MAL presents: The Beginning

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[e][h]MAL presents: The Beginning
League Information
Organizer:
James "MAL" Song
Sponsor(s):
DSP-Design, 2LD
Game Version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Online
Location:
South Korea South Korea
Format:
Group stage
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$1,300 USD
Start Date:
2015-01-17
End Date:
2015-01-25
Liquipedia Tier:
Participants
Number of Players:
8
Protoss 3
Terran 2
Zerg 3
Maps

About[edit]

MAL presents: The Beginning is an online tournament organized by MAL, aka James the Translator, and sponsored by DSP-Design and 2LD. The tournament brings forth a new twist to online tournament scenes, as it will feature all players’ webcams and microphones to see reactions in the midst of a battle and to hear more from the players during the map vetoes and pre/post game interviews.

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage
    • Best-of-three.
    • The 4 players of each group will all play against each other.
    • W-L score will determine which player advances out as first and into the playoffs.
    • Tiebreakers will be determined based on head-to-head results.
    • The player that places in 4th place will be eliminated, while 2nd and 3rd place finishers will fall into the Survival Round.
  • Survival Round
    • Best-of-five.
    • Single-elimination
  • Playoffs
    • Semi-finals: Best-of-five.
    • 3rd/4th Place: Best-of-five.
    • Finals: Best-of-five.

Map pool[edit]

Group Stage

Survival Round & Playoffs

Prize Pool[edit]

$1,300 are divided among participants as follows:

Participants[edit]

Protoss Protoss (3)
Terran Terran (2)
Zerg Zerg (3)

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

lrthread Group A
January 17, 2015 - 21:00 PST
1. South Korea Protoss PartinG 2-1 5-3
2. South Korea Protoss HerO 2-1 4-3
3. South Korea Zerg Hydra 1-2 4-4
4. South Korea Terran jjakji 1-2 2-5

Group B[edit]

lrthread Group B
January 19, 2015 - 05:00 PST
1. South Korea Zerg Soulkey 3-0 6-0
2. South Korea Protoss Oz 1-2 2-4
3. South Korea Zerg DongRaeGu 1-2 2-4
4. South Korea Terran Polt 1-2 2-4

Polt forfeits due to WCS date changes.[1] As a result, Oz and DongRaeGu go to the survival round, with Oz in second place, since he won against DongRaeGu in the Group Stage.

Survival Round[edit]

Matches
Show
Hide
January 23, 2015 - 22:00 PST
January 23, 2015 - 23:30 PST

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo5)
South KoreaProtossPartinG
3
South KoreaProtossOz
1
January 24, 2015 - 01:00 PST
3:1(Bo5)
South KoreaZergSoulkey
2
South KoreaZergDongRaeGu
3
South KoreaProtossPartinG
3
South KoreaZergDongRaeGu
2
3rd Place Match (Bo5)
South KoreaProtossOz
3
South KoreaZergSoulkey
2
January 24, 2015 - 22:00 PST
3:2(Bo5)

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZerg
Round of 8
323
Round of 6
33
Semifinals
22
Finals
11
Winner
1

Map Statistics[edit]

Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Catallena7----31233.3%110100.0%2-1
Deadwing5----21150.0%110100.0%1-1
Expedition Lost4----21150.0%----1-1
Foxtrot Labs631233.3%1010.0%110100.0%--1
Merry Go Round421150.0%----21150.0%---
Nimbus11010.0%-----------
Overgrowth11----76185.7%----2-2
Secret Spring3----31233.3%-------
The King Sejong Station71010.0%42250.0%1010.0%1--
Vaani Research Station3----2020.0%------1
Total Sum (Σ)5172528.6%24121250.0%64266.7%7-7

References[edit]

  1. SC2Mal (22 January 2015). "Polt's forfeit". Retrieved 22 January 2015.