2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2
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2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Game Version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Offline
Location:
SeoulFormat:
Challenge
Group Stage
Single-elimination bracket
Group Stage
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
₩134,000,000 KRW
(≃ $120,000 USD)
(≃ $120,000 USD)
Start Date:
2016-06-02
End Date:
2016-09-11
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
28
12
9
7Maps
Chronology
The 2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2 is one of the two Korean leagues of the 2016 StarCraft II World Championship Series.
Format[edit]
Challenge[edit]
- 24 players in 4 Round Robin Groups.
- Matches are Best-of-two
- Each player chooses a "Home" map for each series.
- One game is played on the "Home" map, the other on the opponents "Home" map, or "Away" map.
- If both players pick the same map, that map is played twice.
- How standings are determined:
- Number of wins
- Number of "Away" wins
- Head-to-head
- Extra matches (maps will be chosen at random)[1]
- The top 3 of each group advance to the Group Stage.
- The bottom 3 of each group are eliminated and may qualify through following season's qualifiers.
Main Event[edit]
- Group Stage
- 16 players in four groups of 4 players each, played in a double-elimination format.
- Matches are 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 winner places first in the group and advances to the Playoffs.
- The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Loser’s match.
- The loser places fourth in the group and may qualify through next season's qualifiers.
- 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 places second place in the group and advances to the Playoffs.
- The loser places third in the group and may qualify through next season's qualifiers.
- Playoffs
- 8 players in a single-elimination bracket.
- Quarterfinals: Best-of-five.
- Semifinals: Best-of-seven.
- Finals: Best-of-seven.
- 8 players in a single-elimination bracket.
Prize Pool[edit]
| Place | Prize (KRW) | ≈ USD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
₩40,000,000 | $35,850 | 4,000 |
 2nd
|
₩20,000,000 | $17,925 | 2,800 |
 3rd-4th
|
₩9,000,000 | $8,066 | 1,800 |
| 5th-8th | ₩6,000,000 | $5,377 | 1,200 |
| 9th-12th | ₩4,000,000 | $3,585 | 800 |
| 13th-16th | ₩4,000,000 | $3,585 | 600 |
| 17th-28th | ₩TBD | $TBD | TBD |
| Total | ₩TBD | $TBD | TBD |
