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CDRdude

United States5625 Posts

January 02 2009 07:33 GMT

#4601

Thanks for the VODs! I recommend the winners game, and the final game is pretty cool too.

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

January 02 2009 09:25 GMT

#4602

I am Pholon on Reddit

+ Show Spoiler +

The Altitude's ISL3 is over as yesterday we saw Sziky or dOTY take the gold. Today, he will play one final showmatch against xKOREAN GOSUPLAYAHx as our parting gift to you.

We've all had an absolute blast and as we say our goodbyes we'd like to extend our sincerest thanks to all the players, to the sponsors, to the casters and to you, the fans and viewers. It's been an honour and a pleasure bringing you this tournament and we hope to see you again soon

Take care, long live Broodwar, enjoy the showmatch, roll credits

Final standings:

1st: $1000 -

Sziky or

dOTY
2nd: $500 -

Sziky or

dOTY
3rd: $300 -

Bibiane or

Semih
4th: $200 -

Bibiane or

Semih
5th: $175 -

Michael
6th: $150 -

TechnicS
7th: $100 -

Sneazel
8th: $75 -

Pro7ect

Total prizepool: $2500

Organisation - LRM)Game
Henchmen - Eywa, LRM)nOoNe
Anti-abuse - zimp
Casters - Hacklebeast, Elegant, Sayle, L_Master, Bakuryu, Kiante
TL Coverage - graphics: shirousagi - text: Pholon
other things - people

+ Show Spoiler +

WHAT CAN I EVEN SAY TO HYPE THIS MORE. IT'S SZIKY VERSUS DOTY IN THE ALTITUDE ISL 3 GRAND FINALS AND THEY'RE BOTH SO GOOD AND I'M SO EXCITED I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! CLEAR YOUR AGENDA, READ ON, AND GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK'S GRAND ENDING AS THESE TWO PLAYERS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN AN EPIC BEST OF 9.

xxHYPEVIDEOxx

+ Show Spoiler [ANOTHER HYPEVIDEO BY STRATOS!] +

THE GRAND FINALS

The Grand Finals of the Altitude ISL3 will take place on the coming weekend and presented to you on Saturday (but wait! there's more! keep reading to find out about the 3rd/4th place match and a showmatch!). The series will consist of a Best of 9 on the maps listed below and the winner will walk away with 1000$ in prizemoney.

Sziky // Hungary // Zerg
Sziky's ISL3 run so far has been amazing, dropping only a a single game throughout. The likes of Alfio, Bizzy, TechnicS and Bibiane have fallen to his might and as the reigning champion he now has a shot a defending his title

dOTY // Germany // Protoss
dOTY defiantly qualified for ISL3, proving he did not need to be on the reservation list to make it in. Some have seen him as the underdog going into some matches, but 3-0 and 4-0 victories over Ace and Sneazel has silenced all doubters.

THE INTERVIEWS

Thoughts on the upcoming Grand Finals

Bakuryu - German "Moustache" Zerg
i think sziky will take it 5-2, some close games. iirc dOTY will practice hard, but i think it wont be enough. actually i just want sziky to win^^ zerg ftw - Zerg > Deutschland? - Well, if a german wins isl, it should be me :D otherwise it would be hard for me to accept it xD but ye... sziky is better than karate, and doty vs karate was close series, if they played again, i think karate would have won because he figured doty's build out near the end (unless doty plays different builds)

Defi - Russian Protoss, sponsor of showmatches
My opinion is maximum 1 game for dOTY. Is it bo7 or 9? - 9 - then i think 5-0 or 5-1 for Sziky, since Sziky's ZvP is far away from non-korean level. - will doty put up a fight though? -ofc he will, since its the final of the best tournament outside of Korea. But I am really sure Sziky wont let dOTY do smth serious in games. That's my opinion

Plumbum - Russian Zerg
Doty is running extremely good in this tour, i hope he will prepare enough to take more then 1-2 games from Sziky, but looks like no one can stop Sziky, when he is fighting for such awesome money prizes. BW forever!

Hacklebeast - ISL3 caster and BW fanboy
I won’t be surprising anyone when I say Sziky is the favorite. He was the favorite as soon as he decided to participate in ISL. But doty has all the tools to pull an upset. Those quirky aggressive timings he used to dismantle ace are exactly the kind of thing sziky is weakest against in ZvP. If doty can channel his inner 2005 protoss, and walls properly to at least have a chance against the sziky lings, we will have ourselves a fantastic series.

corumjhaelen - Sponsor extraordinaire
Favorite is obviously Sziky, especially as his best match up is zvp and dOTY's best is PvT. personnally is expect 5-0 or 5-1 depending on whether Sziky has to work next saturday. i don't know the maps, but I'm not sure that even if Game trolled to the max he could really help dOTY^^ that being said i think the serie will be good because Sziky won't cheese too much, so the macro games have the potential to be good, plus dOTY cheeses a bit so we could have some funny stuff coming from him and as a zerg fan I hope Sziky will avenge Ace, his fellow hungarian zerg and i'll add that the third place match should be pretty good too =)

Gecko[XP] - Community guy and BW Liquipedia hero
I think Sziky will destroy dOTY pretty easily, his latest games against Pusan shows what he can do. dOTY isn't bad and i know him from the German scene, but well. Even the strongest Zealot control and funky openings won't save him in a longer best of series. im still kinda rooting for him, due to us being germans and stuff. if he can actually show his full potential he might take 2-3 games off sziky, but beyond that... sziky has more experience and way better control in that particular match up

eOnZeRg - Zerges Españoles!
doty ^^ - score? - 4-3, EPIC SERIES. is bo7 right? - BO9!! - 5-2

THE 3rd/4th PLACES

Bibiane vs Semih
Although eliminated in their respective Semifinals, these two Broodwar Warriors can still battle it out for 500$ worth of prizemoney, with the winner taking the 300$ lion's share. As a preshow to the grand finals, they will play a Bo5 for the Altitude ISL3's Bronze Medal.

Map Order:
Sniper Ridge
Tau Cross
Ground Zero
Benzene
Gladiator

THE SHOWMATCH

As Saturday will see the Altitude ISL3's last official playday, we will close out the tournament with a showmatch on Sunday. Can't disclose a lot of details yet, but the winner of the ISL will face a mysterious Korean guest. Keep your eyes peeled for details on this one!

THE SCHEDULE

Saturday 9th, 21:00 CEST
Sayle & Elegant on Sayle's stream

3rd place match

Bibiane vs

Semih
Bo5

Sayle & Hacklebeast on Sayle's stream

GRAND FINALS

Sziky vs

dOTY
Bo9

Sunday 10th, 19:00 CEST
Hacklebeast & Elegant on hacklebeast's stream

Showmatch
ISL Winner vs ???

TOURNAMENT RULES

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.

2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner during the tournament, period. This applies to bad manner of staff, fellow participants, in write-ups, in the official channel, or in game. Professionalism is mandatory, and will be absolute.

3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, one the referees will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- Under the circumstance of a lag conflict, the set will be forced into postponement. The postponed time and date will be set by the league commissioner. On this time and date, both players must have either found a LAN cafe in which they will be forced to surrender the IP from, or playing from a different, but applicable location. Examples being a friends house, school, library, etc. IP's will also be mandatory from these locations.

6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is first at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced, and then must be confirmed reasonable by said referee.

7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

THE SPONSORS

"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude

"There is no doubt in our minds that StarCraft 2 has elevated eSports to a new level over the last year or so. However, it's important to give credit to the game that catalyzed the genesis of eSports as we know it - StarCraft: BroodWar. We at TwitchTV are happy to see that the SC:BW scene continues to live, and are excited to sponsor this event. We encourage any current BroodWar players to stream on TwitchTV and help keep the community vibrant and strong!" - Ben "FishStix" Goldhaber, TwitchTV Outreach Manager

"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler

"I'd like to thank every person who makes this tournament possible, and to wish good luck to the players. Let's show everybody how awesome the foreign bw community can be!" - corumjhaelen

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3 - Qualifiers 4-6 - Qualifier 7 - Group Stage - Round of 32 - Round of 16 - Round of 8 - Round of 4
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor - Reps.ru Coverage
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

The Alititude ISL3 is sponsored by:

+ Show Spoiler [Why am I doing this?] +

The original episodes of TL Arena were recorded on Livestream and, for a long time, I've had the videos sitting on there. Livestream is being a bitch though an keeps sending me emails about them cleaning up my database. As a rueful result so I've already lost the videos of Episode 3 and the Xmas Special

Also the video for Episode 4 seems to be bugged. This all sucks. In better news though my youtube channel now allows me to upload bigger vids so that's what I've done. The saved uploaded Episodes, numbers 2, 5 and 6 (Episode 1 never had a VOD), were in my opinion the best ones though

+ Show Spoiler [What is TL-Arena?] +

The TeamLiquid Arena event (or TL-Arena for short) was based on a minigame found in the Gold Saucer, a casino slash entertainment park in the game Final Fantasy 7. Said minigame, called The Arena, would require you to pick one of your characters and fight off 8 monsters. After every victory a slot machine would determine a handicap for the player (e.g. broken weapon, no magic etc). These handicaps would stack, making your character weaker and weaker as he progresses. It required you to defeat all the monsters to win the game.

TeamLiquid Arena invites a prominent player from the StarCraft scene and pitches this player versus several players of a much lower level. After every win, a handicap, picked randomly from a predetermined pool, is assigned to this player and stacks with any previously begotten handicaps making it harder and harder for the show's hero to get his 8 kills.

In the run-up to each event, we held brainstorms and poll so the community could weigh in on what maps would be played and what handicaps would be added to the pool.

TeamLiquid Arena Season 1 ran from September 2009 til March 2010, resulting in 6 shows and a Xmas Special. You can find more information here: (Wiki)

Pholon/TLArena/Overview

Welcome to the TL Arena Season 1 VOD archive! Some years ago, a bunch of us organised a series of events called "TL Arena". We had a great run and I recently managed to upload three episodes (listed below) for anyone who cares to enjoy. I'll will try to add a bit of a Why-to-watch summary to each episode to help you decide and because I think that there's even some interesting stuff gone odwn for the SC2 crowd. Enjoy!

TL Arena on Liquipedia • Introductory thread

Cloud
Announcement • Polls/Live • Results
+ Show Spoiler [Why to watch?] +

Yes that's the same Cloud that now plays Terran for aTn and yes he played Protoss back in the day. Having won four WCG Italys in a row he used to be among the greats of Europe's BroodWar scene - a force to be reckoned with. In this episode, Cloud plays his games with style and class. The real reason you should watch though is his game vs TL's resident spambot Konadora (back in the day anyway) which is probably my favorite Arena moment ever.
Also on an interesting note: we had, currently It's Gosu's, (T)

Pokebunny on board as a co-caster.

Legionnaire
Announcement • Polls/Live • Results
+ Show Spoiler [Why to watch?] +

Legionnaire is a living legend. Having been a progamer in Korea and holding the record of most Reaver kills he was Australia's BroodWar hero. Even though I had little to do with the organisation of this specific show I remember being beyond honoured to have him play in this event. He alone should be reason enough to want to watch this.
But wait! There's more!
This show also features Husky and Raelcun! They're both pretty big now names but they once commented a TL Arena Episode. ^_^

Oystein
Announcement • Polls/Live • Results
+ Show Spoiler [Why to watch?] +

Oystein is such a hero, being among the last players who still stream BroodWar on occasion. Needless to say we already loved him back then and he features in this Viking special. We feature some maps that were based on Norse Mythology (or drawn their names from it anyway) and in the end we get to hear Oystein's victorious Viking roar!

+ Show Spoiler +

The 28 players who managed to stay alive in the gruelling Group Stage continue to the unforgiving Tournament Stage. Additionally, the Altitude ISL3 is also boarded by our 4 invites. These 32 warriors will enter the Round of 32 this Saturday, as the final stages of this ISL commence.

Entering the Round of 32 will be the following players...

Invites

Sziky,

Ace,

Pro7ect,

Michael

Advancing from the Group Stage 2-0 (14)

Southpark, KogeT, Karate

AlfiO, Dewalt, dOTY, AstrO, defi, LancerX

DragON, Bizzy

Advancing from the Group Stage 2-1 (14)

eOnzerg, Pike, Bakuryu, Kolll

Bibiane, skzlime

vanatir, Sneazel

Choosy, Ramms, Napoleon

The bracket stage is straight forward: good old Single Elimination.
The Round of 32 starts out with Best of 5 matches.
The maps, in order, are: Jade, Neo Aztec, New Bloody Ridge, Match Point, Icarus.

Find the full Bracket on AltitudeISL.net

The Round of 32 will be played over two playdays: May 5th and May 12th.
As per usual, the matches will be played at 19:00 CET from channel op isl3.

The top half of the bracket will play on May 5th
The bottom half of the bracket will play on May 12th

The full bracket can be found at the link above

Full Casting Schedule

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Casted by hacklebeast and Elegant at hacklebeast tv starting from 21:00 CET.

Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2

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Casted by L_Master on L_Master tv starting from 19:00.

Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2

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Casted by hacklebeast and Elegant at hacklebeast tv starting from 21:00 CET.

Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2

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Casted by L_Master on L_Master tv starting from 19:00.

Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2
Player 1 vs Player 2

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude

"There is no doubt in our minds that StarCraft 2 has elevated eSports to a new level over the last year or so. However, it's important to give credit to the game that catalyzed the genesis of eSports as we know it - StarCraft: BroodWar. We at TwitchTV are happy to see that the SC:BW scene continues to live, and are excited to sponsor this event. We encourage any current BroodWar players to stream on TwitchTV and help keep the community vibrant and strong!" - Ben "FishStix" Goldhaber, TwitchTV Outreach Manager

"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler

"I'd like to thank every person who makes this tournament possible, and to wish good luck to the players. Let's show everybody how awesome the foreign bw community can be!" - corumjhaelen

Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3 - Qualifiers 4-6 - Qualifier 7 - Group Stage
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

The Alititude ISL3 is sponsored by:

+ Show Spoiler +

zzxz weiner zzxz

+ Show Spoiler +

by Dan The Numbersguy.

After seven weeks of qualifiers, the Altitude's ISL3 ascends to the lofty heights of the group stages. In this classic Survivor style format it will be further determined who of the 56 players qualified may continue to sip their overprices beverages, while 28 of them will be jettisoned into the depths of elimination.
This post will detail the format and schedule of this next stage - You can find the full list of people qualified here - and we'd also like to announce the 4 Invited players who will be seeded into the final stage of the tournament.
Casts and stream will be done by hacklebeast and EleGant, 21CET Saturdays and by L_Master 19CET on Sundays.

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Upon initially announcing ISL3, we said fiour players would receive an invitation. They will be seeded into the last, single elimination stage of this ISL. As from today, we will be announcing the four invited players, along with some interviews, at:

Altitude's ISL3 Main page.

The format of the group stage will be similar to that of the MSL Survivor tournament. The 56 qualified players will be seeded into 14 groups of 4 players. Within a 4 player group, player A plays D, player B plays C. The winners of both matches then play each other in the Winner's match. The player to win this match advances to the next round. The losers of the initial two matches play in the Loser's match. The winner of that match plays against the loser of the Winner's match. The winner of this final match also advances to the next round. The other two players are eliminated. All matches are Best-of-1
+ Show Spoiler [How the seeding works] +

54 players from 7 Qualifiers had to be divided among 14 Groups of 4 players each.
Each group is assigned four slots: A, B, C and D
The 8 players from Qualifier 1 and 6 players randomly selected from Qualifier 2 are randomly seeded into the 14 slots A
The 8 players from Qualifier 7 and 6 players randomly selected from Qualifier 6 are randomly seeded into the 14 slots D
The 2 remaining players from Qualifier 2, the 8 players from Qualifier 3 and 4 players randomly selected fomr Qualifier 4 are randomly seeded into the 14 slots B
The remaining players (4 from Q4, 8 from Q5, 2 from Q6) are randomly seeded into the 14 slots C
For the opening matches, slots A play against D, slots B play against C.

All Groups + Results on AltitudeISL.net

Choosy < Circuit Breakers >

CastrO

Reaper < Circuit Breakers >

SouthPark
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Bibiane < Circuit Breakers >

Plumbum

Shad < Circuit Breakers >

AlfiO
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

TerrOr < Circuit Breakers >

Elena

Dewalt < Circuit Breakers >

Ramms
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

dOTY < Circuit Breakers >

LML

gag < Circuit Breakers >

vanatir
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

eOnzErG < Circuit Breakers >

LocDog

fLip < Circuit Breakers >

AstrO
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Defi < Circuit Breakers >

Kashu

Pike < Circuit Breakers >

DinOt
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Largo < Circuit Breakers >

Lancer_X

SneazeL < Circuit Breakers >

Modesty
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

koget < Circuit Breakers >

D_DA

skzlime < Circuit Breakers >

JMo
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Bakuryu < Circuit Breakers >

Djem5

DragOn < Circuit Breakers >

JeuXx
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Kolll < Circuit Breakers >

Anklebreak

KazioWichura < Circuit Breakers >

Bizzy
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Napoleon < Circuit Breakers >

NoisE

Karate < Circuit Breakers >

DeSka
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Semih < Circuit Breakers >

dsyxelic

Jumper < Circuit Breakers >

Wallace
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

trutaCz* < Circuit Breakers >

Ronin

GoTuNk! < Circuit Breakers >

TriX
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >
trutaCz replaces Mazur after winning the Wildcard

S2Glow < Circuit Breakers >

TTF

TechnicS < Circuit Breakers >

INF3CTED
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Please take special note of the Group Stage specific rules denoted in red.
+ Show Spoiler [Group Stage Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.

2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner will be tolerated in official write-ups by Altitude International Starleague's staff.
- No bad manner will be tolerated amongst players during league operations.
- No bad manner directed towards Altitude International Starleague's staff is acceptable. This rule's parameters are strictly applied to official write-ups and during league operations. Failure to abide will result in a league ban.

3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, the referee handling that players group will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- If there is a lag conflict, and there has been a careful effort to verify the conflict's existence, the group will then be re-randomized.

6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his group match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced.

7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude

"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler

"I'd like to thank every person who makes this tournament possible, and to wish good luck to the players. Let's show everyobody how awesome the foreign bw community can be!" - corumjhaelen

Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3 - Qualifiers 4-6 - Qualifier 7
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

+ Show Spoiler +

NEW POST FOR GROUP STAGE OF ISL YAAAAAAA

Altitude's ISL3 Main page.

Choosy < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Reaper < Circuit Breakers >

SouthPark
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Bibiane < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Shad < Circuit Breakers >

AlfiO
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

TerrOr < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Dewalt < Circuit Breakers >

Ramms
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

dOTY < Circuit Breakers > TBD

gag < Circuit Breakers >

vanatir
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

eOnzErG < Circuit Breakers > TBD

fLip < Circuit Breakers >

AstrO
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Defi < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Pike < Circuit Breakers >

DinOt
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Largo < Circuit Breakers > TBD

SneazeL < Circuit Breakers >

Modesty
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

koget < Circuit Breakers > TBD

skzlime < Circuit Breakers >

JMo
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Bakuryu < Circuit Breakers > TBD

DragOn < Circuit Breakers >

JeuXx
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Kolll < Circuit Breakers > TBD

KazioWichura < Circuit Breakers >

Bizzy
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Napoleon < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Karate < Circuit Breakers >

DeSka
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Semih < Circuit Breakers > TBD

Jumper < Circuit Breakers >

Wallace
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Mazur < Circuit Breakers > TBD

GoTuNk! < Circuit Breakers >

TriX
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

S2Glow < Circuit Breakers > TBD

TechnicS < Circuit Breakers >

INF3CTED
< Neo Aztec >
< Neo Aztec >
< Heartbreak Ridge >

Please take special note of the Group Stage specific rules denoted in red.
+ Show Spoiler [Group Stage Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.

2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner will be tolerated in official write-ups by Altitude International Starleague's staff.
- No bad manner will be tolerated amongst players during league operations.
- No bad manner directed towards Altitude International Starleague's staff is acceptable. This rule's parameters are strictly applied to official write-ups and during league operations. Failure to abide will result in a league ban.

3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, the referee handling that players group will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- If there is a lag conflict, and there has been a careful effort to verify the conflict's existence, the group will then be re-randomized.

6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his group match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced.

7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3 - Qualifiers 4-6 - Qualifier 7
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

+ Show Spoiler +

We are six weeks into the Altitude ISL's qualifying stage and only one final Qualifier remains. Below you'll find an overview of the players that have qualified so far, some fresh interviews, and a look ahead at only remaining way to get on board. All report at Gate 7, the ISL is just about to take off.
As per usual, you can follow the Qualifier 7 at hacklebeast and L_Master, whose streams start at 20:00 CET Saturday and 19:00 CET Sunday respectively.

Qualifier 7 musings

When the qualifying format for the Altitude's ISL3 was first announced, there was a lot of backlash. No ladder stage, but gruelling single elimination brackets. The worst part though? Only three tries.
I have to say though, as an onlooker, this whole scheme makes matters a whole deal more interesting as we get to watch the players make their decisions. Let's see... first there's the mappool that people can choose as per preference and then there's the thought that the later qualifiers will be easier since all the gosus have already qualified. Then again, said gosus might be thinking along those same lines, plus waiting for the last qualifier to make an attempt is a waste of your precious two other tries. Metagaming abounds.
As far as mappool goes, feel Qualifier 7 might be the most attractive one. With Sniper Ridge, Ground Zero and Jade it's certainly the most modern one - taking also into account how these new proleague maps have been featured heavily in other BW leagues as well.
There's a number of very skilled players still in the queue to take a shot at qualifying and, although the majority of foreigners' finest have already made it through, everyone will be wanting to get in on Q7. The three-tries rule is out of the window now anyway, since it's everyone's last try. It's crunch-time - do or die. It's ISL3.

Qualifier 1:

Bakuryu,

Kolll,

Defi,

dOTY,

Largo,

Bibiane,

TerrOr,

S2Glow
Qualifier 2:

eOnZerg,

Semih,

Mazur,

KogeT,

Choosy,

TechnicS,

Dewalt,

Napoleon
Qualifier 3:

fLip²,

Kaziowichura,

Pike,

Karate²,

Reaper,

Skzlime,

Sneazel,

Shad
Qualifier 4:

Jumper,

AstrO,

DragOn,

Southpark,

AlfiO,

Modesty,

gag,

GotuNk!
Qualifier 5:

vanatir,

DeSka,

JeuXx,

JMo,

INF3CTED,

DinOt,

Wallace,

Bizzy
Qualifier 6:

CastrO,

Kashu,

LancerX,

djem5,

ttf,

Ramms,

Elena,

TriX
(race division:

17 -

8 -

18 - Racepickers: 5 )

Interview with Southpark
Polish Zerg Southpark made it through in Qualifier 4, beating Kashu in the process

You qualified on first try in Qualifier 4. Did you pick that qualifier for a specific reason and everything went according to plan, or was there no such decision making involved?
Southpark: I wanted to play once the first qualification of which probably I came out, but I got the news of a family event where I wanted to be

in natepnym week I had the party: D and at the third qualifying trip

because I only played in 4

It was not a plan

just played as time allowed.

Now that you passed the first stage, how far do you want to go?
Southpark: Hmm.. Of course I would win the entire ISL

but I really would like to come to top8

finally break the barrier as the top16 in the first two editions of the ISL

There's only one more qualifier left... are there any players you'd still like to see qualify?
Southpark: I'm not entirely sure about the people invited

This is probably Ace

Sziky Pro7ect three strong players who are one of the favorites ISL3. Zaraki is a shame that unfortunately did not get hit bracket. Apart from them, not paying attention to people who still do not get caught. Time will tell who else is able to play this event

Okay cool, thank you so much and gl in the rest of the tournament
Southpark: Thanks

Interview with S2Glow
Singporian Zerg S2Glow made it through the very first Qualifier by beating Outrage

You qualified in the first qualifier, on your first try! All according to plan?
S2Glow: Yeap , actually i already planned to qualify once i saw my bracket and i know southpark is the toughest and i have to go through him. z v z is my most confident match up therefore anything could happen just too bad that he did not turn up and i have become a overnight hotstuff ( in a bad way i guess

!! )

So how far do you want to go? Do you think you can make it past groups?
S2Glow: My only target is passing group stage and I will have to hope that my bracket are good =P with no wo. ofc!!

Next weekend is the final qualifier - are there any players you hope still qualify?
S2Glow: Doesnt matter anyway , no point hoping for any low level to qualify because if we are in the same group for group stages , people will say wow i am so lucky etc.. rather not !

Thanks for the interview and good luck in the rest of the tournament
S2Glow: okay ~ thanks bb ^^

To sign up for a qualifier, you can send an email to the following address: AltitudeISLRegistry@gmail.com
This email must contain:

Your IP address (use: http://whatismyipaddress.com)
Full name
Most common BW name + any notable aliases
Country
Race (note: if you wish to racepick, do mention so)

Note that there is a Reservation list. Players on this list hold precedence over all other sign-ups (more below).

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A total of seven Qualifiers will be played and every Qualifier will have (a maximum of) 64 players. The sign-ups will be randomised at 23:59 CET on Wednesday and seeded into a 64 player Single Elimination bracket. Sign-ups for the first and all consecutive qualifiers will open on the Monday prior, at 22:00 CET (local time: 21:00 GMT (+00:00))

The Qualifiers will have the following format:

Ro64 - Best of 1
Ro32 - Best of 3
Ro16 - Best of 5
Ro8 - All players have 8 qualified

The mappool vary from qualifier to qualifier. The full mappools for every week are found in the the spoiler below. Use this to your advantage when choosing what qualifier to play in!
+ Show Spoiler [Map pools] +

+ Show Spoiler [Qualifiers 1-6] +

Qualifier 1:
Ro64 - Bo1: New Bloody Ridge
Ro32 - Bo3: Ground Zero/Match Point/Jade
Ro16 - Bo5: Match Point/Jade/New Bloody Ridge/Ground Zero/Match Point

Qualifier 2:
Ro64 - Bo1: Destination
Ro32 - Bo3: Aztec/Sniper Ridge/Tau Cross
Ro16 - Bo5: Sniper Ridge/Tau Cross/Destination/Aztec/Sniper Ridge

Qualifier 3:
Ro64 - Bo1: Aztec
Ro32 - Bo3: Destination/Jade/Sniper Ridge
Ro16 - Bo5: Jade/Sniper Ridge/Aztec/Destination/Jade

Qualifier 4:
Ro64 - Bo1: Match Point
Ro32 - Bo3: New Bloody Ridge/Tau Cross/Ground Zero
Ro16 - Bo5: Tau Cross/Ground Zero/Match Point/New Bloody Ridge/Tau Cross

Qualifier 5:
Ro64 - Bo1: Ground Zero
Ro32 - Bo3: Match Point/Jade/New Bloody Ridge
Ro16 - Bo5: Jade/New Bloody Ridge/Ground Zero/Match Point/Jade

Qualifier 6:
Ro64 - Bo1: Tau Cross
Ro32 - Bo3: Sniper Ridge/Aztec/Destination
Ro16 - Bo5: Aztec/Destination/Tau Cross/Sniper Ridge/Aztec

Qualifier 7:
Ro64 - Bo1: Jade
Ro32 - Bo3: Match Point/Sniper Ridge/Ground Zero
Ro16 - Bo5: Sniper Ridge/Ground Zero/Jade/Match Point/Sniper Ridge

With 8 players advancing from 7 qualifiers, a total of 56 players will advance to the Group Stage

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+ Show Spoiler [Qualifier Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures

2) Rules Concerning Gameplay
- Each player may only make 3 qualification attempts.
- The "Reservation List" applies precedence of said players to register for qualification.

3) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner will be tolerated in official write-ups by Altitude International Starleague's staff by participants with intent to qualify.
- No bad manner directed towards Altitude International Starleague's staff is acceptable. This rule's parameters are strictly applied to official write-ups and during league operations. Failure to abide will result in a league ban.

4) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

5) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

6) Rules Concerning Names
- All players must use their most known ID, if you are unsure of which ID you should use, please contact LRM)Game. (Exceptions may be discussed)
- All players must be using proper ISL tag during all Altitude ISL games.

7) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- Lag games could result in the dissmissal of a player at the referee's discretion. The player's case will then be dealt with at a later time.

8) Rules Concerning Drops
- If a player drops due to a bugged map, the incident will be recorded for the host in case of future issues. The players will change up the map and continue with the set.
- If a player drops due to a loss of connectivity to the internet, the players will have to wait until all other sets of the same round have been taken care of, then the replay will be reviewed and a judgment will be made. (Re-game/Victory/Defeat)
- If a player drops twice due to a loss of connectivity to the internet, the player will be attributed for a loss of the game in which the drop occured.
- If a player drops due to an IP conflict, both players will be reviewed and a decision will be made based on the the information and options at hand.

9) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

10) Rules Concerning PP matches
- There will be no PP matches, if you cannot make it to a qualifier, try to get in one of the other 6.

11) Rules Concerning IP
- No Korean IP Addresses
- Players are required to surrender their IP address upon admission to the league.
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

12) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

+ Show Spoiler +

The first three qualifiers of the Altitude ISL have been played. We've already seen a bunch of great games from great players and now that we're (almost) halfway we can take the time to give you a bit of a recap. The rest of the post concerns the information for the next three qualifier, after which we will post another thread for the seventh and final qualifier. As per usual, you can follow the following qualifiers at hacklebeast and L_Master, whose streams start at 20:00 CET Saturday and 19:00 CET Sunday respectively.

Qualifier 1:

Bakuryu,

Kolll,

Defi,

dOTY,

Largo,

Bibiane,

TerrOr,

S2Glow
Qualifier 2:

eOnZerg,

Semih²,

Mazur,

KogeT,

Choosy²,

TechnicS,

Dewalt²,

Napoleon
Qualifier 3:

fLip²,

Kaziowichura,

Pike,

Karate²,

Reaper,

Skzlime,

Sneazel²,

Shad
(race division:

11 -

4 -

7 - Racepickers: 2 )
² = qualified on second try

Among the notable names that have tried to qualify once but haven't managed to do so just yet we find:

Plumbum,

TTF,

Oya,

Jumper,

KidCanada,

LML,

Gotunk!,

aCe
Which, more interestingly, leaves us with some people who have tried twice, and for whom the next try is do-or-die.

Modesty,

Zaraki,

Bylat,

Octzerg

Interview with Bakuryu
German Zerg Bakuryu made it through in Qualifier 1, beating Byul and Legacy in the process

First of all congratulations on making it through on your first try! Everything going according to plan?
Bakuryu: Yeah, i was lucky that I had a rather easy bracket and managed to qualify on my first try, but some people have really hard brackets hehe.

Well, you managed it through the first step which is always good. The real question though: How far do you want to go?
Bakuryu: Well as I stated in the thread, I atleast want to win some money which is ro8, otherwise I will shave my moustache^^

If your moustache is on the line that's pretty hardcore haha
Bakuryu: Well it can grow back afterwards... xD Not like i will lose my arm

Last question: who do you still wanna see make it through?
Bakuryu: I hope my friend Wendigo can make it but he only has 1 try left

. Other than him, i would say bizzy, assault, zaraki, KC and pro7ect.

Thanks a lot
Bakuryu: np^^

Interview with Sneazel
Polish Protoss Sneazel made it through in Qualifier 3, beating aCe and Octzerg in the process

First of all congratulations on making it through on your second try! Everything according to plan or were you ever worried you would have to use your 3rd try?
Sneazel: .Thanks. Not everything went with my expectations. At 1st try I was worried because of TechnicS.
I didn't know him good because I didn't even play with him, but much people like him and they like to favor him.
At the 2nd try i was worried because of aCe. He is old gamer, i don't remember him well, but ex ToT player must be talented. I had luck because he hasn't practiced much, or maybe he didnt practice anything ^^

How far do you want to go? Top 4 again or going for Gold this time?
Sneazel: I want to go to Top4. It would satisfy me. But I don't think I can do it again. I will do my best, but there are some better players than me. I don't feel safe.

Who else would you like to see making it in?
Sneazel: I would like to see much people which I like, but I must take to note skill these players. I would like to see at least in Top16 Michael, Mazur, Pike and maybe KC

And that's it, thx for the interview
Sneazel: You are welcome

To sign up for a qualifier, you can send an email to the following address: AltitudeISLRegistry@gmail.com
This email must contain:

Your IP address (use: http://whatismyipaddress.com)
Full name
Most common BW name + any notable aliases
Country
Race (note: if you wish to racepick, do mention so)

Note that there is a Reservation list. Players on this list hold precedence over all other sign-ups (more below).

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Ro64 - Best of 1
Ro32 - Best of 3
Ro16 - Best of 5
Ro8 - All players have 8 qualified

+ Show Spoiler [Qualifiers 1-3] +

Qualifier 4:
Ro64 - Bo1: Match Point
Ro32 - Bo3: New Bloody Ridge/Tau Cross/Ground Zero
Ro16 - Bo5: Tau Cross/Ground Zero/Match Point/New Bloody Ridge/Tau Cross

Qualifier 5:
Ro64 - Bo1: Ground Zero
Ro32 - Bo3: Match Point/Jade/New Bloody Ridge
Ro16 - Bo5: Jade/New Bloody Ridge/Ground Zero/Match Point/Jade

Qualifier 6:
Ro64 - Bo1: Tau Cross
Ro32 - Bo3: Sniper Ridge/Aztec/Destination
Ro16 - Bo5: Aztec/Destination/Tau Cross/Sniper Ridge/Aztec

Qualifier 7:
Ro64 - Bo1: Jade
Ro32 - Bo3: Match Point/Sniper Ridge/Ground Zero
Ro16 - Bo5: Sniper Ridge/Ground Zero/Jade/Match Point/Sniper Ridge

With 8 players advancing from 7 qualifiers, a total of 56 players will advance to the Group Stage

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+ Show Spoiler [Qualifier Rules] +

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifiers 1-3
PM Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

+ Show Spoiler +

On Saturday 18th, the Qualifier Stage for the AltitudeISL will take flight. Read below how to obtain your boarding pass, flight schedule and health and safety regulations. The time of departure will be every Saturday at 19 CET (your local time: 18:00 GMT (+00:00)) - please note that W.O.s will be strictly enforced. Your captains for this flight will be hacklebeast and L_Master, whose streams will start at 20:00 CET and 19:00 CET respectively.

HOW TO SIGN UP bannar

To sign up for a qualifier, you can send an email to the following address: AltitudeISLRegistry@gmail.com
This email must contain:

You IP address (use: http://whatismyipaddress.com)
Full name
Most common BW name + any notable aliases
Country
Race (note about allowing racepicks?)

Note that there is a Reservation list. Players on this list hold precedence over all other sign-ups (more below).

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A total of seven Qualifiers will be played and every Qualifier will have (a maximum of) 64 players. The sign-ups will be randomised when? and seeded into a 64 player Single Elimination bracket.

The Qualifiers will have the following format:

Ro64 - Best of 1 - New Bloody Ridge
Ro32 - Best of 3 - Jade/Aztec/Destination
Ro16 - Best of 5 - Sniper Ridge/Tau Cross/Match Point/Ground Zero
Ro8 - All players have 8 qualified

The Qualifiers should actually have the following format:

Ro64 - Best of 3 - Map A / Map B / Map C
Ro32 - Best of 3 - Map B / Map C / Map A
Ro16 - Best of 3 - Map C / Map A / Map B
Ro8 - All players have 8 qualified

With Map A B and C being not ridiculous like Tau and Desti

With 8 players advancing from 7 qualifiers, a total of 56 players will advance to the Group Stage

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+ Show Spoiler [Qualifier Rules] +

Useful ISL3 Links:
Announcement thread - Qualifier thread
PM Game: Game
The Website - The Sponsor
(Wiki)

Altitude's ISL on Liquipedia

+ Show Spoiler +

Altitude's International StarLeague

On Februari 18th the qualifiers for the third iteration of the International StarLeague take off. A new sponsor Altitude has taken the tournament under its wings and boasting a $2500 prizepool, there's more on the line than ever. We'll see new maps, a new format, a large playerpool with both familiar faces and up-and-comings, and featured casters like Sayle and Hacklebeast.

AoV iCCup StarLeague
(Wiki)

Kaal's International StarLeague

Before we head into explaining how the format of this tournament works, we would first like to introduce the brand new website that comes along with it. On this website you'll find updates and announcements like the ones we'll post on TL, but also Replays, Blogs with updates, Extra content and maybe even an Interview or two

Curious? Get your bookmark trigger ready and scoot right over to:

AiltitudeISL.net

The format of the entire tournament will have three stages: Qualification, Group Stage and the Altitude International Starleague itself. In short, 56 players qualify through the initial Qualifiers - they advance to the Group Stage. From the Group Stage, 28 players move on. They are joined by 4 invites to enter a 32 player single elimination final stage. All games are played on the Fish server. The maps on which will be played will be announced per stage. Further details are below.

The Qualification stage will run from Februari 18th to March 28th.
All in all, there will be:

7 Qualifiers, with 64 players each
Each Qualifier will run a Single Elimination bracket
From each Qualifier 8 players advance
The amount of players advancing will thus total 56

To register for a Qualifier a player must register with an e-mail. There is a Reservation List of players whose registration for any Qualifier holds precedence over all other registries.
The maps will be announced along with the Qualifiers (planned for February 11th), as well as the procedure and e-mail address for registration.
+ Show Spoiler [Reservation List] +

Zaraki ES - Spain Zerg
Karate UK - England Zerg
Jumper USA - USA Protoss
DeSka MX - Mexico Zerg
SneazeL PL - Poland Protoss
Sziky HU - Hungary Zerg
Cute CA - Canada Zerg
Mazur PL - Poland Protoss
skzlime HU - Hungary Terran
MaD NO - Norway Terran
OctZerg MK - Macedonia Zerg
TTF RU - Russia Terran
Must RU - Russia Protoss
andrey USA - USA Terran
HanDy PE - Peru Protoss
Cryoc DE - Germany Terran
Pro7ecT RU - Russia Terran
Bibiane CA - Canada Terran
Choosy PL - Poland Zerg
Michael USA - USA Zerg
Sailboat CA - Canada Protoss
Modesty USA - USA Zerg
Kashu HU - Hungary Random
fLip USA - USA Zerg
trutaCz PL - Poland Zerg
Arcneon FI - Finland Protoss
Plumbum RU - Russia Zerg
Zolotoi RU - Russia Protoss
Tama RU - Russia Protoss
Viciado AR - Argentina Zerg
TechnicS BG - Bulgaria Zerg
gag RU - Russia Terran
CaStrO PE - Peru Zerg
2011 RU - Russia Zerg
TriX PL - Poland Protoss
Gecko RO - Romania Terran
Bakuryu DE - Germany Zerg
Elena FR - France Terran
ZeaRush CL - Chile Protoss
DinOt CL - Chile Zerg
Napoleon FI - Finland Zerg
Kolll DE - Germany Zerg
AlfiO IT - Italy Protoss
UltrA CL - Chile Terran
DragOn CA - Canada Protoss
TerrOr PE - Peru Terran
TerranBoy PE - Peru Terran
Ace HU - Hungary Zerg
vanatir DE - Germany Protoss
KazioWichura PL - Poland Zerg
Ramms RU - Russia Terran
eOnzErG ES - Spain Zerg
Pike PL - Poland Zerg
FlaF RO - Romania Zerg
GoTuNk CL - Chile Protoss
Shauni SE - Sweden Protoss
GoD AU - Australia Protoss
Semih USA - USA Protoss
AstrO CA - Canada Protoss
Pallmall RU - Russia Protoss
SouthPark PL - Poland Zerg
LocDog HR - Croatia Protoss
Oystein NO - Norway Protoss
OyA SE - Sweden Protoss
Largo RU - Russia Terran
KapyO RO - Romania Zerg
Djem5 RU - Russia Protoss
INF3CTED BG - Bulgaria Zerg

The Group Stage will run over the course of 4 weeks from April 7th to April 28th. The 56 players in 14 groups will play through double elimination round robin brackets.
On

April 7th, 4 groups are played
April 14th, 4 groups are played
April 21th, 3 groups are played
April 28th, 3 groups are played

In the end, 28 players remain and they will advance to the final stage.

The 28 players advancing from the Group Stage are joined by 4 Invites, totalling 32 players who are seeded into a Single Elimination Bracket. From here on out, the schedule looks as follows:

May 5th - Round of 32, first half (8 matches)
May 12th - Round of 32, second half (8 matches)
May 19th - Round of 16
May 26th - Round of 8
June 2nd - Semifinals + 5th-8th place decider (round robin)
June 9th - Showmatch + Grand Finals

Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75

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+ Show Spoiler [Qualifier Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.

2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner will be tolerated in official write-ups by Altitude International Starleague's staff.
- No bad manner will be tolerated amongst players during league operations.
- No bad manner directed towards Altitude International Starleague's staff is acceptable. This rule's parameters are strictly applied to official write-ups and during league operations. Failure to abide will result in a league ban.

3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, the referee handling that players group will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- If there is a lag conflict, and there has been a careful effort to verify the conflict's existence, the group will then be re-randomized.

6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his group match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced.

7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude

"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler

Sponsors: Altitude, Sayle's viewers, Nei, Shotcoder (NoisE), Prowler, Nebopolis, rUSKIG, Trap
Organization: LRM)Game
CAT Team: LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Game, zimp
Casters: hacklebeast, Sayle, L_Master, more to come
Referees: LRM)Game, Eywa-, LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Glory
Graphics: Shiroiusagi
Videos: SuperNovaManiac
Server: Fish

+ Show Spoiler +

On the 7th (come tuesday) the 3rd ISL will be announced. I've been asked to write the announcements etc for it, and we've asked Shirosagi to help out with the graphics. There'll be a number of OPs all of which I'll try to draft here as to keep stuffs in one place. All in all, nothing to see here, but if you take interest in these kinds of things (foreign BW) feel free to help out with suggestions/proofreading and whatnot.

AMAYZING BANNAR

Altitude's International StarLeague

AoV iCCup StarLeague
(Wiki)

Kaal's International StarLeague

The Format (bannar?)

Qualification(smaller bannar)

The Qualification stage will run from Februari 18th to March 28th.
All in all, there will be:

7 Qualifiers, with 64 players each
Each Qualifier will run a Single Elimination bracket
From each Qualifier 8 players advance
The amount of players advancing will thus total 56

Zaraki ES - Spain Zerg
Karate UK - England Zerg
Jumper USA - USA Protoss
DeSka MX - Mexico Zerg
SneazeL PL - Poland Protoss
Sziky HU - Hungary Zerg
Cute CA - Canada Zerg
Mazur PL - Poland Protoss
skzlime HU - Hungary Terran
MaD NO - Norway Terran
OctZerg MK - Macedonia Zerg
TTF RU - Russia Terran
Must RU - Russia Protoss
andrey USA - USA Terran
HanDy PE - Peru Protoss
Cryoc DE - Germany Terran
Pro7ecT RU - Russia Terran
Bibiane CA - Canada Terran
Choosy PL - Poland Zerg
Michael USA - USA Zerg
Sailboat CA - Canada Protoss
Modesty USA - USA Zerg
Kashu HU - Hungary Random
fLip USA - USA Zerg
trutaCz PL - Poland Zerg
Arcneon FI - Finland Protoss
Plumbum RU - Russia Zerg
Zolotoi RU - Russia Protoss
Tama RU - Russia Protoss
Viciado AR - Argentina Zerg
TechnicS BG - Bulgaria Zerg
gag RU - Russia Terran
CaStrO PE - Peru Zerg
2011 RU - Russia Zerg
TriX PL - Poland Protoss
Gecko RO - Romania Terran
Bakuryu DE - Germany Zerg
Elena FR - France Terran
ZeaRush CL - Chile Protoss
DinOt CL - Chile Zerg
Napoleon FI - Finland Zerg
Kolll DE - Germany Zerg
AlfiO IT - Italy Protoss
UltrA CL - Chile Terran
DragOn CA - Canada Protoss
TerrOr PE - Peru Terran
TerranBoy PE - Peru Terran
Ace HU - Hungary Zerg
vanatir DE - Germany Protoss
KazioWichura PL - Poland Zerg
Ramms RU - Russia Terran
eOnzErG ES - Spain Zerg
Pike PL - Poland Zerg
FlaF RO - Romania Zerg
GoTuNk CL - Chile Protoss
Shauni SE - Sweden Protoss
GoD AU - Australia Protoss
Semih USA - USA Protoss
AstrO CA - Canada Protoss
Pallmall RU - Russia Protoss
SouthPark PL - Poland Zerg
LocDog HR - Croatia Protoss
Oystein NO - Norway Protoss
OyA SE - Sweden Protoss
Largo RU - Russia Terran
KapyO RO - Romania Zerg
Djem5 RU - Russia Protoss
INF3CTED BG - Bulgaria Zerg

Group Stage(smaller bannar)

The Group Stage will run over the course of 4 weeks from April 7th to April 28th. The 56 players in 14 groups will play through double elimination round robin brackets.
On

April 7th, 4 groups are played
April 14th, 4 groups are played
April 21th, 3 groups are played
April 28th, 3 groups are played

In the end, 28 players remain and they will advance to the final stage.

