ChadMann Profile Joined March 2011 Australia 127 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-01 15:11:00 #1





The 'Plunder Down Under' Invitational!

Brought to you by Saddle Club Entertainment,

Original Artwork by Kalikah -



The 'Plunder Down Under' Invitational is the brainchild of Alicia ‘femFxRogue’ Oliver and Nicolas ‘TAChadmann’ Russo, combining to bring the South East Asian Starcraft II Community a Tournament ... with a twist.



The 16 Player Invitational (14 SEA invites, 2 international invites) will be run strictly Random vs Random on what we have determined to be the worst maps ever created. With the players unable to choose their main races and playing on maps which are not in the ladder pool they will be forced to think outside their normal styles and deliver fun and exciting games for those spectating on the stream.



The Tournament will be casted live by Leigh ‘Maynarde’ Mandalov of ACL Gold Coast, along with the Tournament creators, femFxRogue and TAChadMann.



The whole tournament will be streamed on Twitch.tv @ www.twitch.tv/TteSPORTS.



Players:

+ Show Spoiler [Players] + SEA Invites:



SQL yang

Nv Pinder

Nv deth

SQL SenSei

Nv Dox

Crux Stallion

Flash Revenant

Tt PiG

xGKing iaguz

TA EdgE

mOOnGLaDe

Nv Rossi

Balloon SPR

Nv YoonYJ





+ Show Spoiler [Our international invites!] +

+ Show Spoiler [Invite #1] +

EG.Machine!



Must focus - Must get 200/200 banelings



Machine, the American Zerg from team Evil Genius will show that living in a house with other gamers can make you crazy and design the most ridiculous builds ever seen!







Always giving to his fans - Machine will deliver the funny games

Machine, the American Zerg from team Evil Genius will show that living in a house with other gamers can make you crazy and design the most ridiculous builds ever seen!

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SlayerSCella!



Holy Check!



Cella, the king of 'Funny games for his fans' will be bringing his best Random builds. As the SlayerS team coach he knows all the races well and will be a serious contender for the title.





13 gates? you ain't seen nothing yet

Cella, the king of 'Funny games for his fans' will be bringing his best Random builds. As the SlayerS team coach he knows all the races well and will be a serious contender for the title.





Date: Saturday 24th March

Time: 3:00pm AEDT - (GMT +11) - PST 9pm - 5am CET - 1pm KST.

[B]Where: NA Battle.net Server

Stream: www.twitch.tv/TteSPORTS



Format: 16 Player Double Elimination Bracket.



Prize Pool:

Currently $350 cash prize pool!

1st Place $150

2nd Place $75

3rd Place $25





Funny game awards:

Players will be Judged on Funny builds and games

There will be 4x$25 prizes given out for the best/funniest/strangest play styles and builds!

Also, Tt eSports will be giving a Shock Spin Headset for the best Funny game for the Fans build (with bonus points awarded for the Build name)



Map Pool:



Debris Fields

Elysium

Plunder Isle

Monsoon

Novice Blistering Sands

Novice Steppes of War

Abyss

Incineration Zone

Scrap Station

Toxic Slums





+ Special surprise Map in the final Trolololol...





Event Goals:

With this event, we aim to promote SEA and SEA eSports - showing the rest of the world that SEA know how to do it.. and have fun while we do! We hope to bring exposure to some of SEA's top players in a fun and exciting medium.





There will also be some great Stream give away's to the viewers!

I <3 eSports will be providing complete sets of their Stickers

Tt eSports will be giving away 5 Diablo 3 beta keys and 2 White Ra Mouse Pads!





Saddle Club Entertainment, you should have expected us!

We would like to thank our sponsors, the players in this event and Jasmine 'Kalikah' for the amazing original artwork!

