Fixed1979
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Welcome to round two of the The NeoGAF Hearthstone Superstar Open Challenge Season One!
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IMPORTANT UPDATES:
Round 3 is currently scheduled for April 10th, signups to open around April 2nd. Any changes between now and when the next thread opens will be posted here.
Season One Updated Standings
Tournament has been completed.
The bracket has been posted HERE, please contact your opponent to arrange your matches.
SIGN-UPS CLOSED
EDIT: Tournament structure was changed from double to single elimination. All rounds changed to best of 5.
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Ive put this one up early, but I most likely wont start updating the OP until Monday February 9th. We talked about making some changes to the way the tournament is structured, but as theres been a long break between rounds one and two the only change for round two is the special rule, which is more of a tweak on suggestions made from the last round.
Hopefully the rules are clear enough this time around that there won't be a barrage of clarifications like in the last round, however if you have a question then just ask. In the end it'll be my interpretation that matters so ask now and there won't be any surprises.
I also wanted to make it clear that we definitely want new signups! Just because you missed a round doesn't mean that you don't have a chance to make it into the finals, the points system should allow for some significant movement in the standings as each round gets played. Regardless playing in a tournament should be fun enough that even if you're not scoring big points you'll still have a good time...hopefully.
The Tournament Rules
1. Tournament structure is single elimination.
2. All rounds are best of 5.
3. Decks can be modified between all matches. Please try to limit the amount of time you spend modifying your deck, it really shouldnt take longer than 5 minutes. To help speed things along it may be worth creating a few decks for your main character. Though I know this is challenging with limited deck slots.
4. Round advancement every 72 hours from tournament start. Three days should be more than enough time to play 2 games, I know shit happens, but if you contact your opponent on the first day things should work themselves out. Please dont put me in a position to make a call on who advances without actually having a match played.
5. All games must be played on North America server.
6. A match draw will be considered a victory by both players. If this causes their bracket series to end in a draw a single tie breaker will decide the winner.
7. If its been determined that a player knowingly went against any tournament rule they may be disqualified from the tournament.
8. Previously disqualified or problematic players may be refused entry into future tournaments.
9. Results must be posted in this thread by the winner. It hasnt been an issue in the past, but Id obviously recommend taking a screenshot of the match result, or even better record the match.
10. Entries must be submitted by Thursday February 19th midnight EST. To enter just post your BattleNet ID in this thread.
11. First cards can be played Friday, February 20th at 2:00PM EST. As rounds progress feel free to contact your next opponent once your match for the next round has been posted
12. Battle Net down time greater than 12 hours will extend round advancement 24 hours.
13. Rules are subject to change. I will do my best to not make modification after first card time. If major changes are required I will update this list, striking through the old rule and re-writing new rule in red with the date and time of the change.
14. The next tournament is will be scheduled to begin the fourth Friday from the completion of this tournament. I'll post the date in this thread once the tournament is over. The thread will go up one week in advance with signups closing midnight Thursday before the tournament starts. Obviously, this is subject to change, depending on scheduling conflicts
15. Points will be awarded to all tournament players and will be based on their tournament finish as ranked by the Challonge website. Point structure can be found here
16. When players tie in tournament rankings, points for all tied player positions will be pooled and distributed evenly amongst the tied players rounding down to the nearest half point.
17. The first season will comprise of six tournaments, with the top six players based on point standings receiving invites to an invitational tournament.
18. In the event a player is unable to accept their invite the next player in the point standings will be given an invitation.
19. In order to participate in the season tournaments and invitational final you must be a NeoGAF member with posting privileges. If you're in the top six when the finals come around and your account is banned, your invitation will be given to another player.
20. Any round bys will be given to the point leaders, any additional bys will be determined by RNG.
21. Prizes will be awarded for each tournament and are distributed via Payal (increased from round one).
22. This months special rule:
Last Hero Standing
Before the tournament sign-up cutoff time (Thursday February 19th midnight EST) each player must submit three heroes that they will use throughout the tournament. Each round will start with a player selecting one of their three submitted heroes to play. When a player looses a game that hero can no longer be used for the remaining games in the round. The winning player is free to switch heroes if they wish to do so.
If anyone is planning on streaming or recording their matches and wants to share, post the links and I'll update the OP with your information. I'd certainly be interesting in watching a few of the games and I'm sure others would as well. If youre in the finals and are not able to stream or capture I may ask that the two players who make the finals add me as friends on Battle.net so I can capture on this end. This is just a request so if youre not comfortable with me capturing your game or dont want me as a friend then feel free to say no.
Current entries:
Xanathus / xanathus#6279 (Mage, Warlock, Druid)
bunbun777 / Bunbun777#1870 (Paladin, Warrior, Hunter)
Ashodin / Ashodin#1707 (Paladin, Druid, Mage)
gutshot / gutshot#1114 (Hunter, Druid and Shaman)
LiveWire / LiveWire#1441 (Paladin, Mage, Shaman)
Mazre / Mazre#1960 (Paladin, Shaman, Warlock)
centracore / centracore#1918 (Druid, Shaman, Warrior)
Cystm / Cystm#1932 (Rogue, Priest, Shaman)
ZZMitch / ZZMitch#1697 (Priest, Rogue, Druid)
Mobius and pet octopus / Protekt1#1871 (Paladin, Druid, Rogue)
Vio-Lence / polishmoves#1333 (Hunter, Druid, Mage)
manhack / manhack#1706
suaveric / MrMister#1886 (Paladin, Shaman, Warlock)
Special C / SpecialC #1902 (Warrior, Hunter, Paladin)
BigAT / BigAT#1796 (Druid, Hunter, Mage)
JesseZao / CosmicZJ#1130 (Mage, Warrior, Hunter)
RazorbackDB / RazorbackDB#1566 (Rogue, Shaman, Mage)
FiveSix4Three / five6four3#1543 (Priest, Warrior, Druid)
Drkirby / Drkirby#1309 (Mage, Warrior, Paladin)
FutureZombie / TurnipKnight#1599 (Shaman, Warlock, Mage)
PillowKnight / varb#1190 ( Hunter, Mage , Paladin)
shindoku21 / awwjayzin#1537 (Priest, Warlock, Rogue)
Judderman / JUDDERMANG#1466 (Hunter, Warlock, Rogue)
hutna / Hutna#1290 (Mage, Warlock, Druid)
Gatekeeper / Z3R05UM#1903 (Druid, Warrior, Rogue)
Slashlen / Slashlen#1262 (Mage, Paladin, Priest)
Nicodemic / Nicodemic#1741 (Mage, Rogue, Hunter)
Soka / Soka#(Shaman, Priest, Mage)
paperboywriter / Gringoros#2385 (Warlock Druid, Hunter)
CRS / ArchAngel#11695 (Druid, Mage, Rogue)
squidyj / squidyj#1124 (Paladin, Mage, Rogue)
DreamMachine / Klaber#1185 (Priest, Shaman, Mage)
Procarbine / procarbine#1133 (Druid, Paladin, Warrior)
Blu(e) / Blu#1742 (Paladin, Rogue, Priest)
Season One Standings:
1 ZZMitch 2500
2 Slayn 1500
3 manhack 1000
4 PillowKnight 750
5 JesseZao 525
6 shindoku21 525
7 paperboywriter 437.5
8 xanathus 437.5
9 Ashodin 362.5
10 centracore 362.5
11 LiveWire 362.5
12 Special C 362.5
13 Blu(e) 285
14 Dart 285
15 RazorbackDB 285
16 Slashlen 285
17 FutureZombie 260
18 Hutna 260
19 KingKiller 260
20 lawlohwhat 260
21 Mobius and pet octopus 260
Spreadsheet
Round One Bracket - Round One Thread
Round Two Bracket
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IMPORTANT UPDATES:
Round 3 is currently scheduled for April 10th, signups to open around April 2nd. Any changes between now and when the next thread opens will be posted here.
