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WCG USA Finals 2012

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KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-17 07:52:49
October 17 2012 07:22 GMT
#1
Hey guys, this is going to be a short write-up of my experience last weekend in New York for the WCG USA Finals.

Saturday
Friday night I took a plane to New York at midnight which was about five hours. The flight was really awful to be honest; I had a window seat behind the exit row and my right leg was blocked for the most part by the exit door. There was space underneath it but it seemed to make my feet moist and really cold.

After arriving in New York I began my quest to find Pokebunny’s apartment, involving riding the skytrain/airtrain/whatever ?? and the subway.

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Cool arch thing


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You can tell going out is rare for me if I took this picture


Back in Seattle public transportation is actually awful in comparison to New York. We have some Light Rail thing that I doubt will ever be completed and only runs to certain places, and then buses, so riding the subway is really odd to me. However, I made it to Pokebunny’s apartment with little trouble at about noon. I was greeted by Poke, his brother Jamie and mother. While Poke was out for most of the day he let me nap on his bed and use his computer to warmup. Also, there was a bunny in Poke/Jamie’s room.

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#seemslegit


Later into the night Poke’s parents (his dad was asleep or something when I arrived earlier?) made us dinner (pasta with sauce, salad) and we talked a bit about SC2/HotS and random stuff. Cool to see his parents followed his career oo;

One highlight of the day was when Poke was watching me ladder on NA, I matched against keydCapoch. I told Poke that Capoch was the most accomplished 4gater in SC2, so he bet me $5 that Capcoh wouldn’t 4gate me.
+ Show Spoiler +
I won $5~

At Night’s EnD (hoho) I borrowed one of Poke’s Artemis Fowl books and finished all of it before sleeping at about 1 AM.

Sunday
I made my way to the Javits Center by 10 AM and got my exhibitor’s pass for the Comic Con where WCG was being held. The guy told me there was 200k people at the event or something? Maybe I heard wrong… Anyway, it was just three years ago that I’d come here for WCG 2009 in Starcraft 1. I was a bit familiar with the place.

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Crowds D:


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Inside the venue a bit


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WCG booth


After eating a terrible hot dog that was all squishy and awful, I warmed up while waiting for the matches, since Trimaster and I had round 1 byes. I would lose round 2 to Qxc 1-2, beat Mass and PLZLEAVEDUCK 2-0, then lose 1-2 to Trimaster in the loser bracket finals.

My games against qxc and Trimaster were pretty bad overall; I took a game off qxc with a thor rush and won a game against Trimaster going proxy marauder vs proxy marauder, winning in the end with a banshee but losing all the macro games.

There were really big delays in the tournament due to SC2 freezing on multiple laptops; Sasquatch got angry about that and several games were restarted several times due to the freezes.
I ended up placing third and now have a seed to go to the WCG Grand Finals, but I’d have to pay over $1k for flight and hotel ~~..

I decided to eat at a subway before going back to Poke’s place; jalapenos burning through my sorrow. After a bit of reflection on my games I had to play my MLG vs Proleague games where I obviously got destroyed (not really a spoiler lol), but I won one game since Poke jokingly told me he wouldn’t let me sleep on the couch if I lost it.

Monday
Not much to say here. I woke up at 6 AM, left an envelope with some money for Poke’s parents and left for my 9 AM flight.

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Sun rising as I ride the airtran thing


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Sick shape thing I had to take a pic of at the airport


I have until Friday to decide whether or not I want to go to WCG Grand Finals in Kunshan, China in late November/early December, but it's a lot of money @_@...'

Thanks for reading.

