[OSC] NA Masters Cup #48 Fri 13 Feb

SEA Masters Cup #48

Saturday, Feb 14 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

$325 USD prize pool + earn points toward $4000+ end of season tournament

Open to all D, M + GM's from any region



This Masters Cup is a single elimination style tournament for Starcraft 2, Heart of the Swarm. $150 prize on offer to the winner, $100 2nd prize, $50 3rd, and $50 4th. $325 prize pool*! There is also a 820 Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship points up for grabs! (Points count towards qualifying for the $4000+ end of season tournament). This event is sponsored by Eddie, Saulo Silva fine photography, Blizzard ANZ and sc2sea.com

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Times + Format

Saturday, Feb 14 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Location: NA Battle.net
Battle.net Group: Join the group OSC

Single Elimination.
- All series Bo3
- R8, Semi's + 3/4th place Bo5
- Grand Final Bo7

Casters: Rifkin + Fenner + Pox

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Prizes:

1st $150 + 260 OSC points
2nd $100 + 160 OSC points
3rd $50 + 100 OSC points
4th $25 + 60 OSC points
5-8th 20 OSC points each
9-16th 10 OSC points each
17-32nd 5 OSC points each
*Prizes are in USD

Bonus OCS points can be earned if:

Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 16: 5 OSC points
Anyone ranked below 16th beats someone in Top 17-32 ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
Anyone ranked 16th - 9th beats anyone ranked equal or higher then themselves: 2.5 OSC points
1st - 8th have no chance to earn bonus points

Current season rankings and database can be viewed here

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Signup

Post your NA ID, Account most known by (If different from registered account, eg EU, KR ID), Team/Clan and Country. Either here or the sc2sea thread.

Example: TossImba.111 ( Scarlett ) - Team Acer - Canada

Signups will close at 4.45pm PDT on Friday 13th February, Brackets will be published on challonge.com shortly after and updated in this thread. If you missed out on pre-registering, the late replacement channel shall be sc2seaMCx. DevianT shall be organizing replacements, message him in game or talk in channel.

Updated Registered Players List can be found here

Map Pool: + Show Spoiler +

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Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series


The Oseanic StarCraft 2 Championship Series (OSC) is the Oceanic, South East Asian and Chinese regional championship, which follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing in all partnered tournaments. (Only around the top 25% gain points from each tournament). The top 32 players ranked via the OSC Player Leader board at the end of the season are then invited to play in the 2 day minimum $4000+ Grand Finale to determine the yearly champion!

Current season rankings and database can be viewed here

GuMiho was 2014's Champion, taking out the $3500 finals series.
PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.

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Event Sponsors

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Saulo Silva fine photography



Saulo Silva is a photographer, motorcyclist and Geophysicist. When off-duty from the industry, he seeks the place, the light and the angle for unique captures.

Always "armed" with a camera to not let opportunities slip away, he will strive to bring home images to please the eye, be it a brief witness of nature, a beautiful smile or a unexpected gesture.

Working under an assignment, he will define the "shooting mission" with the customer to make it the ultimate photographic experience. Assignment photography brings pictures that are guaranteed to be exclusive to the customer, adding great value to them. The possibilities are limitless.

If you're looking for a unique and really exclusive gift to give to someone special, perhaps a Saulo Silva print is just what you're looking for!

Saulo is running a competition where if you purchase one of his prints, you'll have a one in 5 chance of winning a keyboard or mouse of your choosing*! (Simply mention esports or OSC in your paypal message to go in the draw!)