2018 WCS Leipzig

[e][h]2018 WCS Leipzig

League Information

Series:

WCS

Organizer:

DreamHack

Game Version:

Legacy of the Void Patch 4.1.4

Server:

Europe

Type:

Offline

Location:

Leipzig

Format:

1v1
Three Group Stages
Single-elimination bracket

Prize pool:

$101,000

Start Date:

2018-01-26

End Date:

2018-01-28

Liquipedia Tier:

Premier

Links

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

79

23

33

Maps

Abiogenesis • Acid Plant • Backwater • Blackpink • Catalyst • Eastwatch • Neon Violet Square

Chronology

2017 WCS Montreal

2018 WCS Austin

The 2018 WCS Leipzig is the first of four events of the 2018 WCS Circuit.
It takes place at DreamHack Leipzig 2018 and is organized by DreamHack.

Format[edit]

First Group Stage

64 players in 16 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
Matches are Bo3
Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage

Second Group Stage

32 players in 8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
Matches are Bo3
Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage

Third Group Stage

16 players from the Second Group Stage
16 players from Qualifiers
8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format
Matches are Bo3
Top 2 players of each group advance to the playoffs

Playoffs

16 players in a single-elimination bracket
Round of 16 to Semifinals are played in Bo5
Finals are played in Bo7

Map Pool[edit]

Abiogenesis	Acid Plant	Backwater	Blackpink	Catalyst	Eastwatch	Neon Violet Square

Casters, Hosts and Observers[edit]

English Broadcast
Remote Broadcast
Community Broadcast
Show All

Hosts:
- Anna Prosser (Anna Prosser Robinson)
- Nathanias (Nathan Lawrence Fabrikant)

Observers:
- feardragon (Ravi Pareek)
- MapuTV (Kevin Kremser)

Commentators:
- Wardi (Jonathon Ward)
- Maynarde (Leigh Mandalov)
- RotterdaM (Kevin van der Kooi)
- ZombieGrub (Jessica Chernega)
- ToD (Yoan Merlo)

French Commentators:
- Koka (Thibault Le Gall)
- Pomf (Alexandre Noci
  Hadrien Noci)
- FunKa (Alexandre Verrier)
- YoGo (Pierre-Marie Humeau)
- TKL (Rémi Hibon)
- Algost (Anton Bodin Marty)

Brazilian Commentators:
- COSMOS (Lucas Faria)
- Caiobex (Caio Bexiga)
- Draft (Luiz Eduardo)

Other Language Commentators:
- NarutO (Silvano Bovo)
- Emil (Emil Wieczorek)
- Indy (Igor Kaczmarek)
- HorussTv (Enrique Palomino)
- CranK (Choi Jae-won)

Community Commentators (Day 1 only)
- Marth (Martin Schenk)
- Ctone23 (Colton Sanford)
- Maralekos (Martin Kositz)
- PsinSin (Alexey Sadovsky)

Prize Pool[edit]

$101,000 USD and 12,600 WCS Circuit Points are spread among the players as seen below:

Place	$USD	Seed	WCS Circuit Pts	Player	Team
1st	$20,000	WCS Global Finals	3,000	Serral	Ence eSports
2nd	$10,000	-	1,400	ShoWTimE	ArmaTeam
3rd-4th	$6,500	-	900	Neeb	Ting
3rd-4th	$6,500	-	900	SpeCial	Exeed Esports
5th-8th	$4,000	-	600	Elazer	Team QLASH
				TRUE	PSISTORM Gaming
				Nerchio	EURONICS Gaming
				Snute	Team Liquid
9th-16th	$2,750	-	300	Nice	AfreecaTV Taiwan
				HeRoMaRinE	mousesports
				Namshar	ZZZZZ
				Bly	Team expert
				MaSa	OSC Elite
				SortOf	Meliora Esports
				uThermal	Team Liquid
				Lambo	Team QLASH
17th-24th	$1,250	-	100	Scarlett	Team expert
				DnS	Cascade
				Cyan	ZZZZZ
				Harstem	Asterion
				Cham	OSC Elite
				Yours	1F Pro Gaming
				TLO	Team Liquid
				Zanster	PSISTORM Gaming
25th-32nd	$1,250	-	100	Stephano	GamersOrigin
				TIME	SCBoy
				Probe	Legacy Esports
				Kelazhur	ROOT Gaming
				GogojOey	Talon Esports
				kauP	Dark Origin
				PtitDrogo	mYinsanity
				XY	Invictus Gaming

