ACL Online Round 5 - Season 3

ACL Stacraft 2 Online Round 5 - Season 3

Season 1 and 2 of the 2013 ACL Pro Circuit have been completed. Attention now shifts to the third and final season of the 2013 ACL Pro Circuit as we move into our fifth Online Round for Starcraft 2 this year. Online Round 5 - Season 3 will host a 1 day double elimination bracket competition for bragging rights and valuable ACL Season 3 and Yearly points that will put you in the best position for the upcoming National Event Finals in Sydney held during October. So what are you waiting for? Practice up and compete against the best Australia and New Zealand has to offer in one of the most competitive tournaments for ANZ Starcraft 2!

2013 Pro Circuit Information
The 2013 ACL Pro Circuit is be broken down into 3 season, each season ending with a live National event. Our official Online Rounds will seed yourself and your team leading up to National LAN events, where points mean everything. Season 3 is the last Season of the 2013 ACL Pro Circuit and these Season 3 Online Rounds will finalise which 8 teams are invited to the Plantronics ACL Sydney National Finals event. News have been released regarding the possibility of ACL Sydney having an Open section as well, more details on that can be found here. Keep in mind that Season 3, our current Season, will host two official Online Rounds just like Season 1 and 2, meaning you have two final chances to place well and qualify for the Plantronics ACL Sydney Finals. So sign up today and get practicing because Online Rounds have never been more important!

Details:
This is the first Online Round of Season 3. This tournament will award ACL Season 3 points as well as yearly points. Yearly points will seed players at the Plantronics ACL Sydney Finals event in October, as well as Season 3 points (points earned from Online Round 5 & 6) . After Season 3 Online Round 5 & Online Round 6 have been completed, Yearly and Season points will be added up and used to seed and invite players to the third and final National event of the 2013 ACL Pro Circuit: Plantronics ACL Sydney.

Registration:
Registration for this tournament is live, to register for this tournament go here. Registration, as well as Confirmation, will close on Friday the 6th of September. PLEASE USE CORRECT BATTLENET IDS WHEN INPUTTING REGISTRATION INFORMATION.

Registered Players:
You can view Registered Players here.

Date/Time:
Date: Sunday the 8th of September
Time: 11:00am AEST

10.30pm is the latest the tournament will be played to unless all players left agree to continue. If players do not agree to continue matches will be rescheduled at the earliest possible convenience. Teams entering and competing in this tournament are obligated to play until AT LEAST 10.30 AEST and if you choose to leave before this time you will be penalised.

Tournament Structure:
This tournament will host a typical One Day Competition format featuring a straight up Double Elimination bracket. This means no pool play will be played for this tournament and all seeding for the Double Elimination bracket will be based off ACL Season 2 points. Each registered player will have their total points added up which will be the points used to seed the bracket. All players without season points will be seeded randomly after all players that do have points, so the more points you have the better position you will have in the bracket.

Ruleset & Gametypes:
The ruleset that will be used for this tournament will be the standard ACL Starcraft 2 Rules and Regulations. These rules can be found here.

Landing Page:
See the Starcraft 2 Online Round 5 - Season 3 landing page here.

Online Round 6:
ACL Starcraft 2 Online Round 6 - Season 3 will be held on September 29th. A separate announcement will be made for this tournament.