[AUS] State of Origin

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 03:31 GMT

This is another post only relevant to Aussies, sorry everyone :3

At the moment Pure Knight (from BoredAussies, and ex-AUS-1 admin) and myself are exploring how implementing a State of Origin competition for Australian StarCraft players would pan out.

There's no finalised structure for the competition yet, nor confirmed prizes or duration, but what we do have are a few ideas and foundations and what I need from you is expression of interest. Once we know the teams competing we can better work on the format and other details. I have not confirmed the details below with Pure Knight or anyone else but I thought I should get proactive and write something down.

What we have so far

Eligibility

If you were born in a particular state you are eligible for that state.
If you live in a particular state you are eligible for that state.
According to one of the above criteria, once you choose a state you cannot change it at any time.
Overseas-born players will be permitted, on the condition that they are permanent residents here and NOT just on a visa (for work or study).
Don't lie about which states you can represent.

Team Structure

New South Wales and ACT players will compete as a team.
Queensland and Norther Territory players will compete as a team.
South Australia and Western Australia players will compete as a team.
Victoria and Tasmania players will compete as a team.
Teams must consist of a minimum of 4 players, and a maximum of 6.
There will be a 'for fun' (no prize) training team or B-team with players who do not make the main team so they can still have fun playing for their state.
At least one representative from each state must be included in the team (even if it is just in the B-team) unless there are no players signed up from that state (hi NT) - not sure about this rule yet, see who expresses interest.

Competition Structure

Clan War Structure, consisting of four 1v1 matches on predetermined maps and one 2v2 games. Lineups must be submitted prior to the scheduled match time.
Will be pretty flexible on when you complete them during the week because not everyone has as much time for SC as they used to. Instead of the two teams negotiating a time, the players will have the option to postpone their own game if the rest of the respective teams play at an inconvenient time.
Unsure of the length of the competition or the frequency. Over an entire iCCup season is too long but the Finals can't be too frequent.
Probably round-robin format, with each team playing each other at least once (maybe twice).
Depending on strength and numbers in the B-teams, they may or may not compete in the main competition.
Prizes and any other information I have missed here are undefined at this time.

Evil Geniuses manager Lucas Colbi Bigham and some of the EG players have expressed interest in competing in a show match with the victorious State of Origin team after the 5 week competition is complete. Team Evil Geniuses (http://www.myeg.net) are one of if not the premier StarCraft team hailing from the USA, boasting a formidable StarCraft lineup featuring the likes of Louder, iNcontroL, Machine, LzGaMeR, iNkA and Nyoken.

The winning State Team from the competition will have a chance to prove themselves against the best that North America have to offer in a showmatch against the boys from EG.sc

Map Pool

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1v1 - 16 maps
Fighting Spirit
Match Point
Outsider SE 2.0
Heartbreak Ridge 1.2
Destination 1.1
Neo Medusa 2.1
Andromeda
Carthage 2.0
Colosseum II
Byzantium III
Blue Storm
Othello
Wuthering Heights
Tau Cross
Ride of Valkyries
Nostalgia

2v2 - 10 maps
Python
Arcadia 2
Gaia
Byzantium III
Colosseum II
Othello
God's Garden
Reverse Temple
Nostalgia
Vampire

What it might mean in the future

We can speculate about a lot of things for the SC SoO competition, such as possible revival of Team Aus. for Nation Wars (using SoO as a selection process or proving grounds), cash or hardware prizes, set up some grounds for competitive StarCraft 2 in Australia and many other things - such as fun and the chance to represent your state!

There is also the possibility of adding New Zealand in the future if the venture is successful.

What can we do now?

SIGN UP! Express your interest my PM or posting in this thread (or other sites like iCCup, BoredAussie, TeamAus, etc.). We are just getting initial headcounts and see who thinks they have the time to do this and who wants to participate in it.

The people who have expressed interest are below. Note that as eligibility rules are subject to change, so are the teams (e.g. for now I am eligible for NSW as I live here, and TAS as I was born there but if we think the 'born' rule should be removed then I will be applying for the NSW/ACT team... unfortunately B-team or C-team more likely cos I suck).

ID - Race - State - Rank; also include your CURRENT State and BIRTH State

SIGN UPS (15 - [image loading]

1):

Z.Kw - New South Wales - B-

-iNcoGNiTo- - New South Wales - C-

Sotanath - New South Wales - C-

Marine50 - New South Wales - C-

lkori - New South Wales - D+

Peanutter - New South Wales - D+

X-FoShO - New South Wales - D+

iCCup.deL - New South Wales - D+

chogoling - New South Wales - D

ZPo - New South Wales - D

hisense_teevee - New South Wales - D

Zoroastra - New South Wales - D

thugzta[AutO] - New South Wales - D

fadetowhite - Australian Capital Territory - A-/B

PandaSaurus_au - Australian Capital Territory - D+

SIGN UPS (10 - [image loading]

1):

G4i.Etude - Queensland

SenSei - Queensland - A

KJH[RED] - Queensland - C+

Final[PaiN] - Queensland - C/C+

Touchmyzerg - Queensland - C-

X-LoSt - Queensland - D+

]naifu - Queensland - D

ItsPaul - Queensland - D-

prOxi.NapE - Northern Territory - D+

SeMu - Northern Territory

SIGN UPS (13 - [image loading]

0):

X-EdgE - South Australia - C+

Su)FighT - South Australia - C

Smacey - South Australia - C-

deth- - South Australia - D+

Artanis - South Australia - D+

miomoemaid - South Australia - D

ciaM - South Australia - D

StarrBren - Western Australia - C

Koven - Western Australia - C-

BebOTerran - Western Australia - C-

Fen - Western Australia - D+

Siefu - Western Australia - D

ecONI - Western Australia - D

SIGN UPS (21 - [image loading]

1):

KarnivooL - Victoria - B-

ttSeason - Victoria - C+

PerfectHydra - Victoria - C+

dAncerS - Victoria - C

Pred_au - Victoria - C

vSt.pinder - Victoria - C

sMbK - Victoria - C-

X-ToRpiD - Victoria - C-

TheShinyFace - Victoria - C-

playahz - Victoria - C-

Esc-dosile - Victoria - D+

Scaramanga - Victoria - D+

-jupiter- - Victoria - D+

Backlash - Victoria - D+

SilentNoodle - Victoria - D+

Sexyplay - Victoria - D

FrZ - Victoria - D

suttal.tea - Victoria - D

BookTwo - Victoria - D

deconduo - Victoria - D

hided)) - Victoria - D

Contacts
If you want your contacts added, PM me, post here or otherwise contact me to get them added!

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iCCup.dEL - iCCup.Del on iCCup, iCCup.deL on TeamLiquid
Marine50 - Marine50 on iCCup, Marine50 on TeamLiquid
Z.Kw - X-Aki or Z.Kw on iCCup, X-DKNY on USWest, Z.Kw on TeamLiquid

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None yet

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Siefu - Siefu on iCCup, Siefu on TeamLiquid

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X-ToRpiD - hwru on iCCup, Lurgee on TeamLiquid
KarnivooL - iLu.KarnivooL on iCCup, Raiju on TeamLiquid, Voices on TeamAus
SilentNoodle - SilentNoodle on iCCup, SilentNoodle on TeamLiquid
playahz - playahz on iCCup, pre_amp on TL

Breakdown of players
Players:
TOTAL: 59 players

ACT - 2 (3.4%)

NSW - 13 (22.0%)

NT - 2 (3.4%)

QLD - 8 (13.6%)

SA - 7 (11.8%)

TAS - 0 (0.0%)

VIC - 21 (35.6%)

WA - 6 (10.1%)
Races:

3 (5.1%)
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13 (22.0%)
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26 (44.1%)
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17 (28.8%)

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ACT

NSW

QLD

TAS

VIC

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 03:33 GMT

BTW - no confirmation of where the games will be played, be it BoredAussie, iCCup or Battle.net.

If any kind of cash or hardware prizes are organised you will be required to prove that you own a legitimate copy of the game and that you are eligible for the state.

chogoling

Australia173 Posts

October 13 2009 03:37 GMT

If there aren't enough players for NSW I can play.

Turbovolver

Australia2413 Posts

October 13 2009 03:38 GMT

PwefectZerg - Zerg - Queensland - D

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

October 13 2009 03:39 GMT

it's great to see other countries outside of USA organizing shit like this

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 03:40 GMT

On October 13 2009 12:37 chogoling wrote:
If there aren't enough players for NSW I can play.

Enter now just so I can get a list of names who are interested. Doesn't matter if you may not be able to make the team I just would like to know if this appeals to everyone and also get feedback about format and input from people to improve it too!

DancerS_au

Australia40 Posts

October 13 2009 04:08 GMT

Sign me up to represent the Big V!!

- dancerS - C-

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 04:14 GMT

On October 13 2009 13:08 DancerS_au wrote:
Sign me up to represent the Big V!!

- dancerS - C-

Speaking of big V, once teams are finalised I encourage voting for a team nickname or name n_n VIC/TAS 'the Southern V' comes to mind

Applicable to Victoria, Tas (the shape) and sounds kinda naughty. The trifecta!

SAWA is like a nickname on its own it sounds awesome.

BookTwo

1985 Posts

October 13 2009 04:21 GMT

sign me up for victoria!

BookTwo - D - Terran

Harem

United States11393 Posts

October 13 2009 04:22 GMT

#10

You better destroy in this, Cam.

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 04:29 GMT

#11

On October 13 2009 13:22 Harem wrote:
You better destroy in this, Cam.

Depends whether frugga, GoD-, Etude, Smurf and maybe sensei show up :3 Cam should monster it though with all the Zergs in Aus.

Raiju

Australia235 Posts

October 13 2009 04:29 GMT

#12

Spud (KarnivooL) D- Victoria

nice work del

chogoling

Australia173 Posts

October 13 2009 04:33 GMT

#13

nsw zerg chogoling D/D-

ZSmiles

Australia1 Post

October 13 2009 04:34 GMT

#14

ZPo - Zerg - D - NSW

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 04:35 GMT

#15

lol D- spud come on be honest now

Also you get my reply to your PM on iCC?

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

October 13 2009 04:37 GMT

#16

someone tell gucman

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 04:39 GMT

#17

zulu I posted it on TeamAus too and I saw guc there last month or so.

Ftrunkz

Australia2474 Posts

October 13 2009 04:58 GMT

#18

Vic, C(assuming last seasons icc rank counts, havent played much yet this season), Protoss, vst.pinder

deL

Australia5540 Posts

October 13 2009 05:04 GMT

#19

Last season counts yeah, and so do National Tournament results because you are going to be playing against the same people as you played there so it seems fair to buff up your rank n_n

KarnivooL I have you down as C because that is what I have seen you as, even though that might have been after you got Aus Nat Tour semi-final points (or finals points last season). Like I said I am including those results, but if you wanna be put down as C- or w/e you think you really are just say.

The ranks up there aren't final or really used for anything other than a gauge. Will find a way of choosing teams of course be it tournament, votes of reccommendation, whatever.

Scaramanga

Australia8093 Posts

October 13 2009 05:34 GMT

#20

I was born in SA but live in vic and seeing how theres fuck all wa's and cams there ima go in sa
soooo SA zerg D reporting in

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