**************2V2 CUP TODAY!!! MEET ON IRC AT 7PM!!*****************

gearoidof

Hi all,

I'll be running a 2on2 cup on Monday the 13th of September at 7pm.

There'll be space for 16 teams.

Organisation
To register for this cup, just post a reply to this thread with the following details:

Friend code of each player: (I.e. Bogger.123 and Bogger2.435)
2on2 League placement (diamond/platinum/gold/silver/bronze/unranked)

If a team has no league placement, give 1on1 league placement of the 2 players.

teams are encouraged to sign up even if the cup is full, because people always forget to show up etc.

IRC
On the night, the cup will be organised on IRC, at #starcraft.ie @quakenet. If you don't have IRC, just click this link for a browser based version:
http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=starcraft.ie

System
This cup will be played as a single elimination cup.
That means that if you lose a game, you're knocked out.
I'm not doing the full ranking system this time purely because I want to play this time!

Miscellaneous details
Spectating is allowed only if both players agree to it.
All games are best of 1, except for the final round, which is best of 3.
The 1st map in each round is chosen by the Tournament Director (me), in the final, the 2nd and 3rd maps are chosen by the loser of the previous map.
Replays should be posted as an attachment in a Replays topic I'll make on the day.

There may be a caster, who knows?

Dante

Sounds good, all I need is a good teammate!

Xios

Sign me up, i'll get a team-mate sorted

Anti

I really hope there will be some better players entering this then the people that were in the 1v1 at the beginning of the month. Granted, funky well deserved to win, but it seemed like most of the people playing had no idea how to play the game.

DapperGent

I hate noobs trying to have fun too.

:rolleyes:

gearoidof

It's unlikely the quality will be higher.

That said, why does low quality players annoy you? It's much more frustrating when people don't take part because they don't think they're good enough?

Frankly, giving out to people for taking part in a cup is a very bad attitude, seeing as they contribute to numbers (and thus, to potential sponsorship size), at the expense of having to noob bash someone in the 1st round.

koHd

Anti wrote: »

I really hope there will be some better players entering this then the people that were in the 1v1 at the beginning of the month. Granted, funky well deserved to win, but it seemed like most of the people playing had no idea how to play the game.

That's the type of attitude that will end these cups altogether.

The_Keeper

These cups are about having fun and trying to get a social scene for the game.

I'll play.

Tayto.872
1v1 Plat

I need a teammate, so anyone wanting to team up give me a shout. Will need to get some practice sessions in before the cup though.

Off to find some high level 2v2 replays...

Anti

I think you guys took what i said the wrong way. I wasn't calling them **** players, just that the replays were exceptionally boring to watch. I know there are quite a lot of decent irish players out there i just hope they join this 2v2 cup so there is some type of competition at the end. Instead of a complete walk over like in the 1v1.

AtomCannister

Have you guys thought about mentioning these tournaments on TL?

Not everyone check boards...

RoyalMarine

im in for this too. would finally like to play on a boards tournament.

gearoidof

That sounds like a lot more work than just posting the topic here :P (Blizzard require you to register cups, ffs, that's far too much work)

anyway, if people don't have a partner, but would like a partner, I'll take partnerless players and team them up 2 days before the cup

Grimebox

I'll play if someone wants to team up with me. I only got the game yesterday mind you...

Funky

I'll sign up, though pending on if my college internet lets me on bnet ¬_¬

Have a partner.

Shzm

I'll play.. don't have a partner yet tho.

BluE-WinG

Ill play too, Ive a partner

DeVore

Kharn and I will play this as a team, I'll get you codes shortly.

We'll get hammered but sure, who cares!

(me, I'm hyper competitive )


thanks for organising this, looking forward to it now!
DeV

Shiminay

Yea, I'm gonna play with DeV on this, I have no idea what my number is (can't see it anywhere on Battle.Net) and I don't have SC2 installed on my work PC

RoyalMarine

Kharn wrote: »

Yea, I'm gonna play with DeV on this, I have no idea what my number is (can't see it anywhere on Battle.Net) and I don't have SC2 installed on my work PC

when you log into battle.net, hover your mouse over your portrait on the top right, and it displays your battle.net id number.

Grimebox

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

when you log into battle.net, hover your mouse over your portrait on the top right, and it displays your battle.net id number.

okay im grimE#937 .... but what is the relevance of this code?

DeVore

Its required when adding you as a "friend".

DeV.

Grimebox

DeVore wrote: »

Its required when adding you as a "friend".

DeV.

Thanks. I figured it out on my own 5 minutes later... I shouldn't be so hasty to ask silly questions

Shiminay

Right, that's Shiminay #562

Stingerbar

crap I am away on holidays
ibut will be back just in time for this

it'll be me Datacore and Stevedave (can't remember the numbers right now, can't log onto bnet)

NeoSlicerZ

I'll be playing methinks.

