2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 2: Code S

Participants[edit]

2017 GSL Season 1 Quarterfinals (4)
Protoss (12)	Terran (10)	Zerg (10)
sOs	Ryung	soO
Stats
From Qualifier (28)
Billowy	aLive	Armani
Classic	Bunny	ByuL
Creator	ByuN	Curious
Dear	GuMiho	Dark
herO	INnoVation	Impact
Patience	KeeN	Losira
Super	MajOr	Rogue
Trap	Maru	Scarlett
Trust	TY	Solar
Zest

Format[edit]

4 players qualified from the top 4 of last season.
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, and is eliminated from Code . They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier.
- 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, and is eliminated from Code . They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier.
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.
- Players who place 3rd and 4th in their group are eliminated from Code . They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier.
Quarterfinals: Single-elimination playoffs.
- Quarterfinals: Best-of-five.
- Semifinals: Best-of-seven.
  - All 4 players who make it to this round are seeded in next season's Code .
- Finals: Best-of-seven.

Prize Pool[edit]

₩170,000,000 KRW (≈ $152,100 USD *) and 25,000 WCS Korea Points are divided among participants.

Place	$USD	₩ KRW	WCS KR Pts	Player	Team
1st	$35,820	₩40,000,000	4,000	GuMiho	PSISTORM Gaming
2nd	$13,430	₩15,000,000	2,800	soO	ZZZZZ
3rd-4th	$6,720	₩7,500,000	1,900	Maru	Jin Air Green Wings
3rd-4th	$6,720	₩7,500,000	1,900	Classic	ZZZZZ
5th-8th	$4,480	₩5,000,000	1,200	TY	Splyce
				ByuN	Team expert
				Stats	Splyce
				Rogue	Jin Air Green Wings
9th-12th	$3,580	₩4,000,000	800	Trap	Jin Air Green Wings
				aLive	mYinsanity
				herO	ROOT Gaming
				Dark	ZZZZZ
13th-16th	$3,580	₩4,000,000	600	ByuL	ZZZZZ
				INnoVation	ZZZZZ
				Dear	ZZZZZ
				Losira	ZZZZZ
17th-24th	$2,680	₩3,000,000	300	sOs	Jin Air Green Wings
				Ryung	True eSport
				Curious	ZZZZZ
				Creator	Jin Air Green Wings
				Solar	Splyce
				Patience	Dead Pixels
				KeeN	ZZZZZ
				MajOr	ZZZZZ
25th-32nd	$2,680	₩3,000,000	200	Impact	Dead Pixels
				Billowy	ZZZZZ
				Super	ZZZZZ
				Zest	ZZZZZ
				Trust	ZZZZZ
				Bunny	ZZZZZ
				Scarlett	Team expert
				Armani	IsIMBA

The winner is awarded a WCS Global Finals seed.
* Currency conversion is based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on 2017-04-01. [₩1,000 KRW ≈ $0.8947 USD]

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
April 19, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	INnoVation	2-0	4-1
2.	Losira	2-1	4-4
3.	sOs	1-2	4-4
4.	Impact	0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
sOs	2	0	Impact
Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
INnoVation	2	0	Losira
Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef Frost
sOs	1	2	INnoVation
Deadwing Abyssal Reef Daybreak
Impact	1	2	Losira
Newkirk Precinct TE Frost Whirlwind
sOs	1	2	Losira
Deadwing Daybreak Newkirk Precinct TE

Group B[edit]

Group B
April 22, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	ByuL	2-0	4-2
2.	Dear	2-1	4-3
3.	Ryung	1-2	3-4
4.	Billowy	0-2	2-4

Group B Matches
Ryung	2	0	Dear
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Proxima Station
Billowy	1	2	ByuL
Daybreak Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
Ryung	1	2	ByuL
Abyssal Reef Daybreak Frost
Dear	2	1	Billowy
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Daybreak
Ryung	0	2	Dear
Proxima Station Whirlwind Newkirk Precinct TE

Group C[edit]

Group C
April 26, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Maru	2-0	4-1
2.	Dark	2-1	5-2
3.	Curious	1-2	2-5
4.	Super	0-2	1-4

Group C Matches
Maru	2	1	Super
Newkirk Precinct TE Daybreak Abyssal Reef
Curious	2	1	Dark
Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
Maru	2	0	Curious
Daybreak Abyssal Reef Frost
Super	0	2	Dark
Newkirk Precinct TE Proxima Station Daybreak
Curious	0	2	Dark
Daybreak Proxima Station Abyssal Reef

Group D[edit]

Group D
April 29, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	GuMiho	2-0	4-0
2.	aLive	2-1	4-3
3.	Creator	1-2	3-4
4.	Zest	0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
aLive	2	1	Creator
Abyssal Reef Deadwing Daybreak
Zest	0	2	GuMiho
Deadwing Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
aLive	0	2	GuMiho
Daybreak Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
Creator	2	0	Zest
Abyssal Reef Whirlwind Frost
aLive	2	0	Creator
Abyssal Reef Daybreak Whirlwind

Group E[edit]

Group E
May 3, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	soO	2-0	4-2
2.	Trap	2-1	4-2
3.	Solar	1-2	3-4
4.	Trust	0-2	1-4

Group E Matches
soO	2	1	Trust
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Whirlwind
Trap	0	2	Solar
Newkirk Precinct TE Frost Abyssal Reef
soO	2	1	Solar
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Frost
Trust	0	2	Trap
Abyssal Reef Daybreak Newkirk Precinct TE
Solar	0	2	Trap
Newkirk Precinct TE Whirlwind Abyssal Reef

Group F[edit]

Group F
May 6, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	TY	2-0	4-0
2.	Rogue	2-1	4-3
3.	Patience	1-2	2-5
4.	Bunny	0-2	2-4

Group F Matches
TY	2	0	Patience
Whirlwind Proxima Station Deadwing
Rogue	2	1	Bunny
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Daybreak
TY	2	0	Rogue
Abyssal Reef Daybreak Newkirk Precinct TE
Patience	2	1	Bunny
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Daybreak
Rogue	2	0	Patience
Newkirk Precinct TE Proxima Station Daybreak

Group G[edit]

Group G
May 10, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Classic	2-0	4-1
2.	Stats	2-1	5-3
3.	KeeN	1-2	3-5
4.	Scarlett	0-2	1-4

Group G Matches
Stats	2	1	Scarlett
Daybreak Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
KeeN	1	2	Classic
Abyssal Reef Proxima Station Daybreak
Stats	0	2	Classic
Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE Whirlwind
Scarlett	0	2	KeeN
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Proxima Station
Stats	2	0	KeeN
Proxima Station Abyssal Reef Deadwing

Group H[edit]

Group H
May 13, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	ByuN	2-0	4-1
2.	herO	2-1	5-2
3.	MajOr	1-2	2-4
4.	Armani	0-2	0-4

Group H Matches
herO	2	0	MajOr
Abyssal Reef Daybreak Frost
Armani	0	2	ByuN
Frost Daybreak Abyssal Reef
herO	1	2	ByuN
Daybreak Abyssal Reef Frost
MajOr	2	0	Armani
Daybreak Abyssal Reef Frost
herO	2	0	MajOr
Proxima Station Abyssal Reef Daybreak

Group Stage #2 (Ro16)[edit]

Groups selections were held on May 17, 2017 - 18:30 KST. VOD

Group A[edit]

Group A
May 24, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	GuMiho	2-0	4-0
2.	Stats	2-1	4-3
3.	Trap	1-2	3-4
4.	ByuL	0-2	0-4

Group A Matches
Stats	0	2	Trap
Whirlwind Odyssey Newkirk Precinct TE
ByuL	0	2	GuMiho
Odyssey Frost Newkirk Precinct TE
Trap	0	2	GuMiho
Odyssey Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
Stats	2	0	ByuL
Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE Whirlwind
Trap	1	2	Stats
Proxima Station Whirlwind Frost

Group B[edit]

Group B
May 27, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	Classic	2-0	4-1
2.	TY	2-1	5-3
3.	aLive	1-2	3-5
4.	INnoVation	0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
aLive	0	2	Classic
Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE Whirlwind
TY	2	0	INnoVation
Proxima Station Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur
Classic	2	1	TY
Ascension to Aiur Proxima Station Abyssal Reef
aLive	2	1	INnoVation
Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE Frost
TY	2	1	aLive
Whirlwind Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur

Group C[edit]

Group C
May 31, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	ByuN	2-0	4-1
2.	Rogue	2-1	5-2
3.	herO	1-2	3-5
4.	Dear	0-2	0-4

Group C Matches
herO	2	0	Dear
Abyssal Reef Odyssey Frost
Rogue	0	2	ByuN
Newkirk Precinct TE Proxima Station Ascension to Aiur
herO	1	2	ByuN
Whirlwind Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE
Dear	0	2	Rogue
Newkirk Precinct TE Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
herO	0	2	Rogue
Ascension to Aiur Whirlwind Newkirk Precinct TE

Group D[edit]

Group D
June 3, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	soO	2-0	4-2
2.	Maru	2-1	5-4
3.	Dark	1-2	4-5
4.	Losira	0-2	2-4

Group D Matches
soO	2	1	Losira
Proxima Station Odyssey Frost
Maru	2	1	Dark
Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur
soO	2	1	Maru
Ascension to Aiur Frost Newkirk Precinct TE
Losira	1	2	Dark
Ascension to Aiur Odyssey Newkirk Precinct TE
Maru	2	1	Dark
Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef Whirlwind

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

GuMiho

3

TY

2

ByuN

1

Maru

3

Stats

1

Classic

3

Rogue

2

soO

3

Semifinals (Bo7)

GuMiho

4

Maru

2

Classic

0

soO

4

Finals (Bo7)

GuMiho

4

soO

2

Racial Distribution[edit]

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Round of 32

12	10	10

Round of 16

5	6	5

Quarterfinals

2	4	2

Semifinals

1	2	1

Finals

1	1

Champion

1

VODs[edit]

Spoiler-free VODs on SC2Links.com

Spoiler-Free Official YouTube VODs at SC2Casts.com

Viewers Stats[edit]

Data about number of viewers^[1]:

The tournament's Overall peak was 131,845 viewers.
The tournament's peak Without Chinese viewers was 25,092 viewers.
English streams peak was 20,516 viewers.
Russian streams peak was 1,037 viewers.
Chinese streams peak was 107,483 viewers.
Twitch.tv peak was 20,734 viewers.

The total time watched was 906,000 hours.
The average concurrent viewership was 34,232 viewers.

External Links[edit]

Ro32 Groups Announcement

References[edit]

↑ Esports Charts (2017-22-09). "GSL Code S Season 2 detailed stats". esc.watch.

[GSL_Code_S_Season_2_streams_stats-1] Esports Charts (2017-22-09). "GSL Code S Season 2 detailed stats". esc.watch.

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2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 2: Code S

Contents

Participants[edit]