GPL 2014 Season 1 Premier League

• Overview
• Challenger League
• Premier League

Participants

Protoss (15)	Terran (5)	Zerg (12)
Chinese Progamers Invited (8)
Jim		XiGua
MacSed		Courage
Top		TooDming
Gemini
Shana
Taiwanese Progamers Invited (4)
Has		Sen
		Ian
		Cheetos
Starcraft 2 Online-Championships 2013-2014 Invited (2)
	XY
	Ein
College Starleague 2013-2014 Invited (2)
XluoS		iAsonu
GPL 2014 Season 1 Challenger League (16)
Bistork	DouDou	Alopex
Azrael	老北京五开哥	wanted
安南秀	ZKO	YDForever
Homura		Ezrc
Karl		CarsickZerg
庭哥
Cloudy
Mystery

Information

Format

• 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 winner 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 falls to the next season's Challenger League.

• 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 Round of 16.
• The loser places third in the group and falls to the next season's Challenger League.

• Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament format.

• All 16 players who make it to this round are seeded in next season's Premier League.
• Best-of-three.
• The 4 players of each group in Round of 16 will face off similar to Round of 32.

• Quarterfinals: Single-elimination playoffs.

• Quarterfinals: Best-of-five.
• Semifinals: Best-of-five.
• Finals: Best-of-seven.

Prize Pool

80,600 CNY (~12,981 USD) is spread among the players as seen below:

Conversion values taken from xe.com on July 20th, 2014. 1 CNY ≈0.161054 USD

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)

Group A

Group A
August 5, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Jim			2-0	4-1
2.	Has			2-1	5-2
3.	Bistork			1-2	2-5
4.	CarsickZerg			0-2	1-4

Group A Matches
Jim	2	0	Bistork
Foxtrot Labs   King Sejong Station
Has	2	0	CarsickZerg
Foxtrot Labs   Catallena
Jim	2	1	Has
Deadwing   King Sejong Station   Overgrowth
Bistork	2	1	CarsickZerg
Catallena   Nimbus   Overgrowth
Has	2	0	Bistork
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth

Group B

Group B
August 10, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	XY			2-0	4-1
2.	Karl			2-1	4-4
3.	XluoS			1-2	4-4
4.	Alopex			0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
XluoS	2	0	Alopex
Foxtrot Labs   King Sejong Station
XY	2	0	Karl
Foxtrot Labs   Overgrowth
XluoS	1	2	XY
Deadwing   Overgrowth   Catallena
Alopex	1	2	Karl
Catallena   King Sejong Station   Overgrowth
XluoS	1	2	Karl
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth   Nimbus

Group C

Group C
August 12, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Ian			2-0	4-1
2.	TooDming			2-1	5-3
3.	Cloudy			1-2	3-4
4.	ZKO			0-2	0-4

Group C Matches
Ian	2	0	ZKO
Foxtrot Labs   Merry Go Round
TooDming	2	0	Cloudy
Foxtrot Labs   Overgrowth
TooDming	1	2	Ian
Deadwing   Overgrowth   Nimbus
Cloudy	2	0	ZKO
Catallena   Merry Go Round
TooDming	2	1	Cloudy
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station

Group D

Group D
August 17, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Cheetos			2-0	4-0
2.	Mystery			2-1	4-4
3.	Ein			1-2	4-4
4.	Homura			0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
Ein	1	2	Mystery
Foxtrot Labs   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station
Cheetos	2	0	Homura
Foxtrot Labs   King Sejong Station
Mystery	0	2	Cheetos
Deadwing   Overgrowth
Ein	2	0	Homura
Catallena   Merry Go Round
Mystery	2	1	Ein
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station

Group E

Group E
August 19, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Sen			2-0	4-1
2.	Courage			2-1	5-2
3.	DouDou			1-2	2-4
4.	Azrael			0-2	0-0

Group E Matches
Sen	2	0	DouDou
Foxtrot Labs   Merry Go Round
Courage	W	-	Azrael
Azrael forfeited due to personal reasons.
Sen	2	1	Courage
Deadwing   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station
DouDou	W	-	Azrael
DouDou	0	2	Courage
Merry Go Round   Deadwing

Group F

Group F
August 23, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	MacSed			2-0	4-0
2.	XiGua			2-1	4-2
3.	安南秀			1-2	2-4
4.	wanted			0-2	0-4

Group F Matches
XiGua	2	0	wanted
Foxtrot Labs   Catallena
MacSed	2	0	安南秀
Foxtrot Labs   King Sejong Station
XiGua	0	2	MacSed
Deadwing   Overgrowth
wanted	0	2	安南秀
Catallena   King Sejong Station
XiGua	2	0	安南秀
Merry Go Round   Deadwing

Group G

Group G
August 28, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Top			2-0	4-1
2.	老北京五开哥			2-1	5-3
3.	Gemini			1-2	3-4
4.	YDForever			0-2	0-4

Group G Matches
Top	2	0	YDForever
Foxtrot Labs   Overgrowth
Gemini	1	2	老北京五开哥
Foxtrot Labs   Catallena   Nimbus
Top	2	1	老北京五开哥
Deadwing   King Sejong Station   Overgrowth
YDForever	0	2	Gemini
Catallena   Overgrowth
老北京五开哥	2	0	Gemini
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth

Group H

Group H
August 30, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	iAsonu			2-0	4-1
2.	Ezrc			2-1	4-3
3.	Shana			1-2	4-4
4.	庭哥			0-2	0-4

