SAGE: Seeding playoffs

Playoffs for the SAGE seeding tournament are due to take place this coming Sunday & Monday, and a full schedule can be seen below. The draw was made LIVE on IRC! an hour after the preseed groupstage and we are happy to announce the first sets of games for the playoffs.






[bHow does this work?[/b]]
Each group at LAN will consist of one team from each poule, randomly drawn at a date after the seeding tournament playoffs. The draw will take place live on IRC and Shoutcasting brought to us by owzo at a date to be confirmed!

All rounds of the playoffs are on a strict schedule, and must start by the latest at 20:30 (CEST) on Sunday evening, 12th June 2011. However, due to it being a holiday in some countries, the initial rounds may be played on Thursday 9th 2011, if both teams agree. A full rundown of planned schedule can be found below.

Date: Sunday 12th June 2011
Time: 20:00 CEST (1st match at 20:30)
Format: 5v5 Stopwatch, Double elimination
IRC: #SAGE.LAN
Maps: Adlernest, Bremen (b3), Frostbite (standard version), Goldrush, Radar, Supply



[bFull Schedule[/b]]Thursday 9th 21:00/22:00CET optional Round 1 slot
Sunday 12th 20:30 CET - Round 1
Sunday 12th 21:30 CET - LB Round 1, UB Round 2
Sunday 12th 22:30 CET - LB Round 2

Monday 13th 20:30 CET - UB Round 3, LB Round 3
Monday 13th 21:30 CET - LB Round 4, UB Final
Monday 13th 22:30 CET - LB5

Tuesday 14th 20:30 CET - LB Final
Tuesday 15th 21:30 CET - Grand Final
[bRules[/b]]General Rules

• Teams must have at least one person contactable via the tournament IRC channel (#SAGE.LAN).
  
• It is the team captain's responsibility to ensure all players are aware of the cup's rules.
  
• Players and captains are expected to show a high level of professionalism when taking part in any this online seedings cup.
  
• Teams are expected to have all players readied-up on the server at the scheduled match time, a maximum of 10 minutes will be granted in some circumstances.
  
• Failure to adhere to any tournament rules may result in removal of a player and/or team from the tournament in progress and possibly the LAN event as a whole.

Scoring

• These matches are best of three. Each team chooses one map from the map pool each for the first two maps, in case a decider map is needed the teams eliminate from the remaining map pool with a coin toss deciding who eliminates first. (coin toss winner eliminates first).

Server Settings

• Teams are held responsible for providing their own match servers.
  
• It is the responsibility of players and/or teams to check their opponent's lineup and SLAC IDs to ensure they are valid.
  
• Once a player and/or team becomes ready to play on the server (ie. "readies up"), they accept the server settings and their opponent's team.
  
• Each team will have 2 timeouts (pauses) available. Each timeout (pause) is 120 seconds.
  
• Servers should be SLAC enabled.

Cheat & Abuse

• Teams are allowed to request the demo of their opponent within 10 minutes of the match finishing.
  
• If your demo has been requested, you are expected to upload the demo within 15 minutes from when the request was made.
  
• Demo reviews will not hold back a cup schedule. Do not pressure the admin to review the demos instantly.
  
• It is forbidden to abuse, flame or hassle any player or admin in this tournament. You will be given one warning if you break this rule, after that you will be removed from the tournament.

Match Media

• All players must record demos.
  
• Players are expected to take end-of-game screenshots.
  
• Admins reserve the right to ask for any match media at any time, without reason.

Sportsmanship

• Players and teams are expected to adhere to the tournament schedule to the best of their ability. In the spirit of sportsmanship, we ask players and teams to be ready to play before the scheduled time to ensure no delays are incurred.
  
• If your match has been requested to be featured on a broadcasting site, do not decline or object to this.
  
• If an opponent loses connection and does not have any timeouts available and you have yours free, please use it for them.
  
• Be gracious and courteous to all players, admins and broadcasters at all times.

Players & Spectators

• It is the responsibility of all players to advise admins of their roster (including SLAC IDs) via PM or here on Crossfire.
  
• Teams must use at least 4 of their intended LAN lineup for this seeding tournament. Exceptions can be requested by contacting an admin.
  
• Any merc/ringer used in this tournament must be in agreement with the opposing team. In case of any conflict, contact an admin - admin decision is final.
  
• Spectators are not permitted to be on the server.
  
• Tournament administrators are allowed to enter the match server at any time during a game and reserve the right to oversee the match.
  
• Broadcasting services are allowed to enter the match server at any time during a game and reserve the right to broadcast the match with previous consent via the tournament admins.

[bAdmin team[/b]]Boss: Seanza
Head Admin: MerlinatoR
Support Admins: eiM, stray
GTV Support: h3ll, Anaconda
Guru: Msh100
SAGE seeding tournament on Games TV
Seeding Bracket Excel File
Seeding Bracket Screenshot

Edit: Any team wanting to give their lineup for SAGE please do so by pming me and it will be added HERE