Operation Charlie Fox 1v1 Tourney Announcement

Do you remember the epic clashes we had during the Dr. Wachs $1000 Tourney in December of last year? Have you ever forgotten the awesome weeks of the last Sunday Night Fights event? Do you still feel the heat of the recent Star Crossed Cups and the Star Crossed Kings tourneys? Do you want to feel all of that again? We, the Staff of COH2.ORG, want to give you all the tension and heat back, and even get you involved into the process of making this awesome tourney happen. We are going to attempt our first ever totally crowd-funded COH2.ORG event. We hope that you will help us make it great.



This tourney is open to everyone. It will begin with an Open Qualifier, one week prior to the Main Event, where players will compete in a single-elimination bracket until only 8 players remain. Those 8 players will move on to join 4 invited players in the Main Event; a double-elimination tournament, divided into 3 days, Saturday to Monday, to crown the champion. All matches in the Main Event will be Best-of-3, except the Grand Finals, which will be Best-of-5. The Winner's Bracket Finals will take place on Sunday night. The Loser's Bracket Finals and Grand Finals will be played on Monday night. Check out the Brackets Poster: Show Spoiler



The prizes for this tourney depend on how much money you lovely folks are willing to contribute. Here is a breakdown of how the Prize Pool will be split up amongst the top 6 players:

• 1st Place: 50% of the Prize Pool
  
• 2nd Place: 25%
  
• 3rd Place: 12%
  
• 4th Place: 7%
  
• 5th/6th Place: 3% each

A special #COCOJAMBOAWARD of $50 will be given to the player who uses the most inventive, non-meta strategy in a game during the second weekend, provided by SturmTigerGaddafi.

• Saturday, September 19th, 2015: Opening Ceremony All-Star Game 4v4 Showmatch
  
• Sunday, September 20th, 2015: Open Qualifier Single-Elimination Tourney to find top 8
  
  
• Saturday, September 26th, 2015: Day One of the Main Event 12-Man Double-Elim
  
• Sunday, September 27th, 2015: Day Two of the Main Event 12-Man Double-Elim
  
• Monday, September 28th, 2015: Day Three of the Main Event: The Finals

Four players will be invited directly into the Main Event. These invitations will be handed out based on previous tournament performance. The invitations will be announced in advance of the Open Qualifier Tournament.



To sign up for the Open Qualifier Tournament, you will be asked to register on COH2.ORG and provide both your Steam in-game name, as well as your 17 digit Steam ID#. We will open a thread two weeks prior to the event, on Sunday, September 6th, 2015, to take registrations. On the day of the event, about an hour before kick-off, you will be asked to "check-in" via COH2.ORG Steam Group chat. Players will be seeded based on past tournament performance and their average COH2 ladder positions with all factions.



Our Casting Staff at COH2.ORG will endeavor to bring you as much of the action as humanly possible! These Casters and Analysts are already on board:

• AmiPolizeiFunk (Grand Poobah)
  
• Romeo (Tournament Director)
  
• Stormless (Lead Caster)
  
• Von Kluge (Facebook Guy)
  
• FichtenMoped (Editor-in-Chief)
  
• Ciez (Senior Strategist/Analyst)
  
• tightrope (Senior Caster)
  
• Devils_Brigade (Caster)
  
• FestiveLongJohns & IcemanJoker (Writer & Caster)
  
• Rogers (Caster)
  
• luvnest (Senior Strategist/Analyst)
  
• A_E (Senior Caster & #COH2 Reddit boss)
  
• Fanatic (German Language Caster)

Contribution levels can be purchased via PayPal for $5.95 USD each. Contributors will receive a badge to represent their contribution level which will be displayed under your avatar on all forums posts, as well as shown by your name in the top right corner of the main menu, and on your User Profile page, and you will be added to the OCF Top Contributors List. After the PayPal fee (around 3%) is deducted, 50% of your contribution will go directly to the Prize Pool and 50% will go to COH2.ORG.


Here are some rewards that will be unlocked as we reach our Contribution Stretch Goals. We know it's not much, but it's what we can offer and we hope you enjoy them.

	$500 raised:	Site Update showing Contributor Badges by APF, TM.D, Seb & Janne
	$600 raised:	Splashscreen set by APF, TM.D & our Artists
	$700 raised:	New Emoticon pack for COH2.ORG: Siberian & Romeo
	$800 raised:	After Action Report by Sarantini & our Strategists
	$900 raised:	New Emoticon pack for COH2.ORG: Luvnest & Helping Hans
	$1000 raised:	Opening Ceremony All-Star Game on a MonoBaco 4v4 map & All-Stars Vote
	$1100 raised:	Top 10 Contributors get a game of their choice casted by tightrope
	$1250 raised:	Fan Art Contest with Prizes run by Von Kluge & our Social Media Staff
	$1500 raised:	Bracket Poster by APF, TM.D & our Artists
	$1750 raised:	DLC give-aways for Contributors Package 1
	$2000 raised:	Winner Interview post-event Broadcast on SundayNightFights channel
	$2250 raised:	In-game Tourney decal design by TM.Dutchy
	$2500 raised:	New Set of Custom Forums Avatars by our Artists
	$2750 raised:	Custom loopable stream anthem by SNF composer, Lynskey, for all to use
	$3000 raised:	DLC give-aways for Contributors Package 2
	$3250 raised:	We may add new stretch goals if we get this far!

We would like to send our sincere gratitude to Dr.Wachs aka awa59noob, SturmTigerGaddafi and wuFF, who have given the Prize Pool a great kick-start with their overwhelmingly generous Benefactor Level contributions!



Contributing to Operation Charlie Fox is easy. Simply click the "CONTRIBUTE" button on the portal banner or right sidebar. Here is a direct link:


We thank you in advance for your generosity and willingness to support this event, our staff, and the players!