DC LAN January 21st or 28th

The Organizers are finalizing details, but I was asked to blog about it, so decided I would right away & update it later, full info at http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=290980
highlights below.


Overview:  we have a 20 dollar registration fee. Ten dollars of your registration goes to Netolic, and the other ten goes to the prize pool for the main tournament. We will have prizes for the Diamond and below tournament, but we don't know what just yet! You are allowed to play in both tournaments! You must pay the 20 dollars even if you are only playing in the Diamond and under tournament.

Where:

• Netolic
• 7409 Little River Turnpike #C
• Annandale VA 22003

When:  The date hasn't been 100% confirmed. This LAN will either happen January 21st or January 28th. Both are Saturdays! Sign in starts at 11:00am. Tournament needs to be running by noon. Please be on time for signups, please give yourself plenty of time to warm up and get a practice game (or three!) in. The sign in time is for both open and diamond tournaments.

Prizes:  The prize pool for the main tourmanent is dependant on how many people show up, unless we get a sponsor or get some donations. I can give a ballpark once we get some interest! (PS this is good incentive to bring friends and spread the word!!)

For the Diamond and below tournament, we will likely have a small cash prize and maybe a few pieces of gear to hand out!

Format:  The main tournament will be our usual format: Everyone starts out in a group - games are BO1 and top two players* advance into a single elimination bracket consisting of BO3 - semifinals and finals will be BO5.

The Diamond Tournament will be a double elimination bracket**, BO3 all the way through, winner's bracket finals and the grand finals (winners bracket winner vs losers bracket winner) will be a BO5. All losers bracket games will be BO3. No extended series rule.
* Number of matches played and number of people who advance will depend on number of players.
** Diamond and below tournament format subject to change, pending number of signups.

Map Pool:

•  MLG Providence map pool
• MLG Antiga Shipyard
• MLG Dual Sight
• MLG Metalopolis
• MLG Shakuras Plateau
• MLG Shattered Temple
• MLG Tal'darim Altar
• MLG Xel'naga Caverns

Rules:  Will be posted once we have an idea of number of players! General rules will be the same as previous LANs, in terms of disconnects, map choosing, etc. Refer to prior threads by searching "DC LAN" in TL Search Box.

Sign up:  Send an email to dclansignups@gmail.com with the following format;

• TL Username
• Battle.net Username (if different)
• ID code
• Race
• Tournaments you'd like to play in (Open / Diamond and Below / Both)