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Round 1
Bo7 ProLeague Format (not all-kill)

The 2012-2013 ProLeague season (the first ever exclusively Starcraft 2 ProLeague season) kicks off this weekend.

The week one English stream controversy

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There has been no English stream confirmed, since OGN has lost broadcast rights (explained by DoA via TL here) although rumours have circulated regarding MLG's possible involvement in the production of an English stream (via Twitter). It is perhaps more than a little concerning that we are so close to the kick off of the ProLeague season and no English stream details are known, but fingers crossed for all of us foreigners who want to see this event casted in a familiar language. The Korean language stream will be broadcast on YouTube by ESportsTV.

**Update: English Broadcast Confirmed**

Originally Posted by KeSPA

The association and IEG are urgently putting together the resources for an English broadcast, and are doing their best to not only reach a satisfactory agreement with OnGameNet, but also ensure and unhindered broadcast.

All games of the The SK Planet StarCraft II Proleague 2012-13 season will be viewable on Twitch.TV (URL: en.twitch.tv/sc2proleague) beginning with opening day on December 8th. Negotiations are underway so that Live Streams and VODs will be viewable through youtube starting in the first half of 2013.

Matches:
KT Rolster vs EG-Liquid
8/12/12 @ 1200 KST (1400 AEDT) | KR Stream | EN Stream

Lineup & Results:

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KT Rolster	4	vs	0	EG-Liquid	Map
Flash	1	-	0	Zenio	Caldeum
Wooki	1	-	0	JYP	Cloud Kingdom
Action	1	-	0	ThorZaIN	Antiga Shipyard
Stats	1	-	0	JaeDong	Ohana
CrazyHydra	DNP	-	DNP	HuK	Bifrost
Mind	DNP	-	DNP	PuMa	Arkanoid
ACE (TBD)	DNP	-	DNP	ACE (TBD)	Planet S

Key Match: Flash vs Zenio
Flash is the only KT Rolster player to have success in SC2 with an impressive run to take 4th in MLG Dallas, going down to eventual winner ST_Life. He is in a must win situation, since his choice at the top of the roster will be to try and alleviate the pressure facing the others.

STX Soul vs SK Telecom T1
8/12/12 @ 1400 KST (1600 AEDT) | KR Stream | EN Stream

Lineup & Results:

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STX Soul	3	-	4	SKT1	Map
Dear	1	-	0	Bisu	Caldeum
Trap	0	-	1	soO	Cloud Kingdom
Last	1	-	0	Sacsri	Antiga Shipyard
INnoVation	1	-	0	Rain	Ohana
hyvaa	0	-	1	BeSt	Bifrost
Classic	0	-	1	Fantasy	Arkanoid
Dear	0	-	1	Rain	Planet S

Key Match: INnoVation vs Rain
Since making the move to SC2, Rain seems to have dominated everything. Regarded by many as the best player in the world, he strikes fear into the hearts of opponents in all tournaments he enters. With impressive results in the GSL, a win in the first SC2 OSL, dominating WCS Asia and going on to take 3rd place in the WCS Global finals in Shanghai, he might seem unstoppable. INnoVation is coming off a solid GSL performance, making it to the semi-finals before falling to HyuN. He is regarded by many top Terrans as the emergent best Terran in the world, especially considering the disappearance of Mvp from the spotlight following his injury woes. At match number 4, this match WILL be critical. The score will either be 3-0 in one team's favour, making it a must win, or 2-1, meaning that the victor could take his team to a comfortable 3-1 lead, or tie it up at 2 apiece.

CJ Entus vs Woongjin Stars
9/12/12 @ 1200 KST (1400 AEDT) | KR Stream | EN Stream

Lineup & Results:

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CJ Entus	4	-	1	Woongjin Stars	Map
herO	1	-	0	fOKINS	Caldeum
Hydra	1	-	0	Flying	Cloud Kingdom
Bbyong	1	-	0	Soulkey	Antiga Shipyard
EffOrt	0	-	1	sHy	Ohana
sKyHigh	1	-	0	ZerO	Bifrost
SonGDuri	DNP	-	DNP	sin	Arkanoid
ACE (TBD)	DNP	-	DNP	ACE (TBD)	Planet S

Key Match: Bbyong vs Soulkey
When KeSPA players began preparing for the switch for SC2, Soulkey was touted as the best of the bunch. Since then, he hasn't been seen much in foreign tournaments or the GSL but for his recent Season 5 performance (after earning a seed) where he impressed with a Ro8 finish (losing to fellow KeSPA star INnoVation). Bbyong, on the other hand, is the first and only KeSPA player so far to qualify for Code S through Code A, an impressive feat in itself given the fickle nature of Code A and the Up & Downs. Both players have a bright future in SC2, and this match should be great.

KeSPA 8th Team vs Samsung KHAN
9/12/12 @ 1400 KST (1600 AEDT) | KR Stream | EN Stream

Lineup & Results:

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8th Team	4	-	3	S-KHAN	Map
Ryul (Savage)	1	-	0	JangBi	Cloud Kingdom
Sang (Terminator)	0	-	1	Stork	Ohana
check (ALBM)	0	-	1	RorO	Tal'Darim Altar
Jaehoon (Argo)	1	-	0	Shine	Antiga Shipyard
BaBy (TY)	0	-	1	Reality	Arkanoid
Speed (Cure)	1	-	0	TurN	Planet S
BaBy (TY)	1	-	0	Shine	TBA

Key Match: BaBy vs Reality
Like Bisu yesterday, I question whether both Protoss heros JangBi and Stork can take their matches, but they are still probably favourites. It's impossible to bet against Protoss taking a PvZ on Ohana right now, and so I expect Samsung KHAN to have a 3-1 lead, although it could tied up at 2-2 if JangBi or Stork don't take their expected wins. A lot of people have written off Team 8, especially with the loss of JaeDong to EGTL, but I think a win from BaBy has the potential to win them the game. It'll be interesting to see if any kind of strange reaper shenanigans occur with the back ledge on Bifrost too, although this avenue of attack should be fairly easy to shut down through the mid-game.

The map pool has been a major talking point in the leadup to the ProLeague, with the recreation of some classic BroodWar maps finding their way into the map pool. Sadly, KeSPA missed the memo about TDA.

Map Pool:

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Planet S
Bifrost
Arkanoid
Caldeum
Antiga Shipyard
Cloud Kingdom
Tal'Darim Altar
Ohana

Standings:

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Rank	Team	Matches	Score	Diff.
1.	KT Rolster	1-0	4-0	+4
2.	CJ Entus	1-0	4-1	+3
3.	KeSPA 8th Team	1-0	4-3	+1
3.	SK Telecom T1	1-0	0-0	+1
5.	Samsung KHAN	0-1	3-4	-1
5.	STX Soul	0-1	3-4	-1
7.	Woongjin Stars	0-1	1-4	-3
8.	EG-Liquid	0-1	0-4	-4

The 2012-2013 ProLeague boasts a 300 million Won prize pool.

2012-2013 ProLeague Season Overview
ProLeague Round 1 Korean Broadcast
ProLeague Round 1 English Broadcast

[ETL.noTTuh]

Jaedong vs stats oh yeah can't wait to see him in EG colors

[SanG]

woot first game tmrw.

[MezjE]

I am excite.

[NvJazBas]

lol TDA in the map pool wth

[ToRJoko]

Would JaeDong be playing for EG for this?

Quick Comments

	asdfSchnitzel:	check the results tab for TLEG vs KTRolster, it shows him playing there
	breadfan:	He sure is!

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Details of the English broadcast have been added to OP