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IEM Season IX - Toronto

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[e][h]IEM Season IX - Toronto
League Information
Series:
Intel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme Masters IEM
Game version:
Heart of the Swarm
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
Canada Toronto
Format:
Group stage
Single-elimination bracket
Prize pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2014-08-28
End Date:
2014-08-31
Liquipedia tier:
Premier
Links
Player breakdown
Number of players:
28
11
7
10
Maps
Chronology


IEM Season IX - Toronto is the second event of IEM Season IX, organized by ESL and held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during FAN EXPO Canada. It marks the first IEM event in Canada in five years. It is casted by Apollo, Kaelaris, Nathanias, ToD and qxc. Game observing is done by inFeZa, and the two hosts are ReDeYe and Jarret Cale with Mal as translator.

Format[edit]

Qualifier[edit]

There are 8 spots for players from all over the world divided to regions as follows:[1]

Main Tournament[edit]

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[edit]

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

This is a legacy prize pool. For non award prize pools please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}} or {{QuadPrizePool}} instead.
Flash moments after winning the final

Players must advance one round in order to claim WCS points for that placement. Being seeded through qualifiers counts as advancing one round.[2]

Participants[edit]

Stage 1 players (16)
Protoss (7) Terran (2) Zerg (7)
Dual tournament #1 (8)
IvDgamingIvDgaming
Canada Bones
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Denmark Bunny
compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming
Canada hendralisk
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Canada HuK
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
South Korea Jaedong
Planetkey DynamicsPlanetkey Dynamics
South Korea Oz
mYinsanitymYinsanity
Canada Kane
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South Korea Leenock
Dual tournament #2 (8)
IvDgamingIvDgaming
United States puCK
Jin Air Green WingsJin Air Green Wings
South Korea Maru2
CM StormCM Storm
South Korea Revival
MicroGamerZMicroGamerZ
Canada Believe3
Canada Chaos3
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
United States Sasquatch2
Canada desRow
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Norway Snute
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South Korea StarDust
StarTaleStarTale
South Korea Life2
CJ EntusCJ Entus
South Korea herO2
Stage 2 players (16)
Protoss (4) Terran (6) Zerg (6)
From Dual tournaments (4)
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Denmark Bunny
StarTaleStarTale
South Korea Life
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South Korea Leenock
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Norway Snute
Wildcards (4)
Jin Air Green WingsJin Air Green Wings
South Korea sOs
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
South Korea TaeJa
Team ROCCATTeam ROCCAT
South Korea HyuN
South Korea MC
Through qualifiers (8)
TCM-GamingTCM-Gaming
South Korea First
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
Canada MaSa
Team AcerTeam Acer
Canada Scarlett
KT RolsterKT Rolster
South Korea Zest
TCM-GamingTCM-Gaming
South Korea YoDa
South Korea viOLet1
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
Mexico MajOr1
CM StormCM Storm
South Korea Polt
KT RolsterKT Rolster
South Korea Flash
Champion Flash, ESL-admin messioso and runner-up Zest during map vetos before the final

1MajOr cannot attend due to visa issues, he is replaced by viOLet.[3]
2Sasquatch and Maru cancelled their attendance and are replaced by Life and herO.[4]
3Believe is replaced by Chaos.

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Stage 2[edit]

Group A[edit]

lrthread       Recap Group A
August 29, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
1. South Korea Terran TaeJa 2-0 4-1
2. South Korea Protoss Zest 2-1 5-3
3. Denmark Terran Bunny 1-2 2-4
4. South Korea Terran Polt 0-2 1-4
Group A Matches
August 29, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
Polt
0
2
Bunny
Polt
Bunny
August 29, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
Catallena
Catallena
Overgrowth
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 10:45 EDT
Zest
1
2
TaeJa
Zest
TaeJa
August 29, 2014 - 10:45 EDT
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 12:00 EDT
Bunny
0
2
TaeJa
Bunny
TaeJa
August 29, 2014 - 12:00 EDT
Merry Go Round
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 12:30 EDT
Polt
1
2
Zest
Polt
Zest
August 29, 2014 - 12:30 EDT
Merry Go Round
Overgrowth
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
August 30, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
Bunny
0
2
Zest
Bunny
Zest
August 30, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Overgrowth
Head-to-head statistics
This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead.

Group B[edit]

lrthread      Recap Group B
August 29, 2014 - 12:50 EDT
1. South Korea Terran YoDa 2-0 4-2
2. South Korea Zerg viOLet 2-1 5-4
3. South Korea Zerg Leenock 1-2 4-5
4. South Korea Zerg HyuN 0-2 2-4
Group B Matches
August 29, 2014 - 12:50 EDT
viOLet
1
2
Leenock
viOLet
Leenock
August 29, 2014 - 12:50 EDT
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Deadwing
Head-to-head statistics
YoDa
2
1
HyuN
YoDa
HyuN
Merry Go Round
The King Sejong Station
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 13:50 EDT
Leenock
1
2
YoDa
Leenock
YoDa
August 29, 2014 - 13:50 EDT
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
viOLet
2
1
HyuN
viOLet
HyuN
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Head-to-head statistics
August 30, 2014 - 11:00 EDT
Leenock
1
2
viOLet
Leenock
viOLet
August 30, 2014 - 11:00 EDT
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Catallena
Head-to-head statistics
This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead.