Group H Matches
Shana	2	0	Ezrc
Foxtrot Labs   Overgrowth
iAsonu	2	0	庭哥
Deadwing   Merry Go Round
Shana	1	2	iAsonu
Deadwing   Overgrowth   Catallena
Ezrc	2	0	庭哥
Catallena   King Sejong Station
Shana	1	2	Ezrc
Merry Go Round   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station

Group Stage #2 (Ro16)

Group A

Group A
September 4, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	Jim			2-0	4-0
2.	XiGua			2-1	4-2
3.	Cheetos			1-2	2-4
4.	Karl			0-2	0-4

Group A Matches
Jim	2	0	Cheetos
Nimbus   King Sejong Station
XiGua	2	0	Karl
Nimbus   King Sejong Station
Jim	2	0	XiGua
Overgrowth   Merry Go Round
Cheetos	2	0	Karl
King Sejong Station   Deadwing
XiGua	2	0	Cheetos
Deadwing   Overgrowth

Group B

Group B
September 6, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	XY			2-0	4-0
2.	Ian			2-1	5-3
3.	Courage			1-2	2-5
4.	Top			0-2	1-4

Group B Matches
Ian	1	2	Courage
Nimbus   King Sejong Station   Overgrowth
Top	0	2	XY
Nimbus   Overgrowth
Courage	0	2	XY
Overgrowth   Catallena
Ian	2	1	Top
King Sejong Station   Merry Go Round   Overgrowth
Ian	2	0	Courage
Deadwing   Overgrowth

Group C

Group C
September 11, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	TooDming			2-0	4-1
2.	Sen			2-1	5-4
3.	MacSed			1-2	3-5
4.	老北京五开哥			0-2	2-4

Group C Matches
MacSed	2	1	Sen
Nimbus   Overgrowth   Deadwing
TooDming	2	1	老北京五开哥
Nimbus   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station
MacSed	0	2	TooDming
Overgrowth   Deadwing
Sen	2	1	老北京五开哥
King Sejong Station   Deadwing   Catallena
MacSed	1	2	Sen
Deadwing   Overgrowth   Foxtrot Labs

Group D

Group D
September 13, 2014 18:00 CST
1.	iAsonu			2-0	4-1
2.	Mystery			2-1	5-3
3.	Has			1-2	4-5
4.	Ezrc			0-2	0-4

Group D Matches
Has	2	1	Mystery
Nimbus   Overgrowth   Catallena
iAsonu	2	0	Ezrc
Nimbus   Overgrowth
Has	1	2	iAsonu
Overgrowth   Nimbus   King Sejong Station
Mystery	2	0	Ezrc
King Sejong Station   Overgrowth
Has	1	2	Mystery
Deadwing   Overgrowth   King Sejong Station

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

  Jim

3

Jim 

 Ian

September 18, 2014 20:00 CST

 

Overgrowth

 

Merry Go Round

 

King Sejong Station

  Ian

0

  TooDming

3

TooDming 

 Mystery

September 20, 2014 18:00 CST

 

Overgrowth

 

King Sejong Station

 

Nimbus

  Mystery

0

  XY

0

XY 

 XiGua

September 18, 2014 18:00 CST

 

Overgrowth

 

Nimbus

 

Catallena

  XiGua

3

  iAsonu

0

iAsonu 

 Sen

September 20, 2014 20:00 CST

 

Overgrowth

 

Merry Go Round

 

King Sejong Station

  Sen

3

Semifinals (Bo5)

  Jim

3

Jim 

 TooDming

September 25, 2014 18:00 CST

 

Deadwing

 

Overgrowth

 

King Sejong Station

 

Foxtrot Labs

  TooDming

1

  XiGua

3

XiGua 

 Sen

September 25, 2014 19:00 CST

 

Deadwing

 

King Sejong Station

 

Overgrowth

 

Merry Go Round

  Sen

1

Finals (Bo7)

  Jim

4

Jim 

 XiGua

September 27, 2014 18:00 CST

 

Foxtrot Labs

 

King Sejong Station

 

Overgrowth

 

Merry Go Round

 

Deadwing

 

Catallena

  XiGua

2

Distribution

	Protoss	Terran	Zerg	Random
Round of 32	15 5 12
Round of 16	6 2 8
Quarterfinals	2 1 5
Semifinals	1 3
Finals	1 1
Champion	1

Map Statistics

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Catallena	17	3	1	2	33.3%	8	4	4	50.0%	4	2	2	50.0%	-	1	1
Deadwing	22	2	1	1	50.0%	11	7	4	63.6%	2	1	1	50.0%	-	5	2
Foxtrot Labs	17	2	-	2	0.0%	9	3	6	33.3%	3	1	2	33.3%	-	1	2
Merry Go Round	19	3	-	3	0.0%	8	4	4	50.0%	4	2	2	50.0%	-	2	2
Nimbus	15	2	-	2	0.0%	6	2	4	33.3%	2	-	2	0.0%	-	3	2
Overgrowth	45	3	2	1	66.7%	22	11	11	50.0%	7	2	5	28.6%	-	8	5
The King Sejong Station	30	2	-	2	0.0%	17	8	9	47.1%	3	2	1	66.7%	-	4	4
Total Sum (Σ)	165	17	4	13	23.5%	81	39	42	48.1%	25	10	15	40.0%	-	24	18

See also

• Major Tournaments