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[PIX] 한국: Watching the OSL Finals

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Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-03 01:18:03
November 02 2008 14:00 GMT
#1
Part of a long (and everlasting!) series. Others here

Intro

My last post about watching live SC ended on a somewhat sour note. I, a lowly pilgrim journeying to the SC motherland, did not feel the incredible religious-like fervour about SC that I believed existed. I half-resigned myself to the fact that I had simply missed the boat. Only through the second-hand lens of a blurry Youtube video would I ever get close to the waves of raw SC passion that were so abundant 5-6 years ago.

The OSL finals yesterday proved me wrong.

The venue was inside the COEX - a frucking huge thing which is one of the most famous buildings in Seoul.
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The infamous COEX Mall is actually all underground. Everything in this picture is convention/exhibition space. The Finals were in a convention hall on the 3rd floor, to the right of the picture.

I arrived a relatively safe 4 hours before the start time (lol). The main entrance was pretty easy to spot...
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As you can see... the entire Finals was in Convention Hall 11 of at least 12 other ones... :|

The convention hall was near the end of a very wide corridor. Walking towards it, I saw at least 10 stalls, most of which were selling Incruit-stuff. Beyond that, was the initial queuing area (I say 'initial' because it got so full that latecomers had to queue in a different area).

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The queue 4 hours before the start......... You can see the separate lines they had for Stork fans and Fantasy fans. Just behind me and to the right was a small stage area where some OGN girls with incredibly short skirts periodically hosted competitions. Naturally, they were pretty entertaining even when I couldn't understand anything they said...

Stamp collecting

Approaching the stalls, a run-of-the-mill gorgeous Korean welcome girl gave me a ticket and babbled Korean at me. This was a bit odd as I heard from nevergg that you never need a ticket even for final matches. It took me a little while to work out but basically the 'ticket' was just part of a prize system. At each of the stalls was a different stamp which could go on your ticket. To get the stamp, you theoretically had to sit down, pretend to be interested in some Incruit crap and give some contact details.

There was a max of 10 stamps. If you got 3 stamps, you could get a VIP ticket, to sit near the front. If you got 7, you got a 10,000Won shopping voucher. If you got all 10 stamps(!), you got a free Incruit Starleague shirt. After some consideration (approx 0.3 seconds), I realised I needed to have that shirt.

And so, like one of those university career conventions where the students have zero interest in the companies and an absolutely hellbent interest in the free stationery, I (with mel_nee) visited each stall and got the 10 stamps. It was surprisingly easy. Most of the Incruit staff recognised the righteous fire in my eyes and stamped the ticket without a word. Any slight resistance was swiftly dealt with by telling them that we were foreigners, our Korean was crap, please don't sell us anything and we really really really wanted a free shirt.

After getting our stamps, I rushed to the prize collection stall. I proudly thrust the completed collection to the guy who gave me a verrry suspicious look while he counted all 10 stamps. He turned to get our shirts but here it went horribly wrong. They only had XL shirts left in stock. Fuck :[ I took it anyway.. but its definitely wayy too big ... maybe it will find its use as pyjamas or a gift for Incontrol.

The match

Queuing for 3 hours wasn't that bad especially when I can leave mel_nee all by himself to do some food shopping Anyway, I'm kicking myself for not taking more photos of the queues by the time it was 5:40 and the doors opened. Suffice to say the place was absolutely rammed. Returning from my shopping trip, I saw a cute area where the two rival fan clubs had separate meeting places. Stork's bunch (I guess 150+ people) was probably twice the size of Fantasy's. Stork fans were being given those triangular scarf things that you see on the VODs. They weren't free and I'm not a crazy Stork fan so I didn't get one.....In hindsight I should have bought the lot, forged a Stork signature and ebayed them.

Okayokay sorry, I've talked about tonnes of shit except the actual match lol. To be honest, I cannot begin to describe how amazing it was. To sit in the middle of hundreds, no wait, THOUSANDS of other SC fans (there were ~5000).... To hear the incredible roar when they chant "hana, dul, set" and the players' names "FIGHTING"... To see the smiles, tears and tension on the faces of the fans around you...To be in the middle of the OCEAN of noise when the final "gg" comes... All that.. cannot be described in words.

Pictures might help a little...

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This picture is the definition of "not doing it justice". Its the best I have though

Maybe even some amazingly crap quality videos...

