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2018 WCS Leipzig

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[e][h]2018 WCS Leipzig
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Leipzig
Format:
1v1
Three Group Stages
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$101,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-01-26
End Date:
2018-01-28
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
79
Protoss 23
Terran 23
Zerg 33
Maps
Chronology


The 2018 WCS Leipzig is the first of four events of the 2018 WCS Circuit.
It takes place at DreamHack Leipzig 2018 and is organized by DreamHack.

Format[edit]

First Group Stage

  • 64 players in 16 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
  • Matches are Bo3
  • Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage

Second Group Stage

  • 32 players in 8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
  • Matches are Bo3
  • Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage

Third Group Stage

  • 16 players from the Second Group Stage
  • 16 players from Qualifiers
  • 8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
  • Matches are Bo3
  • Top 2 players of each group advance to the playoffs

Playoffs

  • 16 players in a single-elimination bracket
  • Round of 16 to Semifinals are played in Bo5
  • Finals are played in Bo7

Map Pool[edit]

Talents[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

$101,000 USD and 12,600 WCS Circuit Points are spread among the players as seen below:

Notable Participants[edit]

This list contains the most notable players. For a full participants list go to: Player List

Protoss Protoss Terran Terran Zerg Zerg
Qualified players (16)
TingTing
United States Neeb
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
Brazil Kelazhur
Team QLASHTeam QLASH
Poland Elazer
AfreecaTV TaiwanAfreecaTV Taiwan
Taiwan Nice
OSC EliteOSC Elite
Canada MaSa
Talon EsportsTalon Esports
Hong Kong GogojOey
Legacy EsportsLegacy Esports
Australia Probe
SYF GAMINGSYF GAMING
Australia Seither1
EURONICS GamingEURONICS Gaming
Poland Nerchio
Exeed EsportsExeed Esports
Mexico SpeCial
Team expertTeam expert
Canada Scarlett
SCBoySCBoy
China TIME
Ence eSportsEnce eSports
Finland Serral
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Netherlands uThermal
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
South Korea TRUE
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
China XY
1F Pro Gaming1F Pro Gaming
Australia Yours1
Notable open sign-up players
China Cyan
Houkago Tea TeamHoukago Tea Team
Russia Arctur
Team expertTeam expert
Ukraine Bly
CascadeCascade
France DnS
Slovakia BlueCheese
OSC EliteOSC Elite
Mexico Cham
Exeed EsportsExeed Esports
Poland Gerald
Wind and RainWind and Rain
United Kingdom DeMusliM
Exeed EsportsExeed Esports
Poland Guru
AsterionAsterion
Netherlands Harstem
mousesportsmousesports
Germany HeRoMaRinE
Romandy GamingRomandy Gaming
Austria HateMe
Luxembourg JackO
CascadeCascade
Ukraine Kas
ReG eSportsReG eSports
France hinO
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Poland MaNa
RedbloodsRedbloods
Denmark Lillekanin
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
United States JonSnow
IsIMBAIsIMBA
Romania NightEnD
Team RevolutioNTeam RevolutioN
Netherlands Optimus
Team QLASHTeam QLASH
Germany Lambo
mYinsanitymYinsanity
France PtitDrogo
OSC EliteOSC Elite
Poland souL
Sweden Namshar
Team GERATeam GERA
Russia Rail
Poland Ziggy
Forged Force GamingForged Force Gaming
United Kingdom RiSky
ArmaTeamArmaTeam
Germany ShoWTimE
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Norway Snute
Denmark SpaceMarine
Meliora EsportsMeliora Esports
Sweden SortOf
GamersOriginGamersOrigin
France Stephano
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Germany TLO
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
Sweden Zanster

1 Seither forfeited his spot due to personal reasons and was replaced by Yours.[1]

Results[edit]

Group Stage #1 — Group Stage #2

Group Stage 3[edit]

Group A[edit]

lrthread Group A
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Finland Zerg Serral 2-0 4-1
2. Sweden Zerg Namshar 2-1 5-3
3. Canada Zerg Scarlett 1-2 3-5
4. France Zerg Stephano 0-2 1-4
Group A Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
SwedenZergNamshar
2
0
CanadaZergScarlett
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
SwedenZergNamshar
1
2
FinlandZergSerral
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
SwedenZergNamshar
2
1
CanadaZergScarlett

