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Hey guys!
I’m Wardí and one year ago, on the 20th of December, I founded the community SC2Improve. Initially SC2Improve was a Gold to Diamond practice group/chat channel, residing in the channel sc2improve on EU Battle Net. We’ve come a long way since then, with many ups and downs along the way from maxing out the channel every day with 100 people to sitting around a constant 50 each day now.
The Last Year
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On the 13th of February we ran our first ever weekly tournament, the SC2Improve Weekly. On March the 19th we introduced a $5 prize to our tournament, and it steadily grew in popularity frequently reaching 50-60 players. Nowadays the Weekly is a little quieter but still attracts 20-30 players each week and we have so far ran 39 Weekly events - only taking breaks due to real life situations.
Sometime in February Team SC2Improve was founded, a team which consisted of Plat-Dia players interested in working together to increase each others skill. As of Summer 2012 Team SC2Improve consists purely of Master League players, many of which are those who joined us initially in Platinum.
The largest and most successful points of SC2Improve have been the Summer and Winter League tournaments. The Summer League ran from June to August and saw 61 players participating and fighting for the title, only to see Mix come out on top with a 4-1 victory in the finals. Then there was the Winter League.
The Winter League is SC2Improves most recent event, and by god did it go better than we expected. After 5 qualifier nights we now have 16 players qualified for the RO16. Over 5 qualifiers we had 230 different participants. 230?!? In my books that is absolutely ridiculous interest in a community tournament ran by quite simply me, with help from some great guys who step in to admin. We saw numerous GMs taking interesting and most recently we saw aTnDelphi qualify for the RO16. For more information on the Winter League check out the Liquipedia Page.
So we’ve come a long way in the past year and so much of it is because of you guys who have supported the community, supported the ideas I have brought to you, participated in the tournaments, tuned into the streams. Without you guys the motivation to run this project wouldn’t be half as big as it is right now. I spend hours every week on SC2Improve, and I have to say it is the best hobby I could ever dream of pursuing. So thank you.
The success of SC2Improve definitely deserves a celebration, which is why I am writing here today. On Thursday, December 20th at 1900 CET we will be running a 2v2 tournament so that everyone that is a part of SC2Improve can get together and have a good bit of fun - which is what we are all about! It’ll also be a great opportunity to get involved with SC2Improve and meet some of the people around it if you have not already.
Date
Thursday, Dec 20 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Sign-ups
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To sign up for the tournament you must get in contact with me and let me know your character name and code for both you and your 2v2 partner. If you cannot find a partner get in touch with me anyways and I will try and pair you with others who do not have a partner.
Please note that both of you must be online within the half hour of the tournament start time (between 1830-1900 CET) in order to check in and actually be listed in the brackets.
To get in contact with me please either Skype me at Wardycoupon , E-mail me at jonathon.pward@hotmail.co.uk or PM me in-game at Wardí.142. You can also leave a reply in this thread. If I do not respond to you make sure you bug me until I do respond and let you know that you are signed up. Only one player of each team has to sign up, providing they provide both players character names and codes.
Can’t Find a Partner?
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Don’t worry! If you get in touch with me anyways I will try my hardest to find someone to pair you with. The earlier you get in touch with me the better!
Prizes!
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£10 will be split between the winning 2v2 team. Players must have Paypal to claim their prize.
Format
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The format will be a single elimination bracket. BO3 will begin in the RO8 or RO16 depending on number of teams participating. A Challonge bracket system will be used for this tournament.
Map Pool
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Team will take it in turns to veto down maps until there is one map remaining, which will be the starting map. In a BO3 the losing team will get to pick a map with the winning team getting one veto beforehand.
Desolate Stronghold
Lunar Colony V
Molten Crater
Scorched Haven
The Ruins of Tarsonis
Tyrador Keep
Magma Core
The Boneyard
Stream
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Games will be casted at http://twitch.tv/wardiii - so that everyone can join in on the fun even once they get knocked out!
Rules
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Behaviour + Participation
- Players must check in in-game within the 30 minutes before start time of the event.
- Whining/BM will result in a removal from the tournament and possibly from all future SC2Improve events.
- Typing “gg” at any point of the game (apart from opening greetings + gls) before your opponent will count as forfeiting the game (i.e. no BM ggs)
- Any form of cheating will result in removal from the event.
- If games are being streamed then spectators will not be allowed.
- If a game is not being streamed spectators are allowed if both teams agree to the spectating.
- If a spectator disrupts the game in anyway or is found to be helping one player both the player and spectator will be removed from SC2Improve events.
Games + Maps
- If either player in the team is AFK for 10 minutes from the first possible start point of your game then you will be DQed from the event and your opponent awarded a walk over.
- Veto down to first map into loser picks
- The winning team does get to veto one map before the loser picks.
The rules are subject to be added to as seen fit and Wardí’s decision is final.
- Players must check in in-game within the 30 minutes before start time of the event.
- Whining/BM will result in a removal from the tournament and possibly from all future SC2Improve events.
- Typing “gg” at any point of the game (apart from opening greetings + gls) before your opponent will count as forfeiting the game (i.e. no BM ggs)
- Any form of cheating will result in removal from the event.
- If games are being streamed then spectators will not be allowed.
- If a game is not being streamed spectators are allowed if both teams agree to the spectating.
- If a spectator disrupts the game in anyway or is found to be helping one player both the player and spectator will be removed from SC2Improve events.
Games + Maps
- If either player in the team is AFK for 10 minutes from the first possible start point of your game then you will be DQed from the event and your opponent awarded a walk over.
- Veto down to first map into loser picks
- The winning team does get to veto one map before the loser picks.
The rules are subject to be added to as seen fit and Wardí’s decision is final.