Notable Participants[edit]

This list contains the most notable players. For a full participants list go to: Player List

Qualified players (16)
Protoss	Terran	Zerg
Neeb	Kelazhur	Elazer
Nice	MaSa	GogojOey
Probe	~~Seither~~¹	Nerchio
	SpeCial	Scarlett
	TIME	Serral
	uThermal	TRUE
	XY	Yours¹
Notable open sign-up players
Cyan	Arctur	Bly
DnS	BlueCheese	Cham
Gerald	DeMusliM	Guru
Harstem	HeRoMaRinE	HateMe
JackO	Kas	hinO
MaNa	Lillekanin	JonSnow
NightEnD	Optimus	Lambo
PtitDrogo	souL	Namshar
Rail	Ziggy	RiSky
ShoWTimE		Snute
SpaceMarine		SortOf
		Stephano
		TLO
		Zanster

¹ Seither forfeited his spot due to personal reasons and was replaced by Yours.^[1]

Results[edit]

Group Stage #1 — Group Stage #2

Group Stage 3[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Serral	2-0	4-1
2.	Namshar	2-1	5-3
3.	Scarlett	1-2	3-5
4.	Stephano	0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Namshar	2	0	Scarlett
Serral	2	0	Stephano
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Namshar	1	2	Serral
Scarlett	2	1	Stephano
Catalyst Blackpink Neon Violet Square
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Namshar	2	1	Scarlett
Catalyst Blackpink Backwater

Group B[edit]

Group B
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	SortOf	2-0	4-2
2.	MaSa	2-1	5-3
3.	DnS	1-2	3-5
4.	TIME	0-2	2-4

Group B Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
TIME	1	2	SortOf
MaSa	2	0	DnS
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
SortOf	2	1	MaSa
TIME	1	2	DnS
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
MaSa	2	1	DnS
Abiogenesis Catalyst Acid Plant

Group C[edit]

Group C
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Bly	2-0	4-0
2.	uThermal	2-1	4-3
3.	Cyan	1-2	3-5
4.	Probe	0-2	1-4

Group C Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Probe	0	2	Bly
Blackpink Neon Violet Square
uThermal	2	1	Cyan
Acid Plant Blackpink Catalyst
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Bly	2	0	uThermal
Catalyst Abiogenesis
Probe	1	2	Cyan
Blackpink Neon Violet Square Catalyst
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
uThermal	2	0	Cyan
Catalyst Blackpink

Group D[edit]

Group D
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	ShoWTimE	2-0	4-1
2.	Nice	2-1	5-3
3.	Harstem	1-2	2-4
4.	Kelazhur	0-2	2-4

Group D Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Nice	0	2	Harstem
Kelazhur	1	2	ShoWTimE
Acid Plant Blackpink Catalyst
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Harstem	0	2	ShoWTimE
Blackpink Neon Violet Square
Nice	2	1	Kelazhur
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Harstem	0	2	Nice

Group E[edit]

Group E
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	HeRoMaRinE	2-0	4-1
2.	Nerchio	2-1	4-2
3.	Cham	1-2	3-5
4.	GogojOey	0-2	1-4

Group E Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
GogojOey	1	2	Cham
Nerchio	0	2	HeRoMaRinE
Catalyst Blackpink
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Cham	1	2	HeRoMaRinE
GogojOey	0	2	Nerchio
Catalyst Blackpink
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Cham	0	2	Nerchio
Catalyst Backwater

Group F[edit]

Group F
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	SpeCial	2-0	4-1
2.	Snute	2-1	5-3
3.	Yours	1-2	3-5
4.	kauP	0-2	1-4

Group F Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
SpeCial	2	0	kauP
Blackpink Catalyst
Yours	0	2	Snute
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
SpeCial	2	1	Snute
Catalyst Backwater Neon Violet Square
kauP	1	2	Yours
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Snute	2	1	Yours

Group G[edit]

Group G
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Elazer	2-0	4-2
2.	TRUE	2-1	5-3
3.	TLO	1-2	4-4
4.	PtitDrogo	0-2	0-4

