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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 fan favorites 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:
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.
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OctZerg <> Sziky Ruarc <> 
AstrO
andrey <> SzajnA Shauni <> Pro7ecT Michael <> GoD SneazeL <> trutaCz Cryoc <> Pike Zaraki <> SouthPark Bakuryu <> GoTuNk Kolll <> CastrO Ace <> DeSka PatrrrOn <> TerrOr TerranBoy <> Bibiane dsaqwe <> Plumbum Jumper <> Must Kashu <> TechnicS![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/HawaiianPig/ISL2/format.png)
All matches are Best of Five. Game 1 is played on
Icarus, Game 2 is played of Tau Cross and from there it's Loser Picks from one of the following maps: Empire of the Sun, Destination, Circuit Breaker, Match Point.+ Show Spoiler [Other Rounds] +
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.
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!
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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.
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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 HawaiianPig
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you have skype or msn or sth like that I can reach you other than TL?
