WCS
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The History
2008 Razer TSL -
IefNaij > 
Draco (TeamLiquid R&S)![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Kennigit/TSL2_Banners/PSTSL_Qualifiers.jpg)
The qualifiers consists four stages: Ladder stage, TSL Qualifiers Round 1, TSL Qualifiers Round 2, and TSL Qualifiers Round 3.
The Ladder stage is the first stage of the qualifiers and anyone can play in it. You do not have to be a member of an elite clan, or a recognized name, or even a great player, to join in during the ladder stage.
During the ladder stage hundreds of players will fight it out in an open ladder style tournament. Players are free to play against anyone on the ICCup ladder, and play on any map they wish to. The players will move up and down the ladder depending on their rating which is calculated automatically by ICCup.
For three weeks players can keep on trying to get into the top 48, until the ladder closes on the 13th of December. Once the ladder is closed, players may no longer continue playing, and the top 48 players on the ladder will move on to the next stage of the qualifiers, the TSL Qualifiers Round 1.
In the TSL Qualifiers Round 1, players ranked 25-48 on the ladder play against each other in a single elimination Bo3 match. The winner will go through to the TSL Qualifiers Round 2, while the losers will be eliminated. In round 2, the players who finished 13-24 in the ladder will play a Bo3 against the winners from Round 1, with the losers again being eliminated. In the third round of qualifiers those who finished 2-12 will play those who emerge victorious from the R1 and R2 of the groups. The #1 finisher on the ladder will play NonY in a bo5 for the chance to be directly seeded into the TSL, with the loser playing out in Round 3 of group A.
Select Round 3 qualification matches were covered live on January 16/17. The TSL Ro16 will start in two weeks and will have regular broadcasts of the matches.
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The Maps
Andromeda
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Destination
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Fighting Spirit
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Outsider
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New Tornado
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(these links are TLPD stats at the pro level, below the links are to TSLD which has stats from top foreign tournaments)
#1 Ladder IdrA vs NonY
IdrA[Media] > Liquid`NonY on OutsiderIdrA[Media] < Liquid`NonY on AndromedaIdrA[Media] > Liquid`NonY on DestinationIdrA[Media] > Liquid`NonY on New TornadoIdrA[Media] advances to Ro16, Liquid`NonY is placed in qualifier round 3 group AThe Qualifiers - Round 1
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The Qualifiers - Round 2
The Qualifiers - Round 3 Day 1
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 mTw.iNfeRnaL | < Fighting Spirit > |  GosI[Terran] |
| mTw.iNfeRnaL | < Outsider > | GosI[Terran] |
| mTw.iNfeRnaL | < Destination > | GosI[Terran] |
| mTw.iNfeRnaL | < Andromeda > | GosI[Terran] |
| mTw.iNfeRnaL | GosI[Terran] |
GosI[Terran] advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!  [Pan]CaStrO | < Fighting Spirit > | mouz.MaNa |
| [Pan]CaStrO | < Outsider > | mouz.MaNa |
| [Pan]CaStrO | < Destination > | mouz.MaNa |
| [Pan]CaStrO | mouz.MaNa | |
| [Pan]CaStrO | mouz.MaNa |
[Pan]CaStrO advances 3 - 0 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL! eX-v1o)MorroW | < Fighting Spirit > | mouz.Kolll |
| eX-v1o)MorroW | < Outsider > | mouz.Kolll |
| eX-v1o)MorroW | < Destination > | mouz.Kolll |
| eX-v1o)MorroW | < Andromeda > | mouz.Kolll |
| eX-v1o)MorroW | mouz.Kolll |
mouz.Kolll advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!The Qualifiers - Round 3 Day 2
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| Liquid`NonY | < New Tornado > | mTw.HoRRoR |
| Liquid`NonY | < Andromeda> | mTw.HoRRoR |
| Liquid`NonY | < Destination > | mTw.HoRRoR |
| Liquid`NonY | mTw.HoRRoR | |
| Liquid`NonY | mTw.HoRRoR |
Liquid`NonY advances 3 - 0 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| [Pan]KabaL | < New Tornado > |  mouz.Strelok |
| [Pan]KabaL | < Andromeda > | mouz.Strelok |
| [Pan]KabaL | < Destination > | mouz.Strelok |
| [Pan]KabaL | < Outsider > | mouz.Strelok |
| [Pan]KabaL | mouz.Strelok |
[Pan]KabaL advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| mTw.CloseR | < New Tornado > | mouz.White-Ra |
| mTw.CloseR | < Andromeda > | mouz.White-Ra |
| mTw.CloseR | < Destination > | mouz.White-Ra |
| mTw.CloseR | < Outsider > | mouz.White-Ra |
| mTw.CloseR | < Fighting Spirit > | mouz.White-Ra |
mouz.White-Ra advances 3 - 2 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL! NrT.FlaF | < New Tornado > |  Ret |
| NrT.FlaF | < Andromeda > | Ret |
| NrT.FlaF | < Destination > | Ret |
| NrT.FlaF | < Outsider > | Ret |
| NrT.FlaF | < Fighting Spirit > | Ret |
Ret advances 3 - 2 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| mouz.Fenix | < New Tornado > |  iG.Casper |
| mouz.Fenix | < Andromeda > | iG.Casper |
| mouz.Fenix | < Destination > | iG.Casper |
| mouz.Fenix | < Outsider > | iG.Casper |
| mouz.Fenix | iG.Casper |
mouz.Fenix advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| iG.Tarson | < New Tornado > |  mouz.Sziky |
| iG.Tarson | < Andromeda > | mouz.Sziky |
| iG.Tarson | < Destination > | mouz.Sziky |
| iG.Tarson | < Outsider > | mouz.Sziky |
| iG.Tarson | < Fighting Spirit > | mouz.Sziky |
iG.Tarson advances 3 - 2 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| iG.kogeT | < New Tornado > | ToT)XiaOzI( |
| iG.kogeT | < Andromeda > | ToT)XiaOzI( |
| iG.kogeT | < Destination > | ToT)XiaOzI( |
| iG.kogeT | < Outsider > | ToT)XiaOzI( |
| iG.kogeT | < Fighting Spirit > | ToT)XiaOzI( |
ToT)XiaOzI( advances 3 - 2 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!| Shaman | < New Tornado > | ToT)Mondragon( |
| Shaman | < Andromeda > | ToT)Mondragon( |
| Shaman | < Destination > | ToT)Mondragon( |
| Shaman | < Outsider > | ToT)Mondragon( |
| Shaman | ToT)Mondragon( |
ToT)Mondragon( advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL! DuskBin.Sen | < New Tornado > | mouz.GhosTa |
| DuskBin.Sen | < Andromeda > | mouz.GhosTa |
| DuskBin.Sen | < Destination > | mouz.GhosTa |
| DuskBin.Sen | < Outsider > | mouz.GhosTa |
| DuskBin.Sen | mouz.GhosTa |
DuskBin.Sen advances 3 - 1 to the PokerStrategy.com TSL!The TSL Round of 16
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A collection of important links, anouncements, and all the interviews!
Fairly important part of the tournament I reckon.![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Kennigit/TSL2_Graphics/Group_I.png)
