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UED Gaming and Xsplit are proud to bring you another highly entertaining event: the Xsplit $100 Random Invitational!
We invited sixteen of the finest foreign players to duke it out on the 5th. February at 20:00 CET. Since we have had enough of ordinary BW Tournaments lately we made sure that this elite circle needs to show their ability to adopt to unusual situations and prove that they're able to think outside the box. We will force them to pick random as their race in every single set down to the very end. I bet you don't see this happen to often!
Invites
- Sziky
- Ace
- Kashu
- Michael
- Bakuryu
- Sneazel
- Terror
- Lossilohi
- Pro7ect
- dOTY
- Semih
- SouthPark
- PaSs
- Gotunk
- TechnicS
- Flaf
Prizes
- 1st: $50
- 2nd: $25
- 3rd: $15
- 4th: $10
Tournament Mode
The 16 players will be randomly seeded into a double elimination bracket with the modus being a best of three in the upper bracket and a best of one in the lower bracket. While the winner bracket will be using “Shout” (tell races after game start), the players in the LB will need to scout for themself. This hopefully increases the tension in the LB, makes more room for upsets, drama and risky play. Remember, it's not about fair, it's about fun!
VODs
Replays
the WB&LB Finals are included - don't spoiler yourself if you want to watch the cast!
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Why u dont invited me?  (((((((
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yay nice 
I predict Pro7ect vs Sziky finals
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Sad seeing that Michael isn't there being as he's one of the best who plays all races. Though, Good Luck to all the players who are there... Betting on Sziky unless he gets some horrible luck i.e. Offrace vs Main every time... which even then against some opponents he'd win
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Winner takes all?
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I see a lot of good players missing. I'm wondering if players like Choosy, Kolll, Michael, or Pike were invited?
Edit: Players are going to find it exceedingly difficult to beat Kashu and Semih at random. For those who didn't know, Semih dabbles in other races quite frequently, because he's a slut.
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w0000000t this is like the most interesting bw tournament ever to me and im not in it..
hopefully i will be able to play as a back up as im really interested in playing in this.
I love how you dont tell your race in the loser bracket although it should be the same in winner bracket for lulz
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Wooo! More foreign scene BW tournaments!
I'd put a line here about how I'm liking the support these companies are giving BW but I'm afraid of using words that will offend BW fans or SC2 fans so this is the best I can do.
Anyway, really happy as I enjoy the foreigner scene as much as the pro scene. GL everyone
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can I join the backup list? I hit a- last season
edit: nvm im like D offrace
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sneazel is good random :=
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so anyone like to tell me a t and p build?....
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sounds like its going to be really fun
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Sneazel or Pro7ect probably going to win because I don't think most of those players even play offrace 
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Poland476 Posts
I've just saw that im suposed to play rnd, so im not playing, I dont have enought time to play something with 1 race.
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awesoooome !
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GL HF
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You should really consider getting Michael/Choosy/Pike as main players, rather than backup! With such a good sponsor I find it intriguing that some of the best foreign players aren't invited. o.o Anyways GL for all players!
PS: Bakuu Whaiting!!!
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Poland476 Posts
Kashu/sziky/sneazel/choosy/michael - some of those 5 player will win. When I think about it a little bit longer I would say that some1 from the last 3
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Put me as backup, I used to be zerg
gl with it.
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It's gonna be my last chance to win Sziky :p joke
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TechnicS is so scary when he offraces with toss. You win this, TechnicS!
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I want to see some sick stuff out of kashu.
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Go go more tours \m/ 
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cool but, wheres choosy o_O and michael o_O
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I think Gecko[Xp] is about the worst possible choice for a tournament organizer. Didn't he attempt to kill ISL1, ISL2, and potentially ISL3?
Regardless, it is for a good cause and will be entertaining.
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Great players, great map pool, excellent organizer! Gecko jest zajebisty
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Looks funny, but except for the few players who can actually play other races, I think it's impossible to beat an A- level player playing his main race if you are not also playing your main.
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On February 02 2012 15:37 ninazerg wrote:
Great players, great map pool, excellent organizer! Gecko jest zajebisty
loool...
suddenly everybody knows polish these days xD
hahah
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Im sure kashu will be most displeased to be forced to pick random.
not :D
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
Nice format. Double elim with a high stakes LB is a pretty cool idea. I'm excited to see Sziky's PvZ again after his game vs TechnicS in nation wars.
