OSC 2015 Online Championship Jan 8-10 $5000
Bracket Here
The finals will be played over 3 days, Friday Jan 8, Saturday Jan 9, and Sunday Jan 10 - KST timezone (Day earlier for NA)
Season 3 of the Oseanic Starcraft 2 Championship has finished, so it's now time for the best 32 online players ranked via our 2015 OSC Rankings to play in the $5000 Grand Finale to find our champion! 2015 has been building up to this point!
To qualify players earnt points for placing highly in numerous 2015 partnered OSC tournaments. For the year we had 498 individual players with points earned (up from 358 in 2014), and 189 completed partnered tournaments (up from 154 last year).
Combined prizepool and rewards given away by the OSC team and Partnered tournaments in 2015 = $49735!
Now we play to find our yearly champion, in bracket of stars!
$5000+ Prizepool!
1st-32nd will be paid!
1st $1000
2nd $650
3rd $400
4th $250
5th/6th $200
7th/8th $175
9/10th $150
12/16th $125
17/20th $100
18/25th $75
26th-32nd $50
$ = AUD
There are also bonus $ Bounties open to SEA + NA Players
Casters:
@MaynardeSC2 @DanielFenner @feardragon64 @ZepphSC2 @DrennoC @SLCN_deth
We will have 2 streams running at once to cover all games. They will be allocated games, so players/casters/fans know the schedule.
Only official tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches. No first person streams.
Admin team: CaVaLieR (Eddie), Elusory and Namakaye
Questions?
Predictions?
Times and Format
Double Elimination tournament.
Top 20 Players start in the Upper Bracket - 2 'lives'
Higher seeds placed deeper into the bracket, to reflect their strong results throughout the year.
21-32nd start in the Lower Bracket, Single Elimination - 1 'life'
+ Show Spoiler [Day 1] +
+ Show Spoiler [Day 2] +
+ Show Spoiler [Day 3] +
Sponsors for the 2015 Grand Finale
Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports in SEA. They care about the scene and our community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!
ADVMoto Magazine
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto) is a publication focused on the idea, "ordinary people do extraordinary things." From big to small, and to any corner of the world, ADVMoto wants everyone to explore with the most elegant, fun, efficient and versatile motor vehicle ever made. ADVMoto is available in both print and digital formats.
+ Show Spoiler [For more information:] +
PSISTORM Gaming
With the catch phrase "Energizing The Game", PSISTORM GAMING, founded on the 27th of August, 2014, is a primarily Starcraft 2 organization composed of players who believe in good mannered play, enthusiastic sportsmanship, and above all, a love for the game. Originally part of KJ clan from karljay.com which has existed for over a decade from the days of BroodWar, the team has been rebranded as a new organization with sponsorship and big plans. The organization has hosted special showmatches with INcontroL, Hendralisk and EnDerr, as well casual tournaments with a significant prize pool for amateurs.
+ Show Spoiler [For more information:] +
Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series
What is OSC?
For those who are unaware, The Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC) is the Oceanic, South East Asian, North American and Chinese regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. Although the network is based in and focuses on these regions, many events are open to everyone in the world.
The top 32 players ranked via the OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the minimum $5000+ Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion! OSC World Rankings were established in December 2012.
2015 Season Statistics:
189 Completed Partnered tournaments!
498 players earned OSC points!
$49735 (AUD) was won by players!
Our most active player was PsiArc, who played in 119 tournaments!
59 players all won at least 1 tournament
ByuN has the most tournament wins at 25
32 $ Bounties claimed for beating favoured opponents
There were 17 OSC 1v1 Challenge Show Matches
GuMiho was 2014's Champion, taking out the $3500 finals series.
PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.
Current OSC rankings and database can be viewed here
Factors which influence how many OSC points tournaments are allocated include: prizepool, format, frequency, open qualifiers and region locking.
Some unique/interesting features of OSC tournaments and rankings.
