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Alright guys, sorry for the delay in this, it has almost all of the replays. ROOT Gaming Success Pays Invitational REPLAY PACK
List of winners and winnings!
Winner:
ROOTMinigun - $420 PLUS a 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP X2 Grey Series
2nd place:
ROOTKiwikaki - $250 PLUS a 128GB HyperX Max External USB 3.0 Drive
3rd - 4th place:
ROOTCatz - $110 PLUS a 5 slot Lifetime Ventrilo server
ROOTSlush - $110 PLUS a 5 slot Lifetime Ventrilo server
5th - 8th place:
ROOTdrewbie - $60
EGAxslav - $60
ppgBubbles - $60
LGZelniq - $60
9th-16th place:
ROOTFayth - $20
ROOTqxc - $20
EGLzGaMeR - $20
EGStrifecro - $20
LGAgh - $20
sixjaxVibe - $20
Gretorp - $20
FXOSheth - $20
Update: Giveaways announced! A big thanks goes out to Kingston Technology and their support of eSports! In addition to being awesome for gamers, they are supporting the fans as well by giving away a KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX memory stick! What do you have to do to win it? Simply reply to our wall post on Kingston Technology's facebook page with who you think will win the tournament and one of you will be randomly selected to win! You must be over 18 years of age and live in the United States to qualify. You must be a fan and have 'liked' both ROOT Gaming and Kingston's facebook pages as well. Thanks again Kingston!
Kingston Technology's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kingston/43770872637
ROOT Gaming's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Root-Gaming/159788134045157
Update: The polls for voting for what matchups you want to see cast are now up! Scroll down and vote!
ROOT Gaming, partnered with Justin.tv, Kingston Technology and Nerdstomper, is excited to announce a new invitational tournament! Overall 32 players will be competing in this tournament for a prize pool of $1200! The players are representing 12 different North American server based teams, plus one free agent.
We are also excited to announce the prize scheme. Each round win earns the player a certain amount of money, with increasing tiers as you get closer to the finals. This lets half of the players have some sense of success because they get paid if they win even one round. One of the issues with esports still being a fledgling enterprise is that only the very tip top get rewarded, and even people who do very well and end up in 5th to 8th place often get stuck with little or no money. Hopefully this will go towards making a new trend in tournaments following this new model, which we believe supports the pro gamer community by helping to make being a pro gamer much more viable in terms of income stream. Thus, the name, the ROOT Gaming Success Pays Invitational!
Where: Raelcun and Ic3d on ROOT Gaming's Stream on Justin.tv!
When: Tuesday, Feb 15 8:00pm EST and Wednesday, Feb 16 8:00pm EST
Day 1 - Round of 32 and Round of 16 - We will cast 4 series of the Round of 32 and 2 series of the Round of 16.
Day 2 - Quarter, Semi and Finals - We will cast 2 series of the quarter-finals, both of the semi-final best of 5 series, and the best of 5 finals series.
For the matches we do not stream there will be a replay pack available.
Format: 32 Player Single Elimination - Best of 3 up until Semi-Finals, then Best of 5 for Semi-Finals and Finals
Prizes:
Reaching RO16 - $20 each player - $320 total - $320 overall
Reaching RO8 - $40 each player - $320 total - $640 overall
Reaching RO4 - $50 each player - $200 total - $840 overall
Reaching RO2 - $140 each player - $280 total - $1120 overall
Winner - $170 - $170 total - $1290 overall
The individual players would receive:
$420 for 1st place PLUS a 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP X2 Grey Series from Kingston Technology!
$250 for 2nd place PLUS a 128GB HyperX Max External USB 3.0 Drive from Kingston Technology!
$110 for 3rd or 4th place PLUS a 5 slot Lifetime Ventrilo server!
$60 for 5th to 8th place.
$20 for 9th to 16th place.
We will be revealing the match-ups slowly over the course of the coming days. The week before the tournament begins we will open a vote to allow YOU the viewer to pick which matchups our fantastic commentating crew will be casting that day! As a side note, I am proud to note that we have zero mirror matches in the opening round!
Bracket Link: http://challonge.com/rootsuccess
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VOTE FOR WHAT MATCHUP YOU WANT TO SEE CAST!
