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2003 Stout MSL

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[e][h]2003 Stout MSL
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
South Korea South Korea
Format:
1v1, Double-elimination
Prize Pool:
₩15,000,000 KRW
(≃ $12,701 USD)
Start Date:
2003-04-17
End Date:
2003-07-19
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
16
Protoss 4
Terran 7
Zerg 5
Maps
Chronology

Overview[edit]

Following the four KGPA Tours, this was the first official MSL, and it was interesting on many accounts.

ChoJJa was the only Zerg who managed to go deep in the tournament, despite very tough maps, proving his ZvT was nothing to laugh about.

BoxeR played some very inspired games and came the closest to defeating the eventual winner, proving that his TvP was formidable, but was eliminated 2-1 in the loser's bracket by NaDa.

Zeus had an impressive run going up to the winner's final, and even came one game away from advancing to the grand final.

NaDa, in the running for his fourth consecutive title, made an impressive run to the Loser's Bracket finals after being knocked out of the Upper Bracket in the first round. His run culminated in an intense series against Zeus where he came back from a two game deficit to advance to the Grand Finals.

But this MSL was above all the one that revealed Nal_rA. This was the first individual league he qualified for, and he won it in a very impressive fashion, dropping only one game to BoxeR in their Bo3. While he did not have to play PvZ, he completely dominated Zeus in PvP, and showcased a very strong macro oriented PvT. He also showed hints of the creativity that he would later be famed for, especially in his series against BoxeR and in the second game of his series against Zeus.

Prize Pool[edit]

Players[edit]

Protoss Protoss (4) Terran Terran (7) Zerg Zerg (5)
South Korea BrEEzE South Korea BoxeR
STX SouLSTX SouL
South Korea ChoJJa
Greatest OneGreatest One
South Korea Nal_rA
OrionOrion
South Korea kOs
Greatest OneGreatest One
South Korea GoRush
South Korea Rage
KTF MagicNsKTF MagicNs
South Korea NaDa
AMD Dream TeamAMD Dream Team
South Korea JinSu
KORKOR
South Korea Zeus
Hanbit StarsHanbit Stars
South Korea Sync
STX SouLSTX SouL
South Korea JJu
KTF MagicNsKTF MagicNs
South Korea TheMarine
South Korea YellOw
AMD Dream TeamAMD Dream Team
South Korea V-Gundam
Greatest OneGreatest One
South Korea XellOs

Maps[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 1
UB Round 1
UBR1
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Lower Bracket Round 3
LB Round 3
LBR3
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Round of 16
475
Round of 8
233
Round of 4
211
Grand Finals
11
Winner
1

Maps Statistics[edit]

Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Charity1431233.3%21150.0%63350.0%111
Default win1--------110100.0%---
Gauntlet1154180.0%110100.0%32166.7%-11
Jim Raynor's Memory11220100.0%----42250.0%-32
Sauron123030.0%----54180.0%121
Total Sum (Σ)49137653.8%32166.7%1912763.2%275

Recommended Games[edit]

  •  Nal_rA < Jim Raynor's Memory J >  BoxeR - Game 1 of their series. A long and tense macro game which features heavy harassment, a great comeback, ghosts and end-game shield batteries.
  •  Nal_rA < Charity >  Zeus - Winner's final game 2. A successful PvP rush only seen on island maps.
  •  BoxeR < Gauntlet 2003 >  JinSu - Great display of creativity by the Emperor himself.

Gallery[edit]

Music used:

  • Linkin Park - Papercut -
  • Linkin Park - By myself -
  • Shadow of Twilight - Zelda Metal Remix
  • Seo Taiji - Daekyungsung

External links[edit]

2003 Stout MSL | Next MSL: 2003 TriGem MSL