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Did this last year for the championship event and I'll do it again for the season opener! Feel free to add things to this thread and I'll add them to this post. Event starts in 5 days from now, Friday April 1st, hype ought to start asaply
- New Format and SC2 on the main stage!
It can be rather confusing but honestly it should provide for a more fair and epic
tournament in the end. Open bracket with winners and losers, a championship bracket,
pre championship bracket pool play... MLG really brainstormed up a gem for this new
format I feel and I think it should provide for a really entertaining event. It'll be
fun to watch how this effects competition and how players will navigate their way
through this new Format that we'll see at MLG events this season.
Also SC2 will be on the MAIN STAGE of MLG for the first time. This should be insanely exciting and will really help increase the focus of sc2 at MLG events. No longer will you have to head over to the SC2 section... Front and center baby like it should be!
Format explained: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=196798
- Liquid Domination?
Last year Liquid players won 2 of the 3 MLG events that they played in and almost all of them placed near the top of MLG Dallas. Even good old team manager Nazgul took Idra out in the winners bracket. Liquid really couldn't do much wrong during MLG events last year will this trend continue? Players like Tyler will be looking to break through and come home with an event title. Something that may hurt though is we won't be seeing Jinro or Huk playing in Dallas, both have commitments in Korea currently and are focusing primarily on GSL which they should be considering they both have a chance to do quite well in GSL.
- Idra vs Protoss
Take a look at Group A of pool play...
(1) Root.KiWiKaKi(P)
(8) EG.IdrA(Z)
(9) Sockeh(P)
(16) FnaticMSI-Gretorp(T)
Idra gonna have some monster ZvP matchups against both KiwiKaki and Socke. If he finds
a way to win both of those matchups he'll be positioned really nicely in the
championship bracket and a great chance to win the entire event. But if he falters here
his road to the finals will become rather dicey. Friday will be huge for Idra's chances
and will be something to watch for.
- EG.Grubby!
Grubby will be attending MLG Dallas. The best Warcraft 3 player of all time
(unquestionably?) hasn't been playing sc2 for very long and the list of major events
he's played in is rather short. He'll be looking to break through in Dallas next
weekend. One thing going against him is it will be his first MLG event so he's coming
in completely unseeded. He'll be navigating the open bracket which will be loaded with
talent. Only time will tell if Grubby has what it takes to break through in Dallas, I
think everyone knows he has the talent and mindset to succeed in the world of RTS
gaming, will it be enough for success in Dallas?
- Dark Horse champion?
Hard to imagine but last November going into MLG Dallas hardly anyone expected Jinro to
do so well let alone basically dominate the entire event. MLG Dallas was really Jinros
opening statement in the sc2 scene and was the catalyst when he seemed to "click" and
start preforming as the best foreign terran player in the world. Will we have a story
like this in this seasons opening event in Dallas? It's possible. There are going to be
dozens of really talented players crashing through the open bracket, will any of them
go far in championship play? Only time will tell.
- Tylers's Shirt Finally?!
Some of you may remember Tyler lost a bet to Incontrol before the MLG DC event of last
year, incontrol ordered a shirt that Tyler would have to wear at MLG, sadly the shirt
was backordered and didn't arrive in time for MLG DC OR MLG Dallas. Everything is good
to go now though and the question on everyone's mind is going to be what Tyler walks
onto the main stage wearing on Friday... He'll have a televised game right off the bat
in pool play on Friday so we won't have to wait long. :p
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=158497
More will be added to this as things like the full player list is announced on Monday or Tuesday.
What will you be watching for?! 
 
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Excellent read, getting me pumped the is MLG!
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Great writeup thanks:D ! Group A looks ridiculous but if I understand the tournament format correctly we won't be deprived of any of them during group stages which is a very cool format for the me the viewer at least dunno how the competitors outside the top 16 point leaders feel about it thoughxD
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Going to be glued to the monitor on Saturday. I really hope Idra does some shaping up because his recent performances, including loss to Naniwa in GCPL, have been really lackluster. If he continues his race to 200/200 style... he's going to get knocked out in the first elimination round.
Tyler's shirt has actually been leaked on JPs stream. Don't know if Inc is still getting that one but it will be cute if he does.
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Great write-up. Were you the one who the write-ups for the previous MLGs?
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For me its NrG.dde. He's an absolute beast on ladder and in smaller online tours but for some reason has never showed up in larger invitationals/high profile events. Does he have what it takes to wreck the field? I'd definitely look out for him.
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I want to know what shirt incontrol has picked its killing me!!!!!!!
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What will you be watching for?!
HALO: REACH ^_^ Oops. Wrong place.
-_- Have to see the list of players first.
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On March 28 2011 12:40 Pokebunny wrote:
For me its NrG.dde. He's an absolute beast on ladder and in smaller online tours but for some reason has never showed up in larger invitationals/high profile events. Does he have what it takes to wreck the field? I'd definitely look out for him.
When you meet dde, you better give him a big ass hug for having such a boner for him :D
LuckyFool for darkhorse, gonna destroy everyone ^.^
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Tyler needs to rock the look from his NASL video... pure class. :D
Incontrol.... SUP? Let's make this happen.
