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SEA Rising Star Tournament Series: Open Challenge #1
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8 February 2014 2:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 8th February 2pm!

SEA Players Only


The OSC team and Team Exile 5 are partnering together to bring you this new bimonthly SEA only tournament.

The aim of this tournament is to showcase and support the up and coming players in our region.
2/3 will be $250+ invitationals, and 1/3 will be an $350+ Open Challenge edition.

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Real gamers play starcraft! It's all about passion and dedication. Practice and discipline. Going head to head with a direct opponent. Doing your best and striving to be the best. The pursuit of excellence. It's not a game for casuals, it's a sport for champions!

However it can very hard to have a breakout tournament, let alone win one, so the SEA Rising Star will be your place to shine and battle against your peers!

We hope this tournament will encourage more participation and give opportunities to the next generation of stars. The SEA Rising Star is a stepping stone towards greater glory, championships, sponsors, teams, etc.

Players who have qualified for WCS, placed top 3 at an ACL Championship, or won a Masters Cup are already proven champions, so unfortunately not able to participate in SEA Rising Star series.

+ [Ineligible players:] +

KingKong, PiG, EnDerr, Petraeus, mOOnGLaDe, iaguz, Rossi, Poker, Light, Mafia, Tgun

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Prizes

1st $200, 150 OSC Points + A copy of starbound on steam
2nd $60 + 90 OSC Points
3rd $30 + OSC 60 Points
4th $20 + 40 OSC Points
5-6th $10 + OSC 25 Points each
7-8th $10 + 15 OSC Points each
9-12th 10 OSC Points each
13-16th 5 OSC Points each
17-24th 2.5 OSC Points each
Plus the highest placed Aus/NZ player wins a Knucker keyboard, thanks to Tt eSports
The tournament champion will also be the first to participate in a $50+ OSC showmatch

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Times + Format

Date: Saturday, 8th of February, 2014 (KR/AEDT/SG)
Time: Saturday 2pm AEDT, 1pm AEST, 12pm KR, 11am SGT

8 February 2014 2:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 8th February 2pm!

Location: NA Battle.net
(If both players agree, their series can be played on another server, but must you notify admin before + after)
Battle.net Channel: Join the Channel SEA Rising Star

Double Elimination.
- Upper Bracket bo3
- Lower bracket bo1 until 9-12th placing, where becomes bo3

Casters: Maynarde + Zepph
http://www.twitch.tv/x5livesc2

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Sign-up

Open to all SEA players, , , , , , + league on any server.

Post your NA ID, Account most known by (If different from registered account, eg SEA, KR ID), Team/Clan and Country.

Example: TossImba.111 ( Scarlett ) - Team Acer - Canada

Signups will close at 1.45pm AEDT/10.45am SG on Saturday 8th February, Brackets will be published on challonge.com shortly after and updated in this thread.

Teamliquid thread

Bonus: Predict the top 4 players when signing up, and we'll see who's the best at picking SEA's next up and comers!
1- ?
2- ?
3- ?
4- ?

+ [Registered Players] +

1. eCKo'Probe
2. AxS.SouL
3. Snx.Wally
4. eCKo`Schnitzel
5. [Snx]Law.752 (Surge)
6. Slayer.145
7. [ETL] Soundwave.289
8. TtSYF.Phoenix
9. TtSYF.Fighto
10. Phuzzy.185
11. TheDarkRider.392
12. mightykiwi
13. ShayneRarma.215
14. [ChxM]Crimson.958
15. RVxDemiLove.947
16. SLCN.Petrify
17. oddiewhitE
18. fraya'Kreamy
19. [ETL] snexwang.362
20. DGTV.IronLung.982
21. Blysk
22. Valheru.212
23. [AxS]Kite.196
24. FriendlyDeer.433
25. Fenner.482
26. [fraya] ilyJK.249 (Redemption)
27. [fraya]Eros.670
28. Liquid.594
29. Frustration
30. RuDe
31. Lobo.383
32. NotPotanox.831
33. NvDeth
34. Revenant
35. [DGTV]Leon.677
36. Forget.511
37. kayZ.797
38. haXJaYbOc.523
39. PeaceKeeper. 341
40. Runamok. 851
41. Bistork.321
42. timunlipat
43. [x5]Stormz.806
44. Plottel
45. zeNo.726
46. aLtNinja.158
47. Satu.850
48. Excision
49. StoicWilly.628
50. ProzeR
51. Alopex
52. Livibee.177
53. rezyn.258
54. Jazz.161
55. eCKo'rival
56. Drinksarlot.739
57. [x5]NXZ.826
58. [fraay] Elusory.321
59.

+ [Map Pool] +

Heavy Rain LE, Star Station TE, Alterzim Stronghold TE, Habitation Station LE, Frost, Yeonsu, Polar Night

For Best of 3 Series, both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then they each select the map they most want if they lose, and start with the remaining map.
For Best of 1 Series, both players take turns veto maps from the map pool, and play the remaining one

+ [Rules and Regulations] +

· All results must be PMed to DevianT 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 player disconnects occur the match is to be resumed via replay. If a player drops twice on the same game, (G1,G2,etc), it is their opponents right to take the map win, If both players don't agree to resume the map again.
· 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 account, playing on a friends is not allowed
. You are allowed to switch races
Refs: DevianT

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https://www.facebook.com/teamexile5
https://twitter.com/Team_Exile5

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Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series



SEA Rising Star, Open Challenge is a partnered tournament of the Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC). OSC is the SEA regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. The top 32 players ranked via SEA Power Rankings / OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion!

PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.

Current 2014 rankings can be found here

Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports in SEA. They care about the scene and our community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the SEA Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!

+ [More Sponsor Info] +

Silicon Sports + digitalanvil.com.au


Silicon Sports are a Melbourne based company, responsible for the succesful Melbourne Barcrafts. They also have a quality SC2 team and academy, plus a dedicated casting team. They also do a lot of work in the DOTA community.

+ [For more information:] +

Twitter: @siliconsports
Facebook: /SiliconSports
Twitch: /SiliconSports
Website: siliconsports.net

digitalanvil.com.au

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+ [For more information:] +

Email: hello@digitalanvil.com.au

Facebook: /digitalANVIL
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Tt eSPORTS


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eSports SG


eSports SG are gaming community based in Singapore but supporting eSports worldwide.

+ [For more information:] +

Website: www.esports.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/esports.singapore
Twitter: www.twitter.com/eSportsSG
Email: contact@esports.sg

Xmashed Gear


Xmashed Gear is the place to get all your geek and gamer apparel. They promise the most elite tees you can find this side of New Tristam!

+ [For more information:] +

Please visit http://www.facebook.com/xmashedgear

They are also launching a new shirt design for sc2!

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