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Los Angeles, CA & Austin, TX – December 17th, 2012. The Global Gaming Alliance (GGA) is proud to announce, after 8 months of qualifiers, the launch of our GGA Starcraft II Finals Event! On December 19th 2012, thirty-two (32) qualified and pre-invited professional players will go head to head for a piece of $10,000 in cash and prizes. All matches will be taking place online, and streamed via Twitch.TV by SC2 commentator, Gwin!
You might wonder why our original pre-invitation list has changed last minute. Due to circumstances beyond our control, some invited players will not be able to play in our event. We are sad to see them go as we were all eager to see them battle it out. However, we are even more confident that our new replacement players will keep you glued to your seats, wanting more!
Below we've listed information regarding the tournament format of our GGA Finals event such competitors & player info, dates/time, brackets & links. Again, thank you to all players that have participated during 2012. We were overwhelmed with positive responses; it was exciting to give players of all SC2 skill a chance to experience what it takes to be a “Pro Gamer".
We'd like to give a special thanks to all of our partners and contributors who've made this past season possible: AMD, GosuGamers Crew, SC2SEA, eTeknix, UMLAN, G4TV, Playhem, Derek "Dox" Reball, John Clark, GoSuFujikura & all last minute replacement players who cleared their schedules to play in our final on short notice.
Happy Holidays! We cannot wait to bring you awesome SC2 action, one week from Christmas!
Thank you!
You might wonder why our original pre-invitation list has changed last minute. Due to circumstances beyond our control, some invited players will not be able to play in our event. We are sad to see them go as we were all eager to see them battle it out. However, we are even more confident that our new replacement players will keep you glued to your seats, wanting more!
Below we've listed information regarding the tournament format of our GGA Finals event such competitors & player info, dates/time, brackets & links. Again, thank you to all players that have participated during 2012. We were overwhelmed with positive responses; it was exciting to give players of all SC2 skill a chance to experience what it takes to be a “Pro Gamer".
We'd like to give a special thanks to all of our partners and contributors who've made this past season possible: AMD, GosuGamers Crew, SC2SEA, eTeknix, UMLAN, G4TV, Playhem, Derek "Dox" Reball, John Clark, GoSuFujikura & all last minute replacement players who cleared their schedules to play in our final on short notice.
Happy Holidays! We cannot wait to bring you awesome SC2 action, one week from Christmas!
Thank you!
Global Gaming Alliance by AZiO, AMD & Levetron
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December 19th, 2012 at 10AM PST (19:00CET/3AM KST)
Single Elimination (Best-of-3 until Semi Finals, then switches to Best-of-5 format)
Server: NA (Default) – If both players are from the same region, they can play on their regional server (ie. EU vs. EU = EU Server)
Check-in: All players must check-in with a tournament admin before the event starts. Check-in will open 45 minutes prior to start time.
No shows: First round no show period is 15 minutes after the start of the tournament, and 10 minutes for rounds after that. No shows must be reported on an admin in-game after you’ve attempted to add your opponent as a friend and message him
No shows: First round no show period is 15 minutes after the start of the tournament, and 10 minutes for rounds after that. No shows must be reported on an admin in-game after you’ve attempted to add your opponent as a friend and message him
NA Server Channel: #GGAFinals1
EU Server Channel: #GGAFinals2
SEA Server Channel: #GGAFinals3
EU Server Channel: #GGAFinals2
SEA Server Channel: #GGAFinals3
Map Pool
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GSL Cloud Kingdom
GSL Ohana
GSL Antiga Shipyard
GSL Daybreak
GSL Entomed Valley
GSL Whirlwind
GSL Taldarim Altar
GSL Ohana
GSL Antiga Shipyard
GSL Daybreak
GSL Entomed Valley
GSL Whirlwind
GSL Taldarim Altar
Admin Team
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Tournament Organizer: Jordan Goodman
Tournament Director: John Clark
Lead Admin: David Kim
Lead Admin: Bernie "Fujikura" Catalan
Administrator: Dennis "Steisjo" Steisjo
Administrator: Oliver Rowe
Graphic Designer: Chris "Rezudox" Burke
Tournament Director: John Clark
Lead Admin: David Kim
Lead Admin: Bernie "Fujikura" Catalan
Administrator: Dennis "Steisjo" Steisjo
Administrator: Oliver Rowe
Graphic Designer: Chris "Rezudox" Burke
Rules & Guidelines
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Maps
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•All matches must be started on the map listed on the player bracket above the current round being played.
•In a 'best of X' series, the loser chooses the next map to play from the map pool.
•All maps played on must be the exact name shown, letter for letter, no exceptions.
•If your opponent hosted on the incorrect map it's your responsibility to leave the game at once and contact an admin. Failure to do so may result in the game being counted even though it's not the correct map.
•Each map in the pool may be played once per series. Maps may not be vetoed by either player.
No-Shows
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•All players should make an effort to be in one of the GGA sc2 channels (NA Server Channel: #GGAFinals1;
EU Server Channel: #GGAFinals2; SEA Server Channel: #GGAFinals3) when they are participating in a tournament, however this is not mandatory.
•Should your opponent be missing, you must attempt to add them to your friends list by the character code on the bracket and message them, if they are unresponsive or offline you may contact an admin according to the following:
•If your opponent is offline/unresponsive for 15 minutes after the start of the tournament OR 10 minutes after you were due to face them in any later round after the tournament began you may report a no-show to a tournament admin and be advanced.
•Reporting false no-shows in an attempt to get a free win, or not taking the appropriate measures listed above may result in disqualification from the tournament.
•Some exceptions may be made for players that are forced to delay their games and ask for an extension before hand so long as it's within a reasonable time frame, players should try their best to accommodate the other person if possible.
Observers & Casters
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•All GGA Admins and official streamers MUST be permitted into your game if they request it, failure to comply with official streamers and admins of GGA may result in immediate forfeit.
•If you are unsure if a caster is an official member of GGA, you should contact an admin to ask at once.
•Observers are permitted in games as long as you have the consent from both players in the game.
•A player may ask an observer to leave the game at any time for any reason (suspicion of cheating, lag, etc).
•If a game is started with an observer that you did not want to permit in the game, you should leave the game immediately at the start and ask for a regame.
•Failure to remove an observer from a lobby when another player requests it may constitute a technical no-show as the other player may refuse to play the game.
•In the event that you permit a non-official caster or observer into your game, you do so at your own risk and waive any right to dispute the game outcome due to stream/observer cheating.
Smurfing & Leagues
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•If an admin determines that you own an account that is of a higher league than the tournament you are playing in, or that you were previously in a higher league, you may be immediately forfeited from the tournament and/or banned from the site.
•If you are consistently winning a low league tournament, or haven't been promoted due to Starcraft II's MMR system, you may be asked to not play in any further tournaments until you are promoted to the next highest league bracket.
•An exception to this is the Open tournament, players of any league may participate and use any account regardless of their main account's ranking.
•In the event that you suspect your opponent to be a smurf, you can report your opponent to an admin after playing all the games of your series (unless there is substantial and obvious evidence).
•If an admin disagrees with your report, we ask that you respect the decision and accept it as a loss. We will do our best to catch any and all smurfs but we stand by "innocent until proven guilty" and go to great lengths to not ban innocent players, even if they are suspicious. Please keep in mind that in a tournament, there are bound to be players that are simply better than you.
•In the event that you are playing on a secondary or new account, an admin may ask you to provide a profile link to your main account for review. Failure to comply may result in disqualification if you are under suspect of smurfing.
Disconnects
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•Disconnects in most cases will count as an immediate loss within the criteria outlined below:
•If the disconnect happened in the first 4 minutes of the game and no contact between the two players has been made (scouting, cheese, etc) then the game should be replayed. Once a player has scouted their opponent, disconnects will count as a loss.
-Scouting constitutes vision of any portion of the opponents base/units/structures/spawning location. In the event of one player being random, indication of their race also counts as being scouted.
•If it's obvious that your victory was imminent and definitive before the disconnect happened (ie. you were finishing off his base and he had no army left), contact an admin immediately and a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
•The player who did not disconnect may offer a rematch after any disconnect at their own discretion, this is NOT mandatory and entirely up to the player to decide.
•If a disconnected player does not return to battle.net within 5 minutes, you may report him to an admin as a no-show and get a walk-over for the remaining game(s) of the series if applicable.
Misc
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•In the event of a stalemate game / tie, the game will not count as a win for either player and should be replayed on the same map.
Disclaimer:
Any admin can overturn or supersede these rules at our sole discretion, this will typically not be done except for extraordinary circumstances. If you disagree with any admin's ruling you may politely argue your case and ask it to be reviewed by another admin. These rules may be changed/updated at any time without notice, check back frequently to stay up to date on current rules.
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•All matches must be started on the map listed on the player bracket above the current round being played.
•In a 'best of X' series, the loser chooses the next map to play from the map pool.
•All maps played on must be the exact name shown, letter for letter, no exceptions.
•If your opponent hosted on the incorrect map it's your responsibility to leave the game at once and contact an admin. Failure to do so may result in the game being counted even though it's not the correct map.
•Each map in the pool may be played once per series. Maps may not be vetoed by either player.
