SC2Improve Winter League 2012
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Overview[edit]
The SC2Improve Winter League 2012 was a tournament hosted by the SC2Improve community. Open to players from all leagues, the tournament was about bringing people together to enjoy the game as well as providing a strong sense of competition.
Tournament Information[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
£59 was spread among the players as seen below. £20 was also split between players who won each of the 5 qualifiers.
| Place | $USD | £ GBP | Player | Team |
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 1st | $38.56 | £ 25 |   Adonminus |  UCAP eSports |
 2nd | $15.42 | £ 10 |  Shibbxyz |  |
 3rd-4th | $9.25 | £ 6 |  Kreator | |
| Mix | | |||
| 5th-8th | $4.63 | £ 3 |   TrOn | |
| Delphi |  nexmultigaming | |||
 Khyira | | |||
 HiSTorY | |
Converted USD prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on February 19, 2013: 1 GBP = 1.54245 USD.
Format[edit]
The league started with 5 qualifying events that allowed players to earn points towards qualification for the 16-player group stage. The winners of these qualifiers, as well as the 7 players who earned the most points, all earned a spot for the Ro16. The final 4 spots were given to the top 4 players from the SC2Improve Summer League 2012.
The Ro16 was a group stage consisting of four groups using a GSL-style double-elimination format. The top two players from each group moved on to the Ro8.
From the Ro8 onwards, the tournament operated as a standard single-elimination bracket, with each round being a Bo5 and the finals being a Bo7.
Qualifiers[edit]
Points System[edit]
Everyone who played in a qualifier earned a certain amount of points depending on the position they finished. The 7 players with the most points at the end of the 5th qualifier (excluding players who had won a qualifier, as they gained a direct seed) earned a place into the Ro16.
| Place | Points |
| 1st | Automatic Seed |
| 2nd | 50 |
| 3rd/4th | 30 |
| Ro8 | 20 |
| Ro16 | 10 |
| Ro32 | 5 |
| Ro64 | 3 |
| Others | 1 |
Qualifier 1[edit]
| Top 8 |
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Quarterfinals  ZergBBQ0 Khyira2 galgtonold2 GunzForHire0 xoǂHiSTorY2  JackO0 FMǂShibbxyz2 TdgJohai1 Semifinals Khyira2 galgtonold1 xoǂHiSTorY0 FMǂShibbxyz2 Finals Khyira0 FMǂShibbxyz2 |
SC2I Winter League Qualifier 1 Complete Bracket
Qualifier 2[edit]
| Top 8 |
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Quarterfinals AWZelkia1 Krallman2 xoǂHiSTorY0 FrashQ2 GGBourne2 DeMoN1 JonEdw1 TrOn2 Semifinals Krallman2 FrashQ1 GGBourne0 TrOn2 Finals Krallman0 TrOn2 |
SC2I Winter League Qualifier 2 Complete Bracket
Qualifier 3[edit]
| Top 8 |
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Quarterfinals SocialisT2 galgtonold0 Koreya2 Moomin0 Jamesykins2 Solar0 FrashQ1 logiXǂOcean2 Semifinals SocialisT0 Koreya2 Jamesykins2 logiXǂOcean0 Finals Koreya1 Jamesykins2 |
SC2I Winter League Qualifier 3 Complete Bracket
Qualifier 4[edit]
| Top 8 |
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Quarterfinals Khyira2 galgtonold0 SocialisT0 NOMAdonminus2 BarcodeZerg0 Kreator2 Shadowelock1 Lau2 Semifinals Khyira1 NOMAdonminus2 Kreator2 Lau0 Finals NOMAdonminus2 Kreator1 |
SC2I Winter League Qualifier 4 Complete Bracket
Qualifier 5[edit]
| Top 8 |
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Quarterfinals  lumpas0 xoǂHiSTorY2 ƷGoCube0 aTnDelphi2 aSperaSenin2 MythGiselher1 Kreator2 Nimitz0 Semifinals xoǂHiSTorY0 aTnDelphi2 aSperaSenin2 Kreator1 Finals aTnDelphi2 aSperaSenin0 |
SC2I Winter League Qualifier 5 Complete Bracket
Final Standings[edit]
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Complete Qualifier Points Rankings
Main Tournament[edit]
Participants[edit]
| Protoss (6)
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Terran (4)
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Zerg (5)
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| Gyaru |
 Destructicon |
Mix
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| Adonminus |
TrOn |
Shibbxyz
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| Koreya |
xoǂHiSTorY |
Jamesykins
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| Krallman |
Khyira |
Delphi
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| galgtonold |
Kreator
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| JackO |
- Mix, Gyaru and MystiC qualified as by placing in the Top 4 of the SC2Improve Summer League 2012.
- Krallman initially won a play-off to take the 4th SC2Improve Summer League 2012 seed, but then qualified on points.
- As Krallman qualified on points, JackO replaced him as the 4th SC2Improve Summer League 2012 seed.
- MystiC was replaced by Destructicon due to a wrist injury.
Group Stage[edit]
The groups were selected by Mix, Gyaru, MystiC and Krallman due to their SC2Improve Summer League 2012 seeds.
1900 CET on Tuesday 15th January
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1900 CET on Sunday 20th January
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1900 CET on Wednesday 23rd January
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1900 CET on Friday 18th January
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Finals Bracket[edit]
Mix TrOn Delphi Adonminus Shibbxyz HiSTorY Khyira Kreator Mix Adonminus Shibbxyz Kreator Adonminus ShibbxyzRacial Distribution[edit]
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarter Finals |
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| Semi Finals |
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| Final Match |
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| Winner |
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