Season One Updated Standings
Tournament has been completed.
The bracket has been posted HERE, please contact your opponent to arrange your matches.
SIGN-UPS CLOSED
EDIT: Tournament structure was changed from double to single elimination. All rounds changed to best of 5.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ive put this one up early, but I most likely wont start updating the OP until Monday February 9th. We talked about making some changes to the way the tournament is structured, but as theres been a long break between rounds one and two the only change for round two is the special rule, which is more of a tweak on suggestions made from the last round.
Hopefully the rules are clear enough this time around that there won't be a barrage of clarifications like in the last round, however if you have a question then just ask. In the end it'll be my interpretation that matters so ask now and there won't be any surprises.
I also wanted to make it clear that we definitely want new signups! Just because you missed a round doesn't mean that you don't have a chance to make it into the finals, the points system should allow for some significant movement in the standings as each round gets played. Regardless playing in a tournament should be fun enough that even if you're not scoring big points you'll still have a good time...hopefully.
The Tournament Rules
1. Tournament structure is single elimination.
2. All rounds are best of 5.
3. Decks can be modified between all matches. Please try to limit the amount of time you spend modifying your deck, it really shouldnt take longer than 5 minutes. To help speed things along it may be worth creating a few decks for your main character. Though I know this is challenging with limited deck slots.
4. Round advancement every 72 hours from tournament start. Three days should be more than enough time to play 2 games, I know shit happens, but if you contact your opponent on the first day things should work themselves out. Please dont put me in a position to make a call on who advances without actually having a match played.
5. All games must be played on North America server.
6. A match draw will be considered a victory by both players. If this causes their bracket series to end in a draw a single tie breaker will decide the winner.
7. If its been determined that a player knowingly went against any tournament rule they may be disqualified from the tournament.
8. Previously disqualified or problematic players may be refused entry into future tournaments.
9. Results must be posted in this thread by the winner. It hasnt been an issue in the past, but Id obviously recommend taking a screenshot of the match result, or even better record the match.
10. Entries must be submitted by Thursday February 19th midnight EST. To enter just post your BattleNet ID in this thread.
11. First cards can be played Friday, February 20th at 2:00PM EST. As rounds progress feel free to contact your next opponent once your match for the next round has been posted
12. Battle Net down time greater than 12 hours will extend round advancement 24 hours.
13. Rules are subject to change. I will do my best to not make modification after first card time. If major changes are required I will update this list, striking through the old rule and re-writing new rule in red with the date and time of the change.
14. The next tournament is will be scheduled to begin the fourth Friday from the completion of this tournament. I'll post the date in this thread once the tournament is over. The thread will go up one week in advance with signups closing midnight Thursday before the tournament starts. Obviously, this is subject to change, depending on scheduling conflicts
15. Points will be awarded to all tournament players and will be based on their tournament finish as ranked by the Challonge website. Point structure can be found here
16. When players tie in tournament rankings, points for all tied player positions will be pooled and distributed evenly amongst the tied players rounding down to the nearest half point.
17. The first season will comprise of six tournaments, with the top six players based on point standings receiving invites to an invitational tournament.
18. In the event a player is unable to accept their invite the next player in the point standings will be given an invitation.
19. In order to participate in the season tournaments and invitational final you must be a NeoGAF member with posting privileges. If you're in the top six when the finals come around and your account is banned, your invitation will be given to another player.
20. Any round bys will be given to the point leaders, any additional bys will be determined by RNG.
21. Prizes will be awarded for each tournament and are distributed via Payal (increased from round one).
1st Place - $30.00
2nd Place - $20.00
3rd Place - $10.00
2nd Place - $20.00
3rd Place - $10.00
22. This months special rule:
Last Hero Standing
Before the tournament sign-up cutoff time (Thursday February 19th midnight EST) each player must submit three heroes that they will use throughout the tournament. Each round will start with a player selecting one of their three submitted heroes to play. When a player looses a game that hero can no longer be used for the remaining games in the round. The winning player is free to switch heroes if they wish to do so.
