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ARENA MSL RESULTS AND STANDINGS
The History
KPGA 1st Tour (2/14/02 - 4/14/02) -
BoxeR > 
YellOwReebok KPGA 2nd Tour (4/18/02 - 6/22/02) -
NaDa > YellOwPepsi Twist KPGA 3rd Tour (7/4/02 - 10/5/02) -
NaDa > 
ReachBaskin Robbins KPGA 4th Tour (10/25/02 - 1/18/03) -
NaDa > ChoJJaStout MSL (4/17/03 - 7/19/03) -
Nal_rA > NaDaTriGem MSL (9/4/03 - 11/6/03) -
iloveoov > YellOwHanaFOS CENGAME MSL (1/8/04 - 4/18/04) -
iloveoov > NaDaSPRIS MSL (5/20/04 - 8/29/04) -
iloveoov > KingdomYou're the Golf King MSL (9/30/04 - 2/6/05) -
GoRush > NaDaUZOO MSL (4/21/05 - 8/6/05) -
sAviOr > ReachLG CYON MSL (10/6/05 - 1/14/06) -
ChoJJa > sAviOrPringles 1 MSL (4/6/06 - 7/16/06) -
sAviOr > Nal_rAPringles 2 MSL (8/17/06 - 11/11/06) -
sAviOr > SilverGomTV MSL (11/30/06 - 3/3/07) -
Bisu > sAviOrGomTV2 MSL (5/3/07 - 7/14/07) -
Bisu > StorkGomTV3 MSL (9/13/07 - 11/17/07) -
Mind > BisuGomTV4 MSL (1/3/08 - 3/8/08) -
Jaedong > KalThe Players
Terran - The Pride of War (15)
#4 Seed
Mind - 박성균 - Park Sung Gyoon#5 Seed
Flash - 이영호 - Lee Yung Ho#6 Seed
UpMagiC - 민찬기 - Shin Hee Seung#7 Seed
NaDa - 이윤열 - Lee Yoon Yeol#8 Seed
Light - 이재호 - Lee Jae HoGoodfriend - 이병민 - Lee Byung MinHwasin - 진영수 - Jin Yung SooCanata - 고인규 - Ko In KyuSea - 염보성 - Yum Bo Sungfirebathero - 이성은 - Lee Sung EunMemory - 주현준 - Ju Hyun JunfOrGG - 박지수 - Park Ji SooLomo - 손주흥 - Son Ju Heungfantasy - 정명훈 - Jung Myung HoonFrOzean - 김동건 - Kim Dong KunZerg – Overcome All (8)
#1 Seed
Jaedong - 이제동 - Lee Je DongsAviOr - 마재윤 - Ma Jae YoonYellOw[ArnC] - 박명수 - Park Myung SooKwanro - 한상봉 - Han Sang BongShark - 서경종 - Seo Gyung JongLuxury - 박찬수 - Park Chan Sootype-b - 문성진 - Moon Sung JinCalm - 김윤환 - Kim Yoon HwanProtoss – Victory After Victory (9)
#2 Seed
Kal - 김구현 - Kim Ku Hyun#3 Seed
JangBi - 허영무 - Hu Yung MooBisu - 김택용 - Kim Taek Yongfree - 윤용태 - Yoon Yong TaeMuch - 박영민 - Park Yeong MinAnytime - 오영종 - Oh Yeong JongLuCifer - 이영호 - Lee Yung HoHerO - 한동훈 - Han Dong HoonYoonJoong - 김윤중 - Kim Yoon JoongTeam Distribution:
Air Force ACE: 0
CJ Entus: 4 (
sAviOr, Memory, Kwanro, Much)eSTRO: 2 (
UpMagiC, Goodfriend)Hanbit Stars: 1 (
free)KTF MagicNs: 2 (
Flash, LuCifer)Lecaf Oz: 4 (
Jaedong, fOrGG, Anytime, Lomo)MBC Hero: 3 (
Light, Sea, Shark)OGN Sparkyz: 3 (
YellOw[ArnC], Luxury, type-b)Samsung KHAN: 3 (
firebathero, JangBi, FrOzean)SK Telecom T1: 3 (
Bisu, Canata, fantasy)STX SouL: 4 (
Hwasin, Kal, YoonJoong, Calm)WeMade FOX: 3 (
Mind, NaDa, HerO)How they got this far:
MSL Offline Qualifiers (by GTR-2-Go)
The Maps
Unlike last season, where no new maps were introduced, this season we have a completely new lineup with four new maps. Daigomi gives us his analysis of these new maps. You can find his thoughts on Tiamat and Athena here and analysis for Othello and Colloseum here
Tiamat
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Athena
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Othello
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Colosseum
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The News
A New Arena - An MSL Preview (by Daigomi)
Gotterdammerung - Group A Recap (by Last Romantic)
Into the Blender - Group E Recap (by semioldguy)
Group C Recap (by zulu_nation8)
The MSL Catchup Post (by Manifesto7)
Jaedong versus Hwasin - Quarterfinal A Recap (by Sigrun)
The Circus Show - Kal versus ForGG Quarterfinals (by thedeadhaji)
Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Part 1 (by Manifesto7)
All Things Must Come to an End - Finals Preview (by DeadVessel)
The Live Reports
Round of 32: Group A - May 1
Round of 32: Group E - May 3
Round of 32: Group B - May 8
Round of 32: Group F - May 10
Round of 32: Group G - May 15
Round of 32: Group C - May 17
Round of 32: Group H - May 22
Round of 32: Group D - May 24
Round of 16: Week 1.1 - May 29
Round of 16: Week 1.2 - May 31
Round of 16: Week 2.1 - June 5
Round of 16: Week 2.2 - June 7
Quarterfinals: Match B - June 12
Quarterfinals: Match C - June 19
Quarterfinals: Match A - June 26
Quarterfinals: Match D - July 3
Semifinals: Match A - July 10
Semifinals: Match B - July 17
The Grand Finals - July 26
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 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. 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.
Group A
1.
Hwasin 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Jaedong 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
Bisu 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
FrOzean 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
Jaedong > Bisu on OthelloGame 2:
Hwasin > FrOzean on AthenaWinners:
Hwasin > Jaedong on TiamatLosers:
Bisu > FrOzean on TiamatTiebreak:
Jaedong > Bisu on ColosseumGroup B
1.
free 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Much 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
JangBi 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
Anytime 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
JangBi > Anytime on AthenaGame 2:
Much < free on TiamatWinners:
JangBi < free on ColosseumLosers:
Anytime < Much on ColosseumTiebreak:
JangBi < Much on OthelloGroup C
1.
fOrGG 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Kal 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
HerO 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
type-b 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
Kal < fOrGG on TiamatGame 2:
type-b < HerO on ColosseumWinners:
fOrGG > HerO on OthelloLosers:
Kal > type-b on OthelloTiebreak:
HerO < Kal on AthenaGroup D
1.
Lomo 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Mind 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
Memory 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
Calm 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
Mind > Calm on ColosseumGame 2:
Memory < Lomo on OthelloWinners:
Mind < Lomo on AthenaLosers:
Calm < Memory on AthenaTiebreak:
Mind > Memory on TiamatGroup E
1.
LuCifer 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
NaDa 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
Shark 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
Goodfriend 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
NaDa < LuCifer on OthelloGame 2:
Goodfriend < Shark on AthenaWinners:
LuCifer > Shark on TiamatLosers:
NaDa > Goodfriend on TiamatTiebreak:
NaDa > Shark on ColosseumGroup F
1.
firebathero 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Light 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
sAviOr 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
fantasy 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
Light > fantasy on AthenaGame 2:
sAviOr < firebathero on TiamatWinners:
Light < firebathero on ColosseumLosers:
sAviOr > fantasy on ColosseumTiebreak:
Light > sAviOr on OthelloGroup G
1.
