ACL Gold Coast has been confirmed for January 21st-22nd!

It's official, Australian Cyber League's first event for the 2012 season has been announced on the beautiful and sunny Gold Coast! The 2012 ACL Pro Circuit will feature the best and most competitive titles, which means for 2012 you will see Modern Warfare 3 replacing Black Ops, Fifa 12 replacing Fifa 11 and the addition of Starcraft 2 to our National Circuit. Don't miss out on your chance to compete against the best Australia has to offer, catch up with your friends, spectate the the best professionals go head to head and experience all the action of an ACL event first hand! Prepare yourself for the 2012 ACL Pro Circuit, where we will truly take professional gaming to the next level.


For the first time we will be working together with Bond Casual Gaming Society. ACL will be considered part of their 'Gamer's Life Convention', which will also play host to a multitude of casual gamers and anime screenings. If you're keen to play some casual PC or console titles, you will be able to register for a casual gaming section.

Venue:
Bond University
Recreation Center,
Ring Road, (Off University Drive),
Robina, Gold Coast.
QLD, 4226.

Bond University Map

Landing page:
ACL Gold Coast landing page with all information links here.

Equipment Required:
Starcraft 2 - Headphones, Keyboard and Mouse.
Fifa - Controller only

All other titles are BYO equipment. That means you will bring everything you need to compete.

That can include:
-Monitor/Tv
-Xbox (and all Xbox Cords)
-Controller
-Game/s
-Ethernet Cord (5-10m preferable)
-Headsets
-Whatever else you want or need to play

Price:

Please bear in mind that you will pay an 'entry' to the entire convention separate to your ACL tournament fee. Below is the TOTAL price you will pay per person.

Halo Reach 4v4: $45
CoD Mw3 4v4: $45
Halo Reach FFA: $5 if you are competing in a 4v4 also, $25 standalone

Fifa 12:
- $15 for OPEN BRACKET Entry
- Top 8 from OPEN BRACKET pay additional $20

Starcraft 2:
- $20 for OPEN BRACKET Entry
- Top 8 from OPEN BRACKET pay additional $20 to compete in PRO BRACKET (total $40)
- $40 for PRO BRACKET Entry

Event Schedule:
Event Schedule TBA.
Rough times:
Saturday - 8.30am to 9pm.
Sunday - 8.30am to 6pm.

Accommodation Suggestions:
Central Parks Apartments
Central Park Apartments, University Drive, Varsity Lakes, Queensland.
1.5 km, 5 minute drive to Venue.

The Chancellor
The Chancellor Apartments, 13 Lake Street, Varsity Lakes, Queensland.
1.5 km, 5 minute drive to Venue.

University Place
University Place, 18/1 University Dr, Robina QLD 4226
1 km, 4 minute drive to Venue.

Robina Palms Terraces
Robina Palms Terraces, 51 Cottesloe Dr, Robina QLD 4226
2.7ks, 6 minutes drive to Venue.

Registration:
To register for this event visit the registration form here.
A week out from the tournament date is confirmation, which will require you to revisit the form and confirm your attendance.

You can view registered teams and players here.

Venue Parking:
Parking is free and there are numerous parking spaces available. As shown on the map above the recommended parking areas are marked in black.

Food & Drinks:
There are two food outlets on Campus at Bond University: Don's Tavern and Bond Cafe. Don's Tavern is located directly beneath the venue, but it is unconfirmed if it will be open on the day, Bond Cafe however will be opened all weekend. Additionally there is a Subway located right near the The Chancellor hotel as well and as usual there will be cold soft drinks available for purchase throughout the day at the Venue.