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SET ONE
Poll: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
ROOTCatZ vs ThisIsJimmy (193)
41%
EGAxslav vs LGPainUser (124)
26%
ROOTqxc vs Ryze (91)
19%
ReSpOnSe vs Gretorp (60)
13%
468 total votes
EGAxslav vs LGPainUser (124)
ROOTqxc vs Ryze (91)
ReSpOnSe vs Gretorp (60)
468 total votes
Your vote: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
(Vote): ROOTCatZ vs ThisIsJimmy
(Vote): ReSpOnSe vs Gretorp
(Vote): ROOTqxc vs Ryze
(Vote): EGAxslav vs LGPainUser
SET TWO
Poll: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
EGiNcontroL vs FXOSheth (244)
61%
ROOTMinigun vs NOVAstalife (79)
20%
ROOTdrewbie vs InflowLooky (66)
17%
LGAgh vs FXOmOoNan (8)
2%
397 total votes
ROOTMinigun vs NOVAstalife (79)
ROOTdrewbie vs InflowLooky (66)
LGAgh vs FXOmOoNan (8)
397 total votes
Your vote: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
(Vote): ROOTdrewbie vs InflowLooky
(Vote): LGAgh vs FXOmOoNan
(Vote): ROOTMinigun vs NOVAstalife
(Vote): EGiNcontroL vs FXOSheth
SET THREE
Poll: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
EGMachine vs FnaticMSITTI (172)
50%
SeleCT vs ppgBubbles (105)
30%
ROOTSlush vs ONECrunCher (55)
16%
ROOTFayth vs coLFirezerg (14)
4%
346 total votes
SeleCT vs ppgBubbles (105)
ROOTSlush vs ONECrunCher (55)
ROOTFayth vs coLFirezerg (14)
346 total votes
Your vote: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
(Vote): ROOTFayth vs coLFirezerg
(Vote): SeleCT vs ppgBubbles
(Vote): ROOTSlush vs ONECrunCher
(Vote): EGMachine vs FnaticMSITTI
SET FOUR
Poll: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
ROOTKiWiKaKi vs vVvMurDeR (261)
74%
EGStrifecro vs Fenix (57)
16%
ROOTDdoRo vs LGZelniq (25)
7%
sixjaxViBE vs coLAntimage (10)
3%
353 total votes
EGStrifecro vs Fenix (57)
ROOTDdoRo vs LGZelniq (25)
sixjaxViBE vs coLAntimage (10)
353 total votes
Your vote: Which matchup do you want to see cast?
(Vote): ROOTKiWiKaKi vs vVvMurDeR
(Vote): sixjaxViBE vs coLAntimage
(Vote): ROOTDdoRo vs LGZelniq
(Vote): EGStrifecro vs Fenix
A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors, Justin.tv, Kingston Technology and Nerdstomper please visit them and check out their great selection of services and products! ROOT Gaming and all of our sponsors look forward to providing you all with some great quality matches and an exciting tournament. We hope you all tune in to catch the action!
While you are waiting though, we do have some great promotional giveaways provided by our equipment sponsor, Kingston Technology, which we will be announcing later this week!
Rules: Players Please Read!
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If your match is NOT voted to be cast, then you will begin play at 8 pm EST. If your match IS voted to be cast, we will be casting them in order from the top of the bracket down. You are expected to wait and be ready to go as soon as we finish casting the match prior to yours. I understand that this can sometimes feel like a long wait, especially if you are the last match to be cast in the Round of 32, but please have some patience - we will be proceding with little to no downtime and will hopefully be moving quickly through the bracket.
Map Pool: Scrap Station, Lost Temple, Metalopolis, Shakuras
Every round is going to start on Xel'Naga, loser of the first game picks the next map after the winner gets to veto one map. Vetos only last for that one selection, as in if you're playing a best of 5 and really desperately hate Shakuras you have to veto it every game. Maps may not be repeated except for in the Best of 5 series Xel'Naga can be repicked once. No obs are allowed besides Raelcun and Ic3d. No casting is allowed by either player. No race switching is allowed. For the winner of the match, send me a message on bnet with the results and the winner is expected to save all replays, even those streamed, and email them to me at walamor@gmail.com. If there are any questions shoot me a message, I'll be online as ROOTSunDevil.158
Disconnects: If the winning player disconnects, it is a re-game. If the losing player disconnects, it is a win for the winning player. If it is too close to call it is a regame. Any decisions as to who was winning and who was losing are made solely by me.
All payments will be made over paypal.
If you are more then 15 minutes late without prior approval or knowledge, you will be auto forfeited for that round.
Map Pool: Scrap Station, Lost Temple, Metalopolis, Shakuras
Every round is going to start on Xel'Naga, loser of the first game picks the next map after the winner gets to veto one map. Vetos only last for that one selection, as in if you're playing a best of 5 and really desperately hate Shakuras you have to veto it every game. Maps may not be repeated except for in the Best of 5 series Xel'Naga can be repicked once. No obs are allowed besides Raelcun and Ic3d. No casting is allowed by either player. No race switching is allowed. For the winner of the match, send me a message on bnet with the results and the winner is expected to save all replays, even those streamed, and email them to me at walamor@gmail.com. If there are any questions shoot me a message, I'll be online as ROOTSunDevil.158
Disconnects: If the winning player disconnects, it is a re-game. If the losing player disconnects, it is a win for the winning player. If it is too close to call it is a regame. Any decisions as to who was winning and who was losing are made solely by me.
All payments will be made over paypal.
If you are more then 15 minutes late without prior approval or knowledge, you will be auto forfeited for that round.
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ROOTCatZ vs 
ThisIsJimmy
ReSpOnSe vs 
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