Group C[edit]

lrthread       Recap Group C
August 29, 2014 - 15:10 EDT
1. Norway Zerg Snute 2-0 4-0
2. South Korea Protoss First 2-1 4-2
3. South Korea Protoss sOs 1-2 2-4
4. Canada Terran MaSa 0-2 0-4
Group C Matches
August 29, 2014 - 15:10 EDT
MaSa
0
2
Snute
MaSa
Snute
August 29, 2014 - 15:10 EDT
Nimbus
Foxtrot Labs
The King Sejong Station
Head-to-head statistics
First
0
2
sOs
First
sOs
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 16:20 EDT
MaSa
0
2
First
MaSa
First
August 29, 2014 - 16:20 EDT
Deadwing
Nimbus
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 17:00 EDT
Snute
2
0
sOs
Snute
sOs
August 29, 2014 - 17:00 EDT
Nimbus
Overgrowth
Head-to-head statistics
August 30, 2014 - 12:00 EDT
First
2
0
sOs
First
sOs
August 30, 2014 - 12:00 EDT
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Head-to-head statistics
This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead.

Group D[edit]

lrthread       Recap Group D
August 29, 2014 - 16:30 EDT
1. South Korea Zerg Life 2-0 4-1
2. South Korea Terran Flash 2-1 5-2
3. South Korea Protoss MC 1-2 2-5
4. Canada Zerg Scarlett 0-2 1-4
Group D Matches
August 29, 2014 - 16:30 EDT
Scarlett
1
2
Life
Scarlett
Life
August 29, 2014 - 16:30 EDT
Nimbus
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 17:20 EDT
Flash
1
2
MC
Flash
MC
August 29, 2014 - 17:20 EDT
Overgrowth
Foxtrot Labs
Merry Go Round
Head-to-head statistics
August 29, 2014 - 18:30 EDT
Life
2
0
MC
Life
MC
August 29, 2014 - 18:30 EDT
Overgrowth
The King Sejong Station
Head-to-head statistics
Scarlett
0
2
Flash
Scarlett
Flash
The King Sejong Station
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
August 30, 2014 - 13:00 EDT
MC
0
2
Flash
MC
Flash
August 30, 2014 - 13:00 EDT
Merry Go Round
Overgrowth
Foxtrot Labs
Head-to-head statistics
This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead.

Stage 3[edit]

This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead.
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
South KoreaLife
3
South KoreaFirst
0
Life
First
August 30, 2014 - 17:00 EDT
Merry Go Round
Deadwing
Deadwing
Overgrowth
Nimbus
The King Sejong Station
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaZest
3
South KoreaYoDa
0
Zest
YoDa
August 31, 2014 - 10:00 EDT
Merry Go Round
The King Sejong Station
Overgrowth
Foxtrot Labs
Nimbus
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaLife
1
South KoreaZest
3
Life
Zest
August 31, 2014 - 12:50 EDT
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Deadwing
Overgrowth
Catallena
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaTaeJa
3
South KoreaviOLet
1
TaeJa
viOLet
August 30, 2014 - 14:00 EDT
Nimbus
Catallena
Merry Go Round
The King Sejong Station
Overgrowth
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaFlash
3
NorwaySnute
2
Flash
Snute
August 30, 2014 - 15:30 EDT
Merry Go Round
Deadwing
The King Sejong Station
Nimbus
Foxtrot Labs
Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaTaeJa
1
South KoreaFlash
3
TaeJa
Flash
August 31, 2014 - 11:15 EDT
Nimbus
Deadwing
Merry Go Round
The King Sejong Station
Foxtrot Labs
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
South KoreaZest
1
South KoreaFlash
4
Zest
Flash
August 31, 2014 - 14:30 EDT
Catallena
The King Sejong Station
Merry Go Round
Deadwing
Nimbus
Overgrowth
Foxtrot Labs
lrthread Watch VOD Recap Head-to-head statistics
Shot of the crowd during the quarterfinal match between Snute and Flash

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Group Stage
466
Quarterfinals
233
Semifinals
121
Finals
11
Champion
1

Map Statistics[edit]

Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%TerranZergProtoss
Catallena11110100.0%3030.0%2020.0%131
Deadwing91010.0%32166.7%21150.0%12-
Foxtrot Labs1154180.0%220100.0%31233.3%-1-
Merry Go Round224040.0%53260.0%84450.0%23-
Nimbus1653260.0%32166.7%42250.0%121
Overgrowth331010.0%1411378.6%63350.0%264
The King Sejong Station33660100.0%117463.6%550100.0%164
Total Sum (Σ)1352314960.9%41271465.9%30161453.3%82310

View Games[edit]

VODs[edit]

Replays[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ IEM (July 1, 2014). "StarCraft II Qualifiers for Canada". Intelextrememasters.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  3. ↑ @IEM (August 11, 2014). "viOLet replaces MajOr". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ IEM (August 25, 2014). "CJ.herO and Life join IEM Toronto Open Bracket". Intelextrememasters.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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