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Tournament is now in progress, please check for your matches!
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8153-spgl-season-1-main-tier-swiss-tournament/groups
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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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:
ogndrahcir - Kingston 8GB Genesis 1600MHz Ram & Antec Kuelher 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
consuskev - Kingston 8GB Genesis 1600MHz Ram & Antec HCP 750W PSU
More prizes to be distributed after the August 18th Nationals.
Regions
Northwest+ Show Spoiler +Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territory, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon,
Northeast+ Show Spoiler +Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland, Labrador, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
Greatlakes+ Show Spoiler +
North + Show Spoiler +Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Southwest+ Show Spoiler +Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Mexico, Central America
Midwest+ Show Spoiler +Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
Southeast+ Show Spoiler +Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, all islands in the Gulf of Mexico
East+ Show Spoiler + West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C ., Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
PM the admin with what region you are in after signing up
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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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Seems awesome, good luck to everyone that signs up!
ogndrahcir
consuskev
Congrats to those awesome nerd ballers, clearly the coolest people out there!
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You're an animal Richard 
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Just shifted around the OP, hopefully things are a little bit more clear then they were before. Important info right at the top.
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On August 03 2012 10:35 IOvEggY wrote:
how do we register?
If you did not register for the tournament that happened last weekend, you have to wait until Monday until it is opened to the rest of North America. It's just to give time to everyone one that got an invite code to check-in.
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I think the zeek site is messed up again since it looks like each link goes to the same region's tourney. Just a heads up!
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On August 03 2012 12:14 Consuskev wrote:
I think the zeek site is messed up again since it looks like each link goes to the same region's tourney. Just a heads up!
Nope, it is supposed to. The Swiss tournament signs up through a single page atm, that is why it is very important to PM me with what region you are from when it opens to general public on Monday.
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And I expected a tournament with Swiss players ;-) .
Well, I like the Swiss tournament format, it is very player friendly. Each plyer plays all turns and after some time gets matched against players of similar skill.
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Can't wait, will finally start getting into shape again.
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On August 03 2012 19:35 Sandermatt wrote:
And I expected a tournament with Swiss players ;-) .
Well, I like the Swiss tournament format, it is very player friendly. Each plyer plays all turns and after some time gets matched against players of similar skill.
Not the first time I've seen someone think that. I have found this tournament is a lot better for finding the best players and rewarding them. Round robin can get you some really bad results, especially if you do not play against every single player.
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On August 04 2012 03:56 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2012 19:35 Sandermatt wrote:
And I expected a tournament with Swiss players ;-) .
Well, I like the Swiss tournament format, it is very player friendly. Each plyer plays all turns and after some time gets matched against players of similar skill. Not the first time I've seen someone think that. I have found this tournament is a lot better for finding the best players and rewarding them. Round robin can get you some really bad results, especially if you do not play against every single player.
I used to play chess competitively as a child/youth. We nearly always had the swiss system. In these youth tournaments it is mainly about the players, and the tournament experience is really much better than an elimination format. And you cannot do round robin with 50+ players. The downside is that it is not very specatator friendly. There are less all deciding matches, which means less hype for a match. The other downside is that the admins have much more work due to the high number of matches. An advantage is that this format will much more likely be won by the strongest player.
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On August 04 2012 08:13 Sandermatt wrote:
I used to play chess competitively as a child/youth. We nearly always had the swiss system. In these youth tournaments it is mainly about the players, and the tournament experience is really much better than an elimination format. And you cannot do round robin with 50+ players. The downside is that it is not very specatator friendly. There are less all deciding matches, which means less hype for a match. The other downside is that the admins have much more work due to the high number of matches. An advantage is that this format will much more likely be won by the strongest player.
Well, we get the advantage of deciding after the matches which to cover, something you don't get in chess matches. And there will be deciding matches, since top 8 is the location you want to be at, that gets you to the up/down matches for next season.
