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theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 22:32:04
February 22 2011 08:05 GMT
#1
Greetings to TeamLiquid from El Salvador

This blog might be a long read so better hold your horses (see what I did there , tl, horses, ) but don’t worry there will be pictures!

This is the story of a small organization in El Salvador that was inspired by team liquid to spread the Starcraft love in a place where video games are a true luxury.
Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are StarcraftSV, basically the only Starcraft community in El Salvador a small country located in Central America and in fact the smallest country on the whole continent.
Our Starcraft journey began in 2007 with the solitary endeavours of our founder Jacopana. He basically was the only competitive starcraft fan in the whole country for a long time. (At least to the best of his knowledge). He was a big fan of the korean leagues thus he used to lurk sites like teamliquid (specially teamliquid), among other communities. (So basically he didn’t have any IRL friends xD) he eventually wanted to know if there was a community like this in our country and sadly there was nothing to be found but a few disperse players who only played with their mouse. Gladly he didn't quit there and began recruiting these latin pros, they played online casually for a while, at least to have some starting point to make a clan to compete. Sadly again, nothing became solid but like our starcraft hero that he is Jacopana did not quit there. (you might know him for his blog about his paper mache marine gun right here Gauss riffle made of paper)

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our starcraft hero in question,also a terran player


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the tiniest country in America




By 2008 Jacopana met some friends from out of town that owned a small Computer Cafe (the other 2 guys that knew about competitive gaming in El Salvador) made a contact with the organizer of the largest anime convention in El Salvador (of course like everything in our country comparatively small). This guy agreed to give us a space to make the first ever national tournament within the convention. They didn’t want the action to end there with a single tournament so they gave the organization a name thus SCSV was born (short for starcraft El Salvador if it isn’t too obvious)

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Our banner

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The first tourney ever, the rumour is the guy in the orange cap would launch a nuke then stand up to see how it fell on the opponents screen xD, notice all the one handers...

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We even had a girl in there


This tourney was an absolute new experience for jacopana, he actually had to come up with a system to run a tourney with the 30 players that showed up, and opted for a group phase followed by single bracket elimination. This resulted in the tournament taking too long and the organizers of the convention kicking everyone out of the building come nightfall. The final game was between the players Vic (later AcmeSV) (P) and Belcebez (Z), Belcebez trampling Vic like a bull on mating season due to the fact that apparently he was a C+ Zerg player on Iccup (No one knew what that shit was), so basically we found out there where actually decent players in the country, we just had to find them.


By 2009 we had a small staff formed by members of the community in order to organize the tourneys. This time it ran a double bracket elimination format (we learned a lesson, Incontrol might be proud that we did not try extended series) and had 26 participants that had vastly improved since last year, the top 8 players where all C level players on ICCUP and we had a very exciting final between Belcebez(R) and Itrainsforever(Z) with 3-2.
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itrainsforever playing while everyone watches attentively, this guy had gosu muta micro...




In 2010 we got our first visitors from another country, we got the Guatemalan champion at the time Chivu.GT (P) and WCG veteran and some of his friends. This time we had even a smaller affluence of players, but got a very nice final between our champion and the Guatemalan, who played at B level at the time and rocked our Salvadorian asses 3-0



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The tourney
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Acmesv, hums and extasis looking confused discussing strategy with Josh our youngest player, all tricky protoss players

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Notice the map pool stuck on the board, fighting spirit was one of them

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The guys from Guatemala holding our banner with some of our staff

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We even had cake, the cake was not a lie

And then came the dawn of a new Era, the launch of starcraft 2. We aimed high in making a sort of launch event where people could try out the game in some FFA, challenges and team games.We ran into many issues including the rampant poverty that we have in SV, we only had about 6 members who could afford Starcraft 2 on the date of launch (and had computers capable of running the game) so we had to improvise so everybody could play (Thanks God for Guest Passes although no lan really made it tough for us). Thankfully the event was a success. The boom of a new game was enough to get everyone’s attention, we had an attendance of about 300 people ready to meet and try out the new game.

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A new era! Belcebez our Older player with Acme.sv and Hums also oldschoolers

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Me and my brother playing in the teams tournament, we were both diamonds and rocked everyone.

