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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:
Seoul Format:
1v1, Group Stage,
Single-elimination Playoffs
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize pool:
68,000,000 KRW (≃ $63,294.11 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]
| Place | $USD | ₩ KRW | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $37,231.82 | ₩40,000,000 | Life |  StarTale |
 2nd | $9,307.95 | ₩10,000,000 | PartinG | StarTale |
 3rd-4th | $4,653.98 | ₩5,000,000 | Leenock |  FXOpen e-Sports |
| Sniper |  MVP | |||
| 5th-6th | $1,861.59 | ₩2,000,000 | DongRaeGu | MVP |
| viOLet |  AZUBU | |||
| 7th-10th | $930.80 | ₩1,000,000 | Seed |  Incredible Miracle |
| Rain |  SK Telecom T1 | |||
| HerO |  Team Liquid | |||
| Mvp | Incredible Miracle |
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
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| Best Ceremony | Seed
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| Special Award for promoting eSports | NaDa and Hot6iX
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| Best Rookie award (Chosen by Reporters) | Life
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| Most Popular Team (User Vote) | Incredible Miracle
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| Most Popular Player (User Vote) | Mvp
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| Best Coach (Chosen by Reporters) | FXOpen e-Sports Coach - Choya
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| Best Race Players (By GSL Points for Each Race) | Mvp
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Seed
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Sniper
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| Best Player (Winner of 2012 GSL Blizzard Cup) | Life
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Qualified Players[edit]
| Global StarCraft II League | IGN ProLeague Season 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Ranking Top 3 | Winner | Runner-Up | ||
| Mvp
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Sniper
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DongRaeGu
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Leenock
|
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
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3-1 | 7-4 | |||
| 2. | PartinG
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3-1 | 7-4 | |||
| 3. | DongRaeGu
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3-1 | 7-5 | |||
| 4. | HerO
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1-3 | 5-6 | |||
| 5. | Mvp
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0-4 | 1-8 | |||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mvp | 1 | 2 | DongRaeGu |
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| HerO | 1 | 2 | Leenock |
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| Mvp | 0 | 2 | PartinG |
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| HerO | 1 | 2 | DongRaeGu |
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| Leenock | 2 | 1 | PartinG |
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| HerO | 2 | 0 | Mvp |
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| Leenock | 1 | 2 | DongRaeGu |
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| HerO | 1 | 2 | PartinG |
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| Leenock | 2 | 0 | Mvp |
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| DongRaeGu | 1 | 2 | PartinG |
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| Group B
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2012 - 13:10 KST | ||||||
| 1. | Sniper
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3-1 | 7-2 | |||
| 2. | Life
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3-1 | 6-4 | |||
| 3. | viOLet
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2-2 | 4-5 | |||
| 4. | Seed
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1-3 | 4-6 | |||
| 5. | Rain
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1-3 | 3-7 | |||
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sniper | 1 | 2 | Life |
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| Rain | 1 | 2 | viOLet |
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| Sniper | 2 | 0 | Seed |
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| Rain | 0 | 2 | Life |
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| viOLet | 0 | 2 | Seed |
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| Rain | 0 | 2 | Sniper |
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| viOLet | 2 | 0 | Life |
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| Rain | 2 | 1 | Seed |
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| viOLet | 0 | 2 | Sniper |
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| Life | 2 | 1 | Seed |
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Legend[edit]
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Playoffs[edit]
Round of 6 (Bo5)
DongRaeGu2
DongRaeGu
Life 
Life3
PartinG3
PartinG
viOLetDecember 19, 2012 - 18:10 KST
viOLet2
Semifinals (Bo5)
Leenock1
Life3
Sniper0
PartinG3
Finals (Bo7)
Life4
Life
PartinGDecember 22, 2012 - 17:10 KST
PartinG2
Heart of the Swarm Invitational[edit]
Round of 4 (Bo1)
Finals
Racial Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | ||||
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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.