Red Bull Battlegrounds

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General information

Memorial Day Weekend 2012 kicks off with the first ever Red Bull Battlegrounds, a live Starcraft II tournament where 16 of the best Starcraft II players from around the globe compete for $41,000 in prize pool. Red Bull Battlegrounds will take place at the world famous Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on May 25-27 in Austin, TX.

Tickets on sale NOW! Limited Seating!
Purchase Online Here

→ Day 1 (individual ticket) ←

→ Day 2 (individual ticket) ←

→ Day 1 (group promo code) ←

→ Day 2 (group promo code)←

When

Where

Where to Watch

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 25-27, 2012

Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

www.redbullusa.com/LAN and www.day9.tv/live

Highlights

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm

Red Bull Open House
Doors open to the public at 7pm
Meet and mingle with the pros and the casters in the Austin City Limits Gallery
Attend a preshow panel featuring all the pros and the casters discussing the upcoming tournament and the players
Enjoy audience Q&A with the pros and the casters after the panel
Get autographs, have your photo taken with your favorite player
Buy tshirts and other cool eSports merchandise
Win great prizes

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012 from 1pm to 10pm

Red Bull Battlegrounds Professional Invitational Tournament, Day 1
Doors open to the public at noon
Group Play: 4 round robin groups of 4. Each round Best of 3. Top 2 in each group advances to playoff bracket

SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012 from 1pm to 10pm

Red Bull Battlegrounds Professional Invitational Tournament, Day 2
Doors open to the public at noon
Playoff Play:
Single Elimination
QuarterFinals: Best of 3
SemiFinals: Best of 5
3rd/4th/Finals: Best of 5

Prize Pool

Prize Pool Distribution:

$500 - 13th to 16th place
$800 - 9th to 12th place
$1,200 - 5th to 8th place
$2,500 - 4th place
$5,500 - 3rd place
$8,000 - 2nd place
$15,000 - 1st place WINNER

Invited Players

We'll be announcing players in the weeks leading up to the event!
Be prepared to see both new and familiar faces at Red Bull Battlegrounds
Announcing our first ten saucy pro players!

Startale

Parting

Millenium

Stephano

Startale

Bomber

Liquid

Taeja

Quantic

Illusion

Complexity

Ganzi

SlayerS

Puzzle

EvilGeniuses

HuK

Liquid

Ret

Empire

Violet

Quantic

SaSe

EvilGeniuses

Thorzain

ItsGoSu

Ostojiy

Liquid

Sheth

LastShadow

Brackets

Shoutcasters

The event will be commentated by the renowned casters Sean "Day[9]" Plott, Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham, Mike "Husky" Lamond, and Rob Simpson!

Sean Plott

Day9

Marcus Graham

djWHEAT

Mike Lamond

Husky

Rob Simpson

Rob

Venue

The Red Bull Battlegrounds will be hosted at the stunning Moody Theater, home to the PBS music series "Austin City Limits." This state-of-the-art facility features the architecture and technology to deliver an unparalleled viewing experience to over 1,500 live spectators.

LOCATION:
Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater
310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

Purchase Tickets NOW

Limited seating. Purchase online here! $10 for Balcony, $15 for Floor, and $20 for Mezzanine. Seating chart below. Read the "Get Involved" section below to learn how to get rewards for group purchases!

Day 1 (individual ticket)
Day 2 (individual ticket)
Day 1 (group promo code)
Day 2 (group promo code)

Live Streaming

In addition, the venue offers live streaming capabilities designed to deliver seamless broadcast of the tournament stage to viewers worldwide. Viewers can tune in live at

www.redbullusa.com/lan or www.day9.tv

Hotels:

La Quinta Inn Austin Capitol‎
Address: 300 East 11th Street Austin, TX 78701, 1.0 mi from venue
Rate: av $199 per night
Reservation Telephone: (512) 476-1166
Courtyard by Marriott
Address: 300 East 4th Street Austin, Texas 78701, 1.6 mi from venue
Rate: av $203 per night
Reservation Telephone: (512) 236-8008
Wyndham Garden Hotel Austin
Address: 3401 South I-35, Austin, TX, 78741, 3.1 miles to Downtown Austin
Rate: av $127 per night
Reservation Telephone: ‎866-538-0315‎

Parking

Parking for ACL Live shows is not available at the W. Hotel because parking at the hotel is reserved for guests of the hotel. There is plenty of parking in the area, and the alternative parking options are provided here.

Seating

(Areas marked in gray boxes are not available for purchase)

Rules

Format

Players begin in round robin groups of 4.
Each round is Best of 3.
Top 2 in each group advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
Playoff quarter finals are Best of 3. Semi finals, 3rd/4th place match, and finals are Best of 5.

Map Pool

#1 - GSL.Antiga Shipyard
#2 - GSL.Cloud Kingdom
#3 - GSL.DayBreak
#4 - GSL.Ohana
#5 - GSL.Metropolis
#6 - GSL.Entombed Valley

BarCraft

Want to host a BarCraft for Red Bull Battlegrounds?

Red Bull wants to support as many BarCrafts as humanly possible! Interested in getting official support from Red Bull? Send an email with the time, date, location, and contact information for your BarCraft information to barcraft@day9.tv with the subject line "RBBG BarCraft" !

Get involved

Promotional Contest - Starts Monday April 30th

Are you part of a BarCraft, a campus organization, or tech company? We encourage you to make plans to attend Red Bull Battlegrounds as a group to win bonus rewards! To sign up, send an e-mail to texas.esports.association@gmail.com with the subject heading "RBPROMO" to get a promotional code. Starting on Monday, when you purchase tickets, enter your organization's promotional code to start racking up the bonuses! The contest ends on May 21st at 11:59pm PST!

Eligibility

This contest is open to any organization falling within the following classifications:
- BarCraft Organization
- Collegiate Organization
- Company or Community Group

Rewards

Rewards are awarded incrementally upon achieving a new tier. Organizations will retain all rewards from previously achieved levels, meaning an organization that reaches tier 3 will also receive benefits from tiers 1 and 2

Tier 1 - 5 referrals

Organization entered into raffle for grand prize

Tier 2 - 15 referrals

Live shout-out to organization on stream
(1) free Red Bull per day to each participating member

Tier 3 - 40 referrals

Live shout-out to organization on stream
Private fan meet and greet with one player of the organization's choosing (subject to availability)
(1) free swag item (event specific sticker or poster?) per participating member

Tier 4 - 100 referrals

Private fan meet and greet with two players of the organization's choosing (subject to availability
Private backstage tour hosted by Sean "Day[9]" Plott
(10) Event T-shirts to be raffled off to participating members