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
Ret vs Feast - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Creator vs Nestea - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Mvp vs Curious - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Sniper vs Seed - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
MKP vs Gumiho - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
DRG vs Jjakji - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
MC vs Alive - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Taeja vs Violet - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Hero vs Polt - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Sen vs Moonglade - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
EU Consolation Matches* - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Friday, Mar 01 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Caliber vs Goswser
Sunday, Mar 03 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) IdrA vs Minigun
Monday, Mar 04 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Fenix vs State
Tuesday, Mar 05 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Vibe vs Illusion
Wednesday, Mar 06 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Suppy vs Maker
Thursday, Mar 07 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Killer vs qxc
Friday, Mar 08 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Huk vs Sasquatch

imaga qualified for the Winter Championship but is unable to attend. The EU runners up will compete in a single elimination, Best of 1 tournament to determine who will take his place.

Tonight's match:
(P)

Caliber vs (Z)

Goswser

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Results
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Game 1
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Map: Daybreak
Winner: Goswser

Game 2
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Map: Cloud Kingdom
Winner: Caliber

Game 3
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Map: Whirlwind
Winner: Caliber

Game 4 (if necessary)
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Map: Neo Planet S
Winner: Goswser

Game 5 (if necessary)
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Map: Newkirk City
Winner: Goswser

Recommended Games
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Poll: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 1?

No (5)

83%

Yes (1)

17%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 2?

Yes (9)

64%

No (5)

36%

14 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 2?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 3?

No (7)

88%

Yes (1)

13%

8 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 3?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 4?

No (5)

83%

Yes (1)

17%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 4?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 5?

No (5)

83%

Yes (1)

17%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Caliber vs Goswser Game 5?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

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
Ret - Defeated (P)

Feast
Creator - Defeated (Z)

NesTea
Mvp - Defeated (Z)

Curious
Seed - Defeated (Z)

Sniper
MKP - Defeated (T)

GuMiho
jjakji - Defeated (Z)

DRG
MC - Defeated (T)

aLive
TaeJa - Defeated (Z)

Violet
Polt - Defeated (P)

HerO
Sen - Defeated (Z)

mOOnGLaDe
Feast - Won the EU Last Chance Bracket

Mensol

14536 Posts

March 01 2013 19:08 GMT

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( •_•)>⌐■-■
I think he isnt on goswser Caliber.
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YEAAAAAAH.

gingerfluffmuff

Austria4570 Posts

March 01 2013 19:32 GMT

"56 of the world's best StarCraft II players". This statement may be right formally, but it just doesnt feel right.

MLG_Adam

United States994 Posts

March 01 2013 19:33 GMT

On March 02 2013 04:32 gingerfluffmuff wrote:
"56 of the world's best StarCraft II players". This statement may be right formally, but it just doesnt feel right.

So you're saying that the players in this competition competing for qualification are not amongst the best in the world? Come on.

jayaiwhy

Australia88 Posts

March 01 2013 19:43 GMT

#caliberthechamp > vortix

Boucot

France15997 Posts

March 01 2013 19:45 GMT

Poll: Who will win ?

Goswser (15)

65%

Caliber (8)

35%

23 total votes

Your vote: Who will win ?

(Vote): Caliber
(Vote): Goswser

Lukeeze[zR]

Switzerland6838 Posts

March 01 2013 19:59 GMT

On March 02 2013 04:33 MLG_Adam wrote:

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So you're saying that the players in this competition competing for qualification are not amongst the best in the world? Come on.

Let's say it's more the topX of each region rather than the topX worlwide, but whatever the format is fine for me.

Unless he turned it down, I'm still wondering why you didn't include lucifron in the euro qualifier, he deserved a chance much more than some others.

zeratul_jf

United States808 Posts

March 01 2013 20:00 GMT

I hope Caliber owns Goswer. Never really liked Goswer and Caliber is pretty good just not much recognition for him

Schelim

Austria11528 Posts

March 01 2013 20:17 GMT

On March 02 2013 04:33 MLG_Adam wrote:

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So you're saying that the players in this competition competing for qualification are not amongst the best in the world? Come on.

let's just say there's literally hundreds of koreans and a lot of europeans that are better than those guys. not to take anything away from them, they are still better than me and the vast majority of sc2 players overall. but this is one of very few matches from this qualifier i will not be watching tbh.

Wyrd

United States211 Posts

March 01 2013 20:24 GMT

#10

Let's go goswser!

MetalPanda

Canada1152 Posts

March 01 2013 20:32 GMT

#11

Goswser had a bad reputation, but now he's being pretty cool, and he's so much of a hard worker, can't see him losing more than one game here.

nkr

Sweden5451 Posts

March 01 2013 20:32 GMT

#12

goswser said zvp was zerg favored when nerchio lost

show us what you got! :D

Boucot

France15997 Posts

March 01 2013 20:35 GMT

#13

On March 02 2013 05:17 Schelim wrote:

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MLG didn't say they are the 56 best players in the world but 56 OF the best players in the world (in a pool of 200-300 players, it's pretty accurate).

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

March 01 2013 20:37 GMT

#14

go goswser, i guess

Fusilero

United Kingdom50293 Posts

March 01 2013 20:50 GMT

#15

On March 02 2013 05:37 opterown wrote:
go goswser, i guess

THAT AIN'T THE SPIRIT.
GO GO GOSWER YOU'RE OUR MAN IF YOU CAN'T CRUSH CALIBER NO ONE CAN.
3-0 MVP, 3-0 MVP G_G

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

March 01 2013 21:03 GMT

#16

Hopefully goswser won, he's the better player and it would be nice if racial balance was at least somewhat equal, even if the Zergs won't win much at the event.