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Map Pool [ edit ]

* Crossfire SE will be used only for Up & Down matches. [1]

** Crossfire SE and Bel’Shir Beach were removed from the map pool and subsequently replaced by ESV Ohana and Atlantis Spaceship [2]

The following maps have been modified: Antiga Shipyard, Bel’Shir Beach, Crossfire SE, and Dual Sight. [3] Gold bases have been turned into normal expansions on all maps.

Information [ edit ]

Code S [ edit ]

This is the GSL’s main tournament, where 32 players compete for the championship. See the Code S page for more details.

• Round of 32:

• 4 player groups, Bo3 dual tournament format.
• 1st and 2nd places will advance to Ro16
• 3rd place will drop into Code Ro32
• 4th place will drop into Code Ro48

• Round of 16:

• 4 player groups, Bo3 dual tournament format.
• 1st and 2nd places will advance to Ro8
• 3rd and 4th places will drop into Code Ro24

• Round of 8:

• Single-elimination tournament for the championship
• All 8 players who make it to this round are seeded in next tournament’s Code

• Code Casters:

• Nick “Tasteless” Plott
• Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski

Code A [ edit ]

Simultaneous “tournament” closely integrated with Code .

• Round of 48

• Round consists of 40 qualified players and 8 Ro32 4th place finishers
• Winners advance to Ro32
• Losers must requalify

• Round of 32

• Round consists of 24 Ro48 winners and 8 Ro32 3rd place finishers
• Winners advance to Ro24
• Losers will play in the Up & Down matches

• Round of 24

• The Code qualification round
• Round consists of 16 Ro32 winner and 8 Ro16 3rd and 4th place finishers
• Winners advance to next tournament’s Code
• Losers will play in the Up & Down matches

• Code Casters:

• Wolf “Wolf” Schröder
• Noah “Moletrap” Kalb
• Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian
• Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski

Up & Down Matches [ edit ]

• The losers from Code Ro32 and Ro24 will join 2 seeded international players to make 30 Up & Down players.
• These 30 players will be divided into 5 groups of 6.
• First and second place from each group, a total of 10 players, will receive Code status.
• The remaining 20 players will be in Code for the next GSL.
• Up & Down Casters:

• Wolf “Wolf” Schröder
• Noah “Moletrap” Kalb
• Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian

Prize Pool [ edit ]

The total prize pool is ₩172,800,000 (Approximately $147,945 USD ) divided among participants as follows:

Code S [ edit ]

The Code S prize pool is ₩132,000,000 (Approximately $112,936 USD ) divided among participants as follows: