GOMTV Global Starcraft II Team League
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GOMTV Global Starcraft II Team League (GSTL) is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment
in South Korea
. The GSTL focuses on team play to see which is the best team. The GSTL is broadcasted on Thursday and Friday, whereas the GOMTV Global Starcraft II League
is broadcasted on Monday to Wednesday.
¹ FXOpen e-Sports acquired For Our Utopia on July 18, 2011 during the GSTL season but they played their remaining matches as separate teams according to the schedule.
² F.United was a joint team composed of players seeded into the GSL
via the GSL-MLG Exchange Program with the members of the team WeMade Fox.
, the GSTL was a short, 4 day event that invited the top 8 Korean teams to play. This format was eventually abandoned due to the popularity of the team leagues.
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in South Korea
South Korea
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. The GSTL focuses on team play to see which is the best team. The GSTL is broadcasted on Thursday and Friday, whereas the GOMTV Global Starcraft II League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. There is an English stream available for non-Korean viewers. The tournament features two leagues, Code S and Code A...
is broadcasted on Monday to Wednesday.
Teams
This is a list of teams currently participating in the GSTL.- For Our Utopia (fOu)¹
- FXOpen e-Sports (FXO)
- F.United (FU)²
- Incredible Miracle (IM)
- Most Valuable Player (MVP)
- New Star HoSeo (NSHS)
- Old Generations (oGs)
- Prime
- SlayerS
- StarTale (ST)
- Team SCV Life (TSL)
- ZeNEX
¹ FXOpen e-Sports acquired For Our Utopia on July 18, 2011 during the GSTL season but they played their remaining matches as separate teams according to the schedule.
² F.United was a joint team composed of players seeded into the GSL
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. There is an English stream available for non-Korean viewers. The tournament features two leagues, Code S and Code A...
via the GSL-MLG Exchange Program with the members of the team WeMade Fox.
Month Based Events
For the first season of the GOMTV Global Starcraft II LeagueGOMTV Global Starcraft II League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. There is an English stream available for non-Korean viewers. The tournament features two leagues, Code S and Code A...
, the GSTL was a short, 4 day event that invited the top 8 Korean teams to play. This format was eventually abandoned due to the popularity of the team leagues.
| 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 it's 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. 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 |
World Championship Team Event
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 |
See also
- GOMTV Global Starcraft II LeagueGOMTV Global Starcraft II LeagueGOMTV Global Starcraft II League is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. There is an English stream available for non-Korean viewers. The tournament features two leagues, Code S and Code A...
- StarCraft professional competitionStarCraft professional competitionThe computer game StarCraft has an active professional competition circuit, particularly in South Korea. The two major game channels in South Korea, Ongamenet and MBCGame, each run a Starleague , viewed by millions of fans...
- Electronic SportsElectronic sportsElectronic sports comprises the competitive play of video games. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming and cybersports...