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**Eddie** · Mon, 8th-Dec-2014, 7:26 PM

Season 2 of the Oseanic Championship Series has finished, so it's now time for the top 32 players ranked via our OSC Rankings to play in the Grand Finale to find our champion! 2014 has been building up to this point! To qualify players earnt points for placing highly in partnered OSC tournaments. In 2014 we had 358 individual players with points earned (up from 138 in 2013), and 154 completed partnered tournaments, up from 77 last year. Combined prizepool given away by OSC Partnered tournaments in 2014 = $26191! Now we play to find our yearly champion, in bracket of stars!

$3500+ Prizepool!

1st-32nd will be paid!

1st $1000, and a Saulo Silva fine photography print (~$185)
2nd $500
3rd $300
4th $200
5th/6th $150
7th/8th $125
9th-12th $75
13th-16th $40
17-20th $25
24th-32nd $20
$ = AUD

There are also bonus $ Bounties open to SEA Players

We may require some community help to build this event up to the high level it deserves, and a true reflection on the years season! We are hoping some of those who can spare a few dollars will give back to these guys. A spare $10, $20 all adds up! In addition any donation of $25 AUD or more will have exclusive access to all replays from the seasons finals. Donations are open now, and will close on Dec 16th.

Group Stages (9th-32nd)

Everyone in a group players each other. The top 3 players from each group will join the top 8 season seeds in a 20 player Double Elimination bracket on Sunday 21st Dec to find our champion.

All series are best of 3. Map score will be used if there is a tie on equal series wins. If players are still tied on map score, the player who won their series in the group advances.

Players ranked 9-16th in the yearly rankings will be paired, and can each take turns to select a player to join their group.

Results in spoiler tags

Group A Sat 20, 12pm AEDT (10am KST)

20 December 2014 12:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 20th December 12pm!

Maynarde,

Zepph

Race
Country Player
Spear
Pezz
Alopex (Spear's choice from player pool)
Crimson (Pezz's choice from player pool)
Hurricane
Frustration

+ [Schedule + Results] +

1- Spear 2 v Alopex 0 (streamed)
2- Pezz 1 v Crimson 2
3- Frustration 0 v Hurricane 2

4- Spear 2 v Frustration 0
5- Pezz v Alopex 2 (streamed)
6- Hurricane 2 v Crimson 0

7- Spear 2 v Crimson 0
8- Hurricane 2 v Pezz 1 (streamed)
9- Alopex 2 v Frustration 0

10- Spear 1 v Pezz 2 (streamed)
11- Crimson 2 v Frustration 0
12- Alopex 0 v Hurricane 2

13- Spear 0 v Hurricane 2 (streamed)
14- Frustration 0 v Pezz 2 (Walkover)
15- Alopex 2 v Crimson 1

1st: Hurricane
2nd: Spear
3rd: Alopex

Group B Sat 20, 12pm AEDT (10am KST)

20 December 2014 12:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 20th December 12pm!

Rifkin,

ZombieGrub

Race
Country Player
Wally
Probe
StriKE (Wally's choice from player pool)
Fenner (Probe's choice from player pool)
Patience
Hitman
*Impact didn't show up, and was replaced by Hitman

+ [Schedule + Results] +

1- Wally v StriKE
2- Probe 0 v Hitman 2
3- Fenner 0 v Patience 2 (streamed)

4- Wally 0 v Patience 2 (streamed)
5- Probe 2 v Fenner 0
6- Hitman 2 v StriKE 0

7- Patience 2 v Probe 0
8- Hitman 2 v Wally 0 (streamed)
9- StriKE 0 v Fenner 2

10- StriKE 0 v Patience 2
11- Fenner 0 v Hitman 2
12- Probe 2 v Wally 0 (streamed)

13- Patience 1 v Hitman 1 (streamed)
14- StriKE 0 v Probe 0
15- Wally 0 v Fenner 2 (Walkover)

1st: Hitman
2nd: Patience
3rd: Probe

Group C Sat 20, 6pm AEDT (4pm KST)

20 December 2014 6:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 20th December 6pm!

Maynarde,

Zepph

Race
Country Player
DemiLove
Jim
Lobo (DemiLove's choice from player pool)
NXZ (Jim's choice from player pool)
TaeJa
Armani

