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GiGA internet 2015 KeSPA Cup Season 1
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GiGA internet 2015 KeSPA Cup Season 1
League Information
Organizer(s):
Sponsor(s):
Game Version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
SeoulFormat:
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
₩25,000,000 (≃ $22,775 USD)
Start Date:
2015-05-03
End Date:
2015-05-05
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
16
7
3
6Maps
Chronology
About[edit]
The GiGA internet 2015 KeSPA Cup Season 1 is a WCS Tier 2 offline tournament organized by KeSPA.[1]
Format[edit]
Invites[edit]
Eight players are invited:
- 2014 KeSPA Cup Champion and Runner up: Zest & herO
- SSL Season 1 Champion and Runner up: Maru & Dream
- GSL Season 1 Champion and Runner up: Life & PartinG
- 2015 SPL Round 2 Top 2 Ranked Players:[2] Rogue & Losira
Qualifiers[edit]
The eight remaining places are decided with 3 qualifiers each played on a different server. Each qualifier is played in a single-elimination format and the number of qualifying spots is as follow:[3]
- 3 spots from the European Qualifier (April 10 at 16:00 CEST).
- 2 spots from the American Qualifier (April 10 at 16:00 PDT).
- 3 spots from the Korean & Taiwanese Qualifier (April 11 at 16:00 KST).
Main Tournament[edit]
- Single-elimination bracket of sixteen players.
- Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Bo5.
- Final is a Bo7.
Prize Pool[edit]
25,000,000 KRW (~22,775 USD) and 4,000 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below.
| Place | $ USD | ₩ KRW | WCS Points | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $9,110 | ₩10,000,000 | 750 | herO |  CJ Entus |
 2nd | $4,555 | ₩5,000,000 | 500 | Dark |  SK Telecom T1 |
 3rd-4th | $1,822 | ₩2,000,000 | 375 | Life |  KT Rolster |
| ByuL | CJ Entus | ||||
| 5th-8th | $729 | ₩800,000 | 250 | FanTaSy |  Dead Pixels |
| Dream | SK Telecom T1 | ||||
| Soulkey |  TCM-Gaming | ||||
| MyuNgSiK |  SBENU | ||||
| 9th-16th | $319 | ₩350,000 | 125 | Terminator |  Jin Air Green Wings |
| Stats | KT Rolster | ||||
| Dear |  Samsung Galaxy | ||||
| 9th-16th | $319 | ₩350,000 | 0** | Zest | KT Rolster |
| Losira |  MVP | ||||
| PartinG |  yoe Flash Wolves | ||||
| Rogue | Jin Air Green Wings | ||||
| Maru | Jin Air Green Wings |
* Currency conversion is based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on 2015-04-02. [₩1,000 KRW ≈ $0.910988 USD]
** 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 (7)
|
Terran (3)
|
Zerg (6)
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| 2014 KeSPA Cup Champion and Runner up (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Zest
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| herO
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| 2015 SSL Season 1 (2) | ||
| Maru
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| Dream
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| 2015 GSL Season 1 (2) | ||
| PartinG
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Life
| |
| Top 2 2015 SPL Round 2 players[2] (2) | ||
| Losira
| ||
| Rogue
| ||
| Through online qualifiers (8) | ||
| Terminator
|
FanTaSy
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ByuL
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| MyuNgSiK
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Soulkey
| |
| Dear
|
Dark
| |
| Stats
|
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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
2
LifeTerminatorMay 3, 2015 - 08:10
This match is listed in the Prosecutor's Report in the Life/Bbyong match-fixing case as a fixed match.
3
1
LifeDreamMay 4, 2015 - 10:35
This match is listed in the Prosecutor's Report in the Life/Bbyong match-fixing case as a fixed match.
2
3
3
4
DarkherOMay 5, 2015 - 08:30
Race Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | ||||
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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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Map Statistics[edit]
| vs. | vs. | vs. | Mirrors | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Cactus Valley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | 2 | 1 |
| Coda | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | 1 | 1 |
| Echo | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | 2 | 1 |
| Expedition Lost | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | 1 | 1 |
| Inferno Pools | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iron Fortress | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - |
| Vaani Research Station | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 68 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 35.7% | 34 | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | - | 7 | 4 |
VODs[edit]
- Spoiler-Free Official YouTube VODs @ SC2Casts
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ StarCraft II Proleague (April 2, 2015). "2015 KeSPA Cup Season 1 - Announced!". Facebook.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 @official_KeSPA (April 14, 2015). "Proleague Invited Player Result". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Chuddinater (April 2, 2015). "KeSPA Cup Qualifier Information". TL.net. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2015-02-09.