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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
Player Breakdown
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 (16)
Protoss Protoss (8) Terran Terran (1) Zerg Zerg (7)
Dual tournament #1 (8)
South Korea MC
Alien InvasionAlien Invasion
South Korea Revenge
FnaticFnatic
Sweden Miniraser
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South Korea San
Alien InvasionAlien Invasion
Germany Hanfy
mousesportsmousesports
Germany HasuObs
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Germany TLO
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South Korea StarDust
Dual tournament #2 (8)
Planetkey DynamicsPlanetkey Dynamics
Germany Tarrantius
Team ROCCATTeam ROCCAT
South Korea HyuN
XMGXMG
Germany Socke
South Korea viOLet
Team GrubbyTeam Grubby
Netherlands Grubby
Team DignitasTeam Dignitas
Poland Tefel
Alien InvasionAlien Invasion
South Korea Patience
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
South Korea Leenock
Stage 2 players (16)
Protoss Protoss (8) Terran Terran (6) Zerg Zerg (2)
From Dual tournaments (4)
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South Korea StarDust
Team ROCCATTeam ROCCAT
South Korea HyuN
South Korea MC
Alien InvasionAlien Invasion
South Korea Patience
From WCS rankings (4)
mousesportsmousesports
South Korea Dear
Team AcerTeam Acer
South Korea INnoVation
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
South Korea Jaedong
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
South Korea HerO
Through qualifiers (8)
Poland MaNa
mousesportsmousesports
Germany HeRoMaRinE
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
South Korea Classic
CM StormCM Storm
South Korea Polt
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
South Korea Rain
compLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming
United States qxc
MilleniumMillenium
South Korea ForGG
mYinsanitymYinsanity
South Korea jjakji

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.