<3



Brought to you by Saddle Club Entertainment, 'I Heart eSports' and Tt eSportsOriginal Artwork by Kalikah - http://jasminekurda.carbonmade.com/ The 'Plunder Down Under' Invitational is the brainchild ofand, combining to bring the South East Asian Starcraft II Community a Tournament ...The 16 Player Invitational (14 SEA invites, 2 international invites) will be run strictly Random vs Random on what we have determined to be the worst maps ever created. With the players unable to choose their main races and playing on maps which are not in the ladder pool they will be forced to think outside their normal styles and deliver fun and exciting games for those spectating on the stream.The Tournament will be casted live byof ACL Gold Coast, along with the Tournament creators, femFxRogue and TAChadMann.The whole tournament will be streamed on- (GMT +11) - PST 9pm - 5am CET - 1pm KST.[B]Where:16 Player Double Elimination Bracket.Currently $350 cash prize pool!Players will be Judged on Funny builds and gamesThere will be 4x$25 prizes given out for the best/funniest/strangest play styles and builds!Also, Tt eSports will be giving a Shock Spin Headset for the best Funny game for the Fans build (with bonus points awarded for the Build name)+ Special surprise Map in the final Trolololol...With this event, we aim to promote SEA and SEA eSports - showing the rest of the world that SEA know how to do it.. and have fun while we do! We hope to bring exposure to some of SEA's top players in a fun and exciting medium.There will also be some great Stream give away's to the viewers!will be providing complete sets of their Stickerswill be giving away 5 Diablo 3 beta keys and 2 White Ra Mouse Pads! #1 ANZ SC2 Team Manager https://twitter.com/ChadMannSC2

riiChard Profile Joined June 2010 Australia 65 Posts #2 siiickkk!!!

ChaoticBlack Profile Joined January 2011 Australia 287 Posts #3 Wow sounds awesome! Excellent idea to bring more exposure to the SEA players!. Senjougahara Fascination

John Madden Profile Blog Joined October 2010 American Samoa 892 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-28 12:05:51 #4 Hectic mate! I <3 SEA not as much as I <3 beards or football. FOOTBALL

Peleus Profile Joined March 2010 Australia 418 Posts #5 haha sounds so weird it's kinda awesome. Novice blistering sands? lol.

Sated Profile Blog Joined March 2011 England 4982 Posts #6 Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps. EU High Masters Protoss ~ Grubby: "I'd rather play a strategy that is worse, but that I feel confident in, than play the better strategy, not really feeling it and not being 100% behind it" ~ Sad Zealot Fan </3

flakmonkey Profile Joined June 2011 Australia 252 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-28 12:49:26 #7 Moonglade will probably take this.



EDIT: WTF @ the map pool! Novice maps?? Perhaps it would've been better to have a few extra showmatches on those maps than have the tournament based around it...All the best for the tournament anyway. Good to see the aussie scene in action.

ChadMann Profile Joined March 2011 Australia 127 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-28 12:53:59 #8 On February 28 2012 21:47 flakmonkey wrote:

Moonglade will probably take this.



EDIT: WTF @ the map pool! Novice maps?? Perhaps it would've been better to have a few extra showmatches on those maps than have the tournament based around it...All the best for the tournament anyway. Good to see the aussie scene in action.



it is meant to be a funny game tournament...

mOOnGLaDe is a fav - but don't discount the other guys...

Silly builds and RvR on these maps is part of the concept - watch the players think outside of the box and have a good time!..



it is meant to be a funny game tournament...mOOnGLaDe is a fav - but don't discount the other guys...Silly builds and RvR on these maps is part of the concept - watch the players think outside of the box and have a good time!.. On February 28 2012 21:47 Sated wrote:

Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps.



Way to be a buzz kill bro.. -_- Obviously you haven't played funny games - for the fans...? Way to be a buzz kill bro.. -_- Obviously you haven't played funny games - for the fans...? #1 ANZ SC2 Team Manager https://twitter.com/ChadMannSC2

Peleus Profile Joined March 2010 Australia 418 Posts #9 On February 28 2012 21:47 Sated wrote:

Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps.



Honestly, I was thinking the same thing when I first heard about this tournament a while ago. Then I took a step back and looked at it. At the moment there are plenty of opportunities for the SEA community to showcase their talent against 'the world', for example the Masters Cup which happens each month. Previously many of our SEA community took on the likes of Startale members and players from Complexity and still took the 1-2-3 in the event. Do you remember seeing the tournament? Probably not, because like it or not it's simply another blip on the massively saturated tournament scene of SC2.



Unless you have thousands of dollars worth of prizes it's hard to make an impact on the international scene. At least this way it's something different, something that stands out from the masses of other tournaments and we can all have some fun.



Let's face it, if you can only enjoy 'super competitive' games then there are still a couple of tournaments and 10's of streams and 100's of hours of high level play you can still watch on the same day of the tournament, of which I'm sure the vast majority you just won't be able to get too.



