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2012 GSL Blizzard Cup

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[e][h]2012 GSL Blizzard Cup
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
South Korea Seoul
Format:
1v1, Group Stage,
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
₩68,000,000 KRW
(≃ $63,294.11 USD)
Start Date:
2012-12-17
End Date:
2012-12-22
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
10
Protoss 4
Terran 1
Zerg 5
Chronology

Overview[edit]

The GSL Blizzard Cup is a tournament organized by GOMTV, which plans to look back at and to conclude the year 2012.[1]

Format[edit]

The 2012 GSL Tour Grand Finals format.
  • 10 players will be divided in 2 groups of 5.
  • Best of 3 matches, round robin.
  • The 3 top players of each group advance to the playoffs.
  • Group A 1st vs (Group A 3rd vs Group B 2nd)
  • Group B 1st vs (Group B 3rd vs Group A 2nd)

Prize Pool[edit]

Converted USD prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on December 22, 2012: 1,000 KRW = 0.93080 USD.

2012 GSL Tour Awards[edit]

The 2012 GSL Tour Awards will be given in the following categories:

Award ID
Best Match (User Vote) Mvp vs Squirtle in 2012 GSL Season 2: Code S finals
Outstanding Player of Each Race (Chosen by Reporters) Terran TaeJa Protoss PartinG Zerg Life
Best Ceremony Protoss Seed
Special Award for promoting eSports Terran NaDa and Hot6iX
Best Rookie award (Chosen by Reporters) Zerg Life
Most Popular Team (User Vote) Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle Incredible Miracle
Most Popular Player (User Vote) Terran Mvp
Best Coach (Chosen by Reporters) FXOpen e-Sports Coach - Protoss Choya
Best Race Players (By GSL Points for Each Race) Terran Mvp Protoss Seed Zerg Sniper
Best Player (Winner of 2012 GSL Blizzard Cup) Zerg Life

Qualified Players[edit]

Global StarCraft II League IGN ProLeague Season 5
Point Ranking Top 3 Winner Runner-Up
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
South Korea Terran Mvp
MVPMVP
South Korea Zerg Sniper
MVPMVP
South Korea Zerg DongRaeGu
FXOpen e-SportsFXOpen e-Sports
South Korea Zerg Leenock
AZUBUAZUBU
South Korea Zerg viOLet
2012 OSL Season 1 2012 Battle.net WC 2012 MLG Fall Championship DreamHack Winter 2012 World Cyber Games 2012
Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
South Korea Protoss Rain
StarTaleStarTale
South Korea Protoss PartinG *
StarTaleStarTale
South Korea Zerg Life
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
South Korea Protoss HerO
StarTaleStarTale
South Korea Protoss PartinG *

* As PartinG won both the 2012 Battle.net World Championship and the World Cyber Games 2012, Seed as the next highest, non-qualified, player in the GSL Point Ranking takes his second spot.[2]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

preview lrthread Interview Recap Group A
December 17, 2012 - 13:10 KST
1. South Korea Zerg Leenock 3-1 7-4
2. South Korea Protoss PartinG 3-1 7-4
3. South Korea Zerg DongRaeGu 3-1 7-5
4. South Korea Protoss HerO 1-3 5-6
5. South Korea Terran Mvp 0-4 1-8
preview lrthread Interview Recap Group B
December 18, 2012 - 13:10 KST
1. South Korea Zerg Sniper 3-1 7-2
2. South Korea Zerg Life 3-1 6-4
3. South Korea Zerg viOLet 2-2 4-5
4. South Korea Protoss Seed 1-3 4-6
5. South Korea Protoss Rain 1-3 3-7

Legend[edit]

Legend
Matches Won-Lost | Games Won-Lost
Advance to Semifinals
Advances to Round of 6
Fate not yet determined.
Eliminated.

Playoffs[edit]

Round of 6 (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)

Heart of the Swarm Invitational[edit]

Round of 4 (Bo1)
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
South KoreaZergDongRaeGu
1
South KoreaTerranBaBy
0
December 22, 2012 - 15:30 KST
South KoreaZergNesTea
1
South KoreaProtossBisu
0
December 22, 2012 - 15:30 KST
South KoreaZergDongRaeGu
2
South KoreaZergNesTea
0
December 22, 2012 - 15:30 KST

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Round of 10
415
Round of 6
15
Semifinals
13
Finals
11
Winner
1

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "GSL Tour Finals + 2013 GSL Tour Details". 30 November 2012.
  2. Waxangel (2012-12-03). "next highest GSL point player". Twitter.com.