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With Halo: Reach and StarCraft 2 passes set to go on sale on Tuesday, March 1, MLG is pleased to announce the new competition format for the 2011 Season.
Open Bracket/Championship Bracket
Like Halo, the Starcraft 2 competition will now be split up into an Open Bracket, and a Championship Bracket. The Top 16 ranked players heading into each Live Competition will be entered directly into the Championship Bracket, while the other 256 (max) players will be entered into the Open Bracket. 16 players from Open Bracket will join the top 16 ranked players to form a 32-man Championship Bracket. The 2011 season and initial rankings for the first event in Dallas will be based on the total points accumulated from the 2010 season.
Pool Play
The Top 16 ranked players in StarCraft 2 heading into each Live Competition will be divided into four pools of five players each. The fifth player in each pool will be derived from the four players that emerge from the Open Bracket undefeated. The Open Bracket format has not changed from the 2010 Season. It is still a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket.
Pool Play will begin on the Friday of each Pro Circuit Live Competition weekend, with the Top 16 players playing every other player in their pool in a best-of-five series. After Open Bracket play is complete and the undefeated competitors become the fifth player in each pool, they will then run the gauntlet, playing each player in the pool based on the current pool standings, beginning with the 4th Place player and ending with the 1st Place player.
The results of Pool Play will dictate where each team/player is placed in the Championship Bracket.
Pool Play Results
1st Place – Winners Bracket Semi-Finals
2nd Place – Losers Bracket Round 6
3rd Place – Losers Bracket Round 5
4th Place – Losers Bracket Round 4
5th Place – Losers Bracket Round 3
A simulated bracket can be seen at http://media.mlgpro.com/site/files/PoolPlaySimulated.htm
Once Pool Play is complete, the Championship Bracket Format is identical to the 2010 Season. The Bracket will play out until one player remains and is crowned Champion. Players that lose in the Open Bracket will be placed in the Championship Losers Bracket, based on the same criteria as the 2010 Season.
More details on specifics regarding Pool Play, including how pools are determined and tiebreakers, can be found in the Pro Circuit Section.
StarCraft 2 and Halo: Reach will Use the Same Competition Format
Both games will feature Open Brackets, Pool Play, and a Championship Bracket. The only major difference between the two is that StarCraft 2 will feature a best-of-three series in all portions of the tournament, while Halo: Reach will feature a best-of-three Open Bracket and a best-of-five Championship Bracket.
Open Bracket Results Now Carry Over to Championship Bracket Matches
If two teams meet in the Championship Bracket after meeting in the Open Bracket, they will play an extended series, taking the previous best-of-three results into account. Here is a quick rundown of the extended series specifics:
Best of 3 + Best of 3 = Best of 7
Best of 3 + Best of 5 = Best of 9
Best of 5 + Best of 5 = Best of 11
The Removal of Placement Rounds
Because of the way Pool Play works, there will be no more Placement Rounds within the Championship Bracket.
Why These Changes Have Been Made
The new Competition Format in 2011 will result in a more exciting and fair competition for all MLG teams. It will also produce more matches over the course of the weekend for fans around the globe. For more information on MLG Dallas, including Schedules, Rules/Settings, and a full rundown of the Competition Format, be sure to check out the Pro Circuit Section.
StarCraft 2 Competition Passes will go on sale in the MLG Store Tuesday at 7pm ET/01:00 CET. Don’t miss out!
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Here are the points standings for the end of the MLG 2010 season, and seedings going into the first 2011 event in Dallas. Players move up a seed for each other player that doesn't show up. Only top 32 listed.
1. Liquid`HuK (P) - 2835
2. root.KiWiKaKi (P) - 2445
3. FnaticTT1 (P) - 2360
4. d.SeleCT (T) - 2200
5. LG.PainUser (T) - 1970
6. ROOT.drewbie (T) - 1925
7. Liquid`Tyler (P) - 1900
8. Liquid`Jinro (T) - 1800
9. root.SLush (Z) - 1720
10. root.qxc (T) - 1490
11. EG.IdrA (Z) - 1440
12. Alternate.Socke (P) - 1275
13. Liquid`Ret (Z) - 1150
14. Liquid`TLO (R) - 1050
15. LG.Agh (P) - 1040
16. EG.Machine (Z) - 975
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17. LG.Nadagast (T) - 965
18. EG.iNcontroL (P) - 920
19. ajtls (T) - 850
20. d.SjoW (T) - 700
21. FnaticGretorp (T) - 680
22. CauthonLuck (T) - 650
23. Masq (T) - 620
24. LG.iNkA (T) - 565
25. avilo (T) - 560
25. EG.LzGaMeR (T) - 560
27. Silver (T) - 310
28. LG.ReSpOnSe (P) - 290
29. FnaticFenix (T) - 240
30. FnaticSen (Z) - 240
31. Liquid`Nazgul (P) - 240
32. root.CatZ (Z) - 235
So if all 32 of these players show up, HuK will be first seed in the Championship Bracket/Groups, and Nadagast will be first seed in the Open Bracket. Initial Championship Bracket Pool Play will look like this:
Group A: HuK (1), Jinro (8), SLush (9), Machine (16)
Group B: KiWiKaKi (2), Tyler (7), qxc (10), Agh (15)
Group C: TT1 (3), Drewbie (6), IdrA (11), TLO (14)
Group D: SeleCt (4), PainUser (5), Socke (12), Ret (13)
Each group will have one player added to it, the four remaining players left from the Open Bracket. Seed 17 will be in Group A, Seed 18 in Group B, Seed 19 in Group C, and Seed 20 in Group D.
