[SoO2] State of Origin 2

Meetup Time

7:00PM AEST (NSW time) on Sundays.

Teams
A-Teams consist of at least FOUR (4) players, including a captain and possibly a co-captain or vice captain. There are no limits on race breakdown, skill level or maximum number of players but these will be distributed to ensure the best SoO2 experience for all participants.

Lineup

• Team lineups must be submitted by the Wednesday prior to that competition round.
  
• A Team Lineup consists of an ordered list of THREE (3) players co-inciding with the ordered list submitted by your opponent to determine the match-ups. The intended 2v2 partnership must also be disclosed at this time.
  
• The 2v2 team can use replacements only of the same initial race, but both the initial team and replacements can be chosen from players who have already played in a 1v1 game.
  
• A backup player from the A-Team must be assigned for each game, and a second backup player that may be from the B-Team. These players will fill in for players in case of absent players and cannot already be included in the A-Team lineup for that round.
  
• Team lineups will be submitted confidentially via email or instant message to myself (see contact details below).

Games

• Each game will consist of 4 or 5 individual matches.
  
• It is expected that three 1v1 games will be played and a 2v2 game will be played depending on availability. Please note that ALL FOUR games are played even if a team is 3-0 up, as it is for your benefit that this happens because match differential may determine whether you are seeded in the finals or not. Please note that walkovers will not be given for dead rubbers, instead the game will just not be played.
  
• If there is still no winner after the four games, an ‘ACE’ match will be played on the designated map for that round.
  
• The first three solo games will be a Best-Of-Three format, as will the 2v2. The ACE match will be a Best-Of-One. The ACE player will be chosen like in ProLeague, announced just before the game and without pre-planning required.
  
• Games will be played on the iCCup server, Battle.net with ChaosLauncher or hamachi as agreed upon by the players.

Maps

• The first game of any series between two players will be carried out on the designated map for that round and for that game, taken from the map pool.
  
• Subsequent maps will be picked by the loser from the iCCup map pack (2 to 4 player maps only), so ensure you are familiar with it.

Season

• The season will run for 5 weeks, consisting of three regular season rounds and two finals rounds (semi finals and grand finals).
  
• The first round will commence on Friday July the 2nd, see a full list of fixtures above.

Fixtures

• The games will be played over the weekend between Friday and must be complete before 12 midnight on Monday.
  
• The games may be completed on a different day or postponed to a more convenient date if one of the admins are informed and it does not inconvenience one team greatly.

Admins

      [TA]deL
iccup.del@gmail.com
deL on TeamLiquid.net
[TA]deL on iCCup.com
alpha_basilisk@hotmail.com on MSN Messenger

Captains

It will be the job of the captains to submit results and team lineups to the admins. It is also the captain's responsibility to organise a fair time among teammates to carry out the matches and report any anomalies to an admin.

I expect at the very least the following tasks to be taken on by the captains:
- Report results ASAP
- Report complains ASAP
- Submit lineups ASAP

List of captains:

VIC A - [TA]Spud (Raiju on TL)
NSW A - [TA]Scarecrow and [TA]Marine50 (Scarecrow on TL)
QLD A - [TA]LoSt (LoStYoUrSkilLs on TL)
Central A - [TA]EdgE (Camlito on TL)

VIC B - [TA]Noodle (SilentNoodle on TL)
NSW B - [TA]nav148
Central B - [TA]Scaramanga (Scaramanga on TL)
NZ B - Stroggos (stroggos on TL)

Results

Results will be updated in a TeamLiquid thread.

The team captain must submit all team match results to an admin via email with attached replays. The players may send the replays independently but a match will not be counted without a replay so please remember to save them.

Contacts

I have many player contacts so if you have trouble ask me.

Ladder Scoring

Win – 3 ladder points
Loss – 0 ladder points
Draw – 1 ladder point
Bonus 0.5 Points – Winning without dropping a match; Losing in an ACE match.

Ties determined with game difference, then by match difference, then previous head-to-head results.

Bonus points work such that if you win 3-0 or 4-0 you get an additional 0.5 ladder points to take you up to 3.5 points for a win. Any other win will be 3 ladder points. If your game is taken to ACE match and you lose there you get a consolation 0.5 ladder points instead of the usual 0.

iCCup Ladder Rules

ICCup ladder rules apply where appropriate: iCCup Ladder Rules

Walkovers

A walkover counted as a 2-0 victory will be awarded to the opponent of a player who does not show up at the agreed game time within 20 minutes of scheduled start time. Excessive absences once the games have started will be permitted but keep in mind that if you take longer than 10-15 minutes your opponent may be awarded a walkover depending on the nature of your absence.

