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//: MLG Anaheim Spring Championship 2013 - StarCraft II: HotS, LoL & CoD: Black Ops 2

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SamuraiX-

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Major League Gaming (MLG) will host its Spring Championship in Anaheim, CA on June 28-30. It is the second championship event in the 2013 MLG Pro Circuit. The games that will be featured at this event include League of Legends, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II on Xbox 360® and StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Call of Duty will both include Open Bracket tournaments.




The MLG Spring Championship will feature a World Championship Series (WCS) Tier 1 128-Player StarCraft II®: Heart of the Swarm™ open bracket tournament with $25,000 in prizes on the line.

In addition, the top 16 finishers will receive player ranking points in the WCS. The points earned at MLG Spring Championship will impact the year-long chase for seeds at the StarCraft II World Championship at BlizzCon®.

Format

  • 128 Player, Double Elimination Open Bracket
  • Best-of-three matches*
  • Best-of-five Grand Final
*Special circumstances may expand certain matches to a best-of-seven. Read more here.

Prize Pool

$25,000 and 3,600 WCS Points will be distributed among players as follows:

  • 1st Place - $10,000 + 750 WCS Points
  • 2nd Place - $6,000 + 450 WCS Points
  • 3rd/4th Place - $3,000 + 300 WCS Points
  • 5th/6th Place - $1,000 + 225 WCS Points
  • 7th/8th Place - $500 + 225 WCS Points
  • 9th-12th Place - 150 WCS Points
  • 13th-16th Place - 75 WCS Points
Participants

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Schedule

All times PDT.

Friday

  • 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM -- Winners Round 1
  • 8:15 PM - 11:45 PM -- Winners Round 2
Saturday

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- Losers Round 1
  • 10:15 AM - 2:00 PM -- Winners Round 3
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- Losers Round 2
  • 2:30 PM - 6:15 PM -- Winners Round 4
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM -- Losers Round 3
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM -- Losers Round 4
  • 5:15 PM - 9:15 PM -- Winners Round 5
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM -- Losers Round 5
  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM -- Losers Round 6
  • 8:45 PM - 11:45 PM -- Winners Round 6
  • 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM -- Losers Round 7
  • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM -- Losers Round 8
Sunday

  • 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM -- Losers Round 9
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM -- Losers Round 10
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM -- Top & Bottom Bracket Finals
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM -- Final
Results

Streams




North American Qualifier Finals

Format: Four teams from Online Qualifier, single elimination bracket, Matches are best of 3.

Prizes: $30,000 total
  • 1st Place - $20,000 and a spot in the LCS Season 4 Spring Promotion Tournament.
  • 2nd Place - $5,000
  • 3rd Place - $2,500
  • 4th Place - $2,500
Season Three North American LCS

Format: All Eight North American LCS teams will play LIVE.

Each team plays three matches over the course of the weekend; one game per match.

Event Format

Bracket Format, Match Format & Seeding

1. The Event will support as many as 4 Teams in a Single Elimination Bracket.
2. Losing a Match will result in elimination from the Event.
3. All Matches will be Best of 3 Games.
4. NA Online Qualifier Teams will retain their Seed from the online portion of the Event.

Broadcast Schedule

All times PDT.

Friday, June 28
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - TSM SnapDragon vs. Team Dignitas
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Velocity Esports vs. Curse
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Counter Logic Gaming vs. Vulcun TechBargains
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Team Coast vs. Cloud 9 HyperX

Saturday, June 29
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- NA Qualifier Semifinal - Team Salad Bar vs. compLexity
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Vulcun TechBargains vs. Team Dignitas
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Counter Logic Gaming vs. Cloud 9 HyperX
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM -- NA Qualifier Semifinal - FXOpen vs. Curse Academy
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Curse vs. TSM Snapdragon
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Team Coast vs. Velocity Esports

Sunday, June 30
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- NA Qualifier - Final Match
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Vulcun TechBargains vs. Cloud 9 HyperX
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Curse vs. Team Coast
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Counter Logic Gaming vs. TSM Snapdragon
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM -- Season Three NA LCS - Team Dignitas vs. Velocity Esports

Streams




The Spring Championship will include a 128-team Open Bracket and a 24-team Championship Bracket featuring the top eight teams from the Winter Championship, four winning teams from the online Qualifiers and 12 teams from the Open Bracket.

