The HomeStory Cup, organised by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen, is a tournament where TaKe invites star players from around the world into his home to compete and socialize with one another. Providing multiple streams and interviews over three to four days, it is a fun atmosphere for both players and fans alike.

Overview [ edit ]

HomeStory Cup #4 is a StarCraft 2 Tournament hosted by Dennis "TaKe" Gehlen at his studio apartment in Krefeld, Germany.

Format [ edit ]

Three online qualifiers were held from the 16th to 18th of December, one for Europe, one for North America, and one for Korea.[1]

Main Event Format [ edit ]

Ro32: Eight groups of four players each, top two advances.

The Top 4 players, based on map score, from Group Stage #1 will be able to switch their groups in Group Stage #2

Ro16: Four groups of four players, top two advance.

Ro8: Single-elimination bracket, Bo5.

Grand Final: Bo7.

Prize Pool [ edit ]

$20,000 are spread among the players as seen below:

During the second day of the event TwitchTV announced that they have added extra $5000 to the prize pool, making it a total of $20000.[2][3]

The two finalists will also receive a direct seed to the Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship. Players placing in the top 16 will receive Intel Extreme Masters ranking points.[4]

Participants [ edit ]

On December 17th, 2011, it was announced that PuMa would be attending,[5] but he wasn't listed in Blizzards HomeStory Cup IV announcement on December 29th.[6] Even though Revival qualified through the Korean Qualifier by placing 2nd, he was not listed in the Blizzard announcement either.[6] TaKe later said that PuMa was not attending because he wanted to participate in the preliminaries for Code A of the 2012 GSL Season 1.[7] DeMusliM canceled due to illness, DarkHydra would be his replacement.[8] White-Ra had to cancel too,[9] he would be replaced by PoYo.

Results [ edit ]

Group Stage #1 [ edit ]

Group A [ edit ] Group A January 5, 2012 1. Nerchio 3-0 6-1 2. Socke 2-1 5-3 3. iNcontroL 1-2 2-5 4. ThorZaIN 0-3 2-6 Group A Matches Nerchio 2 0 iNcontroL ThorZaIN 1 2 Socke Socke 2 0 iNcontroL ThorZaIN 0 2 Nerchio ThorZaIN 1 2 iNcontroL Socke 1 2 Nerchio Group B [ edit ] Group B January 5, 2012 1. MarineKing 2-1 5-2 2. viOLet 2-1 4-2 3. Delphi 2-1 4-3 4. HasuObs 0-3 0-6 Group B Matches MarineKing 2 0 HasuObs MarineKing 1 2 Delphi HasuObs 0 2 viOLet viOLet 2 0 Delphi HasuObs 0 2 Delphi MarineKing 2 0 viOLet Group C [ edit ] Group C January 5, 2012 1. ReaL 3-0 6-0 2. DIMAGA 2-1 4-2 3. Attero 1-2 2-4 4. Adelscott 0-3 0-6 Group C Matches DIMAGA 2 0 Attero Adelscott 0 2 ReaL DIMAGA 2 0 Adelscott Attero 0 2 ReaL DIMAGA 0 2 ReaL Attero 2 0 Adelscott Group D [ edit ] Group D January 5, 2012 1. MC 3-0 6-1 2. ClouD 2-1 5-2 3. PoYo 1-2 2-5 4. AureS 0-3 1-6 Group D Matches MC 2 1 ClouD PoYo 2 1 AureS MC 2 0 PoYo ClouD 2 0 AureS MC 2 0 AureS ClouD 2 0 PoYo Group E [ edit ] Group E January 6, 2012 1. JYP 3-0 6-1 2. DarKFoRcE 2-1 4-2 3. BlinG 1-2 3-4 4. DarkHydra 0-3 0-6 Group E Matches JYP 2 0 DarkHydra DarKFoRcE 2 0 BlinG JYP 2 0 DarKFoRcE DarkHydra 0 2 BlinG JYP 2 1 BlinG DarkHydra 0 2 DarKFoRcE Group F [ edit ] Group F January 6, 2012 1. HerO 3-0 6-0 2. Naama 2-1 4-3 3. KawaiiRice 1-2 3-4 4. HayprO 0-3 0-6 Group F Matches HerO 2 0 Naama KawaiiRice 2 0 HayprO HerO 2 0 KawaiiRice Naama 2 0 HayprO HerO 2 0 HayprO Naama 2 1 KawaiiRice Group G [ edit ] Group G January 6, 2012 1. Sound 3-0 6-0 2. Stephano 2-1 4-2 3. NightEnD 1-2 2-4 4. MoMaN 0-3 0-6 Group G Matches Stephano 0 2 Sound MoMaN 0 2 NightEnD Stephano 2 0 MoMaN Sound 2 0 NightEnD Stephano 2 0 NightEnD Sound 2 0 MoMaN Group H [ edit ] Group H January 6, 2012 1. Grubby 3-0 6-2 2. GoOdy 2-1 5-2 3. Ret 1-2 2-4 4. Destiny 0-3 1-6 Group H Matches Ret 0 2 Grubby GoOdy 2 0 Destiny Ret 0 2 GoOdy Grubby 2 1 Destiny Ret 2 0 Destiny Grubby 2 1 GoOdy