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Good stuff, will tune in!
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muhahahaha
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Sziky got this man
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Russian Federation178 Posts
stupid line ups, where is zergboy he plays random better than this kids
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Netherlands6142 Posts
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally)
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Awesome concept, thanks for organizing this, I'll make sure to tune in!
I know Kashu has some experience playing random in tourneys, looking forward to the offraces of others!
On February 02 2012 20:24 saskashu wrote:muhahahaha
LOL
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Russian Federation178 Posts
bad there is no scan, he playes any race better then anybody with his main on iccup
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Calling it right now,if TechnicS gets Zerg all games he takes it without even playing 100%
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On February 02 2012 15:22 BygoneEra wrote:
I think Gecko[Xp] is about the worst possible choice for a tournament organizer. Didn't he attempt to kill ISL1, ISL2, and potentially ISL3?
Regardless, it is for a good cause and will be entertaining.
If he was the greatest villain, then there will be no one mightier than him to stop HIS tournament! Logic, folks. Also, why dig up shit? Let the tournament run! I'm excited!
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So whats up with this Kashu character, i need to know why he is so good at random and how good he really is. Someone pls explain?
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Poland476 Posts
he's a good rnd, he playd rnd in a lot of really good tours (ISL2 - but there not all matches he playd as rnd)
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
On February 03 2012 02:07 Skeggaba wrote:So whats up with this Kashu character, i need to know why he is so good at random and how good he really is. Someone pls explain?
He got 3rd place in ISL2 through race picking and occasionally playing random. You should check out his games vs Nb.Whistler in the Ro64, particularly their 2nd game on Icarus.
Edit: found Youtube link: + Show Spoiler +
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This looks really fun! I haven't watched a foreigner tournament before or any starcraft in months, but this looks like it will be definitely worth a watch!
I don't know the players hence who to cheer for but I'm hoping for lots of abnormal strategies and delicious cheese.
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On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally)
+1
Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl.
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On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:Show nested quote +On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl.
Huh... It's not a comment directed at the organization from my perspective, this is a discussion board is it not? And so I should be able to freely discuss how good Michael is at playing more than one race without being criticized ... I'm just stating that I would have liked to see him play, not saying that the current line up is bad or anything. Not to mention I also made discussion about the lineup that was there as far as my predictions...
Anyhow, I hope this runs smoothly.
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OP updated:
- We discussed about the prize pool and agreed to change the pay outs
- We replaced Mazur (stepped down) with Michael
- Updates for the cast will be added soon
€ #2:
- EleGant is confirmed as caster; the stream will be on air around 19:00 CET!
Also, players that posted here and wanted to be added to the back up list should also contact me via PM to confirm!
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On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:Show nested quote +On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl.
I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense.
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On February 03 2012 06:01 Gecko[Xp] wrote:
OP updated:
- We discussed about the prize pool and agreed to change the pay outs
- We replaced Mazur (stepped down) with Michael
- Updates for the cast will be added soon
€ #2:
- EleGant is confirmed as caster; the stream will be on air around 19:00 CET!
Also, players that posted here and wanted to be added to the back up list should also contact me via PM to confirm!
ew.. 19cet is like 3am for me
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
Elegant coming back from the dead :O
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I expected to see Sayle and Elegant to cast this tour together
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On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense.
Let's just put the entire roster of LRM on there then, lmao. Fair representation of players, teams, races, just because they're the top players of the "#1 team" which I doubt LRM is/will be doesn't justify putting those players in a limited invitational tournament.
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Gl/HF Very nice tour.TechnicS vs Sziky on final )) And for u my dear friends , stop making drama , ITS BORING ! This is BROODWAR , be glad that someone make so awesome tours. HAVE FUN , it`s all about fun guys...
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On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense.
#1 team ? xD
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I think, given its random, it would be cool if players were allowed to chat as long as it's not bm (you suck, fuck you, leave now you are dead, gg? etc)
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On February 03 2012 10:26 NbSky wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense. Let's just put the entire roster of LRM on there then, lmao. Fair representation of players, teams, races, just because they're the top players of the "#1 team" which I doubt LRM is/will be doesn't justify putting those players in a limited invitational tournament.
