SEL Season 3 Ladder Invitational

Brought to you by Team Koprulu, AcresDeCruz, Leaf_It, Vanya, and Yu StarCraft
This is a condensed version of the rules, and contains details specific to this event. Please see here for full, general event rules.
한국어: https://rentry.co/SELSeason3Ladder_KR
Links
- Discord: https://discord.gg/VqPFXFW6A8
- Liquipedia: https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/StarCraft_Evolution_League/Season_3_Ladder_Invitational
- Matcherino: https://matcherino.com/t/SELSeason3Ladder
- Please help us reach our prize pool goal on Matcherino by clicking on the claim codes! It's free, easy, and only takes a few clicks.
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/SCEvoLeague
General Rules
- Channel:
SCEvo - Mod: "SC: Evo Complete" published by
SCEvoDev- 🇺🇸 Americas: battlenet:://starcraft/map/1/349669
- 🇪🇺 Europe: battlenet:://starcraft/map/2/246488
- 🇰🇷 Asia: battlenet:://starcraft/map/3/162487
- Admins: HyperONE
- Stream delay: None required
Schedule
All days start at 8 AM EDT / 2 PM CEST / 9 PM KST, except when listed otherwise, and are expected to last ~4 hours.
- Group Stage 1, Groups A thru C Saturday, May 23rd
- Group Stage 1, Groups D thru F: Saturday, May 30th
- Group Stage 2: Saturday, June 20th
- Playoffs, Round of 8: Saturday, July 4th
- Playoffs, Top 4: Saturday, July 11th
In a worst-case scenario, the organizer reserves the right to re-arrange the order in which certain group stage or playoffs matches are played to accommodate certain users. If you have scheduling concerns, please contact the organizer.
Participants
- There will be 24 participants in total.
- 12 participants will be seeded from the SC: Evo Complete ladder rankings.
- 4 participants will be qualify from the StarCraft Evolution League #22.
- 8 participants will be invited directly.
- The organizer reserves the right to fill any unforeseen vacancies in any way they see fit.
Format
- BW/SC2 rules:
- All games are BW vs SC2 only. No BW vs BW or SC2 vs SC2.
- Map 1: A picks who is BW and SC2.
- Remaining maps: Loser of last map picks who is BW and SC2.
- Players may switch freely between Terran/Zerg/Protoss.
- No Random.
- In the event of a conflict, the winner of the most recent map must select Terran/Zerg/Protoss first.
- Group Stage 1 (Ro24): Dual Tournament format.
- All matches are Best-of-3.
- First place in each group advances directly to the Playoffs.
- Second place in each group advances to the Group Stage 2.
- Group Stage 2 (Ro12): Round Robin format.
- All matches are Best-of-5.
- Ties are broken in the following order:
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- Overall map difference
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- Overall number of map wins
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- Match wins amassed between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
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- Map difference between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
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- Number of map wins between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
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- Tie breaker matches (Best-of-3)
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- First place in each group advances to the Playoffs.
- Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket.
- All matches except Finals are Best-of-5.
- Finals are Best-of-7.
- Vetoes:
- First-named player in each match is A, second-named player is B.
- Best-of-3: ABBAAB BAC
- Best-of-5: ABBA BABAC
- Best-of-7: AB BABABAC
- First-named player in each match is A, second-named player is B.
- Server: Whatever is fairest. If you are unsure, please consult this table.
- If possible, please try to give B starting ping advantage.
- For example, if A is from Korea and B is from Europe, then a Best-of-3 series will be played on US Central, then US West, then US Central.
Map Pool
Please use the EXACT map versions listed below!
- Brood War Maps (5)
- StarCraft 2 Maps (4)
Prize Pool
- Base Prize: $1400
- 1st: $400 + 720 SEL Points
- 2nd: $250 + 560 SEL Points
- 3rd: $175 + 420 SEL Points
- 4th: $125 + 300 SEL Points
- 5th-8th: $75 + 200 SEL Points
- 9th-10th: $50 + 120 SEL Points
- 11th-12th: $25 + 60 SEL Points
- 13th-18th: $0 + 20 SEL Points
- 19th-24th: $0 + 0 SEL Points
- Crowdfunded prizes will be added to the base prizes, divided according to the above proportions.
- Prizes are paid out via Matcherino. If you cannot accept Matcherino payments, please consult an admin before participating.
Other Rules
- When in doubt, ask an admin!
- Be kind and respectful to others. No cheating, hacking, or excessive BM or toxicity. Violators and troublemakers may be removed from the bracket and banned from future events.
- Walkover timer is 15 minutes. Players who are absent without notice or cause for this duration or longer may be subject to penalties, such as map loss, series loss, or disqualification from future events.
- No unauthorized casters and observers.
- Barcode accounts or other accounts with generic IDs are prohibited. Players who bring such accounts will be asked to bring another account, or their registration will be politely withdrawn.
- Players may stream their own games, but they do so at their own risk.
- Admins will interpret and enforce these rules. If unforeseen circumstances arise, admins have the final say.
