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Day[9]
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
United States7366 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-24 00:43:18
April 27 2012 22:58 GMT
#1

Event Sponsors

General information

Memorial Day Weekend 2012 kicks off with the first ever Red Bull Battlegrounds, a live Starcraft II tournament where 16 of the best Starcraft II players from around the globe compete for $41,000 in prize pool. Red Bull Battlegrounds will take place at the world famous Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on May 25-27 in Austin, TX.

Tickets on sale NOW! Limited Seating!
Purchase Online Here

→ Day 1 (individual ticket) ←

→ Day 2 (individual ticket) ←

→ Day 1 (group promo code) ←

→ Day 2 (group promo code)←

When

Where


Where to Watch

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 25-27, 2012

Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

www.redbullusa.com/LAN and www.day9.tv/live

Highlights

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm

  • Red Bull Open House
  • Doors open to the public at 7pm
  • Meet and mingle with the pros and the casters in the Austin City Limits Gallery
  • Attend a preshow panel featuring all the pros and the casters discussing the upcoming tournament and the players
  • Enjoy audience Q&A with the pros and the casters after the panel
  • Get autographs, have your photo taken with your favorite player
  • Buy tshirts and other cool eSports merchandise
  • Win great prizes

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012 from 1pm to 10pm

  • Red Bull Battlegrounds Professional Invitational Tournament, Day 1
  • Doors open to the public at noon
  • Group Play: 4 round robin groups of 4. Each round Best of 3. Top 2 in each group advances to playoff bracket

SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012 from 1pm to 10pm

  • Red Bull Battlegrounds Professional Invitational Tournament, Day 2
  • Doors open to the public at noon
  • Playoff Play:
  • Single Elimination
  • QuarterFinals: Best of 3
  • SemiFinals: Best of 5
  • 3rd/4th/Finals: Best of 5

Prize Pool

Prize Pool Distribution:

  • $500 - 13th to 16th place
  • $800 - 9th to 12th place
  • $1,200 - 5th to 8th place
  • $2,500 - 4th place
  • $5,500 - 3rd place
  • $8,000 - 2nd place
  • $15,000 - 1st place WINNER

Invited Players

We'll be announcing players in the weeks leading up to the event!
Be prepared to see both new and familiar faces at Red Bull Battlegrounds
Announcing our first ten saucy pro players!

Startale
Parting
Millenium
Stephano
Startale
Bomber
Liquid
Taeja
Quantic
Illusion
Complexity
Ganzi
SlayerS
Puzzle
EvilGeniuses
HuK
Liquid
Ret
Empire
Violet
SK
MC
Quantic
SaSe
EvilGeniuses
Thorzain
ItsGoSu
Ostojiy
Liquid
Sheth
-
LastShadow

Brackets

Shoutcasters

The event will be commentated by the renowned casters Sean "Day[9]" Plott, Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham, Mike "Husky" Lamond, and Rob Simpson!

Sean Plott
Day9
Marcus Graham
djWHEAT
Mike Lamond
Husky
Rob Simpson
Rob

Venue

Venue image Description

The Red Bull Battlegrounds will be hosted at the stunning Moody Theater, home to the PBS music series "Austin City Limits." This state-of-the-art facility features the architecture and technology to deliver an unparalleled viewing experience to over 1,500 live spectators.

LOCATION:
Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater
310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

Purchase Tickets NOW

Limited seating. Purchase online here! $10 for Balcony, $15 for Floor, and $20 for Mezzanine. Seating chart below. Read the "Get Involved" section below to learn how to get rewards for group purchases!


Day 1 (individual ticket)
Day 2 (individual ticket)
Day 1 (group promo code)
Day 2 (group promo code)
Live Streaming

In addition, the venue offers live streaming capabilities designed to deliver seamless broadcast of the tournament stage to viewers worldwide. Viewers can tune in live at

www.redbullusa.com/lan or www.day9.tv
Hotels:
  • La Quinta Inn Austin Capitol‎
    Address: 300 East 11th Street Austin, TX 78701, 1.0 mi from venue
    Rate: av $199 per night
    Reservation Telephone: (512) 476-1166
  • Courtyard by Marriott
    Address: 300 East 4th Street Austin, Texas 78701, 1.6 mi from venue
    Rate: av $203 per night
    Reservation Telephone: (512) 236-8008
  • Wyndham Garden Hotel Austin
    Address: 3401 South I-35, Austin, TX, 78741, 3.1 miles to Downtown Austin
    Rate: av $127 per night
    Reservation Telephone: ‎866-538-0315‎
Parking

Parking for ACL Live shows is not available at the W. Hotel because parking at the hotel is reserved for guests of the hotel. There is plenty of parking in the area, and the alternative parking options are provided here.

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Seating
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Rules

Format
  • Players begin in round robin groups of 4.
  • Each round is Best of 3.
  • Top 2 in each group advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
  • Playoff quarter finals are Best of 3. Semi finals, 3rd/4th place match, and finals are Best of 5.
Map Pool
  • #1 - GSL.Antiga Shipyard
  • #2 - GSL.Cloud Kingdom
  • #3 - GSL.DayBreak
  • #4 - GSL.Ohana
  • #5 - GSL.Metropolis
  • #6 - GSL.Entombed Valley

BarCraft

Want to host a BarCraft for Red Bull Battlegrounds?

Red Bull wants to support as many BarCrafts as humanly possible! Interested in getting official support from Red Bull? Send an email with the time, date, location, and contact information for your BarCraft information to barcraft@day9.tv with the subject line "RBBG BarCraft" !

Get involved

Promotional Contest - Starts Monday April 30th

Are you part of a BarCraft, a campus organization, or tech company? We encourage you to make plans to attend Red Bull Battlegrounds as a group to win bonus rewards! To sign up, send an e-mail to texas.esports.association@gmail.com with the subject heading "RBPROMO" to get a promotional code. Starting on Monday, when you purchase tickets, enter your organization's promotional code to start racking up the bonuses! The contest ends on May 21st at 11:59pm PST!

Eligibility

This contest is open to any organization falling within the following classifications:
- BarCraft Organization
- Collegiate Organization
- Company or Community Group

Rewards

Rewards are awarded incrementally upon achieving a new tier. Organizations will retain all rewards from previously achieved levels, meaning an organization that reaches tier 3 will also receive benefits from tiers 1 and 2

Tier 1 - 5 referrals
  • Organization entered into raffle for grand prize
Tier 2 - 15 referrals
  • Live shout-out to organization on stream
  • (1) free Red Bull per day to each participating member
Tier 3 - 40 referrals
  • Live shout-out to organization on stream
  • Private fan meet and greet with one player of the organization's choosing (subject to availability)
  • (1) free swag item (event specific sticker or poster?) per participating member
Tier 4 - 100 referrals
  • Private fan meet and greet with two players of the organization's choosing (subject to availability
  • Private backstage tour hosted by Sean "Day[9]" Plott
  • (10) Event T-shirts to be raffled off to participating members

Top in Category (3)
  • Red Bull sponsorship of BarCraft, collegiate LAN, or company party
  • Red Bull product donation for event
  • Monetary sponsorship of event
  • Red Bull swag to give away at event

Extra special thanks to the Texas E-Sports Association for all their amazing help!

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Whenever I encounter some little hitch, or some of my orbs get out of orbit, nothing pleases me so much as to make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places. www.day9.tv
Day[9]
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
United States7366 Posts
April 27 2012 23:14 GMT
#2
Woop!
Whenever I encounter some little hitch, or some of my orbs get out of orbit, nothing pleases me so much as to make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places. www.day9.tv
JackDT
Profile Joined January 2012
724 Posts
April 27 2012 23:15 GMT
#3
Check out that prize pool...! Nice.
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
April 27 2012 23:17 GMT
#4
This looks awesome, love the player invites thus far. This should be good!
Hey do you want to hear a joke? Chinese production value. | I thought he had a aegis- Ayesee | When did 7ing mad last have a good game, 2012?
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
April 27 2012 23:17 GMT
#5
Did the thread title go from R1CH HALP! to this or was I seeing things?
Bronze player stuck in platinum
Veclada
Profile Joined September 2010
742 Posts
April 27 2012 23:17 GMT
#6
This is so good, i cannot wait, i will for sure watch every hour of this my god
asdfg
S2Lunar
Profile Joined June 2011
1051 Posts
April 27 2012 23:18 GMT
#7
aww man why did my post get deleted?
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
April 27 2012 23:18 GMT
#8
Yes Ret! King of drones is going to win it all!
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
Apollo_Shards
Profile Joined February 2011
1210 Posts
April 27 2012 23:18 GMT
#9
YES! Excellent player and caster choice so far!
Jaedong, sOs, avilo, MaSa, Oprah
StimiLant
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States534 Posts
April 27 2012 23:18 GMT
#10
this looks pretty amazing
Gl!tch
Profile Joined December 2010
United States573 Posts
April 27 2012 23:20 GMT
#11
Sick prize pool, sick players, sick casters... gonna be a sick event ^_^
“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” ― Banksy
Carras
Profile Joined August 2010
Argentina860 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-27 23:20:59
April 27 2012 23:20 GMT
#12
that husky photo LOL

sounds great! will watch =)
TumNarDok
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany854 Posts
April 27 2012 23:20 GMT
#13
This is the level of preparation i'll expect from Mr Plott, well done.
Wrong forum though? /nitpicky
fcgog
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom876 Posts
April 27 2012 23:20 GMT
#14
white-ra stands out for me he isn't playing to good lately,not even a top 5 European protoss
Jacmert
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Canada1709 Posts
April 27 2012 23:21 GMT
#15
Nice! I'm most excited to see Huk and Taeja in competition! It'll be nice to see them go up against Stephano And every tournament should have White-Ra, of course.
Plat Support Main #believe
obsKura
Profile Joined March 2011
Ireland1061 Posts
April 27 2012 23:21 GMT
#16
this is looking fantastic o.o
C9 ~^v^~ In EE-sama we trust. ~^v^~ C9
archonOOid
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1983 Posts
April 27 2012 23:21 GMT
#17
Red bull + Day9 + Austin = Starcraft madness
I'm Quotable (IQ)
TheRealDudeMan
Profile Joined April 2011
United States213 Posts
April 27 2012 23:22 GMT
#18
AMAZING! Taeja fighting!
"They claim that we violent. We named after Tyrants. This revolution won't be televised we keep it silent."
Mattacate
Profile Joined September 2011
59 Posts
April 27 2012 23:23 GMT
#19
Awesome to see that everyone gets prize pool money, more tourneys need to do this!
Great to see the day9/red bull alliance get into the realm of actual huge tournaments, PUMPED PUMPED PUMPED.
rotegirte
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany2859 Posts
April 27 2012 23:23 GMT
#20
now, this "get involved" program looks really sweet. nice to see both sides can benefit from each other
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