Great Northern Monthly Starcraft 2 1v1 Tournament!
After a wonderful, warm response from the SC2 community on TL regarding my 2v2 tournament held on the 2nd of March, I have decided to expand my horizons. In the next block I will do my very best to answer any questions you may have!
FAQ's
Where and how much does it cost to sign up?
Sign ups are now available at Tournament Sign-Up
What is the prize pool?
Currently I will be putting up $110 distributed as $70, $20 and $10 for 1st 2nd and 3rd/4th respectively. Please note all prize funds will be in $CDN and sent via paypal marked as gift.
Rules
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-All teams will meet in the GreatNorthernSC2 GROUP on NA Server to set up for matches.
-All matches will be played using the most recently released version of the game.
-Players must provide their own valid Starcraft II Battle.net account.
-Any team found using third party add-ons, altered game files, or modified drivers that changes the game mechanics or provides an unfair advantage will be disqualified from the tournament.
-It is the team's responsibility to be aware of, and follow the posted schedule for the tournament. Failure to be available on time or leaving before all your games are played could result in a game forfeit or tournament disqualification.
-Matches have assigned start times, and any team that has not checked in and cannot be found within 15 minutes of the posted time will forfeit that match. Match start times will be updated as the tournament progresses, depending on how quickly we get through the games. It is the team's responsibility to be aware of times of their matches.
-Two (2) forfeits during the tournament, either intentional or unintentional will be taken as a team's refusal to play and they will be disqualified immediately.
-In the case of battle.net, network, computer or power failure, any affected matches will be restarted from the Resume Replay function.
-Either team in a match may restart the match once within the first minute (60s) for any reason.
Should a game be restarted from the beginning, the new match will be played on the same map with the same races as the aborted match. Should a player have selected a random race for the aborted match, they will then pick the same race as was chosen for them by the randomizer.
-Any Team may dispute the results of one (1) of their matches during the tournament. They must do so immediately upon completion of the match before starting any further matches, and provide the tournament organizers with a replay file and the reason for disputing the match results. The case will then be adjudicated by multiple tournament officials and the results either deemed valid, force a rematch, or reversed entirely at the discression of the tournament officials. The officials may request a replay from any players involved in the match. Since replays are recorded automatically, failing to produce your replay file will likely result in unfavorable judgement.
-There will be no communication (either battle.net or otherwise) with players outside of the game while a match is in progress, and any conversation with an opponent must remain civil.
Tournament Format
-Teams will be seeded at random.
-Round of 128 will be a BO1 and every other round up until the last round will be BO3, with the final being a BO5
Map Pool
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Bel'shir Vestige LE
Neo Planet S LE
GSL Whirlwind
Newkirk Precinct
Cloud Kingdom LE
Akilon Wastes
GSL Icarus
GSL Metropolis
All maps must be current map pool versions.
Losing team will always select the next map.
Match Details
The first day of matches will be Saturday, Apr 20 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) and should a second day be needed, the final matches will be played on Sunday, Apr 21 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) All matches will be played on this day. Each Set will have a 1 hour block for the set to finish. Should sets end early and both teams be ready to go, the next round may be allowed to start early.
Region
All matches will be played on the NA server. If help is required for swapping servers please add me on skype and I will do my best to set you up with the regions button for your client.
Broadcasting
This month's tournament will be casted by @NostalgiaTalex and @SirDantetheCast. Make sure to check them out on twitter!
http://www.twitch.tv/greatnorthernsc2
http://www.twitch.tv/greatnorthernsc2b
Contact Information
Skype: Avail via PM
My personal Email: k.sorenson@live.ca
League Email: GreatNorthernSC2@outlook.com
Twitter: @GreatNorthernSC2
I am also available via TL.net pm.
We will be hard at work on a website. Coming soon!