Playhem is excited to announce that Razer (www.razerzone.com), the global leader in high performance gaming hardware has come in and will be co-sponsoring this event! Razer has been involved with a plethora of global gaming events throughout the company’s long history, as well as creating quality gaming products for enthusiasts to dominate in game with. We’re very happy to be working with them on this tournament to make it even better for not only the winner, but the community as well.
Day One: COMPLETE
After a long fought day one, the tournament wraps up later today at 8pm EST (5pm PDT). The remaining players are as follows:
Be sure to tune into www.playhem.tv at 8pm EST TONIGHT when Lyrlian & NerdSwagger bring you all the action as it happens! Remember, we're handing out a sponsored trip to IPL 4 in Las Vegas for the winner!
Revolutionary Sponsor ME! Tournament Launched - March 7th, 2011, Playhem, an industry leader in gaming tournament solutions launches a revolutionary two-day open event, to players of ALL skill levels.
Have you ever wanted to be the pro with the awesome sponsor at a major professional gaming tournament? Do you want the chance to play with superstar Starcraft 2 player Aleksey “White Ra” Krupnyk and hang out with him afterwards? Well, here is your chance. Next Saturday (March, 17th) Playhem will be giving anyone who wants it, a shot to get sponsored. The winner will be completely covered to compete at IPL4 in Las Vegas. That’s right, we’re covering the winner’s airfare, lodging, and entry fee, just for winning this two-day tournament.
If you want to take your shot at being sponsored and have an all expenses paid trip to IPL4, here’s what you’ll need to know...
Date: Saturday March 17th (through Ro32) // Sunday March 18th (Ro16 - Finals)
•You must NOT be currently sponsored by any team/organization/brand (this means you must not currently be getting any monetary support or gear/expenses/travel covered if you happen to be on a team - contact us directly if you want to discuss your individual situation) •Must be from either North America or Europe to be eligible to compete •This tournament is open to ALL skill levels and FREE to enter •All matches must take place on the North American Battle.net Server
All other rules from our Daily tournament will apply + Show Spoiler +
Can't wait to see some of the big non-affiliated names pop-up and show us the amazing performances we've seen throughout the dailies ever since they were started. I'm excited to see you all.
Great idea man Love to see some unknowns talents get shown? By the way, is the IPL event again 18+? If so then, that'd be unfortunate to younger talents.
On March 08 2012 10:09 Soloturtle wrote: Great idea man Love to see some unknowns talents get shown? By the way, is the IPL event again 18+? If so then, that'd be unfortunate to younger talents.
One question though -- could it possibly be Bo3 in the first 3 rounds instead of Bo1? Bo1 makes it just a liiiiittle too volatile in the early rounds imho. =/
Either way, a fantastic opportunity and I thank you for sponsoring this.
On March 08 2012 10:26 ArcticFox wrote: I love love LOVE this idea. This is fantastic!
One question though -- could it possibly be Bo3 in the first 3 rounds instead of Bo1? Bo1 makes it just a liiiiittle too volatile in the early rounds imho. =/
Either way, a fantastic opportunity and I thank you for sponsoring this.
On March 08 2012 10:26 ArcticFox wrote: I love love LOVE this idea. This is fantastic!
One question though -- could it possibly be Bo3 in the first 3 rounds instead of Bo1? Bo1 makes it just a liiiiittle too volatile in the early rounds imho. =/
Either way, a fantastic opportunity and I thank you for sponsoring this.
100% agree but it'd probably take too long
Bo1 is only for the Ro512, 256, and 128. Assuming 256 or less people sign up (most likely) then the first round will get skipped all together, so it will most likely be 2 rounds of Bo1 with some people skipping round 1 due to seeding, it shouldn't be too bad.
currently my mind= blown. Its definitely not sometihng an actual team could do, but as a "brand" that wants to pick up a player for one event, its a fantastic idea.
Awesome initiative to help some unknown people get known. I feel like it is really hard to break into the SC2 scene right now unless you are an absolute beast like stephano who I knew nothing about, then rips through IPL3 and wins the entire thing. So hopefully we get some underdogs doing well in this.
On March 08 2012 10:24 WeavingHarp9 wrote: IPL werent 18+ for players was it? that was just the audience as alcohol was sold etcetc no?
No it wasn't for the players, just the audience!
It actually was for the players, but not the audience. I saw a bunch of kids there watching with there parents, but NJ has some pretty strict competition laws, so you had to be over 18 to play for money.
I don't know if they sponsor him or his stream. I don't think it would prevent him from entering, but maybe if Playhem wanted to be picky, I don't know.
Yeah, can we get some clarification on the whole "playing from Korea" bit?
That has me a bit confused...can players from North America/Europe compete, even if they'd be flying from Korea?
Also, how does the sponsorship stuff shake out to be? We have some players on our roster that are compensated and some that aren't, can the ones that aren't register for the event, or are they disallowed entry because we support their teammates?
On March 09 2012 03:09 VirgilSC2 wrote: Yeah, can we get some clarification on the whole "playing from Korea" bit?
That has me a bit confused...can players from North America/Europe compete, even if they'd be flying from Korea?
Also, how does the sponsorship stuff shake out to be? We have some players on our roster that are compensated and some that aren't, can the ones that aren't register for the event, or are they disallowed entry because we support their teammates?
The players that do not receive support are eligible.
As far as competitors from North America/Europe but playing in Korea goes, if they decide to compete and end up winning, we will pay for the winner's ticket from a destination in North America or Europe. How they get to that location is on their end.
On March 09 2012 03:09 VirgilSC2 wrote: Yeah, can we get some clarification on the whole "playing from Korea" bit?
That has me a bit confused...can players from North America/Europe compete, even if they'd be flying from Korea?
Also, how does the sponsorship stuff shake out to be? We have some players on our roster that are compensated and some that aren't, can the ones that aren't register for the event, or are they disallowed entry because we support their teammates?
The players that do not receive support are eligible.
As far as competitors from North America/Europe but playing in Korea goes, if they decide to compete and end up winning, we will pay for the winner's ticket from a destination in North America or Europe. How they get to that location is on their end.
Alright, this should be fun. If I give myself a 10% of getting through the first round, 5% until the finals, and 2.5% chance of winning that, I have a slightly worse than 1 in 25 billion chance of getting sponsored. Gogo me! Almost diamond, less than 300 1v1s played skillz!
some people are obviouslty not reading the rules...i see dignitas sjow signed up.....as well as a few other sponsored people....although now that im typing this i remember sjow just left dignitas, so maybe he is eligible.in which case he is a bad example, and best of luck to him. LoL
On March 09 2012 06:48 IMBAtv-BaZooKa wrote: some people are obviouslty not reading the rules...i see dignitas sjow signed up.....as well as a few other sponsored people....although now that im typing this i remember sjow just left dignitas, so maybe he is eligible.in which case he is a bad example, and best of luck to him. LoL
On March 09 2012 03:09 VirgilSC2 wrote: Yeah, can we get some clarification on the whole "playing from Korea" bit?
That has me a bit confused...can players from North America/Europe compete, even if they'd be flying from Korea?
Also, how does the sponsorship stuff shake out to be? We have some players on our roster that are compensated and some that aren't, can the ones that aren't register for the event, or are they disallowed entry because we support their teammates?
The players that do not receive support are eligible.
As far as competitors from North America/Europe but playing in Korea goes, if they decide to compete and end up winning, we will pay for the winner's ticket from a destination in North America or Europe. How they get to that location is on their end.
Hopefully this clears things up! =D
what if the player living in korea pays the difference for the ticket?
Really unfair that these "free agents" are signing up to play, they win the tournament, go to ipl sponsored, then get into a team and become sponsored again, robbing all up and comers from a chance. I hope playhem takes note about this..
On March 09 2012 12:41 TheBlueMeaner wrote: Really unfair that these "free agents" are signing up to play, they win the tournament, go to ipl sponsored, then get into a team and become sponsored again, robbing all up and comers from a chance. I hope playhem takes note about this..
So what, you want to have some arbitrary skill limit now as well? How stupid are you?
On March 09 2012 12:41 TheBlueMeaner wrote: Really unfair that these "free agents" are signing up to play, they win the tournament, go to ipl sponsored, then get into a team and become sponsored again, robbing all up and comers from a chance. I hope playhem takes note about this..
So what, you want to have some arbitrary skill limit now as well? How stupid are you?
I see this tournament as an opportunity for a new player to show his worth, its obvious that a professional will sweep the floor with any amateur, there is no need to hold a tournament to find that out. Thanks for the very inteligent post.
On March 09 2012 12:41 TheBlueMeaner wrote: Really unfair that these "free agents" are signing up to play, they win the tournament, go to ipl sponsored, then get into a team and become sponsored again, robbing all up and comers from a chance. I hope playhem takes note about this..
I doubt that they are going to magically get on a team from winning IPL4. Their skill level won't suddenly have changed. They have been on teams before, and not been picked up for whatever reason. Winning IPL4 will only change marketability potentially, not skill. The reasons for being teamless in the first place are probably still going to be there.