No-Shows
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•All players should make an effort to be in one of the GGA sc2 channels (NA Server Channel: #GGAFinals1;
EU Server Channel: #GGAFinals2; SEA Server Channel: #GGAFinals3) when they are participating in a tournament, however this is not mandatory.
•Should your opponent be missing, you must attempt to add them to your friends list by the character code on the bracket and message them, if they are unresponsive or offline you may contact an admin according to the following:
•If your opponent is offline/unresponsive for 15 minutes after the start of the tournament OR 10 minutes after you were due to face them in any later round after the tournament began you may report a no-show to a tournament admin and be advanced.
•Reporting false no-shows in an attempt to get a free win, or not taking the appropriate measures listed above may result in disqualification from the tournament.
•Some exceptions may be made for players that are forced to delay their games and ask for an extension before hand so long as it's within a reasonable time frame, players should try their best to accommodate the other person if possible.
Observers & Casters
================
•All GGA Admins and official streamers MUST be permitted into your game if they request it, failure to comply with official streamers and admins of GGA may result in immediate forfeit.
•If you are unsure if a caster is an official member of GGA, you should contact an admin to ask at once.
•Observers are permitted in games as long as you have the consent from both players in the game.
•A player may ask an observer to leave the game at any time for any reason (suspicion of cheating, lag, etc).
•If a game is started with an observer that you did not want to permit in the game, you should leave the game immediately at the start and ask for a regame.
•Failure to remove an observer from a lobby when another player requests it may constitute a technical no-show as the other player may refuse to play the game.
•In the event that you permit a non-official caster or observer into your game, you do so at your own risk and waive any right to dispute the game outcome due to stream/observer cheating.
Smurfing & Leagues
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•If an admin determines that you own an account that is of a higher league than the tournament you are playing in, or that you were previously in a higher league, you may be immediately forfeited from the tournament and/or banned from the site.
•If you are consistently winning a low league tournament, or haven't been promoted due to Starcraft II's MMR system, you may be asked to not play in any further tournaments until you are promoted to the next highest league bracket.
•An exception to this is the Open tournament, players of any league may participate and use any account regardless of their main account's ranking.
•In the event that you suspect your opponent to be a smurf, you can report your opponent to an admin after playing all the games of your series (unless there is substantial and obvious evidence).
•If an admin disagrees with your report, we ask that you respect the decision and accept it as a loss. We will do our best to catch any and all smurfs but we stand by "innocent until proven guilty" and go to great lengths to not ban innocent players, even if they are suspicious. Please keep in mind that in a tournament, there are bound to be players that are simply better than you.
•In the event that you are playing on a secondary or new account, an admin may ask you to provide a profile link to your main account for review. Failure to comply may result in disqualification if you are under suspect of smurfing.
Disconnects
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•Disconnects in most cases will count as an immediate loss within the criteria outlined below:
•If the disconnect happened in the first 4 minutes of the game and no contact between the two players has been made (scouting, cheese, etc) then the game should be replayed. Once a player has scouted their opponent, disconnects will count as a loss.
-Scouting constitutes vision of any portion of the opponents base/units/structures/spawning location. In the event of one player being random, indication of their race also counts as being scouted.
•If it's obvious that your victory was imminent and definitive before the disconnect happened (ie. you were finishing off his base and he had no army left), contact an admin immediately and a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
•The player who did not disconnect may offer a rematch after any disconnect at their own discretion, this is NOT mandatory and entirely up to the player to decide.
•If a disconnected player does not return to battle.net within 5 minutes, you may report him to an admin as a no-show and get a walk-over for the remaining game(s) of the series if applicable.
Misc
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•In the event of a stalemate game / tie, the game will not count as a win for either player and should be replayed on the same map.
Disclaimer:
Any admin can overturn or supersede these rules at our sole discretion, this will typically not be done except for extraordinary circumstances. If you disagree with any admin's ruling you may politely argue your case and ask it to be reviewed by another admin. These rules may be changed/updated at any time without notice, check back frequently to stay up to date on current rules.
Brackets, Scores & Replays can be found HERE
GGA Finals Season 1![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/IsUpl.jpg)
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English Stream
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Russian Stream
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Polish Stream
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South East Asia Competitors
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North America Competitors
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Europe Competitors
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Korea Competitors
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1st: $3,000 + Levetron Headset, Mouse & Keyboard + AMD FX-8150 3.4GHz CPU
2nd: $1,500 + Levetron Headset, Mouse & Keyboard + AMD FX-8150 3.4GHz CPU
3rd: $500 + Levetron Headset, Mouse & Keyboard + AMD FX-8150 3.4GHz CPU
4th-5th: Levetron Headset
6th-7th: Levetron Mechanical Keyboard
8th: Levetron Gaming Mouse
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