2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 3: Code S

Participants[edit]

2017 GSL Season 2 Semifinals (4)
Protoss (9)	Terran (13)	Zerg (10)
Classic	GuMiho	soO
	Maru
From Qualifier (28)
Dear	aLive	Curious
herO	Bunny	Dark
Hurricane	ByuN	Elazer
Hush	Forte	Leenock
Patience	INnoVation	Losira
sOs	jjakji	NoRegreT
Stats	KeeN	Rogue
Trap	SpeCial	Scarlett
	Ryung	Solar
	TIME
	TY

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 and 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	$35,656	₩40,000,000	4,000	INnoVation	ZZZZZ
2nd	$13,371	₩15,000,000	2,800	sOs	Jin Air Green Wings
3rd-4th	$6,685	₩7,500,000	1,900	Stats	Splyce
3rd-4th	$6,685	₩7,500,000	1,900	Dark	ZZZZZ
5th-8th	$4,457	₩5,000,000	1,200	Solar	Splyce
				Rogue	Jin Air Green Wings
				ByuN	Team expert
				TY	Splyce
9th-12th	$3,565	₩4,000,000	800	GuMiho	PSISTORM Gaming
				herO	ROOT Gaming
				soO	ZZZZZ
				Hurricane	ZZZZZ
13th-16th	$3,565	₩4,000,000	600	aLive	mYinsanity
				Bunny	ZZZZZ
				Classic	ZZZZZ
				Patience	Dead Pixels
17th-24th	$2,674	₩3,000,000	300	Elazer	ZZZZZ
				Ryung	Next Gaming
				Leenock	ZZZZZ
				Forte	ZZZZZ
				jjakji	Team RevolutioN
				Trap	Jin Air Green Wings
				Dear	ZZZZZ
				SpeCial	ZZZZZ
25th-32nd	$2,674	₩3,000,000	200	KeeN	ZZZZZ
				Scarlett	Team expert
				Hush	DuSt Gaming
				Losira	ZZZZZ
				Maru	Jin Air Green Wings
				NoRegreT	N3rd Street Gamers
				TIME	X-Team
				Curious	ZZZZZ

The winner is awarded a WCS Global Finals seed.
* Currency conversion is based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on 2017-06-01. [₩1,000 KRW ≈ $0.8914 USD]

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
July 5, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Rogue	2-0	4-1
2.	GuMiho	2-1	5-3
3.	Elazer	1-2	3-4
4.	KeeN	0-2	0-4

Group A Matches
GuMiho	2	1	Elazer
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Odyssey
KeeN	0	2	Rogue
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Ascension to Aiur
GuMiho	1	2	Rogue
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Odyssey
Elazer	2	0	KeeN
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
GuMiho	2	0	Elazer
Frost Odyssey Abyssal Reef

Group B[edit]

Group B
July 8, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	INnoVation	2-0	4-1
2.	Hurricane	2-1	4-3
3.	Ryung	1-2	3-4
4.	Scarlett	0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
Ryung	2	0	Hurricane
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Whirlwind
Scarlett	1	2	INnoVation
Abyssal Reef Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE
Ryung	0	2	INnoVation
Whirlwind Proxima Station Ascension to Aiur
Hurricane	2	0	Scarlett
Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur
Ryung	1	2	Hurricane
Proxima Station Whirlwind Ascension to Aiur

Group C[edit]

Group C
July 12, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	aLive	2-0	4-0
2.	soO	2-1	4-2
3.	Leenock	1-2	2-5
4.	Hush	0-2	1-4

Group C Matches
soO	2	0	Hush
Odyssey Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef
Leenock	0	2	aLive
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE
soO	0	2	aLive
Whirlwind Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
Hush	1	2	Leenock
Odyssey Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur
soO	2	0	Leenock
Whirlwind Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef

Group D[edit]

Group D
July 15, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	Stats	2-0	4-1
2.	ByuN	2-1	4-2
3.	Forte	1-2	3-5
4.	Losira	0-2	1-4

Group D Matches
Stats	2	1	Forte
Odyssey Proxima Station Abyssal Reef
Losira	0	2	ByuN
Abyssal Reef Proxima Station Newkirk Precinct TE
Stats	2	0	ByuN
Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef Odyssey
Forte	2	1	Losira
Odyssey Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
ByuN	2	0	Forte
Proxima Station Odyssey Frost

Group E[edit]

Group E
July 18, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Patience	2-0	4-0
2.	Solar	2-1	4-2
3.	jjakji	1-2	2-4
4.	Maru	0-2	0-4

Group E Matches
Maru	0	2	jjakji
Odyssey Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
Patience	2	0	Solar
Abyssal Reef Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
jjakji	0	2	Patience
Abyssal Reef Odyssey Proxima Station
Maru	0	2	Solar
Newkirk Precinct TE Frost Whirlwind
jjakji	0	2	Solar
Frost Newkirk Precinct TE Odyssey

Group F[edit]

Group F
July 19, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	herO	2-0	4-0
2.	Dark	2-1	5-2
3.	Trap	1-2	2-5
4.	NoRegreT	0-2	0-4