As a reference, here is the point structure for last year's season and this upcoming season:
Regular Season Competitions:
1st = 1200 - 9th = 490 - 17th = 210 - 25th = 90 - 33rd-40th = 6
2nd = 1000 - 10th = 460 - 18th = 200 - 26th = 80 - 41st-48th = 4
3rd = 900 - 11th = 430 - 19th = 190 - 27th = 70
4th = 800 - 12th = 400 - 20th = 180 - 28th = 60
5th = 700 - 13th = 340 - 21st = 140 - 29th = 40
6th = 650 - 14th = 310 - 22nd = 130 - 30th = 30
7th = 600 - 15th = 280 - 23rd = 120 - 31st = 20
8th = 550 - 16th = 250 - 24th = 110 - 32nd = 10
National Championship Competition:
1st = 1800 - 9th = 735 - 17th = 315 - 25th = 135 - 33rd-40th = 9
2nd = 1500 - 10th = 690 - 18th = 300 - 26th = 120 - 41st-48th = 6
3rd = 1350 - 11th = 645 - 19th = 285 - 27th = 105
4th = 1200 - 12th = 600 - 20th = 270 - 28th = 90
5th = 1050 - 13th = 510 - 21st = 210 - 29th = 60
6th = 975 - 14th = 465 - 22nd = 195 - 30th = 45
7th = 900 - 15th = 420 - 23rd = 180 - 31st = 30
8th = 825 - 16th = 375 - 24th = 165 - 32nd = 15
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Now the big question is: What about maps? Will the map pool be changed? If so, how?
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This just shows that MLG wants to top the GSL....
in complexity
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On February 26 2011 09:08 twiitar wrote:
Now the big question is: What about maps?
Yeah, sticking to the same maps the ENTIRE year was a mistake last year.
Remember how Kulas Ravine was still in the map pool at MLG Dallas?
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This seems like a lot of games for one weekend, what percentage of these games will we be seeing casted?
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So after the first MLG, do last years results matter anymore? I'd guess you'd start only using 2011 points?
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why is there a M. in front of my name? :[
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Wait, after all the complaints about extended series you still kept it? Seriously?
Yeah, and i also didn't notice the final is still a best of 3. Sigh.
Atleast give us a best of 5 final. Best of 3 is extremely underwhelming.
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On February 26 2011 09:10 HelloSon wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2011 09:08 twiitar wrote:
Now the big question is: What about maps? Yeah, sticking to the same maps the ENTIRE year was a mistake last year. Remember how Kulas Ravine was still in the map pool at MLG Dallas?
Well just hope they dont use many of the new ladder maps that come out now 
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On February 26 2011 09:11 Socke wrote:
why is there a M. in front of my name? :[
It's short for Man. Like a title.
Now presenting, All That Is Man.... SOCKE!
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I don't mind the extended series (yeah yawn that old topic), but are the finals really bo3 :O
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The top 16 list of players is quite impressive. So pumped for the new season!
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On February 26 2011 09:12 Karthane wrote:
Wait, after all the complaints about extended series you still kept it? Seriously?
half of the community hated it and other half liked it.
Also god damn it Slasher.
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On February 26 2011 09:04 Slasher wrote:
Group A: HuK (1), Jinro, SLush, Machine
Group B: KiWiKaKi, Tyler, qxc, Agh
Group C: Xeris, Drewbie, IdrA, TLO
Group D: SeleCt, PainUser, Socke, Ret
gogo Xeris
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On February 26 2011 09:11 Socke wrote:
why is there a M. in front of my name? :[
Fixed.
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Extended series  . But I will still watch. Thanks for the info.
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On February 26 2011 09:14 zaii wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2011 09:12 Karthane wrote:
Wait, after all the complaints about extended series you still kept it? Seriously? half of the community hated it and other half liked it. Also god damn it Slasher.
Pretty sure a large majority of the community hated it, but it doesn't really matter at this point.
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On February 26 2011 09:14 SmoKim wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2011 09:04 Slasher wrote:
Group A: HuK (1), Jinro, SLush, Machine
Group B: KiWiKaKi, Tyler, qxc, Agh
Group C: Xeris, Drewbie, IdrA, TLO
Group D: SeleCt, PainUser, Socke, Ret
gogo Xeris
Haha thats TT1
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I don't really see the whole issue with extended series. Yeah, if the games were held at entirely different times where training between matches mattered, it would be a problem. In MLG however, they're held in the same or next day.
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