NSL Invitational & Seeding Matches

NSL Invitational #1

As many of you already know, we originally planned to hold the NSL Season 1 EU Finals live in the ESL Studios in Cologne, Germany on 1st March this year. Unfortunetaly, this didn't work out since ESL could not confirm the date. As a result, UWE - our great sponsors of this event - booked the studio on another date. And here we are, creating a brand new event for you!

This event will be for european and north american teams with the 2 last standing teams going to the grand finals LIVE in Cologne, Germany, on the 12th April.

Yes, you heard right, UWE are also willing to give north american teams (US citizens) the same chance! This is not self-explanatory, since all costs (flying in the teams, hotels etc) will be covered by them. Big kudos for that!

And now behold, UWE puts up a prize pool of

5.000 $ plus Logitech gear in worth of 2.300 $

This is the biggest prize pool in NS2 we ever have had! Also big thanks for Logitech being such an awesome gaming sponsor!

The cup format will be a race of the best 16 teams of EU and NA - with 8 of them already decided by seedings:

The other 8 slots will be filled with a Preliminaries - the NSL Invitational #1 Qualifiers Cup. Every european and north american team can sign up for this. The signups have been already opened and are up until the 18th February. Since there is a cap on maximum 56 teams, hurry up and reserve your team slot asap - first come, first served!

Sign up for this in Agenda -> Your team name -> Edit(scroll down) -> Contests -> NSL Invitational #1 Qualifiers Signups

The timeline for this whole thing is as:

  • 23th February - Qualifiers Day1
  • 24th February - Qualifiers Day2
  • 2nd March - Invitational Day1
  • 3rd March - Invitational Day2
  • 12th April - Grand Finals Live in ESL Studio in Cologne, Germany

The rules, exact times and tournament format will follow in a separate newspost.

 

Up/Down- and Seeding Matches

Because of these two cups, we moved the up/down seeding matches to not collide with the cups. We have put up the seeding matches, with the default day being this sunday, the 10th of febuary. You will have until the 1st of March to play the up/down seeding matches, except for one of the matches:

Saunamen vs The French Connexion

That match MUST be played before the 18th of Febuary so the losing team can sign up for the qualifiers, the sooner the better, since there is a limit of teams on the qualifiers.

Here are the up/down seeding matches. Remember, they are played like regular group play matches. 2 maps 4 rounds.

  • Teams decide one map from the mappool each, defending team(from the upper division) decides first map.
  • Coming from the lower division, winning the match 3-1 or 4-0 gives you the seed just above the defending team.
  • If it's a tie, the team coming from the lower division gets the seed just below the defending team.
  • If the defending team wins 3-1 or 4-0, the seeds are unchanged.

If some of these teams have folded, please notify us ASAP so we can switch them with other teams.

Remember, teams that didn't play in season 1 have to play similar matches against any season 1 team if they want a seeding for season 2. If you do not play any seeding matches as a new team, you will likely get the lowest seed in your region.

Europe

Div 1/2

Saunamen vs The French Connexion
Rines with Dreams vs Be BAGUETTE my friend
Quaxy vs Goðar

Div 2/3

Forward! vs Gra Hunduri
Two Team Squad vs RadicaL
YO Clan vs WongaNS

Div 3/4

myWay e-sport vs Bourgeous Gorge
hard.day vs Beer Boar
ALIENFREUNDE vs el'pheer

Div 4/5

The Gorious 29th vs Actioneers
Haven vs HaN! BouLayZ TeaM
TAW 2 vs Astaria_Team

North America

Div 1/2

ClanMilk vs Breakfast Klub
rev vs SxySqdrnOFSsySsqtchs
Team 156 vs Horizon

Since Australia only had one division in season 1, there are no up/down seeding matches to be played.

swalk on 06 February 13 15:42

Comments

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Blank EisTeeAT

Well KUDOS 8) !

Sounds like a neat plan!
Is there still going to be free entry and FREE beer? .. Cause then i ll grab Saebel and drag him down there with me XD !

8 February 2013, 03:51

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Blank gamerkatze

entry is free and the beer was free too (the last time).
free burgers too

8 February 2013, 04:23

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