+ Show Spoiler [breakdown] + 4 sas
3 Nb
1 LRM
1 iwL-
1 Manner
1 reps
1 UED
2 independent
Races? This is a random tournament. See below for the third bolding.
On February 03 2012 10:26 NbSky wrote:
lmao.
On February 03 2012 11:05 dOTY wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense. #1 team ? xD
Ye I would've put a P, but the iCCup website is down per normal, and I can't link you to the clanleague rankings.
Point: your post is moot @Sky, and opinions are opinions @both of you, but facts are facts, and you should take the time to learn them.
Disclaimer: My last post about not having certain players there.
If you took the time to ignore your bias, you'd realize I strictly asked where not only the best players in foreign BW are, but some of the best ones who have the ability to play random. On GosuGamers ELO (only available accurate one) #2, #4, #5, and #15: Michael, Kolll, Choosy, Pike. I do realize Michael was subbed in, specifically not inviting the LRM) players.
Regardless, I'm still going to watch this tournament due to the fact that I'm a random player, and love niche events like these, as is clear by the small tournaments I've hosted in the past.
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On February 03 2012 11:22 GoTuNk! wrote:
I think, given its random, it would be cool if players were allowed to chat as long as it's not bm (you suck, fuck you, leave now you are dead, gg? etc)
Hell, BM is entertaining. I don't there should be any restrictions to chat other than fake ggs, and lying about your race
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Can't wait to catch this on vods .
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I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
Respectfully, get off your self-importance soap-box. It seems only natural LRM)Choosy would be invited to a random playing tournament when he specializes in race picking..... So too would it be natural for Nb.Lossilohi? Does he not play random in 1v1 and 2v2? What is so special with Michael's offracing? Does he play TvZ instead of ZvZ?
Why do everyone think LRM)Technics offracing is so good? I am ignorant.
Why does Draw not play more when he is one of the top five Protosses?
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On February 03 2012 11:22 GoTuNk! wrote:
I think, given its random, it would be cool if players were allowed to chat as long as it's not bm (you suck, fuck you, leave now you are dead, gg? etc)
yay! this would be awesome
wish i can see eOn's offensive GG someday...
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On February 03 2012 12:52 BygoneEra wrote:Show nested quote +I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else. Respectfully, get off your self-importance soap-box. It seems only natural LRM)Choosy would be invited to a random playing tournament when he specializes in race picking..... So too would it be natural for Nb.Lossilohi? Does he not play random in 1v1 and 2v2? What is so special with Michael's offracing? Does he play TvZ instead of ZvZ? Why do everyone think LRM)Technics offracing is so good? I am ignorant. Why does Draw not play more when he is one of the top five Protosses?
Michael actually does play TvZ... and all offraces very well. iccup.com --> CHEESEKING
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I rmbr, first two times I played Michael was on ladder, him playing Terran. Two games, two different cheeses. I wonder where that name comes from;d
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Update: Bakuryu replaced by Choosy. Bakuryu stepped down.
On February 03 2012 11:22 GoTuNk! wrote:
I think, given its random, it would be cool if players were allowed to chat as long as it's not bm (you suck, fuck you, leave now you are dead, gg? etc)
There is no rule that forbids chatting. I don't have problems with trash talk either as long as they keep it to a "ok" level.
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guys lets make love, not war
i give my spot to choosy, gogo choosy~~
reasons:
1. i expected this tournament to be without random specialists, but now that there is a whole bunch of random specialists, my chances to win a game with my D- level offraces aproaches 0 like no tomorrow.
2. choosy recently won the gambit allstar and is also a good random player, he deserves this spot more than me in my opinion
3. i hope choosy wont be sad if there is no enemy left for him in gambit today, just saying
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Netherlands6142 Posts
I thought this wasn't as much about skill as it was about seeing people flop about like a fish on land playing a race they don't know :p
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On February 04 2012 00:23 Bakuryu wrote:guys lets make love, not war i give my spot to choosy, gogo choosy~~ reasons: 1. i expected this tournament to be without random specialists, but now that there is a whole bunch of random specialists, my chances to win a game with my D- level offraces aproaches 0 like no tomorrow. 2. choosy recently won the gambit allstar and is also a good random player, he deserves this spot more than me in my opinion 3. i hope choosy wont be sad if there is no enemy left for him in gambit today, just saying
So Choosy gets this tourney and you get all of dM?
