EPTMatcherino and OSC are celebrating completing 1000 Starcraft events together! To commemorate passing this milestone (achieved early October 2018), we are going to run this $1000+ 
Matcherino Grand Celebratory Cup
We will be replicating the format used for our $1000 Masters Cups for this event!
Qualifiers + Invites > Groups > Playoffs.
YOU can add $1 to the prizepool for FREE with coupon code: SC1000
+ Consider checking out the sponsor click campaigns and great rewards to add more again!
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Our relationship with Matcherino began in September 2016, and has grown from strength to strength since! OSC has seen steady annual growth in Starcraft 2 events over that time, while Matcherino has established themselves as the premier platform to facilitate community/viewer interaction, crowdfunding and payouts for events. It’s great to see the OSC and Starcraft community rally around our events, and use Matcherino as the best means to support them. It’s common practice to see !Matcherino in chat channels these days from viewers looking to support, which as an organiser, is fantastic to see. The team at Matcherino are not only super easy to work with, but super hard working, constantly adding updates to the website to improve its functionality and user experience to everyone's benefit. I’d like to thank all involved who made the 1000 Matcherino milestone possible, players, organisers, admins, casters, viewers and of course the OSC + Matcherino teams for making all these past and hopefully many more future cups possible.
- Andrew Eddie Edwards, OSC Executive Director
OSC has been a long time partner of ours, and I'm thrilled that they have had 1000 events on the Matcherino platform. We originally created Matcherino to benefit communities like the StarCraft one and to help groups like OSC grow, but having partners like Eddie, Lazyazylis, and all the other OSC organizers has been our privilege and has, ironically, been instrumental to our own growth. Thanks to Eddie, his team and the fans that helped support all these tournaments... we're looking forward to the next 1000 and showing you what else Matcherino has in store for you."
- Michael Pinkham, Matcherino Chief Marketing Officer
What is Matcherino?
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What is OSC?
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Prizes:
Main Event:
1st $400 + 350 OSC points
2nd $200 + 225 OSC points
3rd $125 + 175 OSC points
4th $75 + 100 OSC points
5-8th $25 + 50 OSC points each
9-12th 10 OSC points each
13-16th 5 OSC points each
17-20th 2.5 OSC points each
Qualifiers:
Top 4 qualify
1st: $25 + 40 OSC Points
2nd: 15 OSC Points
3-4th: 10 OSC Points
5-8th: 5 OSC Points
+ Any extra $'s raised through matcherino will be added to the prizepool based on distribution %, so maybe more $'s to the top players!
*Prizes are in USD
This tournament also counts towards participation competition prizes including 1x return flight to a SC2 event of your choosing, accommodation for and entry to the event!
OSC World Rankings can be viewed here
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Format:
Stage 1: 4x Double Elim Qualifiers, top 4 of each qualify (16 players)
$25+ to winner of each qualifier!
Upper Bracket semifinals played for $'s and seeding!
Lower Bracket stops when players are qualified. (No 3/4, 2/3rd lower bracket series)
Stage 2: 8 Invites.
Stage 3: 24 Players in group stage. 4 Groups of 6.
Bo2 Round Robin SSL style group, with the Top 3 players advancing.
Format example.
Stage 4: R16 Single Elim bracket.
1st in groups into R8
2nd + 3rd in groups into R16
Format example.
Conditions:
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Group + Playoff Info
Group A: Friday, Nov 16 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group B: Sunday, Nov 18 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group C: Wednesday, Nov 21 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group D: Friday, Nov 23 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoffs Day 1: Friday, Nov 30 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoffs Day 2: Saturday, Dec 01 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Map Pool: + Show Spoiler +
Matcherino Grand Celebratory CupWe will be replicating the format used for our $1000 Masters Cups for this event!
Qualifiers + Invites > Groups > Playoffs.
YOU can add $1 to the prizepool for FREE with coupon code: SC1000
+ Consider checking out the sponsor click campaigns and great rewards to add more again!
