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GIGABYTE ESPORTS LAN Invitational
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GIGABYTE ESPORTS LAN Invitational
League Information
Organizer:
SoCal eSports
Sponsor(s):
GIGABYTE · Kingston HyperX · Cooler Master · Newegg · Dolby · SoCal eSports · Cyber Sports Network · Red Bull · TwitchTV · Qualcomm · AverMedia · Tt ESPORTS · Thermaltake USA · Nvidia · Sennheiser · Antec · CPU · BenQ · Killer Gaming · Intel · Western Digital · In Win · MadCatz · Cyberpower · NZXT · Zalman · Patriot · ENERMAX
Game version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
United StatesFormat:
1v1, Group Stage,
Single-elimination Playoffs
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize pool:
$11,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-06-15
End Date:
2012-06-17
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player breakdown
Number of players:
24
8
9
7Maps
The GIGABYTE ESPORTS LAN Invitational was an invite-only tournament that was held from June 15–17, at Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, CA.
About[edit]
The GIGABYTE ESPORTS LAN was a competitive gaming event that took place in Southern California a week after MLG's 2012 Spring Championship.
Twenty-four invited players competed for a share of an $11,000 in a StarCraft II tournament prize pool. In addition, eight League of Legends teams competed for a share of a $10,000 prize pool.
The event was hosted by Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico and Tricia "megumixbear" Sugita, with Gwin, Thundertoss, DoA, Azael, Zoia, JoRoSaR and Axeltoss providing in-game commentary.
Talents[edit]
- Hosts:
- megumixbear (Tricia Sugita)
- Seltzer (Rachel Quirico)
- Commentators:
Prize Pool[edit]
$11,000 is spread among the players as seen below:
1st
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
 | This is a legacy prize pool. For non award prize pools please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{Template:DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}}, {{QuadPrizePool}} or {{Template:AwardPrizePool}} instead. |
Format[edit]
- Group Stage
- Round-robin group stage format, with the player pool divided into four groups of six players each
- Each match was best-of-three
- The bottom two players in each group were eliminated from the tournament
- Playoffs
- Remaining 16 players were seeded into a single-elimination bracket according to their group results
- Round of 16 and quarterfinals were best-of-three
- Semifinals were best-of-five
- Finals were best-of-seven
Additionally, there was no extended series rule in effect for this tournament.
Participants[edit]
| Protoss (8)
|
Terran (9)
|
Zerg (7)
|
 HwangSin
|
 Beastyqt
|
viOLet
|
 Insur
|
STX
|
Mystik
|
| Axslav
|
  DeMusliM
|
Machine
|
| Caliber
|
 theognis
|
Sleep
|
 Alicia
|
Illusion
|
Monster
|
| TAiLS
|
KawaiiRice
|
daisuki *
|
 inori
|
Clide
|
Golden *
|
| Rhythm *
|
Ryung
|
|
| Dream
|
* Scarlett, qxc, and SeleCT will be unable to attend. Golden, daisuki, and Rhythm will replace them.[1]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Groups were drawn live on the first day of the event.
Group A[edit]
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | inori
|
5-0 | 10-0 | |||
| 2. | Monster
|
4-1 | 8-3 | |||
| 3. | Golden
|
3-2 | 7-6 | |||
| 4. | Insur
|
2-3 | 5-6 | |||
| 5. | Machine
|
1-4 | 3-8 | |||
| 6. | Mystik
|
0-5 | 0-10 | |||
Group A Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
Group B[edit]
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dream
|
5-0 | 10-1 | |||
| 2. | viOLet
|
4-1 | 8-3 | |||
| 3. | Sleep
|
3-2 | 7-4 | |||
| 4. | Illusion
|
2-3 | 4-7 | |||
| 5. | STX
|
1-4 | 2-8 | |||
| 6. | Rhythm
|
0-5 | 2-10 | |||
Group B Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
Group C[edit]
| Group C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryung
|
5-0 | 10-3 | |||
| 2. | Clide
|
3-2 | 8-5 | |||
| 3. | KawaiiRice
|
3-2 | 6-6 | |||
| 4. | HwangSin
|
2-3 | 6-7 | |||
| 5. | Beastyqt
|
1-4 | 5-9 | |||
| 6. | Caliber
|
1-4 | 3-8 | |||
Group C Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
Playoffs[edit]
Played on June 17, 2012
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Round of 16 (Bo3)
Quarterfinals (Bo3)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
2
0
0
2
0
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
3
2
2
4
Third Place Match
Third Place Match
3rd Place
3rd
2
3
Racial Distribution[edit]
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| Group Stage |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Winner |
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
External links[edit]
Coverage[edit]
ESFI[edit]
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Photos[edit]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Final player roster updates". 14 June 2012.