MLG Pro Circuit 2012 – Winter Championship
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The 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Winter Championship, held in Columbus, Ohio from March 23 to 25, will be the first championship event in the 2012 MLG Pro Circuit.[1]
2012 MLG Winter Championship
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game Version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
Columbus Prize pool:
$76,000
Start Date:
2012-03-23
End Date:
2012-03-25
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Winners
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
272
Maps
Chronology
Overview[edit]
The 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Winter Championship is the final event of the 2012 MLG Winter season. It will be broadcast by Tasteless, Artosis, djWHEAT, Day(9), Tumba, Adebisi, Rob Simpson, itmeJP, Robin, Kibblez, Psylence, and Axel.[2] Furthermore, this championship will be the first MLG StarCraft II event to feature an official stream in a foreign language, as Pomf et Thud will broadcast it in French.[3] The tournament's format is similar to previous MLG Pro Circuit events with two preliminary stages - a round-robin Group Stage for the highest seeded players and a double-elimination Open Bracket. They are conjoined in a culminating double-elimination Championship Bracket. For more details see the Format section.
Location[edit]
- Columbus, Ohio
- Greater Columbus Convention Center
Prize Pool[edit]
$76,000 is spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $25,000 |   MarineKing |  Prime |
 2nd | $15,000 |  DongRaeGu |  coL.MVP |
 3rd | $9,000 | Heart |  compLexity Gaming |
 4th | $5,500 |   HuK |  Evil Geniuses |
| 5th-6th | $3,500 | PartinG |  StarTale |
| GanZi | |||
| 7th-8th | $2,250 | viOLet |  Team Empire |
 NaNiwa |  Quantic Gaming | ||
| 9th | $1,500 | MC |  SK Gaming |
| 10th | $1,500 | aLive |  Fnatic |
| 11th | $1,500 |  Socke |  Team ALTERNATE |
| 12th | $1,500 | JYP | Evil Geniuses |
| 13th-16th | $1,000 | TheStC |  Old Generations |
 Ret |  Team Liquid | ||
| Polt |  Team SCV Life | ||
| SaSe | Quantic Gaming |
Participants[edit]
The 32 players who qualified through the MLG Winter Arena are joined by 256 signups. For a list of highlighted participants see the detailed participants section.
Results[edit]
Open Bracket[edit]
Winners' Bracket
Losers' Bracket
Pools[edit]
Pool A[edit]
    Pool A
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MarineKing
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5-0 | 10-1 | |||
| 2. | GanZi
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3-2 | 8-5 | |||
| 3. | MC
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2-3 | 5-8 | |||
| 4. | CrazymoviNG *
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2-3 | 5-6 | |||
| 5. | SaSe
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2-3 | 5-7 | |||
| 6. | ThorZaIN *
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1-4 | 2-8 | |||
| Pool A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MarineKing | 2 | 0 | MC |
| GanZi | 1 | 2 | SaSe |
| MarineKing | 2 | 1 | GanZi |
| MC | 2 | 1 | SaSe |
| MarineKing | 2 | 0 | SaSe |
| GanZi | 2 | 1 | MC |
| GanZi | 2 | 0 | ThorZaIN |
| MC | 0 | 2 | ThorZaIN |
| SaSe | 0 | 2 | CrazymoviNG |
| MarineKing | 2 | 0 | CrazymoviNG |
| CrazymoviNG | 2 | 0 | ThorZaIN |
| MarineKing | 2 | 0 | ThorZaIN |
| MC | 2 | 1 | CrazymoviNG |
| SaSe | 2 | 0 | ThorZaIN |
| GanZi | 2 | 0 | CrazymoviNG |
Pool B[edit]
| Pool B
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DongRaeGu
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5-0 | 10-2 | |||
| 2. | NaNiwa
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3-2 | 7-4 | |||
| 3. | JYP *
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3-2 | 7-5 | |||
| 4. | HayprO
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2-3 | 4-8 | |||
| 5. |  DeMusliM
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1-4 | 5-9 | |||
| 6. | Ostojiy *
|
1-4 | 3-8 | |||
| Pool B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DongRaeGu | 2 | 0 | NaNiwa |
| DeMusliM | 1 | 2 | HayprO |
| DongRaeGu | 2 | 1 | DeMusliM |
| NaNiwa | 1 | 2 | HayprO |
| DongRaeGu | 2 | 0 | HayprO |
| NaNiwa | 2 | 0 | DeMusliM |
| DeMusliM | 2 | 1 | Ostojiy |
| NaNiwa | 2 | 0 | JYP |
| DongRaeGu | 2 | 0 | Ostojiy |
| HayprO | 0 | 2 | JYP |
| JYP | 2 | 0 | Ostojiy |
| DeMusliM | 1 | 2 | JYP |
| NaNiwa | 2 | 0 | Ostojiy |
| DongRaeGu | 2 | 1 | JYP |
| HayprO | 0 | 2 | Ostojiy |
Pool C[edit]
| Pool C
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart *
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5-0 | 10-4 | |||
| 2. | HuK
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4-1 | 9-3 | |||
| 3. | viOLet
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3-2 | 8-5 | |||
| 4. | Ret
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1-4 | 5-8 | |||
| 5. | KawaiiRice *
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1-4 | 3-8 | |||
| 6. | Socke
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1-4 | 2-9 | |||
| Pool C Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HuK | 2 | 0 | Socke |
| viOLet | 2 | 1 | Ret |
| Ret | 1 | 2 | Socke |
| HuK | 2 | 1 | viOLet |
| viOLet | 2 | 0 | Socke |
| HuK | 2 | 0 | Ret |
| HuK | 1 | 2 | Heart |
| Socke | 0 | 2 | KawaiiRice |
| Ret | 2 | 0 | KawaiiRice |
| viOLet | 2 | 0 | KawaiiRice |
| KawaiiRice | 1 | 2 | Heart |
| HuK | 2 | 0 | KawaiiRice |
| viOLet | 1 | 2 | Heart |
| Ret | 1 | 2 | Heart |
| Socke | 0 | 2 | Heart |
Pool D[edit]
| Pool D
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PartinG
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4-1 | 9-4 | |||
| 2. | aLive *
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3-2 | 8-4 | |||
| 3. | TheStC
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3-2 | 6-5 | |||
| 4. | Oz
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3-2 | 6-7 | |||
| 5. | Rain *
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2-3 | 7-7 | |||
| 6. | Grubby
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0-5 | 2-10 | |||
| Pool D Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oz | 2 | 1 | PartinG |
| Grubby | 0 | 2 | TheStC |
| Oz | 2 | 1 | Grubby |
| PartinG | 2 | 0 | TheStC |
| Oz | 0 | 2 | TheStC |
| PartinG | 2 | 0 | Grubby |
| Grubby | 1 | 2 | Rain |
| PartinG | 2 | 1 | aLive |
| TheStC | 0 | 2 | aLive |
| Oz | 2 | 1 | Rain |
| Oz | 0 | 2 | aLive |
| Grubby | 0 | 2 | aLive |
| PartinG | 2 | 1 | Rain |
| TheStC | 2 | 1 | Rain |
| Rain | 2 | 1 | aLive |
* Player qualified via Open Bracket.
Championship Bracket[edit]
Championship Losers' Bracket Round 1-6[edit]
From OLB Round 9
DdoRo0
DdoRo
GoldenMarch 24, 2012
Golden2
SeleCT2
SeleCT
HasuObsMarch 24, 2012
HasuObs0
Axslav0
Axslav
PuMaMarch 24, 2012
PuMa2
Polt2
Polt
IdrAMarch 24, 2012
IdrA0
#6 from Pool Play
ThorZaIN1
ThorZaIN
GoldenMarch 24, 2012
Golden2
Grubby0
Grubby
SeleCTMarch 24, 2012
SeleCT2
Socke2
Socke
PuMaMarch 24, 2012
PuMa1
Ostojiy0
Ostojiy
PoltMarch 24, 2012
Polt2
#5 from Pool Play
Rain0
Rain
GoldenMarch 25, 2012
Golden2
SaSe2
SaSe
SeleCTMarch 25, 2012
SeleCT0
DeMusliM0
DeMusliM
SockeMarch 25, 2012
Socke2
KawaiiRice0
KawaiiRice
PoltMarch 25, 2012
Polt2
#4 from Pool Play
Ret2
Ret
GoldenMarch 25, 2012
Golden1
HayprO0
HayprO
SaSeMarch 25, 2012
SaSe2
CrazymoviNG1
CrazymoviNG
SockeMarch 25, 2012
Socke2
Oz1
Oz
PoltMarch 25, 2012
Polt2
#3 from Pool Play
JYP2
JYP
RetMarch 25, 2012
Ret1
viOLet2
viOLet
SaSeMarch 25, 2012
SaSe0
TheStC1
TheStC
SockeMarch 25, 2012
Socke2
MC2
MC
PoltMarch 25, 2012
Polt1
#2 from Pool Play
GanZi2
GanZi
JYPMarch 25, 2012
JYP0
aLive0
aLive
viOLetMarch 25, 2012
viOLet2
HuK4
HuK
SockeMarch 25, 2012
Socke1
NaNiwa2
NaNiwa
MCMarch 25, 2012
MC1
Championship Bracket Round 7-11[edit]
#1 from Pool Play
MarineKing2
MarineKing
PartinGMarch 25, 2012
PartinG1
Heart0
Heart
DongRaeGuMarch 25, 2012
DongRaeGu2
Winners Finals
MarineKing2
MarineKing
DongRaeGuMarch 25, 2012
DongRaeGu1
Losers Round 7 (Ro8)
GanZi2
GanZi
viOLetMarch 25, 2012
viOLet1
HuK2
HuK
NaNiwaMarch 25, 2012
NaNiwa0
Losers Round 8
Heart2
Heart
GanZiMarch 25, 2012