After the first SC2 event we got a corporate sponsor for the first time (like everything in El Salvador, small, but we Thank AEON computers for giving us prices, I really got lucky finding our sponsor. I am a business student so I have gotten my practice doing marketing and relations for us and this was my first big contribution to our community). But the largest thing of all is that the WCG took notice of us and for the first time a Salvadorian representative in the World Cyber games for Starcraft was a possibility. We creamed our pants after we heard the news, our hard work finally was getting noticed.

We finally ran a SC2 tournament this last December, had a small turnout like always, and visitors from Guatemala. The finals where between myself and a former WC3 pro from Guatemala that runs under the handle “Cool” in Masters league. I came a long way to achieve that second place, I was a d- zerg during the broodwar days and currently rank at high diamond zerg(haven’t been able to hit masters yet with all the cheese and rushes, somehow I have a very low mmr, but I hope to get into masters soon) I had to topple a few currently masters league players and even our former champion, but everything is possible when you have the spirit of fruit dealer inside of you . Best thing is that the WCG has decided to run a Starcraft tournament in our country and because I got second place I get seeded directly into the round of 8. The winner of that tourney will head for korea in the WCG 2011. Needless to say everyone is training their ass off.

First sponsored prices!
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Usb drives courtesy of Kingston, I got the 8gb then it was taken from me by Jacopana but that is a different story xD



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We even got a projector and a crowd
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There where actually 2 players behind the screen, also the tournament brackets on the tv...



We have always been a small organization with all the funds coming from the players. We don’t charge more than 2$ entry fee for our tournaments and rely mostly on our own equipment and recently what our sponsors can afford to provide us with. With all those limitations we have been able to run the events we have and even run some online leagues with Central American players.
We currently are at the best we have ever been and have some good players with a promising future. We have our old veteran player Belcebez who has been playing the game for 9 years now and is rumored to have played with the best of the best in his time (maybe someone knows him from back then.) We have our youngest player called Josh who is a 15 year old masters league protoss. His biggest dream is to get trained by Incontrol and to challenge pokebunny to earn teenager supremacy. Me and Jacopana dream of meeting all the big names here in Teamliquid, I personally would like to shake hands with Idra as he has been my inspiration in playing Zerg in Starcraft 2 and to follow his path I have been playing my best even though I complain about balance every now and then . Maybe I can even shake hands with the guys from State of the Game, one can only dream...

So basically this is it for this blog. Feel free to ask for our Character codes so we can play some games (We play on the NA servers since LA servers suck ), and also feel free to visit our website. our webpage and facebook page so you can follow our endeavours StarcraftSV on Facebook
Also if any of you are in the country feel free to contact us, we will take you out for dinner and talk starcraft, and if we have a tournament running you can play as a guest with us.


Team liquid, we salute you, you have been a huge inspiration to us and we hope one day we can meet in a LAN and play like the biggest of rivals!


TheBlueOne signing off!





*****
Change a vote, and change the world
Ryusei-R1
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States2106 Posts
February 22 2011 08:10 GMT
#2
I absolutely love things like this. It's amazing how much change just a few people can bring about to a community, much less a whole region.
Jaedong plz
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27139 Posts
February 22 2011 08:13 GMT
#3
Great post. Spotlighted.
ModeratorGodfather
Ryusei-R1
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States2106 Posts
February 22 2011 08:14 GMT
#4
On February 22 2011 17:13 Manifesto7 wrote:
Great post. Spotlighted.

That's three posts that have been spotlighted in the past few hours man. wtf
Jaedong plz
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
February 22 2011 08:32 GMT
#5
4 actually. People are too good at making threads today.

Really awesome writeup!
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Amnesia
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3818 Posts
February 22 2011 08:35 GMT
#6
This is such an amazing read. Thank you for sharing!!!
SoJu.WeRRa
Profile Joined June 2010
Korea (South)820 Posts
February 22 2011 08:37 GMT
#7
awesome reading!!!
나를 찢어갈겨이씨발놈아왜나를미치게만들어니가뭘아는데?
lovelyrose
Profile Joined July 2003
Canada160 Posts
February 22 2011 08:41 GMT
#8
really awesome post, enjoyed the read, although that cake looked awfully small for all those people, maybe a fight with plastic forks ensued? oh and my g/f was actually born in El Savador and lived there for quite a while, so maybe I'll have somewhere to visit if I go there .
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
February 22 2011 08:44 GMT
#9
Thanks Manifesto7 for the spotlight! and thank you guys for your comments. Lovelyrose if you are ever in the country contact us, It would be the most amazing thing to have guests from canada, the cake was small because the budget is small xD but it was to celebrate the first year of SCSV I think, so it was the symbolism that counted..!
Change a vote, and change the world
arioch
Profile Joined May 2010
England403 Posts
February 22 2011 08:48 GMT
#10
Fantastic writeup... Its great reading about people who have the motivation and love for the game to organise stuff like this. I wish I did too!