Group B[edit]

lrthread Group B
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Sweden Zerg SortOf 2-0 4-2
2. Canada Terran MaSa 2-1 5-3
3. France Protoss DnS 1-2 3-5
4. China Terran TIME 0-2 2-4
Group B Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
ChinaTerranTIME
1
2
SwedenZergSortOf
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
CanadaTerranMaSa
2
0
FranceProtossDnS
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
SwedenZergSortOf
2
1
CanadaTerranMaSa
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
ChinaTerranTIME
1
2
FranceProtossDnS
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
CanadaTerranMaSa
2
1
FranceProtossDnS
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET

Group C[edit]

lrthread Group C
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Ukraine Zerg Bly 2-0 4-0
2. Netherlands Terran uThermal 2-1 4-3
3. China Protoss Cyan 1-2 3-5
4. Australia Protoss Probe 0-2 1-4
Group C Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
AustraliaProtossProbe
0
2
UkraineZergBly
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
UkraineZergBly
2
0
NetherlandsTerranuThermal
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
NetherlandsTerranuThermal
2
0
ChinaProtossCyan
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET

Group D[edit]

lrthread Group D
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Germany Protoss ShoWTimE 2-0 4-1
2. Taiwan Protoss Nice 2-1 5-3
3. Netherlands Protoss Harstem 1-2 2-4
4. Brazil Terran Kelazhur 0-2 2-4
Group D Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
TaiwanProtossNice
0
2
NetherlandsProtossHarstem
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
NetherlandsProtossHarstem
0
2
GermanyProtossShoWTimE
TaiwanProtossNice
2
1
BrazilTerranKelazhur
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
NetherlandsProtossHarstem
0
2
TaiwanProtossNice
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Unknown
Unknown

Group E[edit]

lrthread Group E
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Germany Terran HeRoMaRinE 2-0 4-1
2. Poland Zerg Nerchio 2-1 4-2
3. Mexico Zerg Cham 1-2 3-5
4. Hong Kong Zerg GogojOey 0-2 1-4
Group E Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Hong KongZergGogojOey
1
2
MexicoZergCham
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
MexicoZergCham
1
2
GermanyTerranHeRoMaRinE
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
MexicoZergCham
0
2
PolandZergNerchio
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET

Group F[edit]

lrthread Group F
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Mexico Terran SpeCial 2-0 4-1
2. Norway Zerg Snute 2-1 5-3
3. Australia Zerg Yours 1-2 3-5
4. Germany Terran kauP 0-2 1-4
Group F Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
MexicoTerranSpeCial
2
0
GermanyTerrankauP
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
AustraliaZergYours
0
2
NorwayZergSnute
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
MexicoTerranSpeCial
2
1
NorwayZergSnute
GermanyTerrankauP
1
2
AustraliaZergYours
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
NorwayZergSnute
2
1
AustraliaZergYours
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Unknown
Unknown

Group G[edit]

lrthread Group G
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Poland Zerg Elazer 2-0 4-2
2. South Korea Zerg TRUE 2-1 5-3
3. Germany Zerg TLO 1-2 4-4
4. France Protoss PtitDrogo 0-2 0-4
Group G Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
PolandZergElazer
2
1
GermanyZergTLO
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
South KoreaZergTRUE
2
0
FranceProtossPtitDrogo
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
PolandZergElazer
2
1
South KoreaZergTRUE
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
South KoreaZergTRUE
2
1
GermanyZergTLO
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET

Group H[edit]

lrthread Group H
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1. Germany Zerg Lambo 2-0 4-2
2. United States Protoss Neeb 2-1 5-4
3. Sweden Zerg Zanster 1-2 4-5
4. China Terran XY 0-2 2-4
Group H Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
United StatesProtossNeeb
2
1
SwedenZergZanster
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
United StatesProtossNeeb
1
2
GermanyZergLambo
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
SwedenZergZanster
2
1
ChinaTerranXY
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
United StatesProtossNeeb
2
1
SwedenZergZanster

Playoffs[edit]

Round of 16 (Bo5)
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Grand Finals (Bo7)
FinlandZergSerral
3
CanadaTerranMaSa
0
SwedenZergSortOf
0
PolandZergNerchio
3
FinlandZergSerral
3
PolandZergNerchio
0
MexicoTerranSpeCial
3
NetherlandsTerranuThermal
1
GermanyZergLambo
0
NorwayZergSnute
3

Distribution[edit]

Map Statistics[edit]

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Replays[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]