HomeStory Cup XVIII
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HomeStory Cup XVIII
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game Version:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Krefeld Format:
1v1
Group Stage
Double-elimination Bracket
Group Stage
Double-elimination Bracket
Prize pool:
$20,000
Start Date:
2018-11-22
End Date:
2018-11-25
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
32
10
9
13Maps
Chronology
The HomeStory Cup, organised by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen, is a tournament where TaKe invites star players from around the world into his home to compete and socialize with one another. Providing multiple streams and interviews over three to four days, it is a fun atmosphere for both players and fans alike.
Format[edit]
- Group stage:
- 4 groups of 8 players each
- Round-Robin Bo3 matches
- Top 2 of each group from the group stage advance to the Round of 8 Winner Bracket, 3rd and 4th place are moved into the first round of the lower bracket.
- Playoffs:
- Double-elimination Bracket:
- All matches are Bo5.
- Grand Finals are Bo7.
Map Pool[edit]
| Acid Plant LE | Blueshift LE | Cerulean Fall LE | Dreamcatcher LE | Fracture LE | Lost and Found LE | Para Site LE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casters and Hosts[edit]
- Host:
- TaKe (Dennis Gehlen)
- Commentators:
- Translator:
Hajinsun (Hyunseon Park)
- Observer:
- MapuTV (Kevin Kremser)
- Special Guests:
Allaryce (Anny)
Snute (Jens Aasgaard)
Wardi (Jonathon Ward)- ZombieGrub (Jessica Chernega)
Prize Pool[edit]
$20,000 are spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $8,000 |  Serral |  Ence eSports |
 2nd | $4,000 | INnoVation |  O'Gaming TV |
 3rd | $3,000 | Bunny |  Team Blacer |
 4th | $1,500 | Zest |  Scythe Esports |
| 5th-6th | $1,000 |  uThermal |  Team Liquid |
| Cure |  Jin Air Green Wings | ||
| 7th-8th | $750 |  Elazer |  Team QLASH |
| TaeJa | Team Liquid | ||
| 9th-12th | - | Solar |  Infinity Gaming |
| ShoWTimE |  ArmaTeam | ||
 Bly |  Tollenz Lions | ||
 Reynor |  | ||
| 13th-16th | - | Harstem |  Asterion |
| Trap | Jin Air Green Wings | ||
 PtitDrogo |  Iron Chain | ||
 Kelazhur |  Panda Global | ||
| 17th-20th | - | Rogue | Jin Air Green Wings |
| Creator | Jin Air Green Wings | ||
| soO | Asterion | ||
| MaNa | Team Liquid | ||
| 21st-24th | - |  Namshar | Infinity Gaming |
| Denver | Infinity Gaming | ||
| Stephano |  GamersOrigin | ||
| Lambo | Team QLASH | ||
| 25th-28th | - |  Rail |  Team GERA |
 goblin | Infinity Gaming | ||
| souL |  Wind and Rain | ||
| Clem |  Exeed Esports | ||
| 29th-32nd | - | MarineLorD | O'Gaming TV |
| Zanster |  PSISTORM Gaming | ||
| Hellraiser |  Wolf's Lair E-Sports | ||
| SortOf |  Cascade |
Participants[edit]
| Protoss (10)
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Terran (9)
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Zerg (13)
|
| Creator
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Bunny
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Bly
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| goblin
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Clem
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Denver
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| Harstem
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Cure
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Elazer
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| Hellraiser
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INnoVation
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Lambo
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| MaNa
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Kelazhur
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Namshar
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| PtitDrogo
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MarineLorD
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Reynor
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| Rail
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souL
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Rogue
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| ShoWTimE
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  SpeCial |
Serral
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| Trap
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TaeJa
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Solar
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| Zest
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uThermal
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soO 1
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| SortOf
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| Stephano
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| Zanster
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1 SpeCial forfeited his invite due to personal reasons[1] and was replaced by soO.
