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Happy to announce that The NA Contender is back! It is a GSL-style tournament aimed at up and coming NA players at the masters and below level. Both tournaments are run simultaneously.
You can contribute $0.5 to the prize pool for free on Matcherino with the coupon code ContenderNA2.
There are no qualifiers for this tournament. The player pool is based on a first come, first serve sign up process. Once all 32 spots are filled up, sign ups will be closed.
Eligibility:
Only NA citizens/residents who meet the follow requirements may participate:
* Never exceeded 5250 MMR in the last 4 months
* Have at least 30 1v1 ladder games on their main account or main ladder account before registering.
Player Schedule:
* Registration deadline: August 3
* Group Stage1: August 5 - 10
* Group Stage 2: August 12 - 17
* Ro8: August 19 - 24
* Ro4: August 26 - 31
* Finals: TBD
Format:
Players schedule and play out their owns matches within the allotted time during each stage.
* Group Stage 1: 8 Bo3 round robin groups of 8 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.
* Group Stage 2: 4 Bo3 round robin groups of 4 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.
* Playoffs: Single elimination bracket. Ro8 and Ro4 are Bo5. Finals is Bo7.
Links:
Liquipedia: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/The_NA_Contender:_Season_2
Matcherino: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/17735/overview
Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tKh0r7eTUjukTfItqts35uZ5mrdR2BIJV2OU8FX_7y0/edit?usp=sharing
Discord: https://discord.gg/JakSZZv
REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/CMxNjriw3Eov7gbA8
