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GOMTV MSL S4 RESULTS AND STANDINGS
The History
KPGA 1st Tour (2/14/02 - 4/14/02) - BoxeR > YellOw
Reebok KPGA 2nd Tour (4/18/02 - 6/22/02) - NaDa > YellOw
Pepsi Twist KPGA 3rd Tour (7/4/02 - 10/5/02) - NaDa > Reach
Baskin Robbins KPGA 4th Tour (10/25/02 - 1/18/03) - NaDa > ChoJJa
Stout MSL (4/17/03 - 7/19/03) - Nal_rA > NaDa
TriGem MSL (9/4/03 - 11/6/03) - iloveoov > YellOw
HanaFOS CENGAME MSL (1/8/04 - 4/18/04) - iloveoov > NaDa
SPRIS MSL (5/20/04 - 8/29/04) - iloveoov > Kingdom
You're the Golf King MSL (9/30/04 - 2/6/05) - GoRush > NaDa
UZOO MSL (4/21/05 - 8/6/05) - sAviOr > Reach
LG CYON MSL (10/6/05 - 1/14/06) - ChoJJa > sAviOr
Pringles 1 MSL (4/6/06 - 7/16/06) - sAviOr > Nal_rA
Pringles 2 MSL (8/17/06 - 11/11/06) - sAviOr > Silver
GomTV MSL (11/30/06 - 3/3/07) - Bisu > sAviOr
GomTV2 MSL (5/3/07 - 7/14/07) - Bisu > Stork
GomTV3 MSL (9/13/07 - 11/17/07) - Mind > Bisu
The Players
Terran - The Pride of War (15)
#1 Seed Mind - 박성균 - Park Sung Gyoon
#4 Seed XellOs - 서지훈 - Seo Ji Hoon
#5 Seed Memory - 주현준 - Ju Hyun Jun
NaDa - 이윤열 - Lee Yoon Yeol
iloveoov - 최연성 - Choi Yun Sung
Hwasin - 진영수 - Jin Yung Soo
Light - 이재호 - Lee Jae Ho
Canata - 고인규 - Ko In Kyu
Sea - 염보성 - Yum Bo Sung
firebathero - 이성은 - Lee Sung Eun
Shine - 안상원 - Ahn Sang Won
fOrGG - 박지수 - Park Ji Soo
Flash - 이영호 - Lee Yung Ho
RuBy - 민찬기 - Min Chan Ki
UpMagiC - 민찬기 - Shin Hee Seung
Zerg – Overcome All (10)
# 3 Seed sAviOr - 마재윤 - Ma Jae Yoon
# 8 Seed Kwanro - 한상봉 - Han Sang Bong
GoRush - 박태민 - Park Tae Min
July - 박성준 - Park Sung Joon
YellOw[ArnC] - 박명수 - Park Myung Soo
Jaedong - 이제동 - Lee Je Dong
Orion - 권수현 - Kwun Soo Hyun
Luxury - 박찬수 - Park Chan Soo
HoGiL - 김상욱 - Kim Sang Wook
ZerO - 김명운 - Kim Myung Eun
Protoss – Victory After Victory (7)
#2 Seed Bisu - 김택용 - Kim Taek Yong
#6 Seed Nal_rA - 강 민 - Kang Min
#7 Seed free - 윤용태 - Yoon Yong Tae
JangBi - 허영무 - Hu Yung Moo
SangHo - 신상호 - Shin Sang Ho
Anytime - 오영종 - Oh Yeong Jong
Kal - 김구현 - Kim Ku Hyun
Team Distribution:
Air Force ACE: 0
CJ Entus: 5 (sAviOr, XellOs, TheManiaMST, Kwanro, Orion)
eSTRO: 2 (SangHo, UpMagiC)
Hanbit Stars: 2 (free, ZerO)
KTF MagicNs: 2 (Nal_rA, Flash)
Lecaf Oz: 3 (Jaedong, fOrGG, Anytime)
MBC Hero: 4 (Bisu, Light, Sea, RuBy)
OGN Sparkyz: 4 (YellOw[ArnC], Shine, Luxury, HoGiL)
Samsung KHAN: 2 (firebathero, JangBi)
SK Telecom T1: 4 (iloveoov, GoRush, July, Canata)
STX SouL: 2 (Hwasin, Kal)
WeMade FOX: 2 (Mind, NaDa)
How they got this far:
MSL Offline Qualifiers (by GTR-2-Go)
MSL Survivor Tournament (by TheTyranid)
The Maps
For this season there are no new maps; however, Python will be rotating out and will be replaced by Katrina.
