The Warcraft GOLD Team League Playoffs will start on 14th June!

Original Author: NetEase
Translator: LittleLamb
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After two months of battles, Team ELL, Rogue Warrior, LaoPaoer, and Rise Again successfully advanced to the Playoffs with better performance, among them, ELL beat RW in the Group Stage and get the first place.

The Playoffs of Warcraft III GOLD Team League will be held from 14th to 16th June. During the days, please focus on Blizzard Game Channel at 6:00 p.m. (China Standard Time) to witness the coronation of the heroes!

Standings of the Group Stage

In the Group Stage, Team ELL and RW took the lead and they were far ahead of other teams. Among them, ELL successfully topped the standings with the 7-0!

After LP’s sleepwalking performance in the previous rounds, LP exerted their force in the second half of the schedule and firmly got the qualification. In the end RA was fighting against Why.R in the final round, and RA finally defeated the opponent with resulting 3-1 , successfully obtained the last ticket to the Playoff.

Preview

The Warcraft III GOLD Team League Playoffs will run with Double Elimination, and ELL, which ranks first in the Group Stage, have the right to choose their first round opponent.

Looking at the four Playoffs teams, ELL and RW have stronger lineups; and as the champion of the The GOLD Finals 2019, LP is also a strong contender for the championship; Rise Again led by Moon is slightly inferior, but with their powerful 2v2 , and Moon’s stable 1v1, they can also bring the opponents a nightmare.

As an e-sports project for more than ten years, Warcraft III has countless and unforgettable highlight moments. The players who were flamboyant on the stage, they are now still being the same, and showing the legendary story like they are not growing old. Which will win and get the title in the end, let us wait and see!

Information Summary

Broadcasting

• Chinese: Official stream
• English: Back2Warcraft
• Russian: WellPlayedTV
• Korean: ladin19

Schedule

• Open Qualifier and Group Stage
  • Completed
• Playoffs
  • 14th June to 16th June
  • 18:00 CST for all play days (12:00 CEST, 13:00 MSK)

System and Format

• Open Qualifier
  • 8 groups, a group includes 4 to 5 teams.
  • Round Robin.
  • The winner team of the group advance to the Main Tournament.
• Main Tournament
  • 8 teams Round Robin.
  • The top 4 teams advance to the Playoffs.
• Playoffs
  • The first place of Group Stage chooses their opponent in First Round.
  • Double Elimination.
• Format of the game
  • Please click this link: The Format and Rules of Warcraft Gold Team League.

Map Pool

• 1v1 map pool: (8 maps)
• Amazonia, Concealed Hill, Echo Isles, Last Refuge, NorthernIsles, Terenas Stand LV, Twisted Meadows, Turtle Rock
• 2v2 map pool: (5 maps)
• Tweisted Meadows, Turtle Rock, Lost Temple, Tidewater Glades LV, Gnoll Wood tft

Prize Pool

• (The currency converted on 6th March.)
• Total: 860,000 RMB (~$123,648)
• Championship: 300,000 RMB (~$43,133)
• Runner-Up: 200,000 RMB (~$28,755)
• Third Place: 120,000 RMB (~$17,253)
• Fourth Place: 80,000 RMB (~$11,502)
• Fifth and Sixth Place: 50,000 RMB (~$7,189)
• Seventh and Eighth Place: 30,000 RMB (~$4,313)

Bracket

• Chinese-NetEase: 黄金战队联赛
• English-Liquipedia: Warcraft GOLD Team League

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