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China6329 Posts
StarCraft 2's premier team competition returns!
Leftover prize money thanks to merch sales will be allocated to a new tier of events serving as a qualifier into the main event. Introducing: WTL League-A.
For the winter season, 4 teams will fight through an open qualifier into the new, 8 team WTL League-A, alongside bottom two finishers of the summer season: Platinum Heroes and SSLT, plus top 4 finishers of WTL Summer's qualifier: Alpha X Drakes and Invictus Gaming.
Teams wishing to sign up for the qualifier can send a sign-up email to scboydoll@126.com, titled 2022WTL WINTER [Your Team Name]. Please download and fill up the sign-up sheet from here (File - Download), and attach the file in your email.
Additionally, please include your team manager ID, contact info (Discord) and your team's Liquipedia page, if none available, please include screenshots of your players' ladder profile (3-10 players).
And there is more! A special 2v2 event will take place later in the year with a $10,000 prize pool. Details will be announced at a later date.
Schedule
Sign-up: August 29 - September 8 (Deadline: Thursday, Sep 08 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Announcement of bracket and map pool: September 8
Qualifiers: September 9 - 11
WTL League-A phase: September 12 - 18
The entirety of League-A will be broadcasted daily at 12:00 GMT (+00:00)
Format
Qualifier
Single elimination bracket.
WTL Playoff all kill format.
Top 4 advance to WTL League-A.
WTL League-A
Double elimination format.
WTL Playoff all kill format.
Top 3 advance to WTL League-S (main event).
Prize pool
WTL League-A
1st: ￥ 5000 ($723)
2nd: ￥ 4000 ($579)
3rd: ￥ 3000 ($434)
4th: ￥ 2000 ($290)
5-6th: ￥ 1000 ($144)
7-8th: ￥ 500 ($72)
Useful Links
Liquipedia:  World Team League/2022/Winter
Official viewer Discord: https://discord.gg/HTcmyEcQBB
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Is Prep going to sign someone else other than Classic to take part in this? Onsyde is most likely going to take the 1st place no matter what.
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Canada8989 Posts
Starcraft 2 galore, hype, hype, hype!
I'm glad that IG has carried through, maybe the old dogs can make a combeback.
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cool to see an expansion of the system
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China6329 Posts
Correction: League-A is double elimination, not round robin.
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Nice nice nice
Scboy carrying hard once again
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Can't wait for Platinum Heroes 6-0 Onsyde 🙏looking at you Gemini!
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On August 29 2022 23:24 digmouse wrote:
Correction: League-A is double elimination, not round robin.
One more correction: It seems League-A is WTL Playoffs format, not regular season format, according to the Chinese announcement ?
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China6329 Posts
On August 30 2022 01:36 Sui wrote:Show nested quote +On August 29 2022 23:24 digmouse wrote:
Correction: League-A is double elimination, not round robin. One more correction: It seems League-A is WTL Playoffs format, not regular season format, according to the Chinese announcement ?
Fixed!
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Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist）
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On September 07 2022 12:33 Evilmj wrote:
Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist）
SOS? Is he the same as sOs?
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China6329 Posts
Keep in mind sOs didn't retire because he is going to the military. He retired because of lack of results.
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On September 07 2022 15:20 digmouse wrote:
Keep in mind sOs didn't retire because he is going to the military. He retired because of lack of results.
I see. That means he is real sOs then. He must change his mind somewhen within the past year (probably because of the rising herO).
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Canada8989 Posts
On September 07 2022 12:33 Evilmj wrote:
Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist）
That seems to indicate that Creator and DRG have found a new team? (Or, god forbid, retired)
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China6329 Posts
On September 07 2022 18:58 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2022 12:33 Evilmj wrote:
Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist） That seems to indicate that Creator and DRG have found a new team? (Or, god forbid, retired)
They weren't going to be on the team regardless. The pro team of NV is gone so they were released and are as of now free agents.
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Canada8989 Posts
On September 08 2022 00:15 digmouse wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2022 18:58 Nakajin wrote:On September 07 2022 12:33 Evilmj wrote:
Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist） That seems to indicate that Creator and DRG have found a new team? (Or, god forbid, retired) They weren't going to be on the team regardless. The pro team of NV is gone so they were released and are as of now free agents.
But Bunny can't play on another team in the WTL if he sign up with club NV no?
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China6329 Posts
On September 08 2022 01:39 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2022 00:15 digmouse wrote:On September 07 2022 18:58 Nakajin wrote:On September 07 2022 12:33 Evilmj wrote:
Guys，NV club will join WTL qualifier.（including Bunny、SOS、Mondo、Spear、HHs、Jinioh、Artist） That seems to indicate that Creator and DRG have found a new team? (Or, god forbid, retired) They weren't going to be on the team regardless. The pro team of NV is gone so they were released and are as of now free agents. But Bunny can't play on another team in the WTL if he sign up with club NV no?
I need to confirm with admins about exact details, but I believe he could if he transferred before roster lock.
EDIT: Oh nvm. Club NV won't be playing in the qualifier. I guess something changed on their end.
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Canada8989 Posts
Hey, the WTL line up is out!
Dig, any chance you (or someone else) can add the name of the players on each team LP? I want to do a power rank.