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dOTY's random is pretty strong. gl hf all!
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I'm just glad to have a BW tournament to watch, and the fact that it's random makes it very interesting!
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Wait, you've never played him? You should check out his lurker/ling play, it's pretty sick.
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On February 03 2012 12:52 BygoneEra wrote:Show nested quote +I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else. Respectfully, get off your self-importance soap-box. It seems only natural LRM)Choosy would be invited to a random playing tournament when he specializes in race picking..... So too would it be natural for Nb.Lossilohi? Does he not play random in 1v1 and 2v2? What is so special with Michael's offracing? Does he play TvZ instead of ZvZ? Why do everyone think LRM)Technics offracing is so good? I am ignorant. Why does Draw not play more when he is one of the top five Protosses?
Race Picking != good random. People normally do only 1 matchup i.e TvZ if they are Z, so normally they would do ZvP ZvT TvZ, now with /RandomSelection they could get ZvZ, PvT, TvP, etc. That being said, these guys at least have good skill with their alternative races so they do get somewhat of an advantage, but I think people like Michael who ladder all matchups all races have the best shot at these events. Also, I am currently not playing in these events(even though I just got back from about a month break of gaming) and I declined a few offers because I am not as good in streamed events as my ladder games so I need more practice before I can actually win.
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Thank you for the invite, it should be a fun tournament. Good luck to everyone
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On February 03 2012 03:01 Sayle wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 02:07 Skeggaba wrote:So whats up with this Kashu character, i need to know why he is so good at random and how good he really is. Someone pls explain? He got 3rd place in ISL2 through race picking and occasionally playing random. You should check out his games vs Nb.Whistler in the Ro64, particularly their 2nd game on Icarus. Edit: found Youtube link: + Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe7eL3nSHgI&feature=plcp&context=C350f047UDOEgsToPDskL9C6KdPhhoWuUzzEQYK9YJ
Thank you soo much for that game, one of the better i´ve seen in quite a while.
Best quote of game:
"Wait a minute, did that command center float all the way from bottom left? Oh my god, someone should make a disney movie about it. That actually must´ve been the most epic journey ever".
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On February 03 2012 11:35 Game wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 10:26 NbSky wrote:On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense. Let's just put the entire roster of LRM on there then, lmao. Fair representation of players, teams, races, just because they're the top players of the "#1 team" which I doubt LRM is/will be doesn't justify putting those players in a limited invitational tournament. + Show Spoiler [breakdown] + 4 sas
3 Nb
1 LRM
1 iwL-
1 Manner
1 reps
1 UED
2 independent Races? This is a random tournament. See below for the third bolding. Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 11:05 dOTY wrote:On February 03 2012 07:09 Game wrote:On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl. I accept your jest, but last time I checked, those were the statistically accurate top 3 players in the #1 team, might... make... sense. #1 team ? xD Ye I would've put a P, but the iCCup website is down per normal, and I can't link you to the clanleague rankings. Point: your post is moot @Sky, and opinions are opinions @both of you, but facts are facts, and you should take the time to learn them. Disclaimer: My last post about not having certain players there. If you took the time to ignore your bias, you'd realize I strictly asked where not only the best players in foreign BW are, but some of the best ones who have the ability to play random. On GosuGamers ELO (only available accurate one) #2, #4, #5, and #15: Michael, Kolll, Choosy, Pike. I do realize Michael was subbed in, specifically not inviting the LRM) players. Regardless, I'm still going to watch this tournament due to the fact that I'm a random player, and love niche events like these, as is clear by the small tournaments I've hosted in the past.
Since the internet is you're life I was expecting a detailed response/analysis etc, really don't have the time for this, but just pointing out your flaws ..
+ Show Spoiler +Sziky - sas
Ace - UED
Kashu - sas
Michael - SL]..
Choosy - LRM)
Sneazel - Manner
Terror - Nb.
Jumper - ?
Pro7ect - reps)
dOTY - Nb.
Semih - UED
SouthPark - UED
gag - UED
dsaqwe - sas
TechnicS - LRM?
flip - Nb.
So you're breakdown of the teams is wrong. As for the races, I meant their main races obviously, but don't someone as blinded by spite as you would understand that. As for the rest of what you said, don't care/remember.
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waste of time talking about who's in what clan blah.
it really doesn't matter if it's not hosted by LRM line for me, that's all.
