North American Star League Season 3
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The North American Star League Season 3 is the third season of the North American Star League. 45 players compete for a $100,000 prize pool over a three-month season.
About[edit]
The North American Star League, often abbreviated as NASL, is a competitive StarCraft 2 league that was introduced in February 2011. For Season 3, NASL underwent a number of branding and employee changes. The organization updated the look of their logo, and hired the casting duo of MrBitter and RotterdaM as well as a third caster, Frodan.[1] A number of changes were made to their regular season play as well: effort is made to play and cast games live, and the winner of each match throughout the regular season is awarded $150.[2]
Finally, it was announced that the Season 3 finals are going to be held at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada,[3][4] together with the World Championship Series: Canadian Nationals and the The Collegiate Starleague Canadian Championships. The event is cast by Gretorp & Frodan, RotterdaM & MrBitter, iNcontroL & IdrA, Day[9] & Soe and hosted by Clutch & Lauren Elise, with Kadium & Elemental casting in French.
Location[edit]
- Toronto, Ontario
- International Center
Format[edit]
The third season is composed of several stages:
- The Season 3 Qualifier, an open Single-elimination tournament with the top eight players advancing to the Season 3 Group Stage.
- The Group Stage where forty five players compete in five divisions in a round robin - best of three format. The winner of each division and the three 2nd placing players with the best record advance directly to the Top 16 Main Bracket. The fourteen players placing 9th-22nd advance to the Season 3 Wildcards.
- The Season 3 Open Tournament where the top two players advance to the Season 3 Wildcards
- The Season 3 Wildcards where sixteen players play a single round Best of Five match, with the eight winning players advancing to the Top 16 Main Bracket.
- The Top 16 Main Bracket with the first round played online, and the Quarterfinals onward are played at the Season 3 Grand Final event in Toronto, Canada on July 14 to 15.
Map Pool[edit]
The original map pool for the season was The Shattered Temple, Tal'Darim Altar, ESV Ohana, TPW Odyssey, Bel'Shir Beach Winter, Antiga Shipyard, Daybreak,Shakuras Plateau and Dual Sight. During the season The Shattered Temple, Tal'Darim Altar and TPW Odyssey were removed from the map pool and Cloud Kingdom was added.
Prize Pool[edit]
A total prize pool of $100,000 is distributed throughout the season, with $150 awarded for each match won during the Divisions, and an undisclosed amount awarded to the winners of the Wildcards.[5]
Main Tournament[edit]
$60,000 are distributed as follows:
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
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 1st | $30,000 |  Stephano |  Millenium |
 2nd | $15,000 |  Alicia |  SlayerS |
 3rd | $10,000 | MC |  SK Gaming |
 4th | $5,000 |  Ret |  Team Liquid |
Divisions[edit]
$27,000 are distributed as follows:
Division 1[edit]
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
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| 1st | $1,050 | PuMa |  Evil Geniuses |
| 2nd | $900 | Stephano | Millenium |
| 3rd | $750 | Zenio | Team Liquid |
| 4th | $750 | TT1 |  mTw |
| 5th | $600 |  NightEnD |  Fnatic |
| 6th | $600 |  ClouD |  Team ALTERNATE |
| 7th | $450 | HwangSin |  It's Gosu eSports |
| 8th | $300 |  Brat_OK |  FXOpen e-Sports |
| 9th | - |  HayprO | Team Liquid |
Division 2[edit]
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,050 | HerO | Team Liquid |
| 2nd | $900 |  DeMusliM | Evil Geniuses |
| 3rd | $750 |  DIMAGA | mTw |
| 4th | $750 | Ryung | SlayerS |
| 5th | $750 |  HasuObs |  mousesports |
| 6th | $600 | CrazymoviNG |  Infinity Seven |
| 7th | $300 | SjoW |  Team Dignitas |
| 8th | $150 |  NonY | Team Liquid |
| 9th | $150 | DarKFoRcE | Team ALTERNATE |
Division 3[edit]
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
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| 1st | $1,050 | HuK | Evil Geniuses |
| 2nd | $900 | Strelok | FXOpen e-Sports |
| 3rd | $900 |  Sen |  Gama Bears |
| 4th | $750 | GanZi |  compLexity Gaming |
| 5th | $600 | TLO | Team Liquid |
| 6th | $450 | ViBE |  ROOT Gaming |
| 7th | $450 |  MaNa | mousesports |
| 8th | $150 | Rain | Fnatic |
| 9th | $150 | Axslav | Infinity Seven |
Division 4[edit]
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
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| 1st | $900 | Alicia | SlayerS |
| 2nd | $900 | Ret | Team Liquid |
| 3rd | $900 |  LoWeLy |  |
| 4th | $750 | aLive | Fnatic |
| 5th | $600 | ThorZaIN | Evil Geniuses |
| 6th | $600 | SeleCT | Team Dignitas |
| 7th | $300 |  CatZ | ROOT Gaming |
| 8th | $300 | IdrA | Evil Geniuses |
| 9th | $150 | CrunCher |  incredible Panic |
Division 5[edit]
| Place | $USD | Player | Team |
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| 1st | $1,050 | Puzzle | SlayerS |
| 2nd | $1,050 | MC | SK Gaming |
| 3rd | $750 | Polt |  Team SCV Life |
| 4th | $750 | MorroW | mousesports |
| 5th | $600 | Sheth | Team Liquid |
| 6th | $450 |  TargA |  Mindfreak eSports |
| 7th | $450 | qxc | compLexity Gaming |
| 8th | $300 | White-Ra | |
| 9th | - | Jinro | Team Liquid |
Participants[edit]
| Players (45) | ||
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| Protoss (14)
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Terran (15)
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Zerg (16)
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| HerO
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PuMa
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Sen
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| Puzzle
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ThorZaIN
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MorroW
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| HwangSin
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qxc
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CatZ
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| MaNa
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ClouD
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DarKFoRcE
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| Alicia
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GanZi
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CrazymoviNG
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| TT1
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Jinro
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TLO
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| NonY
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DeMusliM
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LoWeLy
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| CrunCher
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Brat_OK
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ViBE
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| NightEnD
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SeleCT
