Golden Championship Series 2018 Summer Season
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GCS 2018 Summer - Grand Finals
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Netease
Game Version:
Server:
NetEase
Type:
Offline
Location:
Shanghai Format:
Groupstage : double elimination
Playoffs : single elimination
Playoffs : single elimination
Prize pool:
CNY 98,000 (≃ $ 15,366)
Start Date:
2018-06-04
End Date:
2018-06-10
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Winners
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
16
3
4
3
6Maps
Chronology
The Golden Championship Series 2018 Summer Season is the first part of the most important individual tournament in 2018. With one the biggest prize pool of the year and the obligation to earn his place via a qualifier tournament, this is the most prestigious event.
It is organized by Blizzard Entertainment's Chinese partner : NetEase, played at Shanghai, offline. During July, the very best players of the world will fight in a double elimination groupstage before going into the single elimination playoffs.
Format and dates[edit]
Qualifiers[edit]
- Players can earn Leader-board Points in the following three competitions :
- 4 Monthly Qualifier Tournaments, Top 32 Asian Players of NetEase Ladder will be invited
- 4 Monthly Ladder Races, ending on the 10th of each month
- 1 Seasonal Ladder Race, ending in July
- 2 European qualifiers for 1 slot each :
- 1 American qualifier for 1 slot :
Groupstage (16 into 8)[edit]
16 players are divided into four groups of four players each[1] :
- GSL-style double elimination groupstage,
- top two qualify for the playoffs,
- all matches will be played as best-of-three.
- Dates :
- Group A : June 04th,
- Group B : June 05th,
- Group C : June 06th,
- Group D : June 07th.
Playoffs[edit]
Playoffs consist in a single elimination bracket within winners of the 4 groups face the runner-ups :
- earlier rounds are best-of-five,
- Grand Final is a best-of-seven
- Dates :
- Quarterfinals : June 09th.
- Semi-finals & Finals : June 10th.
Map pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
Main tournament[edit]
CN¥ 98,000 (≃ $ 15,366) are spread among the players as seen below :
| Place | $ USD | ¥ CNY | Player | Team |
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 1st
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$6,272 | ¥ 40,000 | TH000
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 GK Gaming
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 2nd
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$3,136 | ¥ 20,000 | Fly100%
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 3rd
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$1,568 | ¥ 10,000 | Infi
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 Rogue Warriors
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 4th
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$1,254 | ¥ 8,000 |  LawLiet
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 All for One
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| 5th-8th | $784 | ¥ 5,000 |  Foggy
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 Go
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| Lyn
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| Moon
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| 120
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 Warcraft Friend
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| 9th-12th | - | - | Chaemiko
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All for One
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| tbc_bm
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Template:Team/immortal knight | |||
| Colorful
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 Perfect Show
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| WFZ
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Perfect Show
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| 13th-16th | - | - |  Hunter
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 OwNu RenTner
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 HawK
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| FoCuS
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All for One
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| Life
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Go
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according to xe.com conversion rate on 2018-05-25 (CN¥ 1 ≃ $ 0.15680).
Whole event[edit]
The entire prize pool event is CN¥ 130,000 (≃ $ 20,449) whose :
- CN¥ 98,000 (≃ $ 15,366) from the main tournament.
- CN¥ 32,200 (≃ $ 5,083) from qualifiers.
Participants[edit]
| Human (4)
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Orc (3)
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Undead (3)
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Night Elf (6)
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| Chinese Players qualified via GCS Point System | |||
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| TH000
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Fly100%
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120
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Life
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| Infi
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WFZ
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| tbc_bm
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Colorful
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| Korean Players qualified via GCS Point System | |||
| Chaemiko
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FoCuS
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Moon
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| Lyn
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LawLiet
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| Qualified via European Qualifiers | |||
| HawK
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Foggy
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| Qualified via American Qualifier | |||
| Hunter
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Broadcasting[edit]
Results[edit]
Groupstage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Finals
Qualified for Playoffs
120 InfiGroup B[edit]
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Finals
Qualified for Playoffs
Lyn MoonGroup C[edit]
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Colorful1
LawLiet2
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Finals
Qualified for Playoffs
LawLiet TH000Group D[edit]
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Finals
Qualified for Playoffs
Foggy Fly100%Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinal
LawLiet3
LawLiet
Moon
Moon2
1201
Fly100%3
Semifinals
Infi1
TH0003
Finals
TH0004
Fly100%1
3rd Place Match
Statistics[edit]
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| Amazonia | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Ancient Isles | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Echo Isles | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Last Refuge | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Terenas Stand LV | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Turtle Rock | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twisted Meadows | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 76 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 86.7% | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27.3% | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Distributions (race & region)[edit]
| Human | Orc | Undead | Night Elf | |||||
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External links[edit]
VODs[edit]
Playlist with Back2Warcraft VODs.
Playlist with ToD's VODs.- Playlist with Miker's VODs.
- Playlist with Warcraft3Korea VODs.
Articles[edit]
- 2018-06-11 | 黄金赛夏季赛落幕:蛋总连冠建立王朝 by Tolkien of war3.replays.net
- 2018-06-11 | 黄金联赛夏季赛八进四:月神惨遭逆转 by Tolkien of war3.replays.net
- 2018-06-10 | GCS Concludes with a New World Champion by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-09 | GCS Playoffs Day 1: Fans Finally Reconnecting With Their Idols by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-08 | Golden Championship Series: Playoffs Analysis by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-07 | GCS Group D: Foggy in the Group of Death by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-06 | GCS Group C: LawLiet and FoCuS Trying to Repeat History by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-06 | 黄金赛夏季赛A组: 韩国两天王高歌猛进 by Tolkien of war3.replays.net
- 2018-06-05 | GCS Group B: HawK at The Frontline by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-05 | 黄金赛夏季赛A组综述:大小逼王晋级 by Tolkien of war3.replays.net
- 2018-06-04 | 魔兽争霸3黄金联赛夏季赛小组赛前瞻 by Tolkien of war3.replays.net
- 2018-06-04 | GCS Group A: Hunter’s Games by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-03 | GCS Enters a New Era by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-06-03 | Who Is Who in This Season's GCS Coverage by MR_Moonstruck of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-05-30 | Golden Championship Series: Groups Analysis by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info (trans. [1] by 表情)
- 2018-05-28 | Hype for GCS Summer 2018 by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info (trans. [2] by sp1n_and_roll)
- 2018-03-08 | GCS Summer 2018 - Three Western Qualifiers announced by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-02-12 | GCS Summer & Winter 2018 announced of dz.163.com
