NASL Announces Qualifiers for Season 4!
The North American Star League is pleased to announce the Next Season Qualifiers for NASL Season 4. This season, aspiring StarCraft II players will have four opportunities to win a prestigious spot in the league, as four tournaments will take place over the course four weeks. Sign up now!
Beginning on August 9th, one tournament will take place each week, with the winner earning $750 and a coveted spot in NASL Season 4. The second place finisher of each tournament will receive a conciliatory prize of $250.
Those who aspire to one day walk down the NASL red carpet and claim their own championship are encouraged to register at Beyond Gaming. Full tournament rules are listed on Beyond Gaming's site, as well.
ALL REPLAYS MUST BE EMAILED TO XERIS@NASL.TV with: USER NAME + ROUND + OPPONENT NAME in the subject. Also, NO SMURFING! In order to be eligible you must be on your main account!
NSQ1 Tournament Schedule (Start time: 00:00 GMT (+00:00))
- Thursday August 9th Ro256 - Ro128
- Friday August 10th Ro64 - Ro32
- Saturday August 11th Ro16 - Ro8
- Sunday August 12th Ro4 - Finals
NSQ2 Tournament Schedule (Start time: 00:00 GMT (+00:00))
- Thursday August 16th Ro256 - Ro128
- Friday August 17th Ro64 - Ro32
- Saturday August 18th Ro16 - Ro8
- Sunday August 19th Ro4 - Finals
NSQ3 Tournament Schedule (Start time: 00:00 GMT (+00:00))
- Thursday August 23th Ro256 - Ro128
- Friday August 24th Ro64 - Ro32
- Saturday August 25th Ro16 - Ro8
- Sunday August 26th Ro4 - Finals
NSQ4 Tournament Schedule (Start time: 00:00 GMT (+00:00))
- Thursday August 30th Ro256 - Ro128
- Friday August 31th Ro64 - Ro32
- Saturday September 1st Ro16 - Ro8
- Sunday September 2nd Ro4 - Finals
Prize Pool
1st Place - $750 + Spot in NASL Season 4
2nd Place - $250
1st Place - $750 + Spot in NASL Season 4
2nd Place - $250
Rules
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NASL Open Tournament Rules
NASL Season 4 Qualifier
Format: 4 - 256 players single elimination tournaments. All matches are BO3.
What’s at stake: The top 4 players will qualify for NASL Season 4
Cash Prize: $750 1st and $250 2nd
Dates: August 09 - Sep 02
Times: Each play day will begin at 5:00pm EDT (20 CET, 3:00am KST)
Channel: Tournament players will meet in channel NASL on the North American battle.net server.
Map Pool
NASL Ohana
NASL Cloud Kingdom
NASL Daybreak
TSL Entombed Valley
GSL Metropolis
Agreements
* By signing up for this tournament, you agree to participate in NASL Season 4 should you qualify. NASL
Season 4 will take place from approximately September – December, 2012. Each player will need to be
available once per week to play his/her matches for the duration of the season.
* In qualifying for NASL Season 4, the player’s team agrees to pay the $500 security deposit required of
the league
* The player must be on a team by the beginning of NASL Season 4 if he qualifies, if he is not on a team
at the time of this tournament
* The player will not be allowed to participate in any future NASL tournaments if he qualifies for the
season and fails to participate.
Rules
Playing the match – all games are 1on1: no observers are allowed except officially sanctioned NASL
casters and/or administrators. The correct maps MUST be used – a start map will be listed for each
round, and the loser will choose from the remaining maps in the map pool. No map can be repeated in a
series.
Free wins – If your opponent is not online or in the channel within 20 minutes of the scheduled time
of the match, you can take a free win. To report the free win, message one of the BG (Beyondgaming)
administrators.
Disconnects – If a disconnect occurs in the early stages of the game and/or without any major action,
the game will be re-played. If one party thinks he had a significant advantage, email xeris@nasl.tv with
your dispute, along with the replay, and an administrator will make a final decision.
SERVER – All games will be played on the NA Battle.net server, no exceptions.
Default Channel – All players will meet in channel NASL, (NASL1 and NASL2 if NASL is full). It is the
player’s responsibility to be in the channel at the time of the match. If a player is not in the channel and
his opponent cannot contact him, he is liable to be forfeit.
Default time – Each play-day will start at 8:00pm EDT (20 CET, 3:00am KST). You are responsible for
showing up on time.
Disputes – Any dispute not covered in the rules should be emailed to xeris@nasl.tv . Note: all disputes
must be made BEFORE the completion of a match. Disputes (such as a wrong map being played) made
after games have been played will be ignored, unless significant cheating, map hacking, or foul play has
occurred.
Reporting Results – All players must have BGLink downloaded and enabled. Results will update
automatically until the Ro16. At this point, all results and replays must be emailed to xeris@nasl.tv . All
replays must be attached for the result to be valid.
Administrative Decisions – All administrative decisions are final, and can go beyond the rules.
NASL Season 4 Qualifier
Format: 4 - 256 players single elimination tournaments. All matches are BO3.
What’s at stake: The top 4 players will qualify for NASL Season 4
Cash Prize: $750 1st and $250 2nd
Dates: August 09 - Sep 02
Times: Each play day will begin at 5:00pm EDT (20 CET, 3:00am KST)
Channel: Tournament players will meet in channel NASL on the North American battle.net server.
Map Pool
NASL Ohana
NASL Cloud Kingdom
NASL Daybreak
TSL Entombed Valley
GSL Metropolis
Agreements
* By signing up for this tournament, you agree to participate in NASL Season 4 should you qualify. NASL
Season 4 will take place from approximately September – December, 2012. Each player will need to be
available once per week to play his/her matches for the duration of the season.
* In qualifying for NASL Season 4, the player’s team agrees to pay the $500 security deposit required of
the league
* The player must be on a team by the beginning of NASL Season 4 if he qualifies, if he is not on a team
at the time of this tournament
* The player will not be allowed to participate in any future NASL tournaments if he qualifies for the
season and fails to participate.
Rules
Playing the match – all games are 1on1: no observers are allowed except officially sanctioned NASL
casters and/or administrators. The correct maps MUST be used – a start map will be listed for each
round, and the loser will choose from the remaining maps in the map pool. No map can be repeated in a
series.
Free wins – If your opponent is not online or in the channel within 20 minutes of the scheduled time
of the match, you can take a free win. To report the free win, message one of the BG (Beyondgaming)
administrators.
Disconnects – If a disconnect occurs in the early stages of the game and/or without any major action,
the game will be re-played. If one party thinks he had a significant advantage, email xeris@nasl.tv with
your dispute, along with the replay, and an administrator will make a final decision.
SERVER – All games will be played on the NA Battle.net server, no exceptions.
Default Channel – All players will meet in channel NASL, (NASL1 and NASL2 if NASL is full). It is the
player’s responsibility to be in the channel at the time of the match. If a player is not in the channel and
his opponent cannot contact him, he is liable to be forfeit.
Default time – Each play-day will start at 8:00pm EDT (20 CET, 3:00am KST). You are responsible for
showing up on time.
Disputes – Any dispute not covered in the rules should be emailed to xeris@nasl.tv . Note: all disputes
must be made BEFORE the completion of a match. Disputes (such as a wrong map being played) made
after games have been played will be ignored, unless significant cheating, map hacking, or foul play has
occurred.
Reporting Results – All players must have BGLink downloaded and enabled. Results will update
automatically until the Ro16. At this point, all results and replays must be emailed to xeris@nasl.tv . All
replays must be attached for the result to be valid.
Administrative Decisions – All administrative decisions are final, and can go beyond the rules.