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Saturday Showdown Series 9 ($175 Open Tournament )

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roguez
Profile Joined April 2011
New Zealand71 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-06 00:50:58
January 05 2014 10:01 GMT
#1
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Important notice: This weeks tournament is now to be held on Friday 10th January as WCS SEA qualifiers will be on the weekend!!!!!


SIGN UP IN CYBERGAMER THREAD! http://au.cybergamer.com/forums/thread/527583/Saturday-Show-Down-Series-Week-9-Sign-Up-Thread!-(10th-January)/#7866295

Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/MSI_Saturday_Showdown_Series

Schedule:
+ Show Spoiler [Every second Saturday - Click for dates] +
Saturday September 14th 6pm AEST
Saturday September 28th 6pm ADST
Saturday October 12th 6pm ADST
Saturday November 2nd 1pm ADST
Saturday November 9th 6pm ADST
Saturday November 30th 6pm ADST
Saturday December 7th 6pm ADST
Saturday December 21st 6pm ADST
Saturday January 10th 6pm ADST
Saturday January 18th 6pm ADST
Saturday February 1st 6pm ADST
Saturday February 15th 6pm ADST

Channel: CyberGamer
Server: North America


Broadcast Team
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Prizes per Round:
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

Points and Seeding:

http://au.cybergamer.com/leaderboard/1/Saturday-Showdown-Series-Leaderboard/

1st: 10 points
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 4 points
5th-8th: 2 points


*Saturday September 14th 6pm AEST will be random seeding with all tournaments there after seeded based on points accrued throughout the tournament season.

*NOTE: Points will be used as seeding for ALL CyberGamer, CGP and CGPL Tournaments for StarCraft II

Map Pool:
Alterzim Stronghold • Bel'Shir Vestige • Derelict Watcher • Frost • Polar Night • Star Station • Yeonsu



Map Edition - WCS Map Edition will be used whenever available, with GSL version to be used in case of no WCS map. If neither tournament map is available a Tournament Admin will designate a map version to be played tournament wide.

Veto System - Rounds 128 and 64 will be Bo1 with designated maps which will be specified on the brackets. From round of 32 until finals Bo3 series will see each player veto two maps each. First to veto with be the highest seeded player and the players will in turn veto four maps total before playing the remaining three maps out in the order of which they appear in the map pool.

Replays:

Players must upload their replays to drop.sc after their matches. All replays from all matches are to be saved and correctly labelled as PLAYER1 vs PLAYER2 - MAP and can be requested by the Replay Administrator at any time.

Ruleset:

+ Show Spoiler [Saturday Showdown Series Rules and Reg…] +
All results must be PMed to an admin in-game.

Player Nationality & Cheating

Admins have the right to deduct Points or remove Teams from the Championship if they cheat.
This includes smurfing, breaking game rules, or poor behaviour.

Event is open to all regions
Latest official Patch must be used throughout the Event.

Map Pool and Veto System
Map Edition - WCS Map Edition will be used whenever available, with GSL version to be used in case of no WCS map. If neither tournament map is available a Tournament Admin will designate a map version to be played tournament wide.

Veto System - Rounds 128 and 64 will be Bo1 with designated maps which will be specified on the brackets. From round of 32 until finals Bo3 series will see each player veto two maps each. First to veto with be the highest seeded player and the players will in turn veto four maps total before playing the remaining three maps out in the order of which they appear in the map pool.

All games must be played on NA server.
Teams may choose any Race (incl Random) but must use it for the entire tournament.

Tardiness Rules
If a game is started without approval, an Admin may restart game if they see fit.
If a Team fails to report fifteen minutes before their match they will forfeit their match. If both players forfeit their match, the higher seeded player will win the match.
In order to dispute game results, players must notify their Admin that they would like to protest the game before the next game starts.

Pausing / Malfunctions / Software & Hardware
Pausing will be allowed but only for malfunctions of software or hardware.
If any player disconnects occur the match is to be resumed via replay. If a player drops twice on the same game, (G1,G2,etc), it is their opponents right to take the map win, If both players don't agree to resume the map again.

Fair Play Rules
Any sign of cheating may result in a forfeit of the game and disqualification from the event including all events held under the Saturday Showdown Series name thereafter.
If any of the rules are broken an Admin has the right to forfeit that players game.
Players may not be present on any stream for the event during the event.
Players may not chat in-game unless they are engaging in pre-game sportsmanship or surrendering the game.
Teams must set their status to Busy.
Only admin staff members may connect to the game as an spectator or observer.


Players
Players must sign up to CyberGamer to be eligible to compete in the tournament.

Players must register in the weekly thread on CyberGamer to enter the tournament.

Any player banned from CyberGamer or who is caught cheating or removed from tournament play due to rule breaking will be ineligible to play in any CyberGamer StarCraft II League until the ban is lifted or the head admin has cleared them for play.

Commentators/stream production:

Commentators and/or Stream Producers must uphold the highest of standards while representing
CyberGamer and MSi during the tournament.

Only those who have been given direct permission from the StarCraft II Head Admin may stream or
commentate during the tournament.

During the tournament the Commentators/Stream Producers agree to play appropriate music and during
downtime air videos from CyberGamer and MSi.

Stream overlays and logos will be provided by the StarCraft II Head Admin and designed by Michael
Debevec for CyberGamer and MSi.

The tournament will be streamed each fortnight online via Twitch.tv. Dedicated casters will be given the
opportunity to boost their profile while representing CyberGamer and MSi during the event.
<3 # Clan: Terror Australis # Team: Archaic MSi eSports# @Rogue_SC2 # <3
olimoley
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States742 Posts
January 07 2014 04:08 GMT
#2
What timezone are you guys running on? According to Google, ADST is not a real timezone. Thanks.
Events Manager, Team Liquid - Creator of OlimoLeague
PiGStarcraft
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia987 Posts
January 07 2014 04:16 GMT
#3
On January 07 2014 13:08 olimoley wrote:
What timezone are you guys running on? According to Google, ADST is not a real timezone. Thanks.


It's meant to be AEDT, Australian-eastern daylights time, GMT+11
Progamerwww.twitch.tv/x5_pig | pigrandom88@gmail.com | @x5_PiG | www.facebook.com/pigSC2
EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia908 Posts
January 10 2014 02:41 GMT
#4
A little over 3 hours left to signup. Starts an hour after that.

$175 + 280 SCS Points, looks good!
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
ArTiFaKs
Profile Joined September 2013
United States1229 Posts
January 10 2014 08:55 GMT
#5
TvZ ... Terran loses every worker... still wins game. Yup sounds about right.
There are things known, and things unknown, and in-between are the doors.
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