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
[edit]
 Group A
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2018 - 13:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | ShoWTimE
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6-1 | 12-4 | |||
| 2. | uThermal
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5-2 | 10-4 | |||
| 3. | Cure
|
5-2 | 11-7 | |||
| 4. | Harstem
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4-3 | 10-7 | |||
| 5. | Rogue
|
4-3 | 9-8 | |||
| 6. | Namshar
|
2-5 | 7-10 | |||
| 7. | Rail
|
1-6 | 4-13 | |||
| 8. | MarineLorD
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1-6 | 3-13 | |||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue | 2 | 0 | Harstem |
| Cure | 2 | 1 | Rail |
| ShoWTimE | 2 | 0 | Namshar |
| MarineLorD | 0 | 2 | uThermal |
| Rogue | 1 | 2 | ShoWTimE |
| MarineLorD | 1 | 2 | Rail |
| uThermal | 0 | 2 | Harstem |
| Namshar | 1 | 2 | Cure |
| Rogue | 0 | 2 | uThermal |
| Rail | 0 | 2 | Harstem |
| ShoWTimE | 0 | 2 | Cure |
| MarineLorD | 2 | 1 | Namshar |
| Rogue | 2 | 1 | Cure |
| uThermal | 2 | 0 | Rail |
| MarineLorD | 0 | 2 | ShoWTimE |
| Harstem | 2 | 1 | Namshar |
| ShoWTimE | 2 | 0 | uThermal |
| Rail | 1 | 2 | Rogue |
| MarineLorD | 0 | 2 | Cure |
| MarineLorD | 0 | 2 | Rogue |
| Namshar | 0 | 2 | uThermal |
| ShoWTimE | 2 | 1 | Harstem |
| Rail | 0 | 2 | Namshar |
| MarineLorD | 0 | 2 | Harstem |
| ShoWTimE | 2 | 0 | Rail |
| Rogue | 0 | 2 | Namshar |
| Cure | 0 | 2 | uThermal |
| Harstem | 1 | 2 | Cure |
[edit]
| Group B
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2018 - 19:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Reynor
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7-0 | 14-3 | |||
| 2. | INnoVation
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6-1 | 13-5 | |||
| 3. | Elazer
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4-3 | 10-8 | |||
| 4. | Kelazhur
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4-3 | 9-8 | |||
| 5. | Creator
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3-4 | 7-9 | |||
| 6. | Denver
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2-5 | 6-10 | |||
| 7. | goblin
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1-6 | 4-13 | |||
| 8. | Zanster
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1-6 | 4-13 | |||
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elazer | 2 | 0 | Denver |
| Zanster | 1 | 2 | INnoVation |
| INnoVation | 2 | 0 | Kelazhur |
| Elazer | 2 | 1 | Zanster |
| INnoVation | 2 | 1 | Elazer |
| Zanster | 0 | 2 | goblin |
| goblin | 1 | 2 | Creator |
| Creator | 2 | 0 | Zanster |
| goblin | 0 | 2 | Kelazhur |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | Kelazhur |
| Reynor | 2 | 1 | goblin |
| Reynor | 2 | 0 | Denver |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | goblin |
| Elazer | 2 | 0 | goblin |
| INnoVation | 2 | 0 | Creator |
| Kelazhur | 1 | 2 | Reynor |
| Creator | 2 | 0 | Denver |
| INnoVation | 1 | 2 | Reynor |
| Kelazhur | 2 | 1 | Creator |
| Elazer | 2 | 1 | Creator |
| Reynor | 2 | 0 | Zanster |
| INnoVation | 2 | 1 | Denver |
| INnoVation | 2 | 0 | goblin |
| Kelazhur | 2 | 0 | Zanster |
| Reynor | 2 | 0 | Creator |
| Elazer | 1 | 2 | Kelazhur |
| Reynor | 2 | 0 | Elazer |
| Denver | 1 | 2 | Zanster |
[edit]
| Group C
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2018 - 13:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Serral
|
7-0 | 14-3 | |||
| 2. | Bunny
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5-2 | 12-6 | |||
| 3. | Bly
|
4-3 | 9-7 | |||
| 4. | Trap
|
4-3 | 8-7 | |||
| 5. | soO
|
3-4 | 9-9 | |||
| 6. | Stephano
|
3-4 | 8-9 | |||
| 7. | souL
|
2-5 | 4-11 | |||
| 8. | Hellraiser
|
0-7 | 2-14 | |||
| Group C Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| souL | 2 | 1 | soO |
| Bly | 0 | 2 | Serral |
| Stephano | 1 | 2 | Trap |
| Hellraiser | 1 | 2 | Bunny |
| Serral | 2 | 1 | soO |
| Stephano | 2 | 0 | Hellraiser |
| souL | 0 | 2 | Bunny |
| Bly | 0 | 2 | Trap |
| Bunny | 2 | 0 | soO |
| Trap | 0 | 2 | Serral |
| Bly | 2 | 0 | Hellraiser |
| souL | 0 | 2 | Stephano |
| Bly | 2 | 0 | souL |
| soO | 2 | 1 | Stephano |
| Serral | 2 | 1 | Bunny |
| Hellraiser | 0 | 2 | Trap |
| souL | 2 | 0 | Hellraiser |
| soO | 1 | 2 | Bly |
| Hellraiser | 1 | 2 | Serral |
| Trap | 2 | 0 | souL |
| Bunny | 2 | 1 | Bly |
| Bunny | 1 | 2 | Stephano |
| Hellraiser | 0 | 2 | soO |
| soO | 2 | 0 | Trap |
| Stephano | 0 | 2 | Bly |
| Serral | 2 | 0 | souL |
| Trap | 0 | 2 | Bunny |
| Stephano | - | W | Serral |
