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Almost four weeks have passed since the epic conclusion of GSTL Season 1 at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
We would like to thank everyone for their support for GSTL and hope you enjoyed our first season. In the meantime we have been working hard to prepare an even better and more exciting Season 2 of our team league.
Today, we are happy to announce that for GSTL Season 2 two additional teams will be joining the competition, increasing the lineup to 12 teams in total.
These two additional teams are none other than TeamLiquid and Fnatic! We hope our international fans are looking forward to the two teams' performances and look forward to Season 2 of GSTL as much as we do.
With the addition of two new teams the format for GSTL has been adjusted slightly.
However, the overall structure of the tournament has stayed the same: Round 1 -> Round 2 - > Round 3. With 12 teams participating, we will be able to enjoy more GSTL matches than in Season 1 and a tighter, more action packed schedule. Since the season length was not increased but the number of matches is higher, we will have more consecutive GSTL games which should be good news for all GSTL fans!
Round 1 (Preliminaries)
- Best of 9
- 8 participating teams: TSL, ZeNEX, NSH, oGs, IM, SlayerS, Fnatic, TeamLiquid
(the top 4 teams of last season are seeded into Round 2) - 2 randomized groups with 4 teams each. Dual Tournament format, 2 teams advance, 2
teams are eliminated. (Same system as Code S Ro32, Ro16)
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| SlayerS | IM |
| NS HoSeo | oGs |
| ZeNEX | TSL |
| Liquid` | Fnatic |
Round 2 (Pennant Race)
- Best of 9
- 8 participating teams: PRIME, StarTale, MVP, FXO (Top 4 teams from GSTL S1) + top 4
teams from Round 1 - 2 groups with 4 teams each. Dual Tournament format, 2 teams advance, 2 teams are
eliminated. (Same system as Code S Ro32, Ro16)[/listGroup A Group B Prime (Seed) StarTale (Seed) R1 Group B 2nd Round 1 Group A 2nd R1 Group A 1st R1 Group B 1st MVP (Seed) FXO (Seed)
Round 3 (Playoffs) - Best of 9
- Semi-Finals: Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd, Group A 2nd vs Group B 1st
- Grand Finals
GSTL Season 2 is planned to run from 2012/05/28 - 2012/08/04.
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