EPTThese are not in any particular order.
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Mack (left) and Alan (right) holding down the fort
Mack McGarry UCI
Mack did an amazing job helping run the tournament on the first day. He was the central hub for all the lineups and scores, and overall was just absolutely an amazingly reliable match administrator. The man is a tournament running machine, and our tournament would have not gone as smooth as it did if it weren't for his hard work. Mack's DNA should be cloned and sold to tournament organizers around the world so they can clone their own Mack to make sure their tournament is the most kick ass thing ever.
Alan Nguyen UCSD alum
Alan is a CSL match administrator whose irl match assistance skills are just as solid as online. He was teamed up with Mack and kept the online scores updated, and was a great goto guy to get random tasks done when my hands were full. To have someone as reliable and awesome as Alan is a huge help to tournament organizers, and people like him definitely need more recognition from the community.
Brooke Kao
Brooke did all the graphics for the stream in amazing quality, and continually updated the event
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Tony
Tony Kim and Co UCI
Tony and his friend (forgot your name, sorry) helped us set up the venue on Friday. Tony showed up on Friday at noon and stayed late in to the night helping us make sure our gear was in place. He was a huge help in setting up the routers in the room, and was the dedicated observer on Saturday. He was always eager to help and a diligent worker. ESPORTS needs more Tony Kims!
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Kevin Wilkinson UCI
I asked Kevin to fill many roles during the event - he helped with venue set up, was a tournament admin, and production assistant. Kevin has always been a huge supporter of the UCI StarCraft team, and his passion for ESPORTS shines brightly as an example to the rest of us. Thanks for everything you've done, Kevin!
Warren Yau UCI
Warren stepped up when I needed extra volunteers in the middle of the tournament. He worked with Kevin when we really needed some extra production assistants, and was a great help when we needed it the most.
David Hirschberg UCI
David has been one of the most active and supportive members of the UCI StarCraft team, and it definitely showed during his time helping set up the venue and putting up with "wire management" for the roaming camera. David checked in almost all the teams at the registration desk and made sure we had a list of the number of spectators who attended the event.
Christofer Larson
Chris showed up to help with the venue set up and was a huge help moving the equipment from the production truck and into the venue. Even though he couldn't stay into the evening, I really appreciated the fact that he took the time to help out just a bit to make everyone's lives easier.
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Michael S. UCLA
Michael contacted me weeks before the event offering his assistance, and managed the stream and chat during the event. He basically spent the entire event helping out with the stream, and even opted to stay behind to help out when his team left. He worked the switcher the second day when Mark wasn't available.
Mark Plazter USC
Like Michael, Mark had to juggle time between production work and spending time with his team. Mark manned the switcher for most of Saturday and was one of the reasons why the production quality was so high for the entire event. We asked Mark to work the switcher a week before the event, and he was extremely eager to help and definitely brought his much needed expertise to add the extra polish we needed to the event. Mark always followed up with us on his role, and his responsibility for his work made everything easier for the tournament organizers.
Mike San Diego ESPORTS
Mike provided us with a much needed observer and streaming computer that we used throughout the entire event, and he stayed until the very end even though he had early morning commitments. Mike helped with observing, saving replays, and general tech/production assistance. Mike was extremely dedicated and a huge help to the entire event. Mike was with us until midnight the night we were setting up, and showed up with us around 7:30am the next day to finish the venue and stream set up before the schools arrived.
Jessie Hong UNR
Jessie was the caster's assistant and provided the casters and the rest of the crew with much needed nourishment and refreshment. She also was a huge help with we were short a few production assistant volunteers and assumed the role of the dreaded "wire management" assistant for the roaming camera. She was dedicated to both her team (UNR) and the event, and offered an amazing amount of support that made the event as successful as it was. Jessie and her team drove for almost 10 hours to compete at the event!
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Caleb aka CableStarCraft, UCSD alum/SoCal eSports founder
Caleb carries an amazing passion for ESPORTS and spearheaded a number of tournaments and barcrafts in the SoCal area. When he heard about the LAN, he immediately offered the support of himself and his organization with no questions asked. He showed up on Saturday and immediately started helping out. He provided noise cancelling headphones, bought construction grade ear muffs for players, and helped us to get them configured. Caleb also hosted a BarCraft during the event in the on campus pub. Caleb is an amazing member of the community, and was a great source of support during the event. Thanks Caleb!
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Stephanie Yang
Stephanie guarded our valuable merch desk while banning nerds on the stream. She also let people wear her famous ESPORTS glasses, but they weren't for sale (this time). She also provided Xeris and I with food when we didn't have any time for a break.
Johnny Tsai
Johnny showed near the end of the event, but still was eager to help out during the tear down of the venue. He definitely showed his support during the grand finals of the event and had nothing but kind words to say about his experience. It was a huge help when he assisted in carrying the production material back to the truck.
Brendan Rice
He made the extremely kick ass video intro, in less than a week!
http://www.twitch.tv/cstarleague/b/306168234#t=32m40s
youtube video up tomorrow
thegunrun
Not only did thegunrun help out with stream tech, but he also was a dedicated obs and helped with setting up and tearing down the venue. He is a huge support to not only to the ESPORTS scene, but specifically the CSL as well. We can't thank him enough for even his presence to support a project that we all really believe in.
Again, there are a million people to thank for the event, but these were the people who weren't in the spotlight and made it happen behind the scenes. These individuals were all volunteers who took time out of their own accord to help out during the event.
Behind any ESPORTS event, there is always a dedicated team who make miracles happen. Thank you everyone who made the first CSL live event a huge success. See you guys in Minnesota! More recaps to come later in the week.