The Altitude International StarLeague

The 28 players advancing from the Group Stage are joined by 4 Invites, totalling 32 players who are seeded into a Single Elimination Bracket. From here on out, the schedule looks as follows:

May 5th - Round of 32, first half (16 matches)
May 12th - Round of 32, second half (16 matches)
May 19th - Round of 16
May 26th - Round of 8
June 2nd - Semifinals + 5th-8th place decider (round robin)
June 9th - Showmatch + Grand Finals

The Prizes

Total prizepool: $2500
1st: $1000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $175
6th: $150
7th: $100
8th: $75

Tournament Rules

+ Show Spoiler [Qualifier Rules] +

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions and Over-Rulings
- All Players are subject to administrative discretion.
- LRM)Game reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.

2) Rules Concerning Behavior
- No bad manner will be tolerated in official write-ups by Altitude International Starleague's staff.
- No bad manner will be tolerated amongst players during league operations.
- No bad manner directed towards Altitude International Starleague's staff is acceptable. This rule's parameters are strictly applied to official write-ups and during league operations. Failure to abide will result in a league ban.

3) Rules Concerning Server and Launcher
- All games must be played on Fish Server
- If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the applicable round's threads.
- All games must be played using Mini-Launcher or ChaosLauncher
- All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings.

4) Rules Concerning Replays
- All replays must be sent to AltitudeISL@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a round. The winner must send in both wins and losses. Failure to do so will result in replacement. If a failed send occurs, however the player has proof of the attempt, the player may advance as long as the replays are delivered before the start of the next round.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
- If a player is experiencing an unplayable quantity of lag, they must leave the game before the two minute mark. Beyond this point, the player will be forced to play out the set.
- If one player has unplayable lag, the referee handling that players group will set a time for that set to be finished given the availability of the player who is not lagging.
- If there is a lag conflict, and there has been a careful effort to verify the conflict's existence, the group will then be re-randomized.

6) Rules Concerning PP matches
- If a player makes one of the referee's aware that he cannot play the day of his group match within 72 hours of the set playing time, he will then be allowed to then contact his opponent 48 hours ahead of time to pre-play or postpone the match. The time frame is very tight, and thus must be obeyed. Upon proof via screenshot of contact back and forth between player and opponent, the referee handling the case will then assign a date and time to be played, earlier or later than set time, at a time of mutual availability. The circumstance of a match played earlier is at the discretion of the opponent who is being inconvenienced.

7) Rules Concerning W.O Timers
- A player who finds himself without an opponent will be granted a W.O victory for every 15 minutes of waited time.
- The above rule is applicable not only to situations of tardiness, but those of neglect.
- Technical issues do not apply and will be handled case to case.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
- Any form of abuse will result in the offending player's ban from the Altitude International Starleague. This player will not be allowed to re-enter another qualifier, nor any league operated by the organization of Altitude's International Starleague.

9) Rules Concerning IP
- Players may be required to surrender their IP address again at any given time during the league without notice.

+ Show Spoiler [Tournament Rules] +

The Sponsors

"Altitude is a free to play, fast-paced, competitive, multiplayer game made by and for fans of BW." - Altitude

"I'd like to wish the players, caster and viewers a good time, bw hwaiting!" - Prowler

Cast n Crew

Sponsors: Altitude, Sayle's viewers, Nei, Shotcoder (NoisE), Prowler, Nebopolis, rUSKIG, Trap
Organization: LRM)Game
CAT Team: LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Game, zimp
Casters: hacklebeast, Sayle, L_Master, more to come
Referees: LRM)Game, Eywa-, LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Glory
Graphics: ?
Videos: SuperNovaManiac
Server: Fish

+ Show Spoiler +

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - you have probably guessed it by now. In a blaze of glory and with trumpets resounding through the halls of BroodWar iCCup Attack! makes its much anticipated return! And what's more, not only will we see this show make a comeback move, we will also witness the return of one of our most beloved players to the community's limelight, as well as that of the manliest voices in the business. First though...

What is iCCup Attack!?

On December 29th at 23:00 CET our show's hosts and a very well known top player will gather on iCCup's heAbyss. From the channel Attack! we will select a number of people that get the chance to play our show's hero. We'll give him some handicaps to play with, play some cool maps, conduct some interviews while he plays, and will try to distract him whenever possible. In the end, there should be some really fun games for everyone to enjoy!

The Hosts

So who are going to run this thing? We are both happy and honoured to be able to announce the return of Manlyfesto7 himself to return to the casting microphone. He will be joined by none other that Sayle whom we all know from his amazing recent Broodwar casting sprees. Handling the camerawork will be Mr. Kiante, down under's Broodwar lover extraordinaire. The show will be broadcast on Kiante's channel.

The Player

The focus of the entire show will be one man's burden. If you're a BroodWar fanboy like us you have long guessed who this person is - and if you haven't succeeded in doing so yet you should surely tune in to find out why you should have been able able to find it out in the first place. It is, of course,

G5!

How to play?

We'll get our players from the various channel that our viewers will be sent to, maybe at random, maybe through small quizes - just make sure to be there on time. However, for those that want to make a bit of an extra effort to draw G5's attention to their humble selves, we have devised a bit of a competition. Use the blank model below (courtesy of Hawaiianpig! <3) to make your very own G5 cheerful! Post your submission int the thread so we can compile them, the best one wins a game versus our hero!

Hope to you you there!

+ Show Spoiler +

UED Gaming has arrived on the Starcraft scene to provide exciting events for you to spectate. UEDGaming.com is supporting eSports by investing in the Brood War foreign scene to bring you live events and high quality gaming.

After the success of our first KOTH event. we’d like to introduce the second UEDGaming.com King of the Hill, which will take place on the 18th of December 2011, 19:00 CEST. The event is brought to you live at www.UEDGaming.com. For the players there's a $100 on the line and the community can experience a taste of what’s to come.

On top of that, the event will streamed and casted by none other than Elegant.

We have invited xxNUMBERxx of the very top players of the Foreign BroodWar community to play in a King of the Hill format. The players will be randomly seeded to xxNUMBERxx maps. The first two players will play their game on xxFIRST MAPxx in a Best-of-1 series. The winner advances to play against the third player. The winner of that plays the fourth player and so on and so forth. The last match will be a Best of Three.

Prizes can be earned via a number of ways:

The Last Man Standing will receive $40
The player with the Longest Streak (consecutive wins) will receive $60
If a player manages both these feats (Last Man Standing AND Longest Streak he will win a grand total of $100
If two or more players are tied for Longest Streak, the $60 will be divided among them.

+ Show Spoiler +

We are all very excited about this event and hope everyone will tune in and have a great time with some excellent StarCraft matches.

UEDGaming.com

+ Show Spoiler +

TLPD -

Liquipedia

Between January 7th and April 4th 2005 the First Ladies MBCGame StarLeague was played. As far as I know it was the only one of its kind (broadcasted league for female gamers). Not sure how players qualified or a lot of information on them in general. Only familiar face for me is Tossgirl anyway. Will be trying to find out more about this, but feel free to help out by working on it Liquipedia articles linked above

Players:

ToSsGirL,

anna,

PuzZle[3.33]

KangHyun,

l3etty,

maRie,

Navy

Berry
+ Show Spoiler [Ingame names] +

Anna - 7ColoR-RuBy

maRie - Qoo)JOngMi

Berry - Berry[NC]

l3etty - [NC]...l3etty

Puzzle - LetterOfSoul

Navy - Navy]N[exus / KHANNavy

KangHyun - Pretty)LeaDer

TossGirl - ToSsGirL

Maps:
Into the Darkness 2 - Luna - Raid Assault

Format
Standard 8 players Double Elimination bracket. Best of Three throughout, except Lower Bracket Finals and Grand Finals which are Best of Five.

Winner's Bracket - Round of 8
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ToSsGirL vs (P)

Berry

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcow_1bZdc

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUoviqNbk1E
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

Nope!

maRie vs

anna

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfYzQ9QON_8

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfP5p6dgwO8

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E4-7dswt8w

(Z)

Navy vs

l3etty

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGTLm9wbRg

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx_ojo05gCw
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

Nope!

KangHyun vs (T)

PuzZle[3.33]

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhj5bGXJNvM

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwXbVQH_7o
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

Tossgirl 2 - 0

Berry
maRie 2 - 1

Anna
Navy 2 - 0

l3etty
KangHyun 2 - 0

Puzzle

Winner's Bracket Ro4 + Loser's Round 1

+ Show Spoiler [Bracket image] +

+ Show Spoiler [Games] +

Winner's Bracket Ro4

Tossgirl vs

maRie

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NP-FUAkrQ

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9aXLsP7nI4

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZ5Ir14oyA

Navy vs

KangHyun

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6uD-zbSdbo

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu0eT11e5nQ

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZOmViyV79c

Loser's Bracket Ro4

Berry vs

Anna

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ApfyzamHQ

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw_Uc02OqTk

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TzDfu_zHaM

l3etty vs

Puzzle

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4vNBMi-ns

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32jX398Ntrs

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaRA4zMjr5Q

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

Tossgirl 2 - 1

maRie
Navy 2 - 1

Kanghyun

Berry 2 - 1

Anna
l3etty 2 - 1

Puzzle

Winner's Final + Loser's Round 2

+ Show Spoiler [Bracket image] +

+ Show Spoiler [Games] +

Winner's Final

Tossgirl vs

Navy

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJKPA6cmT0E

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF8AvnqlXKk

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

Nope!

Loser's Round 2

maRie vs

Berry

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEp0LHn8cdg

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkA3sf3X2o

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

Nope!

Kanghyun vs

l3etty

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZC5y_TxCg

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzUjozFihvQ

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

Tossgirl 2 -

Navy

maRie 2 - 0

Berry

Kanghyun 2 - 0

l3etty

Loser's Round 3

+ Show Spoiler [Bracket image] +

+ Show Spoiler [Games] +

Loser's Round 3

maRie vs

Kanghyun

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itFkltCoE9w

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4frcUOkH6fw

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

maRie 2 - 0 Kanghyun

Loser's Finals

+ Show Spoiler [Bracket image] +

+ Show Spoiler [Games] +

Navy vs

maRie

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUA3waPr3wI

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLrSPQRrLl8

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwIOiYebZA

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

Navy 3 - 1

maRie

Grand Finals

+ Show Spoiler [Bracket image] +

+ Show Spoiler [Games] +

Tossgirl vs

maRie

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StuKCG2dCa8

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNfifRA4ne4

+ Show Spoiler [Into the Darkness 2] +

+ Show Spoiler [Luna] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Raid Assault] +

Nope!

+ Show Spoiler [Results] +

Tossgirl 3 - 0

Navy

Ceremony!

+ Show Spoiler +

efshgf

UED Gaming has arrived on the Starcraft scene to provide exciting events for you to spectate. UEDGaming.com is supporting eSports by investing in the Brood War foreign scene to bring you live events and high quality gaming.

To celebrate our arrival we’d like to introduce the UEDGaming.com King of the Hill, which takes place on the 15th of October 2011. The event is brought to you live at www.UEDGaming.com. For the players there's a $100 on the line and the community can experience a taste of what’s to come.

On top of that, the event will streamed and casted by none other than Sayle.

We have invited xNUMBERx of the very top players of the Foreign BroodWar community to play in a King of the Hill format. The players will be randomly seeded to xNUMBERx maps. The first two players will play their game on Fighting Spirit in a Best-of-1 series. The winner advances to play against the third player. The winner of that plays the fourht player and so on and so forth.

Prizes can be earned via a number of ways:
> The Last Man Standing will receive $40
> The player with the Longest Streak (consecutive wins) will receive $60
> If a player manages both these feats (Last Man Standing AND Longest Streak he will win a grand total of $100
> If two or more players are tied for Longest Streak, the $60 will be divided among them.

Player 1 < Map 1 > Player 2
Winner of G1 < Map 2 > Player 3
Winner of G2 < Map 3 > Player 4
Winner of G3 < Community Vote 1 > Player 5
Winner of G4 < Map 5 > Player 6
Winner of G5 < Map 6 > Player 7
Winner of G6 < Map 7 > Player 8
Winner of G7 < Map 8 > Player 9

[image loading]

As you may have noticed in the line-up, there are two maps still to be determined... by you! As we'd like the community to get in on this, we'll give you the option of voting for which maps will make it into the tournament! Use the polls below to let us know what maps you would like to see!

*poll1*

*poll2*

We are all very excited about this event and hope everyone will tune in and have a great time with some excellent StarCraft matches.

UEDGaming.com

+ Show Spoiler +

My lords! My ladies -- and everybody else here NOT sitting on a cushion:

Today, today, you find yourselves equals...
For you are all equally blessed.
For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure
Of introducing to you two Zergs,
Two Zergs who can trace their lineage back beyond Char,
Who will do battle before you all, until one is the victor, the other defeated.

The first I met atop a mountain,
Where he defeated the mighty Pro7ect
and later ravished
the dreadful Protoss Sneazel

His homeland is Hungary
representing both sas and the Zerg race
The One, The Only

Sziky!

The other was the undoing manifest
of the manly Moustachezerg
He became the bane of banes
of the Comeback Kid

I give to you
The first ISL's runner-up
The Sniper Zerg

Ace!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DafMvYYmIBg

INTERVIEWS

Sziky
Q: Looking back at your run through ISL, did you think you could make it this far? Who was your toughest opponent?

Q) How how has your practice been going? Are you confident in your ZvZ?

Q) Are you confident in your match against Ace? Do you think you can win?

Q) Any words to your fans?

Ace
Q: Looking back at your run through ISL, did you think you could make it this far? Who was your toughest opponent?
Ace: Well, I made the Finals in ISL1, then I knew I'm gonna do it again. My thoughest opponent was

Bakuryu on my way. I practiced only zvzs many so many hours before the playday, also in the Ro16 i had really though time against

UltrA (Patrrron, ed.). My hands were frozen, I didn't play well, and UltrA managed to come back twice, and I could win only 3-2.

Q) How how has your practice been going? Are you confident in your ZvZ?
Ace: ZvZ is really hard, ling micro is like all or nothing, if you make mistake, you'll fail. I think I'm more and more confident. I have really good practice partners, friend whos could help me to practice as much as I need. I hope I can suprise Sziky this time.

Q) Are you confident in your match against Sziky? Do you think you can win?
Ace: Sziky and me are good friends, and we play some zvzs every week. He wins 4 times out of 5 games. If the games were played on the same day as the semifinals, I wouldn't had any chance to win. Now I know the maps, I play what will I do on every map. I think it's should be enough. I hope for close results. 2-4, 3-4 or 4-3

Q) Any words to your fans?
Ace: huk, the last used shootout: GOGO SAS, GOGO HUNGARY!

POLL

Poll: Who are you cheering for?

Sziky (32)

57%

Ace (24)

43%

56 total votes

Your vote: Who are you cheering for?

(Vote): Sziky
(Vote): Ace

FORMAT

The show kicks off on October 8th, 2011 at 19:00 CEST when we'll begin with the match for third place:

Sneazel versus Kashu

after this we continue to the main event: The ISL2 Grand Finals:

Sziky versus Ace

The 3rd/4th place match will enjoy the same format as the Semifinals games, while the Grand Finals will be a Best of 7 on the following starting maps:

Destination, Rush Hour III, Colosseum II

with loser's picks:
Sin Peaks of Baekdu, La Mancha, Othello, Tau Cross 1.1, Blue Storm, Holy World SE, Icarus, Neo Beltway

The cast, as always, will be provided by
Sayle

We wish the players the best of luck and hope the rest of you enjoy the event!

Message from the sponsors:
"TwitchTV is excited to support a Starcraft:BroodWar tournament. We're dedicated to supporting gaming broadcasting, from gaming marathons to competitive gaming, and Starcraft is a game we all personally love and are happy to support." - TwitchTV.com

"It is a pleasure to once again do my bit for foreign BroodWar. Many who are discouraged by an unclear future, should take heart- we as individuals and as a community have the power to prevent our inimitable game from decline." - EleGant[AoV]

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1, NoisE[AoV], mesochobo
Organizer: LRM)Game
CAT Team: Hakurei[AoV], LRM)nOoNe, Sayle, LRM)Glory, KaalVeiten, LRM)Game, JoeKim, zimp
Caster: Sayle and EleGant[AoV]
Referee: LRM)Game, LRM)Glory, JoeKim
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernovamaniac, Dan1870220133262
Server: Fish Server with ChaosLauncher or MiniLauncher for the Group Stages and Tournament.
YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

Text by Pholon
Graphics by disciple & HawaiianPig

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2 more days of play, 4 players remain, 1500$ in prizes and 1 champion.
These are the ISL2 Semifinals.

Round of 8 - Recap
VODs

Sziky 3 - 1

Pro7ect

Sneazel 3 - 2

Pike

Bakuryu 0 - 3 Ace

Bibiane 1 - 3 Kashu

Semifinals - Preview

Sziky has been in top shape. He's dropped a single game against

AstrO and a single game against

Pro7ect and is branded the favourite to win it all. Sneazel on the other hand has been impressive as well. Game named him as one of the upcoming talents in his BW Progamer thread. He was the underdog vs

trutacZ (?) and

Michael but his victories over these players gained him a lot of fans in the Round of 8 polls. I think this could be a surprisingly close series. I'll give the edge to Sziky, but with Arbiters and Dark Archons on the fields, anything could happen

Polls
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Poll: Who do you want to win?

Sneazel (33)

53%

Sziky (29)

47%

62 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Sziky
(Vote): Sneazel

Poll: Who do you think will win?

Sziky (45)

76%

Sneazel (14)

24%

59 total votes

Your vote: Who do you think will win?

(Vote): Sziky
(Vote): Sneazel

The big question surrounding this match will doubtlessly be the following: What race will Kashu play?? Will he pick Terran as he did against

Whistler? Use his Comeback Kid Protoss like against

Technics? Will he pick

to try and do what

Bakuryu couldn't? Or will he take his chances and go for Random? My personal guess would be Protoss.

Ace's ZvT against

Patron and ZvZ against

Bakuryu looked absolutely beastly, while Kashu's showing against Technics was also impressive. Maybe he'll let the maps decide? In any case, both players are gonna have to bring their a-game as the Sniper Zerg faces off against the Comeback Kid.

Polls
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Poll: Who do you want to win?

Kashu (23)

64%

Ace (13)

36%

36 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Ace
(Vote): Kashu

Poll: Who do you think will win?

Ace (27)

77%

Kashu (8)

23%

35 total votes

Your vote: Who do you think will win?

(Vote): Ace
(Vote): Kashu

Poll: What race will Kashu play??

I have no idea! @_@ (8)

26%

Terran (7)

23%

Protoss (7)

23%

Zerg (5)

16%

Random (4)

13%

31 total votes

Your vote: What race will Kashu play??

(Vote): Zerg
(Vote): Terran
(Vote): Protoss
(Vote): Random
(Vote): I have no idea! @_@

All matches are Best of Seven. The games will start on October 1st at 19:00 CET (18:00 GMT (+00:00) local time). Games will be played on the Fish server, rendez-vous channel is OP ISL2.
The set maps are Fighting Spirit, Longinus 2 and Neo Beltway. After that it's Loser Picks from Rush Hour III, Wuthering Heights, La Mancha, Sin Peaks of Baekdu, (Wiki)

Destination

The games, as always, will be casted by Sayle. Even if you're not Hungarian you should probably tune in

To get more hype, check out Hacklebeast's Interview Thread

Tournament Rules
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The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL2 decisions and procedures.
You must use chaoslauncher for 1.16.1 or MiniLauncher for every group stage and tournament game on Fish server.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL2. Ex: ISL2-Kaalveiten ISL2_NoOne [ISL2]Sayle.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL2, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)Game or Hakurei[AoV] which will be handled on a case to case basis. All discretion for this is held by the ISL2 Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL2 staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
All Kaal's International StarLeague matches must be played with a referee present.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of each stage to LRM)Game at isl2replays@gmail.com.
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to Game at Teamliquid.net
All games must be played on /dnd mode. You cannot use the same map twice.
Anything a referee tells you during the proceedings of the matches goes; be very attentive to the rules they announce per week. Additionally, rules might have slight alterations throughout the entirety of the tournament.
Scouting via gases, observers over turrets, hold position lurkers, all variations of legal play are allowed.

Text by Pholon
Graphics by Hydro & HawaiianPig

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With a huge shoutout to Hyde, you can find all the matches from Kaal ISL's Round of 16 in the (Wiki)

Liquipedia Article, watch all the VODs on the Youtube channel, or find the results in the spoiler below.

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Sziky 3 - 1

Astro
Recommended: Game 1

Andrey 1 - 3 Pro7ect
Recommended: Game 2

Michael 1 - 3 Seazel

Pike 3 - 0

SouthPark

Bakuryu 3 - 1

CastrO
Recommended: Game 1, Game 3

Ace 3 - 2

Patron
Recommended:

Bibiane 3 - 0

Plumbum
Recommended: Game 1

Jumper 0 - 3 Kashu

If you missed any of the games, check out the recommended ones above. We leave the past behind here though. Because boy, do we have some great matches coming straight for ya in the Round of 8. Let's walk through a preview.

Sziky: A- 169 - 53 (9185) // 2-0

non, 3-0

Octzerg, 3-1

AstrO
Pro7ect: B+ 86 - 31 (8324) // 3-1

andrey

With the first match presented here we already hit a highlight.

Sziky is named by nearly everyone as one as the favorite to win the whole thing. In the first ISL he went down in a close series to

Scan, who later went on to win the whole thing. Combine this with some trashtalk from the former champion and we have perfect recipe for someone who is bound to be looking for revenge (or redemption!) by winning ISL2. Sziky was one of four players to reach an A+ rank on the ISL Ladder stage and continued his hot streak through

non,

Octzerg and

AstrO, dropping only a single game through out while showcasing all his matchups.
On the other size of the ring we find

Pro7ect. A Korean-now-Russian who picked up BW again two months ago after serving in the army. From his interview we find out that he plans the sole representative of Russia now that all his countrymen have been eliminated. Ending B+ on the ladder he received two Walk Overs, only having to face

Andrey (who picked

for the occasion) in the Round of 16. After a decisive 3-1 he now is up against

Sziky.

Sziky is the veteran, the famous one, the favourite, but don't count Pro7ect out. While Sziky has every known advantage, Pro7ect has all the unknown ones. He picked up the game after some inactivity fairly recently and, while his results so far have been impressive, there aren't a lot of them. With many of Sziky's games out there he might be in for a surprise. He's got the edge as far as his track record goes, but Pro7ect will have a better time preparing. This will probably be one of the better series in this round, and a close one at that.

Poll: Who do you want to win?

