2011 Global Starcraft League (GSL) Tour
Code S (7 tournaments for the year)
1st: 50,000,000 Won (~45,000 dollars)
2nd: 20,000,000 Won (~18,000 dollars)
3rd-4th: 5,000,000 Won (~4,500 dollars)
5th-8th: 3,000,000 Won (~2,700 dollars)
9th-16th: 2,000,000 Won (~1,800 dollars)
17th-32nd: 1,500,000 Won (~1,350 dollars)
Subtotal: 132,000,000 Won (~119,000 dollars)
Total(7 Code S tournaments): 924,000,000 Won (~830,000 dollars)
Code A (7 tournaments for the year)
1st: 1,500,000 Won (~1,350 dollars)
2nd: 1,000,000 Won (~900 dollars)
3rd-4th: 800,000 Won (~700 dollars)
5th-8th: 600,000 Won (~540 dollars)
9th-16th: 400,000 Won (~360 dollars)
17th-32nd: 200,000 Won (~180 dollars)
Subtotal: 12,900,000 Won (~11,500 dollars)
Total (7 Code A tournaments): 90,300,000 Won (~81,000 dollars)
GSTL (There will be 6 SC2 Team League Tournaments)
1st: 10,000,000 Won (~9,000 dollars)
2nd: 5,000,000 Won (~4,500 dollars)
Subtotal: 15,000,000 Won (~13,500 dollars)
Total: 90,000,000 Won (~81,000 dollars)
Super Tournament (Code S+A in May)
1st: 100,000,000 Won (~90,000 dollars)
2nd: 30,000,000 Won (~27,000 dollars)
3rd-4th: : 10,000,000 Won (~9,000 dollars)
5th-8th: 5,000,000 Won (~4,500 dollars)
9th-16th: : 2,000,000 Won (~1,800 dollars)
17th-32nd : 1,000,000 Won (~900 dollars)
Total: 202,000,000 Won (181,000 dollars)
World Championship (Invitational for top players in the world in September)
1st: 30,000,000 Won (~27,000 dollars)
2nd: 15,000,000 Won (~13,500 dollars)
3rd-4th: 10,000,000 Won (~9,000 dollars)
5th-8th: 5,000,000 Won (~4,500 dollars)
8th-16th: 3,000,000 Won (~2,700 dollars)
Total: 109,000,000 Won (~98,000 dollars)
Blizzard Cup (Invitational for top GSL point leaders in December)
1st: 50,000,000 Won (~45,000 dollars)
2nd: 30,000,000 Won (~27,000 dollars)
3rd: 20,000,000 Won (~18,000 dollars)
4th: 15,000,000 Won (~13,500 dollars)
5th: 12,000,000 Won (~11,000 dollars)
6th: 9,000,000 Won (~8,000 dollars)
7th: 7,000,000 Won (~6,300 dollars)
8th: 5,000,000 Won (~4,500 dollars)
9th: 3,000,000 Won (~2,700 dollars)
10th: 1,500,000 Won (~1,350 dollars)
Total: 152,500,000 Won (~137,000 dollars)
Grand Total for the GSL 2011 Tour Prize Pool: 1,567,800,000 Won (~1,400,000 dollars)
Major League Gaming (MLG) 2011 Circuit
Regular Season (5 tournaments)
1st: 5,000 dollars
2nd: 3,000 dollars
3rd: 2,000 dollars
4th: 1,400 dollars
5th: 1,000 dollars
6th: 700 dollars
7th: 500 dollars
8th: 400 dollars
Subtotal: 14,000 dollars
Total (5 tournaments): 70,000 dollars
National Championship
1st: 50,000 dollars
2nd: 25,000 dollars
3rd: 15,000 dollars
4th: 10,500 dollars
5th: 7,500 dollars
6th: 5,250 dollars
7th: 3,750 dollars
8th: 3,000 dollars
Total: 120,000 dollars
Grand Total for the MLG Circuit for 2011: 190,000 dollars
Teamliquid Star League 3 (TSL3) of 2011
1st: 15,000 dollars
2nd: 7,000 dollars
3rd: 3,000 dollars
4th: 1,500 dollars
5th-8th: 700 dollars
9th-16th: 350 dollars
17th-32nd: 150 dollars
Grand Total: 34,500 dollars
Dreamhack 2011: unknown. announcement on feb 4th
Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) 5***:
Cologne
1st: 5,000 dollars
2nd: 2,500 dollars
3rd: 1,400 dollars
4th: 900 dollars
5th-8th: 600 dollars
9th-12th: 400 dollars
13th-16th: 300 dollars
Total: 15,000 dollars
American Championship
1st: 4,000 dollars
2nd: 2,000 dollars
3rd: 1,200 dollars
4th: 800 dollars
5th-6th: 550 dollars
7th-8th: 450 dollars
Total: 10,000 dollars
European Championship
1st: 7,500 dollars
2nd: 3,500 dollars
3rd: 1,800 dollars
4th: 1,200 dollars
5th-6th: 800 dollars
7th-8th: 500 dollars
9th-10th: 400 dollars
11th-12th: 300 dollars
Total: 18,000 dollars
Southeast Asian Championship
1st: 1,000 dollars
Total: 1,000 dollars
World Championship
1st: 13,000 dollars
2nd: 6,500 dollars
3rd: 4,000 dollars
4th: 2,500 dollars
5th: 800 dollars
6th: 800 dollars
7th: 400 dollars
8th: 400 dollars
9th: 400 dollars
10th: 400 dollars
11th: 400 dollars
12th: 400 dollars
Total: 30,000 dollars
Grand Total: 74,000 dollars
***Cologne and all the regional championships have been played
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