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On August 04 2012 12:41 Caliber wrote:
is there a prize pool?
For this tournament? No. But success in this tournament allows you to start working up to the national finals, which is where the prize pool is, a $1,000 pool over the top 3 finishers in the national final.
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It wont let me sign up :/
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On August 05 2012 11:08 LgNKami wrote:
It wont let me sign up :/
Invite codes were sent out to people that did not get to play in the tournament that was done here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=353343
Tomorrow morning I will be opening this up for everyone else so we can fill up all the regions.
And as stated, there is no prize pool for this event, however doing well in this will push you up to the higher tiers in this league where a prize pool is present.
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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!
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It seems I need to clarify something. "Open for everyone" means you do not need an invite code now. However, if you played in last months tournament, you still can't play in this event. This Swiss style tournament will determine who gets to move up to the top tier and is invited for cash prizing, and who stays at the same level to compete next season for another shot at glory.
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Hiya, I don't see anywhere to sign up. Would love to get in and get owned.
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On August 07 2012 09:50 fteneq wrote:
Hiya, I don't see anywhere to sign up. Would love to get in and get owned.
Click on any of the regions in the OP. All of them will bring you to the signup page.
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How did you did you divide the regions, because some of the regions seem a little disproportionate in population size therefore possible skill potential in that region.
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On August 07 2012 13:15 flyingteapot wrote:
How did you did you divide the regions, because some of the regions seem a little disproportionate in population size therefore possible skill potential in that region.
There were polls I put out several months back to gauge interest in the league and what region the interest came from. After so much time has gone by, there is a skew in the population, and we will be able to adjust regions to better fit that population.
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I just realized that this is starting on a Wednesday at noon... are gaming being played out immediately in succession or is there some ability to schedule out some games?
As a Semi-pro league I would hope you would have some ability to cater to different schedules. I know I will never be able to play out a tourney during the day on a weekday and most of the players I represent or could recruit would fall under the same issue. School, Work, or other commitments would ruin a players ability to consistently be able to dedicate a time to a tournament, since they are by definition amateurs and have other commitments.
Well, good luck regardless.
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On August 08 2012 11:18 Gofarman wrote:
I just realized that this is starting on a Wednesday at noon... are gaming being played out immediately in succession or is there some ability to schedule out some games?
As a Semi-pro league I would hope you would have some ability to cater to different schedules. I know I will never be able to play out a tourney during the day on a weekday and most of the players I represent or could recruit would fall under the same issue. School, Work, or other commitments would ruin a players ability to consistently be able to dedicate a time to a tournament, since they are by definition amateurs and have other commitments.
Well, good luck regardless.
It's 2 series a week, you don't ahve to do it at any specific time, they just have to be uploaded by the end of the window.
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On August 08 2012 11:18 Gofarman wrote:
I just realized that this is starting on a Wednesday at noon... are gaming being played out immediately in succession or is there some ability to schedule out some games?
As a Semi-pro league I would hope you would have some ability to cater to different schedules. I know I will never be able to play out a tourney during the day on a weekday and most of the players I represent or could recruit would fall under the same issue. School, Work, or other commitments would ruin a players ability to consistently be able to dedicate a time to a tournament, since they are by definition amateurs and have other commitments.
Well, good luck regardless.
Metal has it right just above this. There are a total of 8 series that are matched up over the length of 1 month. That gives 2 series a week with 3-4 days to complete each one. This allows a larger number of players to compete, and not worry about staying up late or getting up early to compete in something. Plus, it allows us working folks to compete as well. Also, hope I answered all your questions via Skype
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On August 07 2012 18:58 Drogith wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2012 13:15 flyingteapot wrote:
How did you did you divide the regions, because some of the regions seem a little disproportionate in population size therefore possible skill potential in that region. There were polls I put out several months back to gauge interest in the league and what region the interest came from. After so much time has gone by, there is a skew in the population, and we will be able to adjust regions to better fit that population.
