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SSFP Casters Cup: Archon Mode Battle Royal! $250

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EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia915 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-31 11:32:07
May 20 2015 15:07 GMT
#1

Saulo Silva fine photography presents

SSFP Casters Cup: Archon Mode Battle Royal!

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Brackets: http://challonge.com/lotvcasterscup

Saulo Silva has come up with another fun event for starcraft fans! This time, it's a tournament designed to get casters and personalities to fire up their keyboards and battle one another via archon mode in the lotv beta! Participants are required to have done some SC2 casting/media related content at some point. This tournament is not for PRO/Amateur players (unless they meet the eligibility criteria), eg Fenner, Moonglade, HuK, etc

$250 Prizepool!

1st $140
2nd $70
3rd $40

*Prizes are in USD

Times + Format:

Sunday, May 31 9:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Location: NA Battle.net
(If both players agree, their series can be played on another server, but must you notify admin before + after)
Battle.net Group: Join the group OSC

Single Elimination.
- All series Bo3
- Semi's + Grand Final Bo5
*For best of 5's each team must rotate races after each game. Teams can select any order they like. eg P,Z,T,T,P or Z,T,P,Z,T - So the winners will have to show their Mastery of all 3 races!

Admin: tba

Casters: tba (All players are welcome to stream/cast their own series!)

Signup

Open to those with lotv access who meet the SC2 casting/media eligibility.

Follow Saulo Silva fine photography on twitter, and Post your Lotv Beta ID, Account/name most known by (If different from registered account), Team/Clan and Country in this thread. If you are signing up as a team, also post your partners details. If you are interested in playing, but are yet to have a partner, it might help to post your main race as it could assist you in finding a good match!

Example:
TossImba.111 ( Scarlett ) - Team Acer - Canada + VanceJoy.123 (Chase) - Frenetic Array - Australia

Updated Registered Players List can be found here

Map Pool: Lotv ladder maps.

Both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then they each select the map they most want if they lose, and start with the remaining map. Any problems, consult with admin.

About Saulo Silva fine photography
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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!

Also introducing NEW Postcard Packs!!! Priced between AUD$15-20 these postcards are a perfect gift for those on a budget!

Saulo loves to play Zerg and watch starcraft! He is a big supporter of the OSC Championship SeriesOSC Championship Series.



For more information and main signup page view here
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia915 Posts
May 27 2015 05:49 GMT
#2
Just a reminder this fun tournament is this weekend!
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
sc2Law
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia61 Posts
May 30 2015 05:48 GMT
#3
Law.207 - Silicon Sports - Australia + Wally.412 - Australia
Twitter: @ROOT_Law
GreenHorizons
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States23810 Posts
May 31 2015 05:07 GMT
#4
Well, I'm pulling for you two!

Rifkin + ZombieGrub gl hf!
"People like to look at history and think 'If that was me back then, I would have...' We're living through history, and the truth is, whatever you are doing now is probably what you would have done then" "Scratch a Liberal..."
EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia915 Posts
May 31 2015 06:55 GMT
#5
Starts in 2 hours!

Currently 11 teams, and a few singles looking for a partner.
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia915 Posts
May 31 2015 09:09 GMT
#6
Brackets: http://challonge.com/lotvcasterscup
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13994 Posts
May 31 2015 09:18 GMT
#7
Gogo yosu and bacon infinity!
Engage, Zero target Engage, Engage, Kagari target Engage, Engage.
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
May 31 2015 10:11 GMT
#8
On May 31 2015 18:18 Cricketer12 wrote:
Gogo yosu and bacon infinity!

<3

:D
dazed25
Profile Joined August 2014
3566 Posts
May 31 2015 11:04 GMT
#9
what a fun game
Zest, Rain, Life, Stats, Flash, PartinG, herO
NasusAndDraven
Profile Joined April 2015
359 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-31 11:29:31
May 31 2015 11:29 GMT
#10
That drama thou. Literally killing esports. Well it was fun watching while it lasted.
Motlu
Profile Joined August 2014
Australia884 Posts
May 31 2015 11:39 GMT
#11
Wait, what happened?
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y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-31 11:54:39
May 31 2015 11:52 GMT
#12
On May 31 2015 20:39 Motlu wrote:
Wait, what happened?

The bracket shows they lost 99-0 so I'm assuming someone disagreed with their interpretation of the rules. Sucks..

IMO having 3 would just make it that much harder to coordinate (Zhuge and I had enough trouble with that - and not actually having played that much LotV). It's cool that you can do that - I can see that being even better for coaching!

Was fun for the first time I've actually done anything other than vs AI in LotV.

