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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 09:32. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
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Tournament is now in progress registering!!
Find your region below! If you actually competed in a previous event, you may not sign up for this one as you are competing at a higher tier in the league already.
Welcome, to the Semi-Pro Gaming League!
BTW, entry is FREE.
Rules
No Pro players that make a living off salary or streaming allowed. B-team and below players are exempt from this rule.
The rules found here are in the process of being updated. Mind the rules on the Z33k tournament page. The map selection process has changed. YOU are responsible for setting up a match with your opponent and reporting results.
RULES
This Tournament's Format
This event has a 32 man "Swiss Style" tournament that starts on September 1st and continues throughout the month of September. The top 8 players from each region will compete advance to the Main tier and compete in November to continue advancing up ranks. That is invite only status. Exceptions will be made for low population areas to fill the proper brackets.
Swiss Style Tournament Structure
The Swiss style tournaments are very similar to round-robin where every player would eventually play each other once. However, in Swiss tournaments, players with better records will compete against players with a similar record. There will also be no repeat of matches, so there is some leniency when it comes to the matches and win-loss record, but over all the better players come out on top and those needing work filter down.
ex: 8 players over 4 rounds
+ Show Spoiler +Round 1
p1 v p5
p2 v p6
p3 v p7
p4 v p8
player 1 1-0
player 2 1-0
player 3 1-0
player 4 1-0
player 5 0-1
player 6 0-1
player 7 0-1
player 8 0-1
Round 2
p1 v p2
p3 v p4
p5 v p6
p7 v p8
player 1 2-0
player 2 1-1
player 3 2-0
player 4 1-1
player 5 1-1
player 6 0-2
player 7 1-1
player 8 0-2
Round 3
p1 v p3
p2 v p4
p5 v p7
p6 v p8
player 1 3-0
player 2 2-1
player 3 2-1
player 4 1-2
player 5 1-2
player 6 2-1
player 7 2-1
player 8 1-2
Round 4
p1 v p6
p2 v p3
p4 v p5
p7 v p8
player 1 4-0
player 2 3-1
player 3 2-2
player 4 2-2
player 5 2-2
player 6 2-2
player 7 3-1
player 8 1-3
Top 4 = p1, p2, p7, p3 (beats p5 due to opponent defeated)
Subscription
$5 will get you access to HD stream across all 8 channels. Plus, we have sponsor prizes to give away during every season that is restricted to only subscribers. Your contribution will also allow us to upgrade all of the streams as needed and add additional content beyond SC2.
Congratulations to our raffle winners! They will be receiving the following prizes in the mail:
ogndrahcir - Antec Cleaning Solutions bundle pack... all of them
sanchopanda - Kingston HyperX Red kits
consuskev - Antec Kuhler 620 CPU Cooler
darthcaedus - Antec HCG-620M Power Supply
hendralisk_ - Kingston HyperX Red kits
xxpoopsmithxx - Antec Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower Case
Your prizes will be shipped out next week.
More prizes to be distributed before the end of September. You must be subscribed to win!
Regions
Northwest+ Show Spoiler +Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territory, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon,
Northeast+ Show Spoiler +Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland, Labrador, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
Greatlakes+ Show Spoiler +
North + Show Spoiler +Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Southwest+ Show Spoiler +Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Mexico, Central America
Midwest+ Show Spoiler +Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
Southeast+ Show Spoiler +Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, all islands in the Gulf of Mexico
East+ Show Spoiler + West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C ., Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Make sure you sign up for the correct region
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About the SPGL
The SPGL is an organization dedicated to building the middle steps of eSports: that vital area between ladder hero and pro player. Based on 8 distinct regions in ALL of North America, players can compete in various scheduled events to work their way up the competitive tiers up into a national finals. Better rankings carry over to each season where you can advance up, or drop down in ranking.
League Structure
The SPGL has three different tiers for competitive play:
*Open - which is just what it says and is the lowest tier
*Main - This is the main tier and is the first instance of invite only. It is also the only tier where you can lose invite status
*Premier - This is the top tier and the only one you can win prize money in.
Each of the 8 regions in North America represented in the SPGL have ways of advancing up and down to the next corresponding tier.
Seasons last 3 months, and rank in tier carries over from one season to the next.
The SPGL also utilizes several different types of gameplay: double elimination, Swiss, and round-robin. These styles are utilized to judge a players skill over time, as opposed to just who is HOT one day, and cold the next.
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| Succubusfever United States. August 24 2012 10:04. Posts 10 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Nezi August 24 2012 10:37. Posts 60 | Profile # |
| So I got top 6 in the nationals, am I in the open tier now? |
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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 10:42. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
On August 24 2012 10:37 Nezi wrote:
So I got top 6 in the nationals, am I in the open tier now?
