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[edit] Overview
The 2012 Battle.net World Championship is a premier global event organized by Blizzard Entertainment, and which will feature some of the best players of the world. Slated to take place in Shanghai, China on November 17-18 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. It will be held instead of a 2012 BlizzCon Invitational.[1] The World Championship will be the final event of a four-tier program, with tournaments at the continental, national, and sub-national level throughout 2012:
- Tier 4: The World Championship, held in Asia at the end of the year.
- Tier 3: Five continental championships (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania), each of them being a live offline event.
- Tier 2: 28 national championships aiming to crown national champion for each country involved.
- Tier 1: Grassroots national qualifiers, run in cooperation with existing eSports organizations.
Each tier feeds directly into the one above it, with 32 players competing in the World Championship. The whole program will be held exclusively on Wings of Liberty, regardless of possible Heart of the Swarm release.[2][3]
[edit] Format
- Group Stage:
- GSL-Style Dual Tournament.
- Top two advance to playoffs.
- Playoffs:
- Single elimination bracket.
- Best-of-five until finals.
- Best-of-seven finals.
[edit] Map Pool
[edit] Prize Pool
A total prize pool of $250,000 has been announced.[4] The 2012 StarCraft II World Champion will be awarded $100,000. This is the biggest reward for first place since the game's release.
[edit] Qualifiers
32 players (24 players from the five continentals and 8 players from direct nationals seeds) will qualify for the World Championship in Shanghai.
[edit] Participants
* Suppy replaces Ostojiy, who decided to focus on his studies instead.[5]
[edit] Results
[edit] Group Stage
[edit] Group A
| Group A Matches |
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Illusion  |
2 |
0 |
Fenix |
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PartinG  |
2 |
0 |
Socke |
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| Illusion |
0 |
2 |
PartinG |
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| Fenix |
2 |
0 |
Socke |
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| Illusion |
2 |
0 |
Fenix |
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[edit] Group B
| Group B Matches |
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VortiX  |
1 |
2 |
ViBE |
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| Comm |
1 |
2 |
Suppy |
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| ViBE |
0 |
2 |
Suppy |
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| VortiX |
2 |
0 |
Comm |
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| ViBE |
0 |
2 |
VortiX |
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[edit] Group C
| Group C Matches |
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| Sen |
2 |
0 |
KiLLeR |
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| HuK |
1 |
2 |
Grubby |
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| Sen |
2 |
1 |
Grubby |
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| KiLLeR |
2 |
0 |
HuK |
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| Grubby |
1 |
2 |
KiLLeR |
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[edit] Group D
| Group D Matches |
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| State |
0 |
2 |
BabyKnight |
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| MaFia |
0 |
2 |
Rain |
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| BabyKnight |
2 |
0 |
Rain |
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| State |
2 |
0 |
MaFia |
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| Rain |
2 |
0 |
State |
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[edit] Group E
| Group E Matches |
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| Stephano |
2 |
0 |
HerO |
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| IdrA |
2 |
0 |
RorO |
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| Stephano |
0 |
2 |
IdrA |
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| HerO |
2 |
0 |
RorO |
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| Stephano |
1 |
2 |
HerO |
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[edit] Group F
| Group F Matches |
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| Curious |
1 |
2 |
TitaN |
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| MajOr |
1 |
2 |
herO |
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| TitaN |
2 |
0 |
herO |
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| Curious |
2 |
1 |
MajOr |
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| herO |
1 |
2 |
Curious |
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[edit] Group G
| Group G Matches |
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| Insur |
0 |
2 |
LoWeLy |
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| Levin |
1 |
2 |
LucifroN |
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| LoWeLy |
0 |
2 |
LucifroN |
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| Insur |
2 |
0 |
Levin |
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| LoWeLy |
2 |
1 |
Insur |
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[edit] Group H
| Group H Matches |
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| mOOnGLaDe |
1 |
2 |
Scarlett |
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| Nerchio |
1 |
2 |
Creator |
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| Scarlett |
0 |
2 |
Creator |
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| mOOnGLaDe |
0 |
2 |
Nerchio |
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| Scarlett |
2 |
0 |
Nerchio |
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- * Groups were drawn in the Battle.net World Championship Seeding Show event on the 8th of November
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] Bracket
[edit] Match Summary
[edit] Round of 16
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 1
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 2
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 3
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 4
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 5
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 6
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 7
[edit] Round of 16 - Match 8
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[edit] Quarterfinals
[edit] Quarterfinals - Match 1
[edit] Quarterfinals - Match 2
[edit] Quarterfinals - Match 3
[edit] Quarterfinals - Match 4
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[edit] Semifinals
[edit] Semifinals - Match 1
[edit] Semifinals - Match 2
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[edit] Third Place Match
[edit] Finals
[edit] Racial Distribution
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Protoss |
Terran | Zerg | Random |
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| Round of 32 |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarterfinals |
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| Semifinals |
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| Finals |
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| Winner |
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[edit] Streams
[edit] VODs & Replays
[edit] Additional Coverage
[edit] Gallery
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[edit] See Also
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment (2012-01-25). "2012 Battle.net World Championship Event". Battle.net.
- ↑ TeamLiquid ESPORTS (2012-01-26). "First Glimpse: 2012 Battle.Net World Championship". TeamLiquid.net.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment (2012-04-04). "The StarCraft II World Championship Series". Battle.net.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment (2012-09-14). "Who Will Be At BWC". Battle.net.
- ↑ ostojiy (2012-10-09). "On ostojiy's dropping out of WCS". Reddit.com.
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