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2014 KeSPA Cup
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2014 KeSPA Cup
League Information
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
SeoulFormat:
Single-elimination bracket
Prize pool:
₩80,000,000 KRW
(≃ $78,320 USD)
(≃ $78,320 USD)
Start Date:
2014-09-11
End Date:
2014-09-14
Liquipedia tier:
Player breakdown
Number of players:
16
9
4
3Maps
Chronology
About[edit]
The 2014 KeSPA Cup is a WCS Tier 1 offline tournament organized by KeSPA.[1]
Casters[edit]
English stream[edit]
Format[edit]
Invites[edit]
Proleague top 2 players are invited as well as the top 2 players of WCS America Season 2, WCS Europe Season 2 and GSL Season 2.
Qualifier[edit]
A qualifier is held on August 18 where the top 8 players will be allowed to advance to the main tournament.[2]
Main Tournament[edit]
- Single-elimination bracket of sixteen players.
- Matches are best of 5.
- Final match is played in best of 7.
Prize Pool[edit]
80,000,000 KRW (~78,320 USD) and 7,000 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below. Additionally, the winner receives a direct seed to the IeSF 2014 World Championship[3] and a seed into WECG 2014: South Korea Qualifier National Finals.
 | This is a legacy prize pool. For non award prize pools please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}} or {{QuadPrizePool}} instead. |
* Currency conversion is based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on 2014-06-05.
* Players must advance one round in order to claim WCS points for that placement. Being seeded through qualifiers counts as advancing one round.[4]
Participants[edit]
| Protoss (9)
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Terran (4)
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Zerg (3)
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| Top 2 Proleague players (2) | ||
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 herO
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 sOs
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| 2014 WCS Season 2 America (2) | ||
 Pigbaby
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 Bomber
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| 2014 WCS Season 2 Europe (2) | ||
 San
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 StarDust
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| 2014 GSL Season 2 (2) | ||
 Classic
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soO
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| Qualifier (8) | ||
| Super
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 Flash
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ByuL
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| Rain
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 Reality
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Rogue
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| Zest
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Sorry
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Results[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round of 16 (Bo5)
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
3
1
ClassicRogueSeptember 11, 2014 - 13:30 KST
Classic vetoed Merry Go Round, Rogue vetoed Deadwing.
3
1
SanByuLSeptember 11, 2014 - 15:15 KST
San vetoed Foxtrot Labs, ByuL vetoed Nimbus.
3
0
ClassicSanSeptember 12, 2014 - 17:00 KST
Classic vetoed Overgrowth, San vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
0
3
PigbabyZestSeptember 11, 2014 - 16:30 KST
Pigbaby vetoed Catallena, Zest vetoed Deadwing.
3
0
sOsRealitySeptember 11, 2014 - 17:10 KST
sOs vetoed Catallena, Reality vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
3
2
ZestsOsSeptember 12, 2014 - 18:00 KST
Zest vetoed Deadwing, sOs vetoed Catallena.
1
3
ClassicZestSeptember 13, 2014 - 15:30 KST
Zest vetoed Deadwing, Classic vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
2
3
StarDustFlashSeptember 11, 2014 - 18:20 KST
StarDust vetoed Catallena, Flash vetoed King Sejong Station. In absence of a proper English vod set5 is in Korean.
1
3
soOSuperSeptember 12, 2014 - 13:00 KST
soO vetoed Foxtrot Labs, Super vetoed Deadwing.
3
1
FlashSuperSeptember 13, 2014 - 13:00 KST
Flash vetoed King Sejong Station, Super vetoed Nimbus.
3
1
herOSorrySeptember 12, 2014 - 14:20 KST
herO vetoed Catallena, Sorry vetoed King Sejong Station.
3
1
BomberRainSeptember 12, 2014 - 15:30 KST
Bomber vetoed Foxtrot Labs, Rain vetoed Merry Go Round.
3
1
herOBomberSeptember 13, 2014 - 14:30 KST
herO vetoed Catallena, Bomber vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
0
3
FlashherOSeptember 13, 2014 - 17:15 KST
Flash vetoed King Sejong Station, herO vetoed Catallena.
4
1
ZestherOSeptember 14, 2014 - 18:30 KST
Distribution[edit]
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Champion |
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| Americas | Europe | Korea | Other | ||||
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Champion |
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VODs[edit]
Spoiler-Free Official YouTube VODs @ SC2Casts
References[edit]
- ↑ GTR (May 21, 2014). "KeSPA Cup Announced - WCS Tier One Event". TL.net. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ lichter (August 4, 2014). "2014 KeSPA Cup Qualifiers Announced". TL.net. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ KeSPA (2014-09-03). Twitter.com. https://twitter.com/official_KeSPA/status/507068108733833216.
- ↑ "2014 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.