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Welcome, to the Semi-Pro Gaming League!
BTW, entry is FREE. Invites are going out for previous registrations. Registration is now open for everyone! Make sure to PM SemiProGaming on the z33k page with your region so that we can place you properly!
Rules
No Pro players that make a living off salary or streaming allowed. B-team and below players are exempt from this rule.
Full set of rules can be found here.
RULES
This Tournament's Format
This event has a 32 man "Swiss Style" tournament that starts on August 8th and continues throughout the month of August. The top 8 players from each region will compete with the bottom 8 players from each region of the July tournament in September. Those matches will determine who moves up to the the 16 man invite, and who will be competing in the "Swiss Style" tournament next season.
Players ranking 9-24 will be get automatic invites to this tournament next season.
Players ranking 25-32 do not get invites to season 2 and are free to enter any future "open" events to try again for "invite" status.
Swiss Style Tournament Structure
The Swiss style tournaments are very similar to round-robin where every player would eventually play each other once. However, in Swiss tournaments, players with better records will compete against players with a similar record. There will also be no repeat of matches, so there is some leniency when it comes to the matches and win-loss record, but over all the better players come out on top and those needing work filter down.
ex: 8 players over 4 rounds
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Round 1
p1 v p5
p2 v p6
p3 v p7
p4 v p8
player 1 1-0
player 2 1-0
player 3 1-0
player 4 1-0
player 5 0-1
player 6 0-1
player 7 0-1
player 8 0-1
Round 2
p1 v p2
p3 v p4
p5 v p6
p7 v p8
player 1 2-0
player 2 1-1
player 3 2-0
player 4 1-1
player 5 1-1
player 6 0-2
player 7 1-1
player 8 0-2
Round 3
p1 v p3
p2 v p4
p5 v p7
p6 v p8
player 1 3-0
player 2 2-1
player 3 2-1
player 4 1-2
player 5 1-2
player 6 2-1
player 7 2-1
player 8 1-2
Round 4
p1 v p6
p2 v p3
p4 v p5
p7 v p8
player 1 4-0
player 2 3-1
player 3 2-2
player 4 2-2
player 5 2-2
player 6 2-2
player 7 3-1
player 8 1-3
Top 4 = p1, p2, p7, p3 (beats p5 due to opponent defeated)
p1 v p5
p2 v p6
p3 v p7
p4 v p8
player 1 1-0
player 2 1-0
player 3 1-0
player 4 1-0
player 5 0-1
player 6 0-1
player 7 0-1
player 8 0-1
Round 2
p1 v p2
p3 v p4
p5 v p6
p7 v p8
player 1 2-0
player 2 1-1
player 3 2-0
player 4 1-1
player 5 1-1
player 6 0-2
player 7 1-1
player 8 0-2
Round 3
p1 v p3
p2 v p4
p5 v p7
p6 v p8
player 1 3-0
player 2 2-1
player 3 2-1
player 4 1-2
player 5 1-2
player 6 2-1
player 7 2-1
player 8 1-2
Round 4
p1 v p6
p2 v p3
p4 v p5
p7 v p8
player 1 4-0
player 2 3-1
player 3 2-2
player 4 2-2
player 5 2-2
player 6 2-2
player 7 3-1
player 8 1-3
Top 4 = p1, p2, p7, p3 (beats p5 due to opponent defeated)
Subscription
$5 will get you access to HD stream across all 8 channels. Plus, we have sponsor prizes to give away during every season that is restricted to only subscribers. Your contribution will also allow us to upgrade all of the streams as needed and add additional content beyond SC2.
Congratulations to our raffle winners! They will be receiving the following prizes in the mail:
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More prizes to be distributed after the August 18th Nationals.
Regions
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Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territory, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon,
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Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland, Labrador, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
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Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
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Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Mexico, Central America
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Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
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Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, all islands in the Gulf of Mexico
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West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C ., Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
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About the SPGL
The SPGL is an organization dedicated to building the middle steps of eSports: that vital area between ladder hero and pro player. Based on 8 distinct regions in ALL of North America, players can compete in various scheduled events to work their way up the competitive tiers up into a national finals. Better rankings carry over to each season where you can advance up, or drop down in ranking.
League Structure
The SPGL has three different tiers for competitive play:
*Open - which is just what it says and is the lowest tier
*Main - This is the main tier and is the first instance of invite only. It is also the only tier where you can lose invite status
*Premier - This is the top tier and the only one you can win prize money in.
Each of the 8 regions in North America represented in the SPGL have ways of advancing up and down to the next corresponding tier.
Seasons last 3 months, and rank in tier carries over from one season to the next.
The SPGL also utilizes several different types of gameplay: double elimination, Swiss, and round-robin. These styles are utilized to judge a players skill over time, as opposed to just who is HOT one day, and cold the next.
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