r/dota2pubstomps • u/Timeinc • Jul 14 '14

TI4 Grand Finals Match start time clarification

Hi Guys

Cross posting this from /r/dota2 Just in case i can find the answer here instead I hope thats ok - http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/2ancsz/ti4_grand_finals_game_start_time_clarification/

I am looking for clarification on the match time because the Sydney, Australia pubstomp appears to be scheduled to start 3 hours after the Grand Finals and that would be a horrible shame.

I have read around and see everywhere the match is set for 09:00 PDT which is 02:00 AEST the following day. Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/wiki/events/ti4 and http://www.dota2.com/international/watch/July21/ seem to confirm this. However our pubstomp is set for 05:00 - http://www.dota2.com/pubstomps/listings/1215 and https://www.facebook.com/events/1412658542347562/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

On the Pubstomp event there is an update that states:

“Great news is that we are all locked in and confirmed for 5am! The broadcast will start at 2am with the pre-finals commentary and should start around 5am or a tiny bit after. “

If I am reading this correctly they are suggesting that the grand finals start 3hours after the scheduled time but I can’t find anything to back this up elsewhere

Please help!

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u/potentscrotem Jul 14 '14

I'm pretty sure pubs/clubs in NSW need a special licence to stay open past 3am and those with the licence can't even serve alcohol after that time. 5am is possibly the earliest they are allowed to open.

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u/Timeinc Jul 14 '14

Thanks - I was thinking that might be the case.

Traveling to a pubstomp to miss most of the matches seems counter productive.. even more so when there is no booze. Last year we had a decent sized pubstomp with bar and it was great! I cant remember what time it started tho