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Team Liquid Map Contest #18: Results & Winners

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Team Liquid Map Contest #18: Results & Winners

Text byTL.net ESPORTS
June 6th, 2023 15:40 GMT
TLMC18
All the votes have been collected and counted—it's time to reveal the winners of TL.Net Map Contest #18!

Ahead of the results, we'd like to once again thank Monster Energy for allowing us to keep TLMC going into 2023. We're extremely grateful to the map-makers who are at the heart of this contest, as well as the judges, Wardi, and ESL for their crucial roles in holding the TLMC. Of course, we're also grateful to you, the community, for your interest in the maps that make StarCraft II competition so compelling. We hope to share some good news with you soon!

Mapmakers will receive $200 per map that finished in the top sixteen, and additional prize money for maps that finish in the top five as chosen by public vote:
  • 1st place - $200
  • 2nd place - $125
  • 3rd place - $100
  • 4th place - $75
  • 5th place- $50

Note: Top placing maps in TLMC #18 are not guaranteed to be added to the ladder and/or professional tournaments. ESL and Blizzard will consider TLMC #18 voting results alongside other factors and choose which maps to add at their own discretion.

5th place

"Sidetracked" by KillerSmile


A standard map with a preferred triangular 3rd base and a relatively short rush (30s) rush distance for the category. The linear 3rd has open high ground in front of it from where it can be attacked, but to help with a surround you can destroy some rocks to open up the high ground for easier access.

There are 8 bases per player, 2 of which are unusual. One is a forward high ground base with a blocked off purple geyser, and right below it there is a gold base along the Sidetrack of the map.

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4th place

"Goldenaura" by Marras


Goldenaura is a macro map with diagonal symmetry. It features a total of 13 blue bases and one golden base in the bottom left corner of the map.

No Overlord pillar right at the natural. There are two Xel'naga towers, one at the high ground near the gold base and another at the lowground in the top right. There is also a good amount of airspace around the map. In the middle of the map there is a 'ramphill.'

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3rd place

"Shipping News" by depressed1


Shipping news is a 4-level macro category map. It was created to enlight an old idea and revive the hybrid mineral bases. The idea is that the 6-patch (3 gold, 3 blue) hybrid base has the same mineral income as a 'normal' base, but with less workers needed.

The hybrid base only has one gas, and is placed between the natural and third. Players might want to skip the natural base in order to get a hybrid base first for some sort of early aggression that's mineral-heavy (like 2 base all-in or timing attack). But it has only one Vespene geyser because we need to prevent any type of early gas-type build orders and any form of disadvantage for Terran players.

For the rest the map has a defensive and technical layout. The triangle third has an additional narrow path with a slow zone. It was created in order to have easy access to Xel’Naga tower, and a slow zone should stop an opponent from sneaking in.

Xel’naga towers give you full control over the center of the map but not high grounds.

The front ramp that leads to the hybrid/natural base is blocked by 6x6 rocks.

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2nd place

"Hecate" by volumin


Hecate is a standard map with 14 bases, two of which have 4 blue-4 gold mineral patches and 2 normal geysers.

The ramp in front of the natural is partially blocked with 6x6 rocks to help with the relatively short 29 second natural-to-natural rush distance. The most distinctive features of the map are three narrow bridges that connect wider paths.

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1st place

"Oceanborn" by Marras


Oceanborn is a standard map set in an underwater world. The map features 14 blue bases in total, rocks that can be destroyed to open up paths around the map and plenty of line of sight blockers to hide your units behind.

There is no Overlord pillar at the natural and there is also a good amount of airspace around the main and natural.

Map Features
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Full Results
Read our finalists post for full descriptions and overviews of all sixteen finalists.

  • 1st: Oceanborn
  • 2nd: Hecate
  • 3rd: Shipping News
  • 4th: Goldenaura
  • 5th: Sidetracked
  • 6th: Equilibrium
  • 7th: Calliope
  • 8th: Hard Lead
  • 9th: Solaris
  • 10th: Carnivore
  • 11th: Sleepwalker
  • 12th: Stadium
  • 13th: Institute
  • 14th: Harbinger
  • 15th: Interitus
  • 16th: Infestation Station


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Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain830 Posts
June 06 2023 16:41 GMT
#2
Congratulations to all the winners!
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8502 Posts
June 06 2023 17:46 GMT
#3
Congrats to all and thanks for the work!
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Kantuva
Profile Joined April 2010
Uruguay187 Posts
June 06 2023 17:48 GMT
#4
Spectacular !

Thanks for all the hard work to the mapmakers!
@Kantuva | Mapmaker | TLMC Volunteer Admin | Join us on: https://mapcave.net/discord
Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
990 Posts
June 08 2023 17:36 GMT
#5
Really happy with all of these choices, especially Hecate and Oceanborne, kind of bummed that Carnivore didn't make it but it had stiff competition.

Appreciate the map makers and Monster, thanks again guys.
Nathanias
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States282 Posts
June 09 2023 01:36 GMT
#6
One of the best top 5 maps in a while. Really really really hope they put these in the next ladder pool.
CommentatorNever give up, Never surrender
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3638 Posts
June 09 2023 07:27 GMT
#7
Only one I didn't vote for was sidetracked so pretty happy with these.
Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1176 Posts
June 09 2023 10:42 GMT
#8
Congrats to all the winners! Oceanborn is the best Nighwish album anyways.
starcraft2.fi
maxwellsdemon13
Profile Joined October 2014
United States2 Posts
June 10 2023 01:04 GMT
#9
My tradition of only one making the top 5 continues, don't love the winning choices but congrats to the winners, looks like a ton of work went into them and glad we can still show some support for the map making community and thanks Monster!
ToryBryanne
Profile Joined June 2023
5 Posts
June 24 2023 23:52 GMT
#10
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NanPheobe
Profile Joined June 2023
3 Posts
June 25 2023 18:00 GMT
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Sprog
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand83 Posts
June 26 2023 23:01 GMT
#12
Is there any word on getting these added/tested for the next ladder season - 18th of July? Would really like if we had an expanded ladder map pool as well >15 maps etc. Not sure if this is currently possibly.. Some of the older maps rotated in with the newer maps would be appreciated.
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