Global StarCraft II Team League
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| Sport | StarCraft II |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Director |
GomTV Blizzard Entertainment |
| Country | Worldwide |
| Official website | http://www.gomexp.com/ |
GOMTV Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) is a StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. While the Global StarCraft II League is an individual competition, the GSTL focuses on team play. The GSTL is broadcast on Thursday and Friday, whereas the GOMTV Global StarCraft II League is broadcast on Monday to Wednesday.[1]
Teams
This is a list of teams currently participating in the GSTL (as of August 27, 2013).
- FXOpen e-Sports (FXO)
- Incredible Miracle (IM)[2]
- Most Valuable Player (MVP)
- Prime
- StarTale (ST)
- AZUBU
- Axiom-Acer (AA)
Champions
Month Based Events
For the first season of the GOMTV Global StarCraft II League, the GSTL was a short, 4 day event that invited the top 8 Korean teams to play.[3] This format was eventually abandoned due to the popularity of the team leagues.[4]
| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-Up | Liquipedia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II Team League Feb. | Incredible Miracle (IM) | 5 - 4 | Startale (ST) | Liquipedia |
| 2011 | Global StarCraft II Team League Mar. | SlayerS | 5 - 4 | Incredible Miracle (IM) | Liquipedia |
| 2011 | Global StarCraft II Team League May | SlayerS | 5 - 4 | Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Liquipedia |
Season Based Events
The GSTL format was drastically overhauled due to its popularity. The new format was season based, going on for three months at a time, and allowed all the teams that wanted to participate to participate, instead of limiting it to 8.[5] This season also saw the debut of non-Korean teams participating in the GSTL.
| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-Up | Liquipedia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Global StarCraft II Team League Season 1 | Most Valuable Player (MVP) | 5 - 3 | Prime | Liquipedia |
| 2012 | Global StarCraft II Team League Season 1 | Prime | 5 - 2 | StarTale Quantic (StarTaleQ) | Liquipedia |
| 2012 | Global StarCraft II Team League Season 2 | FXOpen e-Sports (FXO) | 5 - 0 | SlayerS | Liquipedia |
- A disconnect happened in game four of the 2012 GSTL Season 1 Finals with PartinG vs MarineKing. The referees decided upon a regame which sparked heavy controversy as PartinG looked to be in the lead that game. MarineKing would end up winning the regame and continue to win the following three games which would secure the victory for Prime.
- The 2012 GSTL Season 2 finals would mark the first time that an All-Kill would have been achieved in a finals. This was done by Koh "GuMiho" Byung Jae.
World Championship Team Events
Also on March 28, 2011 to March 29, 2011 GomTV hosted a special tournament called the 2011 LG Cinema 3D GOMTV World Championship Seoul. The GOMTV World Championship hosted Team Korea vs. World All Stars in a single elimination best of 15 format. The tournament lasted all the way till game 15 but the World All Stars could not complete the come back and beat Team Korea.
| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-Up | Liquipedia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Korea vs World All Stars (Seoul) | Korea | 8 - 7 | World | Liquipedia |
Preseason Events
On February 12, it was announced that GomTV would be hosting a GSTL Preseason event for the first StarCraft II expansion, Heart of the Swarm.[6] This would be the first GomTV HotS tournament, and is played on the beta servers.
| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-Up | Liquipedia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2013 Global StarCraft II Team League Preseason | Incredible Miracle (LG-IM) | 4-2 | AZUBU | Liquipedia |