Our relationship with Matcherino began in September 2016, and has grown from strength to strength since! OSC has seen steady annual growth in Starcraft 2 events over that time, while Matcherino has established themselves as the premier platform to facilitate community/viewer interaction, crowdfunding and payouts for events. It’s great to see the OSC and Starcraft community rally around our events, and use Matcherino as the best means to support them. It’s common practice to see !Matcherino in chat channels these days from viewers looking to support, which as an organiser, is fantastic to see. The team at Matcherino are not only super easy to work with, but super hard working, constantly adding updates to the website to improve its functionality and user experience to everyone's benefit. I’d like to thank all involved who made the 1000 Matcherino milestone possible, players, organisers, admins, casters, viewers and of course the OSC + Matcherino teams for making all these past and hopefully many more future cups possible.
- Andrew Eddie Edwards, OSC Executive Director
OSC has been a long time partner of ours, and I'm thrilled that they have had 1000 events on the Matcherino platform. We originally created Matcherino to benefit communities like the StarCraft one and to help groups like OSC grow, but having partners like Eddie, Lazyazylis, and all the other OSC organizers has been our privilege and has, ironically, been instrumental to our own growth. Thanks to Eddie, his team and the fans that helped support all these tournaments... we're looking forward to the next 1000 and showing you what else Matcherino has in store for you."
- Michael Pinkham, Matcherino Chief Marketing Officer
What is Matcherino?
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Matcherino is a crowdfunding platform for esports, whose system provides tournament organizers, players and fans with the tools to create great events! Prize pools are sourced for players, generating more opportunities for quality tournaments with recognized professional players. The site also allows organisers to identify, acknowledge and reward those who offer the most support/activity across their events! Twitch accounts are used so fans can easily engage with live events, and players can easily access their winnings! With Matcherino, everybody wins!
What is OSC?
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Online Sports Championships / OSCesports (OSC) is a non-profit online sports league, that supports and showcases the best esports talent from all over the globe! The League is a conglomeration of numerous partnered tournaments, investors and community members who have united to share their time, skills, resources, data and assets, to create a rapidly growing ongoing event for players to compete in on a daily basis! Our main supported title is Starcraft 2. We have previously run Starcraft Brood War Remastered events, and may add other titles again in the future! We also operate an esports team, OSC Elite and our own twitch.tv channel, OSCeports, where we broadcast events on a regular basis.
The SC2 league follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing highly in all partnered tournaments, along with points acquired through bonuses and challenge matches. These points and player data act to form the OSC World Rankings and seeding system.
At the end of the yearly season, the top 50 players ranked via the OSC World Rankings are invited to play in the revered OSC Finals, where we determine our yearly champion! Every player who plays in the finals gets paid! We have designed a finals format which rewards the players who finish highly in the World Rankings, as they have shown a combination of results and regular participation throughout the year, and deserve rewards for their efforts. Thus seeding and competition for position within the rankings is highly important, and ensures ongoing player activity and interest!
The SC2 league follows a yearly season format, where players earn points for placing highly in all partnered tournaments, along with points acquired through bonuses and challenge matches. These points and player data act to form the OSC World Rankings and seeding system.
At the end of the yearly season, the top 50 players ranked via the OSC World Rankings are invited to play in the revered OSC Finals, where we determine our yearly champion! Every player who plays in the finals gets paid! We have designed a finals format which rewards the players who finish highly in the World Rankings, as they have shown a combination of results and regular participation throughout the year, and deserve rewards for their efforts. Thus seeding and competition for position within the rankings is highly important, and ensures ongoing player activity and interest!
Prizes:
Main Event:
1st $400 + 350 OSC points
2nd $200 + 225 OSC points
3rd $125 + 175 OSC points
4th $75 + 100 OSC points
5-8th $25 + 50 OSC points each
9-12th 10 OSC points each
13-16th 5 OSC points each
17-20th 2.5 OSC points each
Qualifiers:
Top 4 qualify
1st: $25 + 40 OSC Points
2nd: 15 OSC Points
3-4th: 10 OSC Points
5-8th: 5 OSC Points
+ Any extra $'s raised through matcherino will be added to the prizepool based on distribution %, so maybe more $'s to the top players!
