MLG Winter Championship Bracket

On March 02 2013 06:45 Mikezilla wrote:
Suppy/Maker? What's that mean? What are the slashes? Are the qualifiers not done?

On March 02 2013 06:45 Mikezilla wrote:
Suppy/Maker? What's that mean? What are the slashes? Are the qualifiers not done?

On March 02 2013 06:48 Boucot wrote:
And for the first time in history of MLG Championship, Liquipedia contributors can watch the games.

On March 02 2013 06:47 MLG_Adam wrote:
The slashes in the bracket in round 1 are because the North American matches are finishing next week so the winner of each match up will get those spots

On March 02 2013 06:59 Proseat wrote:
Why am I not surprised that HerO and TaeJa are in the same bracket...

And HerO vs MC first round, great. -_-

On March 02 2013 06:58 GoodSirTets wrote:
Will idra /minigun even bother to practice for their qualifying game?

On March 02 2013 07:00 MLG_Adam wrote:


kespa Hero, not TL Hero

On March 02 2013 07:00 StarVe wrote:

They didn't know who they were facing when they played the match.

I'm still very interested to see exactly how bad the games will be after no one except the IEM players will have been able to play/practice the actual game for two weeks.

On March 02 2013 06:59 sitromit wrote:

So, since these qualifiers have already been played, and you've made the brackets like this to avoid spoilers for the games you haven't cast yet, do the players themselves at least know who their 1st round opponents will be?

It seems like it would be unfair, if some of the players know their opponents the moment the brackets are announced, while the rest have to wait until they're revealed.

On March 02 2013 07:02 ALPINA wrote:


Did IdrA vs. Minigun already happened? If so, possible to see results somewhere?

On March 02 2013 07:02 ALPINA wrote:


Did IdrA vs. Minigun already happened? If so, possible to see results somewhere?

On March 02 2013 07:02 ALPINA wrote:


Did IdrA vs. Minigun already happened? If so, possible to see results somewhere?

On March 02 2013 06:59 sitromit wrote:

So, since these qualifiers have already been played, and you've made the brackets like this to avoid spoilers for the games you haven't cast yet, do the players themselves at least know who their 1st round opponents will be?

It seems like it would be unfair, if some of the players know their opponents the moment the brackets are announced, while the rest have to wait until they're revealed.

On March 02 2013 07:02 Proseat wrote:

Ah? So it's "herO", not "HerO". I see. I guess Liquid's HerO didn't qualify, ok.

On March 02 2013 07:04 Zenbrez wrote:

99% sure they have played, in their match history I saw 1 game played (only 1, don't know if they hid the others? warm up? idk), but official results wont be up til next week's broadcast

On March 02 2013 07:13 Zenbrez wrote:
Is every match going to be streamed at the live event?

On March 02 2013 07:13 Zenbrez wrote:
Is every match going to be streamed at the live event?

On March 02 2013 07:15 MLG_Adam wrote:
Every single match will be streamed.

On March 02 2013 06:45 xDnDx wrote:
Of course Hero and MC have to play each other first round...... Anyway, bracket looks pretty stacked. Can't wait for the event.

On March 02 2013 07:21 Dranak wrote:
Is it wrong that I looked at the first match, saw Life vs IdrA/Minigun and started laughing?

On March 02 2013 07:19 DOUDOU wrote:

even for non subscribers?

On March 02 2013 07:19 DOUDOU wrote:

even for non subscribers?

On March 02 2013 07:25 MLG_Adam wrote:



Every single match will be streamed across Red and Blue in free 720p. We will have a moderate upgrade package available for $9.99 that will have 1080p, emoticons, etc. Yes it is not as much as you got before but it truly is the best way to directly support the event.

I hope you guys enjoy the ungated streams and free HD Should be a sick event.

PS. More details on premium soon.

On March 02 2013 07:25 MLG_Adam wrote:



Every single match will be streamed across Red and Blue in free 720p. We will have a moderate upgrade package available for $9.99 that will have 1080p, emoticons, etc. Yes it is not as much as you got before but it truly is the best way to directly support the event.

I hope you guys enjoy the ungated streams and free HD Should be a sick event.

PS. More details on premium soon.

On March 02 2013 07:31 iViNtaGe wrote:
LOL wouldn't be surprised if these brackets were fixed for max viewers. Flash and Parting are essentially guaranteed to meet in Ro8 and one will make the semis for sure. An they put polt close enough to stephano for a famous rematch.

Sad to see Jjakji vs MKP sooo early =(

GOGO Polt, Bomber, MC and Jjakji!!!! My favorite players in HotS

On March 02 2013 07:36 MLG_Adam wrote:
We are working VERY hard to minimize downtime for this event. Both streams will have on deck stations where players will be queued up ready to roll when a match ends. Also, we know every single match up already, so we plan to have some great assets ready to roll.

We're expecting a lot of ourselves for this event, and we're very excited to share with you guys.

On March 02 2013 06:52 DifuntO wrote:
IdrA vs Flash Grand Finals!

On March 02 2013 07:36 MLG_Adam wrote:
We are working VERY hard to minimize downtime for this event. Both streams will have on deck stations where players will be queued up ready to roll when a match ends. Also, we know every single match up already, so we plan to have some great assets ready to roll.

We're expecting a lot of ourselves for this event, and we're very excited to share with you guys.

On March 02 2013 07:53 Zealously wrote:


I'm not sure if you're joking or not ._.

On March 02 2013 06:49 heyoka wrote:


I didn't give that any consideration but you're right, that is kind of nice.

On March 02 2013 07:57 Zealously wrote:


Yeah, I figured you were joking. It's really amusing each time someone honestly believes the brackets are rigged, though ^^

On March 02 2013 08:21 Die4Ever wrote:
Anyone else think Blizzard is kinda ruining this MLG by closing the beta? Most of the Koreans are gonna have like 1 day to practice HotS before this. There's really no technical reason to be closing the beta this early, they should just close it on March 11th.
Didn't Flash say in his Code A interview that he hasn't even touched HotS yet?

On March 02 2013 08:31 Assirra wrote:
Not been in touch with MLG for a while, this is HoTS right?

On March 02 2013 08:21 Die4Ever wrote:
Anyone else think Blizzard is kinda ruining this MLG by closing the beta? Most of the Koreans are gonna have like 1 day to practice HotS before this. There's really no technical reason to be closing the beta this early, they should just close it on March 11th.
Didn't Flash say in his Code A interview that he hasn't even touched HotS yet?

On March 02 2013 09:35 PhoenixVoid wrote:
So is it going to be Bo3 until the Ro8, which then becomes Bo5, and Bo7 in the finals? Being single-elimination, a Bo3 in the Ro32 is pretty unforgiving because of how easy it is to be knocked out in two games. Without even a loser's bracket, comebacks are impossible.

On March 02 2013 09:36 Sumahi wrote:
Life will destroy all. (At least I hope so).

On March 02 2013 09:36 Die4Ever wrote:

no it's Bo5 all the way, and then Bo7 in finals

On March 02 2013 09:07 Acertos wrote:
Polt to take it. I truly think he's the best Hots terran at the moment and elephants didn't practice hots so i don't see them doing really well.

On March 02 2013 09:51 Darthsanta13 wrote:

I would believe it. I haven't seen much of polt but I did see him 3-0 HerO and 5-1 Creator, looking unstoppable the entire time.

On March 02 2013 10:31 Shellshock1122 wrote:
I think MarineKing got a tough but reasonable bracket. Definitely easier ones but not impossible. Top left quarter is bracket of death imo. Polt Creator Life all right there

On March 02 2013 10:33 slowbacontron wrote:

Hmm, too bad MKP will lose in Round 1 to jjakji, though

On March 02 2013 10:33 slowbacontron wrote:

Hmm, too bad MKP will lose in Round 1 to jjakji, though

On March 02 2013 10:54 opterown wrote:
wtf polt creator sigh

On March 02 2013 12:21 Fearest wrote:
when is the event??

On March 02 2013 13:17 hotcoco wrote:
HOTS or WoL?

On March 02 2013 13:36 DavoS wrote:
Haha so many foreigners gonna get stomped in round one

On March 02 2013 14:41 neverlose9999 wrote:
no violet?? what?
didnt he get to top 8 last mlg?
and no mvp QQ

On March 02 2013 14:41 neverlose9999 wrote:
no violet?? what?
didnt he get to top 8 last mlg?
and no mvp QQ

On March 02 2013 13:41 Zenbrez wrote:

Haha? It loses its humor when it happened for 2 years

On March 02 2013 06:50 JJH777 wrote:
Forcing some foreigners through to the second round I see. At the cost of some of the best Koreans as well...

On March 02 2013 06:50 JJH777 wrote:
Forcing some foreigners through to the second round I see. At the cost of some of the best Koreans as well...

On March 02 2013 06:49 Laryleprakon wrote:
Looks great, super excited for this.

I wonder how much HOTS Flash (other Kespa guys) will actually play before this, he said he hadn't played any really in his code A interview and with traveling to MLG after release I doubt he will get a lot of time.

On March 02 2013 21:59 jeri wrote:


well he can now, after (finaly finaly) his arrivial in code s, no big need to play wol any longer, except for his 1 game in prolegue...

On March 02 2013 07:46 Fionn wrote:
You know, a lot of people bitched about no open bracket, but this bracket is stacked. Polt/Life in the Ro16 would be amazing. Would love to see HotS Polt take on the best WoL Zerg currently. Him and Creator should be a fun rematch too if Creator gets to practice with HotS some more. He pretty much did five out of six cheeses in the series he lost to Polt

On March 02 2013 22:46 Pandemona wrote:
Wow potential Life vs Idra...wowsers xD
Is it double Elim?

On March 03 2013 02:05 PhoenixVoid wrote:

Single elimination this time. Bo5 up until the finals though, so players won't be eliminated in a Bo3.

On March 03 2013 02:26 v_lm wrote:


BO5 confirmed ? source ?

On March 03 2013 01:41 Elroi wrote:
I dont think it means much to have very talented players like Flash, Life, Rain, herO in this tournament if they havent gotten any time practicing HotS yet. Some foreigner who has spent hundreds of ours of HotS streaming will probably take it.

On March 02 2013 18:41 Dragoonstorm7 wrote:
I do hope all you people realize that the " HERO " in the bracket is CJ Entus' herO and not TL HerO.

On March 03 2013 02:52 MLG_Adam wrote:
Can the OP use this updated bracket? We changed Hero to CJ Hero so people are not confused over and over.

http://wordpress.tools.majorleaguegaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bracket1.png

(not sure who the proper person to ask for this change, thank you for any help)

On March 03 2013 02:36 MLG_Adam wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

Confirmed best of 5 for the bracket and best of 7 finals

On March 03 2013 03:09 SidianTheBard wrote:
Well, Flash definitely has a free ride to the Ro8. Should be exciting!

On March 03 2013 03:16 Necro)Phagist( wrote:

He should win with his mechanics alone. But I'm slightly worried, with the beta now closed and having to play in Ro24 code A andhis PL schedule he could get caught off guard a lot by HotS strategies, I'm assuming he is going to study what little vods of HotS matches are available at least. But if I was Bly I'd come out swinging with some cheesy as fuck brand new HotS strats.

On March 03 2013 03:45 Ravensong170 wrote:
So what about the showdown matches that haven't been played yet ? Since there is no beta how is MLG gonna be dealing with those matches?

or have they already been played and they will just cast the replays ?

On March 03 2013 03:45 Ravensong170 wrote:
So what about the showdown matches that haven't been played yet ? Since there is no beta how is MLG gonna be dealing with those matches?

or have they already been played and they will just cast the replays ?

On March 03 2013 03:37 vultdylan wrote:
Awesome bracket! Cant wait for the rest of those qualifiers to finish.

My top 4 prediction (aka winners of each group):
Top-Left: Polt
Bottom-Left: Bomber
Top-Right: Sen
Bottom-Right: INnoVation

Polt will win the whole thing, doe.

On March 02 2013 06:47 MLG_Adam wrote:
The slashes in the bracket in round 1 are because the North American matches are finishing next week so the winner of each match up will get those spots

On March 03 2013 03:58 Necro)Phagist( wrote:

Sen over Parting and Flash? Not too sure if I agree with that! Other then that though I agree with these picks. Hoping for MC to win over Bomber but not sure if that will happen!

On March 03 2013 04:17 dgwow wrote:
Flash vs Bly LMAO

On March 03 2013 05:24 Qikz wrote:
Flash gonna take this.

I feel sorry for Bly :D

On March 03 2013 05:12 obiwong wrote:


that's a little bit of a disappointment. i thought idra and minigun where going to fight life at the same time. imagine the story
"bitter rivals or best friends. Idra and Minigun join forces to take on a GSL Champion: StarTale's Life. HASHTAG EXCITEMENT"

On March 02 2013 20:36 ES.Genie wrote:
So none is talking about Mvp. Good, good. Lower your expectations, it will only make him stronger

On March 03 2013 05:12 obiwong wrote:


that's a little bit of a disappointment. i thought idra and minigun where going to fight life at the same time. imagine the story
"bitter rivals or best friends. Idra and Minigun join forces to take on a GSL Champion: StarTale's Life. HASHTAG EXCITEMENT"

On March 03 2013 03:42 vultdylan wrote:


He played in WCS Worlds, but didnt even make it out of group stage.
I'm pretty hyped for this guy too, he seems really strong and has yet to show it in a singles tourney.

On March 05 2013 03:32 heyoka wrote:


What MLG should do is pay only for the flight there and then have a losers bracket where you need to win a round to get your flight home.

On March 05 2013 03:46 Canucklehead wrote:


Why not kick it up a notch and loser gets their passport taken from them for a week?

On March 05 2013 03:32 heyoka wrote:


What MLG should do is pay only for the flight there and then have a losers bracket where you need to win a round to get your flight home.

On March 05 2013 03:48 MLG_Adam wrote:


Are you guys suggesting our sound proof dunk booths into snake pits is not enough?

On March 05 2013 03:50 PhoenixVoid wrote:

Nah, to retrieve your passport, you need to progress though a torture chamber and then a series of death traps in a winding maze of a room. At the end of an exhausting maze where you are deprived of water, food and fresh air, you face Flash in BW to determine whether you can leave the country alive.

On March 05 2013 04:07 Superiorwolf wrote:

And if Flash loses first round he has to defeat HIMSELF

On March 05 2013 03:48 MLG_Adam wrote:


Are you guys suggesting our sound proof dunk booths into snake pits is not enough?

On March 02 2013 07:36 MLG_Adam wrote:
We are working VERY hard to minimize downtime for this event. Both streams will have on deck stations where players will be queued up ready to roll when a match ends. Also, we know every single match up already, so we plan to have some great assets ready to roll.

We're expecting a lot of ourselves for this event, and we're very excited to share with you guys.

On March 05 2013 03:50 Decendos wrote:


also players who lost 0-2 shouldnt get anything to eat or drink and obviously no hotel room.

On March 06 2013 02:08 onedayclose wrote:


Good luck to MLG. I highly doubt you will be able to keep the promise of "minimize downtime". Lets hope you've hired an army of interviewers that wont ask the same questions every time a player appears on the stage and also have plans like having extra commentators talk about the tournament either from a stageside couch or out in the crowd. Also, lets not do something like only show koreans/KESPA players on the main stage. Show the foreigners some love too! All in all, GLHF hope it's a successful event both online and live in Dallas.

On March 06 2013 02:14 Oukka wrote:


This. Now IEM WC not doing it correct, even with the Beta issue they should have better coverage. As long as there is enough streams to ensure the possibility of watching any match eveyrthing is fine.

On March 11 2013 04:33 MarkCJ wrote:
the best bio tvt'er vs the best mech tvt'er

I like it!

On March 11 2013 04:29 Hadley88 wrote:
My Prediction, you heared it here first! :D

On March 05 2013 04:07 Superiorwolf wrote:

And if Flash loses first round he has to defeat HIMSELF