[SSfp_Saulo]

Yes, I would rather have put the $$ on SeaCraftTV instead.

[Eddie]

Sorry guys, but we are going to have to close this down. We've been trying to work it out with the event organiser, but after months of delays, where we've had a lack of regular communication with Troy, and have waiting for some sort of an official comment from him here, it has come to this, which is disappointing.

Unfortunately he had some personal stuff going on which limited the time he could put into this, that combined with the difficulties of the format, having players show up across multiple days/weeks really put the brakes on things after a solid start.

From sc2sea public chat:

Sun, 12th-Apr-2015 6:26 PM: TtSYF.tRoy: Yes, i can confirm that i simply don't have the time to run it. When i came back i tried running quarter finals multiple times and players weren't around.

Sun, 12th-Apr-2015 6:34 PM: TtSYF.tRoy: Cbf putting my own time, money and effort into tournaments

It would be a shame for Troy's efforts to end here, as he is a decent match day admin, and has done some great work helping out with Lans in the past.

Hopefully he returns Saulo's sponsorship money asap (which i'm sure he'll do), if he hasn't already.

We also find ourselves in a tricky situation, where in order for players to earn OSC points from this tournament, there must be some sort of prizepool. It would be nice if Troy stepped up and paid something to those who finished in top 8, especially considering their efforts playing through this format, and delays.

However going by above quotes this might be unlikely. So what i am going to do is give each top 8 player $10 and 25 OSC points each , giving the tournament a $80 prizepool. However, i won't be chasing up the players to give out the $'s. I'm hoping they 'donate it back', as it's A) Not my event, and B) I'm trying to do them a favour by working out a way to get some OSC points after their efforts to play and the delays. However if they really do want the $10, i will oblige.

It is a real shame the ESCL ended this way, but OSC will have some exciting news coming to you within the next month of 2 new, bigger and better Group stages > Top 8 GSL style competitions. Look out for that!

Thanks all,

Eddie.

Quick Comments

	syfNaMeK:	You the man Eddie
	mGGSlayer:	based god eddie
	syfChase:	Wow Eddie. So unselfish and committed to the scene
	abstract:	this really shows the best and worst of people. SC2 SEA scene are so lukcy to have you Eddie.
	SSfp_Saulo:	Eddie's work at OSC is just too big to be overshadowed by a minor issue. Move on.