Pro7ect (59)

54%

Sziky (50)

46%

109 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Sziky
(Vote): Pro7ect

Interviews
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What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      I was glad since 1. it's a tourney with a prize pool which is a huge motivation, and 2. BW is dying rapidly since sc2 came out and i feel only such leagues can save the remaining players.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      Although i had no serious problems with it so far, i would prefer if the matches were played on sunday since i'd rather go out saturday evening than playing bw. Also sometimes i work on friday night, like last week, when i had to play Astro, i worked until 6 am and no sleep at night has it's effects on my play. Sadly i will work at night before the match against pro too.

Being that you were a top 12 qualifier in the ladder stage of the starleague, did you end up watching your opponents or learning anything in the group stages?
      I somewhat already knew most players' playstyle but of course there were some surprises as well.

On the same topic of top 12, as most do not know, the first place ladder qualifier received a monetary prize. How do you feel about placing only 6 points under Michael right before the ladder stage was closed?
      To be honest i wasn't surpised because i felt it won't be enough but i expected someone else than Michael (i didn't even see him at the ladder and we didn't play

). It was bad since i think it was mainly because of the points. I mean 5 win worthed the same as a loss, it was hard to gain points with +65 and +32 while it was easy to fall behind with -270, -230, -200 :D And also lots of zvz, there were few terrans and protoss and i think zvz is my weakest mu right now.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      I wasn't particularly afraid of any match, although overall i had a small fear of failing. When i got to know that i had to play Astro insted of a zvz, i thought i would make it.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      my match against pro i'd only say that he beat me before so he could do it again.
sneazel vs pike - since sneazel beat michael, i'd say he'll beat pike too 3-1, although i haven't seen the series yet.
baku vs ace - I have to say if they played today probably bakuryu would win it but there's 1 week left :D so gl Ace will win 3-2
Kashu vs bibiane - I think bibiane's tvz is not bad so he has a chance against kashu but i think kashu will win 3-1 gl gogo kashu

Given that you are the absolute favored player in this starleague, what are your thoughts about the level of competition, and players in general thus far in the tournament?
      A lot of good players gathered together and some of them were already eliminated so i certainly think its a high level competition. I've got to add though that i miss the big old 'rivals' who stopped playing BW like White-Ra, ret, idra, dima, strelok etc.
But anyone could show good results, there always can be surprises, so nobody should be put down!!!

So as far as predictions go who do you think will make the semifinals from the other legs?
      According to my calculation kashu and ace will play it which will be a tough fight if it happens.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      Sneazel, because i think my zvp is better than my zvz.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      wuthering heis ( (C) by sziky ) - was never a beloved map i think, not even in korea, i dont think its appropriate here
longinus 2 - can be imba at some match ups
neo balwey ( (C) by sziky) - i don't know this map yet
aztec - good
hbr - for zvt, ouch

but i like it
fs - its balanced, i think its fine.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 ZvT? How confident are you in your ZvT, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Pro7ecT?
      Sadly i'm not really confident these days, i dont think i'm good enough to say it will be easy win. I like this mu, maybe its the hardest with zerg.
Bo5 is fine for me (the more, the better). Now i'd say 1. zvp 2. zvt 3. zvz. Actually my actual mind state also affects what i like more.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      Anyhow, i won't be glad if he really retires. But i think we can hope for another tournament, greater than any of them before.

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      gl to everyone we have a nice top8 good matches will be played. go h u n g a r i a n s ! ! ! glglglglglgl

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What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      Well, I was not able to participate in TSL and ISL1 because I was inactive, so ISL2 was my first big event since I came back. I thought that ISL2 is going to be as new opportunities for playing with good players. I didn’t make a goal to reach as far as I could, because I was not confident in my skill. I can say that it was very big luck for me to be in Round 8 of ISL2.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      Wow, I’ve never heard about that matter! 19 CET Saturday is very good time for me. I didn’t have any troubles to come to the channel in time.

Being that you were a top 12 qualifier in the ladder stage of the starleague, did you end up watching your opponents or learning anything in the group stages?
      I watched only the games of my teammate Plumbum and several games from Sayle’s stream.

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced so prepare up to the Round of 8?
      I just played some ladder games and practice with my teammates. I think I played at least 2 hours every day.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      As you know, I got W.O’s for my previous Ro64 and Ro32 matches. It was not good for me, because I expected to play and to get some practical experiences from official matches. But I practiced a lot of TvP games, so I was confident I would win Andrey. In the Round of 8 I will face Sziky, he is very good player, indeed. But TvZ is my favorite match-up, so I think I can show all my skill in these matches.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      In the second leg… I think that Sneazel will not have much troubles with the games against Pike as he’ve already defeated trutaCz and Michael who were among top 12 ladder players. Next, Bakuryu against Ace. Both of them are good players, ZvZ match-up, so I think their games are going to be very close and the winner will be Ace. Bibiane vs Kashu. I don’t know exactly, but Kashu seem to be in very good shape, so my prediction is for him.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      Yes, Sziky is very good and as I know, ZvT is the best match-up for him. But Starcraft is quite unpredictable, so everything can happen. I will do my best to offer considerable resistance to Sziky.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      I want to play against some Terran players because I feel very comfortable in TvT matchup.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      Most of them are standard maps, except Wuthering Heights and Beltway. To be honest, I’ve never played on those maps T_T

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 TvZ? How confident are you in your TvZ, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Sziky?
      TvZ was my best matchup before I went inactive. Now it is not so good as before, but I have several days to practice, so I think I can prepare some surprises for him.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      I think Game should withdraw his retirement decision. Because there are not so much people who organize such great tourneys as ISL, Gambit Cup, etc. Players need such ambitious people! Game, don’t leave! ^^

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      I would like to say hello to my reps teammates, all visitors of reps.ru, defiler.ru, sc2tv.ru. I hope I will show my best play against Sziky. I am looking forward for dynamic and epic games. Thank you all!

Sneazel: B+ 81 - 39 (8242) // 3-1

trutaCz, 3-1

Michael
Pike: C+ 34 - 4 (5059) // 2-0

Bizarre, 3-0

Cryoc, 3-0

SouthPark

The Round of 16 will be a sad day for Poland since the two remaining Poles are facing one another - guaranteeing one to be knocked out of the ISL. Don't be sad though, because the match will certainly be a good one. Sneazel finished off the ladder stages at B+ and has defeated two Zergs so far in

trutaCz and

Michael. I hope everyone has seen those series as they were some of the best PvZs in the tournament thus far. Sneazel has shown great lategame management, a variety of great builds as well as an upset versus Michael.
Pike was a relative unknown to me, having been eliminated by Szajna and Bishop in the early rounds of the first ISL. However, his ISL2 record so far has been impressive. 34-4 on ladder, and defeating

Bizarre,

Cryoc and

Southpark without dropping a game and while showcasing all three matchups. In particular, his late game unit control in his series against Cryoc was impressive.
It's hard to call this series. Both players have been showing us great games and it's sad to see either one go. On the bright side though, both players have shown tendencies towards long games, or at least aren't afraid to take it there. Sneazel has been watching Sayle's stream, so we might see some Arbiters?, and watching Pike's minimap as he swarms seven control groups of units over the maps gives me nerdchills. I expect a close, hard-fought series. Who will become King Poland?

Poll: Who do you want to win?

Sneazel (35)

65%

Pike (19)

35%

54 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Sneazel
(Vote): Pike

Interviews
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What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      Nothing special. I just felt happy to participate in such a big tour. I desired my games to be broadcast live. What is more, I was positively astonished when I saw the pool-prize

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      Personally, I think it would be better to play about 21CET, but 19CET is also ok.
But on the other hand, the later I would play, the better it would be because of my poor internet connection

Being that you were a top 12 qualifier in the ladder stage of the starleague, did you end up watching your opponents or learning anything in the group stages?
      Yes, I did. I'm still trying to analyze games of my potential opponents. At the moment, I prefer watching BW streams (Gambit Cup, ISL2, Defiler.ru and other players' streams) to playing myself.

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      I have to admit that recently I've not been paying so much attention to playing BW. On average, I have played maybe 2-3 games daily, playing mainly for fun and choosing offraces.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      Replying to your first question, I realized it after matches against Michael(OD) LOL. As you have seen, I was really lucky in the last game, but I made an unexpected comeback. As for upcoming matches, I feel I'm prepared to challenge next top Zerg player. I'm focused on that match.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      All my teammates from Gt like Michael, AstrO, SouthPark, trutaCz and Andrey have been eliminated before Ro8. Only Pike - my polish BW-mate - left, and I would wish him good luck, but I do not (LOL), as he is my rival in the next round.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      I hope that Pro7ecT will beat him because I would shit my pants at the thought of playing versus him. I remember games when he has beaten me so hard.

So as far as predictions go who do you think will make the semifinals from the other legs?
      In my opinion, the other legs will constitute: Sziky, Ace and Kashu - all Hungarian players.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      I do not have a real choice, because in this tournament there are so many Zergs, but I would like to play PvP.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      I do not like HBR and Neo Aztec because it is really hard to play PvZ on them. The rest of maps are alright.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 PvZ? How confident are you in your PvZ, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Pike?
      It is the hardest question ever! PvZ is really enjoyable to play as well as to watch. As I said before, in this event I have played mostly against Zergs, so I think this MU is ok. All my Match Ups are level with each other.
We both play at a similar level and the case of who will advance to the Semifinals will definitely not be decided in 3 games. I think there could be five games.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      I think he is gonna to comeback, in front of him there is a great future in USA and Korea later on. He has the makings of being Progamer. In my opinion, playing SC:BW can be his job and he could be breadwinner. Just kidding of course ^^ But seriously, I believe that he will retire. I'm also considering doing the same.

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      Just regards to my fans (if I have some) ROFL

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Hi I'm LRM)Pike and I'm taller than Game.

What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
I had no idea about announcing ISL2 and I wouldn't untill I was fired from holiday job. Then i came back to home, started playing sc:bw and saw ISL2 ID's on iCCup so I registered quickly and started playing ladder because I had only few days to qualif.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
Now when i say 'Saturday' i know that i have to do something important and i mean ISL2

How did you feel about your group of the group stage?
      There were qualifing a lot of players with much lower skill and i had no doubts that i will pass group stage easly. I didn’t know any of my opponents from my group but no offence to anyone, i stopped fallowing foreign scene few years ago and have no idea who new plays now at high level.

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      I haven't spent yet many hours to preper but i'm going to play some.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      When i saw bracket i knew that only SouthPark can stop me before being in RO8 but i passed him so here i am! No doubts about upcoming matches, just have to play my best and beat Sneazel

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
Sziky vs Pro7ect will be really awsome match, can't wait to see replays from it, I bet on Sziky. Bakuryu vs Ace it's zvz so everything can happen in this match up, but imo Bakuryu is little better in this MU. And Bibiane vs Kashu can be really curious - Bibiane has good TvZ but Kashu is solid, strong zerg and also can surprise with other race (maybe he is getting ready something crazy?!

). Bet on Kashu.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
He is probably the most skilled and experienced player in this tourney, I placed him at least top3 of ISL2 but now Pro7ect showed that he's also very strong and on the other hand Sziky can always lose in zvz with one of us - zergs

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      Hmm zvz or zvt.. both match ups have pros and cons and have no idea which will be better for me. I focus now at my zvp.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      They are horrible :< If i will lose it's your fault Game.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 ZvP? How confident are you in your ZvP, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat SneazeL?
      I feel confident if only i won't do any stupid moves. About ranking them it would look like ZvP=ZvT>ZvZ (lottery of zvz decide about it). It won't be easy but i know i can beat him.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      I have no idea what's going on in this crazy Game's head but hope he won't disappear like dinosaurs and have conntact with us still

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
NW POWER !

Bakuryu: B+ 130 - 72 (8649) // 2-0

ProZZZero, 3-1

GoTunk, 3-1

CastrO
Ace: Invited // 3-2

Patron

Bakuryu vs

Ace is probably better known as Moustache Zerg versus Sniper Zerg and the fact that it's ZvZ will probably play a big role in this match. Ace finished as silver medalist in the first ISL, winning his ZvZ Semifinals against

DeSka with a nice (but not decisive?) 4-2. His results in ISL1 earned him an invite to ISL2, and with two Walk Overs in the Ro64 and Ro32 we consequently haven't seen a whole lot of games from him. His series versus

Patron was awesome, but doesn't tell us much about his current ZvZ shape. We should give him the edge, but carefully.
His opponent isn't

CastrO. Which is weird? Sayle's analysis of

CastrO knocking out

Kolll, and Kolll dominating Bakuryu, meaning CastrO has good grounds to win against Bakuryu seems sound... but somehow it didn't happen. Bakuryu ZvZed his way through ProZZZero and CastrO, taking an impressive series off of GoTunk in between. Baku might secretly be pretty good at ZvZ. It might be the fact that Sayle serenades him with themesongs. It might be the moustache. Who knows.
ZvZs are known to be able to go either way, and although Baku may seem the underdog, he is probably the best contender to put up some resistance to Ace in this matchup.

Poll: Who do you want to win?

Ace (28)

51%

Bakuryu (27)

49%

55 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Bakuryu
(Vote): Ace

Interviews
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What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      i was happy because i got another chance to prove myself, after i lost in ISL1 pretty early to dragon in ro32

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      well its ok for me because i live in CET, nothing much to say about it^^

Being that you were a top 12 qualifier in the ladder stage of the starleague, did you end up watching your opponents or learning anything in the group stages?
      only 1 of my enemies had 1 game which helped me, other than that, there were many walkovers in the group stage....

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      until now, nothing. but i guess it will be around 40 games

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      when i saw my lings in castros main in 4th game and he had no sunk, i knew i could take it home even through it ended up being close.
i wont get easier in the next matches so i try to give my best and maybe i can pull trough.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      i think, sziky, pike and bibiane will win. no idea about my game

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      i will worry about that when i actually get to the finals

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      I would like to play kashu in semi and sneazel in finals

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      i dont like that wuthering heights is one of the set maps, i would consider it the hitchhiker of ISL2. other than that... meh

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 ZvZ? How confident are you in your ZvZ, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Ace?
      the last time i played vs ace (5 months ago i think) we went 4-4. as i said in my ISL2 interview, im not very confident in my zvz and he can watch my games vs castro and zzzero... so yeah...
zvz compared to my other matchups? i think its hard to compare that, i think im equal bad everywhere.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      no idea, if he wants to retire then he should retire. its his decision and nobody can help him with that. he should do what he thinks is right for him^^

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      hm not really, i just hope that i can win, so that my special song wont hurt me :D

+ Show Spoiler [Ace] +

What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      I was really happy, because ISL is the biggest SC tournament nowadays. After ISL1 I was inactive, I did not practice, I played only on CW games, so it's really hard for me to become that powerful again.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      Well, it's ok I think. Players have time only on weekends, they couldn't play in different time. I have only one problem with it, I can't watch the stream, because I have games too! :D

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      Well, I have practiced against all of my opponents. I was training 6-7 hours a day for 4-5 days before my game against Ramms, and 3-4 hours for 3-4 days against DeSka.
Unfortunately both of these games were freewins. Against UltrA, I did not practice, I played only ladder games.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      When I saw the brackets, I knew I could make it into the Round of 8, because there was no big monster zergs like Michael or trutaCz.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      I think Sziky, Sneazel and Kashu will make the Semifinals, and i hope i could do it too against Bakuryu.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      Yes, it's true. He's the best player right now, and I'm really happy, about the fact that I could only meet him in the Grand Finals.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      I'd like to face against a Terran probably. My ZvZ is kinda weak nowadays, and I don't really like ZvZ, because it's a micro game. I'd prefer some Terran guy.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      Well, in ZvZ the maps don't really matter, so I don't think I should be sad about it. Anyway I think Pike could have some troubles against Sneazel because of the maps.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 ZvZ? How confident are you in your ZvZ, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Bakuryu?
      Well, I think we're gonna play exciting matches, and it's ok for me. I have great zerg friends who practice with me. I think my ZvT>ZvZ>ZvP right now. Bakuryu is a really good player, but as I heard, he does not like ZvZ that much, and with some practice I will beat him.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      Oh well, I think he wants to stop BW, cuz of the less activity from the community, and he's 100% sincere. BUT!!! I hope he won't leave, cuz he's a cool guy, and he does a really good job for the BW community with his tournament's organization.

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      GO SAS! GO HUNGARIANS FOR THE WIN!

Bibiane: C+ 39 - 3 (9185) // 3-2

TerranBoy, 3-0

Plumbum
Kashu: B+ 86 - 31 (8324) // 2-0

Whistler, 3-2

TechnicS, 3-0

Jumper

Bibiane is someone else people don't know a whole lot about. Up until 3-0ing

Plumbum he was probably the underdog. Almost getting knocked out by

Pike in the prelims, almost dramaing out vs

Terranboy in the Ro32, and having reached only a C+ on the ladder seems wonky at best. At a closer look though, his ladder record gives us a 39-3 (!) record, while in his series against Plumbum showed absolute TvZ dominance.
Kashu is random, or a racepicker, or Zerg. We're not so sure to be honest. The main thing to note though is that he's from Hungary, and with 3 out of the 8 remaining players being from Hungary, we should probably suspect that there's something in the water there. Kashu is immensely versatile - he played TvZ versus

Whistler, PvZ versus

TechnicS and ZvP versus

Jumper. From his interview below it seems that, versus Bibiane, he hasn't even decided what race to play yet. Anything might happen.
And that's pretty much as far as predictions goes. Bibiane thoroughly impressed me against Plumbum, who I had picked as favourite for that match, but since it's completely unpredictable what Kashu will do it's hard to say anything sensible. There is a possibility Kashu has depleted his resources - showing no less than 5 match ups in his previous rounds, and planning to show 3 more in the oncoming series might be too much for any human being to handle. Then again, maybe the complete opposite is true and we'll find out how firghtening those Hungarian powers truly are.

Poll: Who do you want to win?

Kashu (41)

61%

Bibiane (26)

39%

67 total votes

Your vote: Who do you want to win?

(Vote): Bibiane
(Vote): Kashu

Interviews
+ Show Spoiler [Bibiane] +

What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
      At first I took tournament just for fun but when I got qualified for 108 I expected I would make it to later on.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
      Since I live in Canada and the game time is at 1pm Saturday, it's convenient for me.

How did you feel about your group of the group stage?
      I thought it was going to be easy althought I haven't played them before.

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      I've only managed to play two games to prepare, until to the round of 8.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      Since I got two byes I thought that getting into ro8 would'nt be too difficult. No.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      I think Sziky will make it to the finals.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      My thoughts on potentially facing Sziky in later rounds doesn't bother me because he is like any other zerg player which I don't think it's hard to beat.

So as far as predictions go who do you think will make the semifinals from the other legs?
      I think Sziky, Sneazel, and Bakuryu will make it to the semifinals.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      It doesn't really matter to me since they are both zerg players. If I have to choose one, I'd say Bakuryu because I played some games with him before.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      I don't feel comfortable because I haven't played the most maps in the round of 8.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 TvR? How confident are you in your TvR, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat The Comeback Kid aka Kashu?
      It might be hard to prepare to play against random but I am pretty confident beating Kashu.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
      I think he is sincere because he has been playing for a long time and achieved many things.

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
      Special thanks to all the SL members that have helped me to get into the round of 8 especially Alec and Agavond.

+ Show Spoiler [Kashu] +

Hello, I'm Gergely 'Kashu' Fincza, 25 years old, and I have been playing SC:BW since 2002. In my real life I have a little web developing and design company, and I just finished the University of Economics; Faculty of Business. In my e-sports life I achieved what I wanted when I won the Hungarian WCG in 2006 and I participated in Monza. After that I stopped practicing and just played in clan wars, LAN tournaments, and online competitions. ISL2 is the only one tournament where I practice every week again!

What were your feelings about ISL2 when it was originally announced?
I never watch proleague vods or anything, but in the first ISL, I really liked Ace's game and Sayle's casts, so I was very happy to see this competition again.
At first I didn't care to sign up, because I don't like the ladder qualification, but when I saw that there will be many players, I decided to try it. Later I was shocked that I could reach the top 12, because I'm really bad at laddering.

Overall, we know it's a big concern among foreign players, how do you feel about the day and time that all Kaal's International StarLeague matches are played on?
We don't have a problem, because it's 19:00 in Hungary on Saturday. If I finish my games, I can still go outside in time.

Being that you were a top 12 qualifier in the ladder stage of the starleague, did you end up watching your opponents or learning anything in the group stages?
      I didn't care about the players and opponents before the top 64, because I knew there will be a minimum of one week for preparation, and I'd just have to concentrate one opponent per week. I saw just my teammates games.

Overall, how many hours or games would you say you've practiced to prepare up to the Round of 8?
      I never play that much, because I'm currently working 10 hours every day and I have 2-3 football match/training in per week, so I can play only late in the night. Despite that, I have very skilled teammates, and I can prepare with them 4-5 hours in a week. Btw I'm thinking of new build orders every week, and if I have time I practice them against some usual play.

At what point could you see that you would make it into the Round of 8, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?
      When I saw the brackets of the top 64, I knew if I could beat Whistler in the first round, I can manage the top 8-4 somehow. It's never easy, because everybody is skilled at this level, and there are many personal things that can disturb somebody before the games. I think I have good chances against Bibiane, because I have 25-30 LAN tournaments, 180-200 clan war games, and dont know how many online competitions in my pocket. Therefore, I can play very confidentally. I don't know if my skill is enough to win, but I know I can accomplish what I know.

What are your predictions for your fellow tournament players in the Round of 8?
      In the 1st leg I'm sure in Sziky's win, who will face off with Sneazel or Pike in the semifinal. As I saw, Sneazel is very good in PvZ, but I remember Pike's best mu was ZvP some years ago, so it will be very hard. I bet on Pike, because I want him to win

Certainly in the 3rd leg I think Ace will manage against Bakuryu, sadly its ZvZ, where anything can happen. In my leg, I really hope I can win somehow.

Many would say that Sziky is the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him in later rounds?
      I don't think there is best player now, because Ace, Bakuryu and Sziky are very good level now. But finally I think Sziky will win the whole tournament, because he always had something back luck in TSL or ISL1, and I don't think he will miss this chance.

Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the semifinals for you?
      If I can reach the semi-final, I don't have many chance, because Baku or Ace will come there, so I will have to play against Zerg, which is the worst for me. I know many things that hurt for Zergs, but sometimes I can't make what I want. My play against zerg is very complex, because I try to find the best opportunities in order to choose the right race and what is best for actual map. In this competition I really prepared for TvZ against Whistler, because I knew that's the best chance for me. Against TechnicS I couldn't decide earlier, because I didn't know his experiences (I thought he is Terran btw), so I had to discover my chances in the real games... That's why I lost two games easily, then I changed my mind and used safe protoss macro techs.