GanZi1
PartinG1
PartinG
HuKMarch 25, 2012
HuK2
4th place match
Heart4
Heart
HuKMarch 25, 2012
HuK2
Losers Finals
DongRaeGu4
DongRaeGu
HeartMarch 25, 2012
Heart1
Grand Final
MarineKing5
MarineKing
DongRaeGuMarch 25, 2012
DongRaeGu2
Extended Series rule: |
Players who have met before play a best-of-seven series starting with the results from previous meeting. Extended finals will be best of 9. |
Additional Coverage[edit]
Detailed Participants[edit]
| Protoss
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Terran
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Zerg
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| Seeded into Pool Play via 2012 MLG Winter Arena (16) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oz
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MarineKing
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HayprO*
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| HuK
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TheStC
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Ret
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| PartinG
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DeMusliM
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viOLet
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| MC
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GanZi
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DongRaeGu
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| NaNiwa
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| Socke
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| Grubby
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| SaSe*
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| Seeded into Open Winners Bracket Round 5 via 2012 MLG Winter Arena ** | ||
Minigun  |
dde |
Sheth |
| DdoRo |
ThorZaIN |
IdrA |
| Axslav |
Drewbie |
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| Notable open bracket sign-ups | ||
| HasuObs |
SeleCT |
 Stephano |
| JYP |
Jinro |
TLO |
| NonY |
Polt |
Machine |
| iNcontroL |
Rain |
Symbol |
| BlinG |
Artist |
Sleep |
| Killer |
Heart |
MorroW |
| inori |
PuMa |
 CatZ |
| Attero |
Illusion |
Destiny |
| Ailuj |
aLive |
Goswser |
| Pokebunny |
LzGaMeR | |
| KawaiiRice |
CrazymoviNG | |
| flo |
ViBE | |
* NesTea and Leenock had to cancel, HayprO and SaSe were the next two seeds determined in the 2012 MLG Winter Arena, and thus will be seeded into Group Play.[4]
** San, Mvp, LosirA, Pomi, merz and SjoW forfeited their seeds for various reasons and will not play in the tournament.
Format[edit]
Layout[edit]
- 256 Open Bracket Players + 16 Seeded Pool Play Players.
- Pool Play.
- Open Bracket.
- Losers and Winners Bracket.
- Championship Bracket
- Top 32 Players.
- Losers and Winners Bracket.
Players[edit]
- Seeds:
- Top 16 players of 2012 MLG Winter Arena are seeded into Pool Play.
- Bottom 16 players of 2012 MLG Winter Arena are seeded into the Open Winners Bracket round 5.
- Advancement:
- Top 8 players of the Open Winners Bracket will advance into Pool Play.
- Top 8 players of the Open Losers Bracket will advance into the Losers Championship Bracket round 1.
- Each Pool’s 1st Place Player will advance into the Winners Championship Bracket Semifinals.
Tiebreakers[edit]
Ties will be broken using the following Tiebreakers in this order:
- Head-to-head match winning percentage
- Pool Play games winning percentage
- Pool Play Seed.
Ties between more than two players will progress until one can be separated, then restart from head-to-head.
View Games[edit]
Gallery[edit]
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "2012 Pro Circuit Dates and StarCraft 2 Winter Championship Prize Money". MajorLeagueGaming.com, 26 January 2012. TeamLiquid.net Forum thread
- ↑ "StarCraft 2 at the Winter Championships: Casters, Pools and More". MajorLeagueGaming.com, 19 March 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ "Gamekult official partner of MLG". Gamekult.com, 14 March 2012. Translated version
- ↑ Adam Apicella's Twitter. Twitter.com, 20 March 2012.