Event Details

Format: Open Bracket - 128 teams compete for twelves spots in the Championship Bracket.

Championship Bracket - 24 teams (top eight teams from the Winter Championship, 12 teams from the Open bracket, four teams from the Online Qualifiers)

Prizes: $50,000; First place - $20,000

Game Types, Settings and Restrictions

Click here for all information.

Event Format

Click here for information on bracket format, seeding, match format and automatic bracket qualification.

Schedule

All times PDT.

Friday

  • 10:30 AM - 10:00 PM -- Check-In
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM -- Warm-Up
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM -- Welcome
  • 5:30 PM - 11:30 PM -- Championship Bracket Winners Round 1 A-D
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM -- Open Bracket Winners Round 1
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM -- Open Bracket Winners Round 2
  • 8:30 PM -- Open Winners Bracket Switch to Full Screen
  • 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM -- Open Bracket Winners Round 3
  • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM -- Open Bracket Winners Round 4
  • 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM -- Open Bracket Winners Round 5
Saturday

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM -- Warm-Up
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 1
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 2
  • 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM -- Championship Bracket Winners Round 1 E-H
  • 12:00 PM -- Open Losers Bracket Switch to Full Screen
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 3
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 4
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 5
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 6
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM -- Open Bracket Losers Round 7
  • 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM -- Championship Bracket Winners Round 2 A-D
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 1
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 2
  • 9:00 PM - 12:30 AM -- Championship Bracket Winners Round 3 A-B
  • 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 3
Sunday

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM -- Warm-Up
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 4
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 5
  • 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Round 6
  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM -- Championship Bracket Winners Final
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM -- Championship Bracket Losers Final
  • 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM -- Championship Bracket Final
Streams

 
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velvet_nitemare

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I'm going, first time attending anything of this sort. Always wanted to go to things like E3 or Comic-con, but this will have to do for now.

Excited to watch some SC2, wish some of my favorite players were competing but oh well.
 
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celestial body

Member
CoD's gonna have some insane numbers this event, it's growing so fast as an esport. The Sc2 tourney has fewer 'big' names but tons of americans which is good to see.
 
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Coolwhip

Banned
I might check it out. I haven't watched SC2 for over a year I think. nvm, still too many obnoxious commentators around.
 
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StriKeVillain

Banned
I wonder if we'll be able to watch this with the Xbox app. I know they won't have mobile viewing enabled.

Oh, and no Flash or Innovation right?
 
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SamuraiX-

Member
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Poor Ben. He deserved better. :(

I'm rooting for him hard to make it to the final rounds in this tournament.

I feel like either Jaedong, HerO, HyuN or Stats is gonna take the crown though. The Dong has come so damn close in the past few major tournaments he's competed in. I feel like he'll let nobody stand in his way this time.
 
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Wedge7

Member
Damn thats a pretty shitty roster, at least compared to previous MLG's in the past. Great I suppose for those who love American players and want to relieve some of that early Wings nostalgia, but man, its a definite dip in actual player skill for sure. I'll still watch, but it probably wont be as exciting or interesting as I may have hoped.
 
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Crimsonlink

Member
Wedge7 said:
Damn thats a pretty shitty roster, at least compared to previous MLG's in the past. Great I suppose for those who love American players and want to relieve some of that early Wings nostalgia, but man, its a definite dip in actual player skill for sure. I'll still watch, but it probably wont be as exciting or interesting as I may have hoped.
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Why do you say that? Sure not a lot of old faces here but there are some new ones. Looking forward to a lot of the matches. Helps that its in NA time too.

Sad that MKP did not get in this. Would have loved to see him play in MLG again.
 
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Deadman

Member
Its a shame the best area for attendance in the US is also the place with the worst time zone for europeans :(

Ill prob try and stick it out until 3/4am, depending on what matches are on
 
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Wedge7

Member
Crimsonlink said:
Why do you say that? Sure not a lot of old faces here but there are some new ones. Looking forward to a lot of the matches. Helps that its in NA time too.

Sad that MKP did not get in this. Would have loved to see him play in MLG again.
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Err, thats the thing, it IS alot of old faces. Alot of NA pros who are pretty low in the totem pole now in terms of actual skill or results. Previous MLGs used to have a more diverse and exciting cast of Koreans, so I'm definitely a little disappointed. I mean, it cant really be argued that the actual skill level is significantly lower at this MLG than the previous few. I'm sure many actually prefer it this way, with a greater emphasis on local NA talent, and I'm happy for them, just personally dont find it as exciting is all.

Like honestly, guys like Incontrol/Nony/LzGamer etc. I'm sure many will be actually pretty stoked to see these guys again, but for myself, no thanks.
 
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AdventureRacing

Member
Crimsonlink said:
Why do you say that? Sure not a lot of old faces here but there are some new ones. Looking forward to a lot of the matches. Helps that its in NA time too.

Sad that MKP did not get in this. Would have loved to see him play in MLG again.
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It probably has to do with the roster being terrible compared to recent MLG's. Still nice to have a big LAN but the player line-up (and caster line-up to a lesser extent) are pretty disappointing.
 
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calder

Member
StriKeVillain said:
Welp, can't watch on Apple TV or Xbox app. GG MLG/Twitch.
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Does Apple TV have a twitch app yet?! I've been waiting forever, doesn't surprise me that even if there is one it would somehow fail to work like you'd expect it to. For most things I'm still using the (awful) Twitch app on my old iPhone and streaming it to my Apple TV, unless the tournament is disabled on the mobile app like many are by the streamer because the app didn't support ads or subscriptions.

For MLG I usually just plug an old laptop into my TV so I can at least watch at 1080p. So lame how even today it's so kludgy to watch this stuff in my living room.
 
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TheD

The Detective
calder said:
Does Apple TV have a twitch app yet?! I've been waiting forever, doesn't surprise me that even if there is one it would somehow fail to work like you'd expect it to. For most things I'm still using the (awful) Twitch app on my old iPhone and streaming it to my Apple TV, unless the tournament is disabled on the mobile app like many are by the streamer because the app didn't support ads or subscriptions.

For MLG I usually just plug an old laptop into my TV so I can at least watch at 1080p. So lame how even today it's so kludgy to watch this stuff in my living room.
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The only good way to watch twitch on something that does not have a web browser that supports flash is to use something like splashtop to stream your PC screen to it.
Sad but true.
 
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calder

Member
TheD said:
The only good way to watch twitch on something that does not have a web browser that supports flash is to use something like splashtop to stream your PC screen to it.
Sad but true.
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Yeah, it's crazy.


And what a crap opening series. Day9 + Wheat is an awful pair too, yeesh.
 
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StriKeVillain

Banned
calder said:
Does Apple TV have a twitch app yet?! I've been waiting forever, doesn't surprise me that even if there is one it would somehow fail to work like you'd expect it to. For most things I'm still using the (awful) Twitch app on my old iPhone and streaming it to my Apple TV, unless the tournament is disabled on the mobile app like many are by the streamer because the app didn't support ads or subscriptions.

For MLG I usually just plug an old laptop into my TV so I can at least watch at 1080p. So lame how even today it's so kludgy to watch this stuff in my living room.
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Oh, I just AirPlay most twitch streams to my Apple TV from my iPad or iPhone.

I find it funny how long it took for Twitch to develop their 360 app and they still couldn't figure out a way to implement ads in any streams.
 
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calder

Member
StriKeVillain said:
Oh, I just AirPlay most twitch streams to my Apple TV from my iPad or iPhone.

I find it funny how long it took for Twitch to develop their 360 app and they still couldn't figure out a way to implement ads in any streams.
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Ah yeah that's what I do as well. I was briefly excited by the thought Twitch might be on Apple TV natively because I know ATV had an update not that long ago, dang.

Cool, excited to see COACH throw down against this rando guy. But sigh another PvP.

Fix this echo MLG, turn down that stage mic in. :p
 
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