Bored Aussie

8th Official Bored Aussie DotA Tournament Announced

Date: Saturday 27th June till Sunday 19th July

Registrations begin on MONDAY the 8th of June 2008 at 7pm. Sign up HERE

To discuss/comment on this tournament, please click HERE.

Past Winners:

* 5th DotA Tournament Champions - Sep/Oct 2007: Clan INF (captain: [Inf]Eazy)
* 6th DotA Tournament Champions - Jan 2008: Clan GOOKZ (captain: zel1nk)
* 7th DotA Tournament Champions - June/July 2008 - Escobar's Merry Men/Firm (captain: Escobar)

Short foreword

Australia's leading DotA Tournament is back for an exciting eighth season. In the last tournament, entries were snapped up in a matter of hours, leaving many disappointed. This time around, the tournament is BIGGER and BETTER with entries going up from 72 to an astounding 128 teams! Make sure you're on the forums on the exact time and date to seal your team's entry into this grand tournament!

The 8th Bored Aussie Dota tournament is;

* The most prestigious Australasian DotA Tournament
* Australia's biggest Online Dota tournament
* Australia's longest running online Dota Tournament
* Expecting up to 900 players! - including top-grade players from all over Australia (within BA and from Battle.Net)
* Run by a team that have experience

What's changed in Season 8?

* Teams will increase from 76 to 128 to ensure that everyone gets to play.
* Popular games, or those on high demand will be streamed on the Waaagh! Network. Find out more
* Tobi_Wan_Kenobi and the shoutcasting team from Gamestah.com will be back; calling all the action as it happens LIVE and UNINTERRUPTED. Find out more
* Since Bored Aussie supports Save + Reload; we still ensure that each game is saved as much as possible (within the context of the match)
* The Administrative team has been reshuffled. It is now able to perform at higher efficiency.
* Scheduling will be announced well ahead of time to meet player[s] demands - to allow players to make adjustments to the match time or to alter their school/uni/work commitments.
* A free ventrilo channel will be provided, should teams require it.
* Delay Reducer or its equivalent is now compulsory for hosts. The latency must be set to below 100ms.
* Alias checks to be carried out in every game. Teams will be penalized/disqualified if they use a player that has not signed up.

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Cost:

FREE (limited space available)

Map:

See the Tournament Rules page.

Rules:
See the Tournament Rules page.

Teams:

Teams must have a minimum of seven (7) players [5 starters and 2 subs] and a maximum of TEN (10) players. [5 starters and 5 subs]. A player can only for play for ONE team during the entire tournament. Alias checks will be conducted.

Registration:

Registration opens on Monday the 8th of June 2009 at 7pm and closes on Sunday the 14th of June 2008 at 9pm. During this time, the captain may freely edit his post (i.e. change players and/or emails) - as long as it meets the the guidelines.

After registration, the captain may still drop players from his/her squad BUT he/she may not pick up players/change players. Failure to comply by this standard will result in an instant disqualification.

Registration is OPEN until the 128th position, although the Administrators of this tournament reserve the rights to omit teams at their discretion.

Format:

Time Format: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) GMT+10:00.

Playoff format: