BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts Last Edited: 2016-05-27 20:28:15 #1 WATCH STREAM HERE: https://www.twitch.tv/basetradetv







WHO Blizzard & BaseTradeTV



BRACKET CAN BE FOUND HERE - http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/BaseTradeTV_Map_Test_Tournament



ZvZ - Scarlett vs Bly

MISC - Snute vs uThermal

ZvT - Beastyqt vs Lambo

MISC - Theo vs Lillekanin

ZvP - MaNa vs Nerchio

PvP - Harstem vs puCK

TvT - Bunny vs Kelazhur

TvP - MaSa vs Neeb



WHAT $4,000 Map Test Tournament (THIS WILL BE INVITE ONLY)



WHERE BaseTradeTV will be providing coverage, if any other langauges want to get involved please contact @Rif_Kingz (Or via skype)



WHEN May 23-29th



WHY A map contest focused on highlighting potential new maps



Prizing will work as follows:

1st $1,000*

2nd $800*

3rd 600

4th 500

5th - 8th $100

* = All maps will be played, each win however is worth another $50



Scheduling will be as follows (Times posted once we have confirmed all players, catering to timezones)



Day 1 Matches #1 & 2 Bo9

Day 2 Matches #3 & 4 Bo9

Day 3 Matches #5 & 6 Bo9

Day 4 Matches #7 & 8 Bo9

Day 5 Round of 8 Bo9

Day 6 SemiFinals #1 Bo11

Day 7 SemiFinals #1 Bo11

Day 8 Finals 15 Maps - All maps played





Monday, May 23 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Lambo & vs puCK



Tuesday, May 24 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Bly & vs uThermal



Wednesday, May 25 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Lillekanin & vs Neeb

*Note: should match 1 finish early, Neeb cannot begin to play until at least 2 hours after the designated start due to school



Thursday, May 26 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Kelazhur & vs Nerchio



Friday, May 27 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) RO8 (2 matches will be played at a time, all still Bo9)



Saturday, May 28 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) SemiFinals #1 - Bo11



Sunday, May 29 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) SemiFinals #2 - Bo11



Monday, May 30 3:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Grand Finals - Bo15 (all maps played)



Beastyqt vs Harstem vs Scarlett vs Snute vs Theo vs MaSa vs Bunny vs MaNa vsRO8 (2 matches will be played at a time, all still Bo9)SemiFinals #1 - Bo11SemiFinals #2 - Bo11Grand Finals - Bo15 (all maps played) Blizzard & BaseTradeTV$4,000 Map Test Tournament (THIS WILL BE INVITE ONLY)BaseTradeTV will be providing coverage, if any other langauges want to get involved please contact @Rif_Kingz (Or via skype)May 23-29thA map contestPrizing will work as follows:1st $1,000*2nd $800*3rd 6004th 5005th - 8th $100* = All maps will be played, each win however is worth another $50Scheduling will be as follows (Times posted once we have confirmed all players, catering to timezones)Day 1 Matches #1 & 2 Bo9Day 2 Matches #3 & 4 Bo9Day 3 Matches #5 & 6 Bo9Day 4 Matches #7 & 8 Bo9Day 5 Round of 8 Bo9Day 6 SemiFinals #1 Bo11Day 7 SemiFinals #1 Bo11Day 8 Finals 15 Maps - All maps played Commentator

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts Last Edited: 2016-05-24 07:35:19 #2 BRACKET CAN BE FOUND HERE - http://challonge.com/BTTVMapTest



ZvZ - Scarlett vs Bly



MISC - Snute vs uThermal



ZvT - Beastyqt vs Lambo



MISC - Theo vs Lillekanin



ZvP - MaNa vs Nerchio



PvP - Harstem vs puCK



TvT - Bunny vs Kelazhur



TvP - MaSa vs Neeb Commentator

Scarlett` Profile Joined April 2011 Korea (South) 2280 Posts #3 go to sleep fam Progamer "I play with feet on table" -elfi

Solar424 Profile Blog Joined June 2013 United States 3949 Posts #4 Bo15 0_0 Greatest Map of All Time Tournament https://tl.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=27617173

LaughNgamez Profile Joined April 2015 Canada 497 Posts #5 This is amazing, a BO9/BO15. Maybe Blizz will consider pushing for BO9 in more tournaments if this goes well :D!?



Now if only they'd use some of the good maps that come from the TL Map Contest ;D



(◕‿◕✿) Hopefully one day a decent caster http://www.youtube.com/LaughNgamez (◠‿◠✿)

killerm12 Profile Joined November 2014 Slovakia 601 Posts #6 On May 01 2016 15:08 LaughNgamez wrote:

Now if only they'd use some of the good maps that come from the TL Map Contest ;D





they should

they should

We will be working/coordinating with the TLMC7 and when they have their top 15 finalists/maps, those will make up our tournament map pool.