On the flip side, I'm sure there is only one tournament being played on novice blistering sands .... lol.

Honestly, I was thinking the same thing when I first heard about this tournament a while ago. Then I took a step back and looked at it. At the moment there are plenty of opportunities for the SEA community to showcase their talent against 'the world', for example the Masters Cup which happens each month. Previously many of our SEA community took on the likes of Startale members and players from Complexity and still took the 1-2-3 in the event. Do you remember seeing the tournament? Probably not, because like it or not it's simply another blip on the massively saturated tournament scene of SC2.Unless you have thousands of dollars worth of prizes it's hard to make an impact on the international scene. At least this way it's something different, something that stands out from the masses of other tournaments and we can all have some fun.Let's face it, if you can only enjoy 'super competitive' games then there are still a couple of tournaments and 10's of streams and 100's of hours of high level play you can still watch on the same day of the tournament, of which I'm sure the vast majority you just won't be able to get too.On the flip side, I'm sure there is only one tournament being played on novice blistering sands .... lol.

Ftrunkz Profile Blog Joined April 2007 Australia 2474 Posts #10 On February 28 2012 21:47 Sated wrote:

Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps.

You missed the entire point of the tournament yo ={.



Looking forward to playing this for sure! You missed the entire point of the tournament yo ={.Looking forward to playing this for sure! @NvPinder on twitter | Member of Gamecom Nv | http://www.clan-ta.com | http://www.youtube.com/user/ftrunkz | http://www.twitchtv.com/xghpinder

moge Profile Blog Joined January 2011 United States 124 Posts #11 This should be really fun! An interesting take on a tournament. I hope it produces some fun games. Given the players we should see some crazy builds.

Looking forward to this! gentle lover of esports - Product Manager for http://iHearteSports.com

Meatex Profile Joined January 2011 Australia 283 Posts #12 This is going to be a lot of fun and with guys like Machine, Cella and Balloon i expect some fun games.

Maybe even carriers OMG

How often will you be able to see carriers in a tournament?



And like Peleus has already said - the whole point is to have "ridiculous" maps and funny games.

Plus it showcases one of the key points to the SEA community that tbh NA and sites like TL lack - and that is having fun. Really, why is real cheese so hard to come by in Korea? ^&^

John Madden Profile Blog Joined October 2010 American Samoa 892 Posts #13 On February 28 2012 21:47 flakmonkey wrote:

Moonglade will probably take this.



EDIT: WTF @ the map pool! Novice maps?? Perhaps it would've been better to have a few extra showmatches on those maps than have the tournament based around it...All the best for the tournament anyway. Good to see the aussie scene in action.

That's the point my friend That's the point my friend FOOTBALL

Dox Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Australia 1196 Posts #14 This event is gonna be funny and awesome as hell. I highly recommend drinking whilst watching it. I'm gonna be drinking whilst playing in it. @NvDox | Plantronics Nv: Rossi . mOOnGLaDe . deth . JazBas | @NvSC2 | @NvCoD | @NvLeague | @NvHearthstone | @NvDotA2 | @PLT_MF

ChadMann Profile Joined March 2011 Australia 127 Posts #15 On February 28 2012 22:44 Dox wrote:

This event is gonna be funny and awesome as hell. I highly recommend drinking whilst watching it. I'm gonna be drinking whilst playing in it.



While tSc Entertainment support drinking in moderation - I recommend this. I'll probably have a few while casting ^_^ While tSc Entertainment support drinking in moderation - I recommend this. I'll probably have a few while casting ^_^ #1 ANZ SC2 Team Manager https://twitter.com/ChadMannSC2

TemujinGK Profile Blog Joined March 2011 Jordan 478 Posts #16



God i'm an idiot.

I look at the play list and i was like 'Oh moonglade, oh Yoon, oh, PiG so many australian players'God i'm an idiot. "Pikachu and Protoss are both yellow, Coincidence?" ~apexMorroW

jaydee81 Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 119 Posts #17 Haha what a neat idea! I'll tune in, this could be a lot of fun

Steelo_Rivers Profile Blog Joined January 2011 United States 1965 Posts #18 lets see if cella shows up this time. lol ok

Sated Profile Blog Joined March 2011 England 4982 Posts #19 On February 28 2012 21:55 Peleus wrote:

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On February 28 2012 21:47 Sated wrote:

Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps.



Honestly, I was thinking the same thing when I first heard about this tournament a while ago. Then I took a step back and looked at it. At the moment there are plenty of opportunities for the SEA community to showcase their talent against 'the world', for example the Masters Cup which happens each month. Previously many of our SEA community took on the likes of Startale members and players from Complexity and still took the 1-2-3 in the event. Do you remember seeing the tournament? Probably not, because like it or not it's simply another blip on the massively saturated tournament scene of SC2.



Unless you have thousands of dollars worth of prizes it's hard to make an impact on the international scene. At least this way it's something different, something that stands out from the masses of other tournaments and we can all have some fun.



Let's face it, if you can only enjoy 'super competitive' games then there are still a couple of tournaments and 10's of streams and 100's of hours of high level play you can still watch on the same day of the tournament, of which I'm sure the vast majority you just won't be able to get too.



On the flip side, I'm sure there is only one tournament being played on novice blistering sands .... lol.

Honestly, I was thinking the same thing when I first heard about this tournament a while ago. Then I took a step back and looked at it. At the moment there are plenty of opportunities for the SEA community to showcase their talent against 'the world', for example the Masters Cup which happens each month. Previously many of our SEA community took on the likes of Startale members and players from Complexity and still took the 1-2-3 in the event. Do you remember seeing the tournament?Unless you have thousands of dollars worth of prizes it's hard to make an impact on the international scene. At least this way it's something different, something that stands out from the masses of other tournaments and we can all have some fun.Let's face it, if you can only enjoy 'super competitive' games then there are still a couple of tournaments and 10's of streams and 100's of hours of high level play you can still watch on the same day of the tournament, of which I'm sure the vast majority you just won't be able to get too.On the flip side, I'm sure there is only one tournament being played on novice blistering sands .... lol.

And this tournament is going to be a sub-par blip on the massively saturated tournament scene of SC2. I just don't see how this helps SEA players out any more than playing against these players in normal matches (and I also don't see how games can be entertaining on those maps, but that's a different issue altogether).



On February 28 2012 21:56 Ftrunkz wrote:

Show nested quote +

On February 28 2012 21:47 Sated wrote:

Wouldn't the SEA players be better served having a chance to show how well they can perform in normal games against established players from other regions, instead of playing against them in a wonky tournament where results can be attributed to both random race determination and the ridiculous map-pool?



It also seems a waste of time to watch this tournament when none of the match-ups are going to be competitive (and hence less entertaining) given the silly maps.

You missed the entire point of the tournament yo ={.



Looking forward to playing this for sure! You missed the entire point of the tournament yo ={.Looking forward to playing this for sure!

I thought the entire point of the tournament was to get more exposure for good SEA players?



"With this event, we aim to promote SEA and SEA eSports - showing the rest of the world that SEA know how to do it.. and have fun while we do! We hope to bring exposure to some of SEA's top players in a fun and exciting medium."



How can you show that SEA know how to do it when the games are on novice maps?



Good luck with the tournament an' all, but IMO the format is ridiculous. And this tournament is going to be a sub-par blip on the massively saturated tournament scene of SC2. I just don't see how this helps SEA players out any more than playing against these players in normal matches (and I also don't see how games can be entertaining on those maps, but that's a different issue altogether).I thought the entire point of the tournament was to get more exposure for good SEA players?"With this event, we aim to promote SEA and SEA eSports - showing the rest of the world that SEA know how to do it.. and have fun while we do! We hope to bring exposure to some of SEA's top players in a fun and exciting medium."How can you show that SEA know how to do it when the games are on novice maps?Good luck with the tournament an' all, but IMO the format is ridiculous. EU High Masters Protoss ~ Grubby: "I'd rather play a strategy that is worse, but that I feel confident in, than play the better strategy, not really feeling it and not being 100% behind it" ~ Sad Zealot Fan </3

Maynarde Profile Joined September 2010 Australia 1285 Posts #20



The artist's website btw:



This is a fun games tourney for cash on terrible maps! It's for fun. How can you NOT be excited. Looking forward to casting thisThe artist's website btw: http://jasminekurda.carbonmade.com/ SICK POSTER.This is a fun games tourney for cash on terrible maps! It's for fun. How can you NOT be excited. Commentator Australian SC2 Caster | Twitter: @MaynardeSC2 | Twitch: twitch.tv/maynarde

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