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TeamSpeak TL SC2 Open #15
February 23rd, 2011 02:43 GMT
Registration: Friday, Feb 25 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Check-In & Late Reg: Saturday, Feb 26 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Tournament Start: Saturday, Feb 26 5:25pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Prizes
| 1st | $100 | + Qualify for TSL3 | | 2nd | $50 | + 100 TSL3 qualifier points | | 3rd-4th | $25 | + 51 TSL3 qualifier points | | 5th-8th | | + 26 TSL3 qualifier points | | 9th-16th | | + 14 TSL3 qualifier points | |
For results and standings of current TSL3 qualifiers, check out this thread.
Casters
Semis and finals from replays on TeamLiquid's official stream by Chill and djWHEAT.
Early Registration
If you are a top player and would like to register early, please PM Hot_Bid. This option is only available to players featured prominently in the TLPD. If you're interested in who is registering early, check out the list of registered players.
General Registration Requirements
1. You must have access to a North American Battle.net StarCraft 2 account.
2. You must not live in a country assigned to the Korea or Taiwan Battle.net Server.
3. You must be be registered and logged into your TL account to register and play.
4. You must fill in your NA account details in your TL profile.
Past TL Open winners include Kas, Naniwa, CrunCher, White-Ra, Thorzain, Qxc, and NightEnD. If you missed some of those matches, check out TL's YouTube Channel for the previous casts.
Tournament Size
The bracket will be 2048 players.
Maps and Rules
Map pool is Shakuras Plateau, Metalopolis, Xel'Naga Caverns, Lost Temple, and Scrap Station. Please note that Blistering Sands, Desert Oasis, Jungle Basin, Delta Quadrant, Steppes of War, and Kulas Ravine are removed from the map pool. Detailed rules will be released when registration opens.
Round of 32 Best-of-3
The Round of 32 for this tournament and future TL SC2 Opens will now be best-of-3. The last best-of-1 round will be the Round of 64.
About Our Sponsor
The TeamLiquid SC2 Open is proudly sponsored by TeamSpeak Systems GmbH, developers of popular TeamSpeak voice chat software for online gamers and now, with their latest TeamSpeak 3 SDK product, virtual worlds and integrated solutions. TeamSpeak enables groups of people to speak with one another over the Internet using their Windows, Mac, or Linux based computer, much like a telephone conference call. A TeamSpeak user will typically wear a headset with an integrated microphone and connect to his guild or clan's TeamSpeak server to chat with fellow team mates, discuss strategy in real-time, or facilitate online events.
TeamSpeak 3 features include: a global web server list, tabbed multi-server connectivity, tabbed text chatting, firewall friendly file transfer, user avatars, friends lists, and a fully customizable client UI supporting skins, sound packs, and plugins. TeamSpeak is FREE to use for non-commercial entities.
If you are interested in sponsoring a TeamLiquid Open or one of our other events, please see our advertising / sponsorship page.
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Braavos36388 Posts
PokerStrategy.com is the sponsor of the TeamLiquid Starleague 3. For more about our sponsor, check out their Question & Answer Thread.
PokerStrategy.com TSL3 Qualifier #8 Details
Who can play?
Anyone with a NA account who does not live in a country assigned to the Korea or Taiwan server can participate. More specifically, players living in Korea, Taiwan, or China cannot participate. Players living in the SEA countries can participate.
How do I register?
Registering for TSL3 Qualifiers is the same as registering for the TeamSpeak TL SC2 Open. You will be able to register with your TL account on Friday, Feb 25 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00). You will need to fill in your NA Battle.net account information to tie it to your TL account.
How do I qualify?
There are 16 EU/NA qualifier spots. Winning a TL SC2 Open tournament (1st place) ensures that you qualify for the TSL3. Placing second to sixteenth earns you qualifier points. There are eight TL SC2 opens. Each of the eight winners will earn a TSL3 spot. Eight more players who have the most qualifier points will also qualify.
How many of the eight TL SC2 Opens can I play?
If you meet the registration requirements, you can play all eight tournaments. You will need access to an EU and NA account to play all eight. It is fine if you borrow a friend's account, but there will be no account sharing during tournaments, as this causes unacceptable delays.
