2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January

[e][h]2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January

League Information

Series:

Global StarCraft II League

Organizer(s):

GOMTV

Sponsor(s):

Sony Ericsson emTek Incheon Tourism Organization

Game Version:

Wings of Liberty
Patch 1.1.3 – Patch 1.2.0

Server:

South Korea

Type:

Offline

Location:

Seoul

Format:

1v1, 2x Group play + Playoffs

1v1, Single-elimination

Prize Pool:

₩144,900,000 (≃ $129,932 USD)

Start Date:

2011-01-02

End Date:

2011-01-29

Liquipedia Tier:

Premier

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

32

Number of Players:

64

18

28

18

Maps

Metalopolis • Scrap Station • Xel'Naga Caverns • Blistering Sands • Steppes of War • Lost Temple • Delta Quadrant • Jungle Basin • Shakuras Plateau

Chronology

2010 GSL Season 3

2011 GSL March

Map Pool[edit]

This tournament used the same map pool as GSL 2 & GSL 3:

Blistering Sands • Delta Quadrant • Jungle Basin • Lost Temple • Metalopolis • Scrap Station • Shakuras Plateau • Steppes of War • Xel'Naga Caverns

Information[edit]

Ro32~Ro16[edit]

Code S players each eliminated 1 map
Code A players each eliminated 1 map

Prize Pool[edit]

The total prize pool was ₩144 900 000 (Approximately $129 932 USD, €95 475 EUR).

Code S[edit]

The Code S prize pool was ₩132 000 000 (Approximately $118 364 USD, €86 975 EUR), divided among participants as follows:

Place	$ USD	₩ KRW	Player	Team
1st	$44,835	₩50,000,000	Mvp	Incredible Miracle
2nd	$17,934	₩20,000,000	MarineKing	Prime
3rd-4th	$4,483.50	₩5,000,000	NesTea	Incredible Miracle
3rd-4th	$4,483.50	₩5,000,000	Jinro	Team Liquid
5th-8th	$2,690.10	₩3,000,000	NaDa	Old Generations
			IdrA	Evil Geniuses
			TricKsteR	Team SCV Life
			Choya	For Our Utopia
9th-16th	$1,793.40	₩2,000,000	MC	Old Generations
			RainBOw	StarTale
			Genius	ZeNEX
			Clide	Team SCV Life
			TheBest	For Our Utopia
			Hyperdub	Old Generations
			Zenio	Old Generations
			BoxeR	SlayerS
17th-32nd	$1,345.05	₩1,500,000	Ensnare	Old Generations
			Check	Prime
			LegalMind	ZeNEX
			LiveForever	ZeNEX
			InCa	Old Generations
			San	ZeNEX
			Leenock	For Our Utopia
			anypro	Prime
			Kyrix	ZeNEX
			Rain	Team SCV Life
			HongUn	Prime
			TheWinD	Old Generations
			FruitDealer	Team SCV Life
			jookTo	Old Generations
			Polt	Prime
			Maka	Prime

Converted USD prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on January 29, 2011: 1,000 KRW = 0.89670 USD.

Code A[edit]

Place	$ USD	₩ KRW	Player	Team
1st	$1,345.05	₩1,500,000	TOP	Old Generations
2nd	$896.70	₩1,000,000	ByuN	ZeNEX
3rd-4th	$717.36	₩800,000	Lyn	WeMade FOX
3rd-4th	$717.36	₩800,000	sC	For Our Utopia
5th-8th	$538.02	₩600,000	Moon	WeMade FOX
			July	StarTale
			Cezanne	Old Generations
			BanBans	Zenith
9th-16th	$358.68	₩400,000	ButterflyEffect	Zenith
			August	StarTale
			Killer	Team SCV Life
			YugiOh	SlayerS
			Loner	World Elite
			Squirtle	StarTale
			aLive	Team SCV Life
			Junwi	Incredible Miracle
17th-32nd	$179.34	₩200,000	Nettie	Prime
			LittleBoy	Old Generations
			GuineaPig
			BitByBit	Prime
			Sync
			Golden	For Our Utopia
			Line	ZeNEX
			Odin	MVP
			BBi	Incredible Miracle
			Ret	Team Liquid
			JSL	Zenith
			Terius	For Our Utopia
			AcE	StarTale
			ZanDarke	ReX
			cOre	ZeNEX
			Tankboy	Prime

Converted USD prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on January 29, 2011: 1,000 KRW = 0.89670 USD.

Trivia[edit]

There were two Code S foreigners in this tournament: Jinro, IdrA, and 2 Code A foreigners: Ret, Loner.
Pepsi remains the sponsor of the event.
Bleach (ByuN) was the first player in the GSL to switch race, from Protoss to Terran.
MarineKing was the first player to make it to two GSL finals.
This GSL saw the first Mirror Match-up and 4-0 Win in the Final.
Mvp became the first Terran champion.

Racial Distribution[edit]

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Winner

1

Final Match

2

Semi Finals

3	1

Quarter Finals

2	4	2

Ro16

4	9	3

Ro32

9	14	9

UD:

After

5	6	5

UD:

Before

5	5	6

UD:

+

Total

6	9	9

UD: