2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January
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2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game Version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
Seoul Format:
1v1, 2x Group play + Playoffs
1v1, Single-eliminationPrize pool:
₩144,900,000 (≃ $129,932)
Start Date:
2011-01-02
End Date:
2011-01-29
Liquipedia Tier:
Winners WinnersPlayer Breakdown
Number of Players:
32 32Number of Players:
64
18
28
18Maps
Chronology
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 | $44,835.00 | ₩ 50,000,000 | Mvp |  Incredible Miracle |
 2nd | $17,934.00 | ₩ 20,000,000 | MarineKing |  Prime |
 3rd-4th | $4,483.50 | ₩ 5,000,000 | NesTea | Incredible Miracle |
 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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]
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