Sunday Evening Cup Series (SECS) returns. SECS Reloaded Season 2 will run through January and February, every Sunday at 5pm ET starting January 5, 2014. Here's everything you need to know:
Season Kickoff Broadcast with Maut and Madmortigan
In true SECS fashion, Madmortigan is back! Mark "Madmortigan" Dravland will cast alongside Travis "Maut" Bueno for the season kickoff tournament on Jan 5, starting at 5pm EST. Streamed on twitch.tv/neodota.
New ticket!
Same deal as last season, $0.99 ticket for 8 Sundays of semipro madness. SECS is a non-profit tournament series -- all proceeds go towards tournament prize pools and operations.
New admin
ƒ4L will take over as head SECS admin (Culblu stepped down at the end of last season). CruelGGs will also assist with admin duties. ƒ4L has been playing in SECS for years, and brings a lot of experience with large open tournaments from the player side. We hope he can make SECS a painless experience for all players.
New website
Everything you need at nadota.com/secs.
New chat system
With so many teams playing every week last season, we experienced a lot of difficulties just from a hectic steam chat room. The chat you use to contact opponents and admins has been moved to Quakenet IRC at channel #SECS. There is an easy irc webchat embedded in the new website on the "Play" tab.
Faster prize payouts
Winners should submit a prize claim (on the new website) asap, and will receive their winnings within 7 days.
New ruleset
ƒ4L has written a new ruleset with more details about win conditions. There is nothing out of the ordinary, just an improved guideline to streamline admin decisions.
Same format
Open to all North and South American teams. Best-of-1, single elimination bracket, unlimited teams (typically 64 last season). $100 every Sunday at 5pm ET, winner-take-all. Check-in starts at 4:30.
New Finals format
Last season, the Finals (8th week) was only open to previous 1st/2nd place teams. This season, we've removed that restriction and the 8th week will act as a normal week, but with a $200 prize pool.
Same sponsor
Maurice "gxslim" Dib will continue to guarantee the prize pool. Thanks, Mo.
Tournament Dates
Jan 05 - $100 - Register
Jan 12 - $100
Jan 19 - $100
Jan 26 - $100
Feb 02 - $100
Feb 09 - $100
Feb 16 - $100
Feb 23 - $200