Congratulations on getting the sponsorships and for the WCG tournament!
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
February 22 2011 08:50 GMT
#11
Awesome stuff :D. Really nice read.
FILM
Profile Joined September 2010
United States663 Posts
February 22 2011 08:58 GMT
#12
Wow, I'm envious! This looks like great fun. Thanks for sharing 8)
Artosis:  "It's like Detroit in there."   Tasteless:  "Lots of shootings and damaged buildings."
DisaFear
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia4074 Posts
February 22 2011 09:08 GMT
#13
Good stuff! Now to try this at home.
How devious | http://anartisticanswer.blogspot.com.au/
Krikan
Profile Joined October 2010
Norway520 Posts
February 22 2011 09:09 GMT
#14
Amazing read, loved it. ^^
Naniwa on making the MLG finals: Uh, it's ok.
MarryMeSeanPlott
Profile Joined April 2010
United States42 Posts
February 22 2011 09:15 GMT
#15
We have our youngest player called Josh who is a 15 year old masters league protoss. His biggest dream is to get trained by Incontrol and to challenge pokebunny to earn teenager supremacy.


How about it, guys?
KezseN
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Singapore1450 Posts
February 22 2011 09:30 GMT
#16
You guys must have had a blast!


On February 22 2011 17:32 heyoka wrote:
4 actually. People are too good at making threads today.

Really awesome writeup!


What! already?
To Skeleton King: "Have you considered employment at Apple?"
CooDu
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia899 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 10:59:13
February 22 2011 10:58 GMT
#17
Dude this is fucking amazing, you and your team's commitment to planning and then achieving what you wanted to do it so inspirational. Well done, keep up the great work!
Just a simple guy, going wherever this journey takes me.
Caos2
Profile Joined November 2008
United States1728 Posts
February 22 2011 11:11 GMT
#18
On February 22 2011 19:58 CooDu wrote:
Dude this is fucking amazing, you and your team's commitment to planning and then achieving what you wanted to do it so inspirational. Well done, keep up the great work!


So true, you guys rock!
mapthesoul
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts
February 22 2011 11:33 GMT
#19
This is almost as cool as the cuban starleague.
Very interesting read.
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
February 22 2011 11:40 GMT
#20
Really awesome read. Amazing what the sc community can do!
"So come right up and let me squash your creativity with my iron fist of conservative play."--Nony
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
February 22 2011 11:45 GMT
#21
Awesome read indeed.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3126 Posts
February 22 2011 12:24 GMT
#22
man I am so jealouse.
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
Driz87
Profile Joined January 2011
34 Posts
February 22 2011 12:40 GMT
#23
Amazing story
This community truely is inspirational
Ko1tz
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
France493 Posts
February 22 2011 12:58 GMT
#24
Are you planning on doing LANS this summer? I'm planning to go visit my family over there so maybe I could participate.

Anyway, great read! I never actually thought that there was a SC community over there
RebelMusic
Profile Joined January 2011
United States66 Posts
February 22 2011 13:39 GMT
#25
Enjoyed reading this blog, good to see people not letting anything stop them from doing what they want to do in regards to E-sports. Best wishes and give 'em hell!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
sc2lime
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada513 Posts
February 22 2011 13:45 GMT
#26
That's sweet! Best wishes for your community!
SushilS
Profile Joined November 2010
2115 Posts
February 22 2011 13:46 GMT
#27
What an inspirational read. and you write so well too. Insta 5/5. ezpz.
Also GL for Masters... Just got demoted to plat from Diamond my self. Seems like I need a community around me too.
iceiceice: I’m going to make this short; I am the one true tinker player.
durza
Profile Joined August 2009
United States667 Posts
February 22 2011 13:46 GMT
#28
Really cool, amazing what can be done when you have enough drive.Best wishes for your community.
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
February 22 2011 13:56 GMT
#29
Wow, judging from those pictures alone, I bet more people play Starcraft in El Salvador than in Thailand
Brood War loyalist
Baerinho
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany257 Posts
February 22 2011 14:11 GMT
#30
awesome, very very nice read, loved the cake joke
Late
Profile Joined August 2007
Latvia418 Posts
February 22 2011 14:25 GMT
#31
This great story brought a tear to my eye. May the pro gaming scene grow and prosper everywhere!
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 14:58:40
February 22 2011 14:39 GMT
#32
Thanks for all the support and good wishes TL! English is my second language so I was a bit apprehensive with my writing but I'm so glad everyone likes it. Our next tourney will be on May, but if you are in town we can get together and lan some... Im thinking I might take up on some casting to show you guys some of the games we play, but I guess I'll have to work on my accent!
Change a vote, and change the world
ScrubS
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands436 Posts
February 22 2011 14:40 GMT
#33
gosh, i think everybody should do this in his own region :D
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
February 22 2011 14:51 GMT
#34
Inspiring read as someone who is trying to find some ways to promote esports i have to say you guys did an amasing work
twitter@RickyMarou
sas01
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada303 Posts
February 22 2011 15:17 GMT
#35
Amazing stuff!!! Truly inspirational!!
5/5
IAttackYou
Profile Joined August 2010
United States330 Posts
February 22 2011 15:32 GMT
#36
Everyone there looks so badass! Always great to see non American communities in SC!!!
I'm not a nub, I'm gosu of tomorrow
zappa372
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Chile365 Posts
February 22 2011 15:40 GMT
#37
Awesome post!
I would like that happening on my country u.u
EE HAN TIMING!
Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
February 22 2011 15:50 GMT
#38
Awesome! :D
rsol in response to the dragoon voice being heard in SCII: dragoon ai reaches new lows: wanders into wrong game
Jacopana
Profile Joined September 2009
El Salvador210 Posts
February 22 2011 15:52 GMT
#39
Thank you all for your good wishes, and to my friend TheBlueOne for making this blog, truly TL.net has always been an inspiration for me and my best StarCraft resource. I hope this community keeps growing and generate some really good players. Ty TLrs!!
Eogris
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States148 Posts
February 22 2011 16:00 GMT
#40
what a great story. thanks for sharing
THE NUKES GONNA LAND ON HIS ARMYYYYYYYYYYY
ondik
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Czech Republic2908 Posts
February 22 2011 16:22 GMT
#41
omg this is so good. wish you guys the best
Bisu. The one and only. // Save the cheerreaver, save the world (of SC2)
EliteReplay
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Dominican Republic913 Posts
February 22 2011 17:07 GMT
#42
Felicidades hermano!!! arriba los Latinos, pronto republica dominicana tendra algo a esto!!!
if play random i can't call any race imba?
ZergZoul
Profile Joined April 2007
Mexico408 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 17:13:12
February 22 2011 17:13 GMT
#43
Hi Blue, I'm "ForAuir" in sc2 and play Terran from Mexico.

I've played with some of you guys before. I've played mostly with Acme since BW. I didn't know you had a tl account.
I haven't play lately but thx to this I feel like playing again with you guys!, those little tournaments Acme makes in battlenet are fun.
Selth
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States469 Posts
February 22 2011 17:17 GMT
#44
TheBlueMeaner, we should be saluting you and your companions for spreading the love of Starcraft. I'd take my hat off to you but I don't wear hats. So a happy smiley will have to do,
kawoq
Profile Joined November 2005
Guatemala357 Posts
February 22 2011 17:17 GMT
#45
wow TheBlueOne... really nice post you made here, I can tell you all this community is awesome, great players, great people to hang out with, I am from Guatemala and found out about their first tournament by luck, I asked Jacopana if I could play or help him and he asked for some help so I made the travel and since then (2007) I have been with them in all of their tournaments they even came to Guatemala once (Belcebez, Acme, Extasis, who am I missing??) for a tournament I made sponsored by Logitech, good "old" times hehehe... Guatemala is 3-4 hours away.

Best of luck for all of you and hope to see you in the next tournament maybe I can bring some more Guatemalan players this time, Cool wants to go again.

"It is not a shameful thing to be unable to reach the goal. It's becoming afraid and running away, even before considering the fact that the road is long and rough, that is truly cowardly." by - Lim Yo Hwan aka SlayerS_Boxer from "Crazy as me"
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
February 22 2011 17:42 GMT
#46
Nerd chills all over, man.

