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IEM Season VIII - Shanghai
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IEM Season VIII - Shanghai
League Information
Series:
Organizer(s):
Sponsor(s):
Game Version:
Server:
China
Type:
Offline
Location:
ShanghaiFormat:
1v1
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Prize pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2013-07-25
End Date:
2013-07-28
Liquipedia Tier:
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
28
11
10
7Maps
Chronology
IEM Season VIII - Shanghai is the first event of IEM Season VIII, organized by ESL. It will be a Tier 1 event, giving WCS points for 2013 WCS Global Finals.
Contents
Format[edit]
Qualifier[edit]
There are 8 spots for players from all over the world divided to regions as follows:
- 2 spots in the European and African Qualifier
- 2 spots in the American Qualifier
- 2 spots in the Korea/Taiwan Qualifier
- 1 spot in the Southeast Asia Qualifier
- 1 spot in the Chinese Qualfier
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
Map Pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
$25,000 and 3,600 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:
| Place | $USD | WCS Points | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $10,000 | 750 |  Revival |  Evil Geniuses |
 2nd | $4,000 | 450 | Oz | Evil Geniuses |
 3rd-4th | $2,000 | 300 | HerO |  Team Liquid |
| MC |  SK Gaming | |||
| 5th-8th | $1,000 | 225 | Polt |  CM Storm |
| aLive | Evil Geniuses | |||
| HyuN |  Quantic Gaming | |||
| DongRaeGu |  MVP | |||
| 9th-12th | $400 | 150 | Daisy |  Western Wolves |
| Jaedong | Evil Geniuses | |||
| MacSed |  Invictus Gaming | |||
 TitaN |  RoX | |||
| 13th-16th | $350 | 75 |  iaguz |  Frenetic Array |
 qxc |  compLexity Gaming | |||
| sLivko |  Virtus.pro | |||
| MyuNgSiK |  KT Rolster |
Participants[edit]
| Stage 1 players (16) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protoss (7)
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Terran (6)
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Zerg (3)
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| Dual tournament #1 (8) | ||
| MC
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 ByuN
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XiGua
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 Top
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XY
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| Daisy
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 Shuttle
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| Jim
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| Dual tournament #2 (8) | ||
  Grubby
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 Loner
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Courage
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 Ash
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Sting
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DongRaeGu
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| Oz
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Infi
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| Stage 2 players (16) | ||
| Protoss (7)
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Terran (4)
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Zerg (5)
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| From Dual tournaments (4) | ||
| Daisy
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DongRaeGu
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| MC
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| Oz
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| From WCS rankings (4) | ||
| HerO
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aLive
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Revival
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| Jaedong
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| Through qualifiers (8) | ||
| TitaN
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Polt
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sLivko
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| MyuNgSiK
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qxc
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HyuN *
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| MacSed
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iaguz
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* HyuN replaces INnoVation, who is unable to attend due to 2012–2013 Proleague Finals.
Results[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
Dual Tournament #1[edit]
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Quarterfinals
MC2
Top0
DaisyW
ByuN-
Jim2
XiGua0
XY0
Shuttle2
Winners' Finals
DaisyW
Jim-
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Jim-
MCW
Qualified
DaisyQ
MCQ
- Jim went to the US Consulate-General before his matches against Daisy to deal with his visa application for attending WCS AM RO16. He was disqualified after not returning in time.[1]
Dual Tournament #2[edit]
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Quarterfinals
Grubby2
Courage0
Loner2
Sting0
DongRaeGu2
Infi0
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Courage2
Sting0
Infi1
Ash2
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Qualified
DongRaeGuQ
OzQ
- The Loser's Final was played the next day due to the venue closing for the night.
Stage 2[edit]
[edit]
  Group A
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2013 - 03:00 CEST | ||||||
| 1. | DongRaeGu
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2-0 | 4-2 | |||
| 2. | Revival
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
| 3. | TitaN
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1-2 | 3-4 | |||
| 4. | MyuNgSiK
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0-2 | 1-4 | |||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MyuNgSiK | 1 | 2 | DongRaeGu |
| TitaN | 0 | 2 | Revival |
| Revival | 1 | 2 | DongRaeGu |
| TitaN | 2 | 0 | MyuNgSiK |
| Revival | 2 | 1 | TitaN |
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| Group B
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2013 - 06:00 CEST | ||||||
| 1. | aLive
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2-0 | 4-1 | |||
| 2. | Oz
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
| 3. | MacSed
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1-2 | 2-4 | |||
| 4. | sLivko
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0-2 | 1-4 | |||
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| aLive | 2 | 1 | Oz |
| sLivko | 0 | 2 | MacSed |
| aLive | 2 | 0 | MacSed |
| Oz | 2 | 1 | sLivko |
| MacSed | 0 | 2 | Oz |
[edit]
| Group C Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HerO | 2 | 0 | MC |
| qxc | 0 | 2 | Jaedong |
| HerO | 2 | 1 | Jaedong |
| MC | 2 | 1 | qxc |
| Jaedong | 1 | 2 | MC |
Stage 3[edit]
Bracket[edit]
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
DongRaeGu1
Oz3
Revival3
Polt2
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
Racial Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | ||||
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
VODs[edit]
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