Ah that makes sense, I can't believe I didn't see those polls.
Well thanks for doing this tournament, and I really like the swiss style!
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ALL MATCHES ARE ON!
Make sure to check where you are and arrange your matches. Deadline to report matches is August 11 @ midnight!
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8153-spgl-season-1-main-tier-swiss-tournament/groups
Also note! SOME OF YOU DIDN'T SEND ME YOUR REGION and I was unable to locate where you are from. I would normally boot you from the tournament, but It's our first go round, so I need the following people to get back to me so we can adjust where they belong.
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Archaic
Kayce
Ryujiu
LastCall
Arthur
mourad
Neo
OkAdept
spirit
ClairvoyancE
PsionicLord
RomanDragon
Skyrim
STn
Tensai
scdkorlith
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How are we handling vetoes/what's the map pool? I might just be going partial retard but I can't find anything regarding maps in the rules/info anywhere here or on z33k.
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On August 09 2012 01:39 Chrian wrote:
How are we handling vetoes/what's the map pool? I might just be going partial retard but I can't find anything regarding maps in the rules/info anywhere here or on z33k.
It's on the page. Can't believe I forgot to add that part. It's the same as normal tournaments. Higher seed is person on left.
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Thanks yo. You're the man now, dogg.
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now I might be going full retard... but where do I see who I'm supposed to play? x_x
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Is it too late to register for this? I completely missed it and was really looking forward to it  .
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On August 09 2012 03:06 pm_squad wrote:Is it too late to register for this? I completely missed it and was really looking forward to it .
Yes, registration ended last night at midnight PT.
The good news is that there is another tournament coming up at the end of the month that is the same style as this. It will be the very last way of getting into the SPGL in season 1: SPGL Season 1 Open.
So as a recap for the 3 tiers:
Premier: 16 man regional - Top 8 stay, bottom 8 have to fight to stay, Top 2 go to Nationals. Now invite only.
Main: 32 man regional Swiss - Top 8 fight to move up to premier, middle 16 stay, bottom 8 get booted. Now invite only.
Open: 32 man region Swiss - Top 8 move up to Main, rest get booted.
If you get booted at any time, you can still sign up for the open tournament. There are also mini tournaments to find seeding during off months.
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Dam alright then. Figured there might've been some wiggle room since The cap for southwest was not reached. Guess I'll have to make sure I keep an eye out on the next one.
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On August 09 2012 03:52 pm_squad wrote:
Dam alright then. Figured there might've been some wiggle room since The cap for southwest was not reached. Guess I'll have to make sure I keep an eye out on the next one.
Yeah, like I said above, there are more tournament to come. A lot of this season is filling up the 3 tiers we have. If you are good enough, you'll move up no problem at all!
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Just under 7 hours to finish your matches. Glad to see more activity in most regions. Whats going on in the Southwest? It's like you guys are scared to play each other. :p
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Your 3rd round matches are now up and available to play. Remember, it is up to you to get in contact with your opponent. If you cannot get in contact with them, take a screen shot and pm SemiProGaming on the Z33k site. You will be rewarded a win, instead of both players being set as forfeit, which counts as a loss.
Results are due by Saturday at midnight.
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What's the easiest way to make sure not to miss the next of these Swiss tournaments?
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On Wednesday night of this week, we will be registering players for the next open. Check TL.net for a thread labelled
SPGL: Season 1 Open Tier Swiss Tournament
Click on your region and sign up. Just remember that it is a month long event, not all in one day and you have to contact your opponent to make matches happen and report them on time.
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eu players?
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On August 20 2012 05:00 myRZeth wrote:eu players?
Considering it's a tournament open only to competitors that live in North America, no, no EU players.
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On August 20 2012 05:00 myRZeth wrote:eu players?
I don't have any way of supporting EU atm and we are still making things run smoothly in NA. Maybe you can convince Babytoss to do it.
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