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North American Star League Season 3
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North American Star League Season 3
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Online/Offline
Venue:
[wikipedia:International Centre|International Centre]
Format:
Group Stage
Single-elimination playoffs
Single-elimination playoffs
Prize pool:
$100,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-04-11
End Date:
2012-07-15
Liquipedia tier:
Player breakdown
Number of players:
45



Maps
Chronology

Champion Stephano celebrating on stage
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.
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]
The Season 3 finals was held at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada,[3][4] together with the 2012 WCS Canadian Nationals and the Collegiate Starleague Season 5 Canadian Championship. The event was cast by Gretorp & Frodan, RotterdaM & MrBitter, iNcontroL & IdrA, Day9 & Soe, and hosted by Clutch & Lauren Elise, with Kadium & Elemental casting in French.
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 Shattered Temple | Tal'Darim Altar | Ohana | Odyssey | Bel'Shir Beach Winter | Antiga Shipyard | Daybreak | Shakuras Plateau | Dual Sight | Cloud Kingdom |
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- During the season The Shattered Temple, Tal'Darim Altar and TPW Odyssey were removed from the map pool and Cloud Kingdom was added.
Talents[edit]
- Hosts
Clutch (Joshua Gray)
Lauren Elise
- English Commentators
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:
Participants[edit]
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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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7-1 | 14-3 | |||
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6-2 | 12-4 | |||
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5-3 | 11-9 | |||
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5-3 | 10-10 | |||
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4-4 | 10-8 | |||
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4-4 | 9-9 | |||
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3-5 | 8-11 | |||
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2-6 | 7-14 | |||
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0-8 | 3-16 |
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Division 2 | ||||||
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7-1 | 15-3 | |||
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6-2 | 14-7 | |||
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5-3 | 12-9 | |||
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5-3 | 11-9 | |||
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5-3 | 12-10 | |||
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4-4 | 8-9 | |||
7. | ![]() ![]() |
2-6 | 7-13 | |||
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1-7 | 5-14 | |||
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1-7 | 4-15 |
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Division 3 | ||||||
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1. | ![]() ![]() |
7-1 | 14-4 | |||
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6-2 | 13-7 | |||
3. | ![]() ![]() |
6-2 | 13-8 | |||
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5-3 | 12-9 | |||
5. | ![]() ![]() |
4-4 | 10-10 | |||
6. | ![]() ![]() |
3-5 | 10-12 | |||
7. | ![]() ![]() |
3-5 | 8-13 | |||
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1-7 | 7-14 | |||
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1-7 | 5-14 |
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Division 4 | ||||||
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1. | ![]() ![]() |
6-2 | 12-5 | |||
2. | ![]() ![]() |
6-2 | 13-6 | |||
3. | ![]() ![]() |
6-2 | 13-8 | |||
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5-3 | 10-8 | |||
5. | ![]() ![]() |
4-4 | 11-9 | |||
5. | ![]() ![]() |
4-4 | 10-8 | |||
7. | ![]() ![]() |
2-6 | 5-12 | |||
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2-6 | 5-13 | |||
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1-7 | 4-14 |
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Division 5 | ||||||
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7-1 | 15-3 | |||
2. | ![]() ![]() |
7-1 | 14-4 | |||
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5-3 | 11-6 | |||
4. | ![]() ![]() |
5-3 | 11-10 | |||
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4-4 | 10-10 | |||
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3-5 | 8-12 | |||
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3-5 | 6-11 | |||
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2-6 | 6-14 | |||
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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.
- DeMusliM beat Ret in a tie-breaker to advance directly to the Main Event Bracket.
Main Event Bracket[edit]
- Note: The round of 16 is played online.
Round of 16 (Bo5)
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo7)
Finals (Bo7)
Third Place Match
Third Place Match
3rd Place
3rd
Additional Coverage[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Racial Distribution[edit]
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Winner |
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VODs[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.