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
Caliber vs Goswser - Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
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:
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IdrA vs

Minigun

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Results
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Game 1
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Map: Cloud Kingdom
Winner: Minigun

Game 2
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Map: Whirlwind
Winner: Minigun

Game 3
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Map: Daybreak
Winner: Minigun

Game 4 (if necessary)
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Map:
Winner:

Game 5 (if necessary)
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Map:
Winner:

Recommended Games
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Poll: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 1?

Yes (14)

52%

No (13)

48%

27 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 2?

Yes (22)

59%

No (15)

41%

37 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 2?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 3?

Yes (14)

58%

No (10)

42%

24 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 3?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 4?

No (10)

56%

Yes (8)

44%

18 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 4?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Poll: Recommend Idra vs Minigun Game 5?

No (10)

56%

Yes (8)

44%

18 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Idra vs Minigun 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
Goswser - Defeated (P)

Caliber

LiLSighKoh

United States588 Posts

March 03 2013 18:37 GMT

Hmm i thought it was ddoro he was playing?
I have to give the edge to Minigun though. 3-1

SayTT

Sweden2158 Posts

March 03 2013 18:38 GMT

this is too much for Idra to take I reckon. I think Minigun will win 3-0 but anyway one can dream and hope that Idra can take a game. GOGO Idra!

hasuterrans

United States614 Posts

March 03 2013 18:38 GMT

3-0 for Minigun.

Boucot

France15997 Posts

March 03 2013 18:43 GMT

Poll: Who will win ?

Minigun (76)

70%

IdrA (33)

30%

109 total votes

Your vote: Who will win ?

(Vote): IdrA
(Vote): Minigun

Drizzt3

United States189 Posts

March 03 2013 18:43 GMT

Minigun fighting

ceaRshaf

Romania4926 Posts

March 03 2013 18:44 GMT

Idra could not beat protoss in wol so I can't hope for a miracle in hots

Champloo

Germany1850 Posts

March 03 2013 18:47 GMT

On March 04 2013 03:44 ceaRshaf wrote:
Idra could not beat protoss in wol so I can't hope for a miracle in hots

I prefer oracles anyway.

Doublemint

Austria8744 Posts

March 03 2013 18:47 GMT

Very interested if the games will be any good. Everytime I tuned into Idra's stream he seemed to ragequit against protoss. No matter what he faced, early/mid game army, or the arguably way too strong late game HotS composition...

Well hoping for some ggs!

sparklyresidue

United States5523 Posts

March 03 2013 18:50 GMT

#10

On March 04 2013 03:47 Doublemint wrote:
Very interested if the games will be any good. Everytime I tuned into Idra's stream he seemed to ragequit against protoss. No matter what he faced, early/mid game army, or the arguably way too strong late game HotS composition...

Well hoping for some ggs!

That's definitely idra in a nutshell. I'm assuming Minigun will win, and we'll see nary an idra gg.

derpface

Sweden925 Posts

March 03 2013 18:50 GMT

#11

Minigun gonna own some IdrA face tonight.

Bouyt

United States113 Posts

March 03 2013 19:08 GMT

#12

chad motherfuckin jones fighting

Schelim

Austria11528 Posts

March 03 2013 19:11 GMT

#13

did i miss something? apparently i've missed something.

i never watch player streams. based off their status, i would've expected everybody to vote for Idra, i've also heard that he's been doing pretty well in HotS and he started playing only HotS several months ago. is Minigun a god in HotS or something?

BakedButters

United States748 Posts

March 03 2013 19:12 GMT

#14

Just cheese Idra, and it's automatically not gg

Zenbrez

Canada5973 Posts

March 03 2013 19:18 GMT

#15

On March 04 2013 04:11 Schelim wrote:
did i miss something? apparently i've missed something.

i never watch player streams. based off their status, i would've expected everybody to vote for Idra, i've also heard that he's been doing pretty well in HotS and he started playing only HotS several months ago. is Minigun a god in HotS or something?

Protoss is good in hots, skytoss (which they can turtle on 3 base pretty easily) is basically unkillable. People voting against Idra I'm sure is mostly because of the state of the game - also Minigun has been doing well on ladder (because of imbalance or not, idk)

Gator

United States3432 Posts

March 03 2013 19:27 GMT

#16

minigod has got this

Olli

Austria24422 Posts

March 03 2013 19:31 GMT

#17

FHBNAJNZOWZ I would so watch this even if just for the BM. Minigun should take this. Hell, he beat Idra in ZvZ once.

Grumbels

Netherlands7031 Posts

March 03 2013 19:35 GMT

#18

Idra has been complaining about Minigun and protoss for about two months now, I don't think he has the right mentality going into these games.

FrostedMiniWheats

United States30730 Posts

March 03 2013 19:46 GMT

#19

oh so Idra isn't confirmed against Life?

I'd expect Minigun to take this then. Protoss are the natural predators of Grackens

BisuDagger

Bisutopia19338 Posts

March 03 2013 19:47 GMT

#20

I don't see how Idra still has such a huge fan base when he hasn't been relevant in tournaments in quite a while now. Regardless I'm hoping he advances from here so he can gain some confidence back and allow his fanboys something to cheer about.