2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence
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2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game Version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
ProvidenceFormat:
1v1
Open Bracket
Championship Bracket
Open Bracket
Championship Bracket
Prize Pool:
$120,000 USD
Start Date:
2011-11-18
End Date:
2011-11-20
Liquipedia Tier:
Participants
Number of Players:
272
78
75
98
2Maps
Chronology
2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence was the sixth and final event of the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit, held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The weekend featured competitions in StarCraft 2, League of Legends, Halo: Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and others. As the national championship event, the StarCraft 2 format was changed to a seeded double-elimination bracket, ditching the standard pool play. The tournament boasted an incredibly strong group of seeded players and an extremely dangerous open bracket, featuring many of the world's best players.
MLG mainstay broadcaster Day[9] was not able to attend.[1] However, the rest of MLG's all-star lineup, including Artosis, Tasteless, Clutch, ItmeJP, Husky, djWHEAT and MrBitter, was. They were joined by the "beta stream casters" Tumba, Adebisi & Robin, who provided solo casting of select matches on the Beta Streams, and former eSTRO manager Hwanni, who was the new Korean translator. Rob Simpson, the Assistant Manager of Blizzard E-Sports,[2] also made an appearance on day two, casting several games alongside the mainstays.
MLG Providence was the first Starcraft 2 event to be streamed on YouTube's live streaming platform.[3]
Format[edit]
- Main article: 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence Format
Open Bracket[edit]
- Double-elimination bracket.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Top 16 advance to Championship Bracket.
Championship Bracket[edit]
- 32 players in a double-elimination bracket.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Extended Series rule: Rematches are Bo7 starting from the results of the previous meeting.
Map Pool[edit]
| MLG Antiga Shipyard | MLG Dual Sight | MLG Metalopolis | MLG Shakuras Plateau | MLG Shattered Temple | MLG Tal'Darim Altar | MLG Xel'Naga Caverns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Talents[edit]
- Main Stream Commentators:
- Side Stream Commentator:
Adebisi (Michael Van Driel)
Prize pool[edit]
Offering $120,000 spread among players as follows:
1st
2nd
3rd 
4th 
- NaNiwa was reported to have been awarded a GSL Code S spot as part of the GSL-MLG Exchange Program.[4][5] However, it was later revealed that it wasn't the case, since MLG Providence only granted two seeds in the Blizzard Cup.[6]
Participants[edit]
Protoss (4) Terran (7) Zerg (5)Seeded Players (16)
Protoss Terran ZergNotable Open Bracket Players
1 
1 
1 
1 1 
11 First time sign-ups
Results[edit]
Open Bracket[edit]
- Main article: 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence Winners Bracket
- Main article: 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Providence Losers Bracket
Championship Bracket[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 1
UB Round 1
UBR1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Upper Bracket Round 2
UB Round 2
UBR2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Upper Bracket Round 3
UB Round 3
UBR3
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Lower Bracket Round 3
LB Round 3
LBR3
Lower Bracket Round 4
Lower Bracket Round 4
LB Round 4
LBR4
Lower Bracket Round 5
Lower Bracket Round 5
LB Round 5
LBR5
Lower Bracket Round 6
Lower Bracket Round 6
LB Round 6
LBR6
Lower Bracket Round 7
Lower Bracket Round 7
LB Round 7
LBR7
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
| Extended Series rule: | Best-of-seven series start off 2-0 or 2-1 based on results from previous meeting. In the Grand Final, an extended series occurred when the finalist coming from the winners' bracket, NaNiwa, lost what was initially a best-of-three series to Leenock, 2-1. |
Consolation Matches[edit]
Consolation Matches - Round 4
Round 5
Round 9
View Games[edit]
Additional Coverage[edit]
- Preview article by TL.net
- ESFI Coverage
- Teamliquid Coverage
- Photos by Zhang Jingna
- Summary article by TL.net and many photographs
Trivia[edit]
- Tumba, one of the MLG Beta stream casters, proposed (successfully!) to his girlfriend after interviewing MC following his victory over IdrA.
- During this event, a rivalry formed between NaNiwa and NesTea. NesTea had previously defeated NaNiwa 2-1 in the BlizzCon 2011 StarCraft II Invitational, but NaNiwa returned the favor, defeating NesTea 2-1 when they met again during the 2011 MLG Global Invitational Final. In an interview after that game, NaNiwa commented about a seemingly quick drone pull NesTea made during their 3rd game: "I thought that he would do some smart shit, [...], I thought he was that genius but apparently he's just an idiot. What he did made no sense."[7]. When NesTea heard of these comments he was reportedly very angry and ready to destroy NaNiwa.[8] Later, when they met in the Championship Winners' Bracket Quarter Final, they both played aggressively, including a 3rd game cannon rush. NaNiwa won the match 2-1, and cameras showed a clearly angry NesTea. In twitter posts and a later interview, NaNiwa stated that he was "caught up in the moment" and "didn't mean any disrespect". He also stated: "He showed he is a very smart player, obviously, since he won 3 GSLs. He can't be stupid."[9] It would be surprising, however, if that was the end of the rivalry, as NaNiwa later stated that he liked rivalries, as he believed it made the games more interesting for the audience. [10]
- This was the only MLG of 2011 where a Zerg was the Champion.
- There were over 240,000 peak concurrent viewers, with over 3.6 million hours of video watched over the weekend of MLG Providence.[11]
Gallery[edit]
Map Statistics[edit]
| vs. | vs. | vs. | Mirrors | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Antiga Shipyard | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dual Sight | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | - |
| Metalopolis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shakuras Plateau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tal'Darim Altar | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | 1 | - |
| The Shattered Temple | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Xel'Naga Caverns | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | 2 | - |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 6 | - |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ The MLG Providence Live Broadcast: 3 Days of Insanity
- ↑ MLG.TV: !@#$ Slasher - Interview with Blizzard eSports' Rob Simpson
- ↑ Watch MLG Providence LIVE on YouTube
- ↑ http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/naniwas-ascension
- ↑ http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/top-5-stories-from-mlg-providence/
- ↑ Slasher: "Providence did not award Naniwa a Code S spot, only the Blizzard Cup. He was going to be given Code S, that which was revoked. Not as bad". Twitter.com @Slasher, 14 December 2011
- ↑ NaNiwa interviewed after winning MLG Global Invitational
- ↑ NesTea says he's ready to destroy NaNiwa
- ↑ Naniwa Post Nestea Interview - MLG Providence 2011
- ↑ Naniwa Post Nestea Interview - MLG Providence 2011
- ↑ MLG Delivers the Largest Season in eSports History