E: but the bracket does show them in the 3rd place match so maybe not? Now I'm curious about what happened after I went to take a shower...
crown77
Profile Joined February 2011
United States157 Posts
May 31 2015 11:56 GMT
#13
I'm all about pushing the rules to the limits.... it's how starcraft players find the best builds and expose imbalances...... it does say both players in the tournament description implying only two players.... but in a star craft court of law a jury of nerd peers would probably rule in favor of the trichon... it would have been cooler if they beat them with the extra person but i guess if moneys on the line DQs look cooler

Nathanias and zombigrub and rifkin found a loophole that let them play with three people instead of two... rather than adding another player to their roster insano and pox complained to the admin deviant who DQ'd the Trichon.... sad end to an exciting tournament.
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-31 12:14:49
May 31 2015 12:02 GMT
#14
unfortunate turn of events. Was fun playing.
EddieSc2
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia915 Posts
May 31 2015 12:09 GMT
#15
3 players were allowed as part of an archon, however R+Z were only signed up as the 2 of them until the last minute, when Nathanis was allowed to sub into their team after his partner didn't show up.

The archon mode does allow for more, hence a lot of the confusion. R+Z were aware of the allowance, others weren't. 4 weren't allowed as you could obviously have 2 teams.

The sponsor wanted to balance teams for the finals and $ matches (they were allowed to swap around players after each match, or do 3v3) to be fair on opponents. Team basetrade felt cheated given mid tournament rule changes, which may be justified given they had been playing several series prior, and forfeit.

Unfortunate end for what should have been a fun little tournament and showing off lotv.

Good luck to the remaining teams!
Tournament Event Organiser and Admin, follow @EddieSC2
NasusAndDraven
Profile Joined April 2015
359 Posts
May 31 2015 12:30 GMT
#16
ZG+Rifkin+Nate were specificly told that having 3 people in one team is allowed. The biggest problem with this tournament was that this information was not told to any other team, the only way you could know this is by directly asking or guessing.

I dont care what crap these people say about too many chefs in one kitchen, but playing 2v3 is a handicap. And they clearly abused this handicap by nate macroing and rifkin+zg controlling one siegetank+dropship each. So obviously the other teams are going to feel cheated if they lose a game because of a rule they were not informed of, but one team were.

It was unfair that the trio were essentially forced to ff. It would have also been unfair if they were allowed to continue. And it was unfair that they were allowed to play the 2 series like that. Shit happens where the organizers are so incompetent that they fail to inform everyone about key rules of the tournament.
PunkSkeleton
Profile Joined January 2003
Poland226 Posts
May 31 2015 12:31 GMT
#17
This is sick. There is NOTHING in the rules that disallows 3, 4 or even 15 player teams (though 15 is probably not allowed by the game).
BTW. "Both players" is in places where it should say "both teams".
NasusAndDraven
Profile Joined April 2015
359 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-31 12:34:55
May 31 2015 12:34 GMT
#18
On May 31 2015 21:31 PunkSkeleton wrote:
This is sick. There is NOTHING in the rules that disallows 3, 4 or even 15 player teams (though 15 is probably not allowed by the game).
BTW. "Both players" is in places where it should say "both teams".

when asked they (team basetrade) were told that 3 people max in PRIVATE message
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crown77
Profile Joined February 2011
United States157 Posts
May 31 2015 12:43 GMT
#19
oh wow.... so they literally told them verbatim they could have 3 players... then changed the rules in the middle of a tournament for money..... that shit aint right E.
jodwin
Profile Joined April 2014
Finland18 Posts
May 31 2015 12:55 GMT
#20
On May 31 2015 21:43 crown77 wrote:
oh wow.... so they literally told them verbatim they could have 3 players... then changed the rules in the middle of a tournament for money..... that shit aint right E.

Not to mention that this is made even more pathetic by being only a, supposedly fun, $250 event. It's not like we're talking about thousands of dollars worth of prize money. Very petty.
crown77
Profile Joined February 2011
United States157 Posts
May 31 2015 13:43 GMT
#21
Heeeryeee Heeryeeee star craft court is now in session.... earlier today at O5:00 hours a Trichon by the name of Nathrubskin entered into a binding Archonian contract allowing them to play in the caster cup. In the semifinal round their opponents Insano and Pox did indeed complain to the admin(s): Deviant &/or Eddiesc2, that it was unfair because they have no friends and they wanted the money... so they pushed for a DQ. The admins did so knowingly break the aforementioned sacred Archonian document mid tournament at the bequeef of the sponsor. Gentlemen....you now face sentencing.... I understand the Jury has come to a verdict.... what say you... "we the nerds of the round table find the defendants really, really, lame and dirty money grubbing buttholes" VERY WELL JURY... I rule in favor of the trichon Nathanias and zombigrub and rifkin and herby order the deplorable insano and pox to pay 390 minerals to the trichon for their emotional dmgs and potential tournament winnings as well as an additional 5000 partoufs for losing the next round and making yourselves look even more silly and lame.
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