The North American server finally gets a third weekly tournament with the creation of the ZOTAC StarCraft II North America Cup. Similarly to its European brother (which currently is in its 54th edition), the American ZOTAC cup will award $100 USD to the first place winner along with hardware prizes for the runner-ups. The cup will be held each Saturday at 15:00 PST (a.k.a. 00:00 CET) with the format being exactly the same to the European ZOTAC, featuring Blizzard, iCCup and GSL maps.
The ZOTAC StarCraft II North America tournament will be played in a "pool system" with high and low seeds until the quarter finals. Starting with the quarter-finals each round will then be played in a single elimination grid system. Pool rounds will be held in Best of one, Quarterfinals and Semifinals in Best of three mode and the Final will be best of five. Maps will be vetoed until the right set of possible maps is found.
During the tournament, the pool system will find the next available opponent automatically for the participant to minimize waiting times between the matches. A limited number of players receive high seeds in order to not eliminate each other before the final rounds. If a high seeded player loses his match, his opponent will inherit his high seed slot.
During the tournament, the pool system will find the next available opponent automatically for the participant to minimize waiting times between the matches. A limited number of players receive high seeds in order to not eliminate each other before the final rounds. If a high seeded player loses his match, his opponent will inherit his high seed slot.
The kick-off start of the first ZOTAC North American Cup will be on May 14th. Do not hesitate to sign up!
Links
Zotac-cup.com - Source
