The Altitude ISL3 is climbing to great heights, soaring through the clouds with our 16 remaining players. Over the last two weeks we lost half of the 32 players qualified and the tension is rising as we advance one more step in the final rounds. Come Saturday the 19th of May, these brave warriors will once more enter the arena, battling it out in eight Best of 5s, to determine who will advance to the Quarterfinals, and guarantee themselves at least part of a total of 500$ in the process.
The match-ups for this week are listed below. The full bracket, as always, can be found on:
Round of 16
Sziky vs Bizzy
TechnicS vs AstrO
Bibiane vs LancerX
DragOn vs Pro7ect
dOTY vs Karate
Kolll vs Sneazel
Southpark vs Semih
Dewalt vs Michael
Sziky vs Bizzy
TechnicS vs AstrO
Bibiane vs LancerX
DragOn vs Pro7ect
dOTY vs Karate
Kolll vs Sneazel
Southpark vs Semih
Dewalt vs Michael
Repeating their feat of getting to the Ro16 from ISL2 are AstrO, Pro7ect, Michael, Sneazel and Bibiane, with Sziky and Southpark as well-knowns having managed so in ISL1 and ISL2 both.
Interview with Kolll
You beat skzlime in the Ro32. How did that go? Everything according to plan?
To be honest, I didn't really practice for the Ro32 and I think skzlime would've beaten me had he played standard. But instead he decided to try some strange cheese/semicheese/1base strats, and this stuff rarely works against me plus he made a few crucial bad decisions/micro mistakes which made everything even worse. So I'm lucky to be in the next round =).
You're playing Sneazel next. Are you confident you can win? Are you well prepared?
The last time I played Sneazel was a while ago and at that time I felt that he would be a guy i would definitely beat in a bo3 or bo5, but since then I have not seen many games from him so I can't really tell for myself if I have a good chance or not. But I definitely am always confident, not being confident in any game would be disaster for anybody, including me. Altough I don't know yet how well I will prepare myself against him, I will definitely ask some guys about his playstyle as of recent and download some replays.
If you beat Sneazel you have to play either dOTY or Karate - who would you rather face and why?
ZvZ being my favorite matchup I would really prefer Karate altough he might be the better player of the two. But that decision is based purely on matchup, I haven't really followed how good they both have gotten in the last months. Karate, I think, has always been kind of good. dOTY, though, I have no clue about.
How about the rest of the tournament - what do you think about the overal results so far, is there anyone you're rooting for and would you like to say anything else?
I haven't really watched any of the games but I'm definitely surprised dOTY beat Ace 3-0 I definitely wouldn't have expected Ace to drop out so early. And the only one I'm rooting for is me, with so much money on the line, but I wish everyone all the luck they can get.
Interview with Southpark
You beat Bakuryu in the Ro32. How did that go? Everything according to plan?
I think the outcome would be different if Baku has not committed a few errors. Fortunately for me, SC: BW is also a game where just such a mistake can change the outcome. In ZvZ I handle pretty well because I had a good chance of winning this well and made it
You're playing Semih next. Are you confident you can win? Are you well prepared?
Semih is a strong opponent. Playing with him will be very difficult especially since everyone knows my style :D But I think everyone is to be overcome and that if I win it already soon. Are they getting ready? Neither the game nor the Baku now nothing I trained and I will not (except for a few games, 2x2) because of that I feel like a little game In this game the first time I put on his rival because he feels that the chances of winning are much, much smaller than vs Baku
If you beat Semih you have to play either Dewalt or Michael - who would you rather face and why?
However, if I manage to win it's obvious that I would rather play vs Michael because that would ZvZ where I am strongest. Dewalt But I think it may be that I could be even better with him than with Michael but unfortunately in a duel winner Michael Dewalt vs. I'm 100% sure of course, will be up again, zerg.
How about the rest of the tournament - what do you think about the overal results so far, is there anyone you're rooting for and would you like to say anything else?
As for the fans. Of course, cheering Sneazel that if he wants to reach top4. And who will be my opponent if I win anything up to this point As in every tournament Sziky is the most powerful but it is not indestructible. Anyone can lose to anyone. Almost everyone is very prepared for their opponents, maps, each preparing any strategies and this is interesting From Sziky I play only in the finals and such would be the most enjoyed, but for now this can only augur. Haha I wanted to greet fans and wish everyone good luck.
The bracket stage is straight forward: good old Single Elimination.
The Round of 16 starts out with Best of 5 matches.
The maps, to be played in order, are: Tau Cross, Sniper Ridge, Ground Zero, Benzene, Neo Aztec
NOTE: We will be using the original versions of the current Proleague maps.
The Round of 16 will be played on: May 19thth
As per usual, the matches will be played at 19:00 CET from channel OP ISL3.
As per usual, the matches will be played at 19:00 CET from channel OP ISL3.
Full Casting Schedule
May 19th
Casted by Sayle and Elegant at Sayle's stream starting from 21:00 CET.
TechnicS vs AstrO
Bibiane vs LancerX
DragOn vs Pro7ect
Dewalt vs Michael
May 20th
Casted by hacklebeast on hacklebeast tv starting from 19:00 CET.
dOTY vs Karate
Kolll vs Sneazel
Southpark vs Semih
Sziky vs Bizzy
May 19th
Casted by Sayle and Elegant at Sayle's stream starting from 21:00 CET.
TechnicS vs AstrO
Bibiane vs LancerX
DragOn vs Pro7ect
Dewalt vs Michael
May 20th
Casted by hacklebeast on hacklebeast tv starting from 19:00 CET.
dOTY vs Karate
Kolll vs Sneazel
Southpark vs Semih
Sziky vs Bizzy
+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +
1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.
2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner during the tournament, period. This applies to bad manner of staff, fellow participants, in write-ups, in the official channel, or in game. Professionalism is mandatory, and will be absolute.
3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.
4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.
5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, one the referees will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- Under the circumstance of a lag conflict, the set will be forced into postponement. The postponed time and date will be set by the league commissioner. On this time and date, both players must have either found a LAN cafe in which they will be forced to surrender the IP from, or playing from a different, but applicable location. Examples being a friends house, school, library, etc. IP's will also be mandatory from these locations.
6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is first at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced, and then must be confirmed reasonable by said referee.
7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.
8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.
9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.
"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude
"There is no doubt in our minds that StarCraft 2 has elevated eSports to a new level over the last year or so. However, it's important to give credit to the game that catalyzed the genesis of eSports as we know it - StarCraft: BroodWar. We at TwitchTV are happy to see that the SC:BW scene continues to live, and are excited to sponsor this event. We encourage any current BroodWar players to stream on TwitchTV and help keep the community vibrant and strong!" - Ben "FishStix" Goldhaber, TwitchTV Outreach Manager
"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler
"I'd like to thank every person who makes this tournament possible, and to wish good luck to the players. Let's show everybody how awesome the foreign bw community can be!" - corumjhaelen
Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75
Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3 - Qualifiers 4-6 - Qualifier 7 - Group Stage - Round of 32
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor - Reps.ru Coverage
Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia