2015 WCS Season 2 Premier League

[e][h]2015 WCS Season 2 Premier League

League Information

Series:

World Championship Series

Organizer(s):

ESL
Blizzard Entertainment

Game Version:

Heart of the Swarm
Patch 2.1.9 BU – Patch 2.1.10

Type:

Offline

Location:

Cologne

Burbank

Toronto

Venue:

ESL America Studio
ESL Cologne Studio
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Format:

1v1
2 Group Stages
Single-elimination Playoffs

Prize Pool:

$217,000 USD

Start Date:

2015-05-16

End Date:

2015-06-28

Liquipedia Tier:

Premier

Links

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

32

9

14

Maps

Cactus Valley LE • Coda LE • Echo LE • Expedition Lost • Inferno Pools • Iron Fortress LE • Vaani Research Station

Chronology

2015 WCS S1 Premier

2015 WCS S3 Premier

Format[edit]

Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament Format.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Groups A–D are played at the ESL America Studio in Burbank, California, USA.
- Groups E–H are played at the ESL Cologne Studio in Cologne, Germany.
Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament Format.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Played at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. ^[1]
Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket.
- Quarterfinals are Bo5.
- Semifinals are Bo5.
- Finals are Bo7.
- Played at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada.

Talents[edit]

Hosts
- Apollo (Shaun Clark)
- Chobra (William Cho)
- Smix (Sue Min Lee)

English Commentators
- Gretorp (Andre Hengchua)
- HuK (Chris Loranger)
- Kaelaris (James Carrol)
- Kane (Sam Morrissette)
- Nathanias (Nathan Lawrence Fabrikant)
- PiG (Jared Krensel)
- RotterdaM (Kevin van der Kooi)
- ToD (Yoan Merlo)
- iNcontroL (Geoffrey John Vincent Robinson)

Observers
- Flo (Florence Chee-Yun Yao)
- Funka (Alexandre Verrier)

Other Language Commentator
- Sefirofe (Renan Luz Mesquita)

Prize Pool[edit]

$217,000 USD and 12,250 WCS Points are divided among participants.

Place	$USD	WCS Points	Player	Team
1st	$30,000	2,000	Hydra	ROOT Gaming
2nd	$15,000	1,250	Lilbow	Millenium
3rd-4th	$10,000	900	Bunny	Team Liquid
3rd-4th	$10,000	900	Polt	CM Storm
5th-8th	$8,000	600	StarDust	ZZZZZ
			MarineLorD	Millenium
			Jaedong	Evil Geniuses
			TLO	Team Liquid
9th-12th	$6,000	400	GunGFuBanDa	Planetkey Dynamics
			FireCake	Punchline ESC
			iaguz	ROOT Gaming
			Petraeus	mYinsanity
13th-16th	$6,000	300	ForGG	Millenium
			Harstem	Invasion eSport
			iAsonu	Invictus Gaming
			Ret	Team Liquid
17th-24th	$4,500	150	Jim	Invictus Gaming
			TooDming	Zenith of Origin
			viOLet	Team EnVyUs
			Xenocider	Evil Geniuses
			Kelazhur	ROOT Gaming
			Elazer	Extreme Supremacy
			MaSa	ROOT Gaming
			elfi	ZZZZZ
25th-32nd	$4,500	100	Kane	mYinsanity
			Sen	Hong Kong Attitude
			Mystery	Brave Heart
			NXZ	Silicon Sports
			Snute	Team Liquid
			MajOr	ZZZZZ
			MaNa	Team Liquid
			Has	yoe Flash Wolves

Participants[edit]

2015 WCS Season 1 Champion (1)
Protoss (9)	Terran (9)	Zerg (14)
	Polt
2015 WCS Season 2 Challenger (31)
Jim	iaguz	NXZ
Mystery	Xenocider	iAsonu
Has	MaSa	TooDming
Lilbow	Bunny	Sen
StarDust	Kelazhur	Snute
MaNa	MajOr	Ret
GunGFuBanDa	MarineLorD	TLO
elfi	ForGG	Kane
Harstem		Hydra
		viOLet
		Jaedong
		Elazer
		FireCake
		Petraeus

Results[edit]

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
May 16, 2015 - 12:00 PDT
1.	Bunny	2-0	4-1
2.	Petraeus	2-1	5-3
3.	Jim	1-2	2-4
4.	Kane	0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
Jim	2	0	Kane
Vaani Research Station Expedition Lost Iron Fortress
Bunny	2	1	Petraeus
Echo Vaani Research Station Coda
Kane	1	2	Petraeus
Vaani Research Station Echo Expedition Lost
Jim	0	2	Bunny
Iron Fortress Vaani Research Station Cactus Valley
Petraeus	2	0	Jim
Coda Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress

Group B[edit]

Group B
May 17, 2015 - 12:00 PDT
1.	ForGG	2-0	4-2
2.	StarDust	2-1	5-2
3.	TooDming	1-2	3-5
4.	Sen	0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
TooDming	2	1	StarDust
Coda Expedition Lost Iron Fortress
ForGG	2	1	Sen
Vaani Research Station Expedition Lost Coda
StarDust	2	0	Sen
Cactus Valley Iron Fortress Coda
TooDming	1	2	ForGG
Vaani Research Station Expedition Lost Echo
StarDust	2	0	TooDming
Coda Expedition Lost Iron Fortress

Group C[edit]

Group C
May 23, 2015 - 12:00 PDT
1.	Ret	2-0	4-2
2.	MarineLorD	2-1	4-3
3.	viOLet	1-2	4-4
4.	Mystery	0-2	1-4

Group C Matches
Mystery	1	2	Ret
Vaani Research Station Expedition Lost Coda
viOLet	2	0	MarineLorD
Echo Coda Iron Fortress
Mystery	0	2	MarineLorD
Vaani Research Station Coda Iron Fortress
Ret	2	1	viOLet
Expedition Lost Coda Echo
MarineLorD	2	1	viOLet
Iron Fortress Echo Coda

Group D[edit]

Group D
May 24, 2015 - 12:00 PDT
1.	Harstem	2-0	4-1
2.	iAsonu	2-1	5-3
3.	Xenocider	1-2	3-4
4.	NXZ	0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
iAsonu	2	0	Xenocider
Iron Fortress Vaani Research Station Inferno Pools
Harstem	2	0	NXZ
Coda Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress
Xenocider	2	0	NXZ
Echo Coda Vaani Research Station
iAsonu	1	2	Harstem
Coda Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress
Xenocider	1	2	iAsonu
Expedition Lost Echo Vaani Research Station

Group E[edit]

Group E
May 28, 2015 - 18:00 CEST
1.	Lilbow	2-0	4-1
2.	Hydra	2-1	5-3
3.	Kelazhur	1-2	2-4
4.	Snute	0-2	1-4

Group E Matches
Lilbow	2	0	Kelazhur
Iron Fortress Cactus Valley Coda
Hydra	2	1	Snute
Echo Vaani Research Station Coda
Kelazhur	2	0	Snute
Coda Echo Cactus Valley
Lilbow	2	1	Hydra
Echo Coda Expedition Lost
Kelazhur	0	2	Hydra
Coda Vaani Research Station Echo

Group F[edit]

Group F
May 29, 2015 - 18:00 CEST
1.	TLO	2-0	4-1
2.	Polt	2-1	5-2
3.	Elazer	1-2	2-5
4.	MajOr	0-2	1-4

Group F Matches
Elazer	2	1	MajOr
Expedition Lost Coda Echo
Polt	1	2	TLO
Echo Inferno Pools Coda
MajOr	0	2	Polt
Coda Vaani Research Station Echo
Elazer	0	2	TLO
Echo Coda Expedition Lost
Polt	2	0	Elazer
Coda Cactus Valley Echo

Group G[edit]

Group G
May 30, 2015 - 18:00 CEST
1.	FireCake	2-0	4-1
2.	iaguz	2-1	5-3
3.	MaSa	1-2	2-5
4.	MaNa	0-2	2-4

Group G Matches
MaNa	1	2	iaguz
Echo Vaani Research Station Coda
MaSa	0	2	FireCake
Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress Echo
MaNa	1	2	MaSa
Coda Vaani Research Station Cactus Valley
iaguz	1	2	FireCake
Expedition Lost Echo Coda
MaSa	0	2	iaguz
Vaani Research Station Coda Echo

Group H[edit]

Group H
May 31, 2015 - 18:45 CEST
1.	Jaedong	2-0	4-2
2.	GunGFuBanDa	2-1	5-3
3.	elfi	1-2	4-5
4.	Has	0-2	1-4

Group H Matches
GunGFuBanDa	2	0	Has
Iron Fortress Echo Expedition Lost
Jaedong	2	1	elfi
Iron Fortress Coda Echo
Has	1	2	elfi
Echo Iron Fortress Expedition Lost
GunGFuBanDa	1	2	Jaedong
Iron Fortress Coda Vaani Research Station
elfi	1	2	GunGFuBanDa
Coda Iron Fortress Echo

Group Stage #2 (Ro16)[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
June 26, 2015 - 12:20 EDT
1.	Hydra	2-0	4-0
2.	Bunny	2-1	4-3
3.	GunGFuBanDa	1-2	3-5
4.	ForGG	0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
June 26, 2015 - 12:20 EDT
ForGG	1	2	GunGFuBanDa
Echo Coda Iron Fortress
June 26, 2015 - 12:25 EDT
Bunny	0	2	Hydra
Echo Vaani Research Station Coda
June 26, 2015 - 13:20 EDT
GunGFuBanDa	0	2	Hydra
Coda Echo Vaani Research Station
June 27, 2015 - 12:20 EDT
ForGG	0	2	Bunny
Coda Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress
June 27, 2015 - 13:00 EDT
GunGFuBanDa	1	2	Bunny
Coda Echo Iron Fortress

Group B[edit]

Group B
June 26, 2015 - 13:25 EDT
1.	Polt	2-0	4-0
2.	MarineLorD	2-1	4-3
3.	FireCake	1-2	3-4
4.	Harstem	0-2	0-4

Group B Matches
June 26, 2015 - 13:25 EDT
FireCake	1	2	MarineLorD
Vaani Research Station Coda Expedition Lost
June 26, 2015 - 14:35 EDT
Harstem	0	2	Polt
Cactus Valley Echo Iron Fortress
June 26, 2015 - 15:30 EDT
MarineLorD	0	2	Polt
Vaani Research Station Coda Iron Fortress
June 27, 2015 - 14:10 EDT
FireCake	2	0	Harstem
Cactus Valley Iron Fortress Vaani Research Station
June 27, 2015 - 14:50 EDT
MarineLorD	2	0	FireCake
Coda Vaani Research Station Inferno Pools

Group C[edit]

Group C
June 26, 2015 - 14:50 EDT
1.	Lilbow	2-0	4-0
2.	TLO	2-1	4-2
3.	iaguz	1-2	2-4
4.	iAsonu	0-2	0-4

Group C Matches
June 26, 2015 - 14:50 EDT
Lilbow	2	0	iAsonu
Expedition Lost Cactus Valley Vaani Research Station
June 26, 2015 - 16:45 EDT
TLO	0	2	iaguz
Vaani Research Station Echo Coda
June 26, 2015 - 17:35 EDT
Lilbow	2	0	iaguz
Coda Echo Iron Fortress
June 27, 2015 - 16:35 EDT
iAsonu	0	2	TLO
Expedition Lost Coda Vaani Research Station
June 27, 2015 - 17:20 EDT
iaguz	0	2	TLO
Coda Expedition Lost Vaani Research Station

Group D[edit]

Group D
June 27, 2015 - 18:25 EDT
1.	StarDust	2-0	4-0
2.	Jaedong	2-1	4-3
3.	Petraeus	1-2	3-5
4.	Ret	0-2	1-4

Group D Matches
June 26, 2015 - 15:45 EDT
Ret	0	2	StarDust
Coda Vaani Research Station Iron Fortress
June 26, 2015 - 18:25 EDT
Jaedong	2	0	Petraeus
Vaani Research Station Echo Coda
June 26, 2015 - 19:15 EDT
StarDust	2	0	Jaedong
Coda Iron Fortress Expedition Lost
June 27, 2015 - 18:25 EDT
Ret	1	2	Petraeus
Echo Coda Vaani Research Station
June 27, 2015 - 19:20 EDT
Jaedong	2	1	Petraeus
Echo Cactus Valley Coda

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

StarDust

0

Bunny

3

Lilbow

3

MarineLorD

0

Hydra

3

Jaedong

1

Polt

3

TLO

0

Semifinals (Bo5)

Bunny

1

Lilbow

3

Hydra

3

Polt

0

Finals (Bo7)

Lilbow

2

Hydra

4

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Spoiler-Free Official YouTube VODs @ SC2Casts

Replays[edit]

WCS 2015 Season 2 Replay Release

Distribution[edit]

Race
Region
Country
Show All

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Round of 32

9	9	14

Round of 16

4	5	7

Quarterfinals

2	3	3

Semifinals

1	2	1

Finals

1	1

Champion

1

Europe

North America

China

Latin America

Taiwan

Oceania

South Korea

Round of 32

12	3	4	2	2	3	6

Round of 16

8	1	2	5

Quarterfinals

4	4

Semifinals

2	2

Finals

1	1

Champion

1

Europe

North America

China

Latin America

Taiwan

Oceania

South Korea

Round of 32

2		1	1	1	3			2		2		1	2		4				1	1	2		2		1	6

Round of 16

1	3			2		2		1	1	1	5

Quarterfinals

1	2		1	4

Semifinals

1	1	2

Finals

1	1

Champion

1

References[edit]

↑ @ESLSC2 (April 5, 2015). "WCS S2 Premier League Finals will take place in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[1] @ESLSC2 (April 5, 2015). "WCS S2 Premier League Finals will take place in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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2015 WCS Season 2 Premier League

Contents

Format[edit]

Talents[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]