Sponsored by Russian StarCraft 2 Support Fund.
We invite all players to take part in this tournament, which is traditionally held to celebrate the end of the year. Let's play StarCraft, watch StarCraft and enjoy our favourite game. Which is, of course, StarCraft!
Prize pool: ~$856 (50,000 RUR, possibly increased by donations).
Prize pool distribution is TBA.
Format:
Qualifiers
4 qualifiers (3 open qualifiers, the 4th qualifier is for CIS players only) - Single Elimination, all matches are best-of-3, finals are best of 5. Top 4 players qualify for the final tournament. Each qualifier provides ~$50 of prize money, possibly increased by donations. Players who qualify for the main event can not take part in remaining qualifiers.
Qualifiers schedule:
December 2, 1 PM CET - check-in is one hour prior the qualifier.
December 9, 1 PM CET
December 16, 1 PM CET
December 23, 1 PM CET (CIS player only)
Main event
16 players, Single Elimination bracket. Ro16 and Ro8 matches are best-of-3, Ro4 and finals are best-of-5.