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I didn't really want to involve myself, but since Sky name dropped me as bias without any reason to do so, I'll give my opinion on some things that were said.
I don't care who participates in the tournament just as I said, one player I most wanted to see of those who weren't was Michael.
You guys are saying that LRM)Game is bias for his team? Of course he's fucking bias to his team, he's the leader... The only reason he's posting here is because you guys are bias against LRM which is a known fact (Made more obvious for anyone who would debate this by your posts), if you weren't bias he wouldn't have any reason to defend his team.
So, yeah... Please don't name drop me in things that don't even involve me Skye, I already had asked you to remove it... By not removing it + name dropping someone who wasn't involved you're looking to create drama (Also fact, why else would you name drop someone who doesn't even want to be involved?)..
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On February 03 2012 04:03 NbSky wrote:Show nested quote +On February 02 2012 22:52 Pholon wrote:
I can't believe this. There's people out there putting together a tournament for the lot of you to watch, making up an evening of good, free entertainment and 50% of the replies here is "why isn't X in this tournament". Get it through your head: when there's an invitational, there is going to be a shitton of people who are not going to be invited. We can make a complaint about every single one of them but that doesn't really set the mood for a fun night of BW. There's a number of factors that might result in a player not being in the tournament. "Not getting an invitation" is only one of many and even that factor can have a large amount of reasons behind it. Aside from that, people might be out of town that day, busy studying for school and whatnot. The point is there is no place for you to be arguing over this. You can take this tournament and enjoy it and if all you want to do is whine you can take it somewhere else.
edit: I look forward to this. Reckon kashu will do very well. ^^ gl to all players! (literally) +1 Though it's bound to happen when Eywa and Game don't get the players that they want in the tournament. Love how most of the suggested players are from LRM) .. Kolll Pike Choosy ... I'm glad that there are some other players instead of the typical 50% of the lineup is LRM ... think just the other tournament or something there were 7 LRM players .. rofl.
I have more comments, but I rather not create more drama then what you had already created by name dropping me.
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To be honest, everyone should just stop please. Its really unconstructive to argue anything here. I bet this is amazing tournament and that organizer of this is intelligent enough to make it fair to everyone. Can't wait to see some random action and specially chats that are allowed!
Jumperer d+ cheese everyone crap out!
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I second Eywa. LRM has one invite, something that can't be denied. LRM)Game is known to be a random player and he was not invited. LRM)Mad is known to be a random player, and he was not invited. Neither were any of LRM's top players invited besides the replacement for Bakuryu, Choosy. Furthermore, it is a well known fact SethGeckoXP would never invite LRM)Game to his tournament due to bias. He has no reason to dislike LRM)Game besides a bias. As another proof of bias in the selection process, notice how Joekim wasn't selected. (Both LRM)Game and Joekim are disliked personally by SethGecko even though they both continue to use Iccup.)
@UED_Sky.SL: I saw your team sasnoobs barely squeaked out a victory over LRM) in the Gambit cup. We'll see if your team that has hundreds of dollars worth of sponsorships will barely beat LRM) again. LRM) has proven time and time again it is arguably the best foreign team.
@Hyeon: Comments like that from an Iccup admin are no surprise.
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I'm very excited about the tournament - i expect great games and a lot of fun! I expect the no shout games in LB to be much more fun but I might be wrong so we will see : )
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tomorrow 18:30?
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hmm very good for me I was all races user. I made B+ some years ago with Terran so i think i have some chances :D
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On February 04 2012 16:45 BygoneEra wrote:
I second Eywa. LRM has one invite, something that can't be denied. LRM)Game is known to be a random player and he was not invited. LRM)Mad is known to be a random player, and he was not invited. Neither were any of LRM's top players invited besides the replacement for Bakuryu, Choosy. Furthermore, it is a well known fact SethGeckoXP would never invite LRM)Game to his tournament due to bias. He has no reason to dislike LRM)Game besides a bias. As another proof of bias in the selection process, notice how Joekim wasn't selected. (Both LRM)Game and Joekim are disliked personally by SethGecko even though they both continue to use Iccup.)
@UED_Sky.SL: I saw your team sasnoobs barely squeaked out a victory over LRM) in the Gambit cup. We'll see if your team that has hundreds of dollars worth of sponsorships will barely beat LRM) again. LRM) has proven time and time again it is arguably the best foreign team.
