yup its 5xbo3. if its getting streamed just showcase the best 2 matches. They can be played concurrently so whole match can be over in an hour. atm theres no ace format because some teams can have 1-2 very strong players carrying them all the way through.
What does it mean when there are no "ace players"?
i don't see any real reason why there can't be different formats in different divisions. i get the impression most of the teams in tier 1 will have small lineups, while teams in tier 2 (like TA) generally have massive lineups...
I agree with Shortizz about using the TCL format, where some matches are worth more points than others. If we have league positions be determined by said points, it creates a lot more excitement as each set does actually contribute to the teams overall position (outside of whether they win or lose that match against the other clan).
For those of you who don't watch English Football the FA cup is basically where every team in all the top three football divions (League One, Championship, Premier League) in English football play against each other. If your clan loses the match then you are eliminated. Also I'm pretty sure the match-ups are determined by drawing, not seeding.
We might use a 4 player TCL format just for TIER 1 teams. All matches are Bo3
Meaning
Match 1: (1 point)
Match 2: (1 point)
Match 3: (1 point)
Match 4: (2 points)
The best players play for their teams in match 4 and this is the only match that is casted. Each team must have 4 different players for each match. so every week u get to see the ace matches, its like a big show match every week. because if each war had their own caster it would be very hectic and its better have a central casting who just casts the best and does a good job.
example:
5pm TAarcMSI vs aLt
6pm infi vs mski
7pm mith vs spr
so these games are casted.
5pm: Rossi vs PiG
6pm Ice vs enderr
7pm redarchon vs soulman
all other games happen at the same time as the respective ace match they are just not casted. this ends up making the teams choose their "ace" carefully and its exclusive and sponsor swill be happy since its the "pro" league after all and that way all the "pro players" will be getting attention and the highest calibre of matches are displayed.
Update: Had a discussion with frogmite and here is some updated information. There will be a limit of 8 teams per division. There will be four divisions, tier 1 teams will be invited. In the event that more than 8 teams apply for the other divisions, applications will be accepted based on clan activity and leadership ability, so the league runs smoothly. Format will probably be 5 sets of 1v1s, best of 3 and promotion/demotion will only be for the Tier1/Tier2 level. i.e No tier 2 team can get demoted, but winner plays in the "pro-league" next season. More details will be released after hearing feedback from other admins and am also still awaiting confirmation if they can run the league but this is what we have in mind at the moment.
Frogmite will make an official news post soon so stay tuned.
Duration: 2 months, every Saturday.
Tier 1
By invite
Prizes: $$
Admins: crAzerk, BakaInu
Tier 2
Masters / GM, chosen by application
Froggies great idea - This league was made specially for the GM/masters clans like EVE, IRL lGd who would crush all the non pro teams but lose to the pro teams.
The best place for up and coming players to develop and make a name for themselves
Prizes: SC2 Kr Accounts / Coaching
Admins: Eddie, XanT
Tier 3
Diamond and below restriction
Prize: TGM subscriptions
Admins: Erasmus,
Tier 4
Gold and below restriction
Prize: TGM subscriptions
Admins: Maynade, Frogmite
FA Cup:
Open to every team in the league
Prize: $$
Semi Finals / Finals: best of 7
Tier 1 example: These are the invited teams and an example of what i expect the tier1 league to look like. You can't represent your clan and your team so players have to choose which they want to represent. These are the names i can think off from the top of my head
Still uncertain on what to do with glade/tgun but we definitely want them playing in this league. I was thinking of letting them join MiTH or Mski for season 1 to even the field, but there probably is a more refined solution.
Tier 1 should as mentioned be for the top sponsored teams like xG, arcMSI, Mski etc etc where all the best players clash and that's where most of the great games will be coming from. But some of the focus should also be for the up-and-coming players.
Most of these up-and-coming players aren't in a sponsored team, because they haven't been able to shine yet, but are in a clan. Tier 2 should be where the up-and-coming players of a clan play to try and make themselves shine, while the top players who have sponsored teams and are in a clan as well can compete in Tier 1.
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I'm going to assume that the SC2SEA Clan League Open is also using the BO5/7 1v1 format: This means that teams will require a minimum of 5/7 players and looking at some of the Tier 1 rosters, a few of them currently don't have enough players to support this.
I'm going to assume that the SC2SEA Clan League Open is also using the BO5/7 1v1 format: This means that teams will require a minimum of 5/7 players and looking at some of the Tier 1 rosters, a few of them currently don't have enough players to support this.
I'd say the Open league would have the options of pro teams combining with each other or other clans...?
Anyway, This whole thing looks amazing!
Can't wait!.. SEA eSports - its about god damn time!
see my post above lemminks! gonna just need 4 players per week for Tier1, which uses a different format then the other tiers
I meant for the FA cup style (which I'm calling the SC2SEA Clan Open).
Since it's elimination style instead of points, teams will need a minimum of 7 players. Unless you want to make it use the points systm as well.
For the "FA cup" (i think SEA Clan Cup sounds better ) i suppose the format will be the same as Tier 1. So only four players will be needed to play in it. The Tier 1 teams will be seeded.
And yeah, i have the feeling it will be awesome. I hope now that a lot of teams will register. The registration thread is still in the oven, but it already smells good.
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