2015 Global StarCraft II League Season 3: Code S

Participants

Protoss (12)	Terran (11)	Zerg (9)
2015 GSL Season 2 Quarterfinals (8)
PartinG	Maru	Curious
MyuNgSiK		Rogue
sOs		ByuL
Rain
2015 GSL Season 3 Code A (24)
Pigbaby	sKyHigh	Solar
Dear	MMA	Losira
Stork	INnoVation	soO
Classic	Bbyong	Sleep
Trust	Hack	Dark
Hurricane	Flash	Life
Zest	Bomber
herO	Cure
	FanTaSy
	GuMiho

Format

• Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament format.

• Best-of-three.
• The 4 players of each group are split into two pairs and play each other.
• The winners of these matches will then face each other in the Winner’s match.

• The victor places first in the group and advances to the Round of 16.

• The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Loser’s match.

• The loser places fourth in the group, will fall to the next season Code Round of 48.

• The loser of the Winner’s match and the winner of the Loser’s match will face each other in a fifth match.

• The winner gets second place in the group and advances to the Round of 16.
• The loser places third in the group, will fall to the next season Code Round of 48.

• Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament format.

• Group Nominations.
• Best-of-three.
• The 4 players of each group in Round of 16 will face off similar to Round of 32.
• The winners of these matches will then face each other in the Winner’s match.

• The victor places first in the group and advances to the Quarterfinals.

• The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Loser’s match.

• The loser places fourth in the group, will fall to the next season Code Round of 48.

• The loser of the Winner’s match and the winner of the Loser’s match will face each other in a fifth match.

• The winner gets second place in the group and advances to the Quarterfinals.
• The loser places third in the group, will fall to the next season Code Round of 48.

• Quarterfinals: Single-elimination playoffs.
  • All 8 players who make it to this round are seeded in next season's Code .

• Quarterfinals: Best-of-five.
• Semifinals: Best-of-seven.
• Finals: Best-of-seven.

Prize Pool

₩93,600,000 KRW (≈ $84,471 USD *) and 12,250 WCS Points are divided among participants.

Place	$USD	₩  KRW	WCS Points	Player	Team
1st	$36,099	₩ 40,000,000	2,000	INnoVation	SK Telecom T1
2nd	$9,025	₩ 10,000,000	1,250	ByuL	CJ Entus
3rd-4th	$3,610	₩ 4,000,000	900	Dear	Samsung Galaxy
				Maru	Jin Air Green Wings
5th-8th	$2,256	₩ 2,500,000	600	Classic	SK Telecom T1
				GuMiho	MVP
				Rogue	Jin Air Green Wings
				Zest	KT Rolster
9th-12th	$1,354	₩ 1,500,000	400	Bbyong	CJ Entus
				herO	CJ Entus
				Solar	Samsung Galaxy
				Flash	KT Rolster
13th-16th	$1,354	₩ 1,500,000	300	Rain	mYinsanity
				sOs	Jin Air Green Wings
				Dark	SK Telecom T1
				PartinG	yoe Flash Wolves
17th-24th	$767	₩ 850,000	150	MyuNgSiK	SBENU
				Bomber	SBENU
				Life	KT Rolster
				Losira	MVP
				Curious	SBENU
				FanTaSy	Dead Pixels
				sKyHigh	CJ Entus
				soO	SK Telecom T1
25th-32nd	$767	₩ 850,000	100	Cure	Jin Air Green Wings
				Trust	CJ Entus
				Stork	Samsung Galaxy
				Hack	SBENU
				Pigbaby	Jin Air Green Wings
				Sleep
				MMA	SBENU
				Hurricane	Samsung Galaxy

* Currency conversion is based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on 2015-02-12. [₩1,000 KRW ≈ $0,902470 USD]

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)

Group A

Group A
July 31, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	Solar			2-0	4-1
2.	Zest			2-1	4-3
3.	MyuNgSiK			1-2	3-4
4.	Cure			0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
MyuNgSiK	1	2	Zest
Expedition Lost   Terraform   Echo
Cure	1	2	Solar
Cactus Valley   Echo   Iron Fortress
Zest	0	2	Solar
Cactus Valley   Terraform
MyuNgSiK	2	0	Cure
Coda   Echo     Vaani Research Station
Zest	2	0	MyuNgSiK
Cactus Valley   Echo     Terraform

