoured, since the natural expansion is basically free, and walling off protects both main and nat. Yay, I can talk about map balance! :P

Originally Posted by Tom

Cheers, so I will be able to choose Arid Wastes if I lose (the only decent 2v2 map blizzard has made!)

Other question, round of 16, bo1,bo1,bo3,bo3 so max 8 games? My partner and I both work, so if it gets to midnight we'll have to head off. If we've made it to the finals, is there any chance of postponing to the next day if its looking like we won't make it before midnight?

Yes, if you lose in Semi or Finals, you are able to pick Arid Wastes as the next map to be played on.

Yes, the maximum number of games that one can play in this tournament is 8 games. However, due to short number of games, it is unlikely to go past midnight. We will only postpone the finals for exceptional cases.

[Aean(:]

Originally Posted by BakaInu

There is no registration fees, only prize money for the winners.

cheers, thanks mate

[Makra]

Originally Posted by BakaInu

. Twiling is not as much zerg favoured as terran and protoss favoured, since the natural expansion is basically free, and walling off protects both main and nat. Yay, I can talk about map balance! :P

Not sure if I should be turning this into a map discussion lol, but anyways. I find twilight is zerg favoured just because it is so big, with a few speedlings to get map control you can usually do nothing but drone and expo for the first 6-7 mins. I think I've managed 100+ drones in less than 10 minutes on that map. Just my 2 cents anyway

[SkyBreaker]

This is definitely a great addition to the already awesome line-up of SC2 tournaments at sc2sea.com!

Also, in terms of administration BakaInu; inform players to organise their teams prior to signing up and organise between themselves for one member from the team to sign-up for the tournament; thus the current tournament layout on sc2sea.com can be used with ease.

Look forward to tuning in!