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SC2SEA.COM's BSG Open #10

Short story is back with BakaInu typing it in! Zergtastic has no creative element and hence, should be stabbed for causing us pain in the last week event! :P Every, gather your pitchfork and torches! Hunt him downnnnn!

The BSG Open #10 is a 64-player event.


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
#04	Jings	Link	Link
#05	Noobinater	Link	Link
#06	jimOK	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
#07	BoxeR	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
#08	CookieMunchR	Coming Soon	Coming Soon

Details

Date: Saturday, 5th of March, 2011.
Time: 9pm AEST (Melbourne, Australia) / 6pm 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: It is now open, sign up here.
Live-Stream: Live casting and commentary will be available at Mothership Studios featuring guest-pros MSSPhoenix!
Prizes: The winner of the BSG Open 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". It is accessable at all times and used as a training channel for our BSG players.

Rules and Regulations

· All results must be PMed to Zergtastic.610 in-game.
· 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 with the exception of the semi-finals and finals; which will be played as a Bo3.
· A replay-pack from the winner of the BSG must be sent to Zergtastic@yahoo.com.au.
· Winner of the BSG is required to send the replay pack within 5 days of winning the tournament or else his/her victory shall be deemed void.
· 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 referee to decide whether; A) the game is to be replayed, or B) player X/Y is to be awarded the win.
· Any disputes will be handled by the BSG admins after reviewing all associated replays.
· Any inappropriate behaviour will result in a disqualification.
· If a person is suspected to be smurfing (high level players in BSG tourneys), the associated player's replay will be judged by several high level players to determine the associated player's authenticity, if found to be guilty of such treason!, the player shall be banned from further tournaments and SC2SEA. If Baka knows where you live, say goodbye to your cat/dog as well. I, Zergtastic, shall go to prison for his actions as a mate in the conspiracy.

Map List

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

Ro64: The Shattered Temple.
Ro32: Backwater Gulch.
Ro16: Slag Pits.
Ro8: Typhoon Peaks.
Semi-Finals: Xel'Naga Caverns.
Finals: Metalopolis.

Brackets

Brackets are automatically generated when the tournament begins 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!

The winner's prize for the BSG Open #10 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!

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

SkyBreaker has written up a short FAQ covering a few questions that is 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.

Q) The host asked me to create a game and invite him. How do I do it?
A) First, create the map specified for the round that you are playing at. Then, invite your opponent into the game and invite the host into the game by right clicking their name on your friend list or on the chatroom. Thereafter, past the host, host of the game by right clicking him in the lobby, and promote him to host.

Please send all results to Zergtastic.610.