Example:
Player A borrows Player B's EU account to play in TSL3 Qualifier #1. Player B cannot play in TSL3 Qualifier #1 unless he has access to a different account. This is to ensure that the tournament does not have delays. Two players cannot play on the same account for the tournament.
If I earn points with different Battle.net accounts, are they added together?
Yes. Qualifier points are credited to the TL user, not the Battle.net account. As long as you fill in your Battle.net account information correctly, you will be awarded the points.
Can I play in more TSL3 Qualifiers after I win one?
No. Once you win a TSL3 Qualifier you cannot play in any more. If we discover that a player was secretly playing in TSL3 Qualifier tournaments after winning one, that player will forfeit his TSL3 spot and be disqualified.
Can I smurf or help my friend qualify by playing on his account?
No. Playing for another player is cheating. Two players cannot combine their results -- all qualifier points must be solely earned by one player. If we discover that a player was posing as someone else, both players will be disqualified.
This TSL is sponsored by PokerStrategy.com, the world's largest poker school and community. With hundreds of Poker VODs and an assortment of learning material in 18 different languages, PokerStrategy.com offers the chance for aspiring Poker players to learn from a beginner to a professional level. Sign up using TL's referral link.
By signing up, you also enter the TSL3 Raffle, where you can win a 5-night trip to South Korea for 2 people to watch StarCraft live in person and tour the oGs-Liquid house.
Discuss with other fans in the TSL3 Forum.
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United States13896 Posts
Last chance qualifier this time, should be really intense and exciting! GL to all the players who participate!
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Woot Woot Last chance to qualify, every needs to pull out the stops
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Last one! Hope KiWi qualifies!
Go KiWi!
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Come on Kiwi and catz! i berieve in you!!
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Good luck to all participating! I wonder if more of an unknown player will win again.
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I really hope tlo will participate again...
+ Show Spoiler +...and win the whole thing. Seriously, we need more room in the point rankings.
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I really hope sjow wins it and killer, select, strelok and mana get enough points to qualify and team liquid randomly invites dimaga because hes on form atm and hes learned his lesson:D
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Select better get into the TSL, he's a beast.
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Canada2039 Posts
I'm hoping catz takes it by beating kiwikaki in the finals. That way, they both qualify! :D
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OK! I"m participating this time. My second TL open, first qualifier. Let's see if I can make it past third round :DD
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TSL3 is getting better and better xDD
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Im still very suprised KiWi hasnt won one yet. I suspect hes been saving his winning hand this whole time!
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These are some of the players I'd like to see qualify:
SeleCt
KiWiKaKi
KiLLeR
SjoW
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On February 23 2011 14:50 azr wrote:
These are some of the players I'd like to see qualify:
SeleCt
KiWiKaKi
KiLLeR
SjoW
seconded. sorry if i do zeerax any unjustice, but it would be quite a joke if he qualifies for the tsl while one of these 4 players doesnt....
btw i just now understood what a huge importance the semifinals of select vs qxc 2 weeks ago had.
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I hope minigun plays in this.. he's only played in 1 so far afaik O_O
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Looking forward to the final Quali tournament. Great drama. This format has been a fantastic success. Bravo Team Liquid! I hope that in the future you can run a similar qualification process for Korea.
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Big deal on the line here. Sjow better get in with a straight win.
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Gogogogo ZeeRaX and KiWiKaKi !!!
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Go Kiwi go ! and Select too. Always nice to see both playing.
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On February 23 2011 12:41 shaunnn wrote:
...and team liquid randomly invites dimaga because hes on form atm and hes learned his lesson:D
Because punishment is overrated and TL should start handing out rewards instead. You know to really make the lesson stick.
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I must've missed something, what'd Dimaga do exactly?
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I´m so excited, and I just can´t hide it dadada bla bla and I think I like it!!!
djWHEAT casting again YAY
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Sjow fighting! :D Loved his stuff at Dreamhack. Very excited for this tourney.
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Calgary25990 Posts
On February 23 2011 21:32 Riotbot wrote:
I must've missed something, what'd Dimaga do exactly?
This has been answered a billion times, but I'll answer it one final time so I can just link to this post.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=107745
In order to qualify for TSL 2, you had to participate in the custom ladder. You were allowed to play anyone (within a few rules) and the top X players would qualify.
