DoctorFoxer Profile Joined August 2012 United States 148 Posts Last Edited: 2019-09-18 15:10:14 #1



Announcing 6th iteration of The NA Apprentice! This season will be experimental, with a bunch of changes to see how they affect the tournament. There's also a good chance that this is the final NA Apprentice season of the year!



Here's a list of all the changes for Season 6:

* No more WCS group stage-related eligibility requirements! As long as you're eligible to play in WCS NA then anyone can participate!

* The player count is decreasing from 32 to 24. I noticed a lot of walkovers from the last event, most of which happened in Group Stage 1. We'll see what happens with less people playing in this season.

* Instead of inviting the top 8 players of the previous season, I'll be inviting 8 other players for this event. The list of invited players will be unveiled at a later date.

* There'll be 1 group stage that leads into a 12-person playoff bracket instead of 2 group stages into an 8 man bracket.

* The base prize pool is being decreased from 200 to 150. I'd like to save a bit of money here to use for my other SC2 projects I don't think this should impact participation too much.



Eligibility:

Any player eligible for WCS NA may participate in this event.



Player Schedule:

* Group Stage: September 30 - October 10

* Ro12: October 11 - 13

* Ro8: October 14 - 20

* Ro4: October 21 - 27

* Finals: LIVE (TBD)



Format:

* Group Stage 1: 4 Bo3 round robin groups with 6 players in each group. Top 3 of each group advance to the playoffs.

* Playoffs: Single elimination bracket. Ro12, Ro8 and Ro4 are Bo5. Finals is Bo7.



Links:

Liquipedia: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/The_NA_Apprentice:_Season_6



Matcherino: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/19737/overview



Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mXDgLeOsDWo_4gF76nykKkl5sShXzbRVf-m3GstLLtw/edit?usp=sharing



Discord: https://discord.gg/JakSZZv



Important Dates:

Qualifier 1: Friday, September 27 @ 7 PM EDT

https://na-apprentice.challonge.com/ApprenticeSeason6Qual1



Qualifier 2: Saturday, September 28 @ 7 PM EDT

https://na-apprentice.challonge.com/ApprenticeSeason6Qual2



Season 6 begins: Monday, September 30



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