EPIC LAN PARTY and EPIC Networking Event

Hello All!

The Telok Blangah CC Youth Club Presents:

EPIC LAN PARTY and EPIC Networking Event
Date: 17th Dec,
Tentative Timing: 11am to 9pm
Location: Colosseum, Iluma@Bugis

Alots of Gaming, Lots of familiar faces, Lots of Food and Lots of FUN!!!!!!

The committee is still firming up the details for the above details so please watch out for more updates!!!!

Remember, Everyone is Invited!

EPIC Finish to the EPIC e-Sports Convention!

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for coming down to support the EPIC e-Sports Convention today!

Presenting the Winners of the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010!

DOTA Champions!
Champion: GIGABYTE.SG
1st Runner-up: G1.tT
2nd Runner-up: AsD

Blackshot Champions!
Champion: TEAM MVP
1st Runner-up: TEAM PRISMATIC
2nd Runner-up: TEAM REJECTS

Starcraft 2 Champions!
Champion: Tan Sin Yik Marcus (Zerg)
1st Runner-up: Chow Pak Sun (Terrain)
2nd Runner-up: Leonard Choo (Zerg)

Super Street Fighter 4 Champions!
Champion: Cheong Wen Jie Leslie
1st Runner-up: Dixon Pang
2nd Runner-up: Eng Ghim Kee

Congratulation Champions!!!
Log on to www.facebook.com/epicconvention and tag yourselves in the EPIC photo Albums!

It may be the End of the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 & SGF but that's not all for EPIC!

We'll be launching an EPIC Facebook Competition and also throwing an EPIC Networking Event soon - look out for details right here on our Facebook page!

EPIC Grand Finals & Start of the EPIC Super Street Fighter 4 Tournament!

Hello Everyone!

Today is the last day of EPIC but the EPIC Super Street Fighter 4 Tournament will kick off this afternoon at 1pm !

Walk in Registration will be opened from 10 am to 1pm!!!!
Register: at the EPIC registration booth location at the entrance of the SGF indoor Hall!

Price:
$10/per pax for Non-PAssion Card Holders
$5/per pax for PAssion Card Holders

Prizes:
1st $500
2nd $250
3rd $100

The competition will be handled by PROJECT Rampage which will make it as EPIC as ever!

Brackets & Schedule for the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010!

Hello Everyone!

The Brackets and Schedule is Finally out!

Please take note of the following! :
1) It is COMPULSORY for All Finalist/Participants to wear the EPIC Tees
2) Teams/Players must report 1 hour before their match for registration & Setup

*Limited Edition EPIC Tees will be sold at the EPIC registration counter from 26th to 28th at $10 each!

DOTA BRACKETS:



BLACKSHOT BRACKETS:


STARCRAFT II BRACKETS:
(Only on the 28th November, Grand Finals)


EPIC Program Schedule for the 27th (Finals)



EPIC Program Schedule for the 28th (Grand Finals)

For queries and doubts, please email us @ epicconvention@gmail.com or post it up @ our face book page @ www.facebook.com/epicconvention

Updated Reporting Time & Schedule

Hello EPIC Players!

There has been a slight chance in the reporting time & schedule!

Changes:
1) Blackshot Registration timing now @ 10:00hrs to give more allowance for setup
2) DOTA registration timing corrected to 1530hrs in the schedule

Reporting Time/Program Schedule

Blackshot: Registration by 1000 and Setup timing given till 1130

Starcraft II: Registration by 1300 and Setup timing given till 1330

DOTA: Registration by 1530 and Setup timing given till 1600

Taking a Second Shot @ The EPIC Championship!

Hello All!

Re-registration for EPIC teams/players that have already participated in the 1st prelims is now allowed to take a second shot @ the EPIC Championship

Note* - Teams that re-register must stick to the same players as registered in the 1st prelims!

Timings for Walk in Registration
-Walk in Registration is now available only for re-registering teams/players within the designated time slot

Blackshot: Re-registering & payment by 1000

Starcraft II: Re-registering & payment by 1200

DOTA: Re-registering & payment by 1430

Note* - Slots are on a first come first serve basis and priority is still given to online payment which ends by the end of 19th November (Fri). Team leaders are required to resend their online registration forms to epicconvention@gmail.com with the new receipt number.

Reporting Time/Program Schedule

Blackshot: Registration by 1030 and Setup timing given till 1130

Starcraft II: Registration by 1300 and Setup timing given till 1330

DOTA: Registration by 1530 and Setup timing given till 1600

Program Schedule for the 2nd Prelims

If there is any queries on registration, registration, programme schedule etc, Please email us at epicconvention@gmail.com

2nd Last Day of Registration!