This is beautiful. Keep doing it please. It'll only get bigger from here on out.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
pStar
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
996 Posts
February 22 2011 18:21 GMT
#47
El Salavador FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
cyberspace
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada955 Posts
February 22 2011 18:31 GMT
#48
This is awesome. I was born in El Salvador but moved to Canada when i was a toddler.

El Salvador HWAITING!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tomken
Profile Joined January 2010
Norway1144 Posts
February 22 2011 18:40 GMT
#49
Really nice read!
MBCGame HERO FIGHTING!!!~
Jacopana
Profile Joined September 2009
El Salvador210 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 18:50:35
February 22 2011 18:44 GMT
#50
On February 22 2011 21:58 Ko1tz wrote:
Are you planning on doing LANS this summer? I'm planning to go visit my family over there so maybe I could participate.

Anyway, great read! I never actually thought that there was a SC community over there


Usually our LAN tornaments are one on the first weekend of August, and other in the middle of December, but ass TBO said, anyone who comes to SV can join us and we make a minilan to have a good time =)

On February 23 2011 03:31 Cyberspace1 wrote:
This is awesome. I was born in El Salvador but moved to Canada when i was a toddler.

El Salvador HWAITING!


Thanks man!! its always good to know about salvadorian players in other countries that play SC, indeed hwaiting!

On February 23 2011 02:17 kawoq wrote:
Best of luck for all of you and hope to see you in the next tournament maybe I can bring some more Guatemalan players this time, Cool wants to go again.


Thanks to you for bringing players from Guatemala to our tournaments, thats the best kind of support we can have, hope to see you again in all upcoming LAN tours.
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 22 2011 18:45 GMT
#51
On February 22 2011 17:05 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
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our starcraft hero in question,also a terran player



what's that thing with the logo of the german football association in background there?
Kevmeister @ Dota2
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 19:29:42
February 22 2011 18:52 GMT
#52
On February 23 2011 03:45 FliedLice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 22 2011 17:05 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
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our starcraft hero in question,also a terran player



what's that thing with the logo of the german football association in background there?


Its a ps3 or an xbox 360 inside of a glass casing, that picture is actually from an event we had in a local video game store to promote starcraft 2, I guess they were fans of the bundesliga

edit// what jacopana said
Change a vote, and change the world
Jacopana
Profile Joined September 2009
El Salvador210 Posts
February 22 2011 18:56 GMT
#53
On February 23 2011 03:45 FliedLice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 22 2011 17:05 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
[image loading]
our starcraft hero in question,also a terran player



what's that thing with the logo of the german football association in background there?


is a stand for a PS3 console from the gaming place, the logo is for the 2010 World Cup time, each stand had a diferent national football association logo.
BadWolf0
Profile Joined September 2010
United States300 Posts
February 22 2011 19:00 GMT
#54
this is awesome!! I love El Salvador (f$##$in beautiful country), and have a lot of friends there. I haven't been in years and have actually been planning a visit this summer. It is GREAT to hear that there is a flourishing/still growing community there, I will definately visit and inflict my terrible spanish and nonexistent zerg skills on you guys.
All hail the Queen!!!
mucker
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1120 Posts
February 22 2011 19:27 GMT
#55
So good, looks like a lot of fun! Please keep us updated.
It's supposed to be automatic but actually you have to press this button.
Meatloaf
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Spain664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-22 19:31:25
February 22 2011 19:30 GMT
#56
felt good reading all of this.

good job putting all the things together ^^

Suerte!
EcterA
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States949 Posts
February 22 2011 19:57 GMT
#57
Congratulations! Can't wait to see SV represented in Korea!
kagemucha
Profile Joined August 2010
United States326 Posts
February 22 2011 20:13 GMT
#58
Awesome thread. Love the pics!
wiseman500
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States29 Posts
February 22 2011 21:22 GMT
#59
So much respect for you guys right now. Wicked props.
Going in circles.
SBJones
Profile Joined August 2010
United States19 Posts
February 22 2011 21:30 GMT
#60
The guy in the pic with all the orange Kingston loot. I think I know him. I spent 8 weeks in El Salvador in 2005 when Dell opened a call center there.
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
February 22 2011 21:53 GMT
#61
cheers to E-sports! hope it gets big and we see a ESSL or something like that
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
February 22 2011 21:54 GMT
#62
Awesome, awesome stuff Really inspiring stuff, glad to see this is happening in El Salvador (both my parents are from there)...Ariba Salvadorenos!
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
February 22 2011 21:57 GMT
#63
On February 23 2011 06:30 SBJones wrote:
The guy in the pic with all the orange Kingston loot. I think I know him. I spent 8 weeks in El Salvador in 2005 when Dell opened a call center there.