No, there are 3 levels to the SPGL - Premier, Main, Open (top to bottom)
Premier and nationals are same level, so you are all set until next season.
Main is a tournament that went on this month and is the middle tier that feeds into Premier.
Open feeds into Main.
So short answer, no. You are in the top tier and are all set until October. If you were in the bottom 8 of Premier, you would be getting a PM soon inviting you to your "up/down" or progression match. |
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| NoMicroWin United States. August 24 2012 11:01. Posts 598 | Profile Blog # |
| I live in Florida officially, but I will be going to school in New Jersey as this is starting. Which should I sign up for? |
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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 11:12. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Nezi August 24 2012 11:16. Posts 60 | Profile # |
On August 24 2012 10:42 Drogith wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 10:37 Nezi wrote:
So I got top 6 in the nationals, am I in the open tier now?
No, there are 3 levels to the SPGL - Premier, Main, Open (top to bottom) Premier and nationals are same level, so you are all set until next season. Main is a tournament that went on this month and is the middle tier that feeds into Premier. Open feeds into Main. So short answer, no. You are in the top tier and are all set until October. If you were in the bottom 8 of Premier, you would be getting a PM soon inviting you to your "up/down" or progression match.
Ah thanks so much for clearing that up. So I am invited to the next premier tournament, since I got top 6? |
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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 11:17. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
On August 24 2012 11:16 Nezi wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 10:42 Drogith wrote:
On August 24 2012 10:37 Nezi wrote:
So I got top 6 in the nationals, am I in the open tier now?
No, there are 3 levels to the SPGL - Premier, Main, Open (top to bottom) Premier and nationals are same level, so you are all set until next season. Main is a tournament that went on this month and is the middle tier that feeds into Premier. Open feeds into Main. So short answer, no. You are in the top tier and are all set until October. If you were in the bottom 8 of Premier, you would be getting a PM soon inviting you to your "up/down" or progression match.
Ah thanks so much for clearing that up. So I am invited to the next premier tournament, since I got top 6?
Yes you are! All top 8 from each region gets invited back. |
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| Bloody101 United States. August 24 2012 11:19. Posts 13 | Profile # |
| Am I reading it right that the tournament starts at 3 AM EST? If so is this an error? |
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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 11:22. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
On August 24 2012 11:19 Bloody101 wrote:
Am I reading it right that the tournament starts at 3 AM EST? If so is this an error?
You have to read the whole thing. I have in big letters at the top that
The tournament start time = end of registration
Same issue occurred last event so I made sure it was noticeable this time. Also do note the tournament length and how matches are setup. |
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| CcCFlu Switzerland. August 24 2012 11:37. Posts 67 | Profile # |
Awww...And i thought it'd be a swiss tournament ;(
Looks super sick though ^_^ |
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| Drogith United States. August 24 2012 11:43. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
On August 24 2012 11:37 CcCFlu wrote:
Awww...And i thought it'd be a swiss tournament ;(
Looks super sick though ^_^
I blame the world for naming a great tournament system after an awesome country. Sorry about the confusion  |
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| zasg New Zealand. August 24 2012 13:03. Posts 52 | Profile # |
| What a cool tournament, pitty I am not in America...bring it to oceania! |
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| Drogith United States. August 25 2012 08:30. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
| Sorry, only enough staff to run for NA |
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| Drogith United States. August 28 2012 08:13. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
With MLG weekend closing up and more major events happening all the time, I have to ask, what are you doing to get better? The SPGL offers a great opportunity for a long term league that will help get you in contact with better players to help improve your own game and maybe even get you sponsored.
So get off your asses and get your game on! (I'm talking to you Canada, Southwest US and Southeast US) |
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| Drogith United States. August 31 2012 09:09. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
| Tomorrow is your last day to sign up for this tournament, and we just had a HUGE influx of players from the Northeast. How are you other regions faring up? |
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| Hummingb1rd United States. September 01 2012 01:28. Posts 84 | Profile # |
| Hi, do we sign up for the location which we reside in currently? Or our hometown. I'm currently in Pennsylvania which would be East, but I'm heading off to uni soon in Mass. which would be Northeast |
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| Drogith United States. September 01 2012 09:50. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
| Sign up for East. College players register in their state of residence, not college location |
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| Drogith United States. September 01 2012 10:50. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
Btw, if you haven't taken a look, the website has gone through it's first revamp.
http://www.spgl.tv
Let us know what you think of this first shift in improving. |
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| Drogith United States. September 01 2012 21:45. Posts 1293 | Profile Blog # |
The matches are up for the Open Tier event. Just click on the “standings” link to find your opponent. I have removed players that are already involved in the higher tiers of the league.
This is the last Swiss event and your results here will translate to season 2. Many changes are coming. So kick some ass! |
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