During the MLG Winter Season Showdowns, 56 of the world's best StarCraft II players will compete in Heart of the Swarm. Each player will compete in 1 best-of-5 Showdown Match, with each winner receiving a paid trip to compete in the MLG Winter Championship. Tune in and watch every match in FREE 1080p HD at www.majorleaguegaming.com and on Twitch.TV.

2013 MLG Winter Championship/Showdowns

Schedule/VODS
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Parting vs FanTaSy - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
RorO vs herO - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Innovation vs TY - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Soulkey vs Last - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Rain vs Flying - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Sase vs Snute - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Nerchio vs BabyKnight - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Stephano vs Titan - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Mana vs Bly - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Socke vs Thorzain - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Ret vs Feast - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Creator vs Nestea - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Mvp vs Curious - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Sniper vs Seed - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
MKP vs Gumiho - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
DRG vs Jjakji - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
MC vs Alive - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Taeja vs Violet - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Tuesday, Feb 26 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Hero vs Polt
Wednesday, Feb 27 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Sen vs Moonglade
Thursday, Feb 28 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Grubby vs. Dimaga

Tonight's match:
(P)

HerO vs

Polt

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Results
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Game 1
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Map: Cloud Kingdom
Winner: Polt

Game 2
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Map: Ohana
Winner: Polt

Game 3
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Map: Entombed Valley
Winner: Polt

Game 4 (if necessary)
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Map: Not Needed Polt won 3-0
Winner:

Game 5 (if necessary)
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Map: Not Needed Polt won 3-0
Winner:

Recommended Games
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Poll: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 1?

Yes (2)

50%

No (2)

50%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 2?

Yes (4)

57%

No (3)

43%

7 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 2?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 3?

Yes (2)

50%

No (2)

50%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 3?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 4?

Yes (2)

67%

No (1)

33%

3 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 4?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 5?

Yes (3)

60%

No (2)

40%

5 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hero vs Polt Game 5?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Map Pool
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Akilon Wastes
Bifrost
Cloud Kingdom
Daybreak
Entombed Valley
Korhal City
Newkirk City
Ohana
Planet S
Star Station
Whirlwind

Note: In each Winter Season Showdown match, both Players will veto three Maps.

Format
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Invite-Only online matches; Winner takes all, Best of five games

Prize
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The 28 winners will receive placement at the Winter Championship in Dallas from March 15-17 where they will compete with Life, Leenock, Flash and Bomber.

Currently Qualified
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Flash - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Leenock - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Life - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Bomber - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
PartinG - Defeated (T)

FanTaSy
herO[jOin] - Defeated (Z)

RorO
INnoVation - Defeated (T)

TY
Last - Defeated (Z)

Soulkey
Rain - Defeated (P)

Flying
SaSe - Defeated (Z)

Snute
BabyKnight - Defeated (Z)

Nerchio
Stephano - Defeated (P)

TitaN
Bly - Defeated (P)

MaNa
ThorZaIN - Defeated (P)

Socke
Ret - Defeated (P)

Feast
Creator - Defeated (Z)

NesTea
Mvp - Defeated (Z)

Curious
Seed - Defeated (Z)

Sniper
MKP - Defeated (T)

GuMiho
jjakji - Defeated (Z)

DRG
MC - Defeated (T)

aLive
TaeJa - Defeated (Z)

Violet

Pazuzu

United States632 Posts

February 26 2013 19:17 GMT

HERO FIGHTING!
gonna be an absolute sick match, especially after seeing polt completely dismantle creator last night in IPL!

Cokefreak

Finland8095 Posts

February 26 2013 19:39 GMT

Who is Plot?

PhoenixVoid

Canada32746 Posts

February 26 2013 19:52 GMT

After seeing Polt destroy Creator in FC and watching his HotS ladder play, I'm confident Polt will demolish HerO here.

Polt 3-0 HerO

Olli

Austria24422 Posts

February 26 2013 20:04 GMT

If this was WoL, this would be an awesomely close series and I'd give HerO the edge but from watching his stream, I would say he's not played HotS too much yet and he's not got it figured out. HerO can win with WoL stuff if he takes control but I doubt Polt will give him the chance.

Polt 3-1 HerO

HOWEVER, HerO seems to be in a good mood on twitter recently and seeing how these matches were played recently... One might wonder

fezvez

France3021 Posts

February 26 2013 20:11 GMT

Well, Polt just destroyed Creator 5-1. So, I don't have much doubt as who is going to advance.

KT(Rolster)HaunteR

Korea (South)22 Posts

February 26 2013 21:29 GMT

On February 27 2013 04:39 Cokefreak wrote:
Who is Plot?

Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads.

Karis Vas Ryaar

United States4396 Posts

February 26 2013 21:32 GMT

On February 27 2013 06:29 KT(Rolster)HaunteR wrote:

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thats what is plot. not who is plot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plot
there you go

on topic. polt the favorite. should be interesting though

Meadowlark

United States349 Posts

February 26 2013 21:45 GMT

It kills me that only one of these two can go to Dallas.

kju

6143 Posts

February 26 2013 21:46 GMT

#10

Polt should win this easily

FrostedMiniWheats

United States30730 Posts

February 26 2013 21:46 GMT

#11

I'd go with a Polt stomp in both WoL and HotS honestly

Polt 3-1

Serinox

Germany5224 Posts

February 26 2013 21:48 GMT

#12

On February 27 2013 06:46 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
I'd go with a Polt stomp in both WoL and HotS honestly

Polt 3-1

WoL: nah
HotS: probably

blackone

Germany1314 Posts

February 26 2013 21:52 GMT

#13

Edit: Looks like I was wrong.

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

February 26 2013 21:52 GMT

#14

my prediction last time was completely wrong, so many players still having an ace hidden somewhere. Especially if they use the widow mines like siege tanks that have no conter to them and only are 2 supply.

Nomzter

Sweden2802 Posts

February 26 2013 21:56 GMT

#15

Fuck this match, 2 of my favorite players vs each other .
I think polt Wins, cheering for HerO though

catplanetcatplanet

3833 Posts

February 26 2013 21:56 GMT

#16

EDIT: welp unnecessary