[nirvAnA]

SEA Star League (SEASL)
presented by sc2sea.com

We are proud to announce the first ever SEA Star League here on sc2sea.com! This will be SEA's unofficial version of the the GSL. The prize pool features $750 dollars which we already have received from an anonymous donor (Mr. Ray!) which will be used in both Code S and Code A leagues. The SEASL will run next month when the current season of GSL is under hiatus, on SEA peak times of (19:00 SGT and 22:00 AEDT) so it does not conflict with TSL.

Lastly, if this is a success, our benefactor plans to run more seasons monthly!

Code A Tournament
For this season, qualifications are open to everyone residing in SEA/ANZ apart from the announced CODE S players. Code A winners will receive the 4th seed in the Code S group stage with a total prize pool of $150.

+ [How to Qualify] +

The first two Code A tournaments will start this Wednesday.
Everyone will have two chances to qualify, but you are allowed to join only one tournament on the same day.

e.g You can join bracket A and C but not A and B.
Any form of cheating or tournament abuse will result in disqualifications / site ban.
Brackets will be posted on challonge with proper seeding.

++ Sign Up ++
Reply to this thread with your name.charactercode and the bracket you want to participate in.
(eg. nirvAnA.123 Bracket A)

Wednesday 16th March 2011
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket A - 3:00pm SGT / 6:00pm AEDT
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket B - 7:00pm SGT / 10:00pm AEDT

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket C - 3:00pm SGT / 6:00pm AEDT
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket D - 7:00pm SGT / 10:00pm AEDT

The 4 winners of the brackets will all qualify for Code S. They will play each other in the finals to determine the champion of Code A and the prize money.

Friday, 25th March 2011
Code A Semis and Finals
Bracket A Winner vs Bracket B Winner Bo3
Bracket C Winner vs Bracket D Winner Bo3

3rd place play off Bo3
Finals Bo5

+ [Code A Prize Breakdown] +

Prize Pool: $150
#1 - $75 + Code S Qualification
#2 - $50 + Code S Qualification
#3 - $25 + Code S Qualification
#4 - Code S Qualification

Code S Tournament
Code S will be the main tournament in the SEASL featuring a prize pool of $600 running from 28th March to 10th April.

+ [Code S Invited Players] +

Code S Invited Player List
These 16 players will be divided into groups of four. 12 Code S Class Invites + Top 4 from Code A qualification rounds.

Seed Race Player Country

#1 Iceiceice

#1 RedArchon

#1 jazbas

#1 Oxygen

#2 Revenant

#2 YYJ

#2 Aaron

#2 filthy

#3 Edge

#3 Kowi

#3 Jesse

#3 roz

+ [Code S Prize Breakdown] +

Prize Pool: $600
#1 - $300
#2 - $150
#3 - $100
#4 - $50

+ [Code S Details and Schedule] +

Format:
Round robin style, best of 1. Tiebreakers to be played if necessary.
All the matches of a Group are played in a single day and groups will be divided according to seeds based on votes.
At the end of season, bottom of each group gets relegated out of code S.

There are no plans for up/down matches.

Schedule
First week:
28th March, Mon - Group A plays all their matches, 6 matches of bo1 in total.
29th March, Tues - Group B plays all their matches, 6 matches of bo1 in total.
30th March, Wed - Group C plays all their matches, 6 matches of bo1 in total.
31st March, Thur - Group D plays all their matches, 6 matches of bo1 in total.

Second week:
Top 2 from each group qualify.

4th April, Monday - Ro8 bo3 (top half 4 matches)
5th April, Tue - Ro8 bo3 (bottom half 4 matches)
7th April, Thur - Semis bo5 - (first half 2 matches)
8th April, Fri - semis bo5 - (second half 2matches)
10th April, Sun - finals bo7

FAQ

+ [FAQ and Other Info] +

Q: I want to qualify for CODE S, is there anyway i can sign up?
A: Yes, this opportunity is open to everyone who is currently residing in the SEA/ANZ region.
Place in the top 4 in our Code A tournament and you will earn a spot.

Q: Where on earth is mOOnGLaDe?
A: He is obviously on another level from anyone in SEA and is currently not residing in SEA/ANZ.
To make the competition open and more exciting, it was decided that he should not be allowed to play. Sorry Andy!

Q: How were the CODE S invites selected?
A: There was a very detailed selection process, based on the votes of the absolute top players in SEA.
Some important rules were implemented, namely no voting for yourself or clan mates, with an equal representation taken from across the clans.
You can view the vote results here.

Tentative Code A Casters:
HuT, deL, sixth

Tentative Code S Casters:
kellyMILKIES, unstable, hdphoenix, benji, tenz, jaczie

++ Sign Up ++
To sign up for our Code A, reply to this thread with your name.charactercode and the bracket you want to participate in.
(eg. nirvAnA.123 Bracket A)

Each bracket is limited to 64 players each so sign up fast!

+ [Code A Tournament Dates] +

Wednesday 16th March 2011
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket A - 3:00pm SGT / 6:00pm AEDT
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket B - 7:00pm SGT / 10:00pm AEDT

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket C - 3:00pm SGT / 6:00pm AEDT
64 Man SEASL Code A - Bracket D - 7:00pm SGT / 10:00pm AEDT

++ Update - 3/15/11 ++
Bracket A is extended to 128 players.
Bracket B is extended to 128 players.