Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) and PolarfluKe have teamed up to bring the 2012 MSSA Online StarCraft II Championship to fruition this year.
The tournament itself is built around a Swiss Rounds structure, with any affiliated or registered MSSA players welcome to enter.
Day 1 and 2 of the Swiss Rounds will be happening on the 21st and 22nd of July respectively, with the tournament running on the European Battle.net server.
The tournament is a provincial championship, therefore awarding colours, medals and qualification rights to future National team trials.
MSSA are also sending a team to participate in the 2012 IeSF’s World Championship from 4 to 8 October 2012; and if you’re interested in making the team, the upcoming championship is a good place to try out, given that a gamer who makes an impression will likely be chosen.
Registrations are still open, and if you’d like to find out some more details regarding the 2012 MSSA Online StarCraft II Championship below:
Tournament Structure:
Swiss Rounds.
When and Where:
21st July 2012 14:00 SAST – Day 1 of Swiss Rounds
22nd July 14:00 SAST – Day 2 of Swiss Rounds(if needed)
The tournament will run via the European Battle.net server
Registration
Participants can register for the tournament HERE
Players must be registered with a MSSA Affiliated Club (See Rules below)
The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. This means that the championship shall be used for the following:
The awarding of provincial colours;
The awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
The ability to qualify for National Team Trials.
Please note that the MSSA shall be sending a team to participate in the 2012 IeSF’s World Championships in October 2012, it is likely that a gamer who participates in this championship may very well be so selected.
RULES
Tournament Structure
Saturday: Swiss Stages – Best of 3
Round 1: 14:00 SAST
Round 2: 15:30 SAST
Round 3: 17:00 SAST
Round 4: 18:30 SAST
Sunday: Swiss Stages – Best of 3 (If needed)
Round 5: 14:00 SAST
Round 6: 15:30 SAST
Round 7: 17:00 SAST
Round 8: 18:30 SAST
Seedings
Players will randomly be seeded into the Swiss Rounds
Eligibility
Participants must be 18 years of age or older
Participants of a minor age must get a guardian to submit a letter of consent via email along with their entry for the tournament
Participants must own a legal version of StarCraft II
Participants must be South African citizens
Participants must belong to a MSSA affiliated club
Affiliation
The registration form can be downloaded HERE
The form must be returned to [email protected]
Payment must be made to:
Name: Polar Backups
Bank: Standard Bank
Branch: Fourways Crossing
Branch Code: 00995300
Account Number: 421499850
Reference: Your Name
Affiliation will cover the remaining period of 2011 and 2012
Communication
All players must be on IRC for the duration of the tournament – irc.shadowfire.org
Map Selection
A coin toss will determine which player begins the map selection process [Admin to assist in toss if needed]
Players will take turns to veto 1 map from the match, veto’d maps may not be played at any stage of the current match
Players will then take turns eliminating maps from the remaining pool until 1 map remains
Alternatively, players may agree on a starting map
Every subsequent map will be chosen by the loser of the previous map
No map may be played more than once during the current match set [e.g. Best of 3, Best of 5]
Map Pool
MLG Antiga Shipyard (Cross Spawns Only)
MLG Daybreak
MLG Tal’darim Altar (All Spawns Allowed)
MLG Shakuras Plateau (No Close by Ground Spawns)
MLG Metropolis (No Close by Ground Spawns)
Disconnection
A disconnection within the first 4 minutes of play time will result in a rematch. A disconnection after 4 minutes will result in a loss, unless the players request a rematch and an administrator approves. Any disputes should be brought to an administrator’s attention
Match Results
A map is won in one of two ways – Beat your opponent sufficiently to have him/her admit defeat (Standard practice is ‘gg’) or destroy all of his/her buildings
The result of each match must be reported by both players to a PolarfluKe administrator
Replays
Saturday and Sunday – All replays from the Swiss Rounds must be sent to matt[at]polarfluke[dot]co[dot]za
Replay Format must be as follows: Player1_Player2_Game#_Map eg. Shase_Stripe_Game3_DualSight
Spectators
Players may decide if they are to allow spectators into a match
Administrators and approved shoutcasters may spectate any match
Spectators will not be allowed into match if approved shoutcasters are present
Players must set their status to Busy if there are spectators in their match
The administrators’ decision is final, no discussion on decisions will be entered into.
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