Blue Storm
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Loki II
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Zodiac
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Katrina
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The Recaps
Round of 32: Group A - January 3 (by ManaBlue)
Round of 32: Group B & C - January 8 & 10 (by Live2Win)
Round of 32: Group D & E - January 13 & 15 (by Live2Win)
Round of 32: Group F, G & H - January 17 & 20 (by Live2Win)
Round of 16: Week 1 - January 24 (by Live2Win)
Round of 16: Week 2.1 - January 29 (by semioldguy)
Round of 16: Week 2.2 & 2.3 - January 31 & February 2 (by semioldguy)
Quarterfinals: Match A - February 5 (by Live2Win)
Quarterfinals: Match B - February 12 (by semioldguy)
Quarterfinals: Match C - February 14 (by Live2Win)
The Live Reports
Round of 32: Group A - January 3
Round of 32: Group B - January 8
Round of 32: Group C - January 10
Round of 32: Group D - January 13
Round of 32: Group E - January 15
Round of 32: Group F - January 17
Round of 32: Group G - January 17
Round of 32: Group H - January 20
Round of 16: Week 1 - January 24
Round of 16: Week 2.1 - January 29
Round of 16: Week 2.2 - January 31
Round of 16: Week 2.3 - February 2
Quarterfinals: Match A - February 5
Quarterfinals: Match B - February 12
Quarterfinals: Match C - February 14
Quarterfinals: Match D - February 21
Semifinals: Match A - February 26
Semifinals: Match B - February 28
The Grand Finals - March 8
The Group Selection
Group Selection Discussion Thread
The Steal Draft
The Steal Draft is a somewhat long and complicated process, not helped at all by the large number of players that now qualify for each MSL season. Here’s how it works:
The first eight seeds are placed into groups A through H, with the first seed in Group A and the eighth seed in Group H. The first eight seeds may never be moved by any player, they remain in the groups in which they are seeded. Seeds nine through sixteen are determined by previous MSL appearances and performance, with more obviously being better. Seeds nine through sixteen are placed into the other pair in groups A through H, but in reverse order. Seeds eight and nine would be in the same group, then seven and ten, six and eleven and so on up until the first and sixteenth.
Once players are placed into the groups, the remaining players are also ranked based upon previous MSL appearance and performances. Starting with the seventeenth, and ending with the thirty-second, each player takes his own name and places it in an open spot next to the player he wishes to play against.
After everyone has been placed upon the board, the stealing begins. It starts in ascending order at the sixteenth seed and moves all the way up to the first. Seed nine through sixteen are allowed three options: (1) Exchange himself with another player, (2) Exchange his current opponent with another player, or (3) Pass the turn and exchange no one.
Seeds three through eight work a little differently. They are able to pick two moves from the following: (1) Exchange a player in their group with another player, (2) Exchange any two other players with each other, or (3) Pass the turn and exchange no one. Seeds two and one earn a few more decisions. They are able to switch any player with another player and may do so up to three times or until they wish to pass.
For details on how this Steal Draft went, you can easily follow each step of the way in the Group Selection Discussion Thread, linked above.
