Golden Championship Series 2017 Summer Season - Western Qualifier 1

[e][h]GCS 2017 Summer - Western Qualifier #1

League Information

Series:

Gold Series

Organizer:

Neo
Ugrilainen
Hundredkg

Game:

The Frozen Throne

Game Version:

Patch 1.26

Server:

W3A

Type:

Online

Location:

Format:

Double elimination

Prize pool:

$ 0

Start Date:

2017-05-13

End Date:

2017-05-14

Liquipedia Tier:

Qualifier

Links

Winners

Happy

Foggy

Hawk

OrcWorker

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

8

1

5

Maps

Amazonia • Ancient Isles • Echo Isles • Last Refuge • Terenas Stand • Turtle Rock • Twisted Meadows

Chronology

Western Qualifier #2

First opportunity for european & american players to compete at GCS 2017 Summer : the first part of the most important indivudual tournament in 2017 with one the biggest prize pool.

Players have to win a final (winner or looser bracket) to qualify.

Format[edit]

Qualifier[edit]

6 players are invited,
2 players qualified via Western Open Qualifier #1^[1].

Playoffs[edit]

Playoffs consist in a double elimination bracket^[1] :

earlier rounds are best-of-three,
both finals (winner and looser bracket) are best-of-five.

Conclusion[edit]

Top 2 earn a spot for GCS Summer 2017,
rank 3-6 are qualified for Western Qualifier #2,
rank 7-8 have to re-qualify for Western Qualifier #2^[1].

Prize pool[edit]

Players dont earn any prizepool but only a qualification.

Place	Qualified	Player	Team
1st		Happy
1st		Foggy
3rd	-	HawK
4th	-	OrcWorker
5th-6th	-	ThomasG
5th-6th	-	Sonik
7th-8th	-	Walter	League of Stars
7th-8th	-	Rudan

Participants[edit]

Invited Players*
Human (1)	Orc (1)	Undead (1)	Night Elf (5)
HawK	OrcWorker		Foggy
			Rudan
			Sonik
			Hunter
Qualified via Western Open Qualifier #1
		Happy	ThomasG