IEM Season IX - Taipei

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[e][h]IEM Season IX - Taipei
League Information
Series:
Game Version:
Server:
Taiwan
Type:
Offline
Location:
Taiwan Taipei
Format:
Group stage
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2015-01-28
End Date:
2015-02-01
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
28
Protoss 10
Terran 4
Zerg 14
Maps
Chronology


IEM Season IX - Taipei is the fourth event of IEM Season IX, organized by ESL and held at the Taipei World Trade Center during Taipei Game Show.

Format

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Qualifier

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There are 8 spots for players from all over the world divided to regions as follows:

Main Tournament

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Three Stages:

  • Stage 1:
    • Two double-elimination brackets of eight players each.
    • Top 2 of each bracket advance to Stage 2.
  • Stage 2:
    • Four groups of four players played out in dual tournament format, consisting of the 4 Stage 1 winners, 8 qualifiers and 4 invites based on overall tournament results.
    • Top 2 of each group advance to Stage 3.
  • Stage 3:
    • Single-elimination bracket of eight players.
    • Quarterfinals and Semifinals are played in best of 5.
    • Grand Finals is played in best of 7.

Prize Pool

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$25,000 and 4,000 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:

Participants

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Stage 1 players

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Protoss Protoss (4)
Terran Terran (1)
Zerg Zerg (11)
Dual tournament #1 (8)
TaiwanHas 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South Koreajjakji 
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South KoreaImpact 
AxiomAxiom
South KoreaHerO 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
South KoreaLeenock 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South KoreaSacsri 
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South KoreaSoulkey 
TCM-GamingTCM-Gaming
South KoreaTRUE 
Dead PixelsDead Pixels
Dual tournament #2 (8)
South KoreaDaisy 
Wayi SpiderWayi Spider
South KoreaCheck 
Wayi SpiderWayi Spider
South KoreaPatience 
Dead PixelsDead Pixels
South KoreaDongRaeGu 
Invasion eSportInvasion eSport
South KoreaHyuN 
Team ROCCATTeam ROCCAT
TaiwanIan 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South KoreaRevival 
CM StormCM Storm
NorwaySnute 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid

Stage 2 players

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Protoss Protoss (6)
Terran Terran (3)
Zerg Zerg (7)
From Dual tournaments (4)
South KoreaCheck 
Wayi SpiderWayi Spider
South KoreaHyuN 
Team ROCCATTeam ROCCAT
South KoreaSoulkey 
TCM-GamingTCM-Gaming
South KoreaTRUE 
Dead PixelsDead Pixels
Wildcards (4)
South KoreaherO 
CJ EntusCJ Entus
South KoreaLife 
StarTaleStarTale
South KoreaPartinG 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South KoreaRain 
mYinsanitymYinsanity
Through qualifiers (8)
South KoreaClassic1 
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
South KoreaForGG 
MilleniumMillenium
South KoreaHydra 
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
NetherlandsHarstem2 
FnaticFnatic
South KoreaINnoVation1 
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
TaiwanSen 
Hong Kong AttitudeHong Kong Attitude
South KoreaSan 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
UkraineKas2 
CascadeCascade
South KoreaMaru 
Jin Air Green WingsJin Air Green Wings
South KoreaPolt 
CM StormCM Storm

1 INnoVation was replaced by Classic who finished 4th in the Asian Final Qualifier.
2 Kas cancelled his participation due to visa issues. He was replaced by Harstem who finished 3rd in the European Qualifier.[1]

Results

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Stage 1

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Stage 2

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Group A

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Group A
http://youtu.be/VjpMN6HXXJIhttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476779-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-2http://youtu.be/Ni_7996yMtIhttp://youtu.be/jRBrctC54vQhttp://youtu.be/6ZNxwPSPhoohttp://youtu.be/t55Xg8kO8Ts
1.
South Korea Protoss herO
2–0
4–1
+3
2.
South Korea Zerg HyuN
2–1
4–2
+2
3.
South Korea Terran Polt
1–2
3–4
-1
4.
Taiwan Zerg Sen
0–2
0–4
-4

Group B

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Group B
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476779-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-2http://youtu.be/Q5u4Wblw3WQhttp://youtu.be/RIxiLlCzkLYhttp://youtu.be/lAAkv9WGSGchttp://youtu.be/MKkckz8hfC0
1.
South Korea Protoss Rain
2–0
4–2
+2
2.
2–1
5–2
+3
3.
1–2
3–4
-1
4.
South Korea Zerg Check
0–2
0–4
-4

Group C

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Group C
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476783-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-3http://youtu.be/Gf7FF9b4tkYhttp://youtu.be/WChnlccma6ghttp://youtu.be/Q1v9Ksn9SPchttp://youtu.be/CwY6yf-WzME
1.
South Korea Zerg Life
2–0
4–0
+4
2.
2–1
4–2
+2
3.
South Korea Protoss San
1–2
2–4
-2
4.
South Korea Terran ForGG
0–2
0–4
-4

Group D

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Group D
http://youtu.be/K4iBphh1Scchttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476783-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-3http://youtu.be/zHLohmJnnIchttp://youtu.be/ABHE5l1l6iUhttp://youtu.be/oN8wmRsWVuUhttp://youtu.be/SGv3uIOUzFE
1.
2–0
4–0
+4
2.
South Korea Terran Maru
2–1
4–2
+2
3.
South Korea Zerg Hydra
1–2
2–4
-2
4.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
0–2
0–4
-4

Stage 3

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Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
South KoreaProtossPartinG
3
South KoreaProtossClassic
0
January 31, 2015 - 11:15 TST
South KoreaProtossPartinG
3:0(Bo5)
South KoreaProtossClassic
Overgrowth
Vaani Research Station
Catallena
Secret Spring
Expedition Lost
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476955-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-4https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=PartinG&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Classic_(Kim_Doh_Woo)&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaZergHyuN
1
South KoreaZergLife
3
January 31, 2015 - 12:30 TST
South KoreaZergHyuN
1:3(Bo5)
South KoreaZergLife
Deadwing
Overgrowth
Catallena
Expedition Lost
Vaani Research Station
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476955-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-4https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=HyuN&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Life&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaProtossPartinG
1
South KoreaZergLife
3
February 1, 2015 - 11:15 TST
South KoreaProtossPartinG
1:3(Bo5)
South KoreaZergLife
Expedition Lost
Overgrowth
Deadwing
Vaani Research Station
Inferno Pools
https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/477081-iem-taipei-final-day-too-old-for-fairytales#partingvslifehttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/477035-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-5https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=PartinG&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Life&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaProtossherO
1
South KoreaTerranMaru
3
January 31, 2015 - 13:45 TST
South KoreaProtossherO
1:3(Bo5)
South KoreaTerranMaru
Overgrowth
Vaani Research Station
Deadwing
Secret Spring
Catallena
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476955-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-4https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=HerO_(Kim_Joon_Ho)&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Maru&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaZergSoulkey
3
South KoreaProtossRain
2
January 31, 2015 - 15:30 TST
South KoreaZergSoulkey
3:2(Bo5)
South KoreaProtossRain
Expedition Lost
Deadwing
Overgrowth
Vaani Research Station
Catallena
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/476955-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-4https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Soulkey&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Rain_(Korean_Protoss_player)&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranMaru
3
South KoreaZergSoulkey
1
February 1, 2015 - 13:00 TST
South KoreaTerranMaru
3:1(Bo5)
South KoreaZergSoulkey
Overgrowth
Vaani Research Station
Deadwing
Catallena
Inferno Pools
https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/477081-iem-taipei-final-day-too-old-for-fairytales#maruvssoulkeyhttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/477035-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-5https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Maru&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Soulkey&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaZergLife
4
South KoreaTerranMaru
3
February 1, 2015 - 15:00 TST
South KoreaZergLife
4:3(Bo7)
South KoreaTerranMaru
Overgrowth
Secret Spring
Deadwing
Catallena
Vaani Research Station
Expedition Lost
Inferno Pools
https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/477180-life-i-could-have-kept-a-clean-sheet-v-maruhttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/477035-iem-season-ix-taipei-day-5https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Life&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Maru&wpRunQuery=Run+query

Racial Distribution

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ProtossTerranZerg
Group Stage
637
Quarterfinals
413
Semifinals
112
Finals
11
Champion
1

Map Statistics

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Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Catallena27440100.0%64266.7%1010.0%4-12
Deadwing2584450.0%660100.0%220100.0%4-5
Expedition Lost182020.0%86275.0%110100.0%--7
Inferno Pools52020.0%2020.0%110100.0%---
Overgrowth4163350.0%102820.0%32166.7%5-17
Secret Spring7110100.0%2020.0%21150.0%1-1
Vaani Research Station1763350.0%75271.4%1010.0%2-1
Total Sum (Σ)14029151451.7%41231856.1%117463.6%16-43

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VODs

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Replays

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References

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  1. ↑ @IEM (January 21, 2015). "Harstem replaces Kas for IEM Taipei". Twitter.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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