Hello Everyone!

Today is the 2nd Last day of Registration for EPIC!

Slots left!
DOTA: 11
Blackshot: 9
Starcraft 2: 6

Sign up quick before registration closes!

EPIC 1st Preliminary Results!

Hello All!

Here's the results of the 1st Preliminaries!

Starcraft

Revenant

LiDe

Alien

Dota

Group A Winner, Scythe.Gaming

Group B Winner, GIGABYTE.SG

Group C Winner, Mirage Gaming

Group D Winner, Xtu.sg

 

Blackshot

A – Team Rejects

B- [S]tun[FB]

C- Tied, NL.SG, Rebel, Mix.Nuts (tie Breaker on Sunday, Head Marshal will contact the teams for the timing)

D- Fervent.Siege

Anyway! Like our FB page & Join our discussion here >

http://www.facebook.com/epicconvention?v=app_2373072738

Tell us how we can improve! We need more opinions and more people to run EPIC!

Re-opening of Registration for the 2nd Prelims!

Hello There!

Registration for the 2nd Preliminaries on the 21st of November will be opened up tomorrow, the 14th of November.

Teams that has already registered are not allowed to register again!

Walk in Registration @ Colosseum:
Timing: 12pm to 6pm

Conventional Registration Method!
Instructions here: http://www.epicconvention.com/signup.html

Complete your EPIC registration with the following steps:
1) Make payment for your competition game at any Community Club/Centre (CCs) or pay online using credit card on www.one.pa.gov.sg
(For online payment, please log on to one.pa.gov.sg, search for EPIC under the ACTIVITY category and the event payment tabs will appear)
2) Upon payment, ensure that you receive a receipt with a receipt number
3) Download the registration form, complete the form and input the receipt number
4) Email the completed registration form to epicconvention@gmail.com
5) Successful registration entries will be notified through email or phone

The slots are almost all filled up already remember to sign up fast tomorrow!!!!!!

1st Preliminaries brackets!

Hello Everyone!

The EPIC brackets for the 1st round of Preliminaries is finally out!

Before the competition, read up on the important rules and regulations on the link below!
http://www.epicconvention.com/signup.html

All players are required to print out and sign the indemnity form too!!
Minors 16 & below are required to have their parental consent form signed

Reporting/Registration for DOTA & SC 2 Players: 0930 to 1000am



Reporting/Registration for Blackshot Players: 10:30am to 1115am

*Note: Sign ups for the second prelims on the 21st will be opened up again from 14th November onwards

Registration Closing tonight!!

Hello Every one!

Registration is about to close tonight!

Please remember to send in your registration form yo complete your registration!

All registration forms & important rules can be found at the URL below!
http://www.epicconvention.com/signup.html

See you guys at the briefing/draw ceremony tomorrow!

Important EPIC events on the 12th & 13th!

Dear EPIC participants!
(*This does not apply to EPIC SSF4 participants)
Please take note that you are required to attend the following events below!

12th November, EPIC Training cum Social net working session (Recommended but not compulsory)
13th November, EPIC Briefing cum Draw Ceremony (Compulsory)

1) EPIC Training cum Social net working session! (Recommended but not compulsory)
Venue: Colosseum @ iluma 7th floor, BUGIS
Time: 11am to 5pm

Colosseum has offered to allow our EPIC champions to play at an EPIC discounted rate of $1/hr at the premises between 11am to 5pm!!!

We encourage you to take part so that you can:
- get a feel of the competition mood by playing @ the competition venue!
- make new friends and exchanges skills as we help you arrange matches with other EPIC participants!

EPIC Tees will be made available for collection on the day!
There are limited sizes at a first come first serve basis so come a down and get your EPIC Tees before your size is gone!

2) EPIC Briefing cum Draw Ceremony (Compulsory)
Venue: Colosseum @ iluma 7th floor, BUGIS
Time: 1030am to 1230

All EPIC participants are required to attend the briefing. Teams are required to send at least one representative (recommended to be team leader).

EPIC Champions must attend the briefing because!
- important information about EPIC will be disseminated
- Brackets of the EPIC competition will be drawn/released

To get updates on EPIC! Follow us on our Facebook page now!
www.facebook.com/epicconvention

Be EPIC, Be part of our community!

EPIC Registration Extended to 12th November!

Hello Everyone!

The closing of registration has been extended to 12th of November (Fri)!!

Walk in payment & registration is available on the 12th Nov @ Colosseum between 12pm to 6pm during the training/networking session!

**(Priority of the competitions slots will be given to teams/players that made payment first!)**

Competition slots are been taken up fast so sign up quick to avoid disappointment!

Updated Frequently Asked Questions

Hello All!

We've had many questions regarding the EPIC e-Sports convention 2010!

This post is dedicated solely to answer these burning questions!
(Please email any queries to epicconvention@gmail.com and we'll get get back to you in the soonest time!)

Qn1) How do I make payment for EPIC @ the Community Clubs?
Answer: You can go to any Community Club/Centre (CC) in Singapore, approach counter staff inside the CC and tell them that you want to make payment for the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010/Gaming Competition that is organized by Telok Blangah Youth Executive Committee (YEC).

The staff at the CC will then look up the www.onepa.gov.com for the competition are you making payment for and help you to process it.

Qn2) Can't find the payment link on One.pa.gov.sg ?
Answer: After logging on to one.pa.gov.sg website, search for EPIC under the ACTIVITY category and the 4 competition payment tabs will appear

Qn2) Forgot to Print your Receipt after completing online Payment?
Answer: You have to obtain the reciept number again to complete registration!
Follow the steps below:

1) proceed the any Comunity Club (CC) near your place
2) Tell the CC stagg that you have made payment online for the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 that is organized by Telok Blangah YEC!
3) Provide them with your NRIC/FIN
4) Request for the payment receipt to be printed
5) Use the receipt number to complete registration!

Qn3) Can I participate in the competition if I am 17 year old and below?
Answer: Yes of course you can participate! We welcome all youths from aged 12 to 35 and the age range is really just a guideline. However, youths aged 17 and below need to fill up the parental/legal guardian consent form and pass it to the organizers on the day of the event (Preliminaries). Without the parental/legal guardian consent form, we cannot permit any aged 17 and below to enter the competition.

Qn4) How do I know that I have successfully registered for the EPIC e-Sports Convention?
Answer: After paying and sending in your registration form to epicconvention@gmail.com, participants will receive a notification email from the organizers to confirm their successful registration.

Qn5) I would like to register for EPIC but I can't make it for one of the preliminaries on 14th and 21st November
Answer: The preliminaries on the 14th and 21st is separate which means that if you play on the 14th Nov, you will not be playing on the 21st of November! If you are not able to make it for one of the preliminary dates, you can email us @ epicconvention@gmail.com to request for the preliminary date that you will be able to make it! The EPIC committee will look into the your request and the validity of your reason before allocating your slot!

Qn6) How does the StarCraft 2 competition format work?
Answer: In the preliminaries, the format of SC2 is group stages and Best of 3 (3 games) for each match. 1 out of 4 players in the group stages will emerge to play in the finals. Format of the finals is double elimination!

Qn7) Am I able to get a refund if I cannot make it for my competition day?
Answer: No, you are not able to get a refund if you cannot make it on your allocated competition timing. Refund is only allowed due to medical reasons such as hospitalization or due to any contagious disease that you have been infected with.

Qn8) Apart from participating in the competitions, how can I be part of EPIC?
Answer: There are many ways to get involved in EPIC.
-Firstly, if you are experience in game marshaling, you can volunteer to be a game marshal for EPIC.
-Secondly, the EPIC e-Sports community by actively participating in the discussions we have on our Face Book page at www.facebook.com/epicconvention
-Lastly you can support our EPIC participants and cheer them on as they make their way to become the first champions of EPIC

Qn9) Is EPIC going to be a one-off event?
Answer: No! With plenty of support from the community, media and industry partners, EPIC will grow to become a prominent gaming competition dedicated to make a difference for the community in Singapore in many years to come!

I hope that clears some of the doubts!

For more queries, you can leave a comment here, email us at epicconvention@gmail.com or simply send us a message on Facebook.

EPIC registration available @ Colosseum

EPIC Registration will close in less than 1 weeks time!

REGISTRATION is now available @ COLOSSEUM
1) Collect Your registration Forms from Colosseum, Bugis Iluma 7th Floor
2) Make Payment on the 12th NOV @ Colosseum between 12pm to 6pm during the EPIC Convention Social Networking/Training Session.

*Priority of the competition slots will be given to teams that made PAYMENT with REGISTRATION of the forms to epicconvention@gmail.com

Conventional payment & Registration Method
1) Make payment for your competition game at any Community Club/Centre (CCs) or pay online using credit card on www.one.pa.gov.sg
For Payment on one.pa.gov.sg
(Log on to one.pa.gov.sg website, search for EPIC under the ACTIVITY category and the event payment tabs will appear)
2) Upon payment, ensure that you receive a receipt with a receipt number
3) Download the registration form, complete the form and input the receipt number
4) Email the completed registration form to epicconvention@gmail.com
5) Successful registration entries will be notified through email or phone

Be EPIC, Be Larger Than Life!

