Hello. Admirable effort I say although we're mostly a custom mapping/modding site. However, that is not to say we don't for instance have a mutiplayer forum:
Multiplayer LFG
There's also been some melee mapping (creation) contests here (
Arena), some paid, some with the goal of those maps being introduced in semi-competitive and some competitive play.
Some examples:
Create a brand new 1v1 melee map, or nominate an existing one of yours. Any entry must not have been used for any previous Hive contest. At least top 3 submissions will be featured in a professional Warcraft III tournament, as with last year, with prizepool of at least 300 EUR (thanks to Sergey...
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Hi all, Hive Cup #3 is here! Pro players compete on community-made maps. Mappol: Top-7 maps of the 8th mapping contest (first phase) are selected: Rusty Creek, Snow Melt, Deja Vu, Springtime (aka Spring Melt), Northwestern River, Throne of Tides, Fairy Tale. Qualifier dates: There will be...
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Create a brand new 1v1 melee map, or nominate an existing one of yours. Any entry must not have been used for any previous Hive contest. At least top 5 submissions will be featured in the qualifier rounds and the final cup, as with last year. Let your creativity reign while ensuring the map is...
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Dear everyone, We now open the registration for qualifiers for the Hive Workshop Cup. Instructions. Follow these steps to participate in the Open qualifiers: Create an account on challonge.com: Sign Up - Challonge. This requires only to solve a Capcha, e-mail confirmation not needed. Follow...
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MELEE MAPPING CONTEST #4 Create a 2v2 melee map that excels in balance, terrain and creativity, while being suitable for Warcraft III Reforged. No submission may violate any of the site rules. If a submission does not follow the map submission rules the creator will be disqualified. All...
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MELEE MAPPING CONTEST #2 Create a competitive 1v1 melee map that excels in terrain, dynamic, and creativity, but most importantly balance. No submission may violate any of the site rules. If a submission does not follow the map submission rules the creator will be disqualified. All...
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SPECIAL MELEE MAPPING CONTEST - 1v1 PRIZES AND EXPOSURE SPONSORED BY BACK2WARCRAFT Create a competitive 1v1 melee map that excels in terrain, dynamic, and creativity, but most importantly balance, for a chance to win $100 among many prizes! No submission may violate any of the site rules...
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There's also other sites/means to spur the melee scene:
Hive Workshop Cup 3
As well as streamers (although more importantly those that also have a role in ladder like Grubby et al. Wtii is more on the lines of the streamer than the competitive type but he plays lots of melee; Back2Warcraft emphasizes extensively or fully on melee).
It's important to do a sort of study/inquiry. Ask the melee community what they want to see, what they wish for, what interest them. Question various aspects (like melee changes, graphics update etc.). Draw some statistics and work on the most results.
SD+ has a high chance of not happening officially as there's already Reforged and unofficially means a mod-separated from the game which would require everyone to get it and stuff which would make a lot reluctant to do.
The ladder scene could be sensitized to variations in melee gameplay by having known streamers and renowned ladder players delve into this aspect of gameplay by showcasing or even participating in such an Avantgardist movement through contests.
All in all, not sure how much info and help for your endeavour you'll find here since the site's priority or focus isn't melee/ladder, as mentioned in the beginning.