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HomeStory Cup XVIII
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HomeStory Cup XVIII
League Information
Series:
Organizer(s):
Game Version:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
KrefeldFormat:
1v1
Group Stage
Double-elimination Bracket
Group Stage
Double-elimination Bracket
Prize Pool:
$20,000 USD
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]
Casters, Hosts and Observers[edit]
- Special Guests
Allaryce (Anny)
Snute (Jens Aasgaard)
Wardi (Jonathon Ward)- ZombieGrub (Jessica Chernega)
- French Commentators
Prize Pool[edit]
$20,000 are spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $8,000 |  Serral |  ENCE |
 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)
|
Terran (9)
|
Zerg (13)
|
| Creator
|
Bunny
|
Bly
|
| goblin
|
Clem
|
Denver
|
| Harstem
|
Cure
|
Elazer
|
| Hellraiser
|
INnoVation
|
Lambo
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| MaNa
|
Kelazhur
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Namshar
|
| PtitDrogo
|
MarineLorD
|
 Reynor
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| Rail
|
souL
|
Rogue
|
| ShoWTimE
|
  SpeCial |
Serral
|
| Trap
|
TaeJa
|
Solar
|
| Zest
|
uThermal
|
soO 1
|
| SortOf
| ||
| Stephano
| ||
| Zanster
|
1 SpeCial forfeited his invite due to personal reasons[1] and was replaced by soO.
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 | This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
Playoffs[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Upper Bracket Quarter-Finals
Upper Bracket Quarter-Finals
Upper Quarter-Finals
UB Quarter-Finals
UB QF
Upper Bracket Semi-Finals
Upper Bracket Semi-Finals
Upper Semi-Finals
UB Semi-Finals
UB SF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Final
UB Final
Grand Final
Grand Final
GF
1
3
SolarINnoVation
1
3
2
3
INnoVationBunnyNovember 25, 2018 - 13:00UTC
3
2
SerralTaeJaNovember 24, 2018 - 15:30UTC
1
3
ReynoruThermal 3
1
Lower Round 1
Lower Round 1
LB Round 1
LB R1
Lower Round 2
Lower Round 2
LB Round 2
LB R2
Lower Round 3
Lower Round 3
LB Round 3
LB R3
Lower Bracket Quarter-Finals
Lower Bracket Quarter-Finals
Lower Quarter-Finals
LB Quarter-Finals
LB QF
Lower Bracket Semi-Finals
Lower Bracket Semi-Finals
Lower Semi-Finals
LB Semi-Finals
LB SF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Final
LB Final
2
3
SolarElazer 3
2
ZestTrapNovember 24, 2018 - 11:30UTC
1
3
uThermalZest 1
3
3
1
INnoVationCure 1
3
ZestINnoVation 1
3
4
3
SerralINnoVationNovember 25, 2018 - 21:15UTC
Racial Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | ||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
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| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Acid Plant LE | 83 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38.1% | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Blueshift LE | 44 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Cerulean Fall LE | 74 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55.0% | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57.1% | 14 | 5 | 9 | 35.7% | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Dreamcatcher LE | 40 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46.2% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 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% | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Para Site LE | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 352 | 107 | 53 | 54 | 49.5% | 81 | 46 | 35 | 56.8% | 66 | 29 | 37 | 43.9% | 31 | 41 | 26 |
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, ...