O’Gaming TV is proud to announce NationWars III, as well as the Red Dot Invitational, brought to you via the new O'Gaming event brand: O’Gaming ØMS.
Always looking to provide the best player and community experience, O'Gaming ØMS is the new O’Gaming event bringing several eSports tournaments together at once. This first edition will see top gamers battle it out in tournaments for two incredible games: StarCraft II in the NationWars III tournament and CS:GO in the Red Dot Invitational. This article is dedicated to StarCraft II—if you would like more information regarding the Red Dot Invitational for CS:GO, please click here.
The new edition of the national team tournament, NationWars III, will see top players duke it out in Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming StarCraft II expansion: Legacy of the Void.
By allowing competitors to represent their countries, the tournament brings a new level of passion and interactivity to the StarCraft II scene, putting players and the community at the center of the action!
The tournament will contain online and offline parts, and as with NationWars I and II, players will be able to sign up to represent their countries. Sign-ups open today, and will run until the 6th of November, 20:00 CET. The community voting phase will begin on the 6th at 21:00 CET, and last until the 9th at 12:00 CET.
Details on team line-ups, talent rosters, the venue for the finals in Paris, the event trailer and event tickets will be revealed on November 9th during the Legacy of the Void special release show on O’Gaming TV.
As always, we are eager to do things better than ever—in NationWars III, all countries can compete!
Players: To register for the voting phase, candidates have to be a 2015 WCS Challenger or a 2015 non-barcode Grand Master on a European, American or Korean Heart of the Swarm server.
If three players from the same country meet the criteria listed above and register, they will be able to represent their country in NationWars III. All registrations need to be approved by the tournament director, all KeSPA players are registred, people are going to vote for Korean players (KeSPA and non KeSPA players), a list of the 10 players voted are going to be given to KeSPA and they will choose 3 players and one sub for the tournament if there are KeSPA players in the top 10, if the top 3 is non KeSPA players these 3 players will be representing Korea.
The registration phase starts tomorrow and ends the 6th of November at 20:00 CET.
Community members & fans:
Your votes are important and will decide which players will represent their countries. The voting phase will take place from the 6th of November at 21:00 CET until the 9th at 12:00 CET.
-The teams will consist of the three most voted players, matches will be played in Bo7 All-Kill format with one Revival -Twelve nations will be seeded directly in the group stage, and four more will need to go through qualification to join the 12 seeded -Group stage "Ro16" is played online in GSL style -Bracket stage "Ro8" is played online in a single-elimination format, and the winners will be invited to Paris -Ro4 and finals will be played offline, in a prestigious venue that will be revealed on the 9th of November, along with ticket information
The NationWars III prize pool starts at $15 000 USD, and will be increased by 40% of net donations made throughout the tournament on the French and English streams. This way, you can add extra stake to the games! And it starts today!
NationWars III seeded Nations:
Norway: reigning champion of NationWars I & II Mexico: runner-up NationWars II France: third-place finisher NationWars II Poland: fourth-place finisher NationWars II Korea: winner of the Norway vs Korea NationWars II showmatch For the seven other nations, we seeded the nations with most WCS Points: Germany / China / Taiwan / Netherland / Denmark / Sweden / Finland
Registration phase: 3rd of November to 6th of November, 20:00 CET Voting phase: 6th of November 21:00 CET to 9th of November, 12:00 CET Teams, venue and ticketing reveal: 9th of November
Qualifiers: 19th of November to 22th of November Group Draft: 20th of November after last Qualifier Group Stage A: 3rd & 4th of December Group Stage B: 5th & 6th of December Group Stage C: 10th & 11h of December Group Stage D: 12th & 13th of December Ro8: 2nd & 3rd of January
Ro4 and finals in Paris: 13th of January
Pomf statement :
This year, Santa Claus is bringing more presents to your Christmas tree : e-sport e-motions directly delivered by the most skilled proplayers of the World on CSGO & Starcraft VOID.
Following a tradition of intense brainstorming, O'Gaming is launching a federating brand for our next events : 0ms, AKA 'no delay to emotion' e-sport parties. We will develop the 0ms project of Live events by uniting the actual brands we already produce, being NationWars, Iron Squid, Tales of the Lane or the newly produced Red Dot Invitational under a federating banner.
The first edition of 0ms will feature two of the most emblematic e-sport disciplines, games that were played at the birth of competitive gaming in the 2000's, and are brought on the frontscene today in 2015. To me this is revealing of the power of good games when they are loved and nourished overtime by a passionate community.
