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2012 MLG Summer Championship
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2012 MLG Summer Championship
League Information
Series:
Organizer(s):
Game Version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
RaleighVenue:
Raleigh Convention Center
Format:
1v1
Open Bracket
Group Play
Championship Bracket
Open Bracket
Group Play
Championship Bracket
Prize Pool:
$76,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-08-24
End Date:
2012-08-26
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
224
Maps
Chronology
Leenock lifting up the trophy
The 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Summer Championship is the final event of the 2012 MLG Summer season. It is held at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As with previous MLG Pro Circuit events, the tournament has two preliminary stages - a Group Stage for the highest seeded players and a double-elimination Open Bracket. However, the Group Stage has a new name and format: double-elimination Group Play replaces the round-robin Pool Play from previous Championships. The Open Bracket and Group Play are conjoined in a culminating double-elimination Championship Bracket.
In addition to the regular tournament, MLG will also be hosting the WCS North America Finals. After recent community[1] outrage,[2] MLG released the following statement:
- "After listening to extensive community feedback, MLG worked closely with Blizzard to ensure that the participants in the WCS NA Finals would not be forced to choose between participating in that event and the MLG Pro Circuit Summer Championship. It is critically important to both Blizzard and MLG that players be able to compete as they choose. Schedules will now be staggered so that players can compete in both events. North American Finals competitors; you can now participate in all aspects of the MLG Summer Season, including the Open and Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, the Arena, and the Summer Championship. Registration for the Open Online Qualifiers is open now."[3]
Format[edit]
Layout[edit]
- 208 Open Bracket Players + 24 Seeded Group Play Players.
- Open Bracket.
- Losers and Winners Bracket.
- Group Play.
- 24 Seeded Players + Final 8 Open Winners Bracket Players = 32 Players.
- Four 8-player double-elimination Groups.
- Championship Bracket
- Top 40 Players (32 Group Play Players + Final 8 Open Losers Bracket Players).
- Losers and Winners Bracket.
- Open Bracket.
Rule Changes[edit]
- The extended series rule will now go into effect only if the players have met before in the same phase of the tournament. This means that a match result in the Open Bracket or Group Play will not trigger an extended series in the Championship Bracket.
- Like the Summer Arena, the Championship Bracket is now split into two double-elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a best-of-seven Final series. This ensures that the Finalists will not have met earlier in the Championship Bracket.
- As a consequence of the above two changes, extended series are not possible in the Championship Bracket except for the Semifinal matches.
Players[edit]
- Seeds:
- Top 16 players of 2012 MLG Summer Arena are seeded into Group Play.
A further 8 invited players are seeded into Group Play.The eight invited KeSPA players will be replaced in Group Play by the next highest qualifiers from the Summer Season (based on Arena and Invite Qualifier results).- The 16 highest Open Bracket seeds (determined by Qualifier results and MLG Rank) will begin play in Open Winners Bracket Round 5.
- Advancement:
- Top 8 players of the Open Winners Bracket will advance into Group Play.
- Top 8 players of the Open Losers Bracket will advance into the Championship Losers Bracket Round 1.
- Each Group’s 1st Place Player will advance into the Championship Winners Bracket quarterfinals.
