EPTIgnite Gaming Lounge is thrilled to once again host the Ignition Starcraft Open, a HotS tournament held in-house on Saturday, June 29th, 2013!
The prize pool will feature the glory of being the next Heart of the Swarm champion in Chicago, not to mention $1000+ in swag, including SteelSeries pro-gaming peripherals and more! There are only 32 spots, so register now before they're gone!
At the last Ignition Starcraft Open, URHypeR took down the favored Everize for 1st place! Notable (and somewhat less known!) players Crilmon, SCAKamker, [SCS]Cheeto, and gSTARraw took 3rd - 6th, respectively.
Casual players/spectators are welcome to attend - as always, there will be plenty of giveaways and raffles. You may rent a non-tournament PC at Ignite's normal rates, or just stick around to meet and greet the Starcraft community's most high level players!
Additionally, there will be an MLG Viewing Party throughout the afternoon, so you can catch Saturday's MLG action!
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1st place:
$250 cash + 8 hour Ignite Gift Card
2nd place:
$175 cash + 5 hour Ignite Gift Card
3rd place:
$100 cash + 5 hour Ignite Gift Card
4th place:
$50 cash + 3 hour Ignite Gift Card
5th place:
$25 cash + 3 hour Ignite Gift Card
6th place:
$20 cash + 3 hour Ignite Gift Card
If you think that you might get knocked out of the tournament quickly or you're not competing, no worries - there will be plenty of goodies to be won throughout the day.
Saturday, June 29th
Doors/Check-in at 11:00am
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Ignite Gaming Lounge
3341 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
(Free parking lot, free street parking)
Ignite’s brand new space offers delicious concessions, extended lounge space, and over 50 high-end gaming PC's!
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$20 pre-registration via PayPal
(After PayPal, please submit your player registration form)
Pre-registration is currently: CLOSED (0/32 spots remaining)
At-door registration: $25 (please show up at 11AM on tournament day in order to be waitlisted.)
Free MLG Viewing Party
Your registration guarantees you a spot in the bracket, as well as grants you a PC rental for the duration of your tournament play.
After you submit your payment via PayPal, please fill out your player registration form here. After submitting both your PayPal payment and the player registration form, you should receive a confirmation e-mail within 48 hours. Please e-mail contactus@ignitenetwork.com if you do not receive a confirmation e-mail or you have any questions.
Note: All players must own their own HotS account on tournament day.
Official Player List:
1. Maverick
2. Qaq
3. DDAY
4. Lazo
5. Dyslexia
6. squizzares
7. Zeldune
8.
9. Blaustoise
10. glad
11. Crilmon
12. HypeR
13. FatPanda
14. Tron
15. SCAKamker
16. Snover
17. Cheeto
18. Frinz
19. Nacs
20. PBM
21. Phantom
22. CRM Seraphim
23. sixtypool
24. UeSuRi
25. Wannabecool
26. SLOWMO
27. Kuna
28. bChicago
29. Xanadu
30. Huey
31. Everize
32. ZGT Nuno
Doors/Check-in at 11:00am
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Format: Double elimination, check the official ruleset for more info.
Map Pool:
Current Ladder Pool
IPL DF Atlas
Map selection: Each player takes turns eliminating maps until either 1 or 3 remain. The higher seed eliminates first. In BO3's, the higher seed chooses the first map of the 3, and the loser selects the next map.
Equipment: You will be playing on Ignite's high-end gaming PC's. You may use Ignite's peripherals, which include SteelSeries Siberia v2 gaming headsets, SteelSeries 3200 DPI Kana mice, SteelSeries 9HD mousepads, and Logitech keyboards. You may bring your own keyboard and mouse, if desired.
Full Rules: All pre-registered players will receive a tournament ruleset via e-mail prior to tournament day.
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Please be sure to thank our generous sponsors, who have made this tournament possible:
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SteelSeries manufactures high-performance gaming gear used by professional gamers all over the world. They have continuously dedicated their efforts to growing local gaming communities, as well as the industry as a whole. SteelSeries has provided prizing and giveaways for attendees of the Ignition Starcraft Open.
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Ignite Gaming Lounge serves as the center for all things gaming in Chicago, hosting regular meet-ups, community events, and tournaments. Ignite has graciously provided their facility and staff for the Ignition Starcraft Open.
Pictures from the last tournament!
Feel free to join the Chicago SC2 Facebook Group.
It’s going to be a really fun day for tournament players, casual players, and spectators, so don’t miss the 2nd big HotS tournament in Chicago!
