[Up/Down] Days 3 - 5 SeeKeR's adventures

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Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts

June 02 2012 16:05 GMT

GSL Up/Down Matches Day 3 - 5
Tuesday, May 22 9:10pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Wednesday, May 23 9:10pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Thursday, May 24 9:10pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Leadership Competition Round 2

SeeKeR

P3psi

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SeeKeR

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SeeKeR

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SeeKeR

~~P3psi~~

P3psi was unable to show up to the scheduled times and SeeKeR recieved a walkover win.

Sorry P3psi I couldn't resist.

Part 1: Heading to MokDong

So 4 days after the Code S Grand Finals TL meetup I had arrived back at Pohang. Now, I had pretty much given up on coming back to Seoul once I got back to Pohang since my parents told me they were not going to let me come back to Seoul for the GSL. But LO AND BEHOLD! Luck was in my way! My father and mother had to leave on Wednesday for Sri Lanka because of a business trip

. So after a little bit of convincing on my part, and a LOT OF negotiating with my dad, I PACKED MY BAGS AND PREPARED TO HEAD TO SEOUL FOR UP AND DOWNS BABY!!!

I got up on Wednesday morning, headed to the Pohang bus terminal, and arrived in Seoul 4 1/2 hours later :D

Then I got on the subway at Seoul Terminal, and headed my ass down to MokDong.

Now this is where things got interesting. I suddenly realized, that in my haste to get here, I had done ZERO FUCKING RESEARCH ON WHERE TO GO AFTER I GET TO MOKDONG. So I bust out the cell phone, and call good old Proseat (Chris) for help. Chris was RIDICULOUSLY helpful.

a) he told me NOT to go to MokDong, but to go past 1 station and arrive at ShinJong.
b) then he told me to leave through station exit 3
c) then he taught me very simple directions to get straight to the GOMtv studio (seriously, I was blown away at how simple it was to get there. You don't even cross any streets.)

Good god.... I would've been so lost had it not been for Chris... And I was so relieved to hear Chris say he was going to meet me at the GOMtv studio for GSL.

5:45 arrive at GOMtv Studio. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROOOOOAAAADDDDD!!!

Part 2: Day 3 Up/Downs

So as I walk into the GOMtv Studio, I have adrenaline going all up and down my body. As I climb the steps to the 2nd floor my heart keeps pumping harder and harder. Then...... I finally saw it..... THE GSL STUDIO!!!! And the first thing I did when I entered there was to look for the amazing Khaldor and Wolf. *3 seconds later* FOUND KHALDOR!!!

Man.... talking with Khaldor is so freaking cool. That dude is so chill and awesome. And it's COMPLETELY different from just watching him LIVE on stream. I mean he's in the suit and all but it's just so different cause he's literally 2 steps away from me and ACTUALLY talking to me u know? :D

After talking with Khaldor for a bit, I walked out to observe the place a bit more. AND THEN I FOUND WOLF!!! Now this was my first time actually meeting Wolf in real life so I was flipping out inside. I approached Wolf, introduced myself, and then things just took off!

Now while I was talking to Wolf and Khaldor, I asked them if it was okay for me to do a shoutout on live camera for TL. And they said sure. I WAS LIKE "FUCK YEAH! SHOUTOUT TIME!" Of course I had to write something down in haste, so the best I could do was "SeeKeR loves TL." (but I WAS able to throw in the infamous "Chill get out!"

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After I did the shoutout, I headed over to the audience section, sat down, and got FUCKING PUMPED for my first ever LIVE GSL games.

The atmosphere was so amazing.... U got the English casters on your left, you got your Korean casters on your right, you got 4 kick ass looking booths holding the players playing, and u got a sweet big screen in the middle where u can catch all the action!

Day 3 Players:

Ryung

Jjakji

Polt

Line

VINES

Now since this is a blog about my time in GSL and not the matches themselves, I won't go into detail about those, sorry

But let me just leave it at this. IT WAS F*ING AMAZING!!!

Day 3 Player Pictures:

Ryung
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Jjakji
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Polt
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Line
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VINES
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Part 3: Day 4

Day 4 of the Up and Downs started off EPIC! I was able to meet up with Chris, but I was also able to meet up with Dan and Tom, who I met at the Code S Grand Finals meetup. I met up with them at AchaSan, then we decided to head to a PC bang to PLAY SOME STARCRAFT FUCK YEAH!!!

Which we did..... an hour and a half after installing the NA client on the Korean PCs.......

So we only got to play several 1v1s against each other before we had to head to MokDong.

Btw, Dan and Tom are pretty damn good..... I never won a single 1v1 against them.... They're apparently in some sort of sponsored team in Minnesota Oo....