Byun | Neeb | Ryung | Solar | ShoWTimE | uThermal | Nerchio | TY | soO | MMA | Crank

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts #7

Beastyqt, Lambo, , and Lillekanin



We feel that Beastyqt vs Lambo will be a good display of what TvZ looks like in general, as both players are quite capable of the late game as well as early aggression, combined with the fact that both are very intelligent at using map mechanics to their advantage.



Theo vs Lillekanin is a somewhat mystical match up that, during the beta, showed us the only use of battlecruiser vs carrier/tempests. The best part was how often these two would win over the other, very back and forth, using the same turtle strategies. This combined with their very unconventional games, and Lillekanins very unconventional play style, I think will give us a great stress test of the new maps. Announcing the first 4 invited players: Theo , andWe feel that Beastyqt vs Lambo will be a good display of what TvZ looks like in general, as both players are quite capable of the late game as well as early aggression, combined with the fact that both are very intelligent at using map mechanics to their advantage.Theo vs Lillekanin is a somewhat mystical match up that, during the beta, showed us theuse of battlecruiser vs carrier/tempests. The best part was how often these two would win over the other, very back and forth, using the same turtle strategies. This combined with their very unconventional games, and Lillekanins very unconventional play style, I think will give us a great stress test of the new maps. Commentator

TelecoM Profile Blog Joined January 2010 United States 10250 Posts #8 Oh this is awesome! AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting

BretZ Profile Joined May 2011 United States 1493 Posts #9 Fantastic idea. Hopefully more players will be willing to hop in and try out maps.

Barrin Profile Blog Joined May 2010 United States 4998 Posts #10 Thanks for doing this BTTV!



Players bring your A-game! Studying the maps beforehand is almost certainly worth it. Grandfather of LotV's resource model. "Fewer Resources per Base"

killerm12 Profile Joined November 2014 Slovakia 601 Posts Last Edited: 2016-05-12 10:43:14 #11 On May 01 2016 14:33 BasetradeTV wrote:



MISC - Theo vs Lillekanin







oh you sadistic maniac, you want to bring us all to madness again



but still thanks for doing this oh you sadistic maniac, you want to bring us all to madness againbut still thanks for doing this Byun | Neeb | Ryung | Solar | ShoWTimE | uThermal | Nerchio | TY | soO | MMA | Crank

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts Last Edited: 2016-05-12 18:31:27 #12

MaNa, Nerchio, Harstem & puCK





Mana and Nerchio will clearly showcase some of the best that Poland has to offer, not to mention extremely great players for this particular match up. We've seen both succeed and fail in our various cups and tournaments, Nerchio being the king of the weekly cups and Mana showing up and kicking ass for the bigger ones. However the thing we're looking most forward to, is both players adapted really quickly to the map "DETOX" (by Avex) that we threw into our map pool, and were able to play it in unique ways. This is what we want to see when testing new maps!



Puck and Harstem will provide some great PvP, our only regret is that we'll have to bounce back and forth on servers to handle it. Puck's PVP is some of the best NA has to offer right now, and Harstem is a tier 1 player (*cough*). In all seriousness though, we've seen both players handle micro in intense situations, and unlike Gods such as Parting, we don't expect them to "ruin" a map test contest by only blink all-in on every single map. Announcing the next 4 invited players:Mana and Nerchio will clearly showcase some of the best that Poland has to offer, not to mention extremely great players for this particular match up. We've seen both succeed and fail in our various cups and tournaments, Nerchio being the king of the weekly cups and Mana showing up and kicking ass for the bigger ones. However the thing we're looking most forward to, is both players adapted really quickly to the map "DETOX" (by Avex) that we threw into our map pool, and were able to play it in unique ways. This is what we want to see when testing new maps!Puck and Harstem will provide some great PvP, our only regret is that we'll have to bounce back and forth on servers to handle it. Puck's PVP is some of the best NA has to offer right now, and Harstem is aplayer (*cough*). In all seriousness though, we've seen both players handle micro in intense situations, and unlike Gods such as Parting, we don't expect them to "ruin" a map test contest by only blink all-in on every single map. Commentator

SidianTheBard Profile Joined October 2010 United States 2208 Posts #13 Can't wait for this. Get hyped! Creator of Abyssal Reef, Ascension to Aiur, Battle on the Boardwalk, Habitation Station, Honorgrounds, IPL Darkness Falls, King's Cove, Korhal Carnage Knockout & Moonlight Madness.

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts #14



MaSa, Neeb, Snute & uThermal



It had to be obvious we'd grab Neeb for one of the various matches. Recently, we got to watch him play vs Masa for the Dreamhack qualifiers, and it was a really great series, and we can't wait to watch this rematch.



