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May 31 2016

IEL Midseason Open

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A beginner friendly tournament with a new format.

Register Here

June 11, 2016, 12:00 EDT

Join us for the Midseason Open of our Wednesday Commons League. This is a chance for both league players and new entrants to experiment with our new format. We encourage you to bring your friends.

Hang out in our Discord group while you play.

Format

  • Regulation Conquest format.
  • Bring 4, ban 1. Each player must bring 4 decks that meet the restrictions below, and each player will get to ban their opponent from playing 1 class.
  • Register with your Battle.net ID.
  • Winner should take screenshots of their victories to validate in the case of a dispute.

Decks

  • Commons + 4: Card pool limited to Basic and Common cards only, plus 4 rares per deck. No legendary or epics are allowed.
  • Standard: May only use cards released in the current and previous calendar year, along with a core foundation of the Basic and Classic card sets.
  • Deck list to be submitted to decklist@esportsleaders.com (screenshots fine) before first match. Decks may NOT be changed during the tournament.

Schedule & Forfeits

  • Tournament play will begin at noon EDT on June 11th, after check-in is complete.
  • Brackets are not finalized until notified.
  • If you are not available to play a match within a 15 minute grace period, your opponent may request a forfeit from the tournament admins.
  • Double forfeits (neither player online) will result in elimination for both players.

Written by lmsternarh · Categorized: Announcements, Events

May 02 2016

IEL Wednesday Commons League

Hearthstone-logo

 

A Beginner Friendly Hearthstone League

Live Bracket

Play on your own schedule, with a fallback to Wednesday 9-11pm ET.

Hang out in our Discord group while you play.

Format

  • Regulation Conquest format.
  • Register with your Battle.net ID.
  • Winner should take screenshots of their victories to validate in the case of a dispute.

Decks

  • Commons: Card pool limited to Basic and Common cards only.
  • Standard: May only use cards released in the current and previous calendar year, along with a core foundation of the Basic and Classic card sets.
  • Deck list to be submitted to decklist@esportsleaders.com (screenshots fine) before first match after each deck change. Decks may be changed between, but not during matches.

Schedule & Forfeits

  • Each new round runs 11pm Wednesday to 11pm the following Wednesday.
  • Play your games at any time during the week.
  • If you have not completed your match before 9pm on the ending Wednesday and you are not online at 9pm to play the match, you will forfeit the match.
  • Double forfeits (neither player online) in elimination stage will result in elimination for both players.

Written by lmsternarh · Categorized: Announcements, Events

Apr 22 2016

Esports Day & the 1st IEL Amateur Invitational

Curious what this esports thing is all about? Come find out by playing with and against your friends in a tournament designed just for newbies.

1st IEL Amateur Invitational

Sunday, May 1 from 12 PM – 8 PM

Optoro, 702 H St NW, Fl 2nd, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

IEL-AI

Forza 5 – Knight Squad – Hearthstone

You can compete even if you have literally never held a controller. We’ll be playing with beginner friendly rules, so everyone can experience the glory of competing as part of a team.

Invite your friends & bring a 4-person team, or team up with other free agents at the event.

  • Tournament registration is available now. You can also register at check-in, but pre-registration is faster.
  • Anyone who has been invited can invite additional players. Don’t know anyone going? Contact us with inquiries.
  • See official rules for format and schedule.
  • Brackets will be posted on Challonge. Brackets are not final until tournaments begin.

Results

Top Finishers Team Overall Points
1st IEL Court House 65.5
2nd Don’t Know* 16
3rd Team Beard 15.5

 

Event Winners Exhibition Competition
Overall Team IEL Court House Don’t Know*
Knight Squad IEL Court House Team Beard
Hearthstone Elliot, IEL Court House Francis, Don’t Know*
Forza Teague, IEL Court House Jason, Team Beard

*Yep, “Don’t Know” is the actual team name.

Written by lmsternarh · Categorized: Announcements, Events

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