[Deimos]

2012 Winter Championship!

This tournament is open to everybody! The Player who wins the Championship Bracket will be crowned the 2012 Winter Champion.

Spectator Passes for MLG Columbus are now available for purchase in the MLG Store

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Player passes will go on sale in the MLG Store on February 21st at 7 PM EST. If you are a gold member, you can purchase the pass on February 20th, at 7 PM EST. Passes will be $70.00; however, if you are a gold member, you get a $10.00 discount.
The MLG Columbus event will take place March 23-25 (The Full StarCraft 2 Schedule has not yet been released.)

Please try to purchase your pass as soon as they go on sell and come to Columbus and show your support for MLG and the North American SC2 scene!

As always, please feel free to ask any questions regarding the event, and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. Please keep in mind that there are still details to be released, so if the information is not below, it's likely not available yet.

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Venue:

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Venue/Tournament Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center: 400 N. High Street; Columbus, OH 43215

Hotel Locations:

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Westin Columbus

• Reservations: 614-228-3800
  
• Hotel Rate: 129 + $16.75 tax s/d
  
• Reservation deadline: March 9, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 7 blocks
  
• Parking: $20 per night

Red Roof Columbus Downtown

• Reservations: 800-733-7663
  
• Hotel Rate: $115+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q for 2 beds
  
• Reservation deadline: March 9, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 1 block

Residence Inn Columbus Downtown

• Reservations: 800-331-3131
  
• Hotel Rate: $139+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q
  
• Reservation deadline: March 7, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 4 blocks

Sheraton On Capitol Square (formally Hyatt)

• Reservations: 800-331-3131
  
• Hotel Rate: $139+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q
  
• Reservation deadline: March 7, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 4 blocks

It is not mandatory to stay in these hotels. If you'd like to do a price comparison to find the cheapest hotel, I would suggest to use Google Search, using the address of the Greater Columbus Convention Center which is 400 N. High Street; Columbus, OH 43215 to find the hotels closest to the venue.

Transportation:

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Transportation:

Airport:

• Port of Columbus Airport (CMH)

Transportation Cost from Airport:

• ARCH TRANSPORTATION (614-252-2277) runs 7am-midnight daily. Airport: $17.00 per person each way. Individual pickup times can be scheduled by calling them directly, reservations recommended.
  
• Cab fare is $20-25 each way.

Pass Breakdown and Competition Format:

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• 256 total players
  
• Read here for additional information

Prizes ($76,000 in prize money]):

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• 1st Place: $25,000
  
• 2nd Place: $15,000
  
• 3rd Place: $9,000
  
• 4th Place: $5,500
  
• 5th/6th Place: $3,500 each
  
• 7th/8th Place: $2,250 each
  
• 9th- 12th Place: $1,500 each
  
• 13th-16th Place: $1,000 each

Event Schedule

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Friday
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM Problem Check-In / Registration
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM Check-In
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Warm-Up
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Open Winners Round 1
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Pool Play
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Open Winners Round 2
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM Open Winners Round 3
11:30 PM - 12:30 AM Open Winners Round 4

Saturday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Warm-Up
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Open Losers Round 1
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Open Winners Round 5 / Losers Round 2
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Open Winners Round 6 / Losers Round 3
2:30 PM - 9:15 PM Pool Play
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Open Losers Round 4
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Open Losers Round 5
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Open Losers Round 6
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Open Losers Round 7
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Open Losers Round 8
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Open Losers Round 9
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Championship Losers Round 1
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Championship Losers Round 2

Sunday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Warm-Up
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Championship Losers Round 3
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Championship Losers Round 4
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals A / Losers Round 5
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals B / Losers Round 6
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Championship Winners Finals / Losers Round 7
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Championship Losers Round 8
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Championship Losers Round 9
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Championship Losers Finals
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Championship Finals

*All times are subject to change based upon the number of registered Players.

