Hmm, it seems like while the Koreans will certainly duke it out in 1v1s, the Chinese players in the OP are only guaranteed to be 'present'. Something about the number of 2v2s being played affecting how many Chinese players will appear on stage. Also, if you check out their new promo video (you should anyways just to see Bisu Sea and Movie speaking Chinese), they highlight players like Fengzi and Jaystar who are certainly more active in the current scene.
Wait.... -Bisu: Wow great! -Movie: OK, Good player. -Zero: Cool zerg, did that infested terrans vs kal. -Sea: Awsome! -Pj: My favorite toss player of all time (my mind just exploded). -LX: Holy Moly, that crazy otehr chinies P that was killin everyone -Super: Probably best Terran chinise player for me -F91: As good as it gets in chinisezergs.
If this thing is at night (im on CET time) im gonna be so depressed... Its on Sunday, I hope I can watch it.
On August 12 2014 23:00 EngrishTeacher wrote: Holy shit that venue is amazing, I'm really impressed they were able to book it for the event.
On the other hand, please update the OP - there are still 25 VIP seats and 22 normal seats available for purchase as of 10am EDT!
So sad I'm back in Canada (Bisu... :S), but at least I have IEM Toronto and Flash to look forward to!
Damn it they keep changing stuff on the fly. They specifically told me VIP tickets were sold out a few days ago. I think everyone already grabbed regular tickets, but I guess for the latecomer now's your chance.
I will be interviewing at least a few of the players on Saturday, and I will be asking a few questions from the community. Feel free to suggest questions, and if the question is directed at a specific player, don't forget to mention who. I doubt that I will interview everyone, but will at least try to interview Bisu, Sea, ZerO and Movie.
Potential questions: To all, particularly Bisu -- when is each planning on entering the military, and do they plan on continuing playing BW after military service?
How far along is Kongdoo coming, is it a viable platform?
How has the Afreeca experience been? Able to connect directly with fans, but dealing with negativity and trolls, as well. Do you feel skills slipping as a consequence of no longer practicing 10 hours/day?
Maybe for Zero/Bisu moreso than other players (elaborated below):
Question: Do you think there still is a strong developing meta? Would you like some leagues played on all new maps or all old maps to see a growth in brood war strategy? Do you forsee yourself or anyone else being able to push forward a new meta without devoting a full time professional practice to the game?
Elaborating: Basically, how they think brood war can "grow" strategically, where it might grow, or if it can. New maps aren't coming out as they would for proleague, and I don't know if the vets are really able to dedicate the time to fully flesh-out subtle developments. New maps and some dedicated practice would bring out lots of creativity in the past, or just meta changes due to map structure.
I say bisu/zero moreso because they both did recognizable things to me in shifting/creating strategy (bisu obviously the revolutionist, zero really was the zerg with soulkey that brought forth the queen vs mech the most, but also did some spawn broodling on templars in zvp and ocassionally had craziness such as the infested terran on holy world).
I also am not really up to date with watching the sospa scene.
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