NeoSlicerZ.470

Shiminay

I'm afraid I'm going to have to pull out of this again - there's a launch event for Halo Reach which I've been invited to attend on behalf of Boards which kicks off early in the evening and won't be finishing till after 9 I'd say.

Sorry guys, next time hopefully.

DeVore

Yeah, me too for same reason.... damn I was really looking forward to this..


DeV.

gearoidof

I may have to move the cup too, actually!

ruhh rohh, we'll see when we see.

owenz0r

I'd like to play, the last 1v1 one was fun, but my dissertation is due on 14th. I'll keep an eye out if the date changes

NeoSlicerZ

Any word on the date, I'll be playing wit Xios I think, we're gold league 2v2s ^^.

gearoidof

Oh yeah, ****, forgot.

It's gonna be on the 14th now, as I don't think this clashes with anything!

SirJolt

I'll happily play in this as a 2v2 if I can get Anti to team up with me

I'm SirJolt - 458

Shiminay

If we're happening on Tuesday, then I'm pretty sure DeVore and I are back in the game

Scratch that, the Halo Event's on the Tuesday, not the Monday. My sincere apologies, I fail at dates.

gearoidof

That was amazing

DeVore

Dav is not bright but he can lift heavy things...






DeV.

Anti

SirJolt wrote: »

I'll happily play in this as a 2v2 if I can get Anti to team up with me

I'm SirJolt - 458

Im up for this.

I'm RapeJuice - 796

On a side note, is someone going to edit the OP's post with a list of all the 2v2 teams? Would be nice to see just how many teams there are going to be. Also, spectators should be a big no no, to easy for your mate to be on TS/Vent and let you know exactally what your opponents are up to. So for that reason, any game i play will not have any specs.

RoyalMarine

right, i guess ill do it

someone can help make the list of teams if possible. ill also send out a few pm's tonight to those who said they will play just to get confirmation etc.

Anti

Just had a quick scan through.

There is only the following:

Blue-wing + Unknown partner (Name not mentioned)

RapeJuice + SirJolt

No others have confirmed yet.

Thats it, So i guess its right to the finals then so. Would be no harm in someone throwing this up on TL as atom said. Granted, there are only about 10 or so Irish sc2 players i know of who dont use boards.ie Maybe some of the people here who don't have a partner can join up with each other? It's no harm if a platinum/diamond teams up with a bronze, i know SirJolt will be carrying me anyway

Funky

Telgere & Funky is my team

RoyalMarine

im willing to play myself, but i have no partner yet. my brother cannot guarantee he will be available to play.

SirJolt

If we can't get enough teams together and it just ends up being a few friendly games with those who can make it this time around then I'd welcome that just as much

To be honest, I just love having the chance to play with people whose styles I don't know

DeVore

Could we make it StarCraft Tuesdays? Lets face it what else is there to do on Tuesdays

So, every week we could just pile onto IRC and play?

DeV.

SirJolt

Sounds like a laugh, I'd be well up for that

koHd

DeVore wrote: »

Could we make it StarCraft Tuesdays? Lets face it what else is there to do on Tuesdays

So, every week we could just pile onto IRC and play?

DeV.

That'd probably be a better way to get more people involved alright.

No set time down to the minute to show up. And no obligation. Just a bit of craic if you're free on a Tuesday.

I'm sure that would lead to cups being played and more people playing in those.

Grimebox

I like this. Maybe even a possible league? Are starcraft leagues ever done?

Dante

Do both players have to be from Boards? I have a teammate but hes not registered on here.

gearoidof

Sorry, was on holidays. The other player needn't be from boards (seeing as he can just register a boards account, it's a silly enough rule).

And I'll sort this out tomorrow, unless royal wants to organise it, he has a good enough idea of what's going on, and this frees up an annoying clash I have on tuesday (somewhat)

AtomCannister

If I'm home in time I'll play.

I'll find a partner no doubt! :P

hf gl

BluE-WinG

Sorry guys have to pull out, got called to the UK on work this week til Wednesday.

RoyalMarine

gearoidof wrote: »

Sorry, was on holidays. The other player needn't be from boards (seeing as he can just register a boards account, it's a silly enough rule).

And I'll sort this out tomorrow, unless royal wants to organise it, he has a good enough idea of what's going on, and this frees up an annoying clash I have on tuesday (somewhat)

i dont mind helping out at all m8.

Im usually on irc anyway, and i am free tuesday evenings at 4 onwards, so ill be on sc2 most of the night.

Skiex

Ill play with my bro alongside me.

Skiex - 792
Tirroc - 196

Platinum

Will post char codes when i get home.

Edit : Codes