Maps and Settings

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MLG Antiga Shipyard - Cross Spawns Only
MLG Dual Sight
MLG Daybreak
MLG Entombed Valley - All Spawns Allowed
MLG Metalopolis - No Close by Ground Spawns
MLG Shakuras Plateau - No Close by Ground Spawns
MLG Tal’darim Altar - All Spawns Allowed


2012 Map Updates
- All Rich Mineral Fields have been replaced with Normal Mineral Fields.
- On Entombed Valley, a Neutral Supply Depot has been added to the bottom of each Main Base Ramp

Settings
1. Category = Melee
2. Mode = 1v1
3. Game Speed = Faster

[Deimos]

Winter Season Structure

[The_Funny_Man]

So now we know the event, but not what games are going to be there? Wut?

Im extremely happy as no matter what cbus will sell out, and its a great venue/tourny every time, but im kind of concerned about the content of the event rather the location right now.

When will the titles be announced?

This post has been edited by The_Funny_Man: 01 February 2012 - 09:11 AM

[GBMeDiC]

The_Funny_Man, on 01 February 2012 - 09:11 AM, said:

So now we know the event, but not what games are going to be there? Wut?

Im extremely happy as no matter what cbus will sell out, and its a great venue/tourny every time, but im kind of concerned about the content of the event rather the location right now.

When will the titles be announced?

This was posted in the starcraft section because this thread pertains to SC2. Other titles will be announced tonight a 9pm.(at least that is the word on the street).

This post has been edited by GBMeDiC: 01 February 2012 - 11:57 AM

[Deimos]

Please note the change in pass sales dates. Player Passes will be available for purchase Monday, February 20th at 7 PM ET for Gold Members, and Tuesday, February 21st at 7 PM ET for everybody else.

[Gimpplet]

I'm totally looking forward to this weekend

[samuel_vee]

The player passes for this event are currently sold-out, is there a wait list or some system to get one if a player drops out?

[Deimos]

samuel_vee, on 26 February 2012 - 03:35 PM, said:

The player passes for this event are currently sold-out, is there a wait list or some system to get one if a player drops out?

Not currently. Please stay tuned for announcements.

[beta2k]

hi!

we would need info on when the streaming will commence on the 24th of march (saturday) for the mlg winter championship (columbus)? we are from austria and want to make a barcraft and need to know when it will start approximately. we want to announce it asap, so many people will know about it and attend

if possible, provide time zone etc..

we know that the schedule is not determined, yet. would be awesome if you could still provide us some unoffical or planned schedule.. just so we can announce it approximately.

best,
Peter

[sambo400]

The tournament starts around 5pm (Eastern)

[beta2k]

sambo400, on 28 February 2012 - 10:33 AM, said:

The tournament starts around 5pm (Eastern)

hmm.. are you sure? it starts aroun 5pm on saturday (eastern)? because i also asked on reddit and someone over there said that it starts on 10pm.. (http://www.reddit.co...chedule/c3vkio7)?

hm please can someone confirm?

thx,
Peter

[sambo400]

It has always started around 5pm on Friday here in Ohio. I have no idea what time that is where you live though. If it started at 10pm here, that would be incredibly late.

[Avaaante]

sambo400, on 28 February 2012 - 07:04 PM, said:

It has always started around 5pm on Friday here in Ohio. I have no idea what time that is where you live though. If it started at 10pm here, that would be incredibly late.

Yes it's around 5pm on Friday. I don't know how much ahead of time Austria is.

[beta2k]

iTsJuSTAvante, on 28 February 2012 - 07:31 PM, said:

Yes it's around 5pm on Friday. I don't know how much ahead of time Austria is.

sambo400, on 28 February 2012 - 07:04 PM, said:

It has always started around 5pm on Friday here in Ohio. I have no idea what time that is where you live though. If it started at 10pm here, that would be incredibly late.

and for Saturday? i initially asked for Saturday...
thanks though for the info regarding friday.

[sambo400]

It goes from 10 am until about midnight on Saturday and 10 am to 8 pm or so Sunday.

This post has been edited by sambo400: 01 March 2012 - 10:15 PM

[Deimos]

The Competition Format, Full Schedule, and maps have been released: http://pro.majorleag...petition-format

[Nv1ncible]

When are we going to see a player list? There's only a week left until the event...