Group B

Group B
August 5, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	Maru			2-0	4-1
2.	Classic			2-1	5-2
3.	Bomber			1-2	2-5
4.	Trust			0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
Maru	2	1	Classic
Echo   Vaani Research Station   Coda
Trust	1	2	Bomber
Echo   Terraform   Iron Fortress
Maru	2	0	Bomber
Echo   Vaani Research Station
Classic	2	0	Trust
Coda   Echo     Expedition Lost
Bomber	0	2	Classic
Terraform   Echo     Vaani Research Station

Group C

Group C
August 7, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	sOs			2-0	4-1
2.	Bbyong			2-1	4-3
3.	Life			1-2	3-4
4.	Stork			0-2	1-4

Group C Matches
sOs	2	1	Stork
Echo   Coda   Terraform
Bbyong	2	0	Life
Coda   Iron Fortress     Echo
sOs	2	0	Bbyong
Cactus Valley   Echo     Vaani Research Station
Stork	0	2	Life
Terraform   Cactus Valley     Coda
Bbyong	2	1	Life
Coda   Cactus Valley   Echo

Group D

Group D
August 12, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	herO			2-0	4-0
2.	Rain			2-1	4-2
3.	Losira			1-2	2-4
4.	Hack			0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
Rain	0	2	Losira
Vaani Research Station   Terraform
Hack	0	2	herO
Echo   Cactus Valley     Terraform
Losira	0	2	herO
Coda   Iron Fortress     Vaani Research Station
Rain	2	0	Hack
Terraform   Expedition Lost     Cactus Valley
Losira	0	2	Rain
Coda   Cactus Valley     Iron Fortress

Group E

Group E
August 14, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	INnoVation			2-0	4-0
2.	Flash			2-1	4-4
3.	Curious			1-2	3-4
4.	Pigbaby			0-2	1-4

Group E Matches
Curious	2	0	Pigbaby
Iron Fortress   Terraform     Coda
Flash	0	2	INnoVation
Cactus Valley   Coda     Vaani Research Station
Curious	0	2	INnoVation
Iron Fortress   Coda     Expedition Lost
Pigbaby	1	2	Flash
Iron Fortress   Coda   Vaani Research Station
Curious	1	2	Flash
Iron Fortress   Coda   Cactus Valley

Group F

Group F
August 19, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	Dear			2-0	4-2
2.	ByuL			2-1	5-2
3.	FanTaSy			1-2	3-5
4.	Sleep			0-2	1-4

Group F Matches
ByuL	2	0	Sleep
Expedition Lost   Coda     Terraform
Dear	2	1	FanTaSy
Coda   Expedition Lost   Terraform
ByuL	1	2	Dear
Echo   Cactus Valley   Coda
Sleep	1	2	FanTaSy
Vaani Research Station   Expedition Lost   Coda
ByuL	2	0	FanTaSy
Coda   Terraform     Expedition Lost

Group G

Group G
August 21, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	Dark			2-0	4-0
2.	PartinG			2-1	5-2
3.	sKyHigh			1-2	2-5
4.	MMA			0-2	0-4

Group G Matches
PartinG	1	2	sKyHigh
Echo   Cactus Valley   Vaani Research Station
Dark	2	0	MMA
Iron Fortress   Terraform     Coda
sKyHigh	0	2	Dark
Coda   Terraform     Cactus Valley
PartinG	2	0	MMA
Terraform   Cactus Valley     Echo
sKyHigh	0	2	PartinG
Terraform   Echo     Iron Fortress

Group H

Group H
August 26, 2015 18:30 KST
1.	GuMiho			2-0	4-0
2.	Rogue			2-1	4-3
3.	soO			1-2	3-4
4.	Hurricane			0-2	0-4

Group H Matches
Rogue	2	0	Hurricane
Echo   Cactus Valley     Terraform
soO	0	2	GuMiho
Coda   Iron Fortress     Terraform
Rogue	0	2	GuMiho
Terraform   Iron Fortress     Echo
Hurricane	0	2	soO
Terraform   Coda     Cactus Valley
Rogue	2	1	soO
Terraform   Expedition Lost   Coda

Group Stage #2 (Ro16)

Group A

Group A
September 2, 2015 - 18:30 KST
1.	Dear			2-0	4-1
2.	Rogue			2-1	4-3
3.	Bbyong			1-2	3-5
4.	Rain			0-2	2-4

