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NC Gaming proudly presents:
The "Pros vs. KOTHers" Invitational Tournament!
STATUS UPDATES: (Monday morning 12-6 TOURNAMENT DONE!: Use this thread for feedback/discussion please! + Show Spoiler +
Brackets are posted.
QXC had to drop out. Spades has taken his place. This Sunday is the tournament!
I updated the Sponsor info and the rules as well, including contact info for checking in and sending replays. Please check them if you are a player.
QXC had to drop out. Spades has taken his place. This Sunday is the tournament!
I updated the Sponsor info and the rules as well, including contact info for checking in and sending replays. Please check them if you are a player.
When: Sunday, Dec 05 6:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)(Changed from Dec 4th to avoid conflict with TL Open)
Replays (as spoiler-less as possible. Also doesn't have every match quite yet. Not everyone sent replays like they were supposed to, but most of them are in here.): www.novuschalybs.com/ncgreplays.rar
If you want results just look at the tournament bracket, everything is there but the replays. Just check there if you want to see who won etc.
Tournament Bracket: (spoilers) http://challonge.com/ncgaminginvitational (will be updated throughout the event, so check back)
Where: NC Gaming Stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Dejime
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nc-gaming-sc2
This tournament is on the North American server
Who: 16 players, half "Pros" and half "KOTHers" (i.e. people who played in our Friday and Saturday night King of the Hill events).
Confirmed Pros so far: 8/8: (Trying to change the date so this may stay the same or change.)
Spades
SUGGY Masq LzGaMeR
CatZ Machine Antimage DdoRoInvites given to King of the Hill Excellent Performers: 8/8:
Kyhol Linkdx Jazling Stalife Janook Pit GosH AchillesPrize Pool: Guaranteed $175 (maybe more to come!)
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25
Format: This will be a single elimination tournament. Pros will face KOTHers in the round of sixteen. Bo3 for Ro16, Ro8. The Semis, Third place match, and Finals will be Bo5. (I changed this but we'll no longer cast the third place match, which should keep the tournament length the same)
Map Selection/Pool: First map in each series will be predetermined. The loser of each game picks the following map from the Blizzard ladder pool, without repeating a map in the series.
NOTE: Refined Scrap Station is allowed. See http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=171033 for details, but it's the same map without the positional imbalances. Definitely a map people should look at and start playing!
Starting maps for each round:
RO16: Delta Quadrant
RO8: Metalopolis
Semis: Shakuras Plateau
Finals/3rd place match: Xel'Naga Caverns
About the sponsor: + Show Spoiler +
NC Gaming Stream:
NC Gaming runs a fairly new stream which tries to deliver all sorts of different content.
Links: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Dejime
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nc-gaming-sc2
We stream 1v1 ladder, with Jazling, a ~2300 Zerg, Anatsir, a mid-level Protoss, and Prime, a ~2000 Protoss, being the major 1v1 streamers.
We also run King of the Hill tournaments on Friday and Saturday nights and Newbie School, which focuses on giving tips to lower level players, on Monday nights. Most of our events start at 8 PM EST and run until 2-3 AM or so, although the ladder streaming is on a less regular schedule.
We also randomly stream 2v2/3v3 ladder when we're bored. It's more social and quite entertaining
Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook if you want specific updates on when we stream: http://twitter.com/#!/novusgaming
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NC-Gaming/168667409828423
We post VODs of our events fairly regularly to Blip, check them out at www.ncgaming.blip.tv
Also, please post comments about the stream in the stream thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=147486
Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything! Please check out the stream sometime soon!
NC Gaming runs a fairly new stream which tries to deliver all sorts of different content.
Links: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Dejime
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nc-gaming-sc2
We stream 1v1 ladder, with Jazling, a ~2300 Zerg, Anatsir, a mid-level Protoss, and Prime, a ~2000 Protoss, being the major 1v1 streamers.
We also run King of the Hill tournaments on Friday and Saturday nights and Newbie School, which focuses on giving tips to lower level players, on Monday nights. Most of our events start at 8 PM EST and run until 2-3 AM or so, although the ladder streaming is on a less regular schedule.
We also randomly stream 2v2/3v3 ladder when we're bored. It's more social and quite entertaining
Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook if you want specific updates on when we stream: http://twitter.com/#!/novusgaming
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NC-Gaming/168667409828423
We post VODs of our events fairly regularly to Blip, check them out at www.ncgaming.blip.tv
Also, please post comments about the stream in the stream thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=147486
Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything! Please check out the stream sometime soon!
Rules/Checkin/Info for Players:+ Show Spoiler +
Players cannot switch races mid-tournament.
In the event of a disconnect games will be re-played unless the result was 100% determined. Admins will make that decision but it will be granted in only extremely unique circumstance.
No obs in games except for official streamers. If they don't have an NC in front of their name they're probably not official streamers ^^
Half (8) of the players will be "Pro" players (players on a profesional team, "known" players...) and half will be invited from participants in our weekly King of the Hill tournaments.
Check-In starts at 12 PM EST. Whisper NCNecron.732 (admin for the day of the tournament) to check-in. Please check in by 12:45 at the latest, and let one of us know if you'll be late ASAP so we don't try to find another player last-minute.
After each round, the winner should whisper NCNecron with the score and ask for his next opponent. Necron will give it to you and let you know if you can start playing or if you should wait a few minutes for your match to be streamed. Also, please send replays to ncreplays@gmail.com after each round so we have them.
We will stream BOTH Semi-Final matches, so do not start Semi-Final matches without casters. We will not be streaming the third place match so that the tournament isn't too long.
If you have any questions before the tournament, whisper me or PM me on TL, NCAnatsir.279. During the tournament, PM NCNecron.732 with any questions.
In the event of a disconnect games will be re-played unless the result was 100% determined. Admins will make that decision but it will be granted in only extremely unique circumstance.
No obs in games except for official streamers. If they don't have an NC in front of their name they're probably not official streamers ^^
Half (8) of the players will be "Pro" players (players on a profesional team, "known" players...) and half will be invited from participants in our weekly King of the Hill tournaments.
Check-In starts at 12 PM EST. Whisper NCNecron.732 (admin for the day of the tournament) to check-in. Please check in by 12:45 at the latest, and let one of us know if you'll be late ASAP so we don't try to find another player last-minute.
After each round, the winner should whisper NCNecron with the score and ask for his next opponent. Necron will give it to you and let you know if you can start playing or if you should wait a few minutes for your match to be streamed. Also, please send replays to ncreplays@gmail.com after each round so we have them.
We will stream BOTH Semi-Final matches, so do not start Semi-Final matches without casters. We will not be streaming the third place match so that the tournament isn't too long.
If you have any questions before the tournament, whisper me or PM me on TL, NCAnatsir.279. During the tournament, PM NCNecron.732 with any questions.
VODS and replays will be released when the tournament ends:
VOD site: http://www.ncgaming.blip.tv
Replays from the King of the Hill Qualifying (not extensive list, some games were removed at the request of players entering big tournaments soon, which I respect):
KOTH #1: http://www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH115.rar
KOTH #2: http://www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH116.rar
Forgot to have my replay renamer on for KOTH 3 and a portion of 4.
KOTH #4: http://www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH1114.rar
KOTH #5:www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH1119.rar
KOTH #5 Game of the Night: www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH1119GOTN.SC2Replay (Nukes & PFs in the main are involved!)
KOTH #6: www.novuschalybs.com/KOTH1120.rar
How to get into the tournament if you are a "known" player:
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Send me a PM or post in this topic if you'd like to participate. I'll try to get the 8 known players set as soon as possible so we can advertise more effectively and so players can set their schedules properly.
How to get into the tournament if you are a "unknown" player and you want one of the 8 KOTH spots:+ Show Spoiler +
Play in our King of the Hill events that run on Fridays and Saturdays. KOTH events start around 8 PM EST and run fairly late into the night. KOTH wins, high level play, and race balance will all be considered for KOTH invitation spots. Generally speaking we are looking for outstanding consistant performers. Invites will be sent after the KOTH on Saturday, November 27 (the week before the tournament.)
To get in line for the KOTH just whisper me, NCAnatsir.279 on the NA server
If you have questions let me know via PM or in this topic. Hopefully this is straightforward...I know it's not as straightforward as "first sign ups" or "invite-only" but we think this is a very unique tournament. We are hoping to give the average player a way to both earn a spot and play in a money tournament! As well this tournament is only featuring 16 players therefore giving the Pros a much quicker path to the money rounds compared to other tournaments.