Sound up please
http://tinyurl.com/5wuyk5
http://tinyurl.com/5wj3hh

But, in the end.. you have to go yourself.

Seriously.


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I think I've just about exhausted posting about SC watching- I have finally seen the light that is proper live SC. So the next blogs are going to be on other things like learning Korean, the school where I teach, night life, susie's boobs etc.

Comments loved as always <3


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d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
November 02 2008 14:05 GMT
#2
Haha nice read and that building is awesome.
Hi.
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
November 02 2008 14:12 GMT
#3
I am like so jealous right now!
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
November 02 2008 14:20 GMT
#4
Swap lives pls?
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
_Grazze_
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
834 Posts
November 02 2008 14:27 GMT
#5
susie's boobs etc.


Hahahahahahahahahaha

The events are free? You don't need to pay anything?! Wow, this is one thing I really want to do, visit a live SC event in Korea, seems nerdy but fuck off to all haters!

Atleast I'm going to experience WCG Live with Tasteless and Daniel Lee as casters in ... FOUR DAYS WOO :D

Nice writeup, especially when you added some pictures to it too, made it much more nicer.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
November 02 2008 14:57 GMT
#6
I went to this live too.

Let me tell all you this; OGN probably made the biggest mistake with location for the first time as the convention center was WAYYYY too small compared to how many people actually came. The lines were so fucking huge that people actually had to leave because there was no space left. Fortunately they let us go into the sidelines and the security let people stand on top of each other and bring chairs from other convention centers so we can even take a glimpse of whats happening.
dats racist
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
November 02 2008 15:19 GMT
#7
if you sat alllllll the way in the back, must be hard to watch.
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
November 02 2008 15:23 GMT
#8
It was awesome hm? I was just so relieved everything worked out and I could go and photograph everything properly. I always get jittery before finals ^^;;;;;
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
Gokey
Profile Joined November 2006
United States2722 Posts
November 02 2008 15:23 GMT
#9
Gift for InControl.... LOL!!
Gokey
Profile Joined November 2006
United States2722 Posts
November 02 2008 15:24 GMT
#10
On November 03 2008 00:23 nevergg wrote:
It was awesome hm? I was just so relieved everything worked out and I could go and photograph everything properly. I always get jittery before finals ^^;;;;;

Show us your pics!! =)
mel_ee
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
2448 Posts
November 02 2008 16:22 GMT
#11
ahem ahem its "mel_ee"

=]
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
November 02 2008 16:27 GMT
#12
On November 03 2008 00:24 Gokey wrote:
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On November 03 2008 00:23 nevergg wrote:
It was awesome hm? I was just so relieved everything worked out and I could go and photograph everything properly. I always get jittery before finals ^^;;;;;

Show us your pics!! =)


I took over 1000 photos - I'm in the (very long and time consuming) process of editing them right now.
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-03 01:17:22
November 03 2008 01:14 GMT
#13
On November 02 2008 23:57 MrHoon wrote:
I went to this live too.

Let me tell all you this; OGN probably made the biggest mistake with location for the first time as the convention center was WAYYYY too small compared to how many people actually came.


Yeah, I felt bad for you guys. It was funny how after Game 1, they made a announcement that due to fire regulations, all the people standing up had to leave. Of course, absolutely no one moved and instead more people kept piling in.

On November 03 2008 01:22 mel_ee wrote:
ahem ahem its "mel_ee"

=]


Sorry!

Hmmm maybe its just me but that tinyurls don't work anymore. You can view the videos here: BUT please remember to watch them in "high quality."

http://www.youtube.com/Elric2222
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
November 03 2008 01:37 GMT
#14
jealous...-.-
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
November 03 2008 05:00 GMT
#15
i was on the far left dying
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
Tekin
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2711 Posts
November 03 2008 05:15 GMT
#16
NiCe!!!!! Iam so jealous right now i wish i was that close to see a pro gamer!
Cheers! //¯◡◡¯\\ 문채원 | 한지우 -___-
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
November 03 2008 14:45 GMT
#17
... who got you those seats, eh? eh!? i always get jittery before finals too.
Follow me on Twitter for pictures of cute gamers and food! https://twitter.com/lilsusie
mel_ee
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
2448 Posts
November 03 2008 17:05 GMT
#18
best seats ever~!!
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi
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