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Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-20 21:08:43
October 12 2012 00:31 GMT
#1
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It's season 2 and things have changed. We've had some condensing of regions from 8 down to 4, the "Swiss style" of tournament is gone, and we've switched from our friends over at Z33k.com over to CSN's bracket system. So without skipping a beat, look below!

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When
October 20, 2012

Start time
Northeast & Southeast @ 12p ET(noon)
Northwest & Southwest @ 12p PT(noon)

Check-ins?
You are 1 hour(11a) before tournament start for each region up until 10 minutes prior to start. Players will be required to enter and remain in chat channels during the event. The chat channels are named according to region.
spgl northeast
spgl southeast
spgl northwest
spgl southwest


Map Pool
There are 7 maps in the map pool.
TSL4 Daybreak
TSL4 Cloud Kingdom
TSL4 Antiga Shipyard
TSL4 Metropolis
TSL4 Ohana
TSL4 Entombed Valley
Rust in Peace

All maps are cloaked except for Rust in Peace.

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The official rules are being updated on the website, but check the spoiler for all your needs.
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Tournament/Group Play
1) All participants must represent themselves and play in a region they are a current resident of. College players will use their home state as residence when selecting the region to compete in.
2) If a player is late by 15 minutes to a game without getting an OK from both his opponent and a tournament official, that player’s series will be forfeited.
3) All tournaments will be played in a Bo3 double elimination style except for 1st and 3rd place matches which will both be done as a Bo5 series.
4) If your games are in the lower bracket and are at least 2 rounds behind, a 5 minute break max is allowed. Anything longer without consent of an official will result in a forfeit of the series.
5) Extended breaks may be taken pending estimated game time and clearance from the tournament official. Players should remain close by their PC in case contact must be made.
6) Tournaments WILL NOT use the extended series rules. However, the 1st place match will award a 1-0 advantage to the player that remained in the upper bracket.
7) Maps will be chosen from the current map pool and ONLY from the current map pool when deciding play. If there is an issue in the map pool (such as maps being no longer supported), officials will make an announcement stating the change.
8) No map may be repeated in the same series.
9) Players may only compete in the tournaments which they have been signed-up for, or invited to.
10) No observers, other than those permitted by a tournament official, may join a tournament game as a spectator.
11) Players must set themselves to Busy while playing.
12) Streaming of tournament play is allowed unless a player is being casted. Doing so will result in a warning for the first offense, and a loss of series for the second offense. Penalties do not carry over from tournament to tournament. I strongly encourage players who stream to direct viewers to watch via the tournament stream.
-This is not to harm player’s income, but to help us continue to provide higher quality production, as well as support our sponsors.
13) In the issue of “Bad Manners” (BM): please take a screen shot of the BM and notify an official or admin only. Tournament officials will handle Bad Manner issues and the resulting consequences. Do not publicly post the incident. Advertising BM publicly may result in similar disciplinary actions.
14) If you have hardware or lag issues, let an official know. Rulings will be handled based on the extremity of the issue.
15) Players are to follow all instructions from tournament officials unless plausible reasons are given.
16) Race swapping is not allowed. However, players are allowed to change their main race between tournaments.
17) If your game is being casted, an admin will notify you. Notify the admin of your first map choice and they will create the game so that all necessary people are in the match. The admin will continue to create each game.
18) If a player has reason for a dispute against the rules, email drogith@nesc2league.com within 24 hours. The dispute will then be reviewed by all officials, and a vote taken. You will then be informed of the outcome. If there is any change made, it will be announced to the public

Map Selection

1) In tournaments, the top player on the bracket is considered the higher seed. This is random seeding unless past matches prove otherwise.
2) In group play, the top player in the group is considered the higher seed. This is completely random initial seeding.
3) In a Bo3, both players veto a single map.
a) Players take turns eliminating maps until one map is left starting with higher seed.
b) Loser chooses next map.
c) Vetoed maps can not be chosen.
4) In a Bo5, no maps are vetoed.
a) Players take turns eliminating maps until one map is left starting with higher seed.
b) Loser chooses next map.


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All of the players represented in these lists has competed and placed high in one of the premier tournaments in season 1, or they were lucky enough to be in a low pop area and have moved up.
Northeast
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Boyo
exioNNezi
GoSuKyhol
vVvEzaLB
MxGCloud
Gemini
OREO
LGDchEDo
Consuskev
eFeKZ
imbatvchugle
LastMarine
Wiggin
bliss
Chrian
eifersuchtig

Southeast
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iMpBails
KillerUnit
Dissonance
Kappn
Htw
HanRako
ExO
Bartar
Osiris
Future
Vash
Ineffable
LeroyJenkins
NoMicroWin
hoTspur
Romandragon

Northwest
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vVvGlon
hendralisk
NrGdime
JediMcroTrix
Poo
Monkey
OpTiKNuBrGNi
eXaSurA
Ineffable
KsZerkliNG
Ogna
STn
Chobittsu
DmgVitaLetum
exioNSole
Gofarman