We'll be announcing the Ticketing and the Venue for Finals soon, stay tuned, e-story is still to be made.
If you would like any additional info regarding the tournament, please feel free to contact our tournament director @Sc2kerri on Twitter.
O’Gaming TV wants to thank Blizzard Entertainment and the entire community for its warm support towards our projects. And please do not hesitate to give us your feedbacks.
This was actually really cool last year. Should be pretty exciting! I think it's kinda funny that Canada in the US didn't earn a seed but Mexico did haha
It's one of the rarer used format in SC2 and e-sports in general, countries going up against each other. I think the timing for this tournament is great: it fills the calender during the quiet winter months of Starcraft and people can get familiar with Legacy of the Void at the same time.
Love it and will follow it. Now to just hope Holland can do well...
So what countries are we expecting in the qualifier? I'd assume USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, maybe Brazil and Peru, possibly Spain and Italy, Israel if they can round up a 3rd, who else?
On November 03 2015 08:09 Cabrette wrote: Firecake isn't going to play. He's banned from every O'Gaming event until 2016.
is that true ? and even then he would still be eligible for ro4 right ?
Yes it is and no he won't be able to play RO4/final.
What did he do to deserve that ? I missed that piece of drama surrounding our favorite cake.
Well, he was suspected to "cheat" during an O'Gaming competition, and, while O'Gaming crew members were looking internally over his case, Firecake started bitching on Twitter.
In the end, O'Gaming crew admitted he hadn't cheated but did not like at all his behaviour on Twitter and banned him until 2016.
You could have a look at Firecake's Twitter to have a (French) summary of this drama.
On November 03 2015 08:09 Cabrette wrote: Firecake isn't going to play. He's banned from every O'Gaming event until 2016.
is that true ? and even then he would still be eligible for ro4 right ?
Yes it is and no he won't be able to play RO4/final.
What did he do to deserve that ? I missed that piece of drama surrounding our favorite cake.
Well, he was suspected to "cheat" during an O'Gaming competition, and, while O'Gaming crew members were looking internally over his case, Firecake started bitching on Twitter.
In the end, O'Gaming crew admitted he hadn't cheat but did not like at all his behaviour on Twitter and banned him until 2016.
You could have a look on Firecake's Twitter to have a (French) summary of this drama.
I'm gonna have a look at it, with FireCake's tendencies to go berserk on BM it has got to be golden ! Thanks for the explanations mate !
On November 03 2015 08:36 Beastyqt wrote: I wish I could play for some country
Reunify Yugoslavia and play with Starbuck and frozz.
I'll see with two of them if they are even practicing lotv and if O'gaming allows it. I would enter and play as Yugoslavia, although I doubt they will allow it
On November 03 2015 08:36 Beastyqt wrote: I wish I could play for some country
Reunify Yugoslavia and play with Starbuck and frozz.
I'll see with two of them if they are even practicing lotv and if O'gaming allows it. I would enter and play as Yugoslavia, although I doubt they will allow it
Why is the requirement to participate hots GM? NZ and AUS have far more than 3 players each who have over time made hots GM, but they all play LOTV beta now. HOTS GM is dead, pretty sure NA GM has 50+ open spots
On November 03 2015 15:13 gDPhantom wrote: Why is the requirement to participate hots GM? NZ and AUS have far more than 3 players each who have over time made hots GM, but they all play LOTV beta now. HOTS GM is dead, pretty sure NA GM has 50+ open spots
It's on the whole 2015 year, if a player was GM in March he can sign up.
On November 03 2015 08:36 Beastyqt wrote: I wish I could play for some country
Reunify Yugoslavia and play with Starbuck and frozz.
I'll see with two of them if they are even practicing lotv and if O'gaming allows it. I would enter and play as Yugoslavia, although I doubt they will allow it
EDIT: both inactive, rip
Find a way. I would cheer my heart out for Yugoslavia, and pretty much everyone too i think.
On November 03 2015 19:05 gDPhantom wrote: what are the rules on which country you represent? do you need to be a citizen? or is permanent residency enough?
You need to have the nationality, Polt can sign up for Korea even though he lives in America with a visa.
On November 04 2015 00:08 Enstein wrote: Really enjoyed Nation Wars I and II, really excited to see the third, though I think inviting Korea is a mistake unless you organise region wars.
>region war
Yes, i would die for Nord-Pas-De-Calais Vs Côte d'azur BO9.
Damn didn't pay attention to the first post, I thought only the kespa players interested in playing NW will be registered, not actually all of them. I hope some big name will make it through the final cut, like FlaSh and/or herO and/or Rogue aka "sexy boy".
