The offline finals of WCG Germany were held today.
There were some favorites coming in, like ToT)Mondragon( and FiSheYe[pG]. As with all other major tournaments, this one was not without its upsets. The first round of the winners' bracket was as follows:
FiSheYe[pG] | > | ToT)Psier( | 2-0 |
Draconis_cebit | < | GoT)Grummel | 0-2 |
GermanStaR | > | GeNtLeMaN[pG] | W.O. |
iv.GoOdy | > | Socke[pG] | 2-1 |
heXer[pG] | < | ToT)SiLeNcE( | 0-2 |
Selector | < | Dashwriter | 0-2 |
InFiNitY[pG] | > | (BHC)Fenris | 2-0 |
ToT)Mondragon( | > | iV.StOrMy | 2-0 |
Already, some upsets had occured. heXer[pG], who finished 2nd in the recent GigaLiga tournament (losing to Mondraon in the finals), was ousted in the first round by ToT)SiLeNcE(. Socke[pG], making it to the WCG World Finals in a previous year, was also taken down in the initial round. Luckily, there was a losers' bracket, as well.
The next round went like this:
FiSheYe[pG] | > | GoT)Grummel | 2-0 |
GermanStaR | < | iv.GoOdy | 0-2 |
ToT)SiLeNcE( | < | Dashwriter | 0-2 |
InFiNitY[pG] | < | ToT)Mondragon( | 1-2 |
ToT)Psier | > | draconis_cebit | 2-0 |
Socke[pG] | > | Free Win | W.O. |
heXer[pG] | < | Selector | 1-2 |
(BHC)Fenris | < | iv.StOrMy | 0-2 |
So, draconis, hexer, and fenris were eliminated altogether from the tournament. Mondragon and Fisheye were still looking strong heading into the third round of action:
FiSheYe[pG] | > | iv.GoOdy | 2-0 |
Dashwriter | < | ToT)Mondragon( | 1-2 |
ToT)Psier( | < | InFiNitY[pG] | 0-2 |
Socke[pG] | > | ToT)SiLeNcE | 2-0 |
Selector | < | GermanStaR | 0-2 |
iv.Stormy | < | GoT)Grummel | 0-2 |
The winners' bracket final would be between...yep, you guessed it! FiSheYe[pG] and ToT)Mondragon(. This series was actually shown live on an internet stream. In the end:
FiSheYe[pG] | < | ToT)Mondragon( | 0-2 |
ToT)Mondragon was the winner of the winners' bracket, and thus secured himself a spot in San Francisco. There were still 2 more spots up for grabs, however, and the losers' bracket concluded like this:
InFiNitY[pG] | > | Socke[pG] | 2-1 |
GermanStaR | > | GoT)Grummel | 2-1 |
InFiNitY[pG] | > | iv.GoOdy | 2-0 |
GermanStaR | > | Dashwriter | 2-1 |
InFiNitY[pG] | < | GermanStaR | 1-2 |
FiSheYe[pG] | > | GermanStaR | 2-0 |
The 3 spots had already been decided after the Losers' Bracket Semifinal, but there was still a grand final to be played. It would be a rematch of the winners' bracket final, with ToT)Mondragon once again squaring off against FiSheYe[pG]. Mondragon started out with a 1-0 lead because he came from the winners' bracket. Who would take home the title of "1st Place WCG Germany 2004"?
ToT)Mondragon( | > | FiSheYe[pG] | 3-0 |
So, ToT)Mondragon( is the winner of WCG Germany 2004! It was an overall dominating performence by mondi, who lost just 2 games throughout the whole tournament. The top 3 were:
Place | Player | Prize except ticket |
1st | ToT)Mondragon( | » Samsung mobile |
2nd | FiSheYe[pG] | » Digital Camera |
3rd | iX.GuM | » DVD & Surround system |
Here are links to » the loser brackets and » the winner brackets
Update:
We now got our hands on a neat replay package which you can grab from our replay package section, » here.
Links
Teamliquid.net - Source
SG.com Forums - Source and more info
Broodwar.de - Replays and VODs of the event