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Zenio
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| HasuObs
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Rain
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DIMAGA
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| Axslav
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Polt
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 TargA
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| HuK
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Ryung
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HayprO
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| White-Ra
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Strelok
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IdrA
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| MC
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aLive
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Sheth
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| SjoW
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Stephano
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| Ret
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Results[edit]
Divisions Overview[edit]
- The winner of each division advances to the main event bracket
- Of the second place finishers in each division, the three with the best record advance to the main event bracket
- Players ranked 9-22 (14 players) in the league are placed into a wildcard playoff with the top two of the open tournament to determine the remaining 8 spots in the offline finals
- Players ranked 23-33 (11 players) in the league are eliminated but will be invited to return next season
- Players ranked 34-45 (bottom 12) in the league are eliminated and will not return
| Division 1 | ||||||
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| 1. | PuMa
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7-1 | 14-3 | |||
| 2. | Stephano
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6-2 | 12-4 | |||
| 3. | Zenio
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5-3 | 11-9 | |||
| 4. | TT1
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5-3 | 10-10 | |||
| 5. | NightEnD
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4-4 | 10-8 | |||
| 6. | ClouD
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4-4 | 9-9 | |||
| 7. | HwangSin
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3-5 | 8-11 | |||
| 8. | Brat_OK
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2-6 | 7-14 | |||
| 9. | HayprO
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0-8 | 3-16 | |||
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| Division 2 | ||||||
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| 1. | HerO
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7-1 | 15-3 | |||
| 2. | DeMusliM
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6-2 | 14-7 | |||
| 3. | DIMAGA
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5-3 | 12-9 | |||
| 4. | Ryung
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5-3 | 11-9 | |||
| 4. | HasuObs
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5-3 | 12-10 | |||
| 6. | CrazymoviNG
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4-4 | 8-9 | |||
| 7. | SjoW
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2-6 | 7-13 | |||
| 8. | NonY
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1-7 | 5-14 | |||
| 9. | DarKFoRcE
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1-7 | 4-15 | |||
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| Division 3 | ||||||
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| 1. | HuK
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7-1 | 14-4 | |||
| 2. | Strelok
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6-2 | 13-7 | |||
| 3. | Sen
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6-2 | 13-8 | |||
| 4. | GanZi
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5-3 | 12-9 | |||
| 5. | TLO
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4-4 | 10-10 | |||
| 6. | ViBE
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3-5 | 10-12 | |||
| 7. | MaNa
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3-5 | 8-13 | |||
| 8. | Rain
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1-7 | 7-14 | |||
| 9. | Axslav
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1-7 | 5-14 | |||
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| Division 4 | ||||||
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| 1. | Alicia
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6-2 | 12-5 | |||
| 2. | Ret
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6-2 | 13-6 | |||
| 3. | LoWeLy
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6-2 | 13-8 | |||
| 4. | aLive
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5-3 | 10-8 | |||
| 5. | ThorZaIN
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4-4 | 11-9 | |||
| 5. | SeleCT
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4-4 | 10-8 | |||
| 7. | CatZ
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2-6 | 5-12 | |||
| 8. | IdrA
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2-6 | 5-13 | |||
| 9. | CrunCher
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1-7 | 4-14 | |||
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| Division 5 | ||||||
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| 1. | Puzzle
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7-1 | 15-3 | |||
| 2. | MC
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7-1 | 14-4 | |||
| 3. | Polt
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5-3 | 11-6 | |||
| 4. | MorroW
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5-3 | 11-10 | |||
| 5. | Sheth
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4-4 | 10-10 | |||
| 6. | TargA
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3-5 | 8-12 | |||
| 7. | qxc
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3-5 | 6-11 | |||
| 8. | White-Ra
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2-6 | 6-14 | |||
| 9. | Jinro
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0-8 | 5-16 | |||
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- In a three person tie-breaker, ThorZaIN advanced to the wildcard playoffs by defeating SeleCT and NightEnD.
- Note: The round of 16 is played online.
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Alicia MC StephanoAdditional Coverage[edit]
Gallery[edit]
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Racial Distribution[edit]
| Protoss | Terran | Zerg | Random | ||||
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| Round of 45 |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Winner |
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VODs[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Mr. Bitter, RotterdaM, and Frodan Join for NASL Season 3 NASL.tv, 3/28/12, last accessed 4/17/12
- ↑ NASL Season 3 Details NASL.tv, 3/29/2012, last accessed 4/17/12
- ↑ NASL Season 3 Finals - Toronto, Canada AxelTVx, Team Liquid, 4/4/12, last accessed 4/17/12
- ↑ NASL Season 3 Caster Interview - Mr. Bitter - Part 2 NASL, YouTube, 4/3/12, last accessed 4/17/12
- ↑ "NASL CEO, Russel Pfister, interviewed on Live On Three". 2012-07-12.