How do you feel about the Round of 8 maps?
      I think it's enough fair, but Wuthering is not so good for zergs. I don't have to find special strategies for these maps.

How do you feel about going into a best of 5 RvT? How confident are you in your RvT, and how would you rank it with your other matchups? Also, how confident are you in your ability to beat Bibiane?
      I think I will use zerg, but I'm confident in PvT too, so we will see, I didn't start my practice games yet. ZvT is my best match up, which I can't show in this competition yet, so I'm sure there will be one ZvT minimum. My PvT is good enough, and I can say my TvT is the worst, although as I remember, I always won my higher ranked TvT's somehow.

Game announced his retirement after the end of this tournament. Do you think he's sincere, or that he has something up his sleeve? Why?
Hahhh.. :D I don't think there can be anything in real life, what announce a "retirement". It's not a TV series

I mean I had periods in my BW career when I didn't play for months, or I just play some games/month, but I never said to my friends to say goodbye for ever. Everybody can manage free time besides live full life. I lived together with my girlfriends (first 5,5, second 1,5 years) for 7 years, I made 2 companies and a university and I spend minimum 8-9 hours with sports in a week.
So my advice for Game is to don't say such bullshit, if he won't go to army, he can show his skills sometimes in game and organization too in the future.

Lastly, any shout outs you'd like to make?
I know that it's usual to say some thanks in this part of interview, but I really want to say thank you to everybody who works on this competition. It's very good, because after this tournament I got so many positive impressions from everybody who saw my games, something I never felt before. I hope I can play enjoyable games in the TOP 8, and I hope later too.

For more interviews, keep an eye on Hacklebeast's Interview Thread

All matches are Best of Five. The games will start on September 24th at 19:00 CET (18:00 GMT (+00:00) local time). Games will be played on the Fish server, rendez-vous channel is OP ISL2

The Maps
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Loser picks: Longinus 2, Neo Beltway, Fighting Spirit

Tournament Rules
+ Show Spoiler [TOURNAMENT RULES] +

The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL2 decisions and procedures.
You must use chaoslauncher for 1.16.1 or MiniLauncher for every group stage and tournament game on Fish server.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL2. Ex: ISL2-Kaalveiten ISL2_NoOne [ISL2]Sayle.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL2, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)Game or Hakurei[AoV] which will be handled on a case to case basis. All discretion for this is held by the ISL2 Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL2 staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
All Kaal's International StarLeague matches must be played with a referee present.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of each stage to LRM)Game at isl2replays@gmail.com.
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to Game at Teamliquid.net
All games must be played on /dnd mode. You cannot use the same map twice.
Anything a referee tells you during the proceedings of the matches goes; be very attentive to the rules they announce per week. Additionally, rules might have slight alterations throughout the entirety of the tournament.
Scouting via gases, observers over turrets, hold position lurkers, all variations of legal play are allowed.

Text by Pholon
Graphics by Hydro & HawaiianPig

+ Show Spoiler +

Pholon presents...
ISL2 SUPPLYBLOCK BINGO
(for the lulz)

As the ISL progresses, we, the onlookers, have begun to notice a trend. There seems to be an awful lot of being-supply-blocked. After so many games, there can be only one logical conclusion: The ISL is suffering from a Supply Block Curse.

While curses are certainly no laughing matter, we can still do our best to make the best out of a bad situation. I therefore present to you the ISL2 SUPPLYBLOCK BINGO.

HOW TO PLAY?

1) Go here: (replace xxYOURUSERNAMExx with your username)

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/User:xxYOURUSERNAMExx/ISL2SupplyBlockBingo

2) Click "login" top right and log in using TL ID and Password. Backspace back to the url in step 1 and refresh the page. Your name should now be at the very top of the screen.

3) Hit "edit" at the very top of the page and paste in the following:

{|  style="background: {{RaceColor|R}}; text-align:center;" border="1" width=150 
|-border="3"
|A ||B ||C ||D ||E
|-border="3"
|F ||G ||H ||I ||J
|-border="3"
|K ||L ||M ||N ||O
|-border="3"
|P ||Q ||R ||S ||T
|-border="3"
|U ||V ||W ||X ||Y
|}

4) Replace all the letters (A - Y) with numbers that you think people will get supply blocked at in the next ISL matches. Needless to say, 200/200 doesn't count and no number can be entered twice.
Note to help you out, here's an overview of possible Supply Caps per Race per Townhall.
+ Show Spoiler +

Terran:

1CC: 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58, 66
2CCs: 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140
3CCs: 62, 70, 78, 86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 166, 174, 182, 190, 198
4CCs: 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 168, 176, 184, 192

Zerg:

1Hatch: 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57, 65
2Hatch: 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58, 66, 74, 82, 90
3Hatch: 11, 19, 27, 35, 43, 51, 59, 67, 75, 83, 91, 99, 107, 115, 123, 131, 139, 147, 155
4Hatch: 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 148, 156, 164, 172, 180
5Hatch: 45, 53, 61, 69, 77, 85, 93, 101, 109, 117, 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 173, 181, 189, 197
6Hatch: 70, 78, 86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134, 142, 150, 159, 166, 174, 182, 190, 198

Protoss:
[list][*]1Nex: 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57, 65
[*]2Nex: 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58, 66, 74, 82, 90
[*]3Nex: 27, 35, 43, 51, 59, 67, 75, 83, 91, 99, 107, 115, 123, 131, 139, 147, 155
[*]4Nex: 36, 44, 52, 60, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 148, 156, 164, 172, 180, 188, 196
[*]5Nex: 45, 53, 61, 69, 77, 85, 93, 101, 109, 117, 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 173, 181, 189, 197

5) Post the link here.

I will "Protect" all submission so they cannot be edited after submission. All submissions should be entered before the games start on Saturday. Now every time a player gets supply blocked you get to cross off that number on your chart. When you have 5 cross-outs in a line (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) you shout "BINGO!". Whoever gets BINGO first is the winner and gets a prize. Dunno what the prize will be yet, possibly a showmatch vs. Game. It's like the poor man's Joekim.

hf gl! ^^

+ Show Spoiler +

Oh MAN. Do you feel that? It's the tingy tingle of a surge of nerdchills just over the horizon, like the anticipation of a nerdy dawn. It is time to get down and dirty, in the Kaal ISL Round of 16. Are you hyped yet? ARE YOU HYPED YET? Seriously...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oB_No-VEc

If you missed any of the Round of 32 action, the VODs have already been uploaded. Hop over to the (Wiki)

Liquipedia Article to find them (shoutout to Hyde!) or find them in Sayle's post here to find them spoiler-free. Personal recommendations? One of the more impressive feats was seeing notorious 5-pooler

Plumbum play an epic long macro game on Icarus versus

dsaqwe, in which he sported both excellent unit control as well as pretty good macro. For those Hive-minded ZvZ-lovers you should check out

Kolll vs

Castro on Tau Cross.

Bakuryu vs

GoTunk was an impressive series as well, and

Sneazel gave A-

trutaCz a run for his money. Check out their game on Match Point.

Recap
There be spoilers here...

The Round of 32 had it's fair share of upsets and notable drop outs. We say goodbye to Boy Wonder

Kolll, who went down to

Castro 2-3. Australia's hope

GoD couldn't get past

Michael, and his fellow TL streamer

Shauni had to forfeit his match due to illness. On the bright side, relative unknown

Plumbum advances as well a Random player

Kashu.

Drama

Before I get to the actual Round of 16, there are some things to clear up concerning the advancing players. I'll best leave this to Game.

About Bibiane vs Terranboy
Bibiane vs TerranBoy was decided when Bibiane beat TerranBoy 3-2 in the 5th match. However, Bibiane broke a rule and used the same map twice. Given that it's the first time in this starleague that the rule has been broken, there was some leniency. I told Bibiane if he could hunt down TerranBoy within 24 hours of our conversation, and get him to agree to re-play the 5th match + provide proof, then that could decide the match. Indeed they did re-play, and Bibiane again won, therefore Bibiane will advance.

About Ruarc
Ruarc? Everyone wonders why Ruarc was so good. Me too, actually. Yet, in such a short period, he gained major fanship. I'm pretty sure a few people can guess who was playing on that name. He's a Terran, he's named after a Terran function. Yes, that's right, TTF and AstrO got so easily demolished by none other than Scan. It seems Ruarc literally went to pick Scan up an hour away from his house to play his matches, and then brought him back when he was done. We weren't entirely sure, as he changed up some of his hotkey patterns with Zerg until some last minute replays. Those being: The replay pack Scan sold to Shade[AoV], 3 games where AstrO 3-0ed Scan the day before PvZ and told him all the build orders he was going to use, and a few other sneaky ones we got from people who were playing Scan PvZ days before. Only after those, were we able to go from 90% sure given the endless amount of replays and material we went over, to 100.1%.

Therefore, Ruarc is disqualified. TTF and AstrO will be playing a Best of 5 for the Round of 32 spot Wednesday at 20CET, and that match will decide who goes into the Round of 16.

P.S this was the third time Scan was banned from this league. First as a general ban for cheating. Second as a ladder player who played within the last few days. Third, for this. I guess it's best to question why Scan was banned initially, given his cheating past, and cheating in every major tournament and starleague.

Round of 16
by Game

Video by Dan1870220133262

Sziky <> Winner of TTF/ AstrO
Given the drama, Sziky vs the winner of TTF/AstrO is spotlighted. It is the best matchup of both players that are facing Sziky, and his weakest, which might prove to be a closer-than-should-be series.

() andrey <> Pro7ecT
Between andrey/Pro7ecT, hopefully they can give us as exciting of a TvT as last round between andrey and SzajnA.

Michael <> SneazeL
I think everyone wants to see Michael and SneazeL go head to head, so there isn't much reason to hype it lol.

Pike <> SouthPark
Pike and SouthPark, two of the strongest Polish Zergs duking it out in a favorable matchup for both... I can't wait :D.

Bakuryu <> CastrO
The odds are heavy for CastrO to win it despite Bakuryu being such an amazing player. With CastrO eliminating Kolll, whom has eliminated Bakuryu ZvZ in many tournaments, the favor goes to him.

Ace <> PatrrrOn
While Ace normally should dominate PatrrrOn, it's his best and only matchup really. A match made in heaven. (Ace hasn't had to play a game yet, this will be our first chance to see what the Sniper Zerg is up to! ed.)

Bibiane <> Plumbum
Bibiane is best in TvZ, and we haven't seen Plumbum's ZvT (except 5pooling Terror lol, ed.), but overnight has become a fan favorite and I know for a fact that people want to see more of his shockingly good play.

Jumper <> Kashu
Then the last match, King DT versus The Comeback Kid. I have no thoughts on this one, I just know I want to see it. I think Kashu is favored in it, but Jumper has impressed me lately... so yeah I just want to see it.

A noteable point is that from the top 12, 9 of the 12 are still in the Round of 16. Whereas only one was eliminated properly, being

trutaCz, by another top 12 ladder player.

DeSka got W.Oed out, and

Ruarc was disqualified.

Also notable: in the Round of 16 we find 8

, 3

and 1

(with one more

added through TTF vs Astro). Among the players, we find 3 Hungarians, 3 Americans, 2 Russians, 3 Poles, 1 German, 1 Peruvian, 1 Chilean and 1 Canadian. Thought a bit heavy on the Zerg side of things, a fine mixture overall ^^

Need more hype? Scoot over to Hacklebeast's interviews to get to know some of these players a bit better!

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All matches are Best of Five. Game 1 is played on (Wiki)

Match Point, Game 2 is played on (Wiki)

Empire of the Sun and from there it's Loser Picks from one of the following maps: (Wiki)

Neo Aztec, (Wiki)

Destination, (Wiki)

Circuit Breaker, (Wiki)

Heartbreak Ridge.
+ Show Spoiler [Other Rounds] +

Ro8// Best of 5 // 3 Set Maps
Start: HBR, Neo Aztec, Wuthering Heights
Pick from: Longinus 2, Neo Beltway, Fighting Spirit

Semis // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Fighting Spirit, Longinus 2, Neo Beltway
Pick from: Rush Hour III, Wuthering Heights, La Mancha, Sin Peaks of Baekdu, Destination 1.1

Finals // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Destination 1.1, Rush Hour III, Colosseum II
Pick from: Sin Peaks of Baekdu, La Mancha, Othello, Tau Cross 1.1, Blue Storm, Holy World SE, Icarus, Neo Beltway

The games will start on September 17th at 19:00 CET (18:00 GMT (+00:00) local time).
Games will be played on the Fish server, rendez-vous channel is OP ISL2

Tournament Rules
+ Show Spoiler [TOURNAMENT RULES] +

The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL2 decisions and procedures.
You must use chaoslauncher for 1.16.1 or MiniLauncher for every group stage and tournament game on Fish server.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL2. Ex: ISL2-Kaalveiten ISL2_NoOne [ISL2]Sayle.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL2, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)Game or Hakurei[AoV] which will be handled on a case to case basis. All discretion for this is held by the ISL2 Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL2 staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
All Kaal's International StarLeague matches must be played with a referee present.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of each stage to LRM)Game at isl2replays@gmail.com.
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to Game at Teamliquid.net
All games must be played on /dnd mode. You cannot use the same map twice.
Anything a referee tells you during the proceedings of the matches goes; be very attentive to the rules they announce per week. Additionally, rules might have slight alterations throughout the entirety of the tournament.
Scouting via gases, observers over turrets, hold position lurkers, all variations of legal play are allowed.

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1, NoisE[AoV], mesochobo
Organizer: LRM)Game
CAT Team: Hakurei[AoV], LRM)nOoNe, Sayle, LRM)Glory, KaalVeiten, LRM)Game, JoeKim
Caster: Sayle and EleGant[AoV]
Referee: LRM)Game, LRM)Glory, JoeKim
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernovamaniac, Dan1870220133262
Server: Fish Server with ChaosLauncher or MiniLauncher for the Group Stages and Tournament.
YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

Text by Pholon
Graphics by HawaiianPig[

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il8FTPp18a4

Kaal's International Starleague leaves the Round of 64 over and done. There were many good matches, and whereas great players like Sziky, GoD, Kolll and fanfavorites like Shauni and Bakuryu have advanced, we also leave behind the fallen in Whistler, Karate, LML, as well as invite
AlfiO and Game's favourite MaD[AoV]. If you have missed any of the action ("the action" being Sayle's 12 hour long cast (!)) check out many of the VODs on:

Kaal ISL Youtube Channel

On Saturday (September 10th, 19:00 CEST - 17:00 GMT (+00:00)) we bounce right into the Round of 32. The cast, as always, will be provided Sayle and Elegant, as we course through 16 Best of Fives, all with a spot for the next round at stake.

Bracket
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OctZerg <>

Sziky

Ruarc <>

AstrO

andrey <>

SzajnA

Shauni <>

Pro7ecT

Michael <>

GoD

SneazeL <>

trutaCz

Cryoc <>

Pike

Zaraki <>

SouthPark

Bakuryu <> TBA

Kolll <>

CastrO

Ace <>

DeSka

PatrrrOn <>

TerrOr

TerranBoy <>

Bibiane

dsaqwe <>

Plumbum

Jumper <>

Must

Kashu <>

TechnicS

All matches are Best of Five. Game 1 is played on (Wiki)

Icarus, Game 2 is played of (Wiki)

Tau Cross and from there it's Loser Picks from one of the following maps: (Wiki)

Empire of the Sun, (Wiki)

Destination, (Wiki)

Circuit Breaker, (Wiki)

Match Point.
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Ro16 // Best of 5 // 2 Set Maps
Start: Match Point, Empire of the Sun
Pick from: Destination 1.1, Circuit Breaker, Neo Aztec, HBR

Ro8// Best of 5 // 3 Set Maps
Start: HBR, Neo Aztec, Wuthering Heights
Pick from: Longinus 2, Neo Beltway, Fighting Spirit

Semis // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Fighting Spirit, Longinus 2, Neo Beltway
Pick from: Rush Hour III, Wuthering Heights, La Mancha, Sin Peaks of Baekdu, Destination 1.1

Finals // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Destination 1.1, Rush Hour III, Colosseum II
Pick from: Sin Peaks of Baekdu, La Mancha, Othello, Tau Cross 1.1, Blue Storm, Holy World SE, Icarus, Neo Beltway

The games will start on September 3rd at 19:00 CET (18:00 GMT (+00:00) local time).
Games will be played on the Fish server, rendez-vous channel is OP ISL2

PREVIEW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwebrGDBqFQ&feature=player_embedded

Video by Dan1870220133262

There are enough matches to look out for. Sziky vs Octzerg has two top foreign zergs facing off, Michael(OD) takes on Australian streaming hero GoD, Ace the SniperZerg got a BYE against Ramms, but now has to prove his skill in the fickle ZvZ matchup against DeSka, and in Kolll vs CastrO we have two more foreign legends with one doomed to elimination.
Here are Game's thoughts on the Round of 32:

Game said:
OctZerg vs Sziky can be a tournament changing match. With the given luck addition to ZvZ, both are great players and both could easily make it to the finals. andrey + SzajnA are both weak TvT but strong players, so it will be interesting. Pro7ecT will have his first test after winning the last defiler tournament by playing a Shauni-esque opponent. Michael and GoD is by far the 3rd best match after OctZerg + Sziky and Ace + DeSka, but most likely will provide the most entertainment due to not being ZvZ. PatrrOn vs TerrOr will ultimately decide who the king of South America is. Ace and DeSka was the semifinals match last ISL, a nice repeat so early in the tournament. And I'm sure people can't wait to see what kind of play Plumbum will pull out to defeat such a mechanical monster like dsaqwe. Last but not least, TechnicS and Kashu are both crowd favorites who can deliver compelling play and ultimately the most likely surprising series.
Game: With so little TvZ, the imbalance of Empire of the Sun becomes null. However, it might make for a fair 3rd or 4th game in Kashu vs TechnicS. Other than that, Icarus with all of these mirror matchups can only enhance Shauni + Pro7ecT, SneazeL + trutaCz, possibly Bakuryu's, and Kashu + TechnicS's series.

Need more hype? Scoot over to Hacklebeast's interviews to get to know some of these players a bit better!

Tournament Rules
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The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL2 decisions and procedures.
You must use chaoslauncher for 1.16.1 or MiniLauncher for every group stage and tournament game on Fish server.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)Game at account Game on teamliquid.net. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL2. Ex: ISL2-Kaalveiten ISL2_NoOne [ISL2]Sayle.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL2, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)Game or Hakurei[AoV] which will be handled on a case to case basis. All discretion for this is held by the ISL2 Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL2 staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
All Kaal's International StarLeague matches must be played with a referee present.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of each stage to LRM)Game at isl2replays@gmail.com.
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to Game at Teamliquid.net
All games must be played on /dnd mode.
Anything a referee tells you during the proceedings of the matches goes; be very attentive to the rules they announce per week. Additionally, rules might have slight alterations throughout the entirety of the tournament.
Scouting via gases, observers over turrets, hold position lurkers, all variations of legal play are allowed.

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1, NoisE[AoV], mesochobo
Organizer: LRM)Game
CAT Team: Hakurei[AoV], LRM)nOoNe, Sayle, LRM)Glory, KaalVeiten, LRM)Game, JoeKim
Caster: Sayle and EleGant[AoV]
Referee: LRM)Game, LRM)Glory, JoeKim
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernovamaniac, Dan1870220133262
Server: Fish Server with ChaosLauncher or MiniLauncher for the Group Stages and Tournament.
YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

Text by Pholon
Graphics by HawaiianPig

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il8FTPp18a4

Kaal's International Starleague kicks into full gear as we leave the Group Stage and move on to the bracket where 64 players from all over the world will battle for the title of ISL2 Champion.

Bracket

Starting with the Round of 64, these first matches will be Best of Threes. Series start off on (Wiki)

Tau Cross, after which it's Loser Picks from (Wiki)

Blue Storm, (Wiki)

Othello and (Wiki)

Icarus.
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Ro32 // Best of 5 // 2 Set Maps
Start: Icarus, Tau Cross 1.1
Pick from: Empire of the Sun, Destination, Circuit Breaker, Match Point

Ro16 // Best of 5 // 2 Set Maps
Start: Match Point, Empire of the Sun
Pick from: Destination 1.1, Circuit Breaker, Neo Aztec, HBR

Ro8// Best of 5 // 3 Set Maps
Start: HBR, Neo Aztec, Wuthering Heights
Pick from: Longinus 2, Neo Beltway, Fighting Spirit

Semis // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Fighting Spirit, Longinus 2, Neo Beltway
Pick from: Rush Hour III, Wuthering Heights, La Mancha, Sin Peaks of Baekdu, Destination 1.1

Finals // Best of 7 // 3 Set Maps
Start: Destination 1.1, Rush Hour III, Colosseum II
Pick from: Sin Peaks of Baekdu, La Mancha, Othello, Tau Cross 1.1, Blue Storm, Holy World SE, Icarus, Neo Beltway

The games will start on September 3rd at 19:00 CET (18:00 GMT (+00:00) local time).
Games will be played on the Fish server, rendez-vous channel is OP ISL2

INVITES

As you may have been able to tell from the bracket, we have some new invites making their way into ISL. From the four initial invites, three were announced: WCG 4th place

Kolll, TvZ Mastermind

Heme and the ISL 1's runner-up

Ace. Today we welcome

Shauni to the roster, whome we know from his awesome stream, as well as appearances in TL Arena and iCCup Attack!

Additionally, due to so many non-shows and drop-outs from the Group Stage, we announce seven more invites to complete the bracket. They are:

[TerrOr]Nb
PatrrrOn
Karate
CaStrO
SzajnA
Target
AlfiO

We are sure these players will do very well in the matches to come and we wish them welcome and good luck as the Round of 64 approaches

HIGHLIGHTS

With this many matches to start out with, we already have a fair number of notable battles to look forward to. Top Russian Terran

Ramms takes on last season's Silver Medal winner, the Sniper Zerg,

Ace, a fight between

AstrO and

DragOn will determine who the true King of Canada is and

MaD [AoV] vs

TechnicS is an overall AllStar match. Invites

Kolll and

Target go head to head in a ZvZ showdwon,

gag vs

Sneazel should provide some excellent TvP and in

AlfiO vs

GoD we'll see two styles of PvP crash headlong into one another.

Need more hype? Scoot over to Hacklebeast's interviews to get to know some of these players a bit better!

