One hour from now the Grand Finals of the first season of the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) for 2018 go live! Here's all you need to know.

The tournament is now over.Firstly, here's the relevant livestream links:EnglishYouTubeTwitchAfreecaRussianAfreecaKoreanAfreecaFrench (Will not be casting live, but will cast within roughly a day.)TwitchIf I am missing any, please send them to me so I can include them here.The Grand FinalsGameStats (P)MapMaru (T)Result1W/LDarkness SanctuaryW/L?-?2W/LCatalystW/L?-?3W/LAscension to AiurW/L?-?4W/LAbyssal ReefW/L?-?5W/LOdysseyW/L?-?6W/LBlackpinkW/L?-?7W/LNeon Violet SquareW/L?-?ChampionOverviewThe Global StarCraft II League (GSL) is the highest level of competition in StarCraft II, featuring the absolute best players of the game. It has been running since 2010 starting with Wings of Liberty and the Code S, the regular league format of the GSL, is considered the most prestigious event in the scene. This is the first season of GSL for 2018.The Grand Finals of 2018's first GSL feature Team Splyce's Kim "Stats" Dae Yeob (Protoss) and Jin Air Greenwings' Cho "Maru" Seong Ju (Terran). Both made it to the finals after grueling, close matches throughout the both the group stages and the playoffs.Stats is coming off the most consistent 12 months ever for a StarCraft II player, as defined by percentage of semifinals in a 12-month period, equaled only by StarCraft II legend Mvp. Following that impressive year, people had claimed he was slumping, especially following his failure to reach the group stages of IEM Katowice, but with this finals appearance all eyes are once again on him as possibly the best Protoss player in the world. Is this his return to peak performance?Maru is coming off of an already incredibly impressive 2018, taking second at IEM Katowice winning WESG 2017, which has made him the highest-earning StarCraft II player ever in terms of prize money. He is by all accounts in incredible shape, but has never won a GSL so far. Will this be his first?The event is cast in English by Brendan Valdes and Reid "RAPiD" Melton.Further DiscussionFor more StarCraft on reddit, visit r/StarCraft.For more StarCraft not on reddit, visit TeamLiquid.net.For a full bracket of the event and further information, visit its Liquipedia page.For a full calendar of the largest StarCraft II events going forward and official WCS Circuit/WCS Korea standings, visit the WCS website. via /r/Games https://ift.tt/2Glqbz6