@Hyeon: Comments like that from an Iccup admin are no surprise.
how about you stfu? its a starcraft foreign tournament so i suggest you take that shit somewhere else and enjoy the fact we actually have foreign tournaments still. This goes to everyone complaining about this stuff btw
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CHoosy yea :D but you doesn't like play vs random ^^
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its no-sense, that u must to tell your race to your opponent...
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On February 04 2012 16:45 BygoneEra wrote:
I second Eywa. LRM has one invite, something that can't be denied. LRM)Game is known to be a random player and he was not invited. LRM)Mad is known to be a random player, and he was not invited. Neither were any of LRM's top players invited besides the replacement for Bakuryu, Choosy. Furthermore, it is a well known fact SethGeckoXP would never invite LRM)Game to his tournament due to bias. He has no reason to dislike LRM)Game besides a bias. As another proof of bias in the selection process, notice how Joekim wasn't selected. (Both LRM)Game and Joekim are disliked personally by SethGecko even though they both continue to use Iccup.)
@UED_Sky.SL: I saw your team sasnoobs barely squeaked out a victory over LRM) in the Gambit cup. We'll see if your team that has hundreds of dollars worth of sponsorships will barely beat LRM) again. LRM) has proven time and time again it is arguably the best foreign team.
@Hyeon: Comments like that from an Iccup admin are no surprise.
Yeah game is such a sad victim. He never invites me to shit as well, because he hates me.
But yeah Game is such a poor victim on this community. So is JoeKim.
And lol "is arguably the best foreign team."
Not.
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On February 03 2012 08:49 Pro7ecT wrote:I expected to see Sayle and Elegant to cast this tour together
This thread is a prime example of why I'm not doing foreigner events any more.
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On February 04 2012 23:30 Sayle wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2012 08:49 Pro7ecT wrote:I expected to see Sayle and Elegant to cast this tour together This thread is a prime example of why I'm not doing foreigner events any more.
omg
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Is Technics comparable to the other Hungarians, and why did he not medal in the ISL tournaments?
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On February 05 2012 02:13 BygoneEra wrote:
Is Technics comparable to the other Hungarians, and why did he not medal in the ISL tournaments?
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Kaal's_International_StarLeague/Bracket
He lost 3-2 to Kashu who took 3rd... So, really no shame in that. Well... Not sure if this is accurate, but I think he was up 2-0 in that series then dropped 3 straight games, not sure.
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On February 05 2012 02:13 BygoneEra wrote:
Is Technics comparable to the other Hungarians, and why did he not medal in the ISL tournaments?
LRM)TechnicS Bulgaria
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BygoneEra where did you got that info that other top players from LRM have not been invited ?
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Jumper, if protoss -> dts, if zerg -> lurkers, if terran -> medics + blind or cloak wraiths. You will win with invisible units of any race!
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I'm personally not going to be around to enjoy this tournament but I really hope you guys enjoy it.
This is the last tournament from UED Gaming & Xsplit I look forward to the VOD's.
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Read this thread carefully and you might find a few reasons.
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I'm personally not going to be around to enjoy this tournament but I really hope you guys enjoy it.
This is the last tournament from UED Gaming & Xsplit I look forward to the VOD's.
Whereas all the other teams make almost all of their cash prize tournaments open to the public, UED makes their tournaments exclusively for their own members.
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On February 05 2012 04:51 BygoneEra wrote:Show nested quote +I'm personally not going to be around to enjoy this tournament but I really hope you guys enjoy it.
This is the last tournament from UED Gaming & Xsplit I look forward to the VOD's. Whereas all the other teams make almost all of their cash prize tournaments open to the public, UED makes their tournaments exclusively for their own members.
That's like... entirely false ;d. This tour doesn't have exclusively UED players o_o.
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95% of UED tournaments are inhouse?
By what Irx said, he only means he intends to only make inhouse events whereas every other team makes cash prize events for all teams.
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On February 05 2012 05:00 BygoneEra wrote:
95% of UED tournaments are inhouse?
By what Irx said, he only means he intends to only make inhouse events whereas every other team makes cash prize events for all teams.
Huh... Honestly have no idea what he's doing.
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Maybe someone will necro Testie and he will play in this tournament.
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Go go, let's ruin this little thing that's left of BW GJ everyone!
