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What is the Starchallenge?
Sources tell me that this is the brand new name for the former Challenge League, or Dual Tournament Round 1. For those not familiar with the Challenge League Format:
Every Wednesday, 4 players in every group will play a Dual Tournament style round robin on different maps. The players who advance from their group go on to the Dual Tournament (Qualifiers for the Starleague). A few changes have been implemented this season, such as the 4th place finisher of the previous starleague goes directly to the Starchallenge semi-finals, while the Round Robin has been changed to a Bracket Style, Bo3 format with, as said before, the fourth spot taken by the 4th place finisher in the last starleague.
History of the Challenge League
This does not include automatic 4th place seeds.
October 2002 for Panasonic - XellOs (T) > IntoTheRain (P) 3-1
March 2003 for Olympus - Kingdom (P) > Nal_rA (P) 3-1
July 2003 for mycube - Side (Z) > JunioR (Z) 3-2
November 2003 for HanGame - GoRush (Z) > JJu (Z) 3-0
March 2004 for Gilette - XellOs (T) > Sync (T) 3-1
July 2004 for EVER1 - BoxeR (T) > Max (Z) 2-1
November 2004 for IOPS - ChOJJa (Z) > SaferZerg (Z) 3-2
March 2005 for EVER2 - StOrk (P) > fOru (P) 3-1
July 2005 for So1 - AnyTime (P) > Rock (P) 3-2
November 2005 for Shinhan 2005 - Midas (T) > Casy (T) 3-2
March 2006 for Shinhan 2006 Season 1 - Sea (T) > Nal_rA (P) 3-2
Maps
The maps that OGN are going to use for this tournament are the same as the Daum OSL currently running at the moment. They are
Python
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Monty Hall
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Hitchhiker
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Fantasy
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Players
Terran (9)
FrOzean (Samsung KHAN) - 김동건 Kim Dong Kun
FireBatHero (Samsung KHAN) - 이성은 Lee Sung Eun
fOrGG (Lecaf OZ) - 박지수 Park Ji Soo
HiyA (Lecaf OZ) - 구성훈 Ku Sung Hoon
TheMania (CJ Entus) - 주현준 Ju Hyun Jun
Yooi (Hanbit Stars) - 한승엽 Han Seung Yup
Sea (MBCGame HERO) - 염보성 Yum Bo Sung
Shudder (SK Telecom T1) - 오충훈 Oh Chung Hoon
Mind (Pantech EX) - 박성균 Park Sung Goon
Zerg (8)
JulyZerg (SK Telecom T1) - 박성준 Park Sung Jun
Calm (STX Soul) - 김윤환 Kim Yoon Hwan
ZergBOy (KTF MagicNs) - 임재덕 Lim Jae Duk
Jaedong (Lecaf OZ) - 이제동 Lee Jae Dong
Junwi (Hanbit Stars) - 박경락 Park Kyung Rak
Luxury (OGN Sparkyz) - 박찬수 Park Chan Soo
ZergMan (Samsung KHAN) - 박성준 Park Sung Jun
Orion (CJ Entus) - 권수현 Kwun Soo Hyun
Protoss (7)
Rock (Pantech EX) - 안기효 Ahn Ki Ho
Hero (Pantech EX) - 한동훈 Han Dong Hoon
BestGod (Lecaf OZ) - 김민제 Kim Min Jae
MuJuK (SK Telecom T1) - 박대경 Park Dae Kyung
Free (Hanbit Stars) - 윤용태 Yoon Yong Tae
BackHo (Lecaf OZ) - 손찬웅 Son Chan Woong
Much (CJ Entus) - 박영민 Park Yeong Min
Team Distribution
Lecaf OZ: 4
Samsung KHAN: 3
SK Telecom T1: 3
CJ Entus: 3
STX Soul: 3
Pantech EX: 3
Hanbit Stars: 2
OGN Sparkyz: 1
KTF: 1
MBC: 1
eSTRO: 0
Air Force ACE: 0
Group Play Results
Group A (May 30th 2007)
1. FrOzean > Junwi @ Monty Hall
2. Shudder > BestGod @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: FrOzean < Shudder @ Hitchhiker
Losers Game: Junwi < BestGod @ Fantasy
Final Game: FrOzean > BestGod @ Python
Shudder and FrOzean advance to Dual Tournament, Junwi and BestGod go down to offline qualifiers. Shudder is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Group B (June 6th 2007)
1. FireBatHero > Free @ Monty Hall
2. Hero > Calm @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: FireBatHero > Hero @ Hitchhiker
Losers Game: Free > Calm @ Fantasy
Final Game: Hero < Free @ Python
FireBatHero and Free advance to Dual Tournament, Calm and Hero go down to offline qualifiers. FireBatHero is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Group C (June 13th 2007)
1. TheMania > JulyZerg @ Monty Hall
2. Rock > fOrGG @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: TheMania < Rock @ Hitch Hiker
Losers Game: JulyZerg > fOrGG @ Fantasy
Final Game: TheMania < JulyZerg @ Python
Rock and JulyZerg advance to Dual Tournament, fOrGG and TheMania go down to offline qualifiers. Rock is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Group D (20th June 2007)
1. HiyA < MuJuK @ Monty Hall
2. Yooi > ZergBOy @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: MuJuK < Yooi @ Hitch Hiker
Losers Game: HiyA < ZergBOy @ Fantasy
Final Game: MuJuK < ZergBOy @ Python
Yooi and ZergBOy advance to Dual Tournament, HiyA and MuJuK go down to offline qualifiers. Yooi is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Group E (27th June 2007)
1. Mind > Much @ Monty Hall
2. Jaedong > Luxury @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: Mind < Jaedong @ Hitchhiker
Losers Game: Much < Luxury @ Fantasy
Final Game: Mind < Luxury @ Python
Jaedong and Luxury advance to Dual Tournament. Much and Mind go down to offline qualifiers. Jaedong is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Group F (4th July 2007)
1. Sea > ZergMan @ Monty Hall
2. BackHo < Orion @ Monty Hall
Winners Game: Sea > Orion @ Hitchhiker
Losers Game: ZergMan < BackHo @ Fantasy
Final Game: Orion < BackHo @ Python
Sea and BackHo advance to Dual Tournament. ZergMan and Orion go down to offline qualifiers. Sea is now in the running for the 4th seed.
Race for the 4th Seed (Finals)
Round of 6 (11th July 2007)
Bracket A
Jaedong < Sea @ Hitchhiker
Jaedong > Sea @ Monty Hall
Jaedong > Sea @ Python
Jaedong goes to the semi-finals, Sea goes to ODT.
Bracket B
Shudder > Yooi @ Python
Shudder < Yooi @ Monty Hall
Shudder < Yooi @ Hitchhiker
Yooi goes to the semi-finals, Shudder goes to ODT.
Bracket C
Rock > FireBatHero @ Monty Hall
Rock > FireBatHero @ Fantasy
Rock goes to the semi-finals, FBH goes to ODT.
Semi-Finals (20th July 2007)
Semi-Final A
Jaedong vs Yooi
Jaedong > Yooi @ Fantasy
Jaedong > Yooi @ Hitchhiker
Semi-Final B
Rock vs Flash
Rock > Flash @ Fantasy
Rock < Flash @ Hitchhiker
Rock > Flash @ Python
Final (23rd July 2007)
Jaedong vs Rock
Jaedong < Rock @ Monty Hall
Jaedong < Rock @ Hitchhiker
Jaedong > Rock @ Fantasy
Jaedong < Rock @ Python
Rock is your 4th seed for the next OSL!