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We’re pleased to announce an exciting new StarCraft II Event format for the Summer Championship, which will be hitting Raleigh on August 24-26. The StarCraft II Event will be comprised of three stages:
Stage 1
As in all 2012 StarCraft II Championship Events, the Summer Championship Event’s first stage will be a massive, double-elimination Open Bracket. The Open Bracket is again constructed so it is impossible to play the same player twice. New for Summer is the fact that Open Bracket match history will not be carried over into the latter stages of the Event.
Stage 2
Group Play has replaced Pool Play as the second stage of the Event, and there are some major differences between the two:
- Group Play is made up of four separate double elimination brackets.
- 32 players will compete in Group Play, with eight players per Group.
- 24 players–including the Top 16 from the Summer Arena and eight players that will be announced later–will start in Group Play. They will eventually be joined by the last eight Open Winners Bracket Players.
Like Pool Play, Group Play placement will determine a player’s starting position in the Championship Bracket. And like the Open Bracket, Group Play match history will not be carried over into the third stage of the Event.
Stage 3
The Championship Bracket is the third stage of the Event and like the Summer Arena, it is broken up into two separate brackets. Each bracket will progress until only one player is left. The final two players will then compete for the Summer Championship Title in the Best-of-7 Final match.
Check out the official Event Format, maps, rules, schedule, and prizes, and view sample brackets for Groups A and D of Group Play (groups B and C will function in the same way) and the Championship Bracket.
StarCraft II Summer Championship Registration is currently sold out, but passes may become available in the coming weeks. If you weren’t able to get one, join the Waiting List for a chance to compete! Keep your eyes on majorleaguegaming.com for the announcement of the Groups, the complete Open Bracket lineup, and full information about what to expect if you’re coming to the event as a competitor or spectator, or watching from home.
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Sounds good. Now, about extended series Sundance...
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For the love of God, update the map pool....
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And like the Open Bracket, Group Play match history will not be carried over into the third stage of the Event.
Does that mean no extended? Not quite sure
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I really like these changes. It should make the games more exciting.
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4 of your maps are bad
and you should feel bad
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I like the new format, but please, get rid of Extended Series and update the map pool......
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On July 28 2012 06:20 Noocta wrote:
For the love of God, update the map pool....
Yeah, Ohana should definatly be in for Shakuras and Tal'Darim Altar. Not immediatly sure what the last spot should be, leaning towards Whirlwind but we currently only really have 6 maps that are "good" and get enough playtime.
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Stage 2) Is there extended series (assuming it is possible for the two players to play more than once in stage 2)
Stage 3) Is this double elimination? This could still lead to extended series, no?
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I like it. Match history not carrying over means a lot less extended series. Also means a more epic grand final.
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Yet again another MLG, yet again another awful map pool.
I can't figure it out.....
Poll: MLG's Map PoolReally bad! (422) 70% Really good! (90) 15% So-so (88) 15% 600 total votes Your vote: MLG's Map Pool (Vote): Really good!
(Vote): So-so
(Vote): Really bad!
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I get that match history is reset every stage, but we don't want match history at all.
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Well we are off to a good start. like the changes so far. I'm a little confused about the wording of the second stage but I guess I'll probably figure it out or just wait until the event happens and I'll be able to see how the brackets go.
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United Kingdom3249 Posts
On July 28 2012 06:24 Diamond wrote:
Yet again another MLG, yet again another awful map pool.
I can't figure it out.....
At this point it can only be attributed to either being clueless or being lazy. Because I cannot fathom a world where MLG intentionally wanted to screw over their own events, their own viewers and their own players.
Boggles the mind.
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Why do they have to make such a weird format when it can be so easily fixed.
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The map pool is absolutely disastrous, there are no excuses for still maintaining Shakuras and Tal'darim, alongside using Gold bases.
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Shakuras and Tal'darim? I thought we were pretty far into 2012 now.
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I like the format changes, but don't like the map pool 
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EPT![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/lCkmE.jpg)
