The question constantly comes up: "What state can field the best Quake team?"
Well, we're finally going to find out. Introducing the PG QuakeLive State of Origin!
The quick facts:
- QuakeLive Pro TDM (4v4)
- 6 teams
- Signup's close 24th of June
- Captains announce teams no later than the 28th of June
- Games start 29th of June
- Two groups with three states
- All matches are best of three
State of Origin:
- NSW: New South Wales
- QLD: Queensland
- VICTAS: Victoria + Tasmania
- SA: South Australia
- WA: Western Australia
- NZ: New Zealand
Yes we realise that New Zealand is actually a different country, but this gives us the chance to show them how to play Quake!
Teams consist of:
- 1 x captain (player)
- 1 x vice captain (player)
- 2 x players
- 2 x reserves
Schedule:
- 15/06/2009 - Open player signups
- 24/06/2009 - Close player signups. Assign captains
- 28/06/2009 - Captains announce teams by this date
- 29/06/2009 -> 05/07/2009 - Round 1 (Games forced on the 5th)
- 06/07/2009 -> 12/07/2009 - Round 2 (Games forced on the 12th)
- 13/07/2009 -> 19/07/2009 - Round 3 (Games forced on the 19th)
- 20/07/2009 -> 26/07/2009 - Round 4 / Grand Final and Placing play off's (Games forced on the 26th)
Tournament Format:
- Servers: PremiumGamer (Sydney) QuakeLive Pro TDM
- Maps: qzdm6, qzdm7, qzdm14
- Matches: Best of 3
- Timelimit: 20 minutes per map (QL Pro TDM default)
- Overtime: Sudden death (QL Pro TDM default)
The six teams will be split in to groups as below:
Group 1:
- (1) NSW
- (2) VICTAS
- (3) NZ
Group 2:
The teams will play 3 rounds, which will determine who they end up playing in either the Grand Final or the Placing play off's.
Round 1: 29/06/2009 -> 05/07/2009
- NSW and QLD have byes
- Group 1: VICTAS vs NZ
- Group 2: SA vs WA
Round 2: 06/07/2009 -> 12/07/2009
- VICTAS and SA have byes
- Group 1: NZ vs NSW
- Group 2: WA vs QLD
Round 3: 13/07/2009 -> 19/07/2009
- NZ and WA have byes
- Group 1: NSW vs VICTAS
- Group 2: QLD vs WA
Round 4 (Grand Final & Placing playoffs): 20/07/2009 -> 26/07/2009
- 1st from Group 1 vs 1st from Group 2 (winner & second place decider)
- 2nd from Group 1 vs 2nd from Group 2 (3rd and 4th place decider)
- 3rd from Group 1 vs 3rd from Group 2 (5th and 6th place decider)
In the event of a 3 way tie (1 match win each), the group placings will be determined by map wins. If there is still a tie, it will come down to frags.
Sign Up:
PremiumGamer encourages EVERYONE who is playing QuakeLive to sign up and support your state or country!
To sign up, simply reply to this thread with the following information:
- Name: QuakeLive alias
- State: The state you live in or were born in
- Captain: Yes or No
Note: If numbers are short (for player signups or captain signups, the idea will canned until we feel the community can support an event like this. Get signing up!
Captains:
PremiumGamer will select captains out of the pool of players who have opted for the role. Players are selected based on community knowledge and history of the game (including Q3).
Captains will be responsible for selecting a vice captain, players and reserves for there state. They will also be responsible for organising matches with the captains of other states and posting results.
THE CAPTAINS!
- NSW: V*pathe
- QLD: V*shags
- VICTAS: Tree_
- SA: qlimax^rotax
- WA: Blinkatesh
- NZ: roffo
Players:
All players must record their games to demo. If a dispute occurs, you'll be required to upload your demo.
All players who are lucky enough to be selected to represent there state are encouraged to post demos to the PremiumGamer Demo Database.
Everyone should idle in #ausquake on irc.gamesurge.net to make it easier for everyone to find you.
for a brief explanation.