MAL presents: The Beginning
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MAL presents: The Beginning
League Information
Organizer:
James "MAL" Song
Sponsor(s):
DSP-Design, 2LD
Game Version:
Server:
South Korea
Type:
Online
Format:
Group stage
Single-elimination bracket
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



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]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
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January 17, 2015 - 21:00 PST | ||||||
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
2. | ![]() ![]() |
2-1 | 4-3 | |||
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1-2 | 4-4 | |||
4. | ![]() ![]() |
1-2 | 2-5 |
Group A Matches
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
January 23, 2015 - 22:00 PST


2
3


January 23, 2015 - 22:00 PST





2:3(Bo5)


January 23, 2015 - 23:30 PST


3
2


January 23, 2015 - 23:30 PST





3:2(Bo5)


Playoffs[edit]
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo5)


2


3
January 24, 2015 - 02:30 PST





2:3(Bo5)


3rd Place Match (Bo5)


3


2
January 24, 2015 - 22:00 PST





3:2(Bo5)


Racial Distribution[edit]
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Round of 6 |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Winner |
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Map Statistics[edit]
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Map | # | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Catallena | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | - | 1 |
Deadwing | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | - | 1 |
Expedition Lost | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Foxtrot Labs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | - | 1 |
Merry Go Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | - |
Nimbus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Overgrowth | 11 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Secret Spring | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The King Sejong Station | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | - | - |
Vaani Research Station | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Total Sum (Σ) | 51 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 7 | - | 7 |
References[edit]
- ↑ SC2Mal (22 January 2015). "Polt's forfeit". Retrieved 22 January 2015.