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
