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2012 MLG Summer Championship
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2012 MLG Summer Championship
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
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]
| MLG Antiga Shipyard | MLG ESV Cloud Kingdom | MLG Daybreak | MLG Entombed Valley | MLG Metropolis | MLG Shakuras Plateau | MLG Tal'Darim Altar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prize Pool[edit]
$76,000 is spread among the players as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
 | This is a legacy prize pool. For non award prize pools please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}} or {{QuadPrizePool}} instead. |
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
|
 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
|
Sheth
|
 Caliber
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qxc
|
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
|
 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
|
 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]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 4
Group Final
1
2
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
1
2
0
2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
2
0
2
0
2
1
1
2
0
2
4
3
4
3
Group B[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 4
Group Final
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
2
0
2
2
4
1
1
2
4
Group C[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 4
Group Final
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
0
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
4
0
2
4
1
Group D[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 4
Group Final
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
0
2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
1
1
2
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]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
2
L
W
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
0
2
4
3
1
4
- 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