OSC Supporter Packages
You can show your support towards OSC, and help us put on events for the community for just $8 USD per month! One less chocolate bar/One less beer at the pub/a couple less songs on iTunes, etc, and the money goes towards supporting the scene It's quite common place for players/casters to have a subscription option on twitch tv (which isn't an option for us), and we feel we have much more to give back in terms of entertainment, competition and rewards. Subscribers are also another way we can potentially market ourselves to prospective sponsors, which in turn will result in further growth.
We also provided supporters with bonuses such as event replay packs, and chance to win 1 hour of coaching from top tier players.
If you are interested, you can subscribe here.
Bracket Here
The finals will be played over 3 days, Friday Jan 8, Saturday Jan 9, and Sunday Jan 10 - KST timezone (Day earlier for NA)
Season 3 of the Oseanic Starcraft 2 Championship has finished, so it's now time for the best 32 online players ranked via our 2015 OSC Rankings to play in the $5000 Grand Finale to find our champion! 2015 has been building up to this point!
To qualify players earnt points for placing highly in numerous 2015 partnered OSC tournaments. For the year we had 498 individual players with points earned (up from 358 in 2014), and 189 completed partnered tournaments (up from 154 last year).
Combined prizepool and rewards given away by the OSC team and Partnered tournaments in 2015 = $49735!
Now we play to find our yearly champion, in bracket of stars!
$5000+ Prizepool!
1st-32nd will be paid!
1st $1000
2nd $650
3rd $400
4th $250
5th/6th $200
7th/8th $175
9/10th $150
12/16th $125
17/20th $100
18/25th $75
26th-32nd $50
$ = AUD
There are also bonus $ Bounties open to SEA + NA Players
Casters:
@MaynardeSC2 @DanielFenner @feardragon64 @ZepphSC2 @DrennoC @SLCN_deth
We will have 2 streams running at once to cover all games. They will be allocated games, so players/casters/fans know the schedule.
Only official tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches. No first person streams.
Admin team: CaVaLieR (Eddie), Elusory and Namakaye
Questions?
Predictions?
Times and Format
Double Elimination tournament.
Top 20 Players start in the Upper Bracket - 2 'lives'
Higher seeds placed deeper into the bracket, to reflect their strong results throughout the year.
21-32nd start in the Lower Bracket, Single Elimination - 1 'life'
+ Show Spoiler [Day 1] +
Day 1 - Friday Jan 8th 11am KST, 1pm AEDT (Thursday 6pm PDT)
Friday, Jan 08 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Winners Bracket R1
Winners R2
Losers R1
Losers R2
*Top 6 seeds do not need to play on day 1.
Friday, Jan 08 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Winners Bracket R1
Winners R2
Losers R1
Losers R2
*Top 6 seeds do not need to play on day 1.
+ Show Spoiler [Day 2] +
Day 2 - Saturday Jan 9th 11am KST, 1pm AEDT (Friday 6pm PDT)
Saturday, Jan 09 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Winners R3
Winners R4
Losers R3
Winners R5
Winners Semi Final
Saturday, Jan 09 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Winners R3
Winners R4
Losers R3
Winners R5
Winners Semi Final
+ Show Spoiler [Day 3] +
Day 3 - Sunday Jan 10th 11am KST, 1pm AEDT (Saturday 6pm PDT)
Sunday, Jan 10 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Losers R4
Losers R5
Losers R6
Losers R7
Losers finals
Grand Finals
Sunday, Jan 10 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Series to be played:
Losers R4
Losers R5
Losers R6
Losers R7
Losers finals
Grand Finals
Sponsors for the 2015 Grand Finale
Without these companies contributing to our tournament it's fair to say the prizepool would be far smaller. But it's not just about the $'s. All these companies have a long history of supporting Starcraft 2 and esports in SEA. They care about the scene and our community. So many thanks to them all! If you esports fans, players etc can send them some love and thanks for supporting SC2 + the Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series it would be appreciated in return. They all are leaders in their industry, so if it comes down to a choice between brands, pick these guys who support esports!
