[Elusory]

Will Qualifier #2 still be 11th 7PM AEST?

[Baldie]

OP has been updated will all information I am explaining below.

Based on feedback we are going to bump all remaining ACLSOS rounds to a 6PM AEST start. This will now mean first round walkovers will occur at 6:15PM while second round walkovers will occur at 6:30PM. Apologies to those who are impacted by an earlier start - if you want to compete but may be a little later than 6:15PM I'll consider keeping your set alive to a certain point would just need prior communication an an ETA.

In terms of Qualifier dates they are as follows:

Qualifier 2: Thursday 11th September
Qualifier 3: Friday 19th September
Qualifier 4: Tuesday 23rd September
Round of 8: Thursday 9th October
Round of 4: Tuesday 14th October

In other exciting news the prize pool has been increased from $300 to $1,000 due to a mixture of community donations and support from Blizzard directly. We still are open to take donations throughout the remainder of the series - remembering donations go 100% into the prize pool for players.

Good luck - I'll push this out more formally to social media channels tomorrow.

Quick Comments

x5_Namakaye:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/ACL_Online_Series liquipedia updated to show changes :)

[Elusory]

Originally Posted by baldie

prize pool has been increased from $300 to $1,000

sick beans

[x5_dot]

Nice! 10bloodychar

[Baldie]

Less than 5 hours until Qualifier 2 kicks off! Register here: bit.ly/ACLSOSQ2

[Baldie]

Qualifier 2 Bracket: http://2014sc2.challonge.com/ACLSOS1Q2

[syfChadMann]

Got home late.. got to my PC at 7:10.. already walked over. :'(


waaaait.. this started at 6pm?..

I thought there was a timer that said 7.. T___T

[Baldie]

Sorry for those who didn't see the changed time. I thought it was fairly well social media'd (Facebook, Twitch, TL and SC2SEA updates). I do realise I should have not assumed everyone would see and could have emailed each person who registered. I'll be sure to do so for future events.

Quick Comments

syfChadMann:

All good bro. :)

[Eddie]

6pm / 4pm SG does seem a little early for a work night. Nice to see a bit of variance coming with the days though.

Well done PiG + MK.
Runamok 2-0 > Demi an impressive result too. (+5 OSC points)

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by Eddie

6pm / 4pm SG does seem a little early for a work night.

While I do agree, I put the start time to a poll and at the time of decision it was 60% wanting a 6pm start time and 40% wanting a 7pm. So I went with the larger percentage. The remainder of qualifiers will stay at 6pm but if the Top 8/4 decide they want to play later we can maybe accommodate.

[Elusory]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Runamok 2-0 > Demi an impressive result too. (+5 OSC points)

Game 1 was a walkover btw.

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Eddie:

Fair enough! Result still counts. 1-0 Good anyway

[rezyn8]

Please for the love of all that is holy update YOUR website with the correct dates - I try to promote but then find out that the dates are different because they are hidden in here.

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Baldie:

I unfortunately don't have access to change the website and the entire team is busy on projects but I will try push it

[Baldie]

Due to Blizzard maintenance we will have to reschedule tonight's Qualifier 4 to Thursday 25th at 6pm AEST.

I will communicate details on registration for the new date later tonight (we may use current registrations or open up a new form).

Apologies for any inconveniences caused by this!

[Baldie]

In case people are wondering leading into Qualifier 4 on Thursday these are the current results of #ACLSOS Season 1. Remember top 4 overall points earners will advance through to Round of 8 (assuming they accept)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...ZhALYW_w0oor48

[x5.RunaMoK]

wowzers D: Mr rank 1

[Baldie]

NEW REGISTRATION FORM FOR RESCHEDULED QUALIFIER 4

http://form.jotformpro.com/form/42653109573961

[Eddie]

Given the big jump in prizepool, OSC points shall increase to reflect this as well

1st 260 OSC points
2nd 160 OSC points
3rd /4th 80 OSC points each
5/6th - 25 points each
7/8th - 15 points each
9-16th 10 OSC points each

This will be a major advantage to SEA players pushing or trying to maintain a spot in top 32 or top 8. So be sure to sign up!

GL everyone on Thursday

[Eddie]

When will groups be announced?

[Baldie]

TL;DR I've been working extremely long days for the last fortnight so I apologise for the delay and if this is an anticlimactic announcement - please note the stream will have all official graphics and look schmick.

Group A:
PiG
EnDerr
DemiLove
Vivid

Match 1: PiG vs Vivid
Match 2: EnDerr vs DemiLove

Group B:
Iaguz
Petraeus
Runamok
Wally

Match 1: Iaguz vs Wally
Match 2: Petraeus vs Runamok

The Round of 8 will commence at 6PM AEST Thursday October 9th with both groups competing at the same time. One group will be streamed - you decide who by voting in this poll! (http://strawpoll.me/2684080).

Sets will be best of 3 and follow GSL style double elimination brackets (Winners Match, Losers Match, Final Match).

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A snapshot of the final standings are as follows:

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This means the top eight in order of seeding are as follows:

1: PiG
2: Iaguz
3: Petraeus
4: EnDerr
5: DemiLove
6: Runamok
7: Wally
8: Vivid

As you can see the overall points seeds were highly contested and although many may be disappointed to see KingKong not in the top 8 with his 2014 results - that's the nature of such a qualifying process.

[SLCN.Wally]

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