Results and Standings for the Round of 32
Once again we return to a group stage for the round of thirty-two GomTV’s fourth MSL. Each group consists of four players; the Steal Draft determines their placement in each group. Each group must go through a double elimination format to determine which players will advance and which players are eliminated. If a player can get two wins before he gets two losses, then he advances to the next round. If he can’t, then he is eliminated. Two players from each group of four will have the chance to continue to fight for this season’s title.
Schedule for Round of 32
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Group A - 3 January [18:30]
Group B - 8 January [18:30]
Group C - 10 January [18:30]
Group D - 13 January [14:00]
Group E - 15 January [18:30]
Group F - 17 January [17:00]
Group G - 17 January [20:00]
Group H - 20 January [14:00]
Group B - 8 January [18:30]
Group C - 10 January [18:30]
Group D - 13 January [14:00]
Group E - 15 January [18:30]
Group F - 17 January [17:00]
Group G - 17 January [20:00]
Group H - 20 January [14:00]
Group A
1. Sea 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Mind 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. HoGiL 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. ZerO 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: HoGiL > Mind on Katrina
Game 2: Sea > ZerO on Blue Storm
Winners: Sea > HoGiL on Loki II
Losers: Mind > ZerO on Loki II
Tiebreak: Mind > HoGiL on Zodiac
Group B
1. Jaedong 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. July 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. YellOw[ArnC] 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. Bisu 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: Jaedong > Bisu on Blue Storm
Game 2: July > YellOw[ArnC] on Loki II
Winners: Jaedong > July on Zodiac
Losers: YellOw[ArnC] > Bisu on Zodiac
Tiebreak: July > YellOw[ArnC] on Katrina
Group C
1. Anytime 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Kal 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. RuBy 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. sAviOr 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: RuBy > sAviOr on Loki II
Game 2: Anytime > Kal on Zodiac
Winners: Anytime > RuBy on Katrina
Losers: Kal > sAviOr on Katrina
Tiebreak: Kal > RuBy on Blue Storm
Group D
1. JangBi 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Hwasin 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. firebathero 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. XellOs 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: JangBi > XellOs on Zodiac
Game 2: firebathero > Hwasin on Katrina
Winners: JangBi > firebathero on Blue Storm
Losers: Hwasin > XellOs on Blue Storm
Tiebreak: Hwasin > firebathero on Loki II
Group E
1. UpMagiC 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Luxury 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. fOrGG 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. Memory 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: UpMagiC > Memory on Katrina
Game 2: fOrGG > Luxury on Blue Storm
Winners: UpMagiC > fOrGG on Loki II
Losers: Luxury > Memory on Loki II
Tiebreak: Luxury > fOrGG on Zodiac
Group F
1. Shine 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Light 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. GoRush 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. Nal_rA 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: Shine > Nal_rA on Blue Storm
Game 2: Light > GoRush on Loki II
Winners: Shine > Light on Zodiac
Losers: GoRush > Nal_rA on Zodiac
Tiebreak: Light > GoRush on Katrina
Group G
1. Flash 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
2. Orion 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
3. iloveoov 1-2 ► Eliminated
4. free 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: Flash > free on Loki II
Game 2: iloveoov > Orion on Zodiac
Winners: Flash > iloveoov on Katrina
Losers: Orion > free on Katrina
Tiebreak: Orion > iloveoov on Blue Storm
Group H
1. Kwanro 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 16
1. NaDa 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 16
1. Canata 1-2 ► Eliminated
1. SangHo 0-2 ► Eliminated
Game 1: Kwanro > NaDa on Zodiac
Game 2: Canata > SangHo on Katrina
Winners: Kwanro > Canata on Blue Storm
Losers: NaDa > SangHo on Blue Storm
Tiebreak: NaDa > Canata on Loki II
Results and Standings for the Round of 16
Sixteen players exit the group stage and enter into the single elimination tournament. The format will now be best of three between each pair of players. A player who finished first out of his group will be paired against a player from a different group who came out second. Many of the seeds and several former champions have fallen, but that is not to say there is not ots of talent left in the tournament. There is a lot of new blood hungry for the title and many of these rising stars will want to prove they can take their game up to the next level. Players will not only be fighting to further their chances at the title, but also for seeds in the next season's MSL.