*Prizes are in USD
This tournament also counts towards participation competition prizes including 1x return flight to a SC2 event of your choosing, accommodation for and entry to the event!
OSC World Rankings can be viewed here
Format:
Stage 1: 4x Double Elim Qualifiers, top 4 of each qualify (16 players)
$25+ to winner of each qualifier!
Upper Bracket semifinals played for $'s and seeding!
Lower Bracket stops when players are qualified. (No 3/4, 2/3rd lower bracket series)
Stage 2: 8 Invites.
Stage 3: 24 Players in group stage. 4 Groups of 6.
Bo2 Round Robin SSL style group, with the Top 3 players advancing.
Format example.
Stage 4: R16 Single Elim bracket.
1st in groups into R8
2nd + 3rd in groups into R16
Format example.
Conditions:
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By accepting an invite you are expected to show up and playout all group games on the date and time specified.
If you’re unable to attend a group stage after accepting the invite, you’re required to give 24 hours notice to allow Tournament Organiser and admins a chance to find a replacement, and let your opponents prepare.
If no notice of intent to not play (No show), Tournament Organiser’s can apply for player penalty of 10% of your season OSC Points!
If you’re unable to attend on late notice for legitimate reasons, eg sick, a doctor’s certificate/other relevant documentation will be accepted and no point penalty applied.
If you qualify for another stage/finals, you are expected to be available for those if play in the group stage. If it’s not possible/practical for a Tournament Organiser to find a replacement from a prior stage, they can apply for player penalty of 10% of your season OSC Points!
For other Rules, Regulations, and Recommendations for Servers, Vetos, Race Selection, Walkovers, Streamed Matches + more, see here.
If you’re unable to attend a group stage after accepting the invite, you’re required to give 24 hours notice to allow Tournament Organiser and admins a chance to find a replacement, and let your opponents prepare.
If no notice of intent to not play (No show), Tournament Organiser’s can apply for player penalty of 10% of your season OSC Points!
If you’re unable to attend on late notice for legitimate reasons, eg sick, a doctor’s certificate/other relevant documentation will be accepted and no point penalty applied.
If you qualify for another stage/finals, you are expected to be available for those if play in the group stage. If it’s not possible/practical for a Tournament Organiser to find a replacement from a prior stage, they can apply for player penalty of 10% of your season OSC Points!
For other Rules, Regulations, and Recommendations for Servers, Vetos, Race Selection, Walkovers, Streamed Matches + more, see here.
Group + Playoff Info
Group A: Friday, Nov 16 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group B: Sunday, Nov 18 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group C: Wednesday, Nov 21 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group D: Friday, Nov 23 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoffs Day 1: Friday, Nov 30 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoffs Day 2: Saturday, Dec 01 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Map Pool: + Show Spoiler +
Acid Plant, Blueshift, Cerulean Fall, Dreamcatcher, Fracture, Lost and Found, Para Site
For Best of 3 Series, ABAB ABC. Both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then A selects the first map.
For Best of 5 Series, AB ABABC. Both players take turns to veto 1 map from the map pool, so there is 5 left, then A selects the first map.
To find opponents, practice partners, tournament updates, news, Q&A, announcements, etc, join our new OSC Community Discord Server: discord.gg/wVtXBtBOSC
For Best of 3 Series, ABAB ABC. Both players take turns to veto 2 maps from the map pool, so there is 3 left, then A selects the first map.
For Best of 5 Series, AB ABABC. Both players take turns to veto 1 map from the map pool, so there is 5 left, then A selects the first map.
To find opponents, practice partners, tournament updates, news, Q&A, announcements, etc, join our new OSC Community Discord Server: discord.gg/wVtXBtBOSC
