[Eddie]

Season 2 + Re-Branding

We're happy to announce that we'll be back for another big year of SEA starcraft 2 action in 2014! We will be building on our successful inaugural year, where we had 80+ partnered tournaments, concluding in the $2100 Grand Finale weekend. This season we shall offer more tournaments, more ways to earn points, and more $'s to the players!

However from season 2 onwards, we shall be rebranding ourselves! It will be the same SEA Championship Series format and team of 2013, we're just altering the name, we'll now be known as the OSEANIC Starcraft Championship (OSC).

Season 2 starts on Monday 16th December 2013, and run though to November 2014.
Season 2 Leader Board + Player Database

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SEA Power Ranking Point Changes

In season 2 we shall be extending tournament point distribution to run deeper.

Examples:

wT + Syf $50< weeklies
60 points, 1st 25 points, 2nd 15, 3/4th 5, 5-8th 2.5 (+10 on 2013)

$2-300 wT Majors, Masters Cup, etc
400 points 1st 125, 2nd 80, 3rd 50, 4th 25, 5-8th 10, 9-16th 5, 17-32nd 2.5 (+100 on 2013)

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NEW Bonus 'Scalp'/Series Victory Points

In addition to earning points from placing highly in tournaments, we shall be offering bonus 'scalp' points, where players can earn points for any bo3+ series they win against top 32 opponents in partnered tournaments.

Ways to earn bonus points:

Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 16: 5 OSC points
Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 17-32 ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
Anyone ranked 16th - 9th beats anyone ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
1st - 8th have no chance to earn bonus points
*With proper seeding 1st-8th ranked players should not meet up until the later rounds of a tournament, where placing points are available.
*The losers of these series face no penalties other than potential elimination from individual tournaments.

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Challenge Match Changes

We feel these were underutilised in 2013, so we will offer more incentives in 2014.
We will donate 15 points towards any best of 5 streamed match, and 25 points towards any best of 7 streamed match.

It's a great way to earn Power Ranking Points, settle rivalries, get revenge on the guy who knocked you out of a recent tourney, is bm on ladder/forums, etc. It also presents a new way to leapfrog someone up the ranks, so we hope to see more in 2014!

Minimum points a challenge must start at is 15 each, Max 100

Also announcing that Blizzard ANZ will be coming on board as an official partner for season 2014 and the yearly finals.
We look forward to working with them next season, as well with as our other great partners Silicon Sports, Tt eSports, eSports SG and Xmashed Gear.

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Sponsors for the 2014 Season

Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports in SEA. They care about the scene and our community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the SEA Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!

Silicon Sports + digitalanvil.com.au


Silicon Sports are a Melbourne based company, responsible for the succesful Melbourne Barcrafts. They also have a quality SC2 team and academy, plus a dedicated casting team. They also do a lot of work in the DOTA community.

+ [For more information:] +

Twitter: @siliconsports
Facebook: /SiliconSports
Twitch: /SiliconSports
Website: siliconsports.net

digitalanvil.com.au

Whether you need a new domain name, website, hosting or want to increase your exposure online, these are the guys who can help!

+ [For more information:] +

Email: hello@digitalanvil.com.au

Facebook: /digitalANVIL
Twitter: @digitalANVIL

Tt eSPORTS


Thermaltake is a well known brand for gaming & DIY in Case, Cooler, and PSU for years. Due to the constant requests for keyboards and mice from gamers and end users, Thermaltake decided to create a series of gaming keyboards, mice, and headsets with the Tt eSPORTS brand. By using Tt eSPORTS, we want to extend our product lines into the gaming industry, and provide more ''personalized gaming'' gears to gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. With years of experience in gaming industry, Tt eSPORTS is committed to bring the most personalized and the highest quality weapons for the most competitive cyber battles.

+ [Check out these helpful youtube videos showing some of their quality products] +

eSports SG


eSports SG are gaming community based in Singapore but supporting eSports worldwide.

