The ShinHank Bank Pre-Masters tournament has ended, and we have our final four. Eight players fought for the spot in the prestigious tournament, and in the end we saw GoodFriend and IriS going at it.
GosuGamers previously reported about the » ShinHan Masters tournament, where the three champions of OnGameNet StarLeague and a qualified player were to battle it out for $25,000 and the title "Ultimate Champion" of the ShinHan Bank StarLeague. To settle the final player of the four, the ShinHan Pre-Masters tournament was played.
The tournament invited the runner-ups of the three previous StarLeagues as well as the best ranked players. Because of NaDa both being runner-up and champion they invited yet another player to fill the gap. Tournament was played in single elimination best of three, and here's how they went at it:
| ShinHan Pre-Masters Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
  ChoJJa | < | YellOw[ArnC] | @ Sin Peaks of Baekdu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ChoJJa | < | YellOw[ArnC] | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ZergMan | < |  GoodFriend | @ Neo Arkanoid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ZergMan | < | GoodFriend | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Anytime | > | GoRush | @ Sin Peaks of Baekdu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anytime | < | GoRush | @ Neo Arkanoid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anytime | < | GoRush | @ 815 III | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IriS | > | Midas | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IriS | > | Midas | @ Neo Arkanoid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GoodFriend | > | YellOw[ArnC] | @ Sin Peaks of Baekdu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GoodFriend | > | YellOw[ArnC] | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GoRush | < | IriS | @ Sin Peaks of Baekdu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GoRush | < | IriS | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GoodFriend | < | IriS | @ 815 lll | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GoodFriend | < | IriS | @ Sin Peaks of Baekdu | |||||||||||||||||||||
This means that IriS (picture) from CJ Entus qualifies for the final tournament where the Terran Emperor NaDa awaits. In the other side of the bracket sAviOr will go up against Casy.This lineup of players are the same that was the Top 4 in the previous StarLeague tournament. Looking by that one sAviOr is top ranked, NaDa second and Casy third and IriS fourth placed. The match will take place on March 17th, and the matches are played best of five.
Links
TeamLiquid.net - Awesome round-up by GrandInquisitor
SC2.org - Download some of the VODs
FighterForum.com - Pictures
