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**rezyn8** · Mon, 6th-Aug-2012, 1:49 PM

There are a lucky few who were able to get tickets for this Sydney event, but rest assured, you will be able to see all the action live right here at BarCraft Melbourne!

Silicon Sports will be hosting BarCraft Melbourne once again at the Exchange Hotel from 1pm on Sunday 12th August for the Oceania Qualifiers.

The past two months have seen the best Stracraft 2 players around Australia & New Zealand fight for qualification at regional events across both countries. It's time to see who will represent Oceania in China later this year at the Blizzard World Championship Series!

WCS is the biggest eSports event to hit Australia, so this is the BarCraft that you definitely don't want to miss!

What: WCS Oceania Finals
When: 12th August 2012
Time: 13:00 - 20:30
Where: The Exchange Hotel (120-138 King Street, Melbourne)

Register Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/311191465645581/

Heaps of Screens

We will have access to all the screens and projectors once again for your viewing pleasure!

Food & Drink Specials

The Exchange Hotel will have BarCraft specials all day.

Silicon Sports Store

We will have a booth at BarCraft where you can get some awesome deals on gaming gear from Tt eSports, including the MEKA G1 Keyboards, Theron & Saphira mouses, all you need to get that edge over your opponent!

Proceeds help us run these events and sponsor tournaments such as the Masters Cup.

The Biggest eSports Event in Australia's History

**Mayo** · Mon, 6th-Aug-2012, 1:50 PM

See you guys there!

ToRSpookToR · Mon, 6th-Aug-2012, 2:11 PM

LOL bigbirds picture have fun guys!

**rezyn8** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 11:17 AM

Be sure to upvote on r/barcraft: http://www.reddit.com/r/BarCraft/dup...aft_melbourne/

**inFeZa** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 12:26 PM

The one barcraft i'll miss :<

HAVE FUN

**Eddie** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 12:30 PM

Don't think i'll be able to make it

Great work rezyn + Silicon Sports, should be awesome! A SEA event at barcraft is pretty epic.

**rezyn8** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 3:51 PM

Hopefully you can make it Eddie, missed you at the last ones!

Also, if anyone has any photos from previous Melbourne BarCrafts, could oyu please add your photos to the flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/barcraftmelbourne

firehand101 · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 3:53 PM

Wish they actually had the event at Melbourne. It's always puzzled me why Sydney gets priority over so many events in Australia. Maybe distance is shorter?

**Baldie** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 3:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firehand101

Wish they actually had the event at Melbourne. It's always puzzled me why Sydney gets priority over so many events in Australia. Maybe distance is shorter?

There would be a whole number of considerations which would come into play.

Venue quality and quantity
Public Transport
Airport size and standard
Location relative to national/international guests and spectators
Weather (not as urgent for indoor events)
Surrounding attractions
Surrounding business infrastructure and resources
Accommodation

Now a lot of these are offered just as competitively in Melbourne as Sydney.. end of the day it often comes down to preference and venue availability and suitability for any given event.

There are also often other things which affect an event's location which are not necessarily made public. One of the biggest obstacles for major events though is finding a suitable venue at an affordable cost which ticks as many boxes as possible. For all we know this Sydney venue had more boxes it ticked.

NOM · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 6:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firehand101

Wish they actually had the event at Melbourne. It's always puzzled me why Sydney gets priority over so many events in Australia. Maybe distance is shorter?

Melbourne weather is crap. Need I say more?

**Mayo** · Tue, 7th-Aug-2012, 4:03 PM

Some of the reasons it is in Sydney I guess:
- Largest SC2 fan base
- Most of the top Australian players live there
- Largest city in Australia
- ACL PRO Staff live there
- Blizzard HQ is there

Also, I can't go now because I'll be at WCS!