Southwest
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coLgoswser
Sasquatch
MxGRemarK
EatMeDrinkMe
ThisIsJimmy
vGEroSennin
Nightshade
SamuraiPanda
OGSpiffy
Prplppleatr
Lgodanrot
htpkStrafed
Sleet
Reza
xOPulse
OneOfMany


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The official brackets are not up just yet, but will be added as soon as they are filled out. We are working with CSN for these. Make sure to sign onto the CSN website and join your region!
NA East Super Bracket

NA West Super PAC

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Each region has their own stream. So you can follow all the ragional matches.
NA East Super Bracket

NA West Super PAC

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The Semi-Pro Gaming League is a competitive organization devoted to building up the middle ground in eSports, That area betweeen ladder hero and pro player. The league is divided up into 3 tiers: Premier, Main, and Open. Through tournament held once a month, each tier feeds into the next with Open being open for anyone to join all the way up to Premier. Place top in the Premier tournament, and you are looking at winning cash prizes and possibly some invites to events outside of SPGL.

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Subscribing to any of the streams gives you access to all of the streams in HD quality. Your name also gets entered to winner sponsor gear. We gave away ~$500 worth of gear last season. You can subscribe here.

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The Main Tier Regional event is on November 10th.
The Season 2 Nationals event is November 17th. This contains the top 4 players from each region.
Here's last years nationals in case you missed them:
http://www.twitch.tv/spgl_northeast/b/329085881

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and on Twitch.tv.

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Know a sponsor or someone who would like to? Shoot an email to Drogith@nesc2league.com.
Founder of the New England SC2 League
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
October 12 2012 00:43 GMT
#2
Looks sexy, can't wait for this season to start :D. Now all I need is money in my bank account so I can subscribe again ><
VOD finder guy for sc2ratings.com/ ! aka: ogndrahcir, a9azn2 | Go ZerO, Stork, Sea, and KawaiiRice :D | nesc2league.com/forum/index.php | youtube.com/watch?v=oaGtjWL5mZo
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
October 12 2012 00:47 GMT
#3
On October 12 2012 09:43 a9arnn wrote:
Looks sexy, can't wait for this season to start :D. Now all I need is money in my bank account so I can subscribe again ><


Oh hi there. :D
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
October 12 2012 00:50 GMT
#4
On October 12 2012 09:47 DivinO wrote:
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On October 12 2012 09:43 a9arnn wrote:
Looks sexy, can't wait for this season to start :D. Now all I need is money in my bank account so I can subscribe again ><


Oh hi there. :D

Sup Charles, how's it goin' :D? Thanks again for the food at Raleigh , be sure to spread the word about the awesomeness that is SPGL.tv !
VOD finder guy for sc2ratings.com/ ! aka: ogndrahcir, a9azn2 | Go ZerO, Stork, Sea, and KawaiiRice :D | nesc2league.com/forum/index.php | youtube.com/watch?v=oaGtjWL5mZo
coL.hendralisk
Profile Joined September 2009
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
October 12 2012 00:57 GMT
#5
How do I sign up? I got 4th i think in the last one
-ReD-
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada167 Posts
October 12 2012 01:55 GMT
#6
What's the prize pool for this one like?

On October 12 2012 09:57 NMxhendralisk wrote:
How do I sign up? I got 4th i think in the last one

you're in one of the groups already
Consuskev
Profile Joined July 2010
United States31 Posts
October 12 2012 01:57 GMT
#7
Have the 7 maps been decided yet? And if so, what are they?
ROOTSasquatch
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States234 Posts
October 12 2012 02:22 GMT
#8
I think goswser and I are supposed to be in the southeast (texas) o_o
partsasquatch on reddit
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
October 12 2012 02:39 GMT
#9
On October 12 2012 11:22 ASasquatch wrote:
I think goswser and I are supposed to be in the southeast (texas) o_o

That's pretty smack dab in the middle of the country had to choose one of the areas
VOD finder guy for sc2ratings.com/ ! aka: ogndrahcir, a9azn2 | Go ZerO, Stork, Sea, and KawaiiRice :D | nesc2league.com/forum/index.php | youtube.com/watch?v=oaGtjWL5mZo
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
October 12 2012 03:25 GMT
#10
On October 12 2012 09:57 NMxhendralisk wrote:
How do I sign up? I got 4th i think in the last one

If you look at the player list, you are under NW. I thought I added you right, but I will update this soon with the new regions. Probably in the morning since I'm about to pass out.

On October 12 2012 11:22 ASasquatch wrote:
I think goswser and I are supposed to be in the southeast (texas) o_o

As I just wrote to hendra about the new regions, Texas is actually in SW now. There has been a whole lot of shifting for a few months trying to balance stuff and make sure everything is where it should be.
Founder of the New England SC2 League
Sleet
Profile Joined January 2011
United States139 Posts
October 12 2012 05:43 GMT
#11
Awesome! I can't wait to play against everyone when do the brackets get released?
@SLeetscgames
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-12 11:35:16
October 12 2012 11:32 GMT
#12
On October 12 2012 14:43 the.toninator wrote:
Awesome! I can't wait to play against everyone when do the brackets get released?


Should be today after I get home from work. The way the list is written is the current ranking for each region. So if you know how to fill a bracket to put 1 up top and 2 down bottom, you can see the brackets ahead of time.

Also, I have received more than one PM about people not being able to play. That is alright. In the scheme of things that would put you as ranking low in the tournament. That could demote you down to the Main Tier for season 3, but that is also invite status. To alleviate this issue, I'm looking into being able to schedule and do matches during the week, but that requires staff being able to do this and that's not possible atm.
Founder of the New England SC2 League
Eifer
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States138 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-12 19:00:26
October 12 2012 18:53 GMT
#13
Quick question. What happened to me? I went undefeated in the swiss tournament I believe, and I see players like JonSnow that I beat within my region.
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8153-spgl-season-1-main-tier-swiss-tournament/groups
Boyo
Profile Joined October 2010
United States226 Posts
October 12 2012 19:06 GMT
#14
If we placed highly in the regional qualifiers do we have to participate in the event on the 20th? Also, the event on the 3rd of November conflicts with MLG, if If I wanted to participate would I have to play in that event also? I'm just a little confused as to how the system works and if previous season standings carry over or not. >.< Thanks Drogith!
Darth Caedus
Profile Joined May 2011
United States326 Posts
October 12 2012 22:08 GMT
#15
Looks sweet. Can't wait to win (more) swag!

GL Chrian + Kev
Polt: "Those auto-turrets are cute." 10/26/13 commenting on MMA vs. Maru.
OldManSenex
Profile Joined June 2011
United States130 Posts
October 12 2012 23:42 GMT
#16
Gogo SPGL, ghlf to all the players.
For FRB shoutcasts and analysis check out www.youtube.com/wiseoldsenex
Drogith
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1350 Posts
October 12 2012 23:47 GMT
#17
On October 13 2012 03:53 Eifer wrote:
Quick question. What happened to me? I went undefeated in the swiss tournament I believe, and I see players like JonSnow that I beat within my region.
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8153-spgl-season-1-main-tier-swiss-tournament/groups


I'm glad you brought that up. The top players in the Swiss event, or at least those that were active, were invited to the relegation (Up/Down) matches to see who was moving up to Premier, and who was moving down to or staying in the Main tier. Only 6 people accepted the invite that was sent out and JonSnow was one of them.
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8659-spgl-season-1-advancement/groups
I moved them all up automatically because of it.

Now, if we had enough population to do 8 regions still, you would have moved up no problem. But since we had to cut down to 4, I even had to push people out of premier that would have normally made the cut to fit higher ranking players. In all honesty, we almost cancelled the season a few times due to the lack of players and the horrendous results of doing the Swiss Style events.

On October 13 2012 04:06 Boyo wrote:
If we placed highly in the regional qualifiers do we have to participate in the event on the 20th? Also, the event on the 3rd of November conflicts with MLG, if If I wanted to participate would I have to play in that event also? I'm just a little confused as to how the system works and if previous season standings carry over or not. >.< Thanks Drogith!


If you are talking the Regionals from last season, then yes, you must compete on the 20th. If you can't make it, the worst that can happen is you get dropped down to the Main tier for the start of 2013. Thank you for the heads up about the 3rd, I will see what can be done to move that and no, you won't be able to compete in that event. That event is for the Main tier where placing high can move you up to the Premier tier for 2013.

As for rankings, they do carry over to an extent. I tried as best I could to combine the highest ranking players from the 8 previous regions and condense them down to 4.

Imagine 3 steps in front of you and they each have a name: Open (bottom), Main (middle), Premier (top). The better you do in each event (top 8), you can take a step up. If you do bad in a event (bottom 8), you will take a step down. You only compete on the step you are currently on for each season. Hope that helps fix confusion.
Founder of the New England SC2 League
Eifer
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States138 Posts
October 13 2012 02:21 GMT
#18
Ok no problem Drogith. Good luck with the event.
JonSnow
Profile Joined May 2012
United States67 Posts
October 13 2012 15:10 GMT
#19
On October 13 2012 03:53 Eifer wrote:
Quick question. What happened to me? I went undefeated in the swiss tournament I believe, and I see players like JonSnow that I beat within my region.
http://www.z33k.com/games/starcraft2/leagues/8153-spgl-season-1-main-tier-swiss-tournament/groups

I told Drogith that you could have my spot if you were still interested, since you did have the best record in that group.
BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5217 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-13 16:18:48
October 13 2012 16:15 GMT
#20
Were there qualifiers for this or was it just invites from last season? How can a new player break into this league?

I'd love to at least attempt to qualify for this.
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