HomeStory Cup XVIII

League Information

Series:

HSC

Organizer:

TaKe

Sponsor(s):

Blizzard
eBay
Need for Seat
Sennheiser
Mifcom
Boehringer Ingelheim

Game Version:

Legacy of the Void
Patch 4.7.1

Server:

Europe

Type:

Offline

Location:

Krefeld

Format:

1v1
Group Stage
Double-elimination Bracket

Prize Pool:

$20,000 USD

Start Date:

2018-11-22

End Date:

2018-11-25

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Participants

Number of Players:

32

10

9

13

Maps

Acid Plant • Blueshift • Cerulean Fall • Dreamcatcher • Fracture • Lost and Found • Para Site

Chronology

HomeStory Cup XVII

HomeStory Cup XIX

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	Blueshift	Cerulean Fall	Dreamcatcher	Fracture	Lost and Found	Para Site

Casters, Hosts and Observers[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

$20,000 are spread among the players as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Protoss (10)

Terran (9)

Zerg (13)

Creator

Bunny

Bly

goblin

Clem

Denver

Harstem

Cure

Elazer

Hellraiser

INnoVation

Lambo

MaNa

Namshar

Rail

souL

Rogue

ShoWTimE

~~SpeCial~~¹

Serral

Trap

TaeJa

Solar

Zest

uThermal

soO¹

SortOf

Stephano

Zanster

¹ SpeCial forfeited his invite due to personal reasons^[1] and was replaced by soO.

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
November 22, 2018 - 13:00 CET
1.	ShoWTimE	6-1	12-4
2.	uThermal	5-2	10-4
3.	Cure	5-2	11-7
4.	Harstem	4-3	10-7
5.	Rogue	4-3	9-8
6.	Namshar	2-5	7-10
7.	Rail	1-6	4-13
8.	MarineLorD	1-6	3-13

Group A Matches

Group B[edit]

Group B
November 22, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Reynor	7-0	14-3
2.	INnoVation	6-1	13-5
3.	Elazer	4-3	10-8
4.	Kelazhur	4-3	9-8
5.	Creator	3-4	8-9
6.	Denver	2-5	6-10
7.	goblin	1-6	4-12
8.	Zanster	1-6	4-13

Group B Matches

Group C[edit]

Group C
November 23, 2018 - 13:00 CET
1.	Serral	7-0	12-3
2.	Bunny	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	8-7
7.	souL	2-5	4-11
8.	Hellraiser	0-7	2-14

Group C Matches

Stephano

L

W

Serral

Group D[edit]

Group D
November 23, 2018 - 19:00 CET
1.	Solar	6-1	12-2
2.	TaeJa	4-3	10-7
3.	Zest	4-3	8-6
4.	PtitDrogo	4-3	9-8
5.	MaNa	4-3	8-8
6.	Lambo	4-3	9-9
7.	Clem	1-6	5-12
8.	SortOf	1-6	4-13

Group D Matches

Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

UB Quarterfinals

UBQF

Upper Bracket Semifinals

UB Semifinals

UBSF

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Lower Bracket Round 1

LB Round 1

LBR1

Lower Bracket Round 2

LB Round 2

LBR2

Lower Bracket Round 3

LB Round 3

LBR3

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

LB Quarterfinals

LBQF

Lower Bracket Semifinal

LB Semifinal

LBSF

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

Racial Distribution[edit]

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Group Stage

10	9	13

Round of 16

5	6	5

Round of 12

2	5	5

Round of 8

1	5	2

Round of 6

1	4	1

Round of 4

1	2	1

Round of 3

2	1

Finals

1	1

Winner

1

Map Statistics[edit]

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Acid Plant LE	83	27	16	11	59.3%	21	8	13	38.1%	18	9	9	50.0%	4	3	10
Blueshift LE	44	20	10	10	50.0%	8	6	2	75.0%	6	2	4	33.3%	2	3	5
Cerulean Fall LE	74	20	11	9	55.0%	21	12	9	57.1%	14	5	9	35.7%	8	5	6
Dreamcatcher LE	40	13	6	7	46.2%	3	1	2	33.3%	9	4	5	44.4%	7	6	2
Fracture LE	4	3	1	2	33.3%	1	0	1	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lost and Found LE	85	22	7	15	31.8%	21	16	5	76.2%	15	8	7	53.3%	4	9	14
Para Site LE	22	2	2	0	100.0%	6	3	3	50.0%	4	1	3	25.0%	1	5	4
Total Sum (Σ)	352	107	53	54	49.5%	81	46	35	56.8%	66	29	37	43.9%	26	31	41

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

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, ...

References[edit]

↑ For personal reasons SpeCial canceled his participation

[1] For personal reasons SpeCial canceled his participation

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