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MLG Pro Circuit 2012 Winter: Overview
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The 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Winter season is the first of four seasons of the new 2012 MLG Pro Circuit format.
Events[edit]
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[edit]26,000$ is spread among the players as seen below:
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Championship Prize Pool[edit]76,000$ is spread among the players as seen below:
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Winter Season Format[edit]
Maps[edit]
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[1]:
- 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[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
- ↑ MLG Winter Arena Map Information majorleaguegaming.com. February 26th, 2012