[OWC] Open Wolf Cup 8

Bracket is posted: http://challonge.com/openwolfcup8

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Current Player List:
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Backup Player List:
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Note: Reserved slots are for former winners, assistants, and those who have earned permanent slots in OWCs.

Until the semifinals, this tournament will be played in single-elimination rounds. At the semifinals, a best-of-three will be played, and the finals will be a best-of-five set. Many players will probably disagree with this, but it's for the sake of time. This tournament would be FAR too long if the sets were longer for elimination. If a player fails to show up for his match, he will lose by default or be replaced by a backup player.

This tournament will be race-restricting, so once you pick a race, you cannot swap during the tournament. However, if you'd like to change races before the tournament begins, contact me and let me know.

Note about live commentary: Players have the right to refuse casters UNTIL the semifinals/finals. At which time, one caster is required per game for live coverage. Refusing all live casters results in a disqualification.

Prior to Semifinals: Lost Temple, Metalopolis, Agria Valley, Scrap Station, Delta Quadrant

Semifinals and finals: Lost Temple, Xel'Naga Caverns, Blistering Sands, Metalopolis, Steppes of War

Essentially, at 2:30 PM EST, ALL players MUST join my IRC channel (see http://thepassingshadow.com/IRC_Chat.html ). Players will use their exact character name as their nickname in IRC (put an underscore afterwards if there are problems with the nick being taken, which can sometimes happen with connection errors). The bracket will be posted so that players can see who their first opponents are. Once in IRC, players should find their opponents and PM them (/msg <username> <message> ) and start sending realID information so that they can add each other as friends. After that, the players should enter a party with one another, do map eliminations to decide which map they will be playing on (see map pool), and then wait for me to tell everyone to begin their first match (will happen at 3 PM EDT). What happens if your opponent does not show up ? PM me in IRC letting me know, and I will either replace your opponent with someone on the waiting list or let you know that you will receive a lucky free win (bye) and will wait for the second round to begin.

After I announce in IRC to begin, all 32 parties will play their first game. Casters will begin casting some of these games. Whenever someone finishes their first game, the WINNER will PM me on IRC, specifying both who won and who lost. Once all groups of players have sent me the winners and losers, and EVERY game of the first round is finished, the second bracket will be posted and players will once again PM each other with character information. Once everyone has finished round one, the second round will begin.Once again, the WINNER will PM me on IRC with both the winner and the loser. This will repeat until the semifinals.

Semifinals/Finals: Semifinalists will play a best out of three with counter-picks for maps from the Map Pool section. Afterwards, the winner will be announced and everyone will be free to ask for rematches, etcetera etcetera, ask me questions in chat. There may or may not be a third place match.

What happens in a dispute over who won the match ? I will add one of the players' realIDs, and look at match history. If there is a further dispute, I will ask for the replay file. Otherwise, sending replays is optional, not required.

Last note-- If your opponent disconnects, or claims to, it is up to you to allow him to replay or not.

As of now, these casters will cast (VERY subject to change):

Ipp (with Ragequit,tv), SirazTV, myself, Shigure, drooL, Trump and others who contact me.

Casting team is being organised. Please PM me if you are interested.

This time, casters will be required to use an overlay. This is being discussed right now. Stay tuned.

Casting rules:

-Do not stream someone else's stream; that simply lowers quality
-Do not list yourself as covering the event if you are not, in fact, covering the event (TL mods may delist your stream if you do this)
-There will be absolutely no spectators except official casters who are covering the event (This means no friends, random spectators, lobby joining lurkers, etcetera; they will be kicked. This minimises lag and makes casting much easier for us.)
-Do not advertise yourself, ask for donations, or use the event for your own publicity
-If you are playing in the finals or semifinals, you must allow one caster to stream your games live; not doing so results in a disqualification

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If you're interested in sponsoring these cups, please contact me via PM. For starters, I'll have everyone casting this event put an overlay up that displays your name throughout the event. Secondly, your name will be displayed near the top of the tournament thread as well, and any information you'd like to be said will be listed and spoken about in-cast.