Put in some work to make the list more complete with TLPD links, races, teams, and country flags (registered MLG ID in parentheses). Feel free to put it into the op.

Top 16

MarineKingPrime (MarineKing)
MVP_DongRaeGu (DongRaeGu)
EG.HuK (HuK)
FXOz (Oz)
ST_PartinG (Parting)
Empire_viOLet (Violet)
QuanticNaNiwa (Naniwa)
GanZi (Ganzi)
SK_MC (MC)
EG.DeMusliM (DeMuslim)
LiquidRet (Ret)
Grubby (Grubby)
oGsTheStC (TheStc)
aTnSocke (Socke)
LiquidHayprO (Haypro)
QuanticSaSe (SaSe)

Check this thread for initial pool play groups.

Open Bracket Top 49

LiquidSheth (LiquidSheth)
mouzThorZaIN (ThorZaIN)
vileDdoRo (vileDdoRo)
EG.IdrA (IdrA1)
coL.drewbie (coLdrewbie)
GoSuDDE (GoSuDDE)
iS.Axslav (EGAxslav)
coL.Minigun (ROOTMinigun)
Artist (RGNArtist)
vileIllusion (vileIllusion)
GoSuOstojiy (ostojiy)
coL.SangHo (coLKiller1)
vileState (vileState)
TSL_Inori (Inori)
coL.Goswser (goswser)
KawaiiRiceLighT (KawaiiRiceLighT)
GoSuWannabecool (ONEwbc1)
vileHawk (Hawk248)
mouzMorroW (mouzMorroW)
mouzHasuObs (mousesportsHasu)
EG.iNcontroL (EGiNcontroL)
GoSuViBE (GoSuViBE)
DynamicAttero (SC2Attero)
Fnatic_aLive (FnaticaLive)
coL.CatZ (ROOT_CatZ)
dSeleCT (dSeleCT)
EG.PuMa (EG-PuMa)
FnaticRain (FnaticRain)
LiquidTLO (LiquidTLO)
EG.Machine (EG-Machine)
LiquidNonY (LiquidTyler)
TSL_Polt (Polt)
MillStephano (MStephano)
EG.LzGaMeR (EG-LzGaMeR)
WW.Spades (KingSpades)
LiquidJinro (LiquidJinro)
Quantic_theognis (QxGtheognis)
GoSuPokebunny (Pokebunny)
LgN.giX (VTgiX)
vVv.RuFF (RuFF13)
HeavensLighT (HeavensLighT)
Clash.Shew (Shew)
Future (Future-SC)
NrG.LuckyFool (LuckyFool)
CaliberLighT (CaliberLighT)
iS.jEcho (JEcho)
binskiLighT (binskiLighT)
xSixVer (Veritus)
iS.Insur (Insur)

Tied for #50 (some well-known players in here)
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Achaia
admcrunchSZ
Ailuj (Ailuj)
AndyOniyate
xSixArcanne (Arcanne)
ArcticFox81
areaFocus (Area51Focus)
aReMiiX
Arthann
Aucamazn
Ayamis752
-Baldwin-
Bargak
BenJay (BenJay182)
Blitchiz
breaCh132
Budmandude (Budmandude)
bwl2
CajunMan (CajunMan)
Cantro101
CapricaSix
centarus
Cityondown93
cLvWinter
coL.Heart (coLHeart)
colin21684
coL.Ryze (coLRyze)
cosmocraft
cukes
cvgSasquatch (cvgSasquatch)
vVv_daisuki (daisuki)
dayio
dBlinG (dBlinG)
defgfedii
derekt92
ditta
Drakke (Drakke)
DrKItachiX
DSx_Snap
Dully299
DynamicMass (DynamicMass)
eddytwohands
EG.JYP (EGJYP)
Ekrje
Jaeger (ePiJaeger)
Everyman
FallenFatality
fantacy
FinalForm (FinalForm7726)
cvgFitzyhere (Fitzyhere)
QuanticFlo (flosc2)
Foresteye
FTaCtFaZe
FTaCtLotus
fujikura
Furnace
Gasaraki01
gdalam
GoldenLighT (GoldenLighT94)
goliath_online
GosuTony
GWU_arthur
gyfsukata
H2OinSighT
Hathrow
Hayl
iS.HnRPride (HnR-Pride)
iamtheman3
iMaGiKL
Isaac1729
iS.CrazymovING (iscrazymoving)
iSPyre
jdgaulin
jdittert
JoshFreeman
jturner13
Jwu0169
KamikazeSteve00
H2O.KiF1rE (KiF1rE)
kiwiLighT -- possibly KiWiKaKi ?
Kokumuo
Laboof (Laboof)
lady-insanity
ldavid19
LevMhodesty
LevPosistomp
Livinpink
Lobber (Lobber)
Lookingnew
LyraTheGreat
massan
mbncheckit
EVO.Mind (MindSC)
Mokomi (Mokomi)
Monk1
Moriwo
Spyte (MsSpyte)
mTsStaircase
mumblee
NamespaceSTD
Natarm
Nathanias
nbeachy
NConley9
No_creativity
nujabestime
o01shadow
-Offset
OGbossplaya
OGFTaCtSony
omallerp
omer2007
pbkim0725
PengWin_SC
phantaxx (phantaxx)
pillowmaster
qapuk
Quonzar
QuanticDestiny (QxGDestiny)
Rathorne (Rathorne)
Recksaw
ryanfarace
Saaruto
samman009
sethjaussen
SgtRock89
Shalafi13
Shield101
Buki (Shinbuki)
ShinseiSC
shlood
Sic08
Siphonn (Siphonn)
sMi_LogiC
snkutkoski
Spike794
stetter
stevo12362
stoicfuzzy (stoicfuzzy)
sunnysc
SupeR961
t_swift (t_Swift)
TARane
th3unseen
the_forks
TheDude72727
thekoven
Tnerb14
TSL_Symbol (TSLSymbol)
TubbyTheFat
TuckerX187
UnknownReclaimer
uSiN (uSiN)
vileFlashback (vileSyNc)
vvvglon
wayne6720
Weaslelord
Welchiz
WetGoat
WronchiAnimation
Xlancer
xSixSleep (xSixSleep)
YaTaFTW
ZaiZai163
ZergTixx
ZoidbergMD
Zren

BlazeTSR

United States218 Posts

March 22 2012 22:51 GMT

#244

Hope a foreigner wins this one!!!!! Want to start off the big season with a W.

RaNgeD

United States733 Posts

March 22 2012 22:53 GMT

#245

Does anyone else find it interesting that there are no American flags in the top 16?

tetrismaan

Denmark302 Posts

March 22 2012 23:05 GMT

#246

If Naniwa and Stephano ends up in the grand final, I will go to the nearest barcraft and sit there and watch it naked.

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

March 22 2012 23:54 GMT

#247

For those wondering why HerO and Zenio aren't attending: Their Code S games are really close and they rather want to focus on that. Nazgul posted the following in HerO's fanclub when the topic came up:

On March 18 2012 12:28 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
He's attending IPL which works better for us with the GSL schedule.

aifranchise

United States83 Posts

March 23 2012 01:11 GMT

#248

No one USA player in the Top 16

Go1den

England116 Posts

March 23 2012 02:13 GMT

#249

Shalafi13 to tear up the open bracket!

KiF1rE

United States964 Posts

March 23 2012 13:30 GMT

#250

Just gotta say something about my name on the list....

My tag is H2O not PMS... Female members of PMS|H2O have the PMS tag, the Male Members have H2O. As my team is technically H2O not PMS. As PMS is a female only clan, and clearly that I am not. LOL.

Slave_Maker

United States9 Posts

March 23 2012 13:43 GMT

#251

how they rank a player that never won anything be higher than Puma and Polt...hmmm, no idea how it works

Aquilla

69 Posts

March 23 2012 13:56 GMT

#252

Wow is this the first time Idra is not in pool play?

Aquilla

69 Posts

March 23 2012 13:56 GMT

#253

On March 23 2012 22:43 Slave_Maker wrote:
how they rank a player that never won anything be higher than Puma and Polt...hmmm, no idea how it works

I'm pretty sure they rank by "mlg points" so only based on performances that are run by mlg. none of the other tournaments matter

ceaRshaf

Romania4926 Posts

March 23 2012 14:03 GMT

#254

On March 23 2012 22:56 Aquilla wrote:
Wow is this the first time Idra is not in pool play?

The Universe is at balance.

remodemo

Germany120 Posts

March 23 2012 14:42 GMT

#255

hey guys, when is the open bracket gonna be released? wanna see who stephano's gonna be playing

dragonborn

4781 Posts

March 23 2012 14:44 GMT

#256

On March 23 2012 23:42 remodemo wrote:
hey guys, when is the open bracket gonna be released? wanna see who stephano's gonna be playing

in 6 hours.

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

March 23 2012 16:15 GMT

#257

On March 23 2012 22:56 Aquilla wrote:

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I'm pretty sure they rank by "mlg points" so only based on performances that are run by mlg. none of the other tournaments matter

Yeah, everyone not tied at the 50th seed has accrued seeding points in the MLG qualifiers and/or the Winter Arena previously. The top 16 finishers of the Winter Arena are placed directly into pool play (cancellations notwithstanding). The bottom 16 finishers of the Winter Arena (cancellations also notwithstanding) equaling the top 16 of the open bracket of the Winter Championship will be placed in winner's round 5 (i.e. need to win fewer matches to reach pool play).

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

March 23 2012 18:33 GMT

#258

On March 23 2012 22:30 KiF1rE wrote:
Just gotta say something about my name on the list....

My tag is H2O not PMS... Female members of PMS|H2O have the PMS tag, the Male Members have H2O. As my team is technically H2O not PMS. As PMS is a female only clan, and clearly that I am not. LOL.

Well, I went with what TLPD provided, so I didn't know you had this tagging policy. I changed it in my posts but I cannot edit the op. You may wanna contact a mod about it.