During the MLG Winter Season Showdowns, 56 of the world's best StarCraft II players will compete in Heart of the Swarm. Each player will compete in 1 best-of-5 Showdown Match, with each winner receiving a paid trip to compete in the MLG Winter Championship. Tune in and watch every match in FREE 1080p HD at www.majorleaguegaming.com and on Twitch.TV.

2013 MLG Winter Championship/Showdowns

Schedule/VODS
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Parting vs FanTaSy - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
RorO vs herO - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Innovation vs TY - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Soulkey vs Last - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Rain vs Flying - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Sase vs Snute - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Nerchio vs BabyKnight - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Stephano vs Titan - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Mana vs Bly - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Socke vs Thorzain - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Friday, Feb 15 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Ret vs Feast
Monday, Feb 18 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Creator vs Nestea
Tuesday, Feb 19 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Mvp vs Curioust
Wednesday, Feb 20 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Sniper vs Seed
Thursday, Feb 21 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) MKP vs Gumiho
Friday, Feb 22 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) DRG vs Jjakji
Sunday, Feb 24 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) MC vs Alive
Monday, Feb 25 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Taeja vs Violet
Tuesday, Feb 26 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Hero vs Polt
Wednesday, Feb 27 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Sen vs Moonglade
Thursday, Feb 28 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Grubby vs. Dimaga

Tonight's match:
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Ret vs

Feast

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Results
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Game 1
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Map: Daybreak
Winner: Ret

Game 2
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Map: Cloud Kingdom
Winner: Feast

Game 3
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Map: Ohana
Winner: Ret

Game 4 (if necessary)
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Map: Entombed Valley
Winner: Ret

Game 5 (if necessary)
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Map: Not needed Ret won 3-1
Winner:

Recommended Games
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Poll: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 1?

Yes (2)

67%

No (1)

33%

3 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 2?

No (2)

100%

Yes (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 2?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 3?

Yes (1)

50%

No (1)

50%

2 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 3?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 4?

Yes (1)

50%

No (1)

50%

2 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 4?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 5?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Ret vs Feast Game 5?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Rules of Engagement
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Ret vs Feast will be analyzed following the Creator vs Nestea match on Monday, Feb 18 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Map Pool
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Akilon Wastes
Bifrost
Cloud Kingdom
Daybreak
Entombed Valley
Korhal City
Newkirk City
Ohana
Planet S
Star Station
Whirlwind

Note: In each Winter Season Showdown match, both Players will veto three Maps.

Format
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Invite-Only online matches; Winner takes all, Best of five games

Prize
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The 28 winners will receive placement at the Winter Championship in Dallas from March 15-17 where they will compete with Life, Leenock, Flash and Bomber.

Currently Qualified
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Flash - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Leenock - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Life - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
Bomber - Top 4 2012 MLG Fall Championship
PartinG - Defeated (T)

FanTaSy
herO[jOin] - Defeated (Z)

RorO
INnoVation - Defeated (T)

TY
Last - Defeated (Z)

Soulkey
Rain - Defeated (P)

Flying
SaSe - Defeated (Z)

Snute
BabyKnight - Defeated (Z)

Nerchio
Stephano - Defeated (P)

TitaN
Bly - Defeated (P)

MaNa
ThorZaIN - Defeated (P)

Socke

MyFirstProbe

Netherlands294 Posts

February 15 2013 18:33 GMT

I so hope ret had practiced hots info eternity so that he'll crush feast and get out of huis slump.

Fuell

Netherlands3111 Posts

February 15 2013 18:43 GMT

Wow! A benelux showdown, wonder how they both fare in HotS. Going to be tuning in for sure!

pwnz0r

United States123 Posts

February 15 2013 18:48 GMT

Ret has been practicing, but just like in the past year he's not very good so I think Feast will take it.

Bagi

Germany6799 Posts

February 15 2013 19:00 GMT

This is really hard to call. Whoever has practiced more HOTS probably takes it. In WOL I would give both a 50/50 chance to win.

Bunn

Estonia934 Posts

February 15 2013 19:21 GMT

I don't know... Ret lost to Gretorp, so...

ssg

United States1777 Posts

February 15 2013 19:32 GMT

This will be lopsided. Feast 3-0. Ret was a weird invite.

ACrow

Germany6583 Posts

February 15 2013 20:00 GMT

On February 16 2013 04:21 Bunn wrote:
I don't know... Ret lost to Gretorp, so...

In a serious match or was it a showmatch and they were just joking around? If the former...wow...

Xoronius

Germany6362 Posts

February 15 2013 20:06 GMT

On February 16 2013 05:00 ACrow wrote:

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In a serious match or was it a showmatch and they were just joking around? If the former...wow...

NASL caster bash. more showmatch than serious.

Liquid`Ret

Netherlands4520 Posts

February 15 2013 20:16 GMT

#10

edit : nvm

Otolia

France5805 Posts

February 15 2013 20:17 GMT

#11

If this was last year, I would have said Feast win easily. Now he seemed so much below the radar that it's actually hard to predict. I'm not sure he practiced HotS a lot so I'll give this to Ret. It all depends on Feast willingness to go to a MLG in the end.

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

February 15 2013 20:25 GMT

#12

gogo feast!

dcemuser

United States3248 Posts

February 15 2013 20:30 GMT

#13

gogo Ret!

We need more Zergs through to make the race composition better rounded (just saying that feels awkward >.>), and Ret is Liquid so you can't help but cheer for him!

I've always liked Ret's personality as well.

shid0x

Korea (South)5014 Posts

February 15 2013 20:46 GMT

#14

FEAST hell yeah !
I don't know if feast trained host but he was very solid (sometimes borderland crazy with his pvp strat i give you that) but in wol he should be able to take out ret.

He has my blessing.

also,do it for belgium ! they feel leftover i feel