Join us now!

EPIC Starcraft 2 will not Clash with SSL!

Hello Everyone!

After discussion with the organizers of SSL, we have come to an agreement that the EPIC Starcraft 2 competition will not be held on the 27th of November at all & thus will not clash with SSL!!!

EPIC Starcraft 2 Competition Dates: Preliminaries 1 & 2: 14th & 21st November

Finals: 28th November!

We have made this arrangement so that the Starcraft 2 community are able to support both events! Lets make November a Fun filled month for Starcraft 2 !

Sign up for EPIC & SSL now!

www.epicconvention.com
www.facebook.com/epicconvention

Changes to the Blackshot Competition Rules!

Hello Everyone!

There has been a change in the blackshot competition rules!
The down loadable rule set in the sign up page will be in a moments time!

Below are the updated rules! (Additions/Changes in red)

EPIC E-sports Convention 2010 Game Rules (Blackshot)
Blackshot

1 Game format
Version: Latest in-game Patch
Mode: Team Flag Match/ Search & Destroy/Team Death Match
Competition Method (Prelims): 5 vs. 5, Best of 1 round, Group stages
Competition Method (Finals): 5 vs. 5, Best of 1 round, Double elimination
Match Winner: The team who has the most matches of game modes after either 2 or 3 rounds of gameplay, A 3rd round tie breaker is played if there is a tie after playing through the TFM and SD game modes.
Platform: Garena Client

2 Game Settings
Coin Toss
-Before a match, a coin toss will be conducted
-Winner of the coin toss will get to choose the map for either TFM or SD
-Loser of the coin toss will get to choose the map for the game mode that has not yet been chosen.
-For example, if Team A wins the coin toss and chooses Sand Storm I for TFM, Team B will get to choose their preferred map for SD, either Sand Storm II, Titan Valley or Crack Down.

Team Flag Match
-2 rounds of 120 points, 10 minutes game play (1 side each)
-Each round ends when a team scores 120 points or 10 minutes round time is over
-Winning team will be decided with the team with the highest total score after both rounds are over
-Cash weapons are allowed except for the following stated: Flash Frag, T1 Grenade, Scopes, Silencers, M60, Barrett, Cheytac, AWP Black, Enfield/Camo, PPSH 41, MAT 49, SIG 552, Holy Shotgun, Ghost AWP, Jack O Flash Frag, UAV item and Medkit 2.
-Gears allowed: All gears
-Tactic slots allowed: All tactic slots are allowed except for Cash Tactics
-Maps: Sand Storm I, Broken City II, Hunting

Search & Destroy
-5 rounds of 2 minutes 30 seconds per side / 2 sides in all
-Each side ends when a team scores 5 points
-Objective is to score 5 points on blue side and 5 points on red side for a team. The game immediately ends when a team has no way to catch up in score.
-Weapon restriction: 1 Sniper only per team. (No picking up of Sniper Rifle once dropped)
-Cash weapons are allowed except for the following stated: Flash Frag, T1 Grenade, Scopes, Silencers, M60, Barrett, Cheytac, AWP Black, Enfield/Camo, PPSH 41, MAT 49, SIG 552, Holy Shotgun, Ghost AWP, Jack O Flash Frag, UAV item and Medkit 2.
-Gears allowed: All gears
-Tactic slots allowed: All tactic slots are allowed except for Cash Tactics
-Players are not allowed to communicate in any form once they are dead and they must click to spectator mode the moment they are able to (having the screen viewing on the spot where you last died is strictly not allowed, once “health bar” appears, players are advised to click to spectator mode immediately. Failure to comply with the rules will result in a warning and/or subsequent disqualification
-Maps: Sand Storm II, Titan Valley, Crack Down

Team Death Match (Tie breaker)
-1 round of 10 minutes with no switching of side
-Winner is decided by the side which scores 60 points first or has the most amount of points after the time is up.
-Cash weapons are allowed except for the following stated: Flash Frag, T1 Grenade, Scopes, Silencers, M60, Barrett, Cheytac, AWP Black, Enfield/Camo, PPSH 41, MAT 49, SIG 552,
Holy Shotgun, Ghost AWP, Jack O Flash Frag, UAV item and Medkit 2.
-Gears allowed: All gears
-Tactic slots allowed: All tactic slots are allowed except for Cash Tactics
-Map: Gallery

3 Additional information
-Changing of “HOST” when the match has begun is strictly not allowed, doing so will result in a default map loss • Intentional or non-intentional use of any bugs/ in-game Glitch (Knife Bug, Shots becomes Knife Damage) or any kind of usage will result in a loss or disqualification.
-Any accounts found have fast respawn during the period of the tournament are not allowed to be used.
-Players are to use their own accounts during the tournament.

