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North American Star League Season 4
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North American Star League Season 4
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Format:
Group Stage online
Single-elimination playoff offline
Single-elimination playoff offline
Prize pool:
$60,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-09-12
End Date:
2012-12-09
Liquipedia tier:
Player breakdown
Number of players:
45



Maps
Cloud Kingdom • Daybreak • Entombed Valley • Metropolis • Muspelheim • Ohana • Whirlwind • Abyssal City
Chronology
About[edit]
The North American Star League, often abbreviated as NASL, was a competitive StarCraft 2 league that was introduced in February 2011. The North American Star League Season 4 was the fourth season of the North American Star League. 45 players compete for a $60,000 prize pool over a three-month season. four players qualified from the Season 3 open tournament, four players qualified from the Season 4 qualifiers, four players were invited, and the remaining 32 players qualified from their placement in Season 3.
Location[edit]
- Long Beach, California
- Center Theater
Format[edit]
The fourth season was composed of several stages:
- The Season 4 Qualifiers, a series of four single-elimination tournaments, which provided players with the opportunity to qualify for the Season 4 Group Stage.
- The Group Stage where forty five players competed in five divisions in a round robin best of three format. The winner of each division advanced directly to the Top 16 Main Bracket.
Map Pool[edit]
To keep the season fresh, NASL announced that the Season 4 map pool would be reviewed after the 4th and 9th weeks of competition for potential revisions based on player feedback and internal analysis.[1]
Initial maps:
After the Review Muspelheim was removed from the pool in Week 7 and it was replaced by Abyssal City
Prize Pool[edit]
$60,000 was spread among the players as seen below:
Participants[edit]
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Qualified (4) | ||
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Invited via NASL Leaderboard (6) | ||
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*NaNiwa replaced CrazymoviNG who was unable to attend due to personal reasons.[2]
**Oz replaced Puzzle who was unable to attend due to personal reasons. Oz was selected as the next highest ranking Protoss on the NASL Leaderboard.
Results[edit]
Divisions Overview[edit]
- The winner of each division advanced to the main event bracket
- The standings were by match score, then by total points. So a 2-0 win gives a player 2 points, a 2-1 win gives a player 1 point, a 1-2 loss gives a player -1 point, and a 0-2 loss gives a player -2 points.
- Of the second place finishers in each division, the three with the best record advanced to the main event bracket
- Players ranked 9-22 (14 players) in the league were 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 were eliminated but would be invited to return next season
- Players ranked 34-45 (bottom 12) in the league were eliminated and did not return
Division 1 | ||||||
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1. | ![]() ![]() |
8-0 | 16-2 | +14 | ||
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6-2 | 13-7 | +6 | ||
3. | ![]() ![]() |
5-3 | 11-9 | +2 | ||
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4-4 | 9-9 | 0 | ||
5. | ![]() ![]() |
4-4 | 8-11 | -3 | ||
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3-5 | 9-11 | -2 | ||
6. | ![]() ![]() |
3-5 | 8-10 | -2 | ||
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2-6 | 8-12 | -4 | ||
9. | ![]() ![]() |
1-7 | 4-15 | -11 |
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Division 2 | ||||||
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1. | ![]() ![]() |
8-0 | 16-3 | +13 | ||
2. | ![]() ![]() |
6-2 | 12-6 | +6 | ||
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5-3 | 12-10 | +2 | ||
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4-4 | 10-9 | +1 | ||
5. | ![]() ![]() |
4-4 | 9-8 | +1 | ||
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4-4 | 10-10 | 0 | ||
7. | ![]() ![]() |
3-5 | 7-11 | -4 | ||
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2-6 | 7-12 | -5 | ||
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0-8 | 2-16 | -14 |
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1. | ![]() ![]() |
8-0 | 16-5 | +11 | ||
2. | ![]() ![]() |
5-3 | 12-7 | +5 | ||
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5-3 | 13-10 | +3 | ||
3. | ![]() ![]() |
5-3 | 12-9 | +3 | ||
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4-4 | 10-8 | +2 | ||
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4-4 | 10-11 | -1 | ||
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2-6 | 7-13 | -6 | ||
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2-6 | 5-14 | -9 | ||
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1-7 | 6-14 | -8 |
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6-2 | 14-5 | +9 | ||
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6-2 | 13-6 | +7 | ||
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5-3 | 12-7 | +5 | ||
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5-3 | 10-7 | +3 | ||
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4-4 | 9-8 | +1 | ||
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4-4 | 11-11 | 0 | ||
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4-4 | 8-10 | -2 | ||
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1-7 | 3-13 | -10 | ||
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1-7 | 3-14 | -11 |
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7-1 | 15-5 | +10 | ||
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7-1 | 14-5 | +9 | ||
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6-2 | 13-5 | +8 | ||
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5-3 | 12-7 | +5 | ||
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4-4 | 10-10 | 0 | ||
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3-5 | 7-11 | -4 | ||
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2-6 | 5-12 | -7 | ||
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1-7 | 4-14 | -10 | ||
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1-7 | 3-14 | -11 |
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* SeleCT won't be returning for season 5 as he retired as a Starcraft 2 player.
Playoffs[edit]
Main Event Bracket[edit]
- Note: The round of 16 is played online.
Round 1
Round 1
R1
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF

W

L


NaNiwa forfeited the match
Third Place Match
Third Place Match
3rd Place
3rd
Racial Distribution[edit]
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Finals |
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Winner |
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