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GosuGamers is looking to host a UK open cup and we would like to invite all British players. Should there be 64 or more participants, a €100 prize will be available for first place sponsored by InsideNation, so help us spread the word and get the UK competitive Starcraft 2 excitement churning!
Eligibility: Resides in the UK
Prize: €100 (only if there are 64 or more players participating)
Tournament Details:
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Where
Venue: #gosugamers.sc2 at QuakeNet IRC
Server: Battle.net Europe
Players are encouraged to have the same nickname in IRC as on the tournament page. This to help your opponent and administrators find you easier.
When
Date: Saturday, January 15th
Time: 16:00 CET, 15:00 GMT
Confirmation: 15:30 - 16:00 CET, 14:30 - 15:00 GMT
Confirm your participation at earliest 30 minutes before to make sure you do not miss out on the action. Participant spots are first come first serve.
How
Player cap: 512
Acount: Nickname.Character code, e.g. Bob.123
Format: Single Elimination
Mode:
Round 1-3: Best-of-One
Round 4-8: Best-of-Three
Map pool:
Round 1 - Scrap Station
Round 2 - Metalopolis
Round 3 - Blistering Sands
Round 4 - Xel'Naga Caverns
Round 5 - Lost Temple
Round 6 - Shakuras Plateau
Round 7 - Jungle Basin
Round 8 - Delta Quadrant
Round 9 - Scrap Station
In best-of-three matches, the loser of the prior game picks the second map. In best-of-one, the round-marked maps apply to each round. E.g Scrap Station is marked R1 and is therefore the starting map in Round 1.
This tournament is open only for players from the United Kingdom. Should you register for the tournament and be outside the UK, you will be removed.
For detailed rules regarding disconnects, walkover time and shoutcasting: http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/news/14220-saturday-15-00-gmt-uk-challenger-cup-win-100
Sign-up page: http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/tournaments.php?show=351 (UK residents ONLY, otherwise please do not sign up and save our admins some stress weeding out non-uk signups ^^)
Streaming: A stream of this tournament will be provided, shoutcasted by myself and a very special guest: one of the most well known British eSports commentators, TotalBiscuit
? Best of luck to everyone would love to play but I've got my A Levels and hence haven't played SC2 in about 2 weeks and won't for another 2 
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. Technically anyway, not sure what the tournament hosts rules are.
