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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:
Seoul Format:
Single-elimination bracket
Prize pool:
₩80,000,000 (≃ $78,320)
Start Date:
2014-09-11
End Date:
2014-09-14
Liquipedia Tier:
Winners
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.
| Place | $USD | ₩ KRW | WCS Points | Player | Team |
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 1st | $29,370 | ₩ 30,000,000 | 1500 | Zest |  KT Rolster |
 2nd | $9,790 | ₩ 10,000,000 | 800 | herO |  CJ Entus |
 3rd-4th | $4,895 | ₩ 5,000,000 | 550 | Classic |  SK Telecom T1 |
| Flash | KT Rolster | ||||
| 5th-8th | $3,427 | ₩ 3,500,000 | 400 | San |  yoe Flash Wolves |
| sOs |  Jin Air Green Wings | ||||
| Super |  | ||||
| Bomber |  Red Bull | ||||
| 9th-16th | $1,958 | ₩ 2,000,000 | 250 | Rogue | Jin Air Green Wings |
| ByuL | CJ Entus | ||||
| 9th-16th | $1,958 | ₩ 2,000,000 | 0* | Pigbaby | |
| 9th-16th | $1,958 | ₩ 2,000,000 | 250 | Reality |  Samsung Galaxy |
| 9th-16th | $1,958 | ₩ 2,000,000 | 0* | StarDust |  mYinsanity |
| soO | SK Telecom T1 | ||||
| 9th-16th | $1,958 | ₩ 2,000,000 | 250 | Sorry | SK Telecom T1 |
| Rain | SK Telecom T1 |
* 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]
Round of 16 (Bo5)
Classic3
Classic
RogueSeptember 11, 2014 - 13:30 KST
Classic vetoed Merry Go Round, Rogue vetoed Deadwing.
Rogue1
San3
San
ByuLSeptember 11, 2014 - 15:15 KST
San vetoed Foxtrot Labs, ByuL vetoed Nimbus.
ByuL1
Pigbaby0
Pigbaby
ZestSeptember 11, 2014 - 16:30 KST
Pigbaby vetoed Catallena, Zest vetoed Deadwing.
Zest3
sOs3
sOs
RealitySeptember 11, 2014 - 17:10 KST
sOs vetoed Catallena, Reality vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
Reality0
StarDust2
StarDust
FlashSeptember 11, 2014 - 18:20 KST
StarDust vetoed Catallena, Flash vetoed King Sejong Station. In absence of a proper English vod set5 is in Korean.
Flash3
soO1
soO
SuperSeptember 12, 2014 - 13:00 KST
soO vetoed Foxtrot Labs, Super vetoed Deadwing.
Super3
herO3
herO
SorrySeptember 12, 2014 - 14:20 KST
herO vetoed Catallena, Sorry vetoed King Sejong Station.
Sorry1
Bomber3
Bomber
RainSeptember 12, 2014 - 15:30 KST
Bomber vetoed Foxtrot Labs, Rain vetoed Merry Go Round.
Rain1
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Classic3
Classic
SanSeptember 12, 2014 - 17:00 KST
Classic vetoed Overgrowth, San vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
San0
Zest3
Zest
sOsSeptember 12, 2014 - 18:00 KST
Zest vetoed Deadwing, sOs vetoed Catallena.
sOs2
Flash3
Flash
SuperSeptember 13, 2014 - 13:00 KST
Flash vetoed King Sejong Station, Super vetoed Nimbus.
Super1
herO3
herO
BomberSeptember 13, 2014 - 14:30 KST
herO vetoed Catallena, Bomber vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
Bomber1
Semifinals (Bo5)
Classic1
Classic
ZestSeptember 13, 2014 - 15:30 KST
Zest vetoed Deadwing, Classic vetoed Foxtrot Labs.
Zest3
Flash0
Flash
herOSeptember 13, 2014 - 17:15 KST
Flash vetoed King Sejong Station, herO vetoed Catallena.
herO3
Finals (Bo7)
Zest4
Zest
herOSeptember 14, 2014 - 18:30 KST
herO1
Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | Random | ||||
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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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| Finals |
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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.