Tournament Rules
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The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL2 decisions and procedures.
You must use ICCup Anti-Hack Launcher for every ladder game. All games must be played on maps from the ICCup map pack.
You must use chaoslauncher for 1.16.1 or MiniLauncher for every group stage and tournament game on Fish server.
All disconnect and leave complaints must be sent in within 48 hours of the game being played.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)nOoNe at account ISL2_nOoNe on iccup.com. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)nOoNe at account ISL2_nOoNe on iccup.com. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL2. Ex: ISL2-Kaalveiten ISL2_NoOne [ISL2]Sayle. You must join the team with 0-0 stats.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
Stats: You cannot transfer to your ISL2 account and you cannot transfer from your ISL2 account. No points on your account can come from an ICCup tournament. If this occurs, you will be told to reset. If you offend twice, you will be disqualified.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL2, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)nOoNe or Hakurei[AoV] which will be handled on a case to case basis if you qualify for the top 108. All discretion for this is held by the ISL2 Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL2 staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
Bad Manner will not be tolerated in the shoutbox at the ICCup team page.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of the ladder to LRM)Game.
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to Game at Teamliquid.net
Games per person: You cannot play any given person more than twenty (20) times during the ladder qualification stage.

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1, NoisE[AoV], mesochobo
Organizer: LRM)Game
CAT Team: Hakurei[AoV], LRM)nOoNe, Sayle, LRM)Glory, KaalVeiten, LRM)Game, JoeKim
Caster: Sayle and EleGant[AoV]
Referee: LRM)Game, LRM)Glory, JoeKim
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernovamaniac
Server: Fish Server with ChaosLauncher or MiniLauncher for the Group Stages and Tournament.
YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

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Sweet Home Alabama

"As you know, today's flight is a special one. We're populating the OSL's Round of 8, the newest super-max facility in the system.

This place was designed to warehouse the worst of the worst. Pure predators, each and every one of them."

Jin Air OSL's plane is taking off to the Round of Eight. It's carrying some of the biggest and baddest names in StarCraft today. Let's see who's on board.

Hydra 23

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Serious business

Starting off we have one of the meanest looking badasses out there: Hydra-23. This CJ Zerg (yes, CJ Zerg) took out powerhouses (P)

Stork and

Mind in previous rounds and, after having already won an MSL he must be looking to take down an OSL sometime soon. What does the 23 stand for? We're about to find out...

Hydra is up against BLAHBLAH
Stats BLAH

The Fantasy Mangler

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Worst photoshop ever

If there's one nutcase on board it's The Fantasy Mangler. The craziest builds and sickest unit combination brought him to a #1 victory in the previous OSL. This time around though, his mentors (T)

BoxeR and

iloveoov are either off playing StarCraft2 or in the army. He's got the whole world in his hands, but can he keep it?

Fantasy is up against BLAHBLAH
Stats BLAH

Killer Viking

Killer has been showing really good results lately and with (Z)

Jaedong eliminated, the hope of Oz lies with their young Zerg prodigy. Back in the Oz camp, the master is telling the young one all he knows...

Killer is up vs BLAHBLAH
Stats BLAH

Flashus the Virus

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Badass

We come to the biggest baddest badass of them all: (T)

Flash. Calm, cool, collected and ruthless, Flash is going for his 4th OSL title and, although not invincible, with big names like Jaedong and Stork eliminated, Flash looks like a favourite for the title.

Flash is up vs BLAHBLHAH
Stats BLAH

JangBi Poe
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Jangbi is looking for redemption. The only remaining Protoss on board has the burden of both avenging his fallen teammate, former runner-up, (P)

Stork, as well as represent the entirety of his Protoss brotherhood from which he is the sole remaining contender.

Jangbi is up vs BLAHBLAH
Stats BLAH

Billy Soo and Diamond Hyuk

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Thought traditionally not very impressive, these SKT Zergs have been doing very well for themselves. Attested to by making it so far into this OSL and catching this flight. BLAHBLAHBLAH

BLAH

[center] Modesty What-are-you-even-doing-here

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At last! you enter the Round of 96! Here on these vast maps where even shadows fear the
light - here you must confront your opponents. If you have cheesed, beware of the gathering spirits, for they do fish for men. I pity the men of swords, For here blood runs cold...

Video - ??

August 1st saw the end of ISL2's Ladder Stage. 108 players qualified for the main tournament. The Top 12 of those are seeded directly into the later Round of 64. The remaining 96 players enter the Round of 96 to compete for an additional 48 spots. 4 Invites complete the Round of 64's player pool (4 + 12 + 48). Complicated? Don't worry, we'll talk you through it. First though, let's take a look at the results from the ladder stage

As announced, the Top 12 players of the ladder stage win a seed directly into the Round of 64. They are:

The remaining #13 - #108 qualify for the Round of 96. From LIQUIPEDIALINK:

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The 96 players are divided into groups of 4, playing an MSL Survivor style to determine 2 players who advance. The maps are as follows:

Game A: Player 1 < Blue Storm > Player 2
Game B: Player 3 < Blue Storm > Player 4
Game C: Winner A < Othello > Winner B
Game D: Loser A < Othello > Loser B
Game E: Loser C < Heartbreak Ridge > Winner D

Groups 1 - 6 - August 6 - 17:00 GMT (+00:00)
Groups 7 - 12 - August 13 - 17:00 GMT (+00:00)
Groups 13 - 18 - August 20 - 17:00 GMT (+00:00)
Groups 19 - 24 - August 27 - 17:00 GMT (+00:00)
Round of 64 starts September 3rd

All the games from the Round of 96 will be played on the Fish server. There is an extensive guide here, but with a huge shout-out to Xsebt, our friendly neighbourhood Dane made a Fish-specific guide just for us in the spoiler below:

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How to get Mini Launcher and play on the Fish server

1) Downloading the installer

http://mini.brainclan.com/update/Mini-install.exe

2) Installing MiniLauncher

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This step it's cruicial for you to not get any spyware!
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Wait for the program to be installed.

3) The launcher

When you first open Minilauncher you have to update it. It will automatically request this, so you just just have to click yes (Y) and it will start updating.

Next thing you wanna do is get the servers:
Go to the "Tool"-tab. Here you'll see three buttons at the bottom. These are the three major Korean servers: Brainclan, Fish and Mapzine.
In ISL2 you're gonna be playing on the Fish server - so click that button!
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Now go the the "Launcher"-tab. This should look fairly familiar to you. You can select the plugins you want.
The ones you MUST have checked are:
[MINI] for 1.16.1 (Anti hack)
Chaosplugin for 1.16.1 (Auto replay etc.)
LatencyChanger for 1.16.1 (Allows you to play in low latency games)

LatencyChanger extra: to enable low latency when hosting a game you have to end game with either "#LL", "#L1", "#L2" etc.
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Changes the latency on BNet-games which end on #LL or #L1 ... #L5
#LL sets latency to 2 (like on Lan)
#L1 ... #L5 sets latency to the supplied number
For LAN-games use the settings. On LAN the settings have to be the same or all players
Only works if ALL players in the game have LatencyChanger, else you will get disconnects

Before you can start starcraft through the launcher, it must know where starcraft is installed. If you choose to find it manually (faster if you know where it is), you need to find the file "StarCraft" inside your StarCraft folder.
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Finally, to start starcraft through the launcher, click here:
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Go on the fish server and make an account through the game (same method as regular battle.net).

/guide

If highly suspected of listening to the stream of your game, you will be disqualified.
All games must be played on your ISL2 names.
All replays must be sent to the referee or your games will be reversed. Only the winner must send the replays in.
Once the countdown ends and the game begins, you must be /dnd.
All games must be played on Fish server on LAN latency.
No Korean IP addresses.

The streams, as always will be run by the lovely
Sayle and EleGant

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1, NoisE[AoV]
Organizer: LRM)Game
CAT Team: Hakurei[AoV], LRM)nOoNe, Sayle, LRM)Glory, KaalVeiten
Referees: LRM)Game, LRM)Glory, JoeKim
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernovamaniac
Servers: iCCup for the Ladder Qualification, Fish with chaoslauncher or Minilauncherfor the Group Stages and tournament.
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

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It's coming...

The iCCup StarLeague was a big success. We saw awesome games, had a great stream to enjoy, and winner

Scan left, death, destruction, and a legion of defeated nerds in his wake. What was left of the foreign Broodwar scene stirred and moved as one, providing hours upon hours of bloodshed, pillaging and devastation in copious amounts of games. Yet... the 60 player roster, the 1000$ prizepool and a Youtube channel filled to the rim with VODs are only the beginning.

The same people that brought you ISL1 are proud to announce...
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With a prizepool of 1500 $, the KISL will start June 30th and run all the way into October. 108 can qualify through an initial Ladder stage, after which we'll go into a gigantic 96 player MSL Survivor round, followed by a Single Elimination bracket into which 64 players can make their way. Yes it's quite complicated and extensive, click the spoiler below for details.

Ladder stage - Start June 30th - End July 31st
31 days
108 players qualify through ladder

Of the 108 players - Top 12 auto-qualify for Round of 64

Round of 96 - Start August 6th - End August 27th
The remaining 96 players go into MSL style group stages.
The 24 groups are played over 4 weeks (6 groups per week)
48 players advance

Round of 64 - 6 weeks, single elimination
48 Players from Ro96
12 Players top ladder
4 invites

Ladder Qualification: June 30th - July 31st

Group stages: August 6th - August 27th @19CET

1-6 August 6th
7-12 August 13th
13-18 August 20th
19-24 August 27th

Kaal's International StarLeague Schedule:

Round of 64: September 3rd 19CET
Round of 32: September 10th 19CET
Round of 16: September 17th 19CET
Round of 8: September 24th 19CET
Semifinals: October 1st 19CET
Finals/Showmatch: October 8th 19CET

To sign up for blahblah: Link to iCCup team (waiting for logo to make it)

Tournament Rules
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The absolute and most important rule is that LRM)Game holds full discretion over ISL decisions and procedures.
You must use ICCup Anti-Hack Launcher for every game. All games must be played on maps from the ICCup map pack.
All disconnect and leave complaints must be sent in within 48 hours of the game being played.
No smurf accounts. Your account must be played with your known ID in it. If you are found out to be smurfing, you will be disqualified and no further participation in the tournament will be allowed. If you are worried about which ID you should use, PM LRM)Game at account LRM)Gayme2 on iccup.com. If you feel that not smurfing gives you an unfair disadvantage, you must appeal to LRM)Game at account LRM)Gayme2 on iccup.com. We will then give you a predetermined smurf name. Failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
All names must begin with ISL. Ex: ISL-Joekim ISL_NoOne [ISL]Sayle. You must join the team with 0-0 stats.
If you want to make a new name, you must inform us.
Stats: You cannot transfer stats. No points on your account can come from an ICCup tournament. If this occurs, you will be told to reset.
In order for previous hackers or abusers to play in ISL, they will need to provide certain things to LRM)Game, LRM)nOoNe, or Tenshi which will be handled on a case to case basis if you qualify for the top 56. All discretion for this is held by the ISL Counter Abuse Team.
No hacking or abusing. This is very very basic. No multiple or shared accounts. No letting other players on your accounts. No taking free wins from friends. No selling wins. No playing against your own account. If suspected of abuse, failure to comply with ISL staff will result in a disqualification from the tournament.
Bad Manner will not be tolerated in the shoutbox at the ICCup team page.
No Korean IP addresses.
All ladder replays must be saved for your own safety and submitted at the end of the ladder to LRM)Game at account LRM)Gayme2 on iCCup.com
Any major issues that concern anything to do with names, rules, or disqualification, need to be PMed to LRM)Gayme2 at iCCup.com.
Games per person: You cannot play any given person more than twenty (20) times during the ladder qualification stage.

Ladder Rules
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You are allowed to play anyone on and off an ISL tag. You can reset as many times as you like. The amount of games you can play versus one player is twenty (20) games per person.

Group Stage Rules
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Cannot play the same map twice in one round.
If highly suspected of listening to the stream of your game, you will be disqualified.
All games must be played on your ISL names.
All replays must be sent to the referee or your games will be reversed.
Once the countdown ends and the game begins, you must be /dnd.

As mentioned before, there is a 1500$ prizepool riding on this event. It is therefore that we would like to take this moment to extend our thanks to the sponsors of this tournament, without whom this tournament would not have been possible.
Kaalveiten is blablabladeeblablabladeebla
TwitchTV blabla

Message from the sponsors:
"TwitchTV is excited to support a Starcraft:BroodWar tournament. We're dedicated to supporting gaming broadcasting, from gaming marathons to competitive gaming, and Starcraft is a game we all personally love and are happy to support." - TwitchTV.com

"It is a pleasure to once again do my bit for foreign BroodWar. Many who are discouraged by an unclear future, should take heart- we as individuals and as a community have the power to prevent our inimitable game from decline." - Elegant

Sponsors: KaalVeiten, TwitchTV.com, KoS-Templar, EleGant[AoV], rUSKIG, Trap, Megashira[AoV], a1k1a4k1
CAT Team: iCCup.Tenshi, LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Game, Sayle, JoeKim, iCCup.Guty, KaalVeiten
Caster: Sayle + (most likely EleGant)
Organizer: LRM)Game
Referees: LRM)nOoNe, LRM)Game
Graphics: HawaiianPig
Videos: Supernoobiemaniac
Server: iCCup
YT channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaalISL

Text by Pholon
Graphics by HawaiianPig

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Like a lot of fellow TLers I was watching TL Attack with Sheth yesterday and was quite interested in the SC2BW maps they played. The last time I played BW multiplayer was about 9-10 years ago and while I had fond memories of stomping my brother and a few other people on LAN parties, I didn't remember much else about it anymore. I therefore took the opportunity to play a few rounds of SC2BW, which weren't very successful but reminded me of how the challenge provided by the 12-unit selection limit actually. :p

I decided that I should compare it to BW, which I quickly downloaded from the iCCup website. I thought: "Well, I'm a Diamond player in SC2, so it shouldn't be too hard to play a little against the AI. I'll try the new builds that came into existence long after I stopped playing BW..."

I was a fool. :p

I decided on Terran as my first race and picked Protoss as opponent, read the 1rax FE TvP build from Liquipedia, executed it (though a little poorly) and got immediately stomped by what about 8 Zealots swarming into my base.

gg. :p

In game 2 I got the hang of basic macro (producing workers, units, etc.), only to get nearly stomped by Zealots again. I microed a few Vultures and managed to barely hold them off and move out into a siege contain of the Protoss base, after which I started practising macro again... Very unsuccessfully, as the 11k minerals at the end of the game proved :p

Well, with a maxed mech army I was easily able to crush the Protoss defenses, so at least it wasn't too humiliating :p

At least i learned a few things:
1. Unit control in BroodWar is different from SC. It'll take a lot of practise before I master this.
2. Moving two tanks through a choke by simply telling them to is impossible. Pathing isn't as spoonfed as in SC2. Like I said in point 1 I will need to practise this into mastery, and have attained a new found respect, no, reverence for players that manage to control their units well.
3. SCVs are actually extremely fast. :p
4. Macroing properly is extremely difficult and I have realised how mechanics greatly benefit a superior player. I like the challenge this provides.
5. The computer's Zealots attacks caught me off guard. I will need to work on scouting better as well as learning how to properly adapt to my opponent's strategies.

I plan on playing around a bit more, just for the nostalgia, the Unit AI that requires precision and focus makes it a very challenging experience. The lack of Auto-Mining or Multi-Building-Selection doesn't bother me much, I still managed to be far oversaturated on 3 bases :p

It was a nice excursion into history, I think I will play some more in order to properly assess SC2's predecessor. Naturally I realise I am in no way bound to choose and play either game exclusively.

:p

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AoV's StarLeague
Grand Finals - Best of 9

Scan < Python >

Ace

Scan < Match Point >

Ace

Scan < Sin Peaks of Baekdu >

Ace
Loser picks from: Benzene, Bloody Ridge, Tau Cross 1.1, Destination, Aztec, Neo Medusa, Heartbreak Ridge

by Dan1870220133262

After a full month of gaming, the AoV StarLeague is finally coming to an end. On Saturday, April 23rd, 19:00 GMT (+00:00) the ISL's match for 3rd/4th place kicks off, followed by the Grand Finals between

Scan and

Ace in an epic Best of 9 cast by Sayle and Diggity. Let's meet our players!

Scan
#40 Ladder (51-14)
Ro56 - 2-0

Playa &

Cute
Bracket - 2-1

Michael // 3-1

Szajna // 3-2

Sziky // 4-1

Heme
Overall: 14 - 5 //

: 6-3

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Scan is a student and relatively young player, though he has been playing Brood War for many years. He is A ranked on iCCup showing proficiency in Terran, and he is perhaps the most controversial player in the tournament. Although Scan has been accused and found guilty of many scandals and bad manner, he is still one of the best players outside of the Korean Proleagues today. Scan played his offraces in the ladder stage, and in the group stage Scan came out first place from his group with convincing wins over

Playa and

Cute. In the Round of 32, Scan faced off against Michael. Scan did end up dropping the second game of this series in a complete build order counter. Scan went vultures against Michael's two hatch muta, but being as it was a Best of Three, Scan's massively superior standard play managed to hold out and take the series in the third game. In the Round of 16, Scan was set to show his talents in TvT as he faced off against SzajnA. This series was also no close contest as Scan took it in a convincing fashion with a 3-1 score. Finally, to complete his journey to the semi finals, Scan had to take out one of the favored players to win the entire tournament. Scan took a 2-0 lead over Sziky and it looked as though the series was in the books. But just when we all thought there was no way Sziky would come back, he tied up the series, forcing a final deciding ace match in the Best of Five. Although Sziky had ample heart to pull himself back in to the series, it just was not meant to be and Scan ended Sziky's ISL hopes 3-2. Now, Scan rises to face Heme in a TvT chess match. It is said that Scan outclasses Heme in this particular matchup, although with a few of the original favorites for the entire tournament eliminated, I think it's safe to say that anything can happen.

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Q: What were your feelings about ISL when it was originally announced?

A: I felt it was great because I haven't played a lot of official tournaments and I think there are not many Brood War tournaments since StarCraft 2 came out.

Q: How did you progress through the qualifying ladder section? How difficult was it? Did you ever have think you might not make it? Any other feelings/thoughts?

A: First of all, I played TSL2 ladder qualification before playing ISL. In that time, I was a rusty Terran player because I came back to play StarCraft again in 2007. I had forgotten a lot of strategies and I was getting my skills back. After 1 year, I heard about ISL from people and I decided to play since I've practiced a lot since those days. I felt comfortable that I'll qualify and it wasn't really difficult for me. You might have realized if u checked my ISL ladder replays folder, I played only Zerg/Protoss. I made it with decent win ratio. I believed that I could make it by playing offraces.

Q: How did you feel about your group of the group stage?

A: I felt it would be easy for me to advance to the Ro32. I was guessing JoeKim and I would advance to the Ro32. However, I was extremely suprised when Cute beat JoeKim twice in a row. I also felt Cute had a lot of practice before the Ro56 started.

Q: At what pointcould you see that you would make it into the semi finals, and do you have any doubts about any of the upcoming matches?

A: When Ro32 brackets were posted, I saw a lot of Zergs and Terrans on my side. I felt that it was going to be fun because I love TvZ. On the other hand, I saw a lot of Protoss players on bracket 2 and I was like wow. How come all protoss players on that side? I don't know how LRM)Game did this but it was fine for me because I like TvZ.

Q: Many would say that Sziky was the best player in the tournament and favored him to win, what were your thoughts on having to face him in the quarter finals?

A: Before the ISL was announced, I played against him TvZ 5 ladder games. I killed him 5-0. when the fifth game almost over, he bmed me that I have a lot of marines and vessels without tanks (blatant lie because Sziky doesn't speak English). I was really disappointed with him because of that attitude and that time, he started hating me so much and bm'd me everytime he sees me (another lie because again.. he doesn't speak English). I also couldn't play a lot of games after Ro16 was finished because I had a lot of things to do concerning school. I was hoping that I'll win him 3-1 or 3-2.

Q: So as far as predictions go who do you think will make the finals from the other bracket?

A: I think Ace has a higher probability to make the final than Deska since he has decent multitasks and plays aggressively.

Q: Okay, so if you had your way, who would be the preferable matchup for the finals?

A: I think the final match up will be Scan vs Ace. I've played against Heme many games and he plays so dirty and he really needs to understand TvT. He always tries to finish the game as fast as he can. I also met him at the iCCup Ladder tournament and I wanted to see his TvZ. I played Zerg and omg.. I was like "really?" because I was owning him so badly even though I wasn't playing Terran. And I heard Heme's best matchup is TvZ. I'm feeling bad that I can't play against Kolll in the semifinal because Kolll got eliminated by Heme.

Q: Game has announced a new tournament project that is supposed to put ISL to shame, what are your feelings on this? Thoughts?

A: It would be great and I'll participate his new tournament.

Q: How much do you believe you have progressed since the start of the tournament?

A: I believe I have progressed, I practiced a lot since the start of the tournament. I appreciate to Minus)ZerG, Ever)P(Yuka, Mahell, Melody[WHITE], kOkOmi[WHITE], and Minus)Master because they are the people helping me to practice the most for my next match up for ISL.

Q: How do you feel about going into a best of 7 TvT?

A: Best of 7 TvT is going to be fun, but will be somewhat boring.

Q: Any shout outs you'd like to make?

A: Censored for EXCESSIVE BM and gloating from Scan.

by Eywa

Ace
#1 Ladder (123-63)
Ro56 - 2-0

Jumper &

Roman
Bracket - 2-0

Alfiomerda // 3-1

Shauni // 3-0

Jumper // 4-2

Deska
Overall: 14 - 3 //

: 0-0

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Ace is a Hungarian Zerg player and the top qualifier of the ladder round. He has been playing Brood War for the past 8 years and is now part of team sas. Ace was a top 16 finisher in WCG 2008 and a participant in many iCCup tournaments. Ace is now the only remainning player from the top six who had the privilege of picking their groups for the Round of 56. In the group stage, Ace easily took down Jumper and Roman 2-0 each to advance to the next round. In the Round of 32, Ace took on Alfiomerda and moved on with a 2-0 victory in the series. Shauni was his Round of 16 opponent, but Shauni fell to Ace with a score of 1-3, giving Ace his first loss of the tournament. Ace swept his quarterfinal matchup against Jumper dominating it 3-0. Ace has taken the least amount of losses so far in the tournament, although every one of Ace's games have been Zerg versus Protoss. DeSka is the first Zerg he will have to face, and although Ace is favored to win this series, ZvZ can really go either way and Deska flourishes in low economy play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHA4lVK9w8

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Q: What were your feelings about ISL when it was originally announced?

A: I was really happy because there are not many Brood War tournaments nowadays. I had no reason to play ladder before ISL was annouced, so I got my motivation back. I hope there will be more great tournaments like ISL in the future!

Q: How did you progress through the qualifying ladder section? How difficult was it? Did you ever have think you might not make it? Any other feelings/thoughts?

A: I knew I was going to make it because I can play more ladder games than anyone if needed. To qualify in ladder stage wasn't that hard, but to win the first place was. Sziky was a really powerful opponent and I think he's a little better than me. On the last day I needed like 600-700 points to get more points than Sziky, so I played several games against OliveRealSkin, who's a really good korean Protoss. I beat him 5-2 or something like that, that's how I managed to win it.

Q: You were one of the few people who had the privilege of picking your group for the Round of 56. How did you decide who to pick?

A: The first thing, when I picked, was to choose some opponents, who I think I would win against. The second thing was to not choose Zerg opponents, because in ZvZ anything can happen. So I chose Jumper, Roman and Dollar.

Q: At what point could you see that you would make it this far and do you have any doubts/concerns about your upcoming matches?

A: This point was when O saw my bracket for the first time. I saw there were not any players like Sziky, Heme, Ramms or Scan. I think these 4 players have the biggest chance to win against me. My next opponet is DeSka, who's a Zerg player. I think I'm going to win like 4-2, 4-1, but you know, in ZvZ anything can happen.

Q: So as far as predictions go, who do you think will make the finals from the other bracket?

A: I think if Scan were to play zerg, he would beat Heme in ZvT, but!! In the past weeks I have not seen Scan playing Zerg, so it's going to be TvT. In TvT I think Heme has a little advantage and I think Heme will win, but it's gonna be a close match anyway.

Q: Who would you rather face?

A: Heme.

Q: How much do you believe you have progressed since the start of the tournament?

A: I think I've progressed a lot, because I become better in every week by practicing a lot.

Q: Deska seems to be pretty well known for being a cheeser, do you think you are prepared for any deviations from standard play that may occur?

A: In ZvZ, I don't think he can cheese me, with ling scout and overlord, I think I'm going to be prepared for all cheeses. I'm not going to play different against him than I usually play.

Q: Any last shout outs?

A: Zerg power, Hungary fighting and gogo SAS!

by Eywa

Both players have an excellent track record. With Scan destroying

Heme (who took out

Kolll) as well as making it past

Sziky on his way to the finals he is the favourite going into this finals. He's the highest ranked foreigner on the iCCup ladder as well as, to use Sziky's words, "idiot Korean [he] all day play".

Ace, the Sniper Zerg, had some very strong ZvP showings and, despite going on as the underdog, he does have a couple of things going for him. Having played no ZvTs throughout the tournament, he has a scouting advantage with a lot of info on his opponent who just played a Bo5 TvZ in his quarterfinals match. Additionally Ace might have a thirst for revenge after Scan knocked out his fellow countryman. Interestingly enough, both players claim TvZ / ZvT resp. as their best matchup. It's almost needless to conclude that we are looking at a Grand Final of epic proportions.

Who will win and with what score?

Game - + Show Spoiler [Prediction] +

Although I want Ace to win - 5-2 for Scan :DSayle - + Show Spoiler [Prediction] +

Gonna bandwagon it and go with Scan. 5-3Pholon - + Show Spoiler [Prediction] +

Gut feeling stemming from either European fanboyism or too much caffeine tells me 5-3 for Ace.NoOne - + Show Spoiler +

Scan 5-2 Ace

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Scan < Python >

Ace

Scan < Match Point >

Ace

Scan < Sin Peaks of Baekdu >

Ace

Scan < Map 4 >

Ace

Scan < Map 5 >

Ace

Scan < Map 6 >

Ace

Scan < Map 7 >

Ace

Scan < Map 8 >

Ace

Scan < Map 9 >

Ace

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Scan < Python >

Ace

Scan < Match Point >

Ace

Scan < Sin Peaks of Baekdu >

Ace

Scan < Map 4 >

Ace

Scan < Map 5 >

Ace

Scan < Map 6 >

Ace

Scan < Map 7 >

Ace

Scan < Map 8 >

Ace

Scan < Map 9 >

Ace

Sayle's Stream

YouTube Channel

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AoV's iCCup StarLeague - Round of 32
Highlights

Last weekend the ISL's Round of 32 was played. We've seen some upsets, some drama, fantastic cheeses and, of course, some great games as well. Just in case you missed it, here are the highlights to get you pumped for the upcoming Round of 16.

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The Pimpest Play award for this week goes to...
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Bishop's Baller Probe
Timestop vs Bishop - Game 2 on Heartbreak Ridge

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Effortlessly Pylonjumping the Temples on Heartbreak Ridge isn't the only trick up Bishop's sleeve. When the Drone tries to regain his health by busting out the Extractor trick it gets denied by a sudden Assimilator, leaving the poor creature do die a zappety death.

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#5
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Napoleon vs

Yayba - Game 2
Fighting Spirit

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZAYJ-4LAsI
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Not knowing much about Napoleon, but having heard he's really oldschool, this Zerg was one of the people I looked out for in this round, as he takes on top European Protoss Yayba. After a solid victory for the Protoss in Game 1, I was happily surprised by seeing the Fin come back in Game 2, ramming many an Ultra down the Protoss' front.

#4
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Ramms vs

Cute - Game 1
Icarus

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25u0v-hOjI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fHfBGJdNro
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In what turns out to be the longest game of this round, favorite Ramms takes on Joekiler Cute. After a very agressive opening from the Zerg, the Terran has to crawl his way back in on two near-mined-out bases

#3
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Bakuryu vs

DragOn - Game 2
Heartbreak Ridge

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After Bakuryu's interview I couldn't but root for him. In vain though, as DragOn's use of maelstrom seals the game for the Protoss player.

#2
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Napoleon vs

Yayba - Game 3
Colosseum II

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Pretty balsy forward Hatch strat by oldschool Finnish Zerg Napoleon. Takes down Yayba's wall bit by bit before sealing the deal with one base Mutalisks in what might have been the biggest upset in the Ro32

#1
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Szajna vs

Kazik - Game 3
Heartbreak Ridge

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You thought foreign Broodwar was dead and forgotten? The halls of iCCup barren and empty, with only cobwebs and tumbleweeds stirring in the winds? Think again. The AoV iCCup StarLeague has been in full swing for the past 5 weeks and as we're about to plunge headfirst into the Round of 32 - here's TeamLiquid's preview.

Official Announcement
(Wiki)

ISL on Liquipedia
iCCup coverage
iCCupBW on Youtube

Sporting an over 1000$ prizepool and a 60 player roster, the AoV iCCup StarLeague is the biggest foreign StarCraft:BroodWar tourney since TSL2. On the 9th of February a Ladderstage kicked off. Over 300 players stormed the last and the top 56 players advanced into the next round. They were divided into 14 groups of 4, duking it out MSL style over the past 3 weeks. The 28 players that advanced were joined by 4 invites, totalling 32 players that are now getting ready for the final haul, starting with the Round of 32.

Get out your agendas folks - here's the schedule:

Ro32 ► March 26th 20:30 CET / 2:30 EST
Ro16 ► April 2nd 20:30 CET / 2:30 EST
Ro8 ► April 9th 20:30 CET / 2:30 EST
Semifinals ► April 16th 20:30CET / 2:30 EST
Finals ► April 23rd 20:30 CET/ 2:30 EST
Showmatch ► April 24th 19:00 CET/1:00PM EST
Bracket 1
Bracket 2

On top of this, replay casts for Ro32, Ro16 and ro8 will all continue Sunday at 19:00 CET / 1:00 EST following the Saturday cast.

As a lot of the more well-known names in BroodWar have made the transition to StarCraft 2, the ISL roster is full with only a handful of well-knowns, a lot of newcomers and a couple of veterans. The full player list is as follows:

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Kolll

CastrO

Patron

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Ace

Scan

Ramms

Sziky

GoTunk

Jumper

DraGon

Cute

Bakuryu

Napoleon+ Show Spoiler [Groups 6-10] +

Shauni

Fakap-_-

Dsaqwe

Southpark

Mamon

Julia

Gucci

Alfiomerda

Szajna

Bishop+ Show Spoiler [Groups 11-14] +

Yayba

vAriOus

Heme

Hejek

Kazik

Time

DeSka

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A lot of names that you might not recognize? Here's who to look out for!

Kolll (A high)
Kolll is everyone's favorite pocket-size German Zerg. Hopping onto iCCup at only 12 years old, he managed to get to a B- rank in only the first season and has since gone toe-to-toe with both Bisu and Stork. Kolll is back for ISL. He recently started streaming on TeamLiquid, drawing many eyes. If he gets back into his former shape he'll be a true contender for ISL champion.

Ramms (A high)
Russia is known for being very Terrany. Notable names are Androide, Advokate and Brat_Ok and of the 9 Russians that qualified, 6 are Terrans. During his Round of 56 cast, Ramms was marked by commentators as one of the favourites to win the whole thing, as he destroyed his group 2-0. Ranked #7 outside Korea, he might be the best Terran around. Keep an eye on this guy.

Yayba (A- high)
Yayba is one of the more accomplished Protoss players. Throughout the years he continuously performed well in the Polish championships and Polish WCG. He placed first in GosuGamer's Gosucup #7 and was the runner-up of 2009's SC2GGSL. In 2010's WCG world finals he defeated A2, F91 as well as White-Ra. Arguably the best Protoss in this tournament and certainly one of the most accomplished players.

Other notable names include Hungarians

Ace, the ranked #1 outside Korea with a 79% div1 winrate, and

Sziky, ex-Mouz and has won 4 Defiler.ru tournaments.

Bakuryu, who recently got his first fan interview.

Shauni, TL's favorite Broodwar streamer, TL-Arena's first champion and the hero of iCCup Attack! #5. We can't also forget the other invites -

Castro, of TSL fame,

PatrOn, his fellow countryman and

Game, the only remaining Random player. Still not sure who's who? Check out JoeKim's player interviews!

Fair enough, Foreigners aren't as good as the top tier Korean players. However, this doesn't mean their play is any less fun. It's safe to say Foreigners have their very own style, setting them apart from the Korean scene. Apart from the copious amounts of drama already enveloping this event, Foreigners seem a lot cheesier. It's almost common to see 2 Gate PvZ, hidden expansions, 8 Rax, slowdrop and the notorious 4 Hatch ZvP. Luckily, Foreigners also excel at the more exotic and creative cheeses (good old 2 Rax Fact TvZ anyone?). With that premise, the Ro56 certainly didn't disappoint. Read on for the Top 5 Most Hilarious Games from the Round of 56.

Top 5 Most Hilarious Games from the Round of 56

by Hawaiianpig & Kiante

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYXuDrEo64
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWDVKA5sAXM
TvZ is known as one of the most dynamic and entertaining matchups in BroodWar, and when foreigners play it, that doesn't change.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZogF2oYJqhQ
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This game starts out like Yellow vs Bisu and devolves into Idra level BM with self elimination and lots of QQ.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWe8766PPo8
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This game squares off a Protoss and Zerg in mortal combat. Who hates Drones more? Watch and find out.

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http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13432679

TvT can sometimes be boring, but when you have Ghosts locking down Battlecruisers, who cares.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aH14UIzYaE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3HovJjCON4

PvP is one of the most hated on matchups in BroodWar, but in the foreigner scene, things start out crazy and just keep on getting more awesome.

The ISL features a gigantic mappool. In the Ro56 we already saw the illustrious (Wiki)

Hitchhiker in action, and in the Ro32 the Best-of-Threes will kick off on (Wiki)

Icarus. After that, it's Loser Picks on one of the following maps: (Wiki)

Fighting Spirit, (Wiki)

Colosseum II, (Wiki)

HeartBreak Ridge 2.
The rest of the mappool consists of: (Wiki)

HitchHiker, (Wiki)

Destination, (Wiki)

Empire of the Sun, (Wiki)

Othello,

Neo Medusa, (Wiki)

Grandline SE, (Wiki)

Tau Cross, (Wiki)

Benzene,

Bloody Ridge, (Wiki)

Python,

Matchpoint, (Wiki)

Peaks of Baekdu, (Wiki)

Aztec.

For all the SC2 people tuning in, one of those names might sound familiar. "Peaks of Baekdu" has made it's comeback in SC2 under the name " (Wiki)

Crossfire". Peaks of Beakdu is sure to be played during the finals of this tournament. Get ready to see some new strats on a classic map or this new map in a classic game.

Hi Sayle, thanks for the interview! Can we start off with a quick introduction of you as a BroodWar commentor and how you got involved with ISL?

Hi Pholon! Well, I'm currently the 'leader' of the ICCup BW TV section, which is to say I'm the only member of it ^^; I got into casting kind of randomly when ICCup needed someone to stream an A/B rank tour a few months ago, and I've been doing ICCup and various other events since then. I got into ISL thanks to LRM)Game, who is of course the organizor of the whole event. I can't remember exactly how it went, but one day he somehow ended up on Skype with me during one of the casts and he thought I did a pretty good job. Next thing I know, "hey Sayle, I'm about to run the biggest BW event since TSL2, wanna cast it?"

We know that you cast many games, including ISL, Chronicles of KasPra etc. What was your motivation to become one of the most dedicated BW commentators?

I guess a large part is that I'm one of the only ones left. I remember when Klazart, Cholera, and a ton of other commentators regularly did casts of Proleague and stuff. Nowadays, I think there's just a couple of Youtube guys like NuketheStars who still do it, but I'm probably the most active one. I love BW and the BW community, and I feel that the foreign community is a big part of that regardless of how dominant the Koreans are. I think when you boil it down, I'm just the same as any other diehard BW fan, except that I'm actively trying to do something to help instead of just complain on the forums.

You're the main caster for ISL. How do you like the organisation of the tournament? For example, how do you like the format (MST into Single Elim) and the choice of maps?

Haha, for a second I thought this would be a loaded question about some of the recent 'drama', but you were just talking about the format and stuff. I really like it so far. The ladder stage is nice and reminiscent of TSL. I think MST style groups is also a lot of fun, since it can lend to some interesting intra-group dynamics as we've already seen. Ro32 onwards is pretty standard so no complaints there. I think the biggest issue people have had so far is the map choice. There are some interesting map choices in there, not least of which is of course Hitchhiker. Since I'm not actually playing, I don't have to worry about map balance or practicing on too many maps or anything like that, so from my spectator/caster perspective, having some unusual maps in there makes for some fun games. I can see why players might have some issues with it though.

When you look back at the Ro56, were there good games? Were your expectations met? And, perhaps more interestingly, how do you feel foreigners are different from Koreans? Can you describe the foreigner style?

Hmm. I think this one depends a lot on someone's definition of a 'good game'. As a caster, any game that has exciting moments like big reaver shots or storms is great. Games with unusual strategies or just clever cheese are also very fun to watch. On the other hand, I have seen some complaints about the overall skill level being somewhat lacking, and this is somewhat valid. To be fair though, you can't really expect Korean progamer level play from these guys anyway, so all things considered, I've been very satisfied with the games so far.
As for style, I think foreigners just use a lot more strategies not seen in Proleague. Honestly, I think a lot of the time these might not be the 'optimal' strategies compared to the Korean ones, but the foreigners can get away with it due to the overall mechanics being weaker as well. This means slight deficiencies in certain strategies might not be punished as hard and similarly, certain progamer builds might not even be possible to execute properly. I don't think I can comment on an overall "foreigner style" though since really, every foreigner has their own personal style.

We’ve seen some pretty awesome games in the Ro56. What’s your favourite moment so far?

Probably the game that *spoiler alert* Joekim lost to Cute, getting him eliminated from the ISL. There are just so many awesome things about that game, not to mention the drama that ensued. I remember seeing the drop going in and thinking HONG JIN HOOOOOOO
On the other hand, *spoiler alert* Time's recent game against Casper was quite hilarious as well. Once again, it wasn't just the quality of the game, but also the whole situation that made it awesome. It was especially funny to just feel the disbelief from Casper when he got back in the channel. "What? I lost?"

We’re about to head into the Ro32. How are you looking forward to this? What do you expect from the next round? Looking at the brackets, what matches do you think people should definitely watch?

Given how many upsets we had in the group stages, I'm even more pumped for the Ro32. I'm especially excited to see how Game does in his match, and I'm sure a lot of people are eager to see how he performs as well. Given that we're going into normal Bo3 style brackets though, I think there's less room for upsets than the group stages, which were all Bo1. On the other hand, the 'lesser' players have for the most part been weeded out, so we can expect higher quality games from now on as well. I'm not too familiar with many of the players, which is why I often get match recommendations from Game, but I'd certainly like to watch Mamom vs Kolll and Shauni vs Fakap-_-, which is a rematch from the group stages. I'd also very much like to see Julia vs Sziky, Cute vs Ramms, and Game vs vAriOus due to the drama/backstory surrounding those games rather than the players themselves necessarily

Any last words/shoutouts?

Shoutout to my team rD! Check out our website at reality-defined.com! Shoutout to Game, Joekim, nOoNe, and everyone else helping to make the ISL run as smoothly as possible. Shoutout to Timestop! You gotta win the whole thing now man!

Who’ll win it all?
Who do you want to win?
Who’ll cause an upset/is a dark horse/will surprise everyone?

Sayle - Head of the iCCupTV BroodWar team and main caster for ISL
I think it'll be Sziky, Ramms, or Scan. I'm rooting for Time though, simply for how hilarious it would be if he actually won the whole thing. As for a dark horse, Julia actually surprised me quite a lot when I casted his game. Not only was the level of play decent, but he actually mixed queens into his play (and not just to BM), so I'm very excited to see what he can do against Sziky.

Game - Co-organiser and last remaining

player
I think Sziky will win only due to his position in the brackets (will miss Ramms if Yayba beats Ramms). Otherwise, I expect and want Ramms to win this entire tournament.
The dark horse for me in this tournament is PatrOn. People are asking who he is, and even when they find out his aka seem confused. He's very good and easily has potential to surprise many people in the BW community.

Superbig thanks to HawaiianPig, Game, Shauni, Kiante, harem, Sayle, supernovamaniac, Ares[Effort] and nOoNe for all their help and contributions!

AoV iCCup StarLeague
Round of 32 - Day 1

Player 1 vs

Player 2

Player 3 vs

Player 4
Maps: Icarus, Loser picks

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None yet!

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None yet!

Sayle's channel

2011 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Global StarCraft II League March

Lol, thx for the love. Actually thought of including these VODs in the post above but I guess people would've started dryhumping me >_>

Batoo OnGameNet Starleague Ro36 - Group E

Maps: Tears of the Moon, Medusa, Return of the King

Set 1: Tester vs Dream.t)HyuN

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOAgc_VPKmQ&feature=channel_page
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9vI4Jb58X8&feature=channel_page
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Results:
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Tester 2 - 1 (Z)

Dream.t)HyuN

Set 2: Midas vs Winner

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--cwCIn99yE&feature=channel_page
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVAZjdzvTk&feature=channel_page
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Results:
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Midas 1 - 2 Tester

Testing my posts here

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Morrow < Sharukas Plateau > [image loading]

Plexa

Morrow < Lost Temple > [image loading]

Plexa

QXC < Crossfire > [image loading]

Lalush

QXC < Delta Quadrant > [image loading]

Lalush

HasuObs < Blistering Sands > [image loading]

Kas

HasuObs < Python > [image loading]

Kas

On October 01 2010 04:34 heyoka wrote:
This is pretty cool, I love the stuff you're sharing.

Heyoka is a pretty cool dude - you'll probably know him from his Statistics-filled Broodwar write-ups or his excellent moderation skills. I'm afraid I haven't had the pleasure as often, but one of my earliest memories is you offered to help out with Arena. Also doing Observer was pretty cool. This one's for you bro!

So what's been keeping me busy? Mainly trying out a couple of new weaves and finding some applications for them. So, four parts, let's get started!

1. PERSEPHONE FLOWER

One of the weaves I came across was called Persephone. It's basically a row of linked units, every unit being a box (4 rings weaved connected Boxchain) in which the 4 center rings are held by another ring in the center. I didn't think it was that pretty as a string, so I made a flower by chaining 6 units and joining the ends. Quite simple really, but the result looks pretty cool. Another neat little fact is that this weave (and its flower) has a left-handed and a right-handed variant. Rings used were 1.6mm over 6mm galvy (3,75 AR).

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2. VIPERA BERUS AND VARIANTS

Vipera Berus is a European type weave, appearing mainly in chains as opposed to sheets. I'd made a piece before (and put it in my gallery) but, to my great dismay!, I noticed I'd made some mistakes. So I sat down and remade a good amount of chain.

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Detail

From the mistakes in the old piece I got a couple of ideas though. In stead of alternating side rings one by one, I use some 3 step spiral stairs and some zig-zag sidepatterns. I'll try to to illustrate in the image below.

The right most chain is regular Vipera Berus. The side rings simply alternate left-right. The middle two chains I tried to variations of three steps. Looks okay but not as good the left most one which zigzags back and forth in steps of three.

They look pretty good but they don't bend too well. I'll probably submit these to the Maille Artisans' gigantic database. Possibly under "Vipera Berus variants", possibly under a new name. Vipera Twirlus? Maybe you guys can come up with something!

3. DRAGONSCALE

For some reason I never used to like weaves that involve different types of ringsizes. Like how a picture that's pretty of itself has more value to me than a picture that's pretty after photoshopping it, I used to kind of adhere to this "One ringsize to rule them all". I'm starting to make exceptions now though, particularly because of the mathematical preciseness that's involved with some weaves (whereas, in other, different ringsizes are still a desperate patch-up to save a failed endeavour - much like photoshop an past 2005 front cover Madonna). An excellent starting point was Dragonscale. It's actually a weave consisting of 2 weaves that intermingle perfectly around and within one another. Imo it looks absolutely wicked.

Behold!

Holy shit it actually looks like scales.
So yeah did a couple of things with this weave. First off there's the mandatory bracelet

Since the scales actually stand out to one side there's two ways of wearing it. Which makes it almost a 2-in-1-bracelet! Right? It's pretty sturdy and cool looking. Bit bulky though. Rings were 1.6mm over 10mm and 5mm galvy.

So what else? Turns out that if you roll a bit of sheet it becomes cone-like rather than tube shaped. This opened up the door to...

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Chainmail pinecones!

And making some from sparkly bright aluminium I now have a nice addition to my Xmas tree :3

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4. MICROMAILLE

I've dressed some bottles in the past (basically you take a bottle, dress it with chainmail, and then put a candle or a flower or whatever in it for decoration), but I now laid my hand on a tiny sampler bottle. Time for some really thin wire, tiny rings and some hours of squinty eyed tinkering. The pics aren't the best.

That's a plectrum
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Detail of the suspension spirals

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The copper makes a patch of Dragonscale in the Euro 4-1

It's a Big ring/Small ring variant of Euro 4-1 with patches of copper bound Dragonscale mixed in, all suspended from the top by tiny spirals. The bigger rings are 5mm, the smaler ones 3.5mm. Not sure what I'm doing with it yet. Possibly put a candlet in it for the holiday season.

