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IEM Season VIII - Cologne
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IEM Season VIII - Cologne
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game version:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneFormat:
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Single elimination bracket
Prize pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2014-02-13
End Date:
2014-02-16
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
28
13
7
8Maps
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:
- 4 spots for the europeans
- 3 spots in the European and African Qualifier.
- 1 spot in the German ESL Pro Series.
- 2 spots in the American Qualifier.
- 2 spots in the Asian Qualifiers.
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:
ReDeYe (Paul Chaloner)
- Other Language Commentator:
- NarutO (Silvano Bovo)
Map Pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
$25,000 and 4,000 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:
1st
2nd 
3rd-4th 
 | This is a legacy prize pool. Please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{Template:DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}}, {{QuadPrizePool}} or {{Template:AwardPrizePool}} instead. |
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 (16) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protoss (8)
|
Terran (1)
|
Zerg (7)
|
| Dual tournament #1 (8) | ||
 MC
|
 Revenge
|
  Miniraser
|
 San
|
Hanfy
| |
 HasuObs
|
TLO
| |
 StarDust
|
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| Dual tournament #2 (8) | ||
 Tarrantius
|
 HyuN
| |
 Socke
|
viOLet
| |
  Grubby
|
  Tefel
| |
| Patience
|
Leenock
| |
| Stage 2 players (16) | ||
| Protoss (8)
|
Terran (6)
|
Zerg (2)
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| From Dual tournaments (4) | ||
| StarDust
|
HyuN
| |
| MC
|
||
| Patience
|
||
| From WCS rankings (4) | ||
| Dear
|
 INnoVation
|
Jaedong
|
| HerO
|
||
| Through qualifiers (8) | ||
| MaNa
|
HeRoMaRinE
|
|
| Classic
|
Polt
|
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| Rain
|
  qxc
|
|
 ForGG
|
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| jjakji
|
||
Results[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
Dual Tournament #1
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Dual Tournament #2
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Stage 2[edit]
[edit]
 Group A
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2014 - 13:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Rain
|
2-0 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. | HerO
|
2-1 | 4-2 | |||
| 3. | ForGG
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1-2 | 2-4 | |||
| 4. | HyuN
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0-2 | 0-4 | |||
Group A Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[edit]
| Group B
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2014 - 18:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Patience
|
2-0 | 4-2 | |||
| 2. | jjakji
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
| 3. | Dear
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1-2 | 3-4 | |||
| 4. | qxc
|
0-2 | 1-4 | |||
Group B Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[edit]
| Group C
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2014 - 13:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | Polt
|
2-0 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. | Jaedong
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
| 3. | MaNa
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1-2 | 2-5 | |||
| 4. | StarDust
|
0-2 | 1-4 | |||
Group C Matches
| This is a legacy matchlist! Please use the new matchlist instead. |
[edit]
| Group D
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2014 - 18:00 CET | ||||||
| 1. | INnoVation
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2-0 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. | Classic
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2-1 | 5-2 | |||
| 3. | MC
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1-2 | 2-5 | |||
| 4. | HeRoMaRinE
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0-2 | 0-4 | |||
Group D Matches
| 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)
2
4
2
4
February 16, 2014 - 23:00 CET
Racial Distribution[edit]
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| Group Stage |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Champion |
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Streams[edit]
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See Also[edit]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ IEM (December 9, 2013). "IEM Cologne StarCraft II tournament in February 2014". Intelextrememasters.com. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ "2014 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.