Thumbs Down
Since there are four maps, there will be one map in each best-of-three match that will not be played. The players who finished first out of their group are given the opportunity to give a “thumbs down” to one of the maps. What this means is that the player will get to choose one of the four maps that he will not have to play on during this round. This allows the player the advantage of getting to remove a map that does not fit his play style or that he thinks may be imbalanced in a particular match-up.
Schedule for the Round of 16
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Game 1 for Matches A, B, C & D - January 24
Game 1 for Matches E, F, G & H - January 29
Game 2 (and 3 if necessary) for Matches A, B, C & D - January 31
Game 2 (and 3 if necessary) for Matches E, F, G & H - February 2
Game 1 for Matches E, F, G & H - January 29
Game 2 (and 3 if necessary) for Matches A, B, C & D - January 31
Game 2 (and 3 if necessary) for Matches E, F, G & H - February 2
Match A
Sea thumbs down Loki II
Game 1: Sea > Light on Zodiac
Game 2: Sea < Light on Blue Storm
Game 3: Sea < Light on Katrina
Light 2-1 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Sea 1-2 ► Eliminated
Match B
Kwanro thumbs down Zodiac
Game 1: Kwanro < Kal on Blue Storm
Game 2: Kwanro < Kal on Katrina
Kal 2-0 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Kwanro 0-2 ► Eliminated
Match C
JangBi thumbs down Katrina
Game 1: JangBi > Orion on Blue Storm
Game 2: JangBi < Orion on Zodiac
Game 3: JangBi > Orion on Loki II
JangBi 2-1 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Orion 1-2 ► Eliminated
Match D
UpMagiC thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: UpMagiC > July on Zodiac
Game 2: UpMagiC > July on Katrina
UpMagiC 2-0 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
July 0-2 ► Eliminated
Match E
Jaedong thumbs down Loki II
Game 1: Jaedong > Luxury on Zodiac
Game 2: Jaedong > Luxury on Blue Storm
Jaedong 2-0 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Luxury 0-2 ► Eliminated
Match F
Flash thumbs down Katrina
Game 1: Flash > Hwasin on Blue Storm
Game 2: Flash > Hwasin on Loki II
Flash 2-0 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Hwasin 0-2 ► Eliminated
Match G
Anytime thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: Anytime > NaDa on Katrina
Game 2: Anytime < NaDa on Zodiac
Game 3: Anytime < NaDa on Loki II
NaDa 2-1 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Anytime 1-2 ► Eliminated
Match H
Shine thumbs down Katrina
Game 1: Shine < Mind on Blue Storm
Game 2: Shine > Mind on Loki II
Game 3: Shine < Mind on Zodiac
Mind 2-1 ► Advances to the Quarterfinals
Shine 1-2 ► Eliminated
Results and Standings for the Quarterfinals
Eight players remain, each of them earning seed for the next MSL as they enter this round. The games per match increase this round to a best-of-five format, the victor continuing on to the Semifinals. The loser will have to wait for another shot at the title next season. All seeds from the previous season have been eliminated, except for one: the returning champion, Mind, as he continue to defend his title.
Thumbs Down
As with last round, there is a thumbing down of maps. However, as we move into the best-of-five matches the thumbing down changes slightly. Due to the five game format it becomes possible for a match to go to the final game in which one of the maps will be played twice. Both of the players will thumb down a map that he will be guaranteed not to have to play on twice. This ensures that he will not have to play on a map more than once if he feels it is not to his style or particularly imbalanced in a particular match-up.
