Dreamhack Summer, what a S(h)joW

Teodice

Sweden641 Posts

June 19 2013 21:42 GMT

I'm still exhausted after an intensive Dreamhack Summer. We came to the event with no high expectations and we ended up higher than the sky! I still can't belive that SjoW ended up beating Life after having such a hard time coming back into the game.
It all started early march with us contacting SjoW since he showed (hehe) interest in the game once again and felt like giving it a second try, We soon found common goals and it felt like a genuine match for us both, Then the practicing started. Announcement interview here!

Now, three months later he's displaying great skill and confidence in his play. It has been really amazing seeing him climbing the ladder day after day. Simply put, he has the right mind set when it comes to competition. Everything less then a win is a total faillure. When I asked him after his game against Life if he felt satisfied he only replied "I havn't won yet".

In my eyes and the teams he's our champion. The feeling when he managed to grab that second map and the back and forth game three. He went from almost winning to barely hanging on and then back again to win the series. My heart was pounding so hard that I thought it would burst straight through my chest. In addition, it felt really good charging that booth ^^. Just feel a bit bad about Life that did not have the chance to shake hands with SjoW.

Anyway. I would just like to thank everybody for their lovely support during the weekend. I have been leading the team for almost two and a half year and it keeps getting better and better. We now have a better chance to reach more sponsor agreements and send our Swedish players abroad to gain more experience!
The team is my second family and I'm just so happy to see that all our hard work is paying off.

Thanks for reading all you awesome SC2 fans out there <3!

Btw some amazing photographer managed to snap me on right in the perfect moment!

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Also, check out when we rushed SjoWs booth after the win if you havnt yet!

iAmBiGbiRd

Australia1029 Posts

June 20 2013 08:46 GMT

Was probably the most intense match i have watched, i was sitting on the edge of my seat fistpumping and shouting for SjoW to pull out the win.

Fantastic, adrenaline pumping stuff :D

Serpicou

Poland3 Posts

June 20 2013 08:47 GMT

Haha! Poor Life, I hope you thanked him for these games later on!

Thank you for all these emotions~! (:

Musicus

Germany23579 Posts

June 20 2013 08:53 GMT

Haha yeah poor Life, Sjow already apologized on twitter (he really had no way to see Life with his team surrouding him) and Life was just happy and answered with smileys and GG!
That bo3 was the most amazing one I've seen in a long time. I am a zerg player and love Life, but after that game 3,
I clapped my hands really loud alone at home for Sjow, it was that exciting.

NarutO

Germany18839 Posts

June 20 2013 09:04 GMT

On June 20 2013 17:53 Musicus wrote:
Haha yeah poor Life, Sjow already apologized on twitter (he really had no way to see Life with his team surrouding him) and Life was just happy and answered with smileys and GG!
That bo3 was the most amazing one I've seen in a long time. I am a zerg player and love Life, but after that game 3,
I clapped my hands really loud alone at home for Sjow, it was that exciting.

Most amazing bo3 you have seen in a long time? I guess you speak in terms of being 'involved' because as someone who isn't a fan of either Life or SjoW I found the games pretty lackluster. I am happy for Sjow that he could manage to pull a huge upset and it was a great moment for him defeating Life, but in terms of Starcraft I probably could name 20 bo3 which were more amazing, relevant and exciting :x

Marke

Sweden279 Posts

June 20 2013 09:12 GMT

team property <3

RPR_Tempest

Australia7799 Posts

June 20 2013 09:45 GMT

On June 20 2013 17:46 iAmBiGbiRd wrote:
Was probably the most intense match i have watched, i was sitting on the edge of my seat fistpumping and shouting for SjoW to pull out the win.

Fantastic, adrenaline pumping stuff :D

The underdog win combined with the teammates flooding the booth reminded me a lot of you vs iaguz in WCS Australia.

Anyway, this was a really nice moment and it's nice to see a team getting some success, getting their name out there. Got a good roster.

iAmBiGbiRd

Australia1029 Posts

June 21 2013 05:30 GMT

On June 20 2013 18:45 RPR_Tempest wrote:

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Ahhhhh good times :D

#Nostalgia

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