SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts Last Edited: 2012-09-03 12:33:09 #1



The event will take place in the evenings of Sept 6-9th. Registration closes midnight Sept 4, 2012.



Who can participate and what does it cost?



Anyone with an account on the AM Battle.Net server is eligible to participate. The event is open to players of all skill levels and experience. Registration is $12 and closes midnight of Sept 4, 2012. Registration is capped at 64 participants; the prize pool will be increased proportionally at 48 and 64 registrants ($450 and $600, respectively).



REGISTER TO COMPETE HERE!



What is the tournament format?



Competitive play will begin with round robin play in groups of 8 contestants (Sept 6-7). Players finishing in the top half of each group will continue on to bracket play (Sept 8-9), in seeded double elimination format. Matches during group play will all be B03, and matches during bracket play will be Bo3 until the Grand Finals (Bo5).



We will be adopting the well-crafted map pool from the TSL4:



TSL4 Metropolis LE

TSL4 Daybreak

TSL4 Antiga Shipyard

TSL4 Entombed Valley

TSL4 ESV Ohana

TSL4 ESV Cloud Kingdom



The first map for each match will be chosen between the players by alternate veto until only one remains, beginning with the lower seeded player. Subsequent maps in a series are chosen by the player who lost the previous game.



REGISTER TO COMPETE HERE!



What are the prizes?



The current prize pool is $300. This figure is subject to INCREASE depending largely on number of registrants. Current prize estimates are based off an estimated 32 participants; figures will increase proportionally at 48 and 64 registrants (1.5x and 2x, respectively).



First Place – $200

Second Place – $75

Third Place – $25



Prize money will be delivered via check or PayPal.



REGISTER TO COMPETE HERE!



Will the event be streamed and casted?



Yes. We will stream select matches throughout the tournament via our Twitch.TV channel with commentary. Details TBA. We’re finally ready to announce our first StarCraft 2 online tournament as the newly reorganized Heartland eSports Association. With the success our the previous SC2 events we’ve held as NeSPA, there was no way we would forgo hosting another StarCraft event. The tournament will consist of group play into seeded double elimination. The current announced prize pool is $300 (based on 32 participant estimate, see below), and entry is $12.The event will take place in the evenings of Sept 6-9th. Registration closes midnight Sept 4, 2012.Anyone with an account on the AM Battle.Net server is eligible to participate. The event is open to players of all skill levels and experience. Registration is $12 and closes midnight of Sept 4, 2012. Registration is capped at 64 participants; the prize pool will be increased proportionally at 48 and 64 registrants ($450 and $600, respectively).Competitive play will begin with round robin play in groups of 8 contestants (Sept 6-7). Players finishing in the top half of each group will continue on to bracket play (Sept 8-9), in seeded double elimination format. Matches during group play will all be B03, and matches during bracket play will be Bo3 until the Grand Finals (Bo5).We will be adopting the well-crafted map pool from the TSL4:TSL4 Metropolis LETSL4 DaybreakTSL4 Antiga ShipyardTSL4 Entombed ValleyTSL4 ESV OhanaTSL4 ESV Cloud KingdomThe first map for each match will be chosen between the players by alternate veto until only one remains, beginning with the lower seeded player. Subsequent maps in a series are chosen by the player who lost the previous game.The current prize pool is $300. This figure is subject to INCREASE depending largely on number of registrants. Current prize estimates are based off an estimated 32 participants; figures will increase proportionally at 48 and 64 registrants (1.5x and 2x, respectively).First Place – $200Second Place – $75Third Place – $25Prize money will be delivered via check or PayPal.Yes. We will stream select matches throughout the tournament via our Twitch.TV channel with commentary. Details TBA. Behavior is a function of its consequences.

TemujinGK Profile Blog Joined March 2011 Jordan 478 Posts #2 This looks cool, shame it is limited to NA players. If any Masters EU/KR/TW/SEA players have a desire to play in this tournament, I have an NA account you can utilize, just pm me.



Good luck with the tourney, I'll watch it if you update the twitch.tv section to include a link when that's finalized. "Pikachu and Protoss are both yellow, Coincidence?" ~apexMorroW

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts Last Edited: 2012-08-06 22:32:59 #3 I should clarify that in order to compete, you just have to be able to play on the NA server. You don't have to be a NA resident.



