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[e][h]HomeStory Cup V
League Information
Organizer(s):
TaKe
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Krefeld
Format:
1v1, Group Stages,
Single-elimination Bracket
Prize Pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-07-05
End Date:
2012-07-08
Liquipedia Tier:
Premier
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
32
12
7
13
Maps
Chronology

HomeStory Cup V is a StarCraft II Tournament hosted by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen at his studio apartment in Krefeld, Germany.

Overview[edit]

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]

  • Two group stages
    • Ro32 stage: 8 groups of 4 players each
    • Ro16 stage: 4 groups of 4 players each, see Group Selection Procedure.
  • Top two of each group from the second stage will advance to the bracket
    • Bracket will be single-elimination, best of 5
    • Grand finals will be best of 7

Group Selection Procedure[edit]

Ro16 groups were selected according to the following procedure:

  • The top 4 Ro32 group winners (ranked by match and map score, ties broken by drawing lots) were distributed into the 4 Ro16 groups (alphabetically by ID).
  • The remaining 4 Ro32 group winners drew their group assignments from a hat.
  • The four groups were filled by the second place finishers from each Ro32 group (again drawing their assignments from a hat).
    • Any player who drew a Ro32 opponent again drew a new group.
  • Top 4 Ro32 winners were then allowed to change groups with any other player (the highest ranked player having the final selection).

For a full walkthrough of the actual group selection, see this post on TL.net.

Tie Breaking[edit]

In case of two or more players having the same match score, ties are broken in order of:

  • Map score.
    • Match and map score between the tied participants.
      • Best of 1 tie-breaking matches.

Prize Pool[edit]

$25,000 is spread among the players as seen below:

Qualifiers[edit]

Five qualifiers were held, two for North America, two for Europe, and one for Korea. The winner of each qualifier received an all-expenses paid trip to the HomeStory Cup V.

Participants[edit]

Protoss (12) Terran (7) Zerg (13)
Invited Players (27)
Poland MaNa
Germany DBS
Germany DarKFoRcE
Romania NightEnD
Russia Happy
Germany TLO
South Korea ReaL
South Korea Mvp
United States Sheth
Germany HasuObs
Italy ClouD
Ukraine DIMAGA
Austria monchi
Poland Tarson
United States IdrA
United States iNcontroL
Finland Naama
Ukraine Bly
France ToD
Germany GoOdy
United States Destiny
Germany Socke
Netherlands Ret
United Kingdom BlinG
Norway Snute*
Sweden SaSe
South Korea MC
Qualified Players (5)
South Korea YongHwa
South Korea Golden
South Korea Sleep
Poland Nerchio
Russia sLivko
  • White-Ra canceled his participation due to personal reasons.[1][2]
  • Kas couldn't attend due to visa issues and was replaced by Snute.[3]

Results[edit]

Group Stage 1[edit]

Group Stage 2[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

July 8, 2012

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals (Bo5)
 South Korea Sleep
1
Sleep 
 YongHwa
lrthread
 South Korea YongHwa
3
 Russia sLivko
2
sLivko 
 Golden
lrthread
 South Korea Golden
3
 Germany HasuObs
0
HasuObs 
 Nerchio
lrthread
 Poland Nerchio
3
 South Korea MC
3
MC 
 Ret
lrthread
 Netherlands Ret
1
Semifinals (Bo5)
 South Korea YongHwa
3
YongHwa 
 Golden
lrthread
 South Korea Golden
1
 Poland Nerchio
3
Nerchio 
 MC
lrthread
 South Korea MC
1
Finals (Bo7)
 South Korea YongHwa
1
YongHwa 
 Nerchio
lrthread
 Poland Nerchio
4
3rd Place Match
 South Korea Golden
0
Golden 
 MC
lrthread
 South Korea MC
3

Racial Distribution[edit]

  Protoss TerranZerg
Round of 32
12713
Round of 16
538
Quarterfinals
35
Semifinals
22
Finals
11
Winner
1

View Games[edit]

VODs[edit]

Additional Coverage[edit]

TL.net[edit]

Live Report[edit]

Interviews and Photos[edit]

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HomeStory Cup V
Interviews
Cadred.org
Richard Lewis
Definitive-eSports
James Banks
Team Acer
Photos
Cadred.org
Definitive-eSports
TaKeTV.net
Team Acer

Trivia[edit]

  • A day prior to the tournament, Ret tweeted that casters should stop plugging their own twitters constantly and should promote the players' twitters as well,[4] after NaNiwa advanced to the Ro8 in the GSL Season 3 Code S and Tastosis only mentioned their own twitters. As a result, casters started plugging Ret's twitter during the HomeStory Cup which quickly became a meme,[5][6] resulting in over 2,000 new followers.[7]
  • All 5 qualified players made it to the Playoffs.

See Also[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "HOMESTORYCUP V: GROUPS, PRIZE POOL & TOURNAMENT SYSTEM". 2 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "White-Ra's facebook post". 3 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "GLSnute replaces Empire.Kas at HomeStoryCup V!!". 5 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "@LiquidRet: "casters should stop plugging their own twitters constantly and maybe promote the players twitter a little more"". 5 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "links to twitter.com/LiquidRet in various posts in the TL.net tournament forum".
  6. ↑ "Top rated comment on an HSCV reddit post mentions follow twitter.com/liquidret".
  7. ↑ "LiquidRet followers on July 5th: 20,770; On July 7th: 22,463".
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