Arena of Legends/The King of Kongs

The King of Kongs [edit]
League Information
Organizer:	GOMTV
Game Version:	Wings of Liberty Patch 1.4.2
Server:	South Korea
Event Type:	Online
Location:	South Korea
Format:	1v1, Group Stage, Playoffs
Prize pool:	≈ $3,500
Start Date:	2012-01-02
End Date:	2012-01-05
Links:	Website
Winners
DongRaeGu   LosirA   July   MarineKing
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:	8
1    3    4
Maps
GSL Dual Sight • GSL Antiga Shipyard • GSL Bel'Shir Beach • Daybreak • ESV Cloud Kingdom • Metropolis • Entombed Valley

About

Another Arena of Legends tournament held by GOMTV. The event is meant to find the real inheritor of the Kong-line, with the participation of eight runner-ups of 2011 GSL season.

Format

• Round of 8: Group Play - Double-elimination played in Bo3
• Round of 4 to Final: Single-elimination bracket played in Bo5 in semifinals and in Bo7 in finals

Prize Pool

Place	Prize	≈ USD	ID	Team
1st	₩2.220.000	$1,915	DongRaeGu	MVP
2nd	₩220.000	$190	LosirA	IM
3rd	₩200.000	$170	July	StarTale
			MarineKing	Prime

Group play is awarded ₩200.000

Invites

Protoss (1)	Terran (3)	Zerg (4)
InCa	RainBOw	July
	MarineKing	LosirA
	TOP	Leenock
		DongRaeGu

Group Stage

January 2, 2012 18:10 KST(GMT+9): Group A 1.   LosirA 2-0 4-0 2.   MarineKing 2-1 4-3 3.   TOP 1-2 2-5 4.   Leenock 0-2 2-4 Group A Matches   Leenock vs.   TOP on Metropolis   Leenock vs.   TOP on Antiga Shipyard   Leenock vs.   TOP on Daybreak   MarineKing vs.   LosirA on Cloud Kingdom   MarineKing vs.   LosirA on Dual Sight   MarineKing vs.   LosirA on TBD   TOP vs.   LosirA on Entombed Valley   TOP vs.   LosirA on Antiga Shipyard   TOP vs.   LosirA on TBD   Leenock vs.   MarineKing on Bel'Shir Beach   Leenock vs.   MarineKing on Dual Sight   Leenock vs.   MarineKing on Daybreak   TOP vs.   MarineKing on Dual Sight   TOP vs.   MarineKing on Metropolis   TOP vs.   MarineKing on TBD

January 3, 2012 18:10 KST(GMT+9): Group B 1.   DongRaeGu 2-0 4-0 2.   July 2-1 4-4 3.   InCa 1-2 4-4 4.   RainBOw 0-2 0-4 Group B Matches   July vs.   InCa on Entombed Valley   July vs.   InCa on Dual Sight   July vs.   InCa on Bel'Shir Beach   RainBOw vs.   DongRaeGu on Metropolis   RainBOw vs.   DongRaeGu on Antiga Shipyard   RainBOw vs.   DongRaeGu on TBD   July vs.   DongRaeGu on Bel'Shir Beach   July vs.   DongRaeGu on Daybreak   July vs.   DongRaeGu on TBD   InCa vs.   RainBOw on Daybreak   InCa vs.   RainBOw on Antiga Shipyard   InCa vs.   RainBOw on TBD   July vs.   InCa on Cloud Kingdom   July vs.   InCa on Daybreak   July vs.   InCa on Antiga Shipyard

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals (Bo5)

  LosirA

3

  July

1

  MarineKing

1

  DongRaeGu

3

Finals (Bo7)

  LosirA

1

  DongRaeGu

4

Match Summary Playoffs

Matches Semi Finals

January 4, 2012 18:10 KST(GMT+9):

LosirA vs. July LosirA   3 1   July Entombed Valley    Dual Sight       Cloud Kingdom Metropolis       Daybreak

MarineKing vs. DongRaeGu MarineKing   1 3   DongRaeGu Metropolis       Bel'Shir Beach    Entombed Valley    Antiga Shipyard    Daybreak

Final Match

January 5, 2012 18:10 KST(GMT+9):

Trivia

• The term "Kong" refers to the legacy of Brood War legend YellOw who was famous for getting second place in major tournaments (Notably to BoxeR) while winning special tournaments.
• A Kong is Korean for a pea.
• To be a part of the Kong line, a player must never win a major starleague and must win many special tournaments.

Racial Distribution

	Protoss	Terran	Zerg	Random
Group Play	1 3 4
Semifinals	1 3
Finals	2
Winner	1