Dimaga laddered on his main account as well as a second account. He then got a friend to play him on the second account, and purposefully lose, so he could get a few extra free points. Several people were caught cheating in this way by IP matching and were banned from all TSL events for 12 months as well as TSL 3.
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am i the only one who noticed its a 2048 player tourny this time around instead of the usual 1024?
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expect a sick field of players who haven't qualified yet. Kinda wish the official tlnet casting would be more than just from semis on for this one. gl all (although more gl to kiwikaki^^)
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On February 23 2011 13:10 SiguR wrote:
I'm hoping catz takes it by beating kiwikaki in the finals. That way, they both qualify! :D
That would be great, or even better drewbie winning the finals, with somehow both Kiwi and CatZ getting enough points to qualify Either way gonna be exciting to watch, good luck all players
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This is our last chance.
I'll compete in this one too.
TeamLiquid fighting!
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On February 24 2011 01:51 cYaN wrote:
expect a sick field of players who haven't qualified yet. Kinda wish the official tlnet casting would be more than just from semis on for this one. gl all (although more gl to kiwikaki^^)
Yeah, wouldnt mind seeing some coverage from at least one level earlier than usual. The finals should be totally nervewracking this last time, so much at stake.
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I keep checking the list of preregistered players and no ones there yet  There has to be some signups this is make or break time, and all the other qualifiers started to fill up the day of. Hopefully they show us who is signing up soon
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Select and Kiwikaki for 1st and 2nd respectively :3
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Sjow really needs to take this down. :/
This qualifier is gonna be silly stacked lol. Look at all those players with barely enough or below the qualifier cutoff, so many good players are going to be fighting for those last couple of spots. This is going to be sick. 
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The previous TLOpens were already pretty stacked, but I guess this one will be unbelievable. So many GREAT players have not qualified yet!
On a side note, I really love this qualifying process. It rewards both one time huge performances and consistency throughout qualifiers.
And the pressure on the not yey qualified players keeps increasing, making every Open even more tense than the last.
GL TL!
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On February 24 2011 01:37 SirDuke wrote:
am i the only one who noticed its a 2048 player tourny this time around instead of the usual 1024?
I noticed. Crazy number... it makes sense since it is the last qualifier and also because the previous one was full or very close to full (1024, some haven't been)
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I'd like to see KiWiKaki and SeleCT qualify for TSL!! It's gonna be a very tense tournament regarding the ladder points.
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How do you actually sign up for these? I never really understood the explanations from the OP. Apologies ahead of time for my stupidity. 
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I can't wait to see who ends up qualifying in this :D
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On February 24 2011 10:36 Caelixx wrote:How do you actually sign up for these? I never really understood the explanations from the OP. Apologies ahead of time for my stupidity.
Well registration is not open, but when it opens there is going to be a header that says 'TL Open #xx registration is now open, click here to register". Thats the easiest way to register imo. You will be asked for your Character code as well as as your name on Bnet and your race.
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Just curious as to what would happen if say morrow and mana face off in the Ro8/16 and morrow already has the points and wants mana his teamm8 to qualify so he throws game/forfeits, whats TLs opinion on that?
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Really hope Kiwi finally qualifies... I can imagine he will prepare some pretty great builds to reveal for TSL3.
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is it still possible to apply for a spot to cast and stream the early matches?
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it is 8:06 and I don't see registration.
Anyone?
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On February 25 2011 10:06 ImBa_JaCkAsS wrote:
it is 8:06 and I don't see registration.
Anyone?
Getting the same thing here as well, can't quite find a link to see the current roster yet either
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its 8:31 now and I still don't see it
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It's working now everything get signed up!
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593 already signed up !
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Didn't there used to be a button or something to unregister? I swear there used to be. Im not gonna be able to make it T_T
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Stupid... for some reason it wouldn't let me register.
Now I'm on the outside looking in due to some glitch...
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Meh I was 4 minutes late for check-in!!! =( It was hard waking up so early after GSL last night...
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MorroW out vs a random protoss ?
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edit: Sorry, wrong topic. Was supposed to be in the thread in the tournament forums.
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