+ [Schedule + Results] +

1- TaeJa 2 v NXZ 0
2- Armani 2 v DemiLove 0 (streamed)
3- Jim 2 v Lobo 1

4- Lobo 0 v NXZ 2
5- TaeJa 2 v DemiLove 0
6- Jim 0 v Armani 2 (streamed)

7- NXZ 0 v Armani 2
8- Jim 2 v DemiLove 0 (streamed)
9- TaeJa 2 v Lobo 0

10- Armani 2 v Lobo 0
11- NXZ 2 v DemiLove 1
12- TaeJa 2 v Jim 0 (streamed)

13- TaeJa 2 v Armani 1 (streamed)
14- Jim 2 v NXZ 0
15- Lobo 2 v DemiLove 0 (Walkover)

1st: TaeJa
2nd: Armani
3rd: Jim

Group D Sat 20, 6pm AEDT (4pm KST)

20 December 2014 6:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 20th December 6pm!

Rifkin,

ZombieGrub

Race
Country Player
Solar
Schnitzel
RivaL
GuMiho
FIGHTO
eMotion
*Pox withdrew due to internet issues, and was replaced by Schnitzel

+ [Schedule + Results] +

1- eMotion 2 v FIGHTO 0
2- Solar 2 v RivaL 0 (streamed)
3- GuMiho 2 v Schnitzel 0

4- GuMiho 2 v RivaL 0
5- Solar 2 v FIGHTO 0 (streamed)
6- Schnitzel 0 v eMotion 2

7- RivaL 2 v Schnitzel 0
8- GuMiho 2 v FIGHTO 0
9- eMotion 1 v Solar 2 (streamed)

10- RivaL 2 v FIGHTO 0
11- Schnitzel 0 v Solar 2
12- GuMiho 1 v eMotion 2 (streamed)

13- GuMiho 1 v Solar 2 (streamed)
14- RivaL 0 v eMotion 2
15- Schnitzel 1 v FIGHTO 2

1st: Solar
2nd: eMotion
3rd: GuMiho

Players should follow the planned series schedule, notify admin before starting a series, and update score after each game, eg 1-0, 1-1.

Players are advised to join the in game group OSC on NA server, so they can contact their opponents and admin. Game can also be played on SEA or Korean server if both players agree, and admin/casters are notified/updated.

Winner of each series is required to email replays to eddieedwardssc2@gmail.com before starting their next series.

If players haven't arrived by 1 hour after group start time, they will be replaced. If you think you might be late, contact admin in advance.

Top 8 Seeds already qualified for Sunday:

Race
Country Player
PiG
Petraeus
EnDerr
KingKong
Arthur
Blysk
Mightykiwi
iaguz

Sundays Championship Bracket starts at 12pm AEDT

21 December 2014 12:00 PM AEDTCountdown to 21st December 12pm!

Map Pool:

King Sejong Station LE, Overgrowth LE, Catallena LE, Merry Go Round LE, Deadwing LE, Foxtrot Labs LE + Nimbus LE

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. Any problems, consult with admin.

Casters:

We have the SEA dream team consisting of

Maynarde,

Zepph and

Insano
And the hardest working casting team in the business

Rifkin and

ZombieGrub from basetradetv
Chinese streams will be on http://www.douyutv.com/scboy / http://www.twitch.tv/scboy1

Main Stream Day 1 + 2: http://www.twitch.tv/basetradetv
Secondary Stream Day 1 + 2: http://www.twitch.tv/maynarde

Only offical tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches. No first person streams.

Admin team: DevianT, Elusory and Namakaye

Questions?
Predictions?

Sponsors for the 2014 Grand Finale + 2015 Season

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 Oseanic 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!

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:] +

digitalanvil.com.au

Whether you need a new domain name, website, hosting or want to increase your exposure online, these are the guys who can help!

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Saulo Silva fine photography

Saulo Silva is a photographer, motorcyclist and Geophysicist. When off-duty from the industry, he seeks the place, the light and the angle for unique captures.

Always "armed" with a camera to not let opportunities slip away, he will strive to bring home images to please the eye, be it a brief witness of nature, a beautiful smile or a unexpected gesture.

Working under an assignment, he will define the "shooting mission" with the customer to make it the ultimate photographic experience. Assignment photography brings pictures that are guaranteed to be exclusive to the customer, adding great value to them. The possibilities are limitless.

If you're looking for a unique and really exclusive gift to give to someone special, perhaps a Saulo Silva is just what you're looking for!

He also loves to play and watch starcraft!

Meet the players!

To come