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China6329 Posts
On September 08 2022 09:10 Nakajin wrote:
Hey, the WTL line up is out!
Dig, any chance you (or someone else) can add the name of the players on each team LP? I want to do a power rank.
Should be on there now!
Also what happened to PREP? Didn't sign up to the qualifier and apparently they got banned by NV and GP from their events due to unsportsmanlike behaviour.
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Bad news： NV club canceled their decision to participate.
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On September 08 2022 09:10 Nakajin wrote:
Hey, the WTL line up is out!
Dig, any chance you (or someone else) can add the name of the players on each team LP? I want to do a power rank.
There are still half a day to go before the registration deadline, and new teams may join.
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China6329 Posts
NV cited "emergency personal issue" from player(s?) as their reason for cancelling participation in the qualifier.
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Now we have at least 22+4 teams from all over the world.
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Canada8989 Posts
On September 08 2022 11:47 digmouse wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2022 09:10 Nakajin wrote:
Hey, the WTL line up is out!
Dig, any chance you (or someone else) can add the name of the players on each team LP? I want to do a power rank. Should be on there now! Also what happened to PREP? Didn't sign up to the qualifier and apparently they got banned by NV and GP from their events due to unsportsmanlike behaviour.
You're the best, thanks!
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On September 08 2022 09:10 Nakajin wrote:
I want to do a power rank.
Awesome, looking forward to it!
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It starts at 9 september 4pm (EU), right?
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On September 08 2022 11:47 digmouse wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2022 09:10 Nakajin wrote:
Hey, the WTL line up is out!
Dig, any chance you (or someone else) can add the name of the players on each team LP? I want to do a power rank. Should be on there now! Also what happened to PREP? Didn't sign up to the qualifier and apparently they got banned by NV and GP from their events due to unsportsmanlike behaviour.
i saw that on liquipedia a few days ago and didn't understand it either
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China6329 Posts
Uh another wrench just got thrown in there: xiaose revealed that Freecs might also pull out with Trap heading to military and certain remaining player(s) thinking about retirement.
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BreakingGG vs. Vindicta game 2 was one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen. + Show Spoiler +BreakingGG literally at 11 minerals and over 4.000 gas at the end.
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On September 09 2022 22:32 digmouse wrote:
Uh another wrench just got thrown in there: xiaose revealed that Freecs might also pull out with Trap heading to military and certain remaining player(s) thinking about retirement.
I could see soO possibly returning to Brood War fulltime. The others besides Trap, no idea.
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On September 09 2022 13:59 Nakajin wrote:
Will they lose a map? Oh you know of these fools is gonna mess this up, and we better be there to roast the shit out of him.
And that’s why we should be excited for Onsyde because there’s no way a team made out of Maru, Solar, and Neeb, three players with a well-established history of embarrassing losses doesn’t at least produce one meme wordy results.
Lets start the the campfire, boys/
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Question: how the **** did Maru lose a map to Art? What happened there?
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On September 12 2022 23:12 Ciaus_Dronu wrote:
Question: how the **** did Maru lose a map to Art? What happened there?
He 1-base all-in a 2 base Protoss, got scouted and defended.
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On September 12 2022 23:18 tigera6 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2022 23:12 Ciaus_Dronu wrote:
Question: how the **** did Maru lose a map to Art? What happened there? He 1-base all-in a 2 base Protoss, got scouted and defended.
Aah oki tnx.
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Canada8989 Posts
Oh wow, so the ALL screwed it up lol
That's some regular season DPG stuff
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Great performance by Platinum Heroes against Onsyde. + Show Spoiler +4:3 for Onsyde is closer than expected.
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Canada8989 Posts
Looks like XY old fart hands can still move, hopefully we get the SSLT-IG revenge match at some point in the future.
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On September 13 2022 23:12 Nakajin wrote:
Looks like XY old fart hands can still move, hopefully we get the SSLT-IG revenge match at some point in the future.
Could very well happen in 2 days
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Canada8989 Posts
Sad to have missed the PH-Drakes match, it looked like a slughfest.
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Canada8989 Posts
Everyone in WLT: Invictus Gaming is back on the menu!
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China6329 Posts
iG returns to WTL!
On September 16 2022 02:17 Nakajin wrote:
Everyone in WLT: Invictus Gaming is back on the menu!
They are actually reinforcing their roster!
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Congrats to Team NV Onsyde and the og Chinese Team to (re-) qualify into the league
Also tomorrow the last 2 spots are going to be decided
The first one between the 2 Teams that got relegated last season
The second one between two exciting new comers
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Canada8989 Posts
Firefly is currently on a 13-0 run, that's some hard carry if I've ever seen one.
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I found it funny that both the team Crank currently managed and the team his fans created, advanced to proleague season.
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China6329 Posts
On September 18 2022 02:25 Nakajin wrote:
Firefly is currently on a 13-0 run, that's some hard carry if I've ever seen one.
He essentially carried SSLT in last season's qualifier too.
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Code A - Final Day and noone casting it?
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Jim joins SSLT.
For three years, he only participates in EPT and hardly plays matches in WTL.
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On September 20 2022 22:02 Yrr wrote:
Code A - Final Day and noone casting it?
Last minute schedule changes aren't easy ;; live now
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Solar was looking good for most of the game and then just drop dead to a push, this has happened way to often recently.
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