Warcraft Gold League Events |
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| First named Golden Championship Series, it has been changed to Warcraft Gold League. | | 2015 | |  | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2018 | | | 2019 | | | 2020 | | | Upcoming | |
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Location:

Shanghai
Format:
Groupstage : round-robin
Playoffs : single elimination
Prize pool:
¥500,000
CNY (≃ $71,153
USD)
The Warcraft Gold League - 2019 - Winter Season is the second part of the most important individual tournament in 2019. 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 in the scene.
It is organized by Blizzard Entertainment's Chinese partner : NetEase, played at Shanghai, offline. During November, the very best players of the world will fight in a round-robin groupstage before going into the single elimination playoffs.
The Korean player Lyn won, defeating the defending champion Happy in final.
Format and dates[edit]
Qualifiers[edit]
NetEase qualifiers remain the same as the last edition. Two series of 4 monthly tournaments : Open and Pro. Respectively featuring 32 and 16 players each. With the same promotion/relegation.
Eventually 8 players from each Korea and China qualify for the main event.
There is no western qualifier neither European nor American, since WGL organisation decide to choose and invite 4 players.
- Open - July 22nd - July 27th
- Pro - July 25th - July 28th
- Open - August 26th - August 31th
- Pro - August 29th - September 01st
September[edit]
- Open - September 23rd - September 28th
- Pro - September 26nd - September 29th
October[edit]
- Open - October 21st - October 26thst
- Pro - October 24th - October 27th
Group Stage (16 into 8)[edit]
During group stage 20 players are divived into 4 groups of 5 players :
- round robin (a player faces each other once),
- all matches are best-of-3,
- top 2 of each group advance to the playoffs,
- groupstage will be play from November 23rd to November 27th.
Playoffs[edit]
The 8 players left fight through a single elimination bracket :
- all matches are best-of-5,
- playoffs will be play from November 28th to November 30th.
Map pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
¥ 500,000 (≃ $ 71,153) are spread among the players as seen below :
Place
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$ USD
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¥ CNY
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Player
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Team
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1st
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$35,576
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¥250,000
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Lyn
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Newbee
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2nd
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$17,077
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¥120,000
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Happy
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Lucky Future
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3rd
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$8,538
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¥60,000
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Romantic
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LP Club
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4th
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$4,269
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¥30,000
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TH000
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Rogue Warriors
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5th-8th
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$1,423
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¥10,000
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HawK
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Check
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Lucky Future
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120
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Newbee
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Sok
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Winners
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9th-12th
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-
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-
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Infi
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Rogue Warriors
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Chaemiko
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Winners
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Soin
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Lucky Future
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Foggy
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13th-16th
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-
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-
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Moon
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WFZ
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Lucky Future
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FoCuS
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LP Club
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LawLiet
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Newbee
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17th-20th
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-
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-
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Yumiko
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Fly100%
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Rogue Warriors
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Hitman
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DuSt Gaming
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Colorful
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LP Club
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Participants[edit]
Broadcasting[edit]
China
TeD
- Commentator:
TeD (Zeng Zhuo)
Europe
Korea
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
WFZ | | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
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Yumiko | 0-2 | | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
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Check | 0-2 | 1-2 | | 2-0 | 2-0 |
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Soin | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | | 0-2 |
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HawK | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | |
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| WFZ | Yumiko | Check | Soin | HawK |
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Matches |
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Soin  | 0 | 2 | Check |
November 23, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Soin  | 2 | 0 | Yumiko |
November 23, 2019 - 18:30 CST |
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WFZ  | 0 | 2 | HawK |
November 23, 2019 - 18:30 CST |
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Yumiko  | 0 | 2 | WFZ |
November 23, 2019 - 20:37 CST |
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Soin  | 0 | 2 | HawK |
November 23, 2019 - 21:42 CST |
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WFZ  | 2 | 0 | Check |
November 25, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Yumiko  | 2 | 1 | Check |
November 25, 2019 - 20:00 CST |
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Check  | 2 | 0 | HawK |
November 25, 2019 - 19:30 CST |
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Soin  | 2 | 0 | WFZ |
November 25, 2019 - 22:05 CST |
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Yumiko  | 1 | 2 | HawK |
November 25, 2019 - 22:06 CST |
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Group B[edit]
LawLiet | | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
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Fly100% | 1-2 | | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
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Lyn | 2-1 | 2-0 | | 2-0 | 2-0 |
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TH000 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | | 2-0 |
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Foggy | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |
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| LawLiet | Fly100% | Lyn | TH000 | Foggy |
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Matches |
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Lyn  | 2 | 0 | Fly100% |
November 23, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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TH000  | 2 | 0 | LawLiet |
November 23, 2019 - 19:25 CST |
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Lyn  | 2 | 0 | Foggy |
November 23, 2019 - 19:25 CST |
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LawLiet  | 1 | 2 | Foggy |
November 23, 2019 - 20:37 CST |
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Lyn  | 2 | 0 | TH000 |
November 23, 2019 - 21:42 CST |
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TH000  | 2 | 0 | Fly100% |
November 25, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Fly100%  | 1 | 2 | Foggy |
November 25, 2019 - 18:07 CST |
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Lyn  | 2 | 1 | LawLiet |
November 25, 2019 - 18:01 CST |
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TH000  | 2 | 0 | Foggy |
November 25, 2019 - 19:30 CST |
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LawLiet  | 2 | 1 | Fly100% |
November 25, 2019 - 20:55 CST |
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Group C[edit]
Moon | | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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Happy | 2-0 | | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
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 | 0-2 | 0-2 | | 0-2 | 0-2 |
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Infi | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | | 0-2 |
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Sok | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
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| Moon | Happy |  | Infi | Sok |
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Matches |
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Happy  | 2 | 0 | Moon |
November 24, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Colorful  | 0 | 2 | Sok |
November 24, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Happy  | 1 | 2 | Sok |
November 24, 2019 - 18:10 CST |
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Infi  | 2 | 0 | Colorful |
November 24, 2019 - 20:00 CST |
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Happy  | 2 | 1 | Infi |
November 24, 2019 - 21:05 CST |
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Moon  | 2 | 0 | Sok |
November 26, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Happy  | 2 | 0 | Colorful |
November 26, 2019 - 18:05 CST |
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Infi  | 2 | 0 | Moon |
November 26, 2019 - 19:26 CST |
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Colorful  | 0 | 2 | Moon |
November 26, 2019 - 20:32 CST |
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Infi  | 0 | 2 | Sok |
November 26, 2019 - 21:15 CST |
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Group D[edit]
FoCuS | | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
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Chaemiko | 2-1 | | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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Romantic | 2-1 | 2-1 | | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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120 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | | 2-0 |
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Hitman | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |
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| FoCuS | Chaemiko | Romantic | 120 | Hitman |
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Group D |
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Romantic  | 2 | 1 | Chaemiko |
November 24, 2019 - 18:10 CST |
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Romantic  | 2 | 1 | FoCuS |
November 24, 2019 - 19:50 CST |
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Hitman  | 0 | 2 | 120 |
November 24, 2019 - 21:05 CST |
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120  | 2 | 1 | FoCuS |
November 24, 2019 - 23:00 CST |
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Romantic  | 2 | 0 | Hitman |
November 24, 2019 - 23:00 CST |
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Romantic  | 0 | 2 | 120 |
November 26, 2019 - 17:00 CST |
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Chaemiko  | 2 | 1 | FoCuS |
November 26, 2019 - 18:05 CST |
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Hitman  | 1 | 2 | FoCuS |
November 26, 2019 - 19:26 CST |
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Hitman  | 0 | 2 | Chaemiko |
November 26, 2019 - 20:22 CST |
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120  | 2 | 0 | Chaemiko |
November 26, 2019 - 21:15 CST |
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Playoffs[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Amazonia | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 % | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 % | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 % | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
Concealed Hill | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 % | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 % | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 % | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 % | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Echo Isles | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 % | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 % | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 % | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Last Refuge | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 % | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 % | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 % | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
Northern Isles | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 % | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 % | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 % | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 % | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
Terenas Stand LV | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 % | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Twisted Meadows | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 % | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Total Sum (Σ) | 126 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 70.6 % | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 % | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 % | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 % | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 % | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 % | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Distributions (race & region)[edit]
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Human |
Orc | Undead | Night Elf | Random |
Groupstage |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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China |
Korea | Europe | Other |
Groupstage |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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External links[edit]
Replays[edit]
Articles[edit]