Group F Matches
herO	2	0	NoRegreT
Newkirk Precinct TE Frost Ascension to Aiur
Trap	2	1	Dark
Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE Abyssal Reef
herO	2	0	Trap
Whirlwind Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
NoRegreT	0	2	Dark
Odyssey Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE
Trap	0	2	Dark
Newkirk Precinct TE Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef

Group G[edit]

Group G
July 20, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Classic	2-0	4-1
2.	Bunny	2-1	5-3
3.	Dear	1-2	3-5
4.	TIME	0-2	1-4

Group G Matches
Classic	2	0	TIME
Ascension to Aiur Proxima Station Odyssey
Dear	0	2	Bunny
Odyssey Ascension to Aiur Proxima Station
Classic	2	1	Bunny
Proxima Station Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
TIME	1	2	Dear
Abyssal Reef Proxima Station Odyssey
Bunny	2	1	Dear
Abyssal Reef Proxima Station Ascension to Aiur

Group H[edit]

Group H
July 22, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	sOs	2-0	4-2
2.	TY	2-1	5-3
3.	SpeCial	1-2	3-4
4.	Curious	0-2	1-4

Group H Matches
TY	2	0	SpeCial
Proxima Station Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur
Curious	1	2	sOs
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Whirlwind
TY	1	2	sOs
Proxima Station Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct
SpeCial	2	0	Curious
Whirlwind Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct
TY	2	1	SpeCial
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Odyssey

Group Stage #2 (Ro16)[edit]

Groups selections were held on August 9, 2017 - 18:30 KST. VOD: Part I, Part II - TL Thread

Group A[edit]

Group A
August 16, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Solar	2-0	4-0
2.	INnoVation	2-1	5-4
3.	GuMiho	1-2	3-5
4.	aLive	0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
GuMiho	2	1	INnoVation
Newkirk Precinct TE Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
aLive	0	2	Solar
Acolyte Mech Depot Newkirk Precinct TE
GuMiho	0	2	Solar
Whirlwind Mech Depot Ascension to Aiur
INnoVation	2	1	aLive
Ascension to Aiur Mech Depot Newkirk Precinct TE
GuMiho	1	2	INnoVation
Ascension to Aiur Odyssey Whirlwind

Group B[edit]

Group B
August 19, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	ByuN	2-0	4-1
2.	sOs	2-1	4-3
3.	herO	1-2	4-5
4.	Bunny	0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
herO	1	2	ByuN
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE
sOs	2	0	Bunny
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Mech Depot
ByuN	2	0	sOs
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Newkirk Precinct TE
herO	2	1	Bunny
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Odyssey
sOs	2	1	herO
Odyssey Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur

Group C[edit]

Group C
August 23, 2017 - 18:30 KST
1.	Rogue	2-0	4-1
2.	Dark	2-1	5-3
3.	soO	1-2	4-5
4.	Classic	0-2	0-4

Group C Matches
soO	2	1	Dark
Ascension to Aiur Odyssey Abyssal Reef
Classic	0	2	Rogue
Abyssal Reef Odyssey Mech Depot
soO	1	2	Rogue
Ascension to Aiur Odyssey Newkirk Precinct TE
Dark	2	0	Classic
Ascension to Aiur Mech Depot Abyssal Reef
soO	1	2	Dark
Ascension to Aiur Mech Depot Newkirk Precinct TE

Group D[edit]

Group D
August 26, 2017 - 13:00 KST
1.	TY	2-0	4-0
2.	Stats	2-1	4-4
3.	Hurricane	1-2	4-4
4.	Patience	0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
Stats	2	1	Hurricane
Abyssal Reef Odyssey Ascension to Aiur
TY	2	0	Patience
Ascension to Aiur Abyssal Reef Odyssey
Stats	0	2	TY
Abyssal Reef Newkirk Precinct TE Ascension to Aiur
Hurricane	2	0	Patience
Abyssal Reef Ascension to Aiur Odyssey
Stats	2	1	Hurricane
Ascension to Aiur Mech Depot Odyssey

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

Solar

2

sOs

3

Rogue

2

Stats

3

INnoVation

3

ByuN

2

Dark

3

TY

0

Semifinals (Bo7)

sOs

4

Stats

1

INnoVation

4

Dark

3

Finals (Bo7)

sOs

3

INnoVation

4

Racial Distribution[edit]

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Round of 32

9	13	10

Round of 16

6	6	4

Quarterfinals

2	3	3

Semifinals

2	1	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 175,018 viewers.
The tournament's peak Without Chinese viewers was 26,638 viewers.
English streams peak was 21,344 viewers.
Russian streams peak was 824 viewers.
Chinese streams peak was 148,380 viewers.
Twitch.tv peak was 21,434 viewers.

The total time watched was 1,461,022 hours.
The average concurrent viewership was 57,824 viewers.

External Links[edit]

Ro32 Groups Announcement

References[edit]

↑ Esports Charts (2017-22-09). "GSL Code S Season 3 detailed stats". esc.watch.

[GSL_Code_S_Season_3_streams_stats-1] Esports Charts (2017-22-09). "GSL Code S Season 3 detailed stats". esc.watch.

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2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 3: Code S

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Participants[edit]