ADVMoto Magazine
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto) is a publication focused on the idea, "ordinary people do extraordinary things." From big to small, and to any corner of the world, ADVMoto wants everyone to explore with the most elegant, fun, efficient and versatile motor vehicle ever made. ADVMoto is available in both print and digital formats.
+ Show Spoiler [For more information:] +
Direct mail paper copy subscriptions are available in North America and are found in more than 700 bookstores around the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Digital subscriptions are offered in both online PDF download and page-flip formats.
The ADVMoto app is also available on Apple and Android marketplaces by searching "Adventure Motorcycle." Yearly digital subscription packages start at 12USD per year (6 issues) and offer fantastic value for money. Plus SC2 fans can use this 20% Digital Coupon: OSC20. Check out what makes ADVMoto the number one adventure riding magazine around the world at AdventureMotorcycle.com
The ADVMoto app is also available on Apple and Android marketplaces by searching "Adventure Motorcycle." Yearly digital subscription packages start at 12USD per year (6 issues) and offer fantastic value for money. Plus SC2 fans can use this 20% Digital Coupon: OSC20. Check out what makes ADVMoto the number one adventure riding magazine around the world at AdventureMotorcycle.com
PSISTORM Gaming
With the catch phrase "Energizing The Game", PSISTORM GAMING, founded on the 27th of August, 2014, is a primarily Starcraft 2 organization composed of players who believe in good mannered play, enthusiastic sportsmanship, and above all, a love for the game. Originally part of KJ clan from karljay.com which has existed for over a decade from the days of BroodWar, the team has been rebranded as a new organization with sponsorship and big plans. The organization has hosted special showmatches with INcontroL, Hendralisk and EnDerr, as well casual tournaments with a significant prize pool for amateurs.
+ Show Spoiler [For more information:] +
The team has grown to have 8 pro, 4 academy Grand Master players. Be sure to give them a follow on twitter to stay up to date with all news and results.
Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series
What is OSC?
For those who are unaware, The Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC) is the Oceanic, South East Asian, North American and Chinese regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. Although the network is based in and focuses on these regions, many events are open to everyone in the world.
The top 32 players ranked via the OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the minimum $5000+ Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion! OSC World Rankings were established in December 2012.
2015 Season Statistics:
189 Completed Partnered tournaments!
498 players earned OSC points!
$49735 (AUD) was won by players!
Our most active player was PsiArc, who played in 119 tournaments!
59 players all won at least 1 tournament
ByuN has the most tournament wins at 25
32 $ Bounties claimed for beating favoured opponents
There were 17 OSC 1v1 Challenge Show Matches
GuMiho was 2014's Champion, taking out the $3500 finals series.
PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.
Current OSC rankings and database can be viewed here
Factors which influence how many OSC points tournaments are allocated include: prizepool, format, frequency, open qualifiers and region locking.
Some unique/interesting features of OSC tournaments and rankings.
- Players are seeding via points acquired from previous OSC placings. (Points often are awarded to 16/32nd place)
- If you defeat someone ranked in the top 32, or higher than yourself, you earn scalp/bonus points (These are used in the event of a tie for yearly finals qualification)
- Players can challenge each other to show matches and put their points on the line, winner takes all.
- There are $ Bounties on top tier players if you can defeat them in a Bo3+ series
- Rankings reflect tournament success, participation, and direct individual series
- We have an active paid news writing team who provide fresh sc2 content and OSC coverage, available at sc2sea.com
OSC Supporter Packages
You can show your support towards OSC, and help us put on events for the community for just $8 USD per month! One less chocolate bar/One less beer at the pub/a couple less songs on iTunes, etc, and the money goes towards supporting the scene It's quite common place for players/casters to have a subscription option on twitch tv (which isn't an option for us), and we feel we have much more to give back in terms of entertainment, competition and rewards. Subscribers are also another way we can potentially market ourselves to prospective sponsors, which in turn will result in further growth.
We also provided supporters with bonuses such as event replay packs, and chance to win 1 hour of coaching from top tier players.
If you are interested, you can subscribe here.