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On February 05 2012 05:41 Esc4toN wrote:Go go, let's ruin this little thing that's left of BW GJ everyone!
3 cats complain..not more
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I think what everyone meant to say is:
![[image loading]](http://www.iccup.com/upload/images/gallery/10884/n86410.jpg?1328388968)
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On February 05 2012 06:23 hacklebeast wrote:
gecko is big?
His great length gives him excellent balance, and allows him to defeat rival geckos while procuring suitable mates.
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Is iFU.Zergboy actually a good 1v1 random player?
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time to move SC2...
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what channel are we going to meet?
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xsplit @ iccup
starts in 15 minutes
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I want Semih to win, but Kashu will take it.
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All the other stuff in this thread aside- I will be starting the cast at time scheduled on the TL calendar (see sidebar), and will go on for a maximum of 2 hours. This is because I have an exam tomorrow, but I will make every effort to conclude this tournament on another day, if it doesn't finish in time.
Be nice.
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Don't worry, I like your english accent :D
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The finals between Napoleon and TechnicS have been postponed. The thread will be udpated once we set a date - of course with a stream. All replays (including spoiler reps) have been added to the OP.
Other updates:
- PaSs, Flaf and Napoleon replaced Jumper, gag and flip (didn't show)
- Terror won vs Ace via Walk Over (Ace logged off)
- Flaf and Gotunk misinterpreted the grid and played each other. Flaf won that game and Gotunk logged off. Until we figured out this misunderstanding, Gotunk was no where to be found. Thus a "wrong" replay was included into the pack.
Special thanks go to Elegant, NinaZerg & Vorosh and Artanis & Pholon.
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Yay more and more replays for WPWP clan to cast keep on the foreign tourny's!
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surprised michael not in finals, I guess technics really good random player,
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Was fun so far. Looking forward to the finals :D
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sorry who's napolean aka? or have I just not heard of him
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Callin it now TechnicS wins!
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When are the finals going to be played?
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On February 06 2012 09:10 dRaW wrote:
surprised michael not in finals, I guess technics really good random player,
Nah all matches he was zerg i think except 1 or two... Luck
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lol its funny, Technics was SO SO lucky , in our games i lost win game tvz, we played 53 min , but tvz late game is very hard he had 2x zerg i had 2x terran...
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hey choosy i had 3x Terran 1x Zerg :-)
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Damn I missed this completely... -,-
are there vods from this or smthn ?
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On February 06 2012 21:30 Skeggaba wrote:
When are the finals going to be played?
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That's not completely settled yet, but once we know it, we will announce a stream.
VODs, etc. will be added when I collected them all.
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On February 06 2012 21:41 Modesty00 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 06 2012 09:10 dRaW wrote:
surprised michael not in finals, I guess technics really good random player, Nah all matches he was zerg i think except 1 or two... Luck
Actually I only was very lucky vs choosy, and the rest was bad luck/even luck
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After that first round, I think there is one thing that everyone is saying, including myself:
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The VOD on the elegant's channel is only 2 hours long
where is the rest of the cast ? : (
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Updated, Final cast will be done by Vorosh on Saturday at 18:00 GMT (+00:00)
On February 08 2012 17:26 Sinedd wrote:
The VOD on the elegant's channel is only 2 hours long
where is the rest of the cast ? : (
There is no rest, Elegant only casted for 2 hours. The rest are on different streams. I'll add links when all games have been casted.
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On February 08 2012 18:19 Gecko[Xp] wrote:Updated, Final cast will be done by Vorosh on Saturday at 18:00 GMT (+00:00)Show nested quote +On February 08 2012 17:26 Sinedd wrote:
The VOD on the elegant's channel is only 2 hours long
where is the rest of the cast ? : ( There is no rest, Elegant only casted for 2 hours. The rest are on different streams. I'll add links when all games have been casted.
Oh.. Ok 
Sweet, thanks.
and when the finals are going to be played ?
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Cast going live in an hour!
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the finals today ?
nice
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I can't wait to see TechnicS in action.
GL MITKO !
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Thanks everyone for watching! The VODs & Replays will be edited into the OP tomorrow. If I don't forget.
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On February 12 2012 06:36 Gecko[Xp] wrote:
Thanks everyone for watching! The VODs & Replays will be edited into the OP tomorrow. If I don't forget.
please dont forget !
thanks
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