This tournament is open to everyone. Remember to check in before the tournament begins!
Confirm your participation in the tournament by clicking "Check-in" button on this page between 6 and 7 PM KST.
For communication please join channel "Ducklings" on Americas server. (We recommend joining the "Ducklings" group in game and going to chat through
there.)
Make sure to read the detailed rules below and feel free to contact us on our Discord server if you have any questions! Don't be afraid to ask, we're here to help :)
This event is partnered with OSC.
Participants can earn bounties by defeating top players and have a
chance to compete in the OSC Championship based on their ranking.
Prize pool: min. $50 USD*
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1st: 70% (min. $35 USD) + 60 OSC Points (+0.25 OSC Points x Number of Participants)
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2nd: 30% (min. $15 USD) + 30 OSC Points (+0.25 OSC Points x Number of Participants)
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3rd-4th: 15 OSC Points (+0.25 OSC Points x Number of Participants)
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5th-8th: 5 OSC Points
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9th-16th: 2.5 OSC Points
* You can increase the prize pool of this tournament via Matcherino! If we reach $135 USD, part of the money will also go to the Semifinalists~
Bonus prizes
- $10 bonus for highest placing SEA/OCE player
- $5 bonus for a random participant
Consider supporting us on Patreon to help us grow bigger and better tournaments!
Details & Rules
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In-game chat channel: "Ducklings" on Americas (We recommend joining the "Ducklings" group in game and going to chat through
there.)
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Please send your replays to our email address (cranklings @ gmail . com) with tag [STC]
in the title. The replay pack will be sent to CranKy Ducklings' Twitch subscribers and Patreon supporters.
- Players have 15 minutes to begin their match once
it becomes available. If a player does not respond
within 15 minutes, their opponent will be awarded a walkover. The
bracket is finalized when it is announced in the in-game chat channel.
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Only admins and approved casters can be added to the game as observers. No other observers allowed.
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Players can switch races between series. They have to
announce the race they choose to the opponent before conducting the veto
process and have to commit to that race for the whole Best of X match.
Choosing Random as a race is allowed.
- If a player disconnects, the game will be continued using the "Resume
from replay" option in the game. If the disconnecting player does not
return after 15 minutes, they may forfeit the match. Players seen
watching replays while waiting for another player to return will forfeit
that match.
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If you decide to forfeit a series, please contact an admin.
Forfeiting without a valid reason will result in a warning. 3 warnings
will result in a 6 month ban from competing in CranKy Ducklings events.
- In case of a walkover, the missing player may be replaced
by the previous series' loser, granted they are available and willing
to play. Round 1 no-shows may be replaced by a player who was not
checked in/registered for the tournament.
- Players found sharing Battle.net or Challonge accounts will be
issued a warning and the accounts in question will be barred from
competing. Repeat offenders will be banned from all CranKy Ducklings
events.
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To be eligible for the SEA/OCE bonus award the player must be a
resident of one of the following: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma,
Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Polynesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. The final placement taken into consideration is the last played match - forfeits are excluded.
- To be eligible for the bonus participation raffle, the player has to play at least 1 series.
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Players who earned prizes in the event have to register on the Matcherino page within 3 weeks
from the conclusion of the tournament. If they fail to do so, the prize
money will be forfeit and will be distributed amongst the remaining
players.
- Please be respectful to other players and the admins.
- Any issues not mentioned here are to be solved by the admins. The rules for future events will be updated accordingly.
Format
- Players will be seeded based on their performance in Sparkling Tuna Cup in 2022 season,
- Single Elimination by default. If less than 12 players check in, the
format changes to Double Elimination. The finalist from Winners Bracket
gets a 1 point advantage
in the Grand Finals,
- All matches are Bo3 (Double Elimination: Losers' Bracket Bo1, Losers' Finals Bo3),
- Finals are Bo5 (the format of the Finals can be changed from Bo5 to
Bo3 if both players and the admins agree before the series begins).
Maps
Veto format: ABABABC (higher seed is A)
- Cosmic Sapphire
- Data-C
- Inside and Out
- Moondance
- Stargazers
- Tropical Sacrifice
- Waterfall
Recommended server
Unless players arrange
and agree on a server order themselves, the following middle ground is
recommended:
- KR vs SEA/OCE - Singapore
- SEA vs OCE - G1 Australia, G2 Singapore, G3 Australia
- KR/SEA/OCE/CN vs EU - G1 US West, G2 US Central, G3 US West
- KR vs NA/LatAm - US West
- SEA/OCE/CN vs NA - G1 US West, G2 Australia, G3 US West
- SEA/OCE/CN vs LatAm - US West
- EU vs NA/LatAm - US East
Admins: <CrnKy> Kuro, <CrnKy> LightVIP
Stream: CranKy_Ducklings
Prizes provided by: Light_VIP, OSC, Matcherino contributors and Patreon supporters
GLHF!