Domorin wins it yet again!
Intro
During the beta, the Giant Bomb Community was able to put together some great tournaments. They were extremely succesful, Brad even participated and mentioned the first tournament on the Bombcast. Now that the game is out and we've all had some time to play it, it's time to hold another tournament. The tournament is open to all skill levels, so don't be afraid to participate. You can always drop by just to spectate matches or watch the live stream, too.Now with 100% more staff participation!
Important Information
The tournament will take place on Saturday, August 21 at 1:30PM CDT (2:30PM EDT, 11:30 AM PDT). At that time, a link to a page containing specific instructions, chat, and a live bracket will beposted here. If you're late, you may be disqualified. You must have a battle.net account that's able to play with US battle.net accounts in order to participate (sorry). There may be a prize for the winner, it has not yet been finalized. Instructions for entering are below.Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. You can reply to this thread, send me a PM, or contact me in-game (I'm Harris - 788).
Bracket
You can view the live updating bracket here:http://challonge.com/gbsc3
Details
(You probably don't have to read these)- The tournament will likely go on for several hours. We may choose to conclude the session if many participants cannot stay, and continue at a later date.
- The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format. This means you have to lose twice to be eliminated.
- The semi-final and final matches will be played best of 3.
- Each round of the tournament will be played on a specific map. These maps will be posted here when they are determined. In the semi-final and final matches, the loser of each match will pick the next map to be played.
- If a player is dropped from a match, they may request a rematch if the match was fairly even.
- Obviously no cheating or exploits are tolerated. Anything else is allowed.
- You can spectate any match as long as you're not about to enter a match of your own.
- Replays of the matches will be posted here as they become available.
- The bracket will be posted here when it is finalized.
- Matches will be live streamed, so feel free to come by and watch.
- These details are subject to change.
Log in to comment