On March 09 2012 12:41 TheBlueMeaner wrote: Really unfair that these "free agents" are signing up to play, they win the tournament, go to ipl sponsored, then get into a team and become sponsored again, robbing all up and comers from a chance. I hope playhem takes note about this..
I doubt that they are going to magically get on a team from winning IPL4. Their skill level won't suddenly have changed. They have been on teams before, and not been picked up for whatever reason. Winning IPL4 will only change marketability potentially, not skill. The reasons for being teamless in the first place are probably still going to be there.
well players like major, cited "new opportunity" meaning he has something, that's not announced yet. but currently potentially sponsored by something.
isn't Slush, Sjow, Mentalist in any way sponsored? they are on the list....
Also since RGN disbanded, we have Inori competing hehe, i'm definatly gonna try my best here to see how far i go, but hell i'll be damned if i can win such thing, would probably mean instant spotlight and team pickups lol
And i think teams will be looking at RO32, RO16 for new potential as well, so very good initiative!
On March 10 2012 08:10 TechSc2 wrote: isn't Slush, Sjow, Mentalist in any way sponsored? they are on the list....
Also since RGN disbanded, we have Inori competing hehe, i'm definatly gonna try my best here to see how far i go, but hell i'll be damned if i can win such thing, would probably mean instant spotlight and team pickups lol
And i think teams will be looking at RO32, RO16 for new potential as well, so very good initiative!
i would try, but since all matches are played on NA server and i ain't got no NA account, i won't. Guess not anyone can enter. But since i wouldn't win squat anyway, i guess it's fine the way it is.
Got to love Playhem, they have one of the greatest tournament bracket viewers I have ever seen and probably will ever see, considering the other tournament plattforms do not seem to improve (looking at you, ESL!!!).
This is going to be so epic! Playhem is with out a doubt the best tournament creators out there, I use them twice a week for the LXG opens. Not only do they host the playhem dailies but now this sponsor me tournament! I really hope this becomes a regular thing every month.
Playhem is excited to announce that Razer (www.razerzone.com), the global leader in high performance gaming hardware has come in and will be co-sponsoring this event! Razer has been involved with a plethora of global gaming events throughout the company’s long history, as well as creating quality gaming products for enthusiasts to dominate in game with. We’re very happy to be working with them on this tournament to make it even better for not only the winner, but the community as well.
There seems to be an awful lot of player who were member's of a recently disbanded team (or recently left their team) like RGN member's for example signed up, and also pro's that you would think are sponsored (like hwangsin).
While im always up for the challenge, i feel like it someone like Slush wins than its gona feel all loop-holey and almost seem as if it defeats the purpose of the event.
On March 15 2012 11:16 AGIANTSMURF wrote:and also pro's that you would think are sponsored (like hwangsin)..
For these cases at least, we will be removing them all before the event starts (so they don't join back in the mean time). Not everyone fully read the information or checked the thread before joining it and I'm sure some of our Korean players may not fully understand the post and google translate often butchers even mildly complicated text.
On March 15 2012 15:19 Candide wrote: If we are on a team sponsored by steelseries or something but never received gear(some of our members did and some didn't) does that mean we qualify?
From the OP in regards to sponsorship technicalities
contact us directly if you want to discuss your individual situation
What a great concept.... problem is playhem dropped the ball and has a tournament filled with sponsored players that have signed up regardless. This makes the tournament completely pointless, hoping Playhem goes through and weeds out sponsored players AND Koreans that are not supposed to sign up either.
On March 18 2012 04:39 MapleFractal wrote: What a great concept.... problem is playhem dropped the ball and has a tournament filled with sponsored players that have signed up regardless. This makes the tournament completely pointless, hoping Playhem goes through and weeds out sponsored players AND Koreans that are not supposed to sign up either.
Enforce your rules playhem.....
Yeah, I see a LOT of Korean pro's in the sign up list. I hope they get removed before it starts.
On March 18 2012 04:39 MapleFractal wrote: What a great concept.... problem is playhem dropped the ball and has a tournament filled with sponsored players that have signed up regardless. This makes the tournament completely pointless, hoping Playhem goes through and weeds out sponsored players AND Koreans that are not supposed to sign up either.
Enforce your rules playhem.....
They're going to be removed at the start of the tournament.
If you haven't checked in yet for the tournament, it starts in 3 minutes! =D
Be sure to tune into www.playhem.tv at 8pm EST TONIGHT when Lyrlian & NerdSwagger bring you all the action as it happens! Remember, we're handing out a sponsored trip to IPL 4 in Las Vegas for the winner!
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I'll be tuning in for sure!
