i would love to see biGs and Feast, the new aAa (French pro team) lineup is really impressive !

If you have time, check on youtube biGs against TLO or Feast against Adelscott- or even Feast against Tarson

just_godlike

United Kingdom27 Posts

June 04 2011 20:49 GMT

#182

So there are a lot of EU countries allowed, but everyone has to play on NA server? This is bs. I have an EU account and I live in UK, but because I don't have NA account I can only watch. Nice one guys!

eohs

United States677 Posts

June 04 2011 22:48 GMT

#183

So I still see NO ANSWER to one problem... Are you going to let the "pro" players play in the am tourney? This is probably the most important question to answer ... I see that CEVO admins are answering most questions but this one seems to be SKIPPED every single time, I am sorry I am not gonna read 10 pages of just blah to find out so if someone sees it then post it for me again please. But i read 1-6ish and saw nothing just kept seeing the question with no answer. So can a CEVO admin bring some attention to this?

CEVO Ahn

United States159 Posts

June 04 2011 22:55 GMT

#184

Pro players will be allowed to play in the am part of the tourney. The invited players selected to play in the professional division will not be allowed.

Na accounts are required due to the combining of groups. You may be able to complete the regional group play by only playing in EU.

We do our best to answer questions here but we officially provide support here
http://geforce.cevo.com/event/geforce-starcraft-2-pro-am/support/

eohs

United States677 Posts

June 04 2011 23:10 GMT

#185

On June 05 2011 07:55 CEVO Ahn wrote:
Pro players will be allowed to play in the am part of the tourney. The invited players selected to play in the professional division will not be allowed.

Na accounts are required due to the combining of groups. You may be able to complete the regional group play by only playing in EU.

We do our best to answer questions here but we officially provide support here
http://geforce.cevo.com/event/geforce-starcraft-2-pro-am/support/

So then my question would be how is this an Am tourney if pro players that just dont want to play vs other pros for example and just win the smaller prize? I dont want to come off like a dick I know this isnt your doing I am just curious how Nvidia thinks thats ok ? We should call the tourney Invited PRO / PRO tourney wouldn't it be? I understand it gives an AM a chance to come up through the ranks but in a bo3 or bo5 ideally that pro is going to win.

CEVO Ahn

United States159 Posts

June 04 2011 23:45 GMT

#186

Well the answer is how do you define pro. In this case, I believe nvidia is using it more in the terms of invited vs open. We have also seen in the past events that just cause they are "pro" does not mean that they win. The event is giving the opportunity for players to participate in an tournament that is not just a single elimination. It allows players to compete in several matches without concern about being knocked out. With all open tourneys, we expect an assortment of skilled players in each group. We do also expect walkovers. This is the first of many events in which we hope to continue to add countries and divisions.

Carkis

Canada302 Posts

June 04 2011 23:51 GMT

#187

this is great . . i hope the amateur league will unearth some new faces!!!

eohs

United States677 Posts

June 04 2011 23:55 GMT

#188

I disagree with this a lot.. I am not gonna waste my time writing something big because it wont matter...

Ruscour

5233 Posts

June 05 2011 02:27 GMT

#189

Playing in the pro bracket
Smurfing in the noob bracket
Gotta make my mind up
Which smurf will I plaaay?

It's pro/am, pro/am
Gotta go smurf in pro/am
Everyone's looking forward to the prizes, prizes
Pro/am, pro/am
Smurfin' up in pro/am
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Looking forward to the prizes

Vasili

Australia125 Posts

June 05 2011 02:58 GMT

#190

No Australia makes me a sad panda

Aside from that the tournament looks good; great prize, great sponsor. I also like the casting duo, although I feel as though they still need to get used to eachother during a cast

Piou

Belgium415 Posts

June 05 2011 08:10 GMT

#191

On June 05 2011 11:27 Ruscour wrote:
Playing in the pro bracket
Smurfing in the noob bracket
Gotta make my mind up
Which smurf will I plaaay?

It's pro/am, pro/am
Gotta go smurf in pro/am
Everyone's looking forward to the prizes, prizes
Pro/am, pro/am
Smurfin' up in pro/am
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Looking forward to the prizes

that was awsome :D

for those who didn't get it, the clue is rebecca black.

Genome852

United States979 Posts

June 05 2011 12:33 GMT

#192

I'm very happy Nvidia is hosting a tournament. Great prizes as well!

Teoita

Italy12247 Posts

June 05 2011 13:58 GMT

#193

If i may ask, why have you not includded many european countries like Italy and Sweden among those eligible?

Ruscour

5233 Posts

June 05 2011 14:01 GMT

#194

On June 05 2011 22:58 Teoita wrote:
If i may ask, why have you not includded many european countries like Italy and Sweden among those eligible?

Official statement: "legal issues"
Probable reason: logistical laziness

Ozx

United States54 Posts

June 05 2011 16:10 GMT

#195

I'm a little confused about something. It says that there is going to be 250 groups in the amateur tournament and only 2 players from each group advance. That means there is going to be 500 players for the second phase of the tournament. Then it says the second phase will have 32 groups of 8 players each. That's only 256 players. why is that?

CEVO Ahn

United States159 Posts

June 05 2011 17:51 GMT

#196

Those numbers will change due to number of registration.

byobong7

United States207 Posts

June 05 2011 18:33 GMT

#197

On June 06 2011 01:10 Ozx wrote:
I'm a little confused about something. It says that there is going to be 250 groups in the amateur tournament and only 2 players from each group advance. That means there is going to be 500 players for the second phase of the tournament. Then it says the second phase will have 32 groups of 8 players each. That's only 256 players. why is that?

Those were just rough estimates, final number of groups for each stage will be posted when registration is over.

Axeltoss

United States283 Posts

June 05 2011 22:43 GMT

#198

Who do I contact if I am interested in helping to cast this tournament?

CEVO Ahn

United States159 Posts

June 05 2011 23:33 GMT

#199

You email geforce@cevo.com and we will forward it to the media partner.

CricketScamp

Denmark9 Posts

June 05 2011 23:45 GMT

#200

On June 05 2011 23:01 Ruscour wrote:

Show nested quote +

Official statement: "legal issues"
Probable reason: logistical laziness

In most cases, not true. On top of that, there IS naturally a limit to how much time and work a tournament organizer can allow him to put into getting a country eligible to enter the tourney.

Again and again we see countries being terrible at communicating these (pretty small) legal subjects, but with the big internetz, a lot of people are experiencing more and more inconveniences because of different laws in different countries. Great examples are sites like Hulu that actually wants to let people all over the world stream their TV-shows, but the EU having some weird rules and laws that in the end doesn't allow people in Europe to access their content.

In the SC2 scene we're seeing these strange complicated procedures and laws interfering with things like players entering tournaments. To me it makes no sense. For example, how is MorroW entering an international SC2-tournament going to hurt Sweden as a country. It's absolutely laughable.

I see it as plain bureaucracy that just needs to be fixed.

Sorry for a potential hi-jack, not trying to OT anything here.