My League: Masters
Tom's League: Masters
Dan's League: Masters

OFF TO MOKDONG! (ShinJong)

When I arrived at the GOMtv studio, it was pretty much the same old same old. Talked to Khaldor and Wolf, and then got ready to sit and watch some epic starcraft games. XD

Greatest thing about that day was when I was able to talk to Seed. I asked him if he knew about TL.net and he said he did. Then I told him to be on the lookout because I was going to create a fan club for him. He smiled and thanked me :D

Also, day 4 ended on an EPIC NOTE! Got to eat Kimbap with Tom/Dan/Khaldor XD (pictures are further below)

Day 4 Players:

Hack

Virus

Tree

Zenio

Seed

Day 4 Player Pictures:

Hack
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Virus
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Tree
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None..... I forgot to take pics of him T-T

Zenio
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MC
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Seed
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Part 4: Day 5

Day 5 started lame. Tom/Dan were supposed to meet up with me again but they had to do gift shopping for family members. So I basically sat at home watching How I Met Your Mother until it was time to head to MokDong again.

Hilarious thing was when I got off at ShinJong and headed out through station exit 3, I ran SMACK into Tom/Dan. Freaky coincedence Oo

So I walk into the GSL studio, talk to Khaldor and Wolf, and got ready for yet another epic day of GSL. FUCK YEAH MMA PLAYS TODAY! (little did I know that MMA was going to go 0-3 that day..... T-T)

Day 5 concluded on the best note possible. Tom/Dan and I went out to dinner again with Khaldor. And this time, we had some kick ass Bulgogi. (pictures below)

Day 5 Players:

MMA

MarineKing

Heart

BBoongBBoong

AcE

Killer

Day 5 Player Pictures:

MMA
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MarineKing
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Heart
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BBoongBBoong
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AcE
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Killer
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Part 6: Final Day and Conclusion

Well Saturday was awesome. Even though there was no GSL, Tom/Dan and I had the best day ever. We went off to AchaSan again and had a ridiculously delicious lunch. Then we spent, I kid you not, 7 hours in the PC bang playing StarCraft. Our 3v3 team went undefeated until we got placed straight into Masters and finally lost a game to this incredible trio.

Then we said goodbye to the PC bang and ate dinner. BUT THE FOOD WAS SO SPICY THAT ALL THREE OF US HAD TO FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES!!

At the end of the day we all said "GG" and said our farewells.

I got up the next day, and headed back to Pohang. I thought of nothing but the amazing 4 days I had and all the GSL experiences I would never ever forget.

Special Thank You to:
Khaldor - you were f*ing amazing. I was so glad to have finally met you
Wolf - you were f*ing amazing. I was so glad to have finally met you
Tom/Dan - BEST FUCKING STARCRAFT GAMES EVER!!! BEST FOOD! BEST GSL EXPERIENCE!
Chris - Even though we said farewell after only 1 day of GSL, you were still a great guy to meet and befriend. Hope we meet each other again in the future :D

More Pictures:

GSL Casters and People:
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GSL Studio:
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Players that I met at the GSL but were not players for Up/Down:

Cella
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Choya
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DRG
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GuMiho
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GSL Players Together
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GSL shoutout signs I made
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Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts

June 02 2012 16:19 GMT

Guys I apologize for the pictures.... it seems TL has some sort of limit. The few ones at the bottom just aren't coming out T-T......

mjuuy

Norway506 Posts

June 02 2012 16:59 GMT

On June 03 2012 01:19 SeeKeR wrote:
Guys I apologize for the pictures.... it seems TL has some sort of limit. The few ones at the bottom just aren't coming out T-T......

no its you that're using wrong code. use [im g]link[/im g] (w/o space)

RolleMcKnolle

Germany1054 Posts

June 02 2012 17:18 GMT

seeker - bringing LR to a new level

I'm glad you had an awesome time. I've never been able to watch any tournament live, only some barcrafts around heidelberg

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts

June 02 2012 17:29 GMT

On June 03 2012 01:59 mjuuy wrote:

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no its you that're using wrong code. use [im g]link[/im g] (w/o space)

Nah. I did an experiment. I saw that the "GSL Studio" section wasn't coming out. So I erased some pictures from before that section and then hit "preview". Sure enough, the "GSL Studio" section images came out after that. Then I readded those deleted pictures, and the "GSL Studio" pictures didn't show up again

SarcasmMonster

3136 Posts

June 02 2012 20:37 GMT

So many pics of Choya. What's the deal lol.

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts

June 03 2012 01:33 GMT

On June 03 2012 05:37 SarcasmMonster wrote:
So many pics of Choya. What's the deal lol.

Meh...... I took them whenever I saw the chance. Choya just ended up in a lot of them

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts

June 03 2012 15:07 GMT

Just want to take this moment to thank everyone who rated this blog 5 stars. I spent a GREAT LOAD of hours on this blog. I truly hope u guys enjoyed it

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