Map Pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
$76,000 is spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $25,000 |   Leenock |  FXOpen e-Sports |
 2nd | $15,000 |  First |  Incredible Miracle |
 3rd-4th | $7,250 |  TaeJa |  Team Liquid |
| TheStC |  Quantic Gaming | ||
| 5th-6th | $3,500 | HerO | Team Liquid |
| viOLet |  AZUBU | ||
| 7th-8th | $2,250 | Revival |  Team SCV Life |
| Heart |  compLexity Gaming | ||
| 9th-12th | $1,500 |  Stephano |  Millenium |
| aLive |  Fnatic | ||
| CranK |  Axiom | ||
| Daisy |  ESC Icybox | ||
| 13th-16th | $1,000 | Sasquatch | compLexity Gaming |
| LosirA | Incredible Miracle | ||
| Alicia |  SlayerS | ||
| Ryung | SlayerS |
Participants[edit]
| Protoss
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Terran
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Zerg
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| Seeded into Group Play via 2012 MLG Summer Arena (16) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alicia
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TaeJa
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LosirA
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| Oz
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Ryung
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Stephano
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| First
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aLive
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viOLet
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| HerO
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Rain
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Revival
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| Daisy
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 GoOdy
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 PuMa
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| GanZi
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| Seeded into Group Play via Qualifier Ranking (8) | ||
  Grubby
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Illusion
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Sheth
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 Caliber
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qxc
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Sasquatch
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| binski
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 giX
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| Notable open bracket sign-ups | ||
 HuK
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TheStC
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IdrA
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 Axslav
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 MarineKing
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LzGaMeR
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| Agh
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TriMaster
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Spanishiwa
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 HwangSin
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asd
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 Destiny
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| Killer
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 ThorZaIN
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goswser
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| CranK
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Apocalypse
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Hawk
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| JYP
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 SeleCT
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Fitzyhere
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| iNcontroL
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KawaiiRice
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Suppy
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| TT1
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 DeMusliM
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ViBE
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| Minigun
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  Beastyqt
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Machine
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| puCK
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Drewbie
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Leenock
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| desRow
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flo
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SLush
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 Maker
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JimRising
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| Heart
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| dde
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 KnighT
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| IceCream
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Results[edit]
Open Bracket[edit]
- Main article: 2012 MLG Summer Open Winners' Bracket
- Main article: 2012 MLG Summer Open Losers' Bracket
Group Play[edit]
Group A[edit]
Round 1
TaeJa1
CranK2
Illusion0
Revival2
Ryung2
qxc0
TriMaster0
HerO2
Round 2
CranK2
Revival0
Ryung1
HerO2
Round 4
CranK0
HerO2
Round 1
qxc2
TriMaster0
TaeJa2
Illusion1
Round 2
Revival2
qxc0
Ryung1
TaeJa2
Round 3
Revival0
TaeJa2
Round 4
CranK4
TaeJa3
Group Final
HerO4
CranK3
Group B[edit]
Round 1
Alicia2
Leenock1
Sheth1
PuMa2
GanZi0
binski2
EifeR0
aLive2
Round 2
Alicia2
PuMa1
binski0
aLive2
Round 4
Alicia0
aLive2
Round 1
GanZi1
EifeR2
Leenock2
Sheth1
Round 2
PuMa2
EifeR0
binski0
Leenock2
Round 3
PuMa0
Leenock2
Round 4
Alicia2
Leenock4
Group Final
aLive1
1
Leenock2
4
Group C[edit]
Round 1
Oz1
TheStC2
Grubby2
Rain1
viOLet2
giX0
Heart1
Stephano2
Round 2
TheStC2
Grubby0
viOLet2
Stephano1
Round 4
TheStC1
viOLet2
Round 1
giX0
Heart2
Oz0
Rain2
Round 2
Grubby0
Heart2
Stephano2
Rain0
Round 3
Heart2
Stephano4
Round 4
TheStC0
Stephano2
Group Final
viOLet4
Stephano1
Group D[edit]
Round 1
First1
IdrA2
Sasquatch2
GoOdy1
Daisy2
Caliber0
Hawk2
LosirA1
Round 2
IdrA1
Sasquatch2
Daisy2
Hawk1
Round 4
Sasquatch0
Daisy2
Round 1
Caliber0
LosirA2
First2
GoOdy0
Round 2
IdrA1
LosirA2
Hawk0
First2
Round 3
LosirA0
First2
Round 4
Sasquatch0
First2
Group Final
Daisy1
1
First2
4
- Group Final: If the Player who came from the Losers Bracket wins the initial Match, the Match will expand to a Best of 7, include the initial Match, and pick up where that Match left off.