On November 05 2015 02:21 Oshuy wrote: They only make up for half the inscriptions ... With a web form freely accessible, are the inscriptions confirmed before they are displayed ?
Yes.
On November 05 2015 00:57 teamgravity wrote: Is there more than one qualifier? What time(s) do they start? Maybe I missed it but all I saw was "Qualifiers: 19th of November to 22th of November".
One country will qualify every day between the 19th-22 November
On November 05 2015 02:21 Oshuy wrote: They only make up for half the inscriptions ... With a web form freely accessible, are the inscriptions confirmed before they are displayed ?
On November 05 2015 00:57 teamgravity wrote: Is there more than one qualifier? What time(s) do they start? Maybe I missed it but all I saw was "Qualifiers: 19th of November to 22th of November".
One country will qualify every day between the 19th-22 November
Do you know when the qualifiers start (exact time with timezone)? I have school on the 19th and 20th in the early afternoon and morning respectively (Canada - EST time) and I wonder if I should sign up regardless.
On November 05 2015 02:21 Oshuy wrote: They only make up for half the inscriptions ... With a web form freely accessible, are the inscriptions confirmed before they are displayed ?
Yes.
On November 05 2015 00:57 teamgravity wrote: Is there more than one qualifier? What time(s) do they start? Maybe I missed it but all I saw was "Qualifiers: 19th of November to 22th of November".
One country will qualify every day between the 19th-22 November
Do you know when the qualifiers start (exact time with timezone)? I have school on the 19th and 20th in the early afternoon and morning respectively (Canada - EST time) and I wonder if I should sign up regardless.
On November 05 2015 04:20 Solar424 wrote: I'm pretty sure inviting Korea was a mistake. The tournament is just gonna be "who can avoid Korea for the longest"
Well I'm surprised by the interest Korean players, even KeSPA players, show for this. I guess this shows the seriousness and good public image O'Gaming has.
On November 05 2015 07:58 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Goddamn Korea is all over this. You could make like 8 Korean teams that would all be better than any foreign one.
TBF there should probably be like 8 Korean teams if we want this to be at all fair.
Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should) troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
So this time the hype bus/train/airplane will be successful
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
So this time the hype bus/train/airplane will be successful
Well first things first Flash has to be elected to be the bus driver
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
So this time the hype bus/train/airplane will be successful
Well first things first Flash has to be elected to be the bus driver
It is a fan voting thing. The last time someone else was near the Flash's numbers was when Parting had a huge campaign "Vote for me, please"(KeSPA cup?)
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
So this time the hype bus/train/airplane will be successful
Well first things first Flash has to be elected to be the bus driver
It is a fan voting thing. The last time someone else was near the Flash's numbers was when Parting had a huge campaign "Vote for me, please"(KeSPA cup?)
On November 05 2015 17:51 christophequirion wrote: Hard to force, but for Korea (their deep line up allowing that) players, ogaming and fans should agree to pick the one most voted players of all 3 races. ,To avoid 2 Z and 1 P, or 3T....
NB : to make the team less unba foreigners could (should troll and vote for fan favorites : MC, Jaedong, MKP rather than let's say Life, Inno and Hero
Fan vote, Flash will make it in
So he can start the next hype train #92317!
More like a hype bus because he'd only play foreigners.
So this time the hype bus/train/airplane will be successful
how about chinese players, they dont have twitter or skype and it's pretty hard to use them in china(not populor and be banded). i am asking this question for my teammates.
On November 05 2015 19:31 YSMS wrote: how about chinese players, they dont have twitter or skype and it's pretty hard to use them in china(not populor and be banded). i am asking this question for my teammates.
We can discuss in PM on TL or via email about your teammates.
Disappointing to see only 3 people from Canada signed up so far, even if Huk is pretty good at LotV and NoRegret is okay. I heard Semper was pretty good too, I'm surprised he isn't one of them
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Norway: reigning champion of NationWars I & II
Mexico: runner-up NationWars II
France: third-place finisher NationWars II
Poland: fourth-place finisher NationWars II
Korea: winner of the Norway vs Korea NationWars II showmatch
Germany / 
China / 
Taiwan / 
Netherland / 
Denmark / 
Sweden / 
Finland![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/uQphdkN.jpg)
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Bunny vs 
GunGFuBanDa
yay!
,![[image loading]](http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/rapellys/images/d/dc/Mm95-rev.gif)
or at least CIS -_-
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