[Eddie]

Welcome to the 9th SEA Masters Cup!



This event is a 128 player competition, single elimination style tournament. $80 prize on offer to the winner, sponsored by Eddie! Sc2sea will donate $30 from our community donations as well. $35 2nd prize, $20 3rd. $145 prize pool total*!

Sponsors and donations for this event are welcomed, if you'd like to help out, please pm me. Masters Cup usually gets around 3000 viewers, and 100-150 of the highest quality players in the SEA region.

Team Liquid Thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/view...opic_id=277227

+ [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

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

+ [Casters] +

HDPhoenix casting MC 1 + 2
nGenBenji for casting MC 3, 4 + 5 + 9
System casting MC 6 + co-casting MC 8
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

+ [Helpers] +

XanT for helping Admin MC 1- 9
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)

Details

Date: Sunday, 23rd of October, 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 $80 prize and bragging rights for being the best of the best. $35 for 2nd, $20 to 3rd - *Prizepool shall hopefully increase
There is also a lucky draw prize! One lucky person shall get $10 just for joining!
Battle.net Chat-Channel: "sc2seaMC". If the event is full, the late replacement channel shall be sc2seaMCx. BioGenie shall be organizing replacements, pm him in game or talk in channel.

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.

Refs: FaDeEdOne.139, XanT.665, BioGenie.615

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: MLG Metalopolis (B01 no 2nd game) (R1 on bracket)
Ro64: Tal'Darim Altar LE (B01 no 2nd game) (R2 on bracket)
Ro32: GSL Daybreak (B03) (R3 on bracket)
Ro16: GSTL Dual Site (B03) (R4 on bracket)
Ro8: GSL Crevasse (B03) (R5 on bracket)
Semi-Finals: GSL Terminus SE (B03)
Finals: Xel'Naga Caverns (B05)
(3rd Place Match Xel'Naga 1st, B03)

Loser can pick from any the following maps:

Xel'Naga Caverns, MLG Metalopolis, Shakuras Plateau, Typhon Peaks, GSL Daybreak, Tal'Darim Altar LE, GSL Crevasse, GSL Terminus SE, GSTL Dual Site

* Players are allowed 1 veto each per round. 2 vetos are allowed in the B05 final. First game cannot be vetoed.

Brackets

Brackets: http://challonge.com/mc9

+ [Seeds] +

1. xGKingiaguz
2. xgkingmafia
3. master (Soulman)
4. tarossi
5. Jerry
6. TAyang
7. NEOindy
8. pokerface
9. aLtNinja
10. Ttpig
11. inFiTargA
12. GGFiery
13. MasterSPR
14. SupArmani
15. Atro
16. Bielsko

Late chance to join in channel sc2seamcx if there are no shows.

Registered players:

+ [Registered players] +

1. Danmate.891
2. xgkingmafia.353
3. nuks.213
4. MskiJaBiTo.621
5. MskiDane.185
6. TAyang.971
7. EveMassaA.522
8. Pobbes.869
9. pokerface.195
10. derpy.599
11. VhoR.390
12. SatuSPR.108
13. TTneko.131
14. Ttpig.473
15. GviewArtist.519
16. Jerry.336
17. inFiTargA.113
18. TAdippa.684
19. delete.873
20. kez.702
21. beethoven.315
22. Digby.254
23. FaDeGofire.202
24. NEOindy.791
25. DaNoSauR.917
26. tarossi.617
27. lzq.397
28. GviewHaDeZ.201
29. yChSPR 139
30. GGBinu.545
31. Bard.387
32. SupArmani.929
33. sweet.994
34. vKmashix.224
35. teexxx. 647
36. ZooM.624
37. EveRekanise 618
38. Paroxysm.938
39. sKyAU.570
40. EveJaFF.415
41. EveSigns.375
42. tDpBob.725
43. xGKingiaguz.141
44. tDpMaltiso.148
45. vKiPawn.214
46. GGFiery.206
47. Bielsko.626
48. vkRaiNboW.880
49. Fanatic.283
50. techtron.422
51. BookII.538
52. GviewToONaC.334
53. PolkaDodge.312
54. yoyoyo.428
55. AZKmalice.259
56. Cheeseball.233
57. Benniris.805
58. DtorR.199
59. TAEdgE.100
60. eXoLynXer.434
61. master.798
62. nGenCrimson.134
63. Atro.347
64. TAms.751
65. Cote.221
66. GGakky.680
67. FrOst.510
68. aLtNinja.415
69. XenomorphSPR.194
70. rLsSkrawl. 768
71. rlszeal.478
72. TAriiChard.272
73. iRLProAnnn.406
74. nothanxspr.385
75. fxotgun 470
76. MskiYax.453
77. CrazY.481
78. jason.957
79. gviewkatsu.978
80. TAFourby.359
81. DemonhunterP.146
82. sivvon.610
83. Pox.404
84. MasterSPR 129
85. phoneheha.693
86. OopsXiliToL.373
87. cTsanti.455
88.

87/108 players

Qualifiers from the weekly GPD Opens:

+ [qualifiers] +

Confirmed:

scm.942
Shieldz.315
HuK.916
superman.449

Unconfirmed:

Dohwee.717
Dixzor.406
Gomms. 692
Sath.318
MeatSnack.561
TADanny.205
Boony.911
TheSouthLord.342
deecee.344
FrapzSPR.494
cruxBsK.737
Tjioe.952
Crispy.944
CobrA.528
pukusam.
doc.789

Withdrawn:

BioGenie.615

4/20

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.



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.

Quick Comments

	TCPLemminks:	$10 is a brilliant idea, considering the huge skill gap between top masters and bottom
	kimsungje:	chris#1225 hi i'm ST_RainBOw nice to meet you

[Fenner]

Danmate#891

[iM MaFia]

xgkingmafia 353

[NUKS]

nuks 213 zerg

[MskiJaBiTo]

MskiJaBiTo 621

[danezkie]

MskiDane 185 T

[iM yang]

TAyang.971

[EveMassacrisM]

EveMassaA.522

[Pobbes]

Pobbes. 869 P

[AvPoker]

pokerface.195

[Stallion]

cruxStallion.840

[crAzerk]

TheGrayZerg.292
I'm not masters league tho so I guess only consider me if the brackets are still lacking (e.g. Alot of walkovers) . Just joining in for the fun and exposure

[Vrenzy]

VhoR. 390
Terran

[Satu]

SatuSPR.108

[neKo]

TTneko 131
zerg

[PiG]

Ttpig character code TBA I'm on my phone

Edit: CC: 473

I'll mostly be using my Tt account now so I can represent my awesome team TT eSPORTS! Will edit my signature with the new account and character code!

Quick Comments

souljah:

your character code is right there in your signature... 464

[Artist]

GviewArtist.519

[x1a0yu2]

Jerry.336 .

[TargA]

inFiTargA.113

[x5.Revenant]

FlashRevz.721