MLG Pro Circuit 2012 Winter: Overview

• Overview
• European Qualifier
• Korean Qualifier
• North American Qualifier
• Arena
• Championship

The 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Winter season is the first of four seasons of the new 2012 MLG Pro Circuit format.

Events

The 2012 Winter Season will feature three online qualifiers, one Arena event and the season Championship in Columbus, Ohio. The top 8 players of each qualifier will be seeded together with the top 8 from 2011 MLG Providence to compete in the Winter Arena for sixteen paid trips to Columbus and a seed in pool play. The bottom 16 players will get seeded into the open winners bracket round 5.

Qualifiers:

• European Qualifier: 31 January to 2 February 2012, Online
• Korean Qualifier: 3 to 5 February 2012, Online
• North American Qualifier: 16 to 19 February 2012, Online

Arena Event:

• 2012 Winter Arena: 24 to 26 February 2012, New York City, New York

Championship:

• 2012 Winter Championship: 23 to 25 March 2012, Columbus, Ohio

Arena Prize Pool 26,000$ is spread among the players as seen below: Place Prize (USD) 1st $ 10,000 2nd $ 6,000 3rd $ 3,600 4th $ 2,200 5th/6th $ 1,400 7th/8th $ 900

Championship Prize Pool 76,000$ is spread among the players as seen below: Place Prize (USD) 1st $ 25,000 2nd $ 15,000 3rd $ 9,000 4th $ 5,500 5th/6th $ 3,500 7th/8th $ 2,250 9th-12th $ 1,500 13th-16th $ 1,000

Winter Season Format

Maps

Example: Main base ramp. Placing two bunkers is not possible

MLG uses various maps created by a Blizzard and GSL and republishes them under an MLG tag with slight modifications:

• Neutral lowered Supply Depots are placed below the ramp of every spawning position.
• Close ground distance spawns are disabled.
• All high yield mineral patches on all maps have been replaced with regular minerals.

MLG Winter Arena map pool:

• Antiga Shipyard - Cross Spawns Only
• Dual Sight
• Daybreak
• Entombed Valley - All Spawns Allowed
• Metalopolis - No Close by Ground Spawns
• Shakuras Plateau - No Close by Ground Spawns
• Tal’darim Altar - All Spawns Allowed

External links

• MLG Homepage
• MLG Pro Circuit Homepage
• "First Details about the MLG 2012 Pro Circuit" MajorLeagueGaming.com. Thread on TL.net
• "2012 Pro Circuit Dates and StarCraft 2 Winter Championship Prize Money" MajorLeagueGaming.com. Thread on TL.net