- Extended Series rule: Players who have met before play a Best of 7 series starting with the results from previous meeting.
Championship Bracket[edit]
Championship Losers' Bracket Round 1-6[edit]
Losers Round 1
Oz1
Oz
KillerAugust 25, 2012
Killer2
giX0
giX
MarineKingAugust 25, 2012
MarineKing2
GanZi-
GanZi
goswserAugust 25, 2012
goswserW
Sheth2
Sheth
HwangSinAugust 25, 2012
HwangSin0
Illusion0
Illusion
HuKAugust 25, 2012
HuK2
TriMaster0
TriMaster
asdAugust 25, 2012
asd2
Caliber2
Caliber
MakerAugust 25, 2012
Maker1
GoOdy2
GoOdy
SeleCTAugust 25, 2012
SeleCT0
Losers Round 2
binski1
binski
KillerAugust 25, 2012
Killer2
EifeR0
EifeR
MarineKingAugust 25, 2012
MarineKing2
Grubby2
Grubby
goswserAugust 25, 2012
goswser0
Rain0
Rain
ShethAugust 25, 2012
Sheth2
Hawk2
Hawk
HuKAugust 25, 2012
HuK1
IdrA1
IdrA
asdAugust 25, 2012
asd2
qxc1
qxc
CaliberAugust 25, 2012
Caliber2
Ryung2
Ryung
GoOdyAugust 25, 2012
GoOdy0
Losers Round 3
Killer0
Killer
MarineKingAugust 26, 2012
MarineKing2
Grubby0
Grubby
ShethAugust 26, 2012
Sheth2
Hawk0
Hawk
asdAugust 26, 2012
asd2
Caliber0
Caliber
RyungAugust 26, 2012
Ryung2
Losers Round 4
Revival2
Revival
MarineKingAugust 26, 2012
MarineKing1
LosirA2
LosirA
ShethAugust 26, 2012
Sheth1
Heart2
Heart
asdAugust 26, 2012
asd0
PuMa0
PuMa
RyungAugust 26, 2012
Ryung2
Losers Round 5
Sasquatch1
Sasquatch
RevivalAugust 26, 2012
Revival2
TaeJa2
TaeJa
LosirAAugust 26, 2012
LosirA1
Alicia1
Alicia
HeartAugust 26, 2012
Heart2
TheStC2
TheStC
RyungAugust 26, 2012
Ryung0
Losers Round 6
Stephano0
Stephano
RevivalAugust 26, 2012
Revival2
aLive0
aLive
TaeJaAugust 26, 2012
TaeJa2
CranK1
CranK
HeartAugust 26, 2012
Heart2
Daisy1
Daisy
TheStCAugust 26, 2012
TheStC2
Championship Bracket Round 7-10[edit]
Losers Round 7
Revival0
Revival
TaeJaAugust 26, 2012
TaeJa2
Heart0
Heart
TheStCAugust 26, 2012
TheStC2
Winners Round 1
HerO1
HerO
FirstAugust 26, 2012
First2
HerO1
HerO
TaeJaAugust 26, 2012
TaeJa2
viOLet0
viOLet
LeenockAugust 26, 2012
Leenock2
viOLet0
viOLet
TheStCAugust 26, 2012
TheStC2
Semifinals
First2
First
TaeJaAugust 26, 2012
TaeJa0
Leenock4
Leenock
TheStCAugust 26, 2012
TheStC3
Grand Final
First1
First
LeenockAugust 26, 2012
Leenock4
- Note: The Semifinals are the only round where an Extended Series can occur during the Championship Bracket, due to results from previous stages of the tournament not being carried over.
- Semifinal match: If the Player who came from the Losers Bracket wins the initial Match, the Match will expand to a Best of 7, include the initial Match, and pick up where that Match left off.
Additional Coverage[edit]
Gallery[edit]
View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
VODs[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official Championship Bracket - Official Open Bracket
- Tournament Registration
- Initial Date Announcement
- Season Information