Where: The Gathering 2014, Vikingskipet Hamar, Norway
Tournament format: Double Elimination Bracket
Contestants: Unlimited
Registration Deadline: 11am, Thursday 17 April 2014
Play Schedule: TBA
Brackets: Sign up here!

Congratulations to the winners of Starcraft II at TG14!

1st place - SEEDsolO
2nd place - Poseidon
3rd place - Kolbein

**Players must be available on IRC during play time on IRC #TG.SC2!**

FINAL
16:30 - 19:00
Solo vs. Poseidon. BO7 
Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/gatheringorggame 

Starcraft II is the sequel to StarCraft: Brood War, one of the biggest games in E-Sports history. The game was launched 27^{th July} 2010, but even in the beta-version, large tournaments were held. Since the launch, the interest in StarCraft 2 has increased, and one of the highlights in the west was DreamHack Winter 2011 with Day[9] as an announcer. Later, big Korean names from Brood War times entered the StarCraft 2 universe. Last year, the expansion "Heart of the Swarm" (HOTS) was released, expanding upon the popular game.

Starcraft II 1v1 Rules

1 General

1.1 The Tournament referees are the Game Crew. They will have the last word in all situations. The decisions taken by the referees shall over-ride any rule found within this document.

1.2 The referees shall have the right to change, add to or delete any rule within this document at any time without notice to the participants. We encourage you to check the rules regularly to ensure that you are following the most up to date rules.

1.3 By entering the competition, all entrants confirm that they agree to follow the rules, and that they understand that the referees shall have the final word within the competition.

2 Registration

2.1 Please register at Binary Beast, and then confirm your registration with the Game Desk. If you do not confirm your registration with the game desk, you will not be included in the tournament.

3 Match Settings

3.1 All Tournament matches must be played in ‘Melee’ mode

3.2 All Tournament matches must be played on speed setting ’7 – Fastest’.

3.3 Players may change their races at any time before a match, but not after the count-down has started.

3.4 Replay setting must be set to: Save All Replays

3.5 Only official admins, streamers and casters are allowed as spectators during the match. All streamers must receive approval before the match. The delay on the stream must be at least 3 (three) minutes. If an unauthorized caster/spectator is streaming/watching a match it will result in a remake and excluding them from casting any games that Tournament Day.

3.6 Matches are Double elimination. All matches up to bracket finals are BO3. Bracket finals are BO5 and Grand finale is BO7. Bronze finale will be played before Grand finale.

4 Maps

• Alterzim Stronghold TE
• Habitation Station LE
• Heavy Rain
• King Sejong station LE
• Merry Go Round LE
• Overgrowth LE
• Waystation

4.1 Players will veto maps until there are 3 maps left for a BO3, 5 maps left for a BO5 and 7 maps for a BO7. High seed chooses who starts to veto.

4.2 The players will then veto out of the chosen maps until there is only one map left, this will be the starting map. After this loser picks next map.

5 Disconnect/Pause

5.1 If a player disconnects from the game, a pause must be taken immediately and give the other player a chance to reconnected (max 15 min). Admin(s) must be notified right away.

5.2 If 15 minutes have passed and the player is still waiting for his opponent to reconnect, the player can request a walkover on the map they are currently playing.

5.3 If a disconnect happens an admin will set up a lobby to resume the game from re-play, unless the game can be clearly decided in favour of one player. If one player has clearly won the match, the administrator may award the winning player a victory for that map.

5.4 No Show / Walkover

5.4.1 If an opponent has not shown up at the announced time, you must notify an admin as soon as possible.

5.4.2 Try to get a hold of the opponent – If 10 minutes have passed and you still have not heard from him/her contact the admin again and you may be given a walkover.

5.4.3 If the match has not started after 15 minutes and no player has informed an admin about walkover, the admin may demand the match be changed to a Best of 1 match to avoid delay in the tournament.

5.5 Bugs/Cheats

5.5.1 Bugs being exploited or cheating is not tolerated and will result in a warning. If a player receives more than one warning during the tournament it will lead to disqualification.

5.6 Change in rules

5.6.1 Changes to rules will be announced in Challonge. Please note that the player is responsible for staying up to date with all current rules.

6 Warnings

6.1.1 A player may get a warning if he does any of the following:
6.1.2 Refusal to follow the instructions of any game administrator.
6.1.3 Arriving late to the game or missing a game.
6.1.4 Using foul language and/or displaying poor behaviour.
6.1.5 Behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner.
6.1.6 A player may be disqualified for one of the following:

6.2 Getting more than a warning.
6.2.1 Any act of intimidation, bullying, or violence (physical or verbal) against participants, observers or game administrators.
6.2.2 Using cheats or other unfair gaming tactics (i.e. interruption of opponent, physical blocking, exploits, cheat codes, etc.).
6.2.3 Misleading a judge.
6.2.4 Not being present when a game is due to start.
6.2.5 Exploiting any bugs that clearly alter the game's functionality.