| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st: | Talisman | $2,000 and the GCS2 trophy |
| 2nd: | Luvnest | $900 and runner-up plate |
| 3rd: | Jesulin | $500 and $100 Cocojambo award |
| 4th: | HelpingHans | $300 |
| 5th-6th: | Refero and DevM | $200 |
| 7th-8th: | VonIvan and Vonasten | $150 |
There are eight ways for players to qualify for GCS2 in September. The winners of the four qualification tournaments, and then four players based on GCS2 points. See Qualification rules for further details.
This is a table of points, it does not include tournament winners.
| Position | Player | GCS2 Points | Outcome | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Talisman | 24 | (Qualified) | |||||||||||||
| 2nd | Jesulin | 19 | (Qualified) | |||||||||||||
| 3rd | HelpingHans | 14 | (Qualified) | |||||||||||||
| 4th | Refero | 13 | (Placed into vote - won and so qualified) | |||||||||||||
| 5th | Aimstrong | 8 | (Placed into vote) | |||||||||||||
| 5th | Stuve | 8 | (Placed into vote) | |||||||||||||
| 6th | JaeforJett | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 7th | Siddolio | 4 |
Update 19th July:
Vonasten originally attained had 24 points but upon discovering Noggano can no longer travel due to visa issues for Russians entering Britain - Vonasten attains Noggano's space as he was runner up to him in Citadel and beat him in Barbarossa.
On the 16th June 2018 the first Qualifying Tournament for GCS2 was fought, we had an amazing first day of action taking a field of 32 warriors down to four semi-finalists. Then on the Sunday we completed the process, and there stood the first contender for the GCS2 trophy... DevM made an authoritative statement without dropping a single game that he is back, and this year he's not accepting second place.
Results:
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | DevM | Qualified for GCS2 |
| 2nd | Talisman | 12 points |
| 3rd | Vonasten | 9 points |
| 4th | VonIvan | 6 points |
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hulksmash | Seed 28 for Citadel & 1 point |
| 2nd | Brickman | Seed 32 for Citadel |
Congratulations to the Russian Heavyweight Noggano an incredible showing beating VonIvan and Vonasten in an incredible finals day. Vonasten also made a name for himself beating the GCS1 champion Luvnest in a tense semi-final victory.
Results:
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Noggano | Qualified for GCS2* |
| 2nd | Vonasten | 12 points |
| 3rd | VonIvan | 9 points |
| 4th | Luvnest | 6 points |
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | TwistedTootsy | Seed 32 for Overlord & 1 point |
*Noggano can no longer travel due to visa issues for Russians entering Britain - Vonasten attains Noggano's space as he was runner up to him in Citadel and beat him in Barbarossa.
Congratulations to the GCS1 Champion Luvnest for returning to form in spectuacular fashion and ripping through the competition. The champ is back, and is now set to defend his title.
Results:
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luvnest | Qualified for GCS2 |
| 2nd | Jesulin | 12 points |
| 3rd | / | Third place match did not take place. |
VonIvan finally unleashes upon the tournament in great style, with some insane plays and non-meta picks... just another day in the life of NA's great hope! We also see the qualification of four other players, giving us our eight GCS2 competitors!
Results:
| Position | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | VonIvan | Qualified for GCS2 |
| 2nd | HelpingHans | 12 points and so qualifies for GCS2 |
| 3rd | Talisman | 9 points and so qualifies for GCS2 |
| 4th | Refero | 6 points enters fan vote, then qualifies for GCS2 |
SturmTigerGadafi will be running a prize for the best non-meta strategy in each of the Tournaments. It'll be a reward for the player he believes has the biggest cajones based on factors such as strategy, commander choice, and opponent. The bounty will be as follows:
- Qualifying Tournament: $50 (x 4)
- GCS2 Live Tournament: $100
Qualifying Tournament 1: Barbarossa
Winner: Ikab for his aggressive Battlegroup Headquarters placement vs. HelpingHans
- Tweet by Gaddafi
- cast by Tightrope (time stamped)
Qualifying Tournament 2: Citadel
Winner: Ciez for daring to go Brits despite being against a famous opponent and being one game down... and winning!
Qualifying Tournament 3: Overlord
Winner: Refero for getting a vet 3 howie in an insane game vs. BartonPL
Qualifying Tournament 4: Bagration
Winner: VonIvan for his innovative and explosive Goliath usage.
