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The Intro
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The Hype
</font></font>Before the TSL was announced to the public, there was a long time where the project was simply known as project "Ambition". Ambition infuriated many members of TL.net with it's crytic clues and misleading polls, leading to raging speculation. A timer posted not only on the front page but also at various places on the site served as a constant reminder to the members that something big was coming.
Some of the most common thoughts as to the identity of project Ambition was a foreign team going to Korea, the release of a SC2 beta, the anniversary of SC1, that it was simply an April fools joke, and that is was a foreign starleague. Only the last thought was correct.
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Ambition
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Superstar
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Determination
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Superstar
Determination
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The Ladder
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The qualifiers consists of three stages: Ladder stage, TSL Qualifiers Round 1, and TSL Qualifiers Round 2.<style>.imgborder {padding: 1px; margin: 3px 3px 3px 8px; border: 1px solid black; background-color: #dddddd} .imgborder img {border: 1px solid black;} .insetpad_r {float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 9px;} .insetpad_l {float: left; margin: 5px 9px 5px 0px;} .insetbox {padding: 9px 0px 7px 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid black; background-color: #ebeff2;} .insetcontent {width: 260px; padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0;} .insetheader{width: 260px; height: 90px; padding: 0; margin: 0px 0px 9px 0px; border: 0; background-color: #010122;} .insetheader img {width: 230px; height: 90px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;} .insetcontent .text {padding: 6px; margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: justify; font: 8pt arial; color: #000000;} .fequote {margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; font-style: italic;}</style>
<div class="insetpad_r"><div class="insetbox"><div class="insetcontent"><div class="insetheader"><img src="http://teamliquid.net/staff/pachi/TSL/col_ladder.png" style="" alt="Plexa�s Corner"></div><div class="imgborder" style="width: 238px"><img src="http://teamliquid.net/staff/pachi/TSL/ins_ladder.png" style="width: 236px; height: 127px;"></div><div class="text">#1
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ToT)Mondragon( #2
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Retired_Draco#3
LRM)Yayba #4
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#5
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ToT)XiaOzI( #6
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RoX.BRAT_OK #7
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MYM.Strelok #8
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ToT)SquaLL( #9
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T.SQD)Kr#10
Excello.IefNaij #11
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Excello.NonY #12
MYM.White-Ra #13
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NT.hanniGan#14
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ret[Media] #15
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ToT)ClouD(#16
LRM)MIStrZZZLegenD</div></div></div></div>The Ladder stage is the first stage of the qualifiers and anyone can play in it. You do not have to be a member of an elite clan, or a recognized name, or even a great player, to join in during the ladder stage.
The purpose of the ladder stage is to give anyone a chance to make a name for themselves. The project name ambition comes from not only the ambition of the TL.net, but also to the ambition of the players to become the next big thing.
During the ladder stage hundreds of players will fight it out in an open ladder style tournament. Players are free to play against anyone on the ICCup ladder, and play on any map they wish to. The players will move up and down the ladder depending on their rating which is calculated automatically by ICCup.
For three weeks players can keep on trying to get into the top 48, until the ladder closes on the 22nd of April at 1am KST. Once the ladder is closed, players may no longer continue playing, and the top 48 players on the ladder will move on to the next stage of the qualifiers, the TSL Qualifiers Round 1.
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The Qualifiers
</font></font>In the TSL Qualifiers Round 1, players ranked 17-48 on the ladder play against each other in a single elimination Bo3 match. The maps for the Bo3 will be Blue Storm, Longinus, and Zodiac. The winner will go through to the TSL Qualifiers Round 2, while the losers will be eliminated.
The TSL Qualifiers Round 2 will consist of the 16 qualifiers from round 1, and the players ranked 1-16 on the ladder. These players are on the verge of qualifying for the first ever TSL, and earning themselves some money.
The players are divided into groups of four from where they will play a dual elimination style group, with anyone winning two games going through, and anyone losing two games falling out.
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The winners will go through to qualify for the TSL and earn themselves a minimum of 100$ prize money!
