2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January

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2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraftII League January [edit]
League Information
Organizer:	GOMTV
Sponsor:	Sony Ericsson emTek Incheon Tourism Organization
Game Version:	Wings of Liberty Patch 1.1.3 – Patch 1.2.0
Server:	South Korea
Event Type:	Offline
Location:	South Korea
Format:	1v1, 2x Group play + Playoffs 1v1, Single-elimination
Start Date:	2011-01-02
End Date:	2011-01-29
Winners
Mvp  MarineKing  Jinro  NesTea
Winners
TOP  ByuN  Lyn  sC
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:	32    32
15    24    17
Maps
Metalopolis • Scrap Station • Xel'Naga Caverns • Blistering Sands • Steppes of War • Lost Temple • Delta Quadrant • Jungle Basin • Shakuras Plateau

Map Pool

This tournament used the same map pool as GSL 2 & GSL 3:

Blistering Sands • Delta Quadrant • Jungle Basin • Lost Temple • Metalopolis • Scrap Station • Shakuras Plateau • Steppes of War • Xel'Naga Caverns

Information

Ro32~Ro16

• Code S players each eliminated 1 map
• Code A players each eliminated 1 map

Prize Pool

The total prize pool was ₩172 800 000 (Approximately $155 520 USD, €120 960 EUR).

Code S

The Code S prize pool was ₩132 000 000 (Approximately $118 800 USD, €92 400 EUR), divided among participants as follows:

Place	Prize (KRW)	≈ USD	≈ EUR	Player	Team
Champion	₩60,000,000	$45,000	€35,000	Mvp	Incredible Miracle
Runner-up	₩20,000,000	$18,000	€14,000	MarineKing	Prime
Semifinalists	₩5,000,000	$4,500	€3,500	NesTea	Incredible Miracle
				Jinro	Team Liquid

Ro8	₩3,000,000	$2,700	€2,100
Ro8	₩3,000,000	$2,700	€2,100	NaDa	Old Generations
				IdrA	Evil Geniuses
				TricKsteR	Team SCV Life
				Choya	For Our Utopia

Code A

Place	Prize (KRW)	≈ USD	Player	Team
Champion	₩1 500 000	$1,330	TOP	Old Generations
Runner-up	₩1 000 000	$890	ByuN	ZeNEX
Semifinalists	₩800 000	$710	Lyn	WeMade FOX
			sC	For Our Utopia

Ro8	₩600,000	$530
Ro8	₩600,000	$530	Moon	WeMade FOX
			July	StarTale
			Cezanne	Old Generations
			BanBans	Zenith

* Approximate USD amounts taken from http://xe.com on January 3rd, 2011. [₩1000 KRW = $0.89 USD]

Trivia

• There were two Code S foreigners in this tournament: Jinro, IdrA, and 2 Code A foreigners: Ret, Loner.
• Pepsi remains the sponsor of the event.
• Bleach (ByuN) was the first player in the GSL to switch race, from Protoss to Terran.
• MarineKing was the first player to make it to two GSL finals.
• This GSL saw the first Mirror Match-up and 4-0 Win in the Final.
• Mvp became the first Terran champion.

Racial Distribution

	Protoss	Terran	Zerg	Random
Winner	1
Final Match	2
Semi Finals	3 1
Quarter Finals	2 4 2
Ro16	4 9 3
Ro32	9 14 9
UD: After	5 6 5
UD: Before	5 5 6
UD: + Total	6 9 9
UD: Before	1 4 3
UD: After	1 3 4
Winner	1
Final Match	2
Semi Finals	4
Quarter Finals	1 4 3
Ro16	3 8 5
Ro32	9 14 9

See also

• Leagues Portal
• Premier Tournaments

External links

• GOMtv