DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-19 14:10:52 #1



Announcing The NA Apprentice Season 3! This is a GSL-style tournament for up and coming NA players.



What's new?

The total player count is being increased from 24 to 32. Now all the players (both invited and qualified) will begin the tournament from Group Stage 1.



The NA Apprentice is partnering with Matcherino for this event! Anyone can contribute $0.50 to the prize pool for free with the coupon code ApprenticeNA3 ApprenticeNA3Playoffs.



Eligibility:

Only NA residents who have not reached the following stages may participate:

* Group Stage 3 in any 2018 WCS event

* Group Stage 2 in 2019 WCS Winter Americas



Player schedule:

* Group Stage 1: April 1-6

* Group Stage 2: April 8-13

* Ro8: April 22-27

* Ro4: April 29-May 4

* Finals: TBD



Format:

* Group Stage 1: 8 Bo3 round robin groups of 8 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.

* Group Stage 2: 4 Bo3 round robin groups of 4 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.

* Playoffs: Single elimination bracket. Ro8 and Ro4 are Bo5. Finals is Bo7.



Links:

Liquipedia: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/The_NA_Apprentice:_Season_3



Matcherino: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/13965/overview



Rulebook https://docs.google.com/document/d/1chjGbBeeWz3nwqe6EAYFEsHfDk03kRwmGfrNlUGu5Ns/edit?usp=sharing



Discord: https://discord.gg/b4VREDm



Important Dates:

Qualifier 1: Friday, March 29 @ 7 PM EDT

https://challonge.com/ApprenticeSeason3Qual1



Qualifier 2: Saturday, March 30 @ 7 PM EDT

https://challonge.com/ApprenticeSeason3Qual2



Qualifier 3: Sunday, March 31 @ 7 PM EDT

https://challonge.com/ApprenticeSeason3Qual3



Season 3 begins: April 1st (don't worry, there won't be any April Fools bamboozling here)

Group Selection Ceremony: April 7 @ 8 PM EDT







The NA Apprentice is now partnered with OSC! This means that players can earn OSC points just for participating in the NA Apprentice. By earning enough OSC points, players can qualify for the OSC Championship at the end of the year!



OSC World Rankings can be viewed here



The OSC point distribution is as follows:



1st: 240

2nd: 125

3rd-4th: 60

5th-8th: 20

9th-12th: 12.5

13th-16th: 7.5

17th-24th: 5

+ participation points for everyone, including qualifiers Announcing The NA Apprentice Season 3! This is a GSL-style tournament for up and coming NA players.The total player count is being increased from 24 to 32. Now all the players (both invited and qualified) will begin the tournament from Group Stage 1.The NA Apprentice is partnering with Matcherino for this event! Anyone can contribute $0.50 to the prize pool for free with the coupon codeOnly NA residents who have not reached the following stages may participate:* Group Stage 3 in any 2018 WCS event* Group Stage 2 in 2019 WCS Winter AmericasApril 1-6April 8-13April 22-27April 29-May 4TBD8 Bo3 round robin groups of 8 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.4 Bo3 round robin groups of 4 players each. Top 2 of each group advance.Single elimination bracket. Ro8 and Ro4 are Bo5. Finals is Bo7.Friday, March 29 @ 7 PM EDTSaturday, March 30 @ 7 PM EDTSunday, March 31 @ 7 PM EDTApril 1st (don't worry, there won't be any April Fools bamboozling here)April 7 @ 8 PM EDTThe NA Apprentice is now partnered with OSC! This means that players can earn OSC points just for participating in the NA Apprentice. By earning enough OSC points, players can qualify for the OSC Championship at the end of the year!The OSC point distribution is as follows:240125602012.57.5 When behind, Dark Shrine.

feardragon Profile Blog Joined October 2010 United States 923 Posts #2 I am excite Garbage Starcraft 2 Commentator

DARKING Profile Blog Joined September 2011 Mexico 646 Posts #3 This is cool a new season is coming, and so soon. I may be bias, but I wish latam players could play in this as well. Most would be elegible to play in this, and with the number of players increasing they could make a cool splash in the tournament. Liquipedia Mexican Liquipedia staff and Terran player. I tweet things @DARKING665.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #4 On March 17 2019 09:18 DARKING wrote:

This is cool a new season is coming, and so soon. I may be bias, but I wish latam players could play in this as well. Most would be elegible to play in this, and with the number of players increasing they could make a cool splash in the tournament.



I'd like to keep the tournament NA focused for the moment, but perhaps in the future there'll be an opportunity to bring in the Latin American community as well I'd like to keep the tournament NA focused for the moment, but perhaps in the future there'll be an opportunity to bring in the Latin American community as well When behind, Dark Shrine.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #5



The NA Apprentice is now partnered with OSC! Players can now earn OSC points when they participate in the tournament. When behind, Dark Shrine.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #6



The Group Stage 1 groups are out! Who do you think will make it to the next round? When behind, Dark Shrine.

Rowrin Profile Joined September 2011 United States 277 Posts #7 On April 01 2019 23:40 DoctorFoxer wrote:

The Group Stage 1 groups are out! Who do you think will make it to the next round?



The Group Stage 1 groups are out! Who do you think will make it to the next round?



I'm kinda obligated to root for Wilo. \0/ I'm kinda obligated to root for Wilo. \0/

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #8



Also, Wilo made it out! Looks like Rowrin's support worked!



The Group Stage 2 groups are out! Who are you surprised to see in here and who do you think will make it to the playoffs?Also, Wilo made it out! Looks like Rowrin's support worked! When behind, Dark Shrine.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #9



The playoffs bracket is out! Personally for me, I'm most looking forward to the Future vs Cuddlebear matchup. When behind, Dark Shrine.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-19 14:14:36 #10



Please sign into Matcherino and use the new code ApprenticeNA3Playoffs to contribute $0.5 to the prize pool for free!



https://matcherino.com/tournaments/13965/overview Due to using up all of the original coupon codes, we've been given a new coupon code!Please sign into Matcherino and use the new codeto contribute $0.5 to the prize pool for free! When behind, Dark Shrine.

grtadepaine Profile Joined April 2019 1 Post Last Edited: 2019-04-20 07:43:05 #11



User was banned for this post. Bot edit.

DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts #12



https://www.twitch.tv/feardragon64 The Ro8 is being streamed tonight at 6 PM EDT on feardragon's stream! When behind, Dark Shrine.