Want to help make EPIC truly EPIC?

Greetings Everyone!

EPIC is now looking for Game Marshals!
If you would like to volunteer and be part of the team making the event truly EPIC, email us as epicconvention@gmail.com

So what does it take to be an EPIC game marshal?

Here are some of the basic requirements!
1) Available for all EPIC competition dates,
2) Have prior experience as a game marshal
3) Passionate in serving the local e-Sports community!
4) Possess knowledge of the competition games

EPIC DOTA competition map version?

Hello Everyone!

Some clarifications/ information about the EPIC DOTA competition!

Map version: Latest version (6.69B unless otherwise specified)

This query will be updated under the FAQ.

For any queries, we urge you to drop us an email at epicconvention@gmail.com and we will respond to you asap

Latest Updates!

Hello All!

The registration forms for Dota and Blackshot has been updated with an additional slot for the reserve player. Rules and Regulations concerning reserves and substitutes have been updated as well! http://www.epicconvention.com/signup.html

Thanks Phoon CK for your feedback!

Official EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 T-Shirts Unveiled!

Hello Everyone!

Be a part of EPIC, be larger than life!

That is our tag line that we have this year.

As the EPIC organizer, I want the e-Sports community not just to have fun, but also to be involved in this huge new movement called EPIC as we strive to build a stronger community!

Here is part of the incentive that I am proud to present! The EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 official T-shirts!

Dry Fit Black Round Neck T-Shirt for Participants!

Dry Fit White Polo T-Shirt for Organizers!

Dry Fit White Polo T-Shirt for Organizers!

I am deeply aware of how people don't like the event T-shirts to be flooded with many too many logos and thus, I have made it a point to not include any other logos into the T-shirt!

Once again, to be part of EPIC as a participant in our competition, go to the main page and click on the sign up button or from http://www.epicconvention.com/signup.html !

If you are interested to be a game marshal or shout caster for EPIC! drop us an email on epicconvention@gmail.com !

The Men Behind EPIC! Press Conference @ Colosseum

Presenting to you men people behind the concept of EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010

From left to right, Si Yuan (Flash e-Sports), Desmond (Colosseum), Jon Lim, Marq Chionh, Yong Hui (Project Rampage), Ying Quan (Telok Blangah YEC), Nicholas, Keith (SCOGA)

The EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 is an event organized by gamers for the gamers! As you can noticed, members of the EPIC committee comes from diverse background such as :

1) The young to the veteran gamers,
2) The Arcade community (Project Rampage) to the Lan gaming community (Flash e-Sports)
3) Non-corporate organizations (Telok Blangah YEC & SCOGA)
4) Industrial Partner (Colosseum)

Amidst our differences, we share the common objective that is to bring communities together through e-Sports and build up the e-Sports scene in Singapore once again!

Besides the EPIC committee, EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 can only be successful with your participation! So join us now and be part of EPIC!

Launch of EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010

Welcome to the EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 official competition website!

The EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 aims to bring youths and communities together through e-Sports. Organized by Telok Blangah Community Club Youth Club, and co-organized by Colosseum, Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA), Flash e-Sports and Project RAMPAGE, this ground-up initiative is the brainchild of Tan Ying Quan, 20, a member of the Youth Executive Committee at Telok Blangah Community Club.

We are proud to have launched the event during our press conference this morning at Colosseum.

Now that registration is finally open, sign up quickly for our exciting event because we only have a limited number of spots available.

How can you take part in the EPIC e-Sports Convention:
-To Sign up for the gaming competitions, go to the main page and click on the sign up tab!
-To be part of the EPIC e-sports community, simply go to the community tab and like our facebook page
-To support your favorite team/player, tune in to the players tab for more updates when the competition begins

There will be more updates and activities coming up for you our participants and the community so do check back again!

EPIC begins

Following months of planning and deliberation, EPIC is finally born and ready to take on the world of e-sports.

Organised by Telok Blangah Youth Club, EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 brings youths together by tapping on their interest in e-Sports.

Scheduled to be held in late November 2010, EPIC e-Sports Convention 2010 promises to be an exciting showdown for e-Sports enthusiasts of popular titles, with exciting prizes as reward for battling it out.

Check this space for more details or email tbccyec@gmail.com