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[*]Tylers's Shirt Finally?!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/BroOd/nonyshirt.jpg)
I want to BELIEVE!!!!
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The real question for me still lies in the new tournament setup. Players arriving into pool play from the Open Bracket will be fatigued, no question, having played 6 bo3's (12-18 games of varying length) against the field JUST to be thrust into pools that are desperately awaiting new flesh. Imagine having played 15 games of around 20 minutes each and then suddenly playing IdrA, KiWiKaKi, Socke, and Gretorp in a ROW, with all of them knowing their current pool positions and knowing that YOU are the only thing standing in their way of a better spot in the final bracket.
It's scary, man. So you play 4 more bo3's against some of the world's best just before bed and hope you can re-energize before Sunday morning. =P
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I hope Sundance wears his sexy shirt with his slick hair.
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I have a weird feeling that Liquid'Tyler is just going to absolutely wreck everyone there. Like literally curbstomp them. He is looking soo good right now.
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Tyler and my recent favorite ROOTDestiny, those two are gonna make quite the showing me thinks.....
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liquid won 2 of 3 MLG? the first MLG was HuK who was with millenium, then idra with EG( or he was still alone at that time) and then liquid'jinro
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On March 28 2011 13:04 KhAlleB wrote:
liquid won 2 of 3 MLG? the first MLG was HuK who was with millenium, then idra with EG( or he was still alone at that time) and then liquid'jinro
Oh Huk wasn't on Liquid at that time? Wow whoops T_T
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Well, HuK is on Liquid now, so your statement is still true. Two Liquid members have MLG victories.
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Feels like ages ago when Huk was on VT... and Millennium. Damn so much has changed in the scene.
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what i'm looking out for:
iCCup Testbug :D
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/wemnW.jpg)
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Looking forward to you giving me back my toothbrush............
edit: also, 1500 \o/
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On March 28 2011 13:04 KhAlleB wrote:
liquid won 2 of 3 MLG? the first MLG was HuK who was with millenium, then idra with EG( or he was still alone at that time) and then liquid'jinro
He joined EG before then.
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Looking out for zerg. Mostly Idra and uhhh SLush I guess.
Big question... is sheth going to show up to such a large event!?
fuck I'm closing on 5k. What to dooo
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I'm looking for Luckyfool to own everybody there in the most stunning upset since Jinro!!
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On March 28 2011 12:44 AhhBoxxah wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2011 12:40 Pokebunny wrote:
For me its NrG.dde. He's an absolute beast on ladder and in smaller online tours but for some reason has never showed up in larger invitationals/high profile events. Does he have what it takes to wreck the field? I'd definitely look out for him. When you meet dde, you better give him a big ass hug for having such a boner for him :D LuckyFool for darkhorse, gonna destroy everyone ^.^
He eliminates me from tournaments like once a week. 
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On March 28 2011 20:26 Pokebunny wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2011 12:44 AhhBoxxah wrote:On March 28 2011 12:40 Pokebunny wrote:
For me its NrG.dde. He's an absolute beast on ladder and in smaller online tours but for some reason has never showed up in larger invitationals/high profile events. Does he have what it takes to wreck the field? I'd definitely look out for him. When you meet dde, you better give him a big ass hug for having such a boner for him :D LuckyFool for darkhorse, gonna destroy everyone ^.^ He eliminates me from tournaments like once a week.
I predict a Pokebunny vs luckyfool finals, if that's at all possible ^^
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Rob you playing toss this MLG? :D
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On March 28 2011 20:26 Pokebunny wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2011 12:44 AhhBoxxah wrote:On March 28 2011 12:40 Pokebunny wrote:
For me its NrG.dde. He's an absolute beast on ladder and in smaller online tours but for some reason has never showed up in larger invitationals/high profile events. Does he have what it takes to wreck the field? I'd definitely look out for him. When you meet dde, you better give him a big ass hug for having such a boner for him :D LuckyFool for darkhorse, gonna destroy everyone ^.^ He eliminates me from tournaments like once a week.
Looks like someone is not getting a hug!
On March 29 2011 01:11 Torenhire wrote:
Rob you playing toss this MLG? :D
I think everyone should play Toss to send Blizzard a message ^_^
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good write up, cant wait for tyler's shirt.
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I was going to say testbug but to have something else I'm going to say that watching SC2 on the mainstage in something like the GSL will be epic beyond everything.
I was a halo 2 fan when that was just ending and was watching MLG start the whole main stage concept I watched all the way till that first ternoment when they had SC2 and have been hooked ever sence.
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Darkhorse: KawaiiRice . MLG Dallas champion. Heard it here first.
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The only thing holding kawaii back at this point is his missing toothbrush. I'll make sure to bring it for him.
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On March 29 2011 10:40 LuckyFool wrote:
The only thing holding kawaii back at this point is his missing toothbrush. I'll make sure to bring it for him.
>.>
I think I'll show to MLG LA with a cousin, so you guys might see me
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EPT