That was the guy that brought the prices, maybe he stayed in the computer business..
Change a vote, and change the world
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
February 22 2011 22:00 GMT
#64
Good read ^^

lol you kept saying how your country is to tiny, I went to see the population cause I was sure it was higher but you made it out to be tiny. El Salvadors population is 1 mil more than Scotland


Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
February 22 2011 22:04 GMT
#65
im pretty jealous of you...i wish I could actually start a LAN on SCII or even BW, but I just have to stick with my brother and his friends having LAN parties on Fastest Possible Map
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
February 22 2011 22:08 GMT
#66
On February 23 2011 07:00 NexUmbra wrote:
Good read ^^

lol you kept saying how your country is to tiny, I went to see the population cause I was sure it was higher but you made it out to be tiny. El Salvadors population is 1 mil more than Scotland




The country is small, we have lots of people though, like most third world countries...
Change a vote, and change the world
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
February 22 2011 22:15 GMT
#67
On February 23 2011 07:00 NexUmbra wrote:
Good read ^^

lol you kept saying how your country is to tiny, I went to see the population cause I was sure it was higher but you made it out to be tiny. El Salvadors population is 1 mil more than Scotland




Population might be more but the geographical size of the country is more comparable to that of Wales, to give you a better picture.
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
SkatesSC
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States191 Posts
February 22 2011 22:47 GMT
#68
What an awesome read. Nice to see SC and SC2 have had such a major impact in your life and in the life of people around you. ^^
HerO fighting!!!
imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1366 Posts
February 22 2011 22:57 GMT
#69
amazing, very nice read

keep moving forward!
TemplarCo.
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Mexico2870 Posts
February 23 2011 00:12 GMT
#70
Very good nice post, great to see the StarCraft community outside of US and Korea!!

If only there were tournaments like that on Mexico... T-T.
With an average game length of 7m36s over his 6 games in GSL3, this is a no-brainer. BitByBit pulls more SCVs than yo momma at a club on Mar Sara. ♞
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
February 23 2011 00:52 GMT
#71
Incredible and impressive. Thank you for a sunshine-post! =)
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
February 23 2011 00:53 GMT
#72
Wow!
Really heartwarming story. Hearing about things like this makes me so happy ^ ^
KTY
Armathai
Profile Joined October 2007
1023 Posts
February 23 2011 01:47 GMT
#73
Amazing read =)

Thanks for sharing such an encouraging story!
Looking for ArcticCerebrate formerly from @USEast
Ulfsark
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States958 Posts
February 23 2011 01:50 GMT
#74
This made my nerd heart all tingly. Feel free to hit me up for some games.
Ulfsark.345 Protoss.
gg wp
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
February 23 2011 02:01 GMT
#75
Thank god for spotlight. That was a great read and I love that everything is right on track
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Cochoz
Profile Joined May 2010
United States185 Posts
February 23 2011 02:17 GMT
#76
Nice, I know Belcebez! Great guy and awesome practice partner :D
Tumor
Profile Joined July 2010
Austria192 Posts
February 23 2011 12:26 GMT
#77
this post made me nearly cry its so full of emotions and heart blood
xsksc
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1044 Posts
February 23 2011 14:11 GMT
#78
On February 23 2011 07:00 NexUmbra wrote:
Good read ^^

lol you kept saying how your country is to tiny, I went to see the population cause I was sure it was higher but you made it out to be tiny. El Salvadors population is 1 mil more than Scotland



haha I was thinking that too.

@OP Awesome read :D
soujiro75
Profile Joined January 2011
El Salvador43 Posts
February 23 2011 14:33 GMT
#79
I didn't know this existed... I'm terrible as a protoss, and I bet that my ass would be kicked if I play with any of you, but at least, I know there are other salvadorean players... guess I'll have to keep a close aye to this... at least I'll be able to find some salvadoreans to add to my bnet account...
The brave do not fear the grave
peticco
Profile Joined February 2010
Hungary220 Posts
February 23 2011 15:15 GMT
#80
This was fun to read. I imagine you had some fun too.
Jacopana
Profile Joined September 2009
El Salvador210 Posts
February 23 2011 15:42 GMT
#81
On February 23 2011 23:33 soujiro75 wrote:
I didn't know this existed... I'm terrible as a protoss, and I bet that my ass would be kicked if I play with any of you, but at least, I know there are other salvadorean players... guess I'll have to keep a close aye to this... at least I'll be able to find some salvadoreans to add to my bnet account...


hey I see you are salvadorian, we want to know all salvadorian players that is on our country and over the world, we have a public list of members of our community in our website, please visit it and feel free to add any of those players if you want, also if you are salvadorian and play StarCraft 2, send us your nick.code to add you to that list and to our players database
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
February 23 2011 17:33 GMT
#82
On February 22 2011 18:15 MarryMeSeanPlott wrote:
Show nested quote +
We have our youngest player called Josh who is a 15 year old masters league protoss. His biggest dream is to get trained by Incontrol and to challenge pokebunny to earn teenager supremacy.


How about it, guys?

Bring it.
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Tschis
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil1511 Posts
February 23 2011 19:19 GMT
#83
Nice reading :}

//tx
"A coward is not someone that runs from a battle knowing he will lose. A coward is someone who challenges a weak knowing he will win."
s031720
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden383 Posts
February 23 2011 19:27 GMT
#84
Brought a tear to my eye Nice write up, thanks for sharing.
Just another noob
FlashIsHigh
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States474 Posts
February 23 2011 23:00 GMT
#85
Ah that looked great, thanks for putting the time into this
KT Flash// WhiteRa/Scarlett/Naniwa/MC/Huk/Nony
Josh200APM
Profile Joined November 2009
El Salvador7 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-24 01:34:59
February 24 2011 00:38 GMT
#86
On February 24 2011 02:33 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 22 2011 18:15 MarryMeSeanPlott wrote:
We have our youngest player called Josh who is a 15 year old masters league protoss. His biggest dream is to get trained by Incontrol and to challenge pokebunny to earn teenager supremacy.


How about it, guys?

Bring it.


Hi Pokebunny im that 15 year old guy, if you would like to play i would like too just tell me what day and what time you can play. LETS DO THIS
You Mirin'?
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
February 24 2011 02:01 GMT
#87
I'm pretty free all of this week.. Got no school. Just message me whenever on bnet or any of the contact info in my profile.

VTPokebunny.787
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
yiodee
Profile Joined February 2011
United States137 Posts
February 24 2011 02:25 GMT
#88
lmao I am from el salvador!! diamond (identity issues but actually zerg) here. Damn I can't wait to get back home. When do you guys organize the tournaments and stuff?? and where do you play? en la UCA?

well anyway....yiodee.818 if you guys wanna play some games
Hoju
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States449 Posts
February 24 2011 06:53 GMT
#89
Very cool! Good luck with your tournaments and with growing SC2 there!
www.TheInfestedArchon.com - SC2 Satire
vahgar.r24
Profile Joined October 2010
India465 Posts
February 24 2011 17:37 GMT
#90
Amazing story and so inspiring to see the commitment behind the entire setup. Truly inspirational, great job guys, keep rocking!
Somethings are just worth fighting for
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
February 24 2011 21:12 GMT
#91
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=196057

Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
darksidemoon
Profile Joined May 2010
Korea (South)25 Posts
February 25 2011 18:45 GMT
#92
Great post!
leviathan400
Profile Joined November 2006
United Kingdom393 Posts
February 25 2011 20:46 GMT
#93
What can I say apart from great great work! Great read. Glad its been a sucess. All the best in the future to your group.
:o
Peanutsc
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States277 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-26 07:03:08
February 26 2011 07:02 GMT
#94
VODs are up of me and TheBlueOne/TheBlueMeaner casting the Pokebunny vs. Josh showmatch on youtube.com/vtgaming
"You only get one life on this earth, Tasteless, and if you're not spending the majority of it playing StarCraft, I would argue that it might be wasted." "I couldn't agree more, Artosis."
theBlues
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
El Salvador638 Posts
March 10 2011 07:56 GMT
#95
We have some plans to promote e-sports in our country and hope Tl will support us
Change a vote, and change the world
Sombrero
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom134 Posts
March 28 2011 20:42 GMT
#96
Great story, thanks for taking the time to share it
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