2012 MLG Pro Circuit/Summer/Arena
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| MLG 2012 Summer Arena | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Major League Gaming | |
| Format | Round Robin Group Stage, Best of Three Finals | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Start Date | 2012-08-03 | |
| End Date | 2012-08-05 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Overview[edit]
The MLG 2012 Summer Arena is a special event organized by Major League Gaming. Four teams will be invited to a live event at the MLG offices in New York City. The games will be cast by Deman, Qu1ksh0t, MonteCristo, Dan Dinh and Optimus Tom.
Format[edit]
- Round Robin group stage
- Each match is Best of Three. The third game will always be played, even if one team wins the first two.
- Top two teams advanced to a Best of Three Grand Finals
- Round Robin matches and the Grand Finals are not linked with an Extended Series rule
Prize Pool[edit]
$ 10,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $10,000€8,000 | 100% |  Azubu Blaze |
 2 |  TSM | ||
 3 |  Team Curse | ||
| 4 |  Team BLACK |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on August 8, 2012, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.8 Euros
Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
| Group Stage | ||||||
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| Team | Series | Games | Str | |||
| 1 |  Azubu Blaze | 3 - 0 | 100% | 8 - 1 | 89% | 3W |
| 2 |  TSM | 2 - 1 | 67% | 6 - 3 | 67% | 2W |
| 3 |  Team Curse | 1 - 2 | 33% | 4 - 5 | 44% | 2L |
| 4 |  Team BLACK | 0 - 3 | 0% | 0 - 9 | 0% | 3L |
Playoffs[edit]
Match Schedule[edit]
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| Fri 3 Aug - Sun 5 AugFri 3 Aug - Sun 5 AugSat 4 Aug - Mon 6 Aug2012,8,03,21,00 - 2012,8,05,17,00 | |||||
| Fri 2012-08-03 | |||||
| Fri 2012-08-03 | |||||
| Sat 2012-08-04 | |||||
| 2012,8,03,21,00 | |||||
CRS | 3 | 0 | 2012,8,03,21,0014:0023:0006:00 |  BLACK | |
| Sat 2012-08-04 | |||||
| 2012,8,04,00,00 | |||||
AZB | 3 | 0 | 2012,8,04,00,0017:0002:0009:00 |  TSM | |
| Sat 2012-08-04 | |||||
| Sun 2012-08-05 | |||||
| 2012,8,04,18,00 | |||||
| BLACK | 0 | 3 | 2012,8,04,18,0011:0020:0003:00 | AZB | |
| 2012,8,04,21,00 | |||||
| CRS | 0 | 3 | 2012,8,04,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
| Sun 2012-08-05 | |||||
| Sun 2012-08-05 | |||||
| 2012,8,05,14,00 | |||||
| AZB | 2 | 1 | 2012,8,05,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | CRS | |
| Mon 2012-08-06 | |||||
| 2012,8,05,17,00 | |||||
| TSM | 3 | 0 | 2012,8,05,17,0010:0019:0002:00 | BLACK | |
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| Sun 5 AugSun 5 AugMon 6 Aug2012,8,05,20,00 - 2012,8,05,20,00 | |||||
| Sun 2012-08-05 | |||||
| Sun 2012-08-05 | |||||
| Mon 2012-08-06 | |||||
| 2012,8,05,20,00 | |||||
| AZB | 2 | 0 | 2012,8,05,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | TSM | |
VODs & Match Links[edit]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | Blue | Red |
| CRS | BLACK | 3 - 0 | CRS | BLACK |
| BLACK | CRS | |||
| CRS | BLACK | |||
| AZB | TSM | 3 - 0 | AZB | TSM |
| TSM | AZB | |||
| AZB | TSM | |||
| BLACK | AZB | 0 - 3 | BLACK | AZB |
| AZB | BLACK | |||
| BLACK | AZB | |||
| CRS | TSM | 0 - 3 | CRS | TSM |
| TSM | CRS | |||
| CRS | TSM | |||
| AZB | CRS | 2 - 1 | AZB | CRS |
| CRS | AZB | |||
| AZB | CRS | |||
| TSM | BLACK | 3 - 0 | TSM | BLACK |
| BLACK | TSM | |||
| TSM | BLACK | |||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | Blue | Red |
| AZB | TSM | 2 - 0 | AZB | TSM |
| TSM | AZB | |||
View Games[edit]
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- Korean pride at stake in MLG League of Legends Arena with Gamespot
- Pre-MLG LoL Summer Arena Interview with Azubu Blaze in Korea with MobaFire
Major League Gaming[edit]
Other Coverage[edit]
Major League Gaming[edit]
Cadred[edit]
- Arena Preview Preview
- Stream Details
- Event Coverage Hub
- Blacked Out
- Black Gets Cursed
- No Flashlights Here
- Blazin' Battles
- Aggression is Key
- Azubu Blazes TSM
- Black Gets Blazed
- Blaze 2UP's Black
- Black Looking Dim
- Bay Life 4 Lyfe
- Curse Gets Cursed
- TSM Sweeps House
- Learn From The Best
- Curse Learned From The Best
- Curse Aren't There Yet
- Black Gets Solo'd
- Solo Two Oh's
- Solo(mid) Queue Terror
- Solomid Try With Little Success
- Blaze Sweeps Clean
- Final Standings
MobaFire[edit]
- MLG NA & EU Qualifier Finals Highlights
- Azubu Blaze torch Team SoloMid on the first day MLG Summer Arena
- MLG Summer Arena Day 1 Gallery
- MLG Summer Arena Day 2: TSM bounce back
- Elementz: "What we'd take from them is that grouping and communication are honestly the keys to winning."
- MLG Summer Arena Day 3 Gallery
- Reapered: "I'm not sure how long we can keep being the best in all the world, but we will try to stay there."
SK Gaming[edit]
- Arena Preview
- Curse vs BLACK
- TSM vs Azubu Blaze
- Azubu Blaze vs BLACK
- TSM vs Curse
- Azubu Blaze vs Curse
- Azubu Blaze vs Team SoloMid
Reddit[edit]
Reign of Gaming[edit]
- MLG SUMMER ARENA NEW YORK - TEAM SOLOMID AND Curse Gaming
- MLG SUMMER ARENA NEW YORK - MEET AZUBU BLAZE AND BLACK
- MLG SUMMER ARENA NYC STARTS TODAY AT 5PM EST!
- AZUBU BLAZE - RETURN OF THE "EARLY GAME" META, CASSIOPEIA STILL SUCKS, AND WHY I HATE GRAGAS.
- MLG SUMMER ARENA RECAP: BLAZE TORCHES THE FIELD
Other Sites[edit]
Highlight Videos[edit]
- Curse Gaming vs. BLACK
- Team SoloMid vs. Azubu Blaze
- Azubu Blaze vs. BLACK
- Curse Gaming vs. Team SoloMid
- Curse Gaming vs. Azubu Blaze
- BLACK vs. Team SoloMid
- Pre-Finals Top 10 Plays
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
