The tournament is over for FnaticRaidCall players aLive, Rain, and Oz. All three of them were placed into the Group Play stage based off their results in the MLG Summer Arena. Oz fell in a close PvP series against fellow Korean Protoss player Killer while Rain lost to Sheth, the American Zerg who had was having a strong run in the Championship Bracket. aLive was the Fnatic star of MLG Summer Championships, finishing tied for 9th after a great performance in Group Play earlier.
- aLive finishes 9th - Rain finishes top 24 - Oz finishes top 32
Major League Gaming is the premier North American league, hosting events all year and putting up sweet prizes. We have come to the end of MLG's Summer Circuit which culminates in the MLG Summer Championships 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The massive event will take place from August 24-August 26.
This is the final competition of the summer for MLG. Because the prize pool is so immense and players have flown in from Europe and Korea to compete, MLG has set up a tournament that provides the audience with an incredible number of games to watch. This competition is set up with multiple rounds and Double Elimination brackets everywhere so that the games just keep coming.
Prize Money
There is a staggering $76,000 up for grabs, and the prize pool breaks down below:
Three FnaticRC players were brought to New York for the MLG Summer Arena - aLive, Oz, and Rain. Their trips to the Arena event were paid for, because MLG invited them out, with the opportunity to earn paid trips to the MLG Summer Championship if they finished well enough. While there, all three of them finished in the top 16 and thus earned the tickets to Raleigh and placement into the Group Play stage. Oz did particularly well, finishing third after a spectacular run that included the domination of foreign favorite Stephano.
Tournament Details
The tournament is a mix of seeded players (who accrued points via their performance at the Summer Arena) and players attempting to advance from the Open Bracket. There are over 200 people signed up for the Open Bracket, is Double Elimination.
The 8 who advance from the Open Winners Bracket will join the 24 seeded players in Group Play. The 32 players will be divided into 4 Groups, each group being a Double Elimination Bracket. Those groups will sort out the rankings entering the Championship Bracket.
The 8 players from the Open Losers Bracket will be added to the 32 players from Group Play, but with lower seeds to reflect their path to the Championship Bracket. This 40 man grid is also Double Elimination, ensuring a ton of games for the spectators' delight.
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