So...
What's next?
Been browsing through some weaves and found some nice looking ones. They go by the illustrious names of:
Trinity Round (and Captive Trinity Round).
Not Tao 3 Sheet.
Euro 4-1 Thrice.

So that's what's coming up I guess. Thanks for reading, tell heyoka I said hi if you see him

High-res pics

Gallery with various pics
Ring blog #1
MBC Hero inlay
"Shai Hulud"
TL inlay
The Flower and the Seeker
Balls

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*Warning*
There be big pics ahead
Click to enlarge

About 2 months ago I received in the mail a call-to-arms for any and all artists in my neighbourhood. Anyone who wanted would be given a place to exhibit their stuff in the local care facility/home of the elderly. The only condition was that it should be themed "white, grey, blue". As I thought I could take this as an opportunity to challenge myself pushing the boundaries what I can do with chainmail, I signed up.

I didn't want to make a sheet of something (like the TL logo). I'd done this before and the blue would be a problem (you can buy blue-dyed wire but it looks gay and fake) and I knew people use chainmail to sculpt stuff.

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Click for giant chainmail house

A lot of the sculptures made with chainmail are flowers. What irked me though was that most of these were either small or would just lie down. I wanted to make one that's lush, extravagant, and, more importantly, was solid enough to stand on its stalk. I'd mix in blue with beads - on the pistils and hanging from the petals, giving it a kind of fantasy look.

The result:

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Some details

Don't ask me how many rings there are, I honestly wouldn't know. Too many to count anyway. I used a number of different weaves. Most of them hybrids that I came up with myself. Most of the rings are 4mm in diameter, using 0.8mm wire.

This picture is pretty well known on the internet. It's on challenge that I set myself: In stead of having the petal next to one another, I wanted them to overlap a bit. The weave I used for the sepal is a hybrid between European 4-1 and King's Mail. In the spoiler are detail pictures of the overlap.

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Another challenge was to make a stalk that could carry the flower. The weave I used is Turkish Round to which I added Captive rings (rings that are held in place between other rings without looping through any) for strength. Detail below:

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yeah I should patent that shit...

And some more pics..

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Byzantine Box with Orbitals (ring held in place around other rings but not looping through any) dangling from the petals

Detail of the pistils

View from below

Another pistil detail

My idea focussed mainly around flowers. Initially I toyed with the idea of making 3 similar ones (maybe differing a bit in size), but I felt the one above would work better on it's own. I had some ideas about making different type flowers though - and I started out making another one. Over time though I didn't like the look too much, not for a flower anyway. Turning what I had up-side-down I got this idea that it looked (or could look) like a dress.
You know those wooden boxes that you open and music starts playing and there's this dancer figurine that pivots round and round? That's what I wanted to make. I had the dress and worked upwards from there. I even "composed" a melody for her. Listen to it as you open the spoiler.

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In the end I feel she doesn't quite have that figurine look, nor a very dance-like position. Which is fine. I feel that she might be looking for something. She seems kind of sad, the beads in her hands might be lights.

Some details,

I'd been spending time just walking in the park and looking at flowers, sometimes even bringing my tools to work there. The flower I was originally going for was something like this: Starting out with triangular sheets and knitting them together at the seams. This was quite a chore, using 3.5mm rings and a King's Maille (double rings) hybrid. Here's some close-ups of the dress' seams.

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Apart from the Kings Mail hybrid for the dress I used regular 4-1 for he hair, Queensmail for the arms and the same Turkish Round hybrid I used for the flower's stalk for the body. Interesting detail is maybe the necklace, using some twisted wire. Some more pics:

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Yeah it's pretty tiny

Now what...

Well I dropped both these babies off at the gallery on Friday. The opening was Saturday. Got some good feedback so far. They'll be there for a bit over a month after which they'll (probably) move to a downtown gallery for another 2 months. Don't expect to sell them but hopefully some people will check out my gallery (linked below) and maybe I'll get some feedback from that.

- Pholon

Graphics thanks to the amazing disciple <3
Gallery with various pics
Ring blog #1
MBC Hero inlay
"Shai Hulud"
TL inlay

European Nationwar

Netherlands vs Belgium

::September 10th, 20:00 CEST::
Orph4nus/BesceneTV

Coming Friday will see another European Nationwar this time between The Netherlands and Belgium. Tune in at 8 PM to see these neighbrouing countries duke it out in SC2!

The schedule is as follows:
20:00 - 2 Bo3s start on /MAP/.
20:45 - 2v2 Bo3 starts on /MAP/.
21:30 - 2 Bo3s start on /MAP/.

All Bo3s are loser picks, with each player having 1 veto.

The players are:
Netherlands - Dlovan, NTT, Sushi, TBA (Captain: Pholon)
Belgium - Dante, TBA, TBA, TBA (Captain Sheriff)

The line-ups will be announced.

Have fun!

Streaming Manpower

With the enourmous increase in StarCraft2 events, organizers often need streamers (and casters) and sometimes even on the fly - a problem we ran into last night when trying to stream the Liquid` clanwar. It'd therefore be really helpful to have a resource where we can easily find streamers who would be willing to stream such events.
Therefore this topic, similar to the TeamLiquid Manpower: Leave your info an I'll update the OP.

Now I'll ask for a few things such as name, stream link, server you're on (and can get on), timezone, ability to cast, whether you're a team, but most importantly: how do we get a hold of you as fast as possible. What IRC channel can we find you in, what battle.net account are you on, an msn address (I'll keep them de-horseproned) or even a phonenumber (don't forget country-code).

So yeah, if you'd like to be listed as available to stream awesome events such as Liquid Clanmatches and Nationwars, leave your details below.

Fill out:

Name:
How to contact:
--
Stream link:
Main server + battle.net ID:
Other servers available + battle.net ID:
Timezone:
Can you cast? yes / no
Stream quality?

Thanks a lot!

:: List of streamers ::

Friday 13th, 20:00 // 19:00

Netherlands
vs.
British Isles

We've organised a bit of a Nation War for tonight. The Lowlands will take on the Islands in an epic Best of 7 (all matches played).

Playing for The Netherlands are:
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Wokkels,

disco,

Dlovan,

NTT,

Rotterdam, [image loading]

Zerter.
Playing for The British Isles are:
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Slayer,

KwarK,

Star,

Meepy,

Ourk,

TarQeS.

Line-up
Zerter < Blistering Sands > Star
Wokkels < Metalopolis > Meepy
NTT < Steppes of War > Kwark
Rotterdam < Kulas Ravine > TarQeS
Disco - Z < Scrap Station > Slayer
Dlovan-P < Lost Temple > Ourk
ACE < Xel Naga Caverns > ACE

We're still looking for a streamer! If you want to volunteer please let me know!

About this:
This is nothing official, jsut some guys having fun. No prize or money on the line. However, if all goes well we might be looking to challenge other nations to send out their best. If you're interested in putting together your nation's team let me know and I'll rally the troops

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Greetings,

My name is Lizzare Atisione. Many of you may not know me now, but in the year of our Lord 1493 I brought a particularly successful brand of oil paint to the Italian shores.

It was a mixture I'd spent years perfecting: balancing out each ingredient to complement all the others. It was long, tedious and delicate work, but it proved to be my masterpiece.
I sold my paint from small stores in Italy, travelling around the country as I went, trying to offer my product to whomever would willing to try it out for their recreation. Thus, I hoped to make a good living. However, I was more fortunate than that.

I was truly blessed to have lived in this era of our world's history - the birth of the Renaissance. As people all around Europe started exploring their artistic capabilities, looking back at the glorious past and progressing into aesthetics in it's purest forms, craftsmen, sculptors, writers
and painters alike flourished among my contemporaries.

It was the last group that noticed my particular brand of paint and word of its grand quality spread rapidly. At first, sales only steadily grew, but soon I was overwhelmed by the demand for my work. It quickly became the most used and most appreciated among Italy's most renowned painters.

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, the famed architect used my paint. Leonardo da Vinci, inventor and savant used my paint. Michelangelo Buonarroti, the would-be creator of the Sistine Chapel used my paint.

My paint. My child. My legacy.

My business thrived and I lived happily. I had more success than I could have ever hoped for and it was only surpassed by these artists who used the fruit of my labour. Their paintings were numerous and each one more beautiful than the last. They invented and discovered. New techniques surfaced - perspective, scaling, and creating three dimensionality on a two dimensional surface. They gained acclaim, becoming both famous and loved by the people. For many years, their works were displayed in galleries and the public looked on in awe, astounded by these masterpieces.

Ten years later I developed a new formula. The new oil paint was mixed with varnish and anything made with it would shine like the silver moon itself. Sure of my success, I returned to Italy after spending many years abroad. To my amazement, people were still looking at the old paintings, not giving my new product a second thought or seeming to desire change at all.

I sent out letters to the painters to tell them I had decided they had to recall their paintings, taking them from the galleries and storing them away. It was my paint after all.

It did come to my mind that people might miss looking at the beautiful art that was once created from my efforts. I decided I needed to fill this hole. I visited my friend Gomi Televiccini and paid him handsomely to take up painting. I was sure people would love the works made with my new, shiny paint and ensured all who asked that my actions were beneficial to the development of our new day's art.

Thus I made the artistic world of Italy's renaissance a better place, making sure the works then created were supervised by a capable figure and with the optimal equipment. There is no need to thank me, I lived to serve.

My paint. My child. My legacy.

Signed,

Lizzare Atisione

By 1503, the Mona Lisa was not painted.

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Many a dart
Of sore lament assail’d me, headed all
With points of thrilling pity, that I closed
Both ears against the volley with mine hands.
As were the torment, if each lazar-house
Had heap’d their maladies all in one foss
Together; such was here the torment: dire
The stench, as issuing streams from fester’d limbs.

Dante's Inferno - 8th Circle: Liars

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A lake, whose frozen surface liker seem'd
To glass than water.
Blue pinch'd and shrined in ice the spirits stood,
Moving their teeth in shrill note like the stork.
His face each downward held; their mouth the cold,
Their eyes express'd the dolour of their heart.

Dante's Inferno - 9th Circle: Betrayers

Thanks to Delerium, flamewheel, flicky and disciple

Stream link will be here

Announcement topic

2 more days til showtime: time to announce the players and to bust out some polls!

Players:

To those selected, please be in channel TL-Arena a bit before the designated time and whisper to mG.GrobyC or Pholon so we know you're there. If you play make sure you have Antihack on. If you lag we find a reserve. Those picked as reserves may step up if people don't show up. If they also fail to show we start going down the list of people who left their ID in the announcement topic.
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blabber C+
speedphlux D
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Jadefist D+
silent_spring D+
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OneFierceZealot D
zenzenzen D
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PewPewPrincess C

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Protoss:
Boesthius
Danka
Zerg:
ms291052
Viruuus
Terran:
Lejving
SadistX
Random
swiftice

Handicaps

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No Static defence - No Turrets or Bunkers are allowed
Share Vision - Hero has to share vision with his opponent
No Repair - Hero can't use SCVs to repair
Random Question - Hero has to answer a question every X minutes (submit suggestions here!)
IdrA syndrome - Hero has to cancel a Command Center at >50% before remaking a permanent one.

Poll: Handicap?

IdrA syndrome (85)

47%

Random Questions (71)

40%

Share Vision (10)

6%

No Repair (7)

4%

No Static Defence (6)

3%

179 total votes

Your vote: Handicap?

(Vote): No Static Defence
(Vote): Share Vision
(Vote): No Repair
(Vote): Random Questions
(Vote): IdrA syndrome

Maps
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Bloodbath
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Original Blizzard map. Famous if not notorious. Not used in competative play

Teppelin
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Foreign-made map by Neobowman. Topic here

DMZ
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"The corridors between the bases are entirely covered with neutral Disruption Webs, hence the name DMZ for "Demilitarized Zone"." (from http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/DMZ)

Chupung Ryeong
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Lots of pathways, used in 08-09 PL and OSL. If you don't know this map you need to watch this game.

Dire Straits
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[img: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images/thumb/6/66/DireStraits.jpg/400px-DireStraits.jpg]

Original Blizzard release island map. Terrible balance.

Rivalry
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[img: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images/thumb/b/b8/Rivalry.jpg/400px-Rivalry.jpg]

Another Blizzard map.

Poll: Map?

Chupung Ryeong (30)

37%

Bloodbath (28)

34%

DMZ (9)

11%

Teppelin (8)

10%

Dire Straits (6)

7%

Rivalry (1)

1%

82 total votes

Your vote: Map?

(Vote): Bloodbath
(Vote): Teppelin
(Vote): DMZ
(Vote): Chupung Ryeong
(Vote): Dire Straits
(Vote): Rivalry

Cya on Sunday!

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[img: http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg356/Grobyc_/MorroWBanner3.jpg]

After more than 3 months of absence, TeamLiquid Arena is back for another episode. For all the new people, the concept is pretty easy: We take a top-notch StarCraft player, burden him with some handicaps to limit his play and throw him into a pit filled with noobies while the rest of us sit back and watch whether he can come out alive. For more info on the concept and rules, check out http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Pholon/TLArena/Overview

The Date

The games will be played live on Sunday 27th 21:00 CET (15 EST, 12 PST) and I'm happy to announce that Grobyc is returning as commentator. We will announce the stream link nearer to date.

The Hero

No Arena without a hero, and we are happy to announce a top-notch Terran player for this episode:

[img: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images/d/d0/Se.png] [img: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images/9/9d/Ticon_small.png] MorroW.

As you will recall, MorroW was the #2 ranked player in the PokerStrategy.com TSL, finishing below only IdrA. Being the number one Swedish Terran, and one of the best players Europe has to offer, MorroW will take on 7 newbies in this event.

Participation

Of course no Arena is complete without a healthy dose of fodder, as well as some custom handicaps and maps.

Fodder

Are you pretty bad at StarCraft? Do you want to take on Morrow? Click here to fill out the form. You must be C+ or lower, having, as of today, played at least 50 games on your ICC account. Fodder will be selected randomly and announced in the live topic. Player will be required to play with AH on - If you lag, we kick you out.

Handicaps

We did our best to select a couple of good handicaps to wear our hero down, and give the fodder more of a chance to take him down. Click the spoiler below to check them out. Additionally, of course, we'll take your suggestions! Post in this topic your ideas and we'll poll them before the show

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No Vessel Upgrades
No Scanners
No Minimap
No Overlay
Only Rax+Fact / Fact + Port / Rax + Port units allowed.
Fail Placement
1 Vulture up (speed or mines)
1 Ebay/Armory
No Lift Off
No Dropships
Refinery Cap (2)
Wish I had MBS - Player has to build production facilities far apart.
Kill initial worker
3x TL submission

Maps

Maps will be picked by MorroW from the iCCup mappack. However, he'll be required to play one TL-submitted map. Suggest a map (any map you'd like to see!) here and we'll poll them before the show!

Cya then!

Frontpage image:
[img: http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg356/Grobyc_/MorroWfpsize3.jpg]

[img: http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/581/koth1.png]

[img: http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1347/detailsrm.png]

(Wiki)

KOTH Australasia

deL and Dox are bringing you King of the Hill Australia every Sunday night at 7:30PM AEST (6:30PM KST). Two community-voted players from Australia or New Zealand will be going head to head in a Best-of-Seven series with live commentary and stream.

The winner of the BO7 each weekend will go on to play a new challenger drawn from the top of the Australasian SC2 talentpool as voted in by the Oceanic public, as well as score themselves $50.

[img: http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3558/castd.png]

Live coverage will be provided by local Australian commentators deth and Unstable on this stream.

[img: http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7128/ictvlogo.png] STREAM LINK

[img: http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9770/playerso.png]

[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder became somewhat of a cult hero after his TransTasman SC2 Championship performance, and he followed it up with a top8 finish for the second tournament. This Victorian Protoss player is an ex-SC1 player, reaching a top rank of B- on iCCup with the clan vSt. While his position among the top3 Australians has been somewhat overshadowed by the improvement of other players, he is still known for his solid builds and strong PvP matchup.

[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic is another top performer from the local Australia and NZ tournaments, though never finishing on the podium he has shown consistent play against other top players. After a PC Powerplay interview he has somewhat of a reputation to live up to as mOOnGLaDe's friend and he will be hoping to emulate the feats of Australia's top Zerg as he takes on pinder.

[img: http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2014/prize.png]

The winner recieves AU$50 courtesy of...

[img: http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7807/mapsz.png]

[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Lost Temple > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Steppes of War > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Metalopolis > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Blistering Sands > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Kulas Ravine > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Scrap Station > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic
[img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png] pinder < Lost Temple > [img: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Zicon_small.png] Hectic

[img: http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/938/votev.png]

The Australian and New Zealand community has the chance to vote for who they want to see challenging for the title, or what fodder they wish to feed to the current champion. There will be two polls with 8 players to choose from, but also an additional poll to vote a player on to the primary poll, replacing those who recieve a low number of votes.

The poll will be situated at CyberGamer.com.au to ensure it is the community that knows these players who get to choose the player, giving everyone a fair go. If you want to vote, head over to THIS LINK and vote for the players you want to see competing!

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Zalfor

United States1035 Posts

January 02 2009 10:35 GMT

#4603

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JD vs canata good game.

CDRdude

United States5625 Posts

January 02 2009 19:32 GMT

#4604

Batoo OnGameNet Starleague Ro36 - Group F

Map Order: Tears of the Moon, Medusa, Return of the King

(Z)

maGma vs

SoO

+ Show Spoiler [Game 1] +

+ Show Spoiler [Game 2] +

+ Show Spoiler [Game 3] +

Not Needed.

Flash vs Winner

+ Show Spoiler [Game 1] +

+ Show Spoiler [Game 2] +

+ Show Spoiler [Game 3] +

Not Needed.

Results can be found in the live report thread.

VODs courtesy of Jon747

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

January 04 2009 12:09 GMT

#4605

MSL Survivor Tournament Season 3 - Group 12

Game 1: (P) (P)

Tempest< Byzantium 2 > (T) (T)

Light
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Game 2: (T) (T)

Lomo< Byzantium 2 > (Z) (Z)

Hyuk
+ Show Spoiler +

Winner: < Destination >
+ Show Spoiler +

Losers: < Destination >
+ Show Spoiler +

Finals: < Athena 2 >
+ Show Spoiler +

Results (from Realpenguin)
+ Show Spoiler +

Game 1: Tempest > (T)

Light @ Byzantium 2 <-- Watch this game now
Game 2: (T)

Lomo < Hyuk @ Byzantium 2
Winner: (P)

Tempest < Hyuk @ Destination
Losers: Light > (T)

Lomo @ Destination
Finals: (T)

Light < Tempest @ Athena 2
HYUK ADVANCES 2-0?! WHAT?! WHATTTTTT?!
Tempest advances 2-1

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

January 04 2009 12:16 GMT

#4606

2008 GOMTV Averatec-Intel Classic : Season 2 - Ro8

(T) (T)

sKyHigh vs (P) (P)

BeSt

Results:
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SkyHigh > Best
SkyHigh < Best
SkyHigh > Best < good game

(T)

Flash vs (P) (P)

Bisu

Results:
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Flash > Bisu
Flash < Bisu
Flash < Bisu

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17722 Posts

January 04 2009 15:19 GMT

#4607

holy that was fast o.O

alffla

Hong Kong20321 Posts

January 04 2009 15:37 GMT

#4608

i cant wait for cj vs skt1 -.----- omg

Storchen

Sweden4385 Posts

January 04 2009 15:49 GMT

#4609

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I just watched game 3 of Bisu vs Flash for the third time. So goooood!

sry

CDRdude

United States5625 Posts

January 04 2009 16:20 GMT

#4610

On January 05 2009 00:49 Storchen wrote:
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I just watched game 3 of Bisu vs Flash for the third time. So goooood!

+ Show Spoiler +

That's nice, but did you really have to ruin game 2 for all of us? I love getting spoiled before I can watch the VODs as much as the next guy, but maybe, just maybe, you should post that inside a spoiler. Just in case somebody doesn't want to get spoiled.

mrgerry

United States1508 Posts

January 04 2009 17:46 GMT

#4611

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Flash v Bisu 3 games... not a huge spoiler but i'll enjoy watching them tonight nonetheless

blabber

United States4448 Posts

January 04 2009 18:34 GMT

#4612

Storchen, learn to add spoiler tags, thanks

koreasilver

9109 Posts

January 04 2009 18:55 GMT

#4613

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Hyuk 2-0 WTF?

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

January 04 2009 19:23 GMT

#4614

Kind of a small post (for now) but meh

Shinhan Bank Proleague 08-09 Round 2 Week 6

eSTRO vs Samsung KHAN

(P) (P)

SangHo < Neo Harmony > vs (Z) (Z)

great
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(Z)

hyvaa < Sin Chupung-Ryeong > (T) (T)

FrOzean
+ Show Spoiler +

(T)

UpMagiC < Neo Requiem > (P) (P)

Stork
+ Show Spoiler +

(T)

Really < Colosseum II > (P) (P)

JangBi
+ Show Spoiler +

ACE Match < Medusa >
+ Show Spoiler +

n/a

Results:
+ Show Spoiler +

(P)

SangHo < (Z) (Z)

great
(Z)

hyvaa > (T) (T)

FrOzean
(T) (T)

UpMagiC < (P) (P)

Stork
(T)

Really < (P) (P)

JangBi

mtmf

Brazil420 Posts

January 04 2009 22:33 GMT

#4615

On January 05 2009 04:23 Pholon wrote:
Kind of a small post (for now) but meh

Here are the results from the live thread, they help choosing the games to watch:
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SangHo < great
great takes early economic advantage and holds on for the win. Long but unremarkable game.

hyvaa > FrOzean
hyvaa does a great job of exploiting FrOzean's ability to throw any advantage. Entertaining if you enjoy seeing Zergs beat mech.

Up < Stork
Neo Requiem at its best: exciting, micro-oriented low econ play from both sides. This was a fun game. Recommended viewing.

Really < JangBi
Really decides to be cool and not wall on Colosseum...disaster ensues. One-sided destruction by reaver. WTF, Really.

eSTRO 1 < 3 KHAN T_T

PhorClayton

United States198 Posts

January 05 2009 06:08 GMT

#4616

list-style-type: none;

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

January 05 2009 08:30 GMT

#4617

On January 05 2009 07:33 mtmf wrote:

Show nested quote +

Here are the results from the live thread, they help choosing the games to watch:
+ Show Spoiler [results] +

Oh I always do watch them (or at least enough to know the results). Usually when I wanna watch some VODs I put them here first and then use my own post to watch the clips. If I don't have time or smth I get results from the live feed thread and make reference thereof.