Snute and uThermal are both very interesting players, who constantly sway from Godlike to "just really good" status in Starcraft. uThermal often showing early game aggression (hellbat pushes anyone?) can be a really scary player to play against, whereas Snute, if he can get to the late game, almost can't be beat. Their clashing styles combined with these new maps should really stress test the way each map can be played, and that's what we really want to see in this tournament Next Four:It had to be obvious we'd grab Neeb for one of the various matches. Recently, we got to watch him play vs Masa for the Dreamhack qualifiers, and it was a really great series, and we can't wait to watch this rematch.Snute and uThermal are both very interesting players, who constantly sway from Godlike to "just really good" status in Starcraft. uThermal often showing early game aggression (hellbat pushes anyone?) can be a really scary player to play against, whereas Snute, if he can get to the late game, almost can't be beat. Their clashing styles combined with these new maps should really stress test the way each map can be played, and that's what we really want to see in this tournament Commentator

Propelled Profile Joined October 2010 Denmark 184 Posts #15

TLO / VortiX vs FireCake

Happy vs Bunny

What are your guesses? My guesses for the last two matches:What are your guesses?

SmykuToronto Profile Joined October 2014 Poland 269 Posts #16 On May 14 2016 17:16 Propelled wrote:

My guesses for the last two matches:

TLO / VortiX vs FireCake

Happy vs Bunny

What are your guesses? My guesses for the last two matches:What are your guesses?

I think Firecake is banned from BtTV tournaments after that "won't be playing with lag against Koreans" drama. I think Firecake is banned from BtTV tournaments after that "won't be playing with lag against Koreans" drama.

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts Last Edited: 2016-05-16 20:34:39 #17 On May 01 2016 14:33 BasetradeTV wrote:

ZvZ - Scarlett vs Bly



MISC - Snute vs uThermal



ZvT - Beastyqt vs Lambo



MISC - Theo vs Lillekanin



ZvP - MaNa vs Nerchio



PvP - Harstem vs puCK



TvT - Bunny vs Kelazhur



TvP - MaSa vs Neeb



The overall bracket will be represented by this order, but here are the dates & matches:

(Since Bo9's can really vary in time, we make no estimates on when the second match begins. It will always be after a short break once the first series concludes)



Monday, May 23 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Lambo & vs puCK



Beastyqt vs Harstem vs Tuesday, May 24 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Bly & vs uThermal



Scarlett vs Snute vs Wednesday, May 25 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Lillekanin & vs Neeb

*Note: should match 1 finish early, Neeb cannot begin to play until at least 2 hours after the designated start due to school



Theo vs MaSa vs Thursday, May 26 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) vs Kelazhur & vs Nerchio Bunny vs MaNa vs Commentator

HoZBlooddrop Profile Blog Joined December 2013 Italy 320 Posts #18 you guys are so amazing! keep up the awsome work :D

Propelled Profile Joined October 2010 Denmark 184 Posts #19 On May 14 2016 20:24 SmykuToronto wrote:

Show nested quote +

On May 14 2016 17:16 Propelled wrote:

My guesses for the last two matches:

TLO / VortiX vs FireCake

Happy vs Bunny

What are your guesses? My guesses for the last two matches:What are your guesses?

I think Firecake is banned from BtTV tournaments after that "won't be playing with lag against Koreans" drama. I think Firecake is banned from BtTV tournaments after that "won't be playing with lag against Koreans" drama.

That makes sense, hadn't heard about that before. That makes sense, hadn't heard about that before.

BasetradeTV Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Canada 1301 Posts #20 vs Kelazhur & (who hasn't confirmed, so we have on standby) vs Bly



Bunny competed in, and even placed second in our TvT only tournament shortly after Legacy's launch. Lucky for us the meta of TvT has not changed drastically in the months since then, so we're hoping to see Bunny kick some ass once again. More recently, Kelazhur has been performing well overall, but his TvT has looked quite nice (Watching him knock polt down to loser's bracket in the first season of Ting). We're hoping to see them abuse every cliff, ledge, and drop area on the new maps :-)



Bly vs Scarlett, both have played more ZvZ's than we can count, and while Scarlett's ZvZ has bounced around quite a bit, we've seen Bly kick ass at this match up ever since the first beta tournament we ran for LOTV. We're hoping to see lots of early pools, nydus worms, and mutalisks on all the new maps! The last two match ups are the mirror matches featuring Bunny vs Scarlett (who hasn't confirmed, so we have TLO on standby) vsBunny competed in, and even placed second in our TvT only tournament shortly after Legacy's launch. Lucky for us the meta of TvT has not changed drastically in the months since then, so we're hoping to see Bunny kick some ass once again. More recently, Kelazhur has been performing well overall, but his TvT has looked quite nice (Watching him knock polt down to loser's bracket in the first season of Ting). We're hoping to see them abuse every cliff, ledge, and drop area on the new maps :-)Bly vs Scarlett, both have played more ZvZ's than we can count, and while Scarlett's ZvZ has bounced around quite a bit, we've seen Bly kick ass at this match up ever since the first beta tournament we ran for LOTV. We're hoping to see lots of early pools, nydus worms, and mutalisks on all the new maps! Commentator

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