****
@KawaiiRiceLighT
d3_crescentia
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4054 Posts
October 17 2012 07:28 GMT
#2
NICE BLOG KAWAII
once, not long ago, there was a moon here
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
October 17 2012 07:39 GMT
#3
Go to china. Fulfill your destiny.
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
October 17 2012 07:40 GMT
#4
China time gogogogogo!
6581
ROOTSasquatch
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States234 Posts
October 17 2012 08:34 GMT
#5
Nice blog. That was definitely the most frustrated I've ever gotten in a tournament. I had 5 games freeze on me (out of the 6 times this issue happened) and the admins were really clueless about dealing with this, they didn't even offer to swap my computer until the fourth time it happened. Personally I think you shouldn't go to China unless you don't have to pay for yourself, it's not really a vacation/sight seeing trip and more of a gamble on if you'll make that money back from the tournament :[
partsasquatch on reddit
SpeaKEaSY
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1070 Posts
October 17 2012 09:04 GMT
#6
Good blog... lol I can't even picture Sasquatch being mad. Still sad I couldn't take off from work to go/get a ticket for Comic-con Would have treated you to sushi or ramen haha
Aim for perfection, settle for mediocrity - KawaiiRice 2014
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
October 17 2012 09:10 GMT
#7
WCG really is shit.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
BEARDiaguz
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Australia2362 Posts
October 17 2012 09:11 GMT
#8
So that's why yo uwanted to practice TvT the other day.

Sorry mate.
ProgamerAustralian alcohol user follow @iaguzSC2
Zang00
Profile Joined March 2012
Brazil5 Posts
October 17 2012 09:42 GMT
#9
i really want to c u in China.
MMMMM
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-17 10:51:30
October 17 2012 10:48 GMT
#10
Go to China. Ask reddit for the money they're good for it.
btw you're making me go eat a jalapeno now.

it was good.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
October 17 2012 11:15 GMT
#11
Was there a real stage for the finals during WCG ? Looks like everyone was absorbed by the expo.
Come to China, the flight is expensive, but everything else is cheap ! Too bad it's not WCS, I could have let you crash in my guest room.
ॐ
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
October 17 2012 12:11 GMT
#12
It was literally impossible finding a bracket and the stream mod was not helpful at all at telling bracket info/etc, it seems like they've been getting worse and worse as the years go on.
Congrats on the 3rd place finish, if you do go to WCG finals, good luck :D!!!
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Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
October 17 2012 12:28 GMT
#13
FYI that shape thing is JFK Terminal 5, designed by the same guy that built the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Что?
MasterMonkey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States96 Posts
October 17 2012 14:25 GMT
#14
I know it's a lot of money to go to China, but I've lived there before and I have a good buddy who lives in Kunshan and you HAVE to go. If not only for the SCII tournament, go for the experience! The food, the people, the culture, the setting, it's all worth the money and it will really, really be an eye-opening experience, not to mention when you win the whole thing, you're travel will be covered Keep fighting the good fight!
Keep your oars in the brothel where they belong.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19246 Posts
October 17 2012 14:30 GMT
#15
Do itttt! Go!

However, I'm concerned by this:
While Poke was out for most of the day he let me nap on his bed and use his computer to warmup


Poke is a brave man haha.

But seriously KRice, I'm a big fan and hope you can go
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
October 17 2012 15:04 GMT
#16
Sounded like fun! Wish I was there to see you. And hug you again.
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meteorskunk
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada546 Posts
October 17 2012 15:49 GMT
#17
This is a good blog just for human interest with travelling stories but it also gives a players perspective on a real live tournament! Thanks a lot Kawaii for giving outsiders a chance inside. WIll be tuning into the stream

KawaiiRice fighting~

Wish you beat qxc... I wonder if he is bad manner or good manner at tournaments.
Girl Blog Credentials: Comfortable talking to some women. Tried the sex once
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
October 17 2012 16:14 GMT
#18
not as fun as bw wcg nyc
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
October 17 2012 16:59 GMT
#19
The sad bit is I was unaware there was a WCG event. Granted I haven't been following it closely but still..
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
October 17 2012 17:14 GMT
#20
Glad you have such a high opinion of our transportation system.
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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