Postponed Games and Draws

In the case where a player cannot make a particular time even during the allocated weekend of the round, an individual game may be postponed to a time during the week agreed upon by both players and an admin who may ask to attend the game in order to award possible walkovers and update results ASAP.

It may also be the case that a player knows he will be away for the next round without a replacement, and in this case the game may be played early if convenient for his opponent and if player orders have been submitted.

A draw may result when two opposing teams cannot present enough players for more than 2 matches including B-Team and replacement players. However, this will be extremely rare.

Lag

If lag is experienced, you are encouraged to try playing the games on hamachi or battle.net with ChaosLauncher after informing an admin and your team captain.

If the problem cannot be resolved within 15 minutes and it is unclear who is the faulty party the backup players for both teams will participate in the game instead.

We are Aussies so a small amount of lag may be expected and is no grounds to blow up. Repeat offenders may be replaced by a B-Team member if they are unable to resolve lag issues at the captain’s order and admin’s approval.

Disconnections

Any deliberate disconnections by a player will, if proven, result in a walkover for the opponent.

Accidental disconnections within the first 3 minutes of a game will be replayed. If it happens more than 3 times in a single match the guilty player will be replaced by a replacement player, or both players will be replaced if it is unclear who is causing the disconnects.

Accidental disconnections after the 3 minute mark will be replayed upon both player’s consent unless the admin rules via the replay that one player had a 95%+ game-winning advantage or likelihood in which case a win will be awarded to the appropriate player. If a player refuses to replay a match on the grounds of thinking they had a significant advantage (95%+ sure to win the game) they may ask another admin's second opinion, which will be final (note, there is no second admin at the moment). A walkover will be awarded to a player whose opponent does not replay a match when they have been ordered to by an administrator.

Map Pool

A map of the round will be designated for each round for both 1v1 and 2v2 games. The map will be used as the first map played in each game for that round with subsequent games in the series being played on a map chosen by the loser of the previous game. The maps will be chosen from the map pool below.

In the Finals, a more detailed map selection will be used.

Complaints

Complaints must be submitted promptly to an admin of the event and a copy sent to your team captain, accompanied by a replay and detailed description of the problem. Note that this must be done even if the problem was settled by an admin at the time. Complaints about games older than the previous round will be ignored.

Miscellaneous

      Observers

Observers are allowed on consent from both players. They must leave if asked to by either player or an admin. An admin may observe a game at any time.

      Random

If you designate your race as being ‘random’ you are welcome to but you must play Random - i.e. you can't just pick your race unless you decide in advance.

      Racepicking

You are allowed to choose your race for a specific matchup but it must be known before the lineups are announced that you intend to do this. By default your designated main race will be identified as those in the following thread:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131609

      AntiHack

AntiHack must be ON if playing on the iCCup server.

      Channel

‘op [TA]’ on iCCup.

      IP Address

You must play from an Australian IP unless prior notice is given.

      Replays

A match may not be counted without a replay so please remember to save them.

      Byes

Because of the number of teams is even there are no byes. However, this may be subject to change with player movements during the contest.

Victoria

[TA]Spud ©
vSt.pinder
tets
TopGear
Backlash_au

New South Wales

[TA]Scarecrow co-©
[TA]Marine50 co-©
Z.Kw
fragmatica_au
kt_rolster

Queensland

[TA]LoSt ©
LzH.Circus
iG.Stubborn
[TA]Harlekuin

Central Australia

[TA]EdgE ©
fadetowhite
[TA]Smace
[TA]FighT

Victoria

[TA]Noodle ©
[TA]Delsboss
hwru
[TA]Hickz
suttal.tea

New South Wales

[TA]JGodbout ©
[TA]nav148
[TA]peanut
[TA]Sanchez
[TA]Subversive
[TA]Lkori
[TA]chogoling
[TA]flukeh

Central Australia

[TA]Scaramanga ©
[TA]deL
[TA]ToastFluff

New Zealand

Stroggos ©
fonger
FaKe_MaSteR
sniper[gm]
Pesti1ence
ThunderGod
killer1nz
Da.Waaagh
ryan_cksttl