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HomeStory Cup V

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[e][h]HomeStory Cup V
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Krefeld
Format:
1v1, Group Stages,
Single-elimination Bracket
Prize Pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2012-07-05
End Date:
2012-07-08
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
32
Protoss 12
Terran 7
Zerg 13
Maps
Chronology

HomeStory Cup V is a StarCraft II Tournament hosted by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen at his studio apartment in Krefeld, Germany.

Overview[edit]

The HomeStory Cup, organised by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen, is a tournament where TaKe invites star players from around the world into his home to compete and socialize with one another. Providing multiple streams and interviews over three to four days, it is a fun atmosphere for both players and fans alike.

Format[edit]

  • Two group stages
    • Ro32 stage: 8 groups of 4 players each
    • Ro16 stage: 4 groups of 4 players each, see Group Selection Procedure.
  • Top two of each group from the second stage will advance to the bracket
    • Bracket will be single-elimination, best of 5
    • Grand finals will be best of 7

Group Selection Procedure[edit]

Ro16 groups were selected according to the following procedure:

  • The top 4 Ro32 group winners (ranked by match and map score, ties broken by drawing lots) were distributed into the 4 Ro16 groups (alphabetically by ID).
  • The remaining 4 Ro32 group winners drew their group assignments from a hat.
  • The four groups were filled by the second place finishers from each Ro32 group (again drawing their assignments from a hat).
    • Any player who drew a Ro32 opponent again drew a new group.
  • Top 4 Ro32 winners were then allowed to change groups with any other player (the highest ranked player having the final selection).

For a full walkthrough of the actual group selection, see this post on TL.net.

Tie Breaking[edit]

In case of two or more players having the same match score, ties are broken in order of:

  • Map score.
    • Match and map score between the tied participants.
      • Best of 1 tie-breaking matches.

Prize Pool[edit]

$25,000 is spread among the players as seen below:

Qualifiers[edit]

Five qualifiers were held, two for North America, two for Europe, and one for Korea. The winner of each qualifier received an all-expenses paid trip to the HomeStory Cup V.

Participants[edit]

Protoss Protoss (12) Terran Terran (7) Zerg Zerg (13)
Invited Players (27)
mousesportsmousesports
Poland MaNa
Type GamingType Gaming
Germany DBS
Team ALTERNATETeam ALTERNATE
Germany DarKFoRcE
FnaticFnatic
Romania NightEnD
Team EmpireTeam Empire
Russia Happy
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Germany TLO
Type GamingType Gaming
South Korea ReaL
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
South Korea Mvp
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
United States Sheth
mousesportsmousesports
Germany HasuObs
Team ALTERNATETeam ALTERNATE
Italy ClouD
mTwmTw
Ukraine DIMAGA
ESC IcyboxESC Icybox
Austria monchi
MilleniumMillenium
Poland Tarson
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
United States IdrA
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
United States iNcontroL
Absolute LegendsAbsolute Legends
Finland Naama
Team AcerTeam Acer
Ukraine Bly
FnaticFnatic
France ToD
ESC IcyboxESC Icybox
Germany GoOdy
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
United States Destiny
Team ALTERNATETeam ALTERNATE
Germany Socke
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Netherlands Ret
Team DignitasTeam Dignitas
United Kingdom BlinG
Team GamersLeagueTeam GamersLeague
Norway Snute*
Quantic GamingQuantic Gaming
Sweden SaSe
SK GamingSK Gaming
South Korea MC
Qualified Players (5)
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
South Korea YongHwa
LighT eSportsLighT eSports
South Korea Golden
CheckSix GamingCheckSix Gaming
South Korea Sleep
Team AcerTeam Acer
Poland Nerchio
RoXRoX
Russia sLivko
  • White-Ra canceled his participation due to personal reasons.[1][2]
  • Kas couldn't attend due to visa issues and was replaced by Snute.[3]

Results[edit]

Group Stage 1[edit]

Group Stage 2[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

July 8, 2012

Bracket[edit]

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Round of 32
12713
Round of 16
538
Quarterfinals
35
Semifinals
22
Finals
11
Winner
1

View Games[edit]

VODs[edit]

Additional Coverage[edit]

TL.net[edit]

Live Report[edit]

Interviews and Photos[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • A day prior to the tournament, Ret tweeted that casters should stop plugging their own twitters constantly and should promote the players' twitters as well,[4] after NaNiwa advanced to the Ro8 in the GSL Season 3 Code S and Tastosis only mentioned their own twitters. As a result, casters started plugging Ret's twitter during the HomeStory Cup which quickly became a meme,[5][6] resulting in over 2,000 new followers.[7]
  • All 5 qualified players made it to the Playoffs.

See Also[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]