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Nation
Poland - 9
USA - 9
Russia - 6
Ukraine - 4
Canada - 3
Germany - 3
Sweden - 2
Chile - 1
Spain - 1
Lithuania - 1
Netherlands - 1
Italy - 1
Australia - 1
Kazakhstan - 1
Denmark - 1
Peru - 1
Macedonia - 1
Bolivia - 1
Brazil - 1
Team
Media - 6
ToT - 6
MYM - 5
Excello - 4
RoX - 4
LRM - 3
fuSion - 2
iG - 2
T.SQD - 1
NT - 1
3D - 1
LG - 1
NaW - 1
F2F - 1
Qpad - 1
BVG - 1
SD - 1
FT.aCt - 1
Poland - 9
USA - 9
Russia - 6
Ukraine - 4
Canada - 3
Germany - 3
Sweden - 2
Chile - 1
Spain - 1
Lithuania - 1
Netherlands - 1
Italy - 1
Australia - 1
Kazakhstan - 1
Denmark - 1
Peru - 1
Macedonia - 1
Bolivia - 1
Brazil - 1
Team
Media - 6
ToT - 6
MYM - 5
Excello - 4
RoX - 4
LRM - 3
fuSion - 2
iG - 2
T.SQD - 1
NT - 1
3D - 1
LG - 1
NaW - 1
F2F - 1
Qpad - 1
BVG - 1
SD - 1
FT.aCt - 1
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The Qualifiers - Round 1
</font></font> ScT)HoRRor < 2-0 > Dunaj Skew[Media] < 1-2 > ![[image loading]](http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/au.png)
Legionnaire RoX.ALF < 2-1 > fuSion.spx (T) ![[image loading]](http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/kz.png)
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iG.sky (Z) ![[image loading]](http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/pe.png)
LG)HanDy < 1-2 > fuSion.Rondo MYM.Dreiven < 2-1 > RoX.EX 3D.Notforu < 2-0 > NaW-LzGaMeR ToT)iNfeRnaL( < 2-1 > ![[image loading]](http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/mk.png)
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Idra[Media] < 2-1 > Dashwriter iG.Slider < 2-0 > Artosis[Media] BVG.Tarson < 2-0 > Excello.ChOseN RedeemeR[Media] < 1-2 > RoX.Advokate [SD]KwaK < 2-0 > Machine[Media]![[image loading]](http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/br.png)
ReasoN[saM] < 0-2 > HayprO ToT)GOsia( < 2-1 > FT.aCt)Love<hr></hr>
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The Qualifiers - Round 2
</font></font>GROUP A
ToT)Mondragon( < 2-0 > ToT)GOsia( LRM)MIStrZZZLegenD < 2-0 > LegionnaireWinners:
ToT)Mondragon( < 2-0 > LRM)MIStrZZZLegenDLosers:
ToT)GOsia( < 2-0 > LegionnaireFinals:
LRM)MIStrZZZLegenD < 1-2 > ToT)GOsiaGROUP E
ToT)XiaOzI( < 2-1 > 3D.Notforu MYM.White-Ra < 2-0 > fuSion.RondoWinners:
ToT)XiaOzI( < 1-2 > MYM.White-Ra Losers:
3D.Notforu < 1-2 > fuSion.RondoFinals:
ToT)XiaOzI( < 1-2 > fuSion.RondoGROUP C
LRM)Yayba < Bo3 > HayprO ret[Media] < Bo3 > Winner < Bo3 > Winner
Loser < Bo3 > Loser
Winner < Bo3 > Loser
GROUP H
ToT)SquaLL( < 2-1 > RoX.Advokate T.SQD)Kr < 2-0 > MYM.DreivenWinners:
ToT)SquaLL( < 0-2 > T.SQD)Kr Losers:
RoX.Advokate < 1-2 > MYM.DreivenFinals:
ToT)SquaLL < 0-2 > MYM.DreivenGROUP G
MYM.Strelok < 2-0 > iG.Slider Excello.IefNaij < 2-1 > Winners:
MYM.Strelok < 0-2 > Excello.IefNaijLosers:
iG.Slider < 1-2 > Finals:
MYM.Strelok < 2-1 > GROUP D
[SD]KwaK NT.hanniGan < 0-2 > Idra[Media]Winners:
Idra[Media]Losers:
[SD]KwaK < 0-2 > NT.hanniGanFinals:
Idra[Media] < 2-1 > NT.hanniGanGROUP B
Retired_Draco < 2-0 > ScT-HoRRoR ToT)ClouD( < 2-0 > RoX.ALFWinners:
Retired_Draco < 2-1 > ToT)ClouD( Losers:
ScT-HoRRoR < 1-2 > RoX.ALFFinals:
ToT)ClouD( < 2-0 > RoX.ALFGROUP F
RoX.BRAT_OK < 2-0 > BVG.Tarson Excello.NonY < 2-0 > ToT)iNfeRnaL(Winners:
RoX.BRAT_OK < 2-1 > Excello.NonY Losers:
BVG.Tarson < 1-2 > ToT)iNfeRnaL(Finals:
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The Maps
</font></font>Blue Storm
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Longinus
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Zodiac
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Longinus
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Zodiac
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The Interviews
</font></font>There have been a few interviews for the TSL so far, and many more are still to come. Here you can find all the important interviews:
31 March - Pre-TSL Interviews with various organizers and players
31 March - Meet Your Makers interviews HotBid and Kennigit
4 April - RaGe interviews ToT)Mondagon(
7 April - RaGe interviews Idra[Media]
10 April - Team NaW interviews Manifesto7
11 April - GosuGamers interview Manifesto7 and HotBid
20 April - HotBid interviews Idra[Media] in Korea
22 April - Post-ladder questionnaires to Top48 players
27 April - Post match interviews of LDT1, Day 1
28 April - Post match interviews of LDT1, Day 2
29 April - Post-LDT1 questionnaires to Top32 players
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TSL Statistics
</font></font><font color="#00005D">Total members:</font> 1759
<font color="#00005D">Total games played:</font> 51465 (28844 - 22621)
<!--<font color="#00005D">Total rank:</font> D, 1461 pts-->
<font color="#00005D">Highest ranked player:</font> <img style='width: 18px; height: 12px' alt='de' src='http://teamliquid.net/images/flags2/de.png'> ToT.Mondragon, 10263 points, 108 - 24
<!--<font color="#00005D">Highest rank:</font> C+, 3 players-->
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More Information
</font></font>Announcement
Frequently Asked Questions
Official Rules
How to Register
Teamliquid Starleague Team on ICCup
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Final Notes
</font></font>This thread will be updated on a daily basis, so do not complain if it is not up to date every minute. Feel free to discuss the ladder and all other parts of the results and standings in this thread.
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