| Octanepro United States. June 16 2012 23:03. Posts 416 | Profile # |
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The Strategist is pleased to announce The Strategist Open Tournament. In keeping with tradition, this tournament offers both pros and those still aspiring to break into an eSports career the chance to fight for a great cash prize online. Furthermore, this tournament was organized by our staff to help get the word out to the community about The Strategist Show starting in a few weeks. Check out the new show thread here.
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Practice Hard, Win Easy
The Strategist is a netcast dedicated to teaching the game of StarCraft to players of all levels. It emphasizes its focus on teaching builds; from the basics of the build order, to the transitions and adjustments through scouting. The show focuses heavily on teaching players the ability to execute, identify, counter, and learn Starcraft 2 builds.
The Strategist airs weekly, Starting July 1st on Sunday nights at 10:00pm EDT on twitch.tv/AmoveTV. The hosts of The Strategist are Patrick "OctanePro" Jester and Chris "Buddha" Tajii. Learn more about this new show here.
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Tournament Details:
Date: June 23rd 2012
Time: 4:00pm EDT
Server: BNet US
Meeting Channel: TheStrategist
Entry Fee: Free
League Requirements: None
Live Stream: AmoveTV Network
(The tournament will be casted by The Strategist show host; Patrick "OctanePro" Jester and Chris "Buddha" Tajii.)
Prize Pool Break Down:
1st Place = $150.00*
2nd Place = $75.00*
3rd Place = $25.00*
(Prize Pool is backed by Sponsors listed below.)
* = All prize pool payouts will be done via PayPal, No Exceptions. The event staff have 30 days after June 23rd 2012 to distribute the prize pool winnings.
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General Registration Requirements:
1. You must have access to a North American Battle.net StarCraft 2 account.
2. You must be registered and logged into your Z33K account to register and play.
How to Sign Up:
1. Visit our sponsors website Z33K.com.
2. Create an account if you haven't already.
3. Visit the Tournament Page on Z33k.com and Sign-Up for the tournament directly.
Direct Tournament Page Link:
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/tournaments/7561-the-strategist-open
(If you have any difficulties please contact Z33k.com's support staff as soon as possible. Please do not post here)
Tournament Size: 128 Slots
Tournament Layout: Single Elimination
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MLG Daybreak
GSL Metropolis
MLG Antiga Shipyard
ESV Cloud Kingdom
MLG Shakuras Plateau
MLG Tal'darim Altar
Tournament Rules:
Meeting Channel In Game: TheStrategist
(TheStrategist-1,TheStrategist-2 if the first channel is full)
Match Organization: It is the job of the players to organize and put together their matches, unless players are in the Semi Finals or Grand Finals.
Free Wins: If your opponent does not respond to in game messages within 20 minutes of the bracket being updated to start a game. Please report the win in your favor on Z33k.com. All disputes will come down to the event organizers and administrators.
Two administrators will be in the chat channel the day of the tournament to help the flow of the tournament. Along with support staff from Z33k.com.
Tournament Administrators:
To be added prior to event start
Disconnects: A disconnect will result in a RE-GAME unless there is a significant advantage to one player. If the two players cannot agree on the result, an administrator will make a final decision based on replays.
Replays: All replays must be saved by players, just in case the game results are in question.
Who Can Play: The Strategist Open is open to anyone regardless of age, gender, or location.
Playing the match: Find your opponent in the channel during the match time. The first map is pre-set based on the map order, and the loser will choose from the map pool, if the round is a best of 3 or 5. No map can be chosen twice in one series.
Misc: It is the player's responsibility to be in the channel at the start time. If a player is not in the channel, he or she could be liable to be forfeit.
Streaming & Casting:
The Strategist Open will have exclusive streaming/casting rights to games in the Semi Finals and Grand Finals. We ask that all players please respect The Strategist Open staff and team by refraining from streaming or using third party casters in the Semi Finals and Grand Finals. There will be a stream delay put in place to help with stream cheating.
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Special Thanks to: Z33K.com, AmoveTV, Shifting Gears, The Year in Starcraft 2011, Girls of Starcraft, Team Madness, Iowa Gamers Online and Anomie for their contributions.
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| Payson United States. June 17 2012 00:29. Posts 321 | Profile Blog # |
| Sounds like an awesome tournament! Definitely signing up! |
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| Octanepro United States. June 17 2012 00:40. Posts 416 | Profile # |
On June 17 2012 00:29 Payson wrote:
Sounds like an awesome tournament! Definitely signing up!
We are happy to have you. We are hoping we get members from Bronze up to Grand Masters signing up to try a crack at the Prize Pool. We are super excited for the event, as it has been 3 months in the making. Enjoy! |
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| discorax United States. June 17 2012 02:33. Posts 21 | Profile # |
| Really excited for this show. |
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| Octanepro United States. June 17 2012 03:39. Posts 416 | Profile # |
On June 17 2012 02:33 discorax wrote:
Really excited for this show.
We are happy the community is getting excited about it. You should signup for the tournament next weekend. |
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| teddyoojo Germany. June 17 2012 03:43. Posts 2296 | Profile Blog # | |
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| GoSuChicken United States. June 17 2012 04:08. Posts 1335 | Profile Blog # |
looks awesome  |
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| 13JackaL United States. June 17 2012 04:46. Posts 558 | Profile # |
looks like its going to be fun  |
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| Shadowfax Denmark. June 18 2012 01:07. Posts 43 | Profile # |
| Going to play in this!! cant wait |
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| Octanepro United States. June 18 2012 12:30. Posts 416 | Profile # |
On June 18 2012 01:07 Shadowfax wrote:
Going to play in this!! cant wait
Excellent, best of luck to you. It should be a ton of fun regardless of the results for everyone. |
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| FXOSirRobin United States. June 19 2012 07:03. Posts 223 | Profile # |
| Looks awesome, thanks for the tournament! I signed up |
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| Octanepro United States. June 19 2012 11:57. Posts 416 | Profile # |
On June 19 2012 07:03 SirRobin wrote:Looks awesome, thanks for the tournament! I signed up
Sir Robin i saw you played at MLG, Nice job man. Hope to see you do well here. |
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| Octanepro United States. June 19 2012 21:58. Posts 416 | Profile # |
The Strategist Open this upcoming weekend, June 23rd is 50% full and we have 4 days left. Please don't wait to signup we are limited to 128 spots. Did i mention it's a $250.00 Dollar Cash Prize Tournament with a Free Entry Fee and NO LEAGUE REQUIREMENTS?
Goodluck to everyone |
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| Buddhism101 United States. June 20 2012 16:02. Posts 55 | Profile # |
| Make sure you guys sign up! Tournament is this Saturday - Free entry and a $250 prize pool! No reason not to enter! |
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| KingOctavious United States. June 21 2012 04:00. Posts 324 | Profile Blog # |
| Will enter. This should be fun! |
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| Magnious United States. June 24 2012 04:07. Posts 68 | Profile # |
| Also, Gowser may be playing, along with RSVP & TriMaster! |
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| Octanepro United States. June 24 2012 04:57. Posts 416 | Profile # |
On June 24 2012 04:07 Magnious wrote:
Also, Gowser may be playing, along with RSVP & TriMaster!
Sweet!
The Strategist Open Starcraft 2 Tournament Starts Now on Twitch.tv/AmoveTV 128 Person $250.00 Cash Prize Tournament! |
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