Group Stage #2 [ edit ]

Group A [ edit ] Group A January 7, 2012 1. Sound 3-0 6-3 2. DIMAGA 2-1 5-2 3. Grubby 1-2 3-4 4. DarKFoRcE 0-3 1-6 Group A Matches Sound 2 1 DIMAGA Grubby 2 0 DarKFoRcE Sound 2 1 Grubby DIMAGA 2 0 DarKFoRcE Sound 2 1 DarKFoRcE DIMAGA 2 0 Grubby Group B [ edit ] Group B January 7, 2012 1. MarineKing 3-0 6-0 2. MC 2-1 4-3 3. Stephano 1-2 2-4 4. Socke 0-3 1-6 Group B Matches MC 0 2 MarineKing Socke 0 2 Stephano MC 2 1 Socke MarineKing 2 0 Stephano MC 2 0 Stephano MarineKing 2 0 Socke Group C [ edit ] Group C January 7, 2012 1. JYP 3-0 6-1 2. ReaL 2-1 4-4 3. GoOdy 1-2 4-4 4. ClouD 0-3 1-6 Group C Matches JYP 2 0 ReaL ClouD 0 2 GoOdy JYP 2 0 ClouD ReaL 2 1 GoOdy JYP 2 1 GoOdy ReaL 2 1 ClouD Group D [ edit ] Group D January 7, 2012 1. Nerchio 3-0 6-2 2. viOLet 2-1 4-2 3. HerO 1-2 3-4 4. Naama 0-3 1-6 Group D Matches HerO 0 2 viOLet Nerchio 2 1 Naama HerO 2 0 Naama viOLet 0 2 Nerchio HerO 1 2 Nerchio viOLet W 0 Naama

Playoffs [ edit ]

Quarterfinals (Bo5) Sound 3 ReaL 2 MarineKing 2 viOLet 3 Nerchio 0 MC 3 DIMAGA 1 JYP 3 Semifinals (Bo5) Sound 3 viOLet 2 MC 3 JYP 2 Finals (Bo7) Sound 0 MC 4 3rd Place Match viOLet 1 JYP 3

Racial Distribution [ edit ]

Protoss Terran Zerg Round of 32 12 10 10 Round of 16 6 5 5 Round of 8 3 2 3 Semi Finals 2 1 1 Grand Final 1 1 Winner 1

View Games [ edit ]

Replays [ edit ]

VODs [ edit ]

Day 1 [ edit ]

Day 2 [ edit ]

Day 3 [ edit ]

Day 4 [ edit ]

Trivia [ edit ]

Team ALTERNATE's full roster was in attendance, as well as four players who were without a team.

During the show, TwitchTV employee and caster djWheat called in to announce that TwitchTV would add $5000 to the prizepool. [3]

After the tournament, a Homestory Fanclub thread was started on TL.net to show appreciation to the great atmosphere of the tournament.[11]

See also [ edit ]