+ [For more information:] +

Website: www.esports.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/esports.singapore
Twitter: www.twitter.com/eSportsSG
Email: contact@esports.sg

Xmashed Gear


Xmashed Gear is the place to get all your geek and gamer apparel. They promise the most elite tees you can find this side of New Tristam!

+ [For more information:] +

Please visit http://www.facebook.com/xmashedgear

They are also launching a new shirt design for sc2!

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Donations
We're hoping the some of the community can chip in towards the prizepool. All money goes to the players. We want to make this as big as possible, and a true reflection on the years season. A spare $10, $20 all adds up! In addition any donation of $25 AUD or more will have exclusive access to all replays from the seasons finals. Donations are open now

[syfChadMann]

So awesome Eddie... Love your work big boy.
#SEAHero!

[NvRossi]

Love to see the continued effort and the quick turnaround in which you have already planned next years format! Shows a great amount of passion.

Cheers for this Eddie!

[Blysk]

Wow this is amazing. Really Thankful for all the sponsors and Eddie as well. Excited for 2014. #GameIsAlive

[Maynarde]

Cheers Eddie, cheers supporters and cheers PJ (Blizz ANZ) for getting on board as well!

TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT

Hope I can cast some!!!

[SLCN.Petrify]

Amazing stuff Eddie, and so awesome Blizzard is getting involved!

[TCPKerO]

Great Work! Omg I can't wait to see more SEA Action!

[SLCN.ARze]

Looks amazing, looking forward to it!

[PiG]

haha I love the scalp-points!

[x5_dot]

Awesome! great to see these steps promoting more competition in the scene.

But ANSAC? :S What's wrong with SCS? :P

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by x5_dot

But ANSAC? :S What's wrong with SCS? :P

Most of our sponsors and target audience are AU + NZ/Oceania based, so including that in our name will help in those areas, as well as giving international audiences a greater idea of where our region is located, as SEA can be pretty vague to some. We're not removing SEA, just presenting ourselves in a more marketable manner.

So ideally a new name will have Australia, New Zealand + South East Asia or Oceania +South East Asia in some wording.

ANSAC is just an idea.

Rossi suggest OSEANIC Championship and OSSC -Oceanic + SEA SC2 Circuit is another idea that's been suggested.

Happy to hear what others come up with, hopefully something as catchy and simple as SCS.

Quick Comments

asdfSchnitzel:

OSEANIC is really catchy, but so is ANSAC

[NvRossi]

i vote OSEANIC Annual Championship

Quick Comments

Maynarde:

+1

[x5.RunaMoK]

Oh eddie i love you mate!

gimme a holla if you need a helping hand mate

[nirvAnA]

Eddie keeping SEA competition alive
Much respect and love.

[Eddie]

Season 2 is up and running!

First tournament of the year is SYF Weekly #3 tomorrow. Minimum 60 points up for grabs.

We're also happy to annouce that we'll be partnering with Saturday Showdowns in season 2. $175 open tournament. Next one is this Saturday. Minimum 280 points up for grabs.

Don't forget we're giving away bonus points, and opportunities to play in $ show matches.


Name suggestions will be open until the end of the week, then we'll vote on the best options.

[Eddie]

Season 2 Leader Board + Player Database is up and running!

Still after any name ideas for the end of season Grand Finale. If anyone has thought of any, please post

[|Erasmus|]

I always think SCS is that Sydney Collegiate Starcraft group.

[Yarndi]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

I always think SCS is that Sydney Collegiate Starcraft group.

+1 same here

[Eddie]

Update:

As of today SCS is no more, we'll now be known as Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship - OSC for short
As suggest and voted by the community

Scalp points will now be available for defeating this seasons top 32 players, as we have enough data to determine who is active and in form.

Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 16: 5 OSC points
Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 17-32 ranked equal or higher: 2.5 OSC points
Anyone ranked 16th - 9th beats anyone in Top 8: 2.5 OSC points
1st - 8th have no chance to earn bonus points

Thanks to some great work by xpaperclip, OSC tournament results, winners and top 16 are automatically updated and displayed on the right side of the forum >>>

Complete season 2 rankings can be viewed here

It's going to be a big year for SC2

Quick Comments

Maynarde:

Woooooooooo

[Eddie]

Are they any stats or ideas you'd like added to our database or feedback on the new changes now we're one month into the season?

I'm thinking of adding in series wins for and against/win record.

[Eddie]

Massive thanks to ToR Jemsk for helping us out with some graphics stuff. He's designed our new banner and some out of game sc2 overlays.

[Eddie]

We now have an official and updated OSC liquipedia page, with rankings, prizepool, sponsors, format, etc.
Can be used to tie all OSC tournaments together, or used if a tournament lacks their own and needs a liquidedia reference to be attached on the TL calender.

Massive thanks to Namakaye for putting it all together. He's also done some other great coding for other SEA stuff, so give this guy a follow

[Eddie]

As of 22/7/14, we've run 65 completed tournaments!
221 individual players have performed well enough to acquire points from various tournaments!

There's just over 3 months left in this season. Now's the time to push hard for top 8 + top 32. Big $'s on offer, and unrivalled prestige. GLHF

Don't forget, OSC Challenge matches are another great way to gain points.

Results, player database and rankings can be viewed here

[Elusory]

The banner looks fantastic! level design

[DemonicArm]

I would like to get into the starcraft 2 community and also enter tournaments. I am new and really trying to master the game and play with good players. How can enter?

[x5_dot]

Hi DemonicArm,

There's something for everyone here, from BSG (Bronze Silver Gold) tournaments to pro tournaments such as the WCS Qualifiers. Have a look under the Tournaments section to see what's available.

Find a tournament you can enter, then just follow the OP's instructions on how to sign up. It is usually something like leaving your in game name, race, league, etc.

[Eddie]

OSC Season 2, half way complete!



We are half way through our second season! Complete player rankings and updated database can be viewed here.

Competition for spots and placing is very tight. It's great to see a strong showing from many of our SEA stars, with a good mix of international names thrown in. We've had 45 partnered tournaments as of May 20th, which goes to show how strong our community is, with many of these funded and run by dedicated individuals.

Top 16 players to this point:

1. PiG
2. Petraeus
3. KingKong
4. EnDerr
5. Sage
6. Arthur
7. iaguz
8. Blysk
9. Lobo
10. Fenner
11. MightyKiwi
12. SSanaEE
13. Crimson
14. DemiLove
15. Probe
16. mOOnGLaDe
*Top 32 qualify for our $2500+ end of season finals

Any feedback, ideas or thoughts heading into the second part of the season? I still think OSC Challenge matches are underused...

Made a reddit thread if anyone wants to give it some +1 love

Massive thanks to our main partners Silicon Sports + Digitalanvil, Tt eSPORTS and Blizzard ANZ

[Elusory]

Time flies. Felt like yesterday Season 2 was announced.. and now we're already half way in! In a blink of an eye the champion of this season will be crowned already...

[|Erasmus|]

poor iaguz looks so lonely up there T_T

your work Eddie... sexiest man alive.

[syfRize]

Pretty damn stacked top 16 so far!
I've really enjoyed this season too, because even if you have a lot of Ro16/Ro8 finishes like me, you can still get enough points to be in a decent spot

[mGGNemesis]

At least iaguz doesnt have to worry about TvT

[PiG]

It's been awesome having this system tying everything together, and also it vets tournament organizers so we know we can trust anything that's part of OSC. I love Eddie long-time!

[x5_Namakaye]

A few statistics for you guys:

- Since the creating of the liquipedia page (july 4th), no new people have entered the top 32

- Despite being the most represented country (14 players), Australia only has 2 players in the Top 8

- EnDerr is still the only Phillipino in the top 32, and he's even in the top 8!

- Pox is the closest SEA resident to breaking into the top 32 (35 points behind HuK)

- Korean Terran Apocalypse is the closest terran to breaking into the top 32 (however he seems to not be playing in SEA tournaments anymore)
- The closest SEA Terran is Dane (85 points behind HuK)

- I have no points :P