IEM Season VIII - Cologne

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[e][h]IEM Season VIII - Cologne
League Information
Series:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Cologne
Format:
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2014-02-13
End Date:
2014-02-16
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
28
Protoss 13
Terran 7
Zerg 8
Maps
Chronology

Tournament Information[edit]

IEM Season VIII - Cologne is the fifth event of IEM Season VIII, organized by ESL and held at the ESL studios in Cologne that also host WCS Europe. It is a Tier 2 event, giving 4000 WCS points for the 2014 WCS Global Finals.[1] ReDeYe returns as host, while ESL casting regulars Apollo, Kaelaris and ToD are joined by Ret.

Format[edit]

Qualifier[edit]

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

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 the WCS Ranking.
    • 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

Talents[edit]

  • Host:
  • Commentators:
  • Other Language Commentator:

Map Pool[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

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

IEM director Carmac and winner HerO with the trophy

* Players must advance one round in order to claim WCS points for that placement. Being seeded through qualifiers counts as advancing one round.[2] The German ESL Pro Series did not count as a Qualifier.

Trivia[edit]

  • The tournament was delayed during the finals because of Blizzard server maintenance, pushing play into the wee hours of the morning (the conclusion came at about 3 AM local time), making stamina more of a factor.
  • The quality and variety of gameplay showcased in this tournament, especially at the semifinals stage, were regarded by many as the highest of all Heart of the Swarm tournaments to date.

Participants[edit]

Stage 1 players[edit]

Protoss Protoss (8)
Terran Terran (1)
Zerg Zerg (7)
Dual tournament #1 (8)
South KoreaSan 
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
GermanyTLO 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Dual tournament #2 (8)

Stage 2 players[edit]

Protoss Protoss (8)
Terran Terran (6)
Zerg Zerg (2)
From Dual tournaments (4)
From WCS rankings (4)
Through qualifiers (8)
United Statesqxc 
compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Stage 2[edit]

Group A[edit]

lrthread Group A
February 14, 2014 - 13:00 CET
1. South Korea Protoss Rain 2-0 4-0
2. South Korea Protoss HerO 2-1 4-2
3. South Korea Terran ForGG 1-2 2-4
4. South Korea Zerg HyuN 0-2 0-4

Group B[edit]

lrthread Group B
February 14, 2014 - 18:00 CET
1. South Korea Protoss Patience 2-0 4-2
2. South Korea Terran jjakji 2-1 5-3
3. South Korea Protoss Dear 1-2 3-4
4. United States Terran qxc 0-2 1-4

Group C[edit]

lrthread Group C
February 15, 2014 - 13:00 CET
1. South Korea Terran Polt 2-0 4-0
2. South Korea Zerg Jaedong 2-1 5-3
3. Poland Protoss MaNa 1-2 2-5
4. South Korea Protoss StarDust 0-2 1-4

Group D[edit]

lrthread Group D
February 15, 2014 - 18:00 CET
1. South Korea Terran INnoVation 2-0 4-0
2. South Korea Protoss Classic 2-1 5-2
3. South Korea Protoss MC 1-2 2-5
4. Germany Terran HeRoMaRinE 0-2 0-4

Stage 3[edit]

Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
Semifinalists Rain and Polt during their match

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Group Stage
862
Quarterfinals
431
Semifinals
211
Finals
11
Champion
1

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Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

See Also[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. IEM (December 9, 2013). "IEM Cologne StarCraft II tournament in February 2014". Intelextrememasters.com. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  2. "2014 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.