starting in just under an hour! Make sure you head over to the
ESL play site and sign up
>https://play.eslgaming.com/starcraft/global/sc2/open/sc2-am-open-cup-102/
FORMAT
Ro128 and Ro64 matches are Bo1;
Ro32, Ro16, Ro8 and Ro4 matches are Bo3;
Finals is a Bo5.
STREAM
While we always have community casters on our tournaments, Gauntlet have started helping cast the Open in conjunction with community casters.
Gauntlet Stream:
https://www.twitch.tv/gauntletsc2
Casters @xJustxJordanx
Psistorm Gaming:
https://www.twitch.tv/starcraft_draven
Casters @Draven_Ryan
CHAT
To join the chat for all ESL AM events please "/join ESL AM " in the America's server.
About the Game Servers in the Americas region:
The rules concerning the game servers were update:
Since the ESL Americas Open is organized by the ESL NA, the main " game server" within the Americas region to be used on the tournament will be:
ODR1-S2 - Central United States
After signing up and checking in, all players in any edition of the Americas Open agree with this rule. And there is only one exception to that:
If both players are from geographic locations that are favored by a game servers different from the one stated before, they are allowed to play on the respective one.
In case of two players from South Korea facing each other, they are allowed to select the "AU1-S2 - Australia". The same is valid to the case of two Brazilian players, they are allowed to play on the "SA1-S2 - Brazil" game server.
In order to have a match played outside the Americas region, in the case of two European players facing each other, they must contact and admin in-game before switching regions.
In the case of any different combination:
NA vs EU
NA vs KR
KR vs EU
SEA vs NA
SEA vs EU
SEA vs LatAm
LatAm vs KR
LatAm vs NA
LatAm vs EU
The default game server is the one stated before: ODR1-S2.
And this is the important part: When you host a game, do not stay in a party with your opponent. Just create the lobby, right click his name on the chat and hit "invite to game".