EDIT: I also have a few AM server accounts that people can use for games who desire to play from overseas. Just PM me when you register if you need an account. Behavior is a function of its consequences.

ROOTSasquatch Profile Blog Joined December 2010 United States 222 Posts #4 Why are you hosting a tournament with a registration when most online tournaments, even ones with bigger prizes, are free to enter? partsasquatch on reddit

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts #5 On August 07 2012 08:06 ASasquatch wrote:

Why are you hosting a tournament with a registration when most online tournaments, even ones with bigger prizes, are free to enter?

Good question. The fact of the matter is, HLeSports is a very young organization; having only just formally organized this past June. Many of our staff were members of the now retired Nebraska eSports Association from which HLeSports emerged, but it too was a young organization without consistent sponsorship (having only formed in Aug 2011). Now HLeSports represents not just the local eSports community in Nebraska (as NeSPA did), but also those in Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and throughout the Midwest.



Long story short, as a new organization without any prize-contributing sponsors, we're hosting our first few events with a registration fee from which the prize pool is generated. Any additional money that we might raise in the process will go directly back into the community to host future events (we're a non-profit corporation with no employees, so no one is making money off this).



If you're curious about our organization and what we're trying to accomplish, Good question.The fact of the matter is, HLeSports is a very young organization; having only just formally organized this past June. Many of our staff were members of the now retired Nebraska eSports Association from which HLeSports emerged, but it too was a young organization without consistent sponsorship (having only formed in Aug 2011). Now HLeSports represents not just the local eSports community in Nebraska (as NeSPA did), but also those in Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and throughout the Midwest.Long story short, as a new organization without any prize-contributing sponsors, we're hosting our first few events with a registration fee from which the prize pool is generated. Any additional money that we might raise in the process will go directly back into the community to host future events (we're a non-profit corporation with no employees, so no one is making money off this).If you're curious about our organization and what we're trying to accomplish, you can read about our mission here, or you can watch a video of djWHEAT and Chill talking about us here (skip to 27 min). Behavior is a function of its consequences.

Burns Profile Blog Joined December 2010 United States 1771 Posts #6 telling my players about it right now. What do you mean you heard me during the night, these are quiet pants!

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts Last Edited: 2012-09-05 14:16:02 #7 Updated the OP to no longer include TSL4 Korhal Compound TE Behavior is a function of its consequences.

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts #8 The HLeSports SC2 Online Open is tomorrow! Updates and stream schedule can be found here: http://heartlandesports.org/archives/717 Behavior is a function of its consequences.

SilSol Profile Joined April 2012 Sweden 2736 Posts #9 why $12? fee? don't get it. http://fragbite.se/user/117868/silsol since 2006 http://www.reddit.com/u/silsol77

MaSsan Profile Joined June 2009 United States 143 Posts #10 where is 80~140 dollar ish money from registration fee going toward, since it's not LAN but online tournament? @MaSsanSC

MaSsan Profile Joined June 2009 United States 143 Posts #11 also registration is closed..you guys have 64 already? @MaSsanSC

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts #12 Registration closed on the 4th. The extra money goes to paying organizational costs of HLeSports, which is a nonprofit organization with no employees, so none of the money we raise on any event can legally go to anyone running the organization. Anything we make goes directly back into the organization and pays for its operating costs and funds prize pools for future events.



The present tournament is an online tournament, meaning that our costs are substantially lower, but costs do remain. Any money we raise for HeSA during our online events helps offset the costs of hosting our website (~$200 a year), web advertising (~$50-100 per mo.), and whatever is remaining goes to building future tournaments.



At present, all costs of running HeSA are coming out of pocket (mainly mine). I don't mention this to play martyr; I am happy to contribute my money to building eSports, or else I wouldn't do it. That being said, for grassroots eSports organizations like HeSA to have longevity, they must be self-sustainable, therefore we are always working toward that goal.

When registration closed, we had 24 participants, which is just 1 short of "breaking even." Behavior is a function of its consequences.

MaSsan Profile Joined June 2009 United States 143 Posts #13 Any coverage for this event yet?



Who won and stuff? @MaSsanSC

SpaceYeti Profile Joined June 2010 United States 713 Posts #14 Event is still running: details can be found here: http://heartlandesports.org/archives/717 Behavior is a function of its consequences.