The image says it all! Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to the one and only one time
ThePandarine Bronze Silver Open
The tournament is a little throwback to my roots as well as giving these fellas a shot at one hell of a prize!
Come the 31st of August at 8pm AEST, 64 players from the and league will compete for pride, honour and glory. Oh, they'll also be blooding each other for an hour of professional coaching from both Team ToR and Carnage e-Sports.
Wait. What? The winner gets not only pride, honour and glory but two hours of coaching (one a piece from Team ToR and Carnage e-Sports). Wowza!
So, what you and players waiting for? Leave a post below to sign up now for your chance now!
Tournament Eligibility:
You must be legitimately in the Bronze or Silver league (1v1 - SEA license) and you must be active on ladder.
You WILL be checked for smurf activity designed to keep you in a lower league.
Anyone found to be smurfing will immediately be disqualified as well as have the knowledge they have made Panda very sad. Oh, and potentially being shamed on sc2sea.
Battle.net chat channel: "PandaBSO"
Rules
You must contact your opponent on Battle.net preferably by being in chat channel "PandaBSO" to play your match
You have ~15 minutes to start your Round 1 match; anybody that is not contactable after 10 minutes will be disqualified. This 10 minute timeout rule applies throughout the tournament.
You must play your main ladder race throughout tournament.
The only race switch allowed is to and you may not switch again.
Observers: Tournament admins or official streamers are always allowed and the only ones to observe your game
Problems/Questions: When in doubt about anything, contact an admin
Reporting Results: After the match has been played, you must report the result by pm to an admin
Disconnects: If a player disconnects, the game must be replayed. If a player disconnects for a second time, his opponent will be awarded a free-win. A win may also be awarded if the player that disconnected was significantly behind at the time of disconnection. Contact an admin if you would like your game/replay reviewed.
Pauses: You must notify your opponent in game if you wish to pause. This pause should not exceed 5 minutes. Excessive pausing in game may lead to disqualification.
Bad Manner will not be tolerated. Anyone caught BMing will be warned. Further offenses will lead to disqualification. Any racist, hateful or excessively derogatory language may lead to removal without warning. We are a friendly group and we'd like to see it stay that way.
Replays: Should be saved at least until the following tournament. Anyone asked by admins to provide a replay who cannot do so will be disqualified.
Format Round of 64 BO1 on GSL Dual Sight Round of 32 BO1 on GSL Metropolis Round of 16 BO1 on WCS Cloud Kingdom Quarter Finals BO3 on WCS Antiga Shipyard Semi Finals BO3 on WCS Ohana LE Grand Final BO5 on WCS Daybreak LE For finals rounds that are best of 3 or 5, loser of previous game may pick any map from the map pool
WCS Entombed Valley
WCS Ohana LE
WCS Tal’darim Altar LE
WCS Shakuras Plateau
WCS Daybreak LE
WCS Antiga Shipyard
WCS Cloud Kingdom LE
GSL Calm Before The Storm
GSL Dual Sight
GSL Metropolis
GSL Bel’Shir Beach (Winter)
FAQ:
Q:Just coaching?
A: Yes. There was more planned but smurfing became an issue.
Q:If i'm / on another server but ////, can I still play?
A:*looks at you*
Q:Why are you doing this?
A:I want to give the little guys a chance. There's another reason but only one or two people know that.
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