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2012 GSL Blizzard Cup
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2012 GSL Blizzard Cup
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
SeoulFormat:
1v1, Group Stage,
Single-elimination Playoffs
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize pool:
₩68,000,000 KRW
(≃ $63,294 USD)
(≃ $63,294 USD)
Start Date:
2012-12-17
End Date:
2012-12-22
Liquipedia tier:
Links
Player breakdown
Number of players:
10
4
1
5Chronology
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]
- 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) | TaeJa |
PartinG |
Life
|
| Best Ceremony | Seed
| ||
| Special Award for promoting eSports | NaDa and Hot6iX
| ||
| Best Rookie award (Chosen by Reporters) | Life
| ||
| Most Popular Team (User Vote) |  Incredible Miracle
| ||
| Most Popular Player (User Vote) | Mvp
| ||
| Best Coach (Chosen by Reporters) | FXOpen e-Sports Coach - Choya
| ||
| Best Race Players (By GSL Points for Each Race) | Mvp
|
Seed
|
Sniper
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| Best Player (Winner of 2012 GSL Blizzard Cup) | Life
| ||
Qualified Players[edit]
| Global StarCraft II League | IGN ProLeague Season 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Ranking Top 3 | Winner | Runner-Up | ||
| Mvp
|
 Sniper
|
DongRaeGu
|
 Leenock
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 viOLet
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| 2012 OSL Season 1 | 2012 Battle.net WC | 2012 MLG Fall Championship | DreamHack Winter 2012 | World Cyber Games 2012 |
| Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner |
 Rain
|
 PartinG *
|
Life
|
 HerO
|
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]
     Group A
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2012 - 13:10 KST | ||||||
| 1. | Leenock
|
3-1 | 7-4 | |||
| 2. | PartinG
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3-1 | 7-4 | |||
| 3. | DongRaeGu
|
3-1 | 7-5 | |||
| 4. | HerO
|
1-3 | 5-6 | |||
| 5. | Mvp
|
0-4 | 1-8 | |||
Group A Matches
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| Group B
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2012 - 13:10 KST | ||||||
| 1. | Sniper
|
3-1 | 7-2 | |||
| 2. | Life
|
3-1 | 6-4 | |||
| 3. | viOLet
|
2-2 | 4-5 | |||
| 4. | Seed
|
1-3 | 4-6 | |||
| 5. | Rain
|
1-3 | 3-7 | |||
Group B Matches
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Legend[edit]
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Playoffs[edit]
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Round of 6 (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
2
3
DongRaeGuLife
3
2
PartinGviOLet 4
2
LifePartinGDecember 22, 2012 - 08:10UTC
Heart of the Swarm Invitational[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round of 4 (Bo1)
Final
Final
F
Racial Distribution[edit]
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| Round of 10 |
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| Round of 6 |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Winner |
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "GSL Tour Finals + 2013 GSL Tour Details". 30 November 2012.
- ↑ Waxangel (2012-12-03). "next highest GSL point player". Twitter.com.