[SkyBreaker]

SC2SEA.COM's BSG Open #04

SC2SEA.com's BSG Open #04 will be a 128-player event due to the interest over the last few weeks! The live-stream, casting and replay-packs that are associated with the BSG open are a great way for all players in the BSG leagues to watch, improve and refine their own game-play!

VoDs from last week's BSG #03 can be found at MotherShip Studios thread!

The hall of fame, for SC2SEA.com's BSG Open, thus far:

BSG Open #	Winner	Interview	Replay-Pack
#01	Fusion.835	Link	Link
#02	mustapusta.239	Link	Link
#03	Phoenix.338	Link	Link

Details

Date: Thursday, 20th of January, 2011.
Time: 8pm AEST (Melbourne, Australia) / 5pm SGT. Fixed world clock.
Location: SEA Battle.net region.
Tournament Eligibility: You must be in the bronze, silver or gold league (1v1 - SEA license). Non-BSG players will be disqualified.
How to sign-up: Sign-ups Live!
Casters: Live casting will be done on FXOpenEsports ft. guest-pro "Unstable"!
Prizes: The winner of the BSG Open #04 will have three replays of their choice analyzed by a SCII SEA professional! Having trouble with a certain match-up or don't know what you're doing wrong? Participate and hopefully win this tournament and you'll have some solid, tried and true advice to guide you in those future match-ups!
Battle.net Chat-Channel: "sc2seaBSG".

Rules and Regulations

· Players must be logged into SCII SEA region 15 minutes before their match-up. Players who are 15 or more minutes late will be disqualified and their opponent will be given an automatic win.
· Matches will be played as a Bo1 except the finals; which will be a Bo3.
· A replay-pack from the winner of the BSG must be sent to Skybreaker.895@gmail.com.
· Spectators will be allowed, however permission must be granted by both players in the current match-up. Referees and casters will also be allowed to spectate.
· 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 player who did not disconnect to decide whether the match will be either: A) replayed, or B) forfeited.
· Any disputes will be handled by myself after reviewing all associated replays.
· Any inappropriate behaviour will result in a disqualification.

Map List

The first map of each round is pre-determined and outlined in the following list. The losing player of each match will decide the subsequent map. The map pool is as follows:

Ro128: Steppes of War.
Ro64: Jungle Basin.
Ro32: Blistering Sands.
Ro16: Delta Quadrant.
Ro8: Metalopolis.
Semi-Finals: Xel'Naga Caverns.
Finals: Lost Temple.

Brackets

Brackets are automatically generated when I begin the tournament and will be posted directly to this thread so you will see who your opponent is, with ease, throughout the tournament. When the brackets are created, it is your sole responsibility to find your opponent, their character code and add them in-game and begin your matches.

Prizes

The current prize will be all the fame and glory that is associated with winning a SCII tournament, as well as a short interview with the winner on the site (www.sc2sea.com). Due to the nature of this tournament, we at sc2sea.com have decided it is in the best interest for all players involved if the prizes focused less on money and items and more so on helping them become a better gamer!

After some discussion between Nirvana and myself, we've decided that the winner's prize for the BSG Open #04 will to have three replays of their choice watched and analyzed by a SCII SEA pro! So if you're having trouble in a certain match-up, even a certain map or possibly against a certain unit composition - participate in this tournament for a chance to have those problems that are holding you back outlined for you to improve on!

Live streaming and commentary will be held at Unstable TV, with guest-pro Unstable to provide their usual great tips, information and tried and true advice for people in the BSG leagues looking to move up.

Important Information

Pleasure ensure you have your correct SEA SCII name and character code in your sc2sea.com profile, which can be found here. This will help reduce any problems people may face when having to search for their opponent's character name & code.

FAQ

Due to the BSG Open #04 being a 128-player event, I have written up a short FAQ covering a few questions that I get asked quite a bit throughout the tournament. Please ensure you read through them to maximize the smoothness of the tournament.

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Q) Do I begin my RoX matches?
A) Yes, unless I have asked you to wait so I can bring the streamer/caster into the game, please begin your game(s) immediately.

Q) I can't find my opponent?
A) Their battle.net name and character code should be in their sc2sea.com profile, if it isn't, try finding them via the chat. If you have no success tracking them down, please wait 15minutes before messaging me informing me of the scenario and I will DQ the player.

Q) What map am I on?
A) Please refer to the rules and regulations of the tournament.

Q) I'm ready for my RoX match! Where is my opponent?
A) If the bracket hasn't been updated, it means your opponent is still in-game on his current RoX match.

Q) Hey, my opponent DC'ed, but he's back online, what do I do?
A) Please refer to the rules and regulations of the tournament.

To ensure the tournament is run smoothly and efficiently for everyone; once the tournament has started, please only contact me in-game to inform me of results, disputes and no-shows. Any other questions will be answered with a link to this thread; as all other information has been outlined in here.

Regards,
SkyBreaker

[SkyBreaker]

Reserved for sign-up link and/or updates.

Update (20/01/2011)
Sign-ups Open! Click here to sign up!

Update (17/01/2011)
After some feedback regarding the late ending time of the BSG tournaments; I have decided to begin the BSG an hour earlier (games start 8pm AEST/5pm SGT) as well as have all matches a Bo1; with the exception of the final which will be played as a Bo3. I will be using this format as a benchmark to test the format for upcoming BSG tournaments.

[Aean]

Thank you to SkyBreaker for organising such a great event and also taking into consideration that the tournaments ends very late for aussies ! GL to everyone who participates.

[x5_Potter]

Great decision from Skybreaker. Glad to see he takes feedback in to consideration. A high class tournament for the lower class players

[Harmonik]

8pm thanks the lord.
Now I can stop throwing my RO128 so i can go to sleep on time

[NerA]

Brilliant. Really looking forward this; thanks SkyBreaker.

[|Erasmus|]

Awesome.

I'm actually available for once this Thursday too...

[nirvAnA]

Great change! Sky is amazing

[sherwinabing]

add me

SEA / NA Character Name ---> SherwinAbing
SEA / NA Character Name ---> 909

SherwinAbing.909

[Aean]

Originally Posted by sherwinabing

add me

SEA / NA Character Name ---> SherwinAbing
SEA / NA Character Name ---> 909

SherwinAbing.909

why would we want to add you

[Aeon]

Thanks skybreaker the earlier time slot does sound much better, it helps us aussies alot
but maybe keeping the semis as bo3 would be nice?

[SkyBreaker]

I'm glad to see such a positive response and that you all are enjoying the BSG, thanks for the kind words .

@SherwinAbing: Please read the OP regarding sign-ups.
@Aeon: Definitely something I will consider for next weeks BSG Open; I'm just experimenting with the format to see what time it will end as I've had quite a large amount of feedback regarding the finishing time. But nothing is set-in-stone!

[tin]

im with aeon on semis being bo3

[stalking you]

Dylan.759 for tournement

[Infetrix]

Infetrix.568 reserve me a spot

[nirvAnA]

Do not sign up here, the brackets open tmr, click the link in the news post then.

[sherwinabing]

Can you we paste the link in this current post? We seem to unable to find the link itself..

[Aean]

The sign up page is available on the day of the tournament, this is to prevent people from not-showing up (even though this still happens, its less frequent now). Now stop asking stupid questions, you would know if you read the thread.

[SkyBreaker]

The sign-ups for the BSG Open #04 are officially LIVE. The link has been added to this thread; as well as posted on the sc2sea.com home-page, looking forward to seeing you guys tonight! GL & HF!

[Likconater]

does the winner just contact you after each game to tell you they won or how do they do it??