Golden Championship Series - 2017 - Summer Season

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[e][h]Golden Championship Series - 2017 - Summer
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
NetEase
Game Version:
Server:
Type:
Offline
Location:
China Shanghai
Format:
Double elimination
Prize Pool:
¥106,000 CNY
(≃ $15,921 USD)
Start Date:
2017-08-16
End Date:
2017-08-22
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants breakdown
Number of Players:
16
Human 4
Orc 3
Undead 2
Night Elf 7
Maps
Chronology

The Golden Championship Series - 2017 - Summer Season is the first part of the most important indivudual tournament in 2017. With one the biggest prize pool of the year and the obligation to earn his place via a qualifier tournament, this is the most prestigious event.

It is organized by Blizzard Entertainment's Chinese partner : NetEase, played at Shanghai, offline. From 16th to 22th August, the very best players of the world fight in a double elimination system. At the end, the Chinese player 120 won, beating his countryman Infi.

Format and dates[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

Groupstage (16 into 8)[edit]

16 players are divided into four groups of four players each[1] :

  • GSL-style double elimination groupstage,
  • top two qualify for the playoffs,
  • all matches are best-of-three.
  • Dates :
    • group A : August 16th,
    • group B : August 17th,
    • group C : August 18th,
    • group D : August 19th.

Playoffs[edit]

Playoffs consist in a double elimination bracket within winners of the 4 groups face the runner-ups[1] :

  • earlier rounds are best-of-three,
  • Grand Final is a best-of-five,
  • semi-final losers are crossed into losers' round 2.
  • Dates :
    • 8 into 4 : August 20th & 21st.
    • Finals : August 22nd.

Map pool[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

¥ 106,000 (≃ $ 15,921) are divided among participants as follows[1] :

Participants[edit]

Human Human (4) Orc Orc (3) Undead Undead (2) Night Elf Night Elf (7)
Qualified via Asian Qualifier #1
China Fly100% China 120
China WFZ
Qualified via Asian Qualifier #2
China TH000 South Korea Moon
South Korea ReMinD
Qualified via Asian Qualifier #3
China Infi South Korea FoCuS China Colorful
Qualified via Asian Qualifier #4
China Romantic China Life
China Zhou_Xixi
Qualified via Western Qualifier #1
Ukraine Foggy
Serbia Rudan*
Qualified via Western Qualifier #2
Russia HawK Belarus OrcWorker
  • * Happy declined his invitation and is replaced by Rudan

Broadcasting[edit]

 English Speaking Back2Warcraft

  • Commentators:

 Russia WoLv In Da House

  • Commentator:
    • Ukraine WoLv (Andrey Tokmakov)

Results[edit]

Groupstage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
China120
2
BelarusOrcWorker
0
August 16, 2017 - 16:00 CST
ChinaInfi
2
ChinaColorful
0
August 16, 2017 - 17:30 CST
China120
0
ChinaInfi
2
August 16, 2017 - 19:00 CST
ChinaInfi
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
BelarusOrcWorker
0
ChinaColorful
2
August 16, 2017 - 20:30 CST
China120
2
ChinaColorful
0
August 16, 2017 - 22:00 CST
China120

Group B[edit]

Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
South KoreaFoCuS
1
UkraineFoggy
2
South KoreaReMinD
1
ChinaRomantic
2
UkraineFoggy
2
ChinaRomantic
0
August 17, 2017 - 19:00 CST
UkraineFoggy
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
South KoreaFoCuS
2
South KoreaReMinD
0
August 17, 2017 - 20:30 CST
ChinaRomantic
2
South KoreaFoCuS
0
August 17, 2017 - 22:00 CST
ChinaRomantic

Group C[edit]

Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
ChinaLife
2
RussiaHawK
1
ChinaFly100%
2
South KoreaMoon
1
ChinaLife
2
ChinaFly100%
0
August 18, 2017 - 19:00 CST
ChinaLife
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
RussiaHawK
1
South KoreaMoon
2
August 18, 2017 - 20:30 CST
ChinaFly100%
2
South KoreaMoon
1
August 18, 2017 - 22:00 CST
ChinaFly100%

Group D[edit]

Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
ChinaTH000
2
SerbiaRudan
0
August 19, 2017 - 16:00 CST
ChinaZhou_Xixi
0
ChinaWFZ
2
August 19, 2017 - 17:30 CST
ChinaTH000
2
ChinaWFZ
1
August 19, 2017 - 19:00 CST
ChinaTH000
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
SerbiaRudan
1
ChinaZhou_Xixi
2
August 19, 2017 - 20:30 CST
ChinaWFZ
0
ChinaZhou_Xixi
2
August 19, 2017 - 22:00 CST
ChinaZhou_Xixi

Playoffs[edit]

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
ChinaInfi
2
ChinaFly100%
0
August 20, 2017 - 15:00 CST
UkraineFoggy
2
ChinaZhou_Xixi
1
ChinaInfi
2
UkraineFoggy
1
ChinaLife
0
China120
2
August 20, 2017 - 18:00 CST
ChinaTH000
0
ChinaRomantic
2
August 20, 2017 - 19:30 CST
China120
2
ChinaRomantic
0
August 21, 2017 - 19:30 CST
ChinaInfi
2
China120
1
August 22, 2017 - 18:00 CST
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
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
ChinaFly100%
1
ChinaZhou_Xixi
2
ChinaRomantic
2
ChinaZhou_Xixi
0
August 21, 2017 - 22:30 CST
ChinaLife
1
ChinaTH000
2
August 20, 2017 - 22:30 CST
UkraineFoggy
2
ChinaTH000
1
ChinaRomantic
1
UkraineFoggy
2
China120
2
UkraineFoggy
0
August 22, 2017 - 21:00 CST

Statistics[edit]

Maps[edit]

Human vs. Night ElfNight Elf vs. OrcOrc vs. UndeadUndead vs. HumanOrc vs. HumanNight Elf vs. UndeadMirrors
Map#ΣHumanNight ElfHuman%ΣNight ElfOrcNight Elf%ΣOrcUndeadOrc%ΣUndeadHumanUndead%ΣOrcHumanOrc%ΣNight ElfUndeadNight Elf%HumanOrcUndeadNight Elf
Amazonia1852340.0%32166.7%1010.0%43175.0%1010.0%2020.0%---2
Ancient Isles92020.0%21150.0%1010.0%----1010.0%21150.0%---1
Echo Isles1532166.7%110100.0%----42250.0%1010.0%41325.0%---2
Last Refuge1074357.1%--------21150.0%-----------1
Terenas Stand1064266.7%330100.0%------------1010.0%----
Turtle Rock11110100.0%63350.0%----2020.0%1010.0%----1---
Twisted Meadows1353260.0%3030.0%----31233.3%----1010.0%1---
Total Sum (Σ)8629161355.2%1810855.6%2020.0%157846.7%4040.0%102820.0%2--6

Distributions (race & region)[edit]

External links[edit]

VODs[edit]


Whole tournament :

Articles[edit]

References[edit]