Group G Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Elazer	2	1	TLO
Blackpink Acid Plant Catalyst
TRUE	2	0	PtitDrogo
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Elazer	2	1	TRUE
Catalyst Acid Plant Blackpink
TLO	2	0	PtitDrogo
Blackpink Backwater
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
TRUE	2	1	TLO
Catalyst Blackpink Acid Plant

Group H[edit]

Group H
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Lambo	2-0	4-2
2.	Neeb	2-1	5-4
3.	Zanster	1-2	4-5
4.	XY	0-2	2-4

Group H Matches
January 26, 2018 - 19:00 CET
Neeb	2	1	Zanster
XY	1	2	Lambo
Catalyst Backwater Neon Violet Square
January 26, 2018 - 19:50 CET
Neeb	1	2	Lambo
Backwater Acid Plant Catalyst
Zanster	2	1	XY
January 26, 2018 - 20:40 CET
Neeb	2	1	Zanster
Blackpink Neon Violet Square Acid Plant

Bracket[edit]

Official Bracket

Round of 16 (Bo5)

Elazer

3

Nice

2

HeRoMaRinE

1

Neeb

3

ShoWTimE

3

Namshar

2

Bly

1

TRUE

3

Serral

3

MaSa

0

SortOf

0

Nerchio

3

SpeCial

3

uThermal

1

Lambo

0

Snute

3

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

Elazer

2

Neeb

3

ShoWTimE

3

TRUE

0

Serral

3

Nerchio

0

SpeCial

3

Snute

2

Semifinals (Bo5)

Neeb

2

ShoWTimE

3

Serral

3

SpeCial

1

Grand Finals (Bo7)

ShoWTimE

2

Serral

4

Distribution[edit]

Race
Region
Country
Show All

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Random

Group Stage 1

24

23

33

Group Stage 2

11

16

21

Group Stage 3

8

16

Playoffs

3

4

9

Quarterfinals

2

1

5

Semifinals

2

1

Finals

1

Champion

1

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia

Oceania

Group Stage 1

45

17

5

3

6

2

Group Stage 2

20

13

4

3

6

2

Group Stage 3

14

4

3

6

2

Playoffs

7

4

2

1

2

Quarterfinals

2

3

1

Semifinals

1

Finals

1

Champion

1

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia

Oceania

Group Stage 1

1

3

4

5

20

4

3

1

4

8

1

3

1

2

1

3

2

1

3

1

2

Group Stage 2

2

3

5

3

2

6

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

3

1

2

Group Stage 3

1

3

5

2

1

2

1

3

1

2

Playoffs

1

2

3

1

2

1

Quarterfinals

1

2

1

Semifinals

1

Finals

1

Champion

1

Map Statistics[edit]

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Abiogenesis LE	7	4	1	3	25.0%	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	0.0%	-	2	-
Acid Plant LE	30	4	1	3	25.0%	8	4	4	50.0%	6	2	4	33.3%	1	9	2
Backwater LE	15	4	2	2	50.0%	6	4	2	66.7%	1	1	-	100.0%	1	2	1
Blackpink LE	44	6	4	2	66.7%	11	6	5	54.5%	5	3	2	60.0%	4	14	4
Catalyst LE	45	8	2	6	25.0%	10	5	5	50.0%	8	4	4	50.0%	4	13	2
Eastwatch LE	7	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	100.0%	1	-	1	0.0%	-	3	1
Neon Violet Square LE	22	6	2	4	33.3%	8	3	5	37.5%	1	1	-	100.0%	1	3	3
Unknown	2	1	-	1	0.0%	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	0.0%	-	-	-
Total Sum (Σ)	172	33	12	21	36.4%	45	24	21	53.3%	24	11	13	45.8%	11	46	13

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Spoiler-free VODs on SC2Links.com
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Replays[edit]

Replay Pack (55Mb)

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

↑ Seither forfeits his spot

[1] Seither forfeits his spot

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Contents

2018 WCS Leipzig

Contents

Format[edit]

Map Pool[edit]

Casters, Hosts and Observers[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Notable Participants[edit]

Results[edit]

Group Stage 3[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group B[edit]

Group C[edit]

Group D[edit]

Group E[edit]

Group F[edit]

Group G[edit]

Group H[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Map Statistics[edit]

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Replays[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

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