If you haven't been keeping up with the 9th Sonic StarLeague info thread after Sonic announced that the original sponsorship fell through due to additional demands by the sponsor that Sonic and Kim Carrier decided they could not agree with, here are the answers to the questions that bothered us all:
• SSL9 will be sponsored by Sinbalfarm (Sonic's mafia shoe business) • New sponsor found - FIX (Humanworks.com) • Prizepool updated, same as SSL8 • Prizepool updated again, higher than SSL8. • Player List is now final, no notable changes • Schedule shifted from fridays/saturdays to thursdays/saturdays • New Maps by Earthattack released and available for download
There may still be changes to those based on the feedback of viewers and players.
Why a group selection ceremony anyway? What's it good for? You say that to me again after watching the last SSL's one:
Mad fun, awkward ceremonies, players teasing each other, hot chicks, nerdy boys, see y'all in the chat!
The TL BW staff will be (is already) working hard to provide you with the best coverage of SSL you've seen yet so start ordering those beers and BEARS AND FEEL THE SICKHYPE AND MY GOD THOSE MAPS
those maps really look promising but eh have to wait and see if it does come to nice gameplay anyway super hyped bout SSL9 shinbal farm is the only sponsor!
Golden cross is basically fighting spirit, and im gonna be honest when i say mist looks like an awful map. and if its not horribly terran skewed ill eat my shoe
Damn, now Earth Attack is stealing my show with vision blocker mechanics... That bridge is about the ugliest thing I have ever seen in any map though + Show Spoiler +
Units on the weird looking centre bridge of (2)Mist are blind.
EPT
Match Point • ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/mirror/replay/download.gif)
Mist and ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/jpGhoXh.jpg)
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