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2010 NOVICE STARLEAGUE #1 GROUP SELECTIONS
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The History
Dec 09 NSL #0 -


The Qualification / Recaps
NSL Ro36
NSL Qualifier Round
The Format
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Note: Replace OSL with NSL for it is the OSL format used in NSL #1 and NSL #2 will be in MSL format
The Players
Unindented players play in the Round of 16 qualified from Ro36
Indented players seeded into Round of 16 from the special wild card match in Ro36 (#4)
Doubly-indented players are seeded into Round of 16 from
Pride of War: Terran (4)




Overcame All: zerg (5)





Victory After Victory: Protoss (7)







Group Selections / Round of 16 - Finished with Group Selections!
Group Selection Pickings from 2/18/10 - 2/23/10
Ro16 starts 2/25/10 - 3/4/10 (or sooner if Group Selections pickings are done faster..)
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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Current Chooser: NONE! IT'S OVER!
Group Selection Results:
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First pick round:
Group A:
QuickStriker chooses
AtomicArchon
Group B:
O-ops chooses
omahahowitzer
Group C:
Wishbones chooses
elim
Group D:
frozenkatkiller chooses
big_pipes
Second pick round:
Group D:
big_pipes chooses
[nth]wurm
Group C:
elim chooses
[CPL]eNoq
Group B:
omahahowitzer chooses
Itsokhighfiv
Group A:
AtomicArchon chooses
MisClickED
Third pick round:
Group A:
MisClickED chooses
Xmshake
Group B:
Itsokhighfiv chooses
[CPL]numLoCK
Group C:
[CPL]eNoq chooses
hp.GaoXi
Group D:
FistingVirgins gets into Group D (last player)
Group A:


Group B:


Group C:


Group D:


Second pick round:
Group D:


Group C:


Group B:


Group A:


Third pick round:
Group A:


Group B:


Group C:


Group D:

Final grouping:
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Group A
1.
QuickStriker
2.
AtomicArchon
3.
MisClickED
4.
Xmshake
Group B
1.
O-ops
2.
omahahowitzer
3.
Itsokhighfiv
4.
[CPL]numLoCK
Group C
1.
Wishbones
2.
elim
3.
[CPL]eNoq
4.
hp.GaoXi
Group D
1.
frozenkatkiller
2.
big_pipes
3.
[nth]wurm
4.
FistingVirgins
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group Selection
The 4 seeds are placed in separate groups so that Seed #1 is 1st in Group A, Seed #2 is 1st in Group B and so on. The seeds then get to choose their groups. Seeds #1->#4 get to pick one player each from the player pool which then joins the seed in their group as the 2nd player. After that the 2nd player in Group D picks a player, then the 2nd player in Group C, then Group B then Group A. Then the 3rd player in Group A picks, then group B, then Group C, then Group D. And Viola! We have 4 groups of 4 players
Group Play
Each of those groups plays in a round-robin style so that everyone plays everyone else. The top 2 qualifiers from the group enter into the Bracket Phase. Occasionally there are ties in the group, for example 3 players are on 2-1. In the event of such a tie another round robin takes place between the tied players until usable results are attained. For example, if there are three tied players and they each go 1-1, they play another round of tiebreakers until one player goes 2-0, 1-1 and 0-2. This way it allows the players to be ranked even in the even of a tie. If two players are tied first with 2-1, the player who defeated the other one takes the first spot.
The 4 seeds are placed in separate groups so that Seed #1 is 1st in Group A, Seed #2 is 1st in Group B and so on. The seeds then get to choose their groups. Seeds #1->#4 get to pick one player each from the player pool which then joins the seed in their group as the 2nd player. After that the 2nd player in Group D picks a player, then the 2nd player in Group C, then Group B then Group A. Then the 3rd player in Group A picks, then group B, then Group C, then Group D. And Viola! We have 4 groups of 4 players
Group Play
Each of those groups plays in a round-robin style so that everyone plays everyone else. The top 2 qualifiers from the group enter into the Bracket Phase. Occasionally there are ties in the group, for example 3 players are on 2-1. In the event of such a tie another round robin takes place between the tied players until usable results are attained. For example, if there are three tied players and they each go 1-1, they play another round of tiebreakers until one player goes 2-0, 1-1 and 0-2. This way it allows the players to be ranked even in the even of a tie. If two players are tied first with 2-1, the player who defeated the other one takes the first spot.
The Maps
Destination
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Heartbreak Ridge
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Fighting Spirit
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Match Point
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Outsider SE
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Map Pool for Ro16:
Day 1 (Most votes on poll) - ???
Day 2 (2nd Most votes on poll) - ???
Day 3 (Least votes on poll) - ???
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