2012.09.04

Dear GOMTV.net users,

After the amazing end to the GSTL Season 2 at Haeundae Beach, Busan, we are happy to announce that the GSTL is back! GSTL Season 3 will be the final season of team leagues in 2012 so be sure to see who will be the final champion of this year!

Here is the list of the 9 teams participating as well as the map pool for this season!

Format for this season:

Round 1 (Preliminaries)

- Best of 9

- 3 participating teams: NSH, LG-IM, FnaticRC
  (the top 6 teams of 2012 GSTL Season 2 are seeded into Round 2)

- Round robin style: All teams will play each other and only 2 will advance

Round 2 (Pennant Race)

- Best of 9

- 8 participating teams: FXOpen, TSL, Prime, SlayerS, StarTale, MVP + (2 teams from Round 1)

- 2 groups with 4 teams each. Dual Tournament format, 2 teams advance, 2 teams are eliminated.
  (Same system as Code S Ro32, Ro16)

Round 3 (Playoffs)

- Best of 9

- Semi-Finals: Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd, Group A 2nd vs Group B 1st

- Grand Finals

*The schedule has been updated for Round 2 and Round 3*

GSTL Season 3 is planned to run from September 7th - December 8th.

As usual we will have a free LQ stream for all GSTL matches available on GOMTV.net. If you would like to enjoy the matches in HQ and check out our VOD services, take a look at our ticket options in the ticket store.

Thank you.