UK Pro League is a regional competitive gaming league organised by GameSocial. Starcraft II will be the game featured for Season One and will run from 27th June to 14th July 2013 using a online-based micro league format.
Are our pro gamers any better than our weather? Grab a cup of tea as www.ukpl.tv will be bring all the action live to your sofa with a free HD stream via Twitch.TV.
Season One Key Details:
Dates: 27th June to 14th July 2013 Players: 16 Players (10 Direct Invite, 6 Open Qualified) Prize Pool: £250 Minimum Participation: Invites & Online Qualifiers Stream: Free HD Stream on www.ukpl.tv via Twitch.TV Format: Qualifiers + Direct Invites > 16 Players GSL Groups > 8 Players Playoffs
Schedule:
27th June - 7PM BST - Qualifier #1 29th June - 5PM BST - Qualifier #2 4th July - 7PM BST - Group A 5th July - 7PM BST - Group B 6th July - 7PM BST - Group C 7th July - 7PM BST - Group D 13th July - 5PM BST - Quarter Finals 14th July - 5PM BST - Semi Finals + Finals
Prize Distribution:
1st: £140 2nd: £60 3rd: £25 4th: £25
Participation:
There are two ways to gain one of the 16 spots in the tournament, by a direct invite or by an online qualification tournament. The qualifier information has been announced below, We recommend that every player sign up to the qualifiers as invites will be sent over the next day.
Open Qualifier #1:
Date: Thursday, 27th of June Time: 19:00 BST Sign-up:http://binarybeast.com/xHotS1306257 Server: Europe Prizes: Top 3 players receive a spot in Season One. Requirements: Current UK or Ireland resident. Rules:RuleBook
Open Qualifier #2:
Date: Saturday, 29th of June Time: 17:00 BST Sign-up:http://binarybeast.com/xHotS1306258 Server: Europe Prizes: Top 3 players receive a spot in Season One. Requirements: Current UK or Ireland resident. Rules:RuleBook
Full information will shortly be made available on www.ukproleague.com or feel free to email contact@ukproleague.com with any questions or concerns.
On June 26 2013 05:39 zelkia wrote: 10 invite? wtf why not have all qualified?
It was a hard call but more down to time. Trying not to look to far ahead but the amount of invites over next seasons will be vastly reduced as we want to work on a more progressive merit pass.
It's nice to see something happening in the UK. Is there already a good shortlist for the invites? I know nothing about the UK players (apart from the super obvious ones like DeMusliM) which is a shame.
As awesome as this sounds, it really was not such a smart move to announce it the day before the first qualifier? Especially with the second being on the Saturday...
On June 26 2013 07:19 Westy wrote: As awesome as this sounds, it really was not such a smart move to announce it the day before the first qualifier? Especially with the second being on the Saturday...
It can go both ways. If I sign up for something more than a couple of days in advance, I usually forget to play in it.
On June 26 2013 07:19 Westy wrote: As awesome as this sounds, it really was not such a smart move to announce it the day before the first qualifier? Especially with the second being on the Saturday...
It can go both ways. If I sign up for something more than a couple of days in advance, I usually forget to play in it.
I have never known a major tournament to release the dates of its qualifiers one day before they start, and there is a reason for that! I expect a number of people won't be able to take part in them with a days notice, and most people tend to be busy on a Saturday. I would have loved to have taken part in them and if I had even 3 days notice I could have played on the Thursday qualifiers
On June 27 2013 00:21 Shmiggle wrote: what is Frost on the map pool?
This is gonna be awesome, but i am wondering who the 10 invites are gonna go to :S
Frost is the Team Liquid Map Contest winner. It's being used in MLG this weekend and has already been used in the RSL and a couple of other tourneys. It's a pretty nice map
On June 27 2013 00:21 Shmiggle wrote: what is Frost on the map pool?
This is gonna be awesome, but i am wondering who the 10 invites are gonna go to :S
Frost is the Team Liquid Map Contest winner. It's being used in MLG this weekend and has already been used in the RSL and a couple of other tourneys. It's a pretty nice map
will tune in and support for sure! I don't watch TV, starcraft2 streams are my TV So untill the BBC starts covering e-sports and gives me a reason to watch, I'm not paying my licence!
On June 28 2013 00:50 NihilisticGod wrote: will tune in and support for sure! I don't watch TV, starcraft2 streams are my TV So untill the BBC starts covering e-sports and gives me a reason to watch, I'm not paying my licence!
Oh my goodness, I don't think I could handle the complaints/hate from the newspapers if they did that lol. Maybe if they put it on BBC 3.
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