Schedule for the Quarterfinals
February 5 [18:30] - Match A: Light v. Kal
February 12 [18:30] - Match B: JangBi v. UpMagiC
February 14 [18:30] - Match C: Jaedong v. Flash
February 21 [18:30] - Match D: NaDa v. Mind
Match A
Light thumbs down Blue Storm
Kal thumbs down Loki II
Game 1: Light < Kal on Katrina
Game 2: Light < Kal on Zodiac
Game 3: Light > Kal on Blue Storm
Game 4: Light < Kal on Loki II
Kal 3-1 ► Advances to the Semifinals
Light 1-3 ► Eliminated
Match B
JangBi thumbs down Blue Storm
UpMagiC thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: JangBi > UpMagiC on Zodiac
Game 2: JangBi > UpMagiC on Katrina
Game 3: JangBi > UpMagiC on Loki II
Game 5: JangBi v. UpMagiC on Zodiac
JangBi 3-0 ► Advances to the Semifinals
UpMagiC 0-3 ► Eliminated
Match C
Jaedong thumbs down Zodiac
Flash thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: Jaedong < Flash on Katrina
Game 2: Jaedong > Flash on Blue Storm
Game 3: Jaedong > Flash on Loki II
Game 4: Jaedong > Flash on Zodiac
Jaedong 3-1 ► Advances to the Semifinals
Flash 1-3 ► Eliminated
Match D
NaDa thumbs down Loki II
Mind thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: NaDa < Mind on Katrina
Game 2: NaDa < Mind on Loki II
Game 3: NaDa > Mind on Blue Storm
Game 4: NaDa < Mind on Zodiac
Mind 3-1 ► Advances to the Semifinals
NaDa 1-3 ► Eliminated
Results and Standings for the Semifinals
Only four players remain. While the losers from last round will get to come back next season, they have lost their chance at victory for this one. The thumbing down of maps will work exactly as it did last round. The best-of-five matches continue as we enter into the semifinals and the remaining four players battle themselves down to two. Our returning champion the last remaining seed from the previous tournament.
Schedule for the Semifinals
February 26 [18:30] - Match A JangBi v. Kal
February 28 [18:30] - Match B Jaedong v. Mind
Match A
Kal thumbs down Zodiac
JangBi thumbs down Katrina.
Game 1: JangBi > Kal on Loki II
Game 2: JangBi < Kal on Zodiac
Game 3: JangBi > Kal on Blue Storm
Game 4: JangBi < Kal on Katrina
Game 5: JangBi < Kal on Loki II
Kal 3-2 ► Advances to the Finals
JangBi 2-3 ► Eliminated
Match B
Jaedong thumbs down Katrina
Mind thumbs down Blue Storm
Game 1: Jaedong < Mind on Loki II
Game 2: Jaedong > Mind on Katrina
Game 3: Jaedong > Mind on Blue Storm
Game 4: Jaedong > Mind on Zodiac
Jaedong 3-1 ► Advances to the Finals
Mind 1-3 ► Eliminated
The Grand Finals
The MSL, like all good things, must eventually come to an end. This season we approach that end with two players, the current OSL Champion and a Royal Road contender, out to grab his first big MSL finish. One of these two will rise above the thirty-one other players who have fallen in the tournament and cement themselves into MSL history. Jaedong and Kal, best of five, for all the glory.
March 8 [17:00] - Kal v. Jaedong
Kal thumbs down Zodiac
Jaedong thumbs down Loki II
Game 1: Kal > Jaedong on Blue Storm
Game 2: Kal < Jaedong on Loki II
Game 3: Kal < Jaedong on Katrina
Game 4: Kal < Jaedong on Zodiac
Jaedong 3-1 ► GomTV MSL Season Four Champion!
Kal 1-3 ► Eliminated
The Bracket
GomTV S4 MSL Bracket Contest
by pachi
The Miscellaneous
The Music
Intro: "I Devise My Own Demise" by Papa Roach