If anyone is planning on streaming or recording their matches and wants to share, post the links and I'll update the OP with your information. I'd certainly be interesting in watching a few of the games and I'm sure others would as well. If youre in the finals and are not able to stream or capture I may ask that the two players who make the finals add me as friends on Battle.net so I can capture on this end. This is just a request so if youre not comfortable with me capturing your game or dont want me as a friend then feel free to say no.
Current entries:
Xanathus / xanathus#6279 (Mage, Warlock, Druid)
bunbun777 / Bunbun777#1870 (Paladin, Warrior, Hunter)
Ashodin / Ashodin#1707 (Paladin, Druid, Mage)
gutshot / gutshot#1114 (Hunter, Druid and Shaman)
LiveWire / LiveWire#1441 (Paladin, Mage, Shaman)
Mazre / Mazre#1960 (Paladin, Shaman, Warlock)
centracore / centracore#1918 (Druid, Shaman, Warrior)
Cystm / Cystm#1932 (Rogue, Priest, Shaman)
ZZMitch / ZZMitch#1697 (Priest, Rogue, Druid)
Mobius and pet octopus / Protekt1#1871 (Paladin, Druid, Rogue)
Vio-Lence / polishmoves#1333 (Hunter, Druid, Mage)
suaveric / MrMister#1886 (Paladin, Shaman, Warlock)
Special C / SpecialC #1902 (Warrior, Hunter, Paladin)
BigAT / BigAT#1796 (Druid, Hunter, Mage)
JesseZao / CosmicZJ#1130 (Mage, Warrior, Hunter)
RazorbackDB / RazorbackDB#1566 (Rogue, Shaman, Mage)
FiveSix4Three / five6four3#1543 (Priest, Warrior, Druid)
Drkirby / Drkirby#1309 (Mage, Warrior, Paladin)
FutureZombie / TurnipKnight#1599 (Shaman, Warlock, Mage)
PillowKnight / varb#1190 ( Hunter, Mage , Paladin)
shindoku21 / awwjayzin#1537 (Priest, Warlock, Rogue)
Judderman / JUDDERMANG#1466 (Hunter, Warlock, Rogue)
hutna / Hutna#1290 (Mage, Warlock, Druid)
Gatekeeper / Z3R05UM#1903 (Druid, Warrior, Rogue)
Slashlen / Slashlen#1262 (Mage, Paladin, Priest)
Nicodemic / Nicodemic#1741 (Mage, Rogue, Hunter)
Soka / Soka#(Shaman, Priest, Mage)
paperboywriter / Gringoros#2385 (Warlock Druid, Hunter)
CRS / ArchAngel#11695 (Druid, Mage, Rogue)
squidyj / squidyj#1124 (Paladin, Mage, Rogue)
DreamMachine / Klaber#1185 (Priest, Shaman, Mage)
Procarbine / procarbine#1133 (Druid, Paladin, Warrior)
Blu(e) / Blu#1742 (Paladin, Rogue, Priest)
Season One Standings:
1 ZZMitch 2500
2 Slayn 1500
3 manhack 1000
4 PillowKnight 750
5 JesseZao 525
6 shindoku21 525
7 paperboywriter 437.5
8 xanathus 437.5
9 Ashodin 362.5
10 centracore 362.5
11 LiveWire 362.5
12 Special C 362.5
13 Blu(e) 285
14 Dart 285
15 RazorbackDB 285
16 Slashlen 285
17 FutureZombie 260
18 Hutna 260
19 KingKiller 260
20 lawlohwhat 260
21 Mobius and pet octopus 260
Spreadsheet
Round One Bracket - Round One Thread
Round Two Bracket