Group A Matches
Rain	1	2	Bbyong
Coda   Echo   Terraform
Dear	2	0	Rogue
Coda   Echo     Terraform
Bbyong	1	2	Dear
Iron Fortress   Coda   Echo
Rain	1	2	Rogue
Terraform   Echo   Coda
Bbyong	0	2	Rogue
Iron Fortress   Cactus Valley     Echo

Group B

Group B
September 4, 2015 - 18:30 KST
1.	Maru			2-0	4-1
2.	Classic			2-1	5-4
3.	herO			1-2	3-5
4.	sOs			0-2	2-4

Group B Matches
herO	0	2	Maru
Terraform   Coda     Echo
Classic	2	1	sOs
Terraform   Echo   Coda
Maru	2	1	Classic
Coda   Terraform   Cactus Valley
herO	2	1	sOs
Echo   Expedition Lost   Coda
Classic	2	1	herO
Coda   Echo   Terraform

Group C

Group C
September 9, 2015 - 18:30 KST
1.	ByuL			2-0	4-1
2.	Zest			2-1	4-4
3.	Solar			1-2	4-5
4.	Dark			0-2	2-4

Group C Matches
ByuL	2	0	Zest
Expedition Lost   Vaani Research Station     Cactus Valley
Dark	1	2	Solar
Terraform   Vaani Research Station   Coda
ByuL	2	1	Solar
Cactus Valley   Coda   Terraform
Zest	2	1	Dark
Coda   Cactus Valley   Expedition Lost
Solar	1	2	Zest
Vaani Research Station   Terraform   Coda

Group D

Group D
September 11, 2015 - 18:30 KST
1.	INnoVation			2-0	4-2
2.	GuMiho			2-1	5-3
3.	Flash			1-2	4-4
4.	PartinG			0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
PartinG	0	2	GuMiho
Terraform   Coda     Cactus Valley
Flash	1	2	INnoVation
Echo   Coda   Cactus Valley
GuMiho	1	2	INnoVation
Iron Fortress   Coda   Vaani Research Station
PartinG	0	2	Flash
Terraform   Coda     Cactus Valley
GuMiho	2	1	Flash
Coda   Cactus Valley   Vaani Research Station

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

  Dear

3

Dear 

 Classic

September 16, 2015 - 18:30 KST

 

Echo

 

Expedition Lost

 

Cactus Valley

 

Iron Fortress

 

 

Coda

  Classic

1

  ByuL

3

ByuL 

 GuMiho

September 16, 2015 - 20:10 KST

 

Cactus Valley

 

Echo

 

Vaani Research Station

 

 

Coda

 

 

Terraform

  GuMiho

0

  Rogue

1

Rogue 

 Maru

September 18, 2015 - 18:30 KST

 

Expedition Lost

 

Echo

 

Terraform

 

Coda

 

 

Iron Fortress

  Maru

3

  Zest

1

Zest 

 INnoVation

September 18, 2015 - 20:35 KST

 

Echo

 

Iron Fortress

 

Terraform

 

Vaani Research Station

 

 

Cactus Valley

  INnoVation

3

Semifinals (Bo7)

  Dear

3

Dear 

 ByuL

September 24, 2015 - 18:30 KST

 

Cactus Valley

 

Iron Fortress

 

Coda

 

Expedition Lost

 

Echo

 

Vaani Research Station

 

Terraform

  ByuL

4

  Maru

1

Maru 

 INnoVation

September 25, 2015 - 18:30 KST

 

Coda

 

Echo

 

Vaani Research Station

 

Cactus Valley

 

Iron Fortress

 

 

Terraform

 

 

Expedition Lost

  INnoVation

4

Finals (Bo7)

  ByuL

2

ByuL 

 INnoVation

October 4, 2015 - 15:00 KST

 

Vaani Research Station

 

Expedition Lost

 

Echo

 

Iron Fortress

 

Coda

 

Cactus Valley

 

 

Terraform

  INnoVation

4

Racial Distribution

	Protoss	Terran	Zerg	Random
Round of 32	12 11 9
Round of 16	7 5 4
Quarterfinals	3 3 2
Semifinals	1 2 1
Finals	1 1
Champion	1

VODs

• Spoiler-free Official YouTube VODs @ SC2Casts
• Spoiler-free VODs on SC2Links.com: YouTube | Twitch
• Round of 16 Group Nomination: Part 1 | Part 2

External Links

• Announcement of Ro32 Groups

See also

• Premier Tournaments