Canata 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Sea 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
Luxury 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
UpMagiC 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
UpMagiC < Canata on TiamatGame 2:
Sea > Luxury on ColosseumWinners:
Canata > Sea on OthelloLosers:
UpMagiC < Luxury on OthelloTiebreak:
Sea > Luxury on AthenaGroup H
1.
Flash 2-0 ► Advances to Round of 162.
Kwanro 2-1 ► Advances to Round of 163.
YoonJoong 1-2 ► Eliminated4.
YellOw[ArnC] 0-2 ► EliminatedGame 1:
Flash > YellOw[ArnC] on ColosseumGame 2:
Kwanro < YoonJoong on OthelloWinners:
Flash > YoonJoong on AthenaLosers:
YellOw[ArnC] < Kwanro on AthenaTiebreak:
YoonJoong < Kwanro on TiamatResults and Standings for the Round of 16
The number of remaining competitors has been halved as the tournament continues into the Round of 16. Beginning with this round, the tournament becomes single elimination. The players who finished first out of their groups last round will be paired against a player that finished in second. Each pair of players will play a best-of-three match to determine not only who will advance to the next round, but who will earn seeds into the following 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.
Match A
Hwasin thumbs down TiamatGame 1:
Hwasin < NaDa on AthenaGame 2:
Hwasin > NaDa on OthelloGame 3:
Hwasin > NaDa on ColosseumHwasin 2-1 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsNaDa 1-2 ► EliminatedMatch B
LuCifer thumbs down OthelloGame 1:
LuCifer < Jaedong on AthenaGame 2:
LuCifer < Jaedong on ColosseumLuCifer v. Jaedong on TiamatJaedong 2-0 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsLuCifer 0-2 ► EliminatedMatch C
free thumbs down OthelloGame 1:
free > Light on TiamatGame 2:
free > Light on Colosseumfree v. Light on Athenafree 2-0 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsLight 0-2 ► EliminatedMatch D
firebathero thumbs down TiamatGame 1:
firebathero > Much on ColosseumGame 2:
firebathero < Much on AthenaGame 3:
firebathero < Much on OthelloMuch 2-1 ► Advances to the Quarterfinalsfirebathero 1-2 ► EliminatedMatch E
fOrGG thumbs down TiamatGame 1:
fOrGG > Sea on OthelloGame 2:
fOrGG > Sea on AthenafOrGG v. Sea on ColosseumfOrGG 2-0 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsSea 0-2 ► EliminatedMatch F
Canata thumbs down AthenaGame 1:
Canata < Kal on ColosseumGame 2:
Canata > Kal on OthelloGame 3:
Canata < Kal on TiamatKal 2-1 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsCanata 1-2 ► EliminatedMatch G
Lomo thumbs down AthenaGame 1:
Lomo > Kwanro on TiamatGame 2:
Lomo > Kwanro on ColosseumLomo v. Kwanro on OthelloLomo 2-0 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsKwanro 0-2 ► EliminatedMatch H
Flash thumbs down ColosseumGame 1:
Flash > Mind on TiamatGame 2:
Flash > Mind on OthelloFlash v. Mind on AthenaFlash 2-0 ► Advances to the QuarterfinalsMind 0-2 ► EliminatedResults and Standings for the Quarter Finals
It is showtime. The competition heats up as the number of players are reduced again and the number of games per match increase. Six of the advancing players will be meeting up with the other person that qualified from their Round of 32 Group, while one match sees a new pairing in the tournament. Each match is now a best-of-five, a more challenging series as each player has already secured a seed for the next MSL, their only goal now should be championship.
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Thumbs Down
As we transition to the the quarter finals, with the format changing into a best-of-five series with two equally ranked players, the Thumbs Down system also changes. Both players will pick a map that they do not want to be repeated in the five map set. (As there are four maps in the tournament, one is repeated for a best-of-five match.)
Match Schedule
Week 1: June 12th - Match B
Week 2: June 19th - Match C
Week 3: June 26th - Match A
Week 4: July 3rd - Match D
Match A
Hwasin thumbs down OthelloJaedong thumbs down AthenaGame 1:
Hwasin > Jaedong on TiamatGame 2:
Hwasin < Jaedong on ColosseumGame 3:
Hwasin < Jaedong on AthenaGame 4:
Hwasin < Jaedong on OthelloHwasin v Jaedong on TiamatJaedong 3-1 ► Advances to SemifinalsHwasin 1-3 ► EliminatedMatch B
Much thumbs down Othellofree thumbs down ColosseumGame 1:
free > Much on AthenaGame 2:
free < Much on TiamatGame 3:
free < Much on OthelloGame 4:
free < Much on Colosseumfree v. Much on AthenaMuch 3-1 ► Advances to Semifinalsfree 1-3 ► EliminatedMatch C
fOrGG thumbs down TiamatKal thumbs down OthelloGame 1:
fOrGG < Kal on ColosseumGame 2:
fOrGG > Kal on AthenaGame 3:
fOrGG < Kal on TiamatGame 4:
fOrGG > Kal on OthelloGame 5:
fOrGG > Kal on ColosseumfOrGG 3-2 ► Advances to SemifinalsKal 2-3 ► EliminatedMatch D
Lomo thumbs down TiamatFlash thumbs down AthenaGame 1:
Lomo < Flash on OthelloGame 2:
Lomo > Flash on TiamatGame 3:
Lomo < Flash on AthenaGame 4:
Lomo > Flash on ColosseumGame 5:
Lomo < Flash on OthelloFlash 3-2 ► Advances to SemifinalsLomo 2-3 ► EliminatedResults and Standings for the Semifinals
There are only four players left. Winners will go only to glory, while the losers will not even be remembered on TLPD's podium. For each player, there are matches and a maximum of ten games left before they hold the trophy. Each will be eager to prove they are worthy of a championship. None of the remaining players are left in OSL, so each will be fully focused on playing at their best for the MSL crown.
Thumbs Down
Retaining the best-of-five format for the semifinals, the thumbs down method from the quarter finals remains the same also.
Match Schedule
Week 1: July 10th - Match A
Week 2: July 17th - Match B
Match A
Jaedong thumbs down TiamatMuch thumbs down Othello Game 1:
Jaedong > Much on AthenaGame 2:
Jaedong > Much on TiamatGame 3:
Jaedong > Much on ColosseumJaedong v. Much on OthelloGame 5:
Jaedong v. Much on AthenaJaedong 3-0 ► Advances to Finals!Much 0-3 ► EliminatedMatch B
fOrGG thumbs down TiamatFlash thumbs down TiamatGame 1:
fOrGG > Flash on AthenaGame 2:
fOrGG > Flash on TiamatGame 3:
fOrGG < Flash on OthelloGame 4:
fOrGG > Flash on ColosseumfOrGG v. Flash on AthenafOrGG 3-1 ► Advances to Finals!Flash 1-3 ► EliminatedResults and Standings for the Grand Finals
This is it. The last stand. Two teammates enter and one leaves. In the situation between two players who both know each other's play styles well and have played so many games together, you can never count out the underdog. Predictability among teammates is much different and can be much more accurate, even for players who seem more unpredictable than others. Only one of these players will be walking away hoisting the trophy.
Jaedong thumbs down AthenafOrGG thumbs down TiamatGame 1:
Jaedong < fOrGG on ColosseumGame 2:
Jaedong < fOrGG on OthelloGame 3:
Jaedong < fOrGG on TiamatJaedong v. fOrGG on AthenaGame 5:
Jaedong v. fOrGG on ColosseumfOrGG 3-0 ► Arena MSL Champion! Jaedong 0-3 ► Eliminated
