After the big melee last Sunday, GosuCup Hearthstone returns this Saturday, March 1st, 14:00 CET. This time we're looking to hand out the first winners check and $100 will go to the GosuCup #1 champion.
After GosuCup #0 did what it set out to do - i.e. test the system and generate community feedback about how to improve certain aspects of said system - it's time that we move forward. No more playing for seeds: GosuCup #1 will hand out $100 to its winner this Saturday!
Most of the things have remained the same compared to last week: The tournament is still a Bo3 single elimination with Bo5 semis, grand finals and bronze finals. Every class is allowed (as is unlimited sideboarding and decklist changing) though winners are required to keep their class (losers can keep it or switch to something else). Players are still required to result the matches themselves and this time we'll be decreasing the confirmation timers to ease the process (they were 15 minutes for GosuCup #0 which delayed quite a few matches - something we want to fix as soon as possible). All matches will be played on the European server (players outside the EU region will have to make a separate EU Battle.net account).
One thing is different however:
The semi finals and grand finals will be streamed! GosuCup #1 will be broadcast by EGTV (hosts of eHL Season 1) and the players who reach the top four will be required to download and install Team Viewer 9. They must also have Skype accounts in order to communicate with EGTV and GosuGamers crew for the streaming process.
When:
- Saturday, March 1st, 2014
- Played on the European server
- Cup start time: 14:00 CET
- Registrations open: Now!
- Registrations close: 1 March 2014, 13:30 CET
- Check in period: 13:30 CET - 14:00 CET
Format:
- Open to anybody with GosuGamers account. Player limit at 256
- Single elimination
- Best-of-3 matches till semi finals
- Best-of-5 matches for semi finals, grand finals and 3rd/4th place
- Time limit of 45 minutes per Bo3 round. No time limit for Bo5 rounds.
Prizes:
- $100, winner takes all!
Rules and requirements:
- Players must have a valid Battle.net EU account
- Top 4 players are required to have Team Viewer 9 and Skype installed for streaming purposes
- Players must provide their accurate Battletags for the Europe server (example: Nydra#0000)
- After finishing a match the losing participant has to report his defeat. Winners can also report their victory, but this will trigger a confirmation process, which takes additional time. A detailed how-to guide is provided here
- Players are required to upload a screenshot of their victory or the match cannot be resulted
- Players can play any class
- Winner must keep his class, though unlimited sideboarding is allowed
- Loser can choose to keep or swap his class or deck
- The top four finishers are required to submit their decks through the GosuGamers deckbuilder and alert GosuCup admins
- The remaining players are encouraged to do so too. Every GosuCup deck that's submitted will be featured in a summary article after the event is completed
- Streaming is not obligatory. However, if you do stream your games, please contact GosuCup admins and we'll be happy to upload the VODs to our database
- [card]Nat Pagle[/card] is banned
- If you catch your opponent playing it, make a screenshot and alert a GosuCup admin
- Players who are caught using [card]Nat Pagle[/card] in a game will receive a game-loss for that particular game (not the series)
- Because of lack of reconnect feature, disconnects lead to a game-loss (not series-loss). In the spirit of the fair-play, however, we encourage GosuCup participants to communicate with each other and agree on a re-game when appropriate.
- ?Because the disconnect leads to a game-loss only (not series-loss), the disconnected player can return to the match when he re-connects if the match is not already over score-wise
- Players have until fifteen minutes before the end of the round to re-connect
- ?Rounds officially start every full hour (13:00 CET, 14:00 CET, etc)
Walkover rules:
- If your opponent doesn't show 15 minutes after round's start, you're required to message a GosuCup admin
- Officially, rounds start at every full hour (13:00 CET, 14:00 CET, etc), though you're free to play out your match once you learn your opponent.
- This means walkovers are due after:
- Round 1: 13:15 CET
- Round 2: 14:15 CET
- Round 3: 15:15 CET
- Et cetera...
- ?This allows bracket and match flexibility. You can play your match automatically but you're not obligated to do so and can take a break if you want: Walkovers and def-losses are only given after the listed hours for every round.
How to: (guides and forum threads to help you get around)
- Communicate with GosuCup Admins:
- Use the dedicated GosuCup #0 topic
- Message Nydra on GosuGamers inbox
- Register and check-in for the tournament: Use the GosuCup How-to help thread
- Find your opponent and result a match: Use the GosuCup How-to help thread
A few important bullet points to summarize everything:
- Tournament start: March 1st, 14:00 CET
- Registrations close: March 1st, 13:30 CET
- Check in period: 13:30 CET - 14:00 CET
- Type in your full Battletag when you register for the tournament, i.e. Nydra#0000
- Players are required to result matches themselves
- ?Every match of the series must be resulted one by one
- It's preferred that the losing player reports his defeat
- Screenshots must be provided!
- [card]Nat Pagle[/card] is banned
- Top 4 players must have Team Viewer 9 and Skype installed
- How-to guide
- Dedicated forum thread
- GosuCup coverage hub (all info in one place)
Seeded players from GosuCup #0:
1. Via
2. Drako
3. Enzodinho
4. Ignite
5-8. P4wnyhof
5-8. L0gan
5-8. Streufutter
5-8. WarknightSoul
