GROUPS:
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Streams:
Spanish:
APSC2: http://www.twitch.tv/apsc2team
English:
Pughydude http://www.twitch.tv/pughydude
Steve and Roxassc2 on Denialtv http://www.twitch.tv/roxassc2
Sponsoring by:
ATV "Area Técnica Vallés"
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Torpedo G- Systems
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DL "Determinación Logistics"
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Partner:
CM Storm
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Blizzard Entertainment
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Format:
This is a tournament which will have 32 international and national Masters and Grand Masters. Tournament phases and rules are as follow:
Group Stage: the 32 participants will be distributed in 8 groups of 4 players. Groups will be played with the Dual Tournament Format. All games of the group stage are Bo3. The best 16 players will qualify for the final bracket.
Final Bracket: simple elimination bracket. All games are Bo3 except the Finals which will be Bo5 series.
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21 & 22 de December 2013 ---17:00 CET
Prizepool:
– 125€ 1st place + CMStorm Hardware + SC2:HoTS Collectors Edition (Physical Format)
– 75€ 2nd place + CMStorm Hardware + SC2:HoTS Collectors Edition (Physical Format)
– 50€ 3rd place + CMStorm Hardware
Gifts and Lots for the community:
– APSC2 t-Shirt (personalised)
– 5x HearthStone beta
TOURNAMENT RULES
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-Maphack or other hacks are not allowed. If a player uses any hack, he will be kicked out forthe tournament and banned for future tournaments.
-Every player must compete with their original account. No second accounts or smurfs are allowed in this tournament. Using double accounts will be punished in the same way as hacks.
-Any disrespect to the organization or to other players, either in the chat room or in game chat, can be punished with the expel of the player. We would not like to apply this rule, because its Christmas but we will not hesitate if it is needed.
-If any player is expeled he will lose the prizes he has earned during the tournament, and those prizes will be given to the next best qualified player.
-All players must be ready at 16:45 at the agruppation channel created for the event.
-Time for each round is 1hour. If a player is not in time, he will have 15 minutes to appear before For Feit is given. No more time is considered. In extreme situations the organization could change this rule.
-After each match, the WINNER of the series, must send the replays to apsc2replays@gmail.com.
-Every player must compete with their original account. No second accounts or smurfs are allowed in this tournament. Using double accounts will be punished in the same way as hacks.
-Any disrespect to the organization or to other players, either in the chat room or in game chat, can be punished with the expel of the player. We would not like to apply this rule, because its Christmas but we will not hesitate if it is needed.
-If any player is expeled he will lose the prizes he has earned during the tournament, and those prizes will be given to the next best qualified player.
-All players must be ready at 16:45 at the agruppation channel created for the event.
-Time for each round is 1hour. If a player is not in time, he will have 15 minutes to appear before For Feit is given. No more time is considered. In extreme situations the organization could change this rule.
-After each match, the WINNER of the series, must send the replays to apsc2replays@gmail.com.
Disconnections:
-In any case an administrator of the tournament should be contacted to decide if the game should be recovered or restarted.
-Players that disconnect will have 5 minutes to reconnect to battle.net. In case of mayor connection problems, please contact an admin.
Map Selection:
-The player to veto first will be chosen by the organization. Players will veto maps, one map each turn, untill there are only 3 maps remaining.
-The player that vetoed map first will select the first map of those remaining 3 maps. The second map will be picked by the other player. In case of 1-1 result, the last map will be played.
Map Pool:
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If you want to know who are the players visit our website to keep all the news regarding our team and tournaments!!
http://apsc2.net/index.php/apsc2-rss/265-christmas-invitational-tournament-apsc2-english
Wish you enjoy it!!