[edit]
| Group D
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2018 - 19:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Solar
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6-1 | 12-2 | |||
| 2. | TaeJa
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4-3 | 10-7 | |||
| 3. | Zest
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4-3 | 8-6 | |||
| 4. | PtitDrogo
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4-3 | 9-8 | |||
| 5. | MaNa
|
4-3 | 8-8 | |||
| 6. | Lambo
|
4-3 | 9-9 | |||
| 7. | Clem
|
1-6 | 5-12 | |||
| 8. | SortOf
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1-6 | 4-13 | |||
| Group D Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MaNa | 2 | 0 | SortOf |
| Clem | 0 | 2 | Solar |
| Solar | 2 | 0 | PtitDrogo |
| PtitDrogo | 2 | 1 | Clem |
| Zest | 0 | 2 | TaeJa |
| Lambo | 1 | 2 | MaNa |
| TaeJa | 2 | 0 | Clem |
| MaNa | 0 | 2 | Zest |
| PtitDrogo | 2 | 0 | SortOf |
| Lambo | 2 | 1 | Clem |
| SortOf | 0 | 2 | Solar |
| SortOf | 0 | 2 | Zest |
| Clem | 1 | 2 | SortOf |
| PtitDrogo | 2 | 1 | TaeJa |
| Clem | 0 | 2 | MaNa |
| MaNa | 0 | 2 | Solar |
| Clem | 2 | 0 | Zest |
| TaeJa | 1 | 2 | MaNa |
| SortOf | 1 | 2 | Lambo |
| Solar | 2 | 0 | TaeJa |
| Zest | 2 | 0 | PtitDrogo |
| Zest | 0 | 2 | Solar |
| MaNa | 0 | 2 | PtitDrogo |
| TaeJa | 2 | 0 | Lambo |
| Solar | 0 | 2 | Lambo |
| SortOf | 1 | 2 | TaeJa |
| PtitDrogo | 1 | 2 | Lambo |
| Lambo | 0 | 2 | Zest |
Playoffs[edit]
Winners' Round 1
Solar1
INnoVation3
ShoWTimE1
Bunny3
Serral3
Serral
TaeJa TaeJa2
Reynor1
uThermal3
Winners' Round 2
INnoVation2
INnoVation
Bunny Bunny3
Serral3
uThermal1
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Elazer3
Harstem1
Zest3
Zest
Trap Trap2
Losers' Round 2
Solar2
Solar
Elazer Elazer3
Reynor1
Cure3
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Round 4
uThermal1
Zest3
INnoVation3
Cure1
Losers' Round 5
Zest1
INnoVation3
Losers' Finals
Bunny1
INnoVation3
Grand Finals
Serral4
Serral
INnoVationNovember 25, 2018 - 22:15 CET
INnoVation3
Racial Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | Random | ||||
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| Group Stage |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Round of 12 |
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| Round of 8 |
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| Round of 6 |
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| Round of 4 |
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| Round of 3 |
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| Finals |
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| Winner |
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Map Statistics[edit]
| vs. | vs. | vs. | Mirrors | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Acid Plant LE | 66 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40.0% | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.8% | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Blueshift LE | 37 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Cerulean Fall LE | 57 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | 17 | 12 | 5 | 70.6% | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dreamcatcher LE | 32 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Fracture LE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | - | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lost and Found LE | 70 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 31.6% | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76.5% | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50.0% | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Para Site LE | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 100.0% | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 5 | 2 | - |
| Unknown | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 286 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 51.5% | 64 | 39 | 25 | 60.9% | 50 | 24 | 26 | 48.0% | 27 | 31 | 17 |
View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
Main Stream- B Stream/BaseTradeTV
- NarutO
- O'Gaming SC2
- Emil
- CranKTV
- MukifoTV
- ZERGTV
- MEDOEDTV
- PsinSin
StrongerEsports
scboy
VODs[edit]
Replays[edit]
- Replay pack (57.9 MB)
External Links[edit]
- Announcement on Twitter
- First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth (Replacement for Special) batches of players
- Video announcing Rifkin attending and hosting B Stream on BTTV
- Talent line up Announcement
- Further informations regarding schedule, format, ...
