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Sony Ericsson is the new sponsor for GSL. It is the 4th largest mobile phones manufacturer in the world.
Sorry that this OP is so low-content, but there's not much more to say.
Source: GSL front page
Sony Ericsson to sponsor GSL Season 2
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Sony Ericsson is the new sponsor for GSL. It is the 4th largest mobile phones manufacturer in the world. Sorry that this OP is so low-content, but there's not much more to say. Source: GSL front page
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ExoFun
Netherlands2041 Posts
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Artisan
United States336 Posts
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Nyx
Rwanda460 Posts
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
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Senx
Sweden5901 Posts
Good job signing that sponsor GOMTV! | ||
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leveller
Sweden1840 Posts
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
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Borked
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:00 Artisan wrote: Glad a huge company is taking the risk to sponsor Starcraft What, Intel isn't big enough for you? But it's nice to see a new face, has Sony ever sponsored a league yet? I don't recall. I like seeing new faces | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50123 Posts
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Pixel.
Netherlands287 Posts
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EleanorRIgby
Canada3923 Posts
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StarSense
206 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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MGren
Sweden148 Posts
 I really like their phones, only my recent one broke so fast  | ||
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Dreamscythe
Finland273 Posts
anyways awesome thing,maybe prize pool will go up as well? :p | ||
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Solai
204 Posts
I am kinda glad that they changed the sponsor now, I already got tiredof hearing Tasteless announcing Intel and TG-Sambo over the last couple of years^^ | ||
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Gescom
Canada3405 Posts
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Mr Tambourine Man
Netherlands190 Posts
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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:03 StarSense wrote: Probably good, they've had Titty Sambo forever. nothing beats titty sambo. | ||
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
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Xedat
Germany358 Posts
Could sony ericcson be that company, as they have shown that they want to target the esport community with their advertising ? | ||
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Artisan
United States336 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:03 floor exercise wrote: What, Intel isn't big enough for you? But it's nice to see a new face, has Sony ever sponsored a league yet? I don't recall. I like seeing new faces The more the merrier =D | ||
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Imhotep
Sweden267 Posts
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
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stafu
Australia1196 Posts
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Tabbris
Bangladesh2839 Posts
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towerranger
Austria134 Posts
easy decission now =) | ||
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bibbaly
98 Posts
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AlgeriaT
Sweden2197 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:26 towerranger wrote: couldnt decide between sony ericson and htc easy decission now =) LOL if this keeps happening it sure was a good move on SE's part | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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fams
Canada731 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:03 floor exercise wrote: What, Intel isn't big enough for you? But it's nice to see a new face, has Sony ever sponsored a league yet? I don't recall. I like seeing new faces I am pretty sure (about 99%) that they sponsored the ESL before. | ||
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Ichabod
United States1659 Posts
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Neivler
Norway911 Posts
Cool | ||
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infinity2k9
United Kingdom2397 Posts
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
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Neivler
Norway911 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/ol2OG.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/tvv57.jpg) | ||
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PlaGuE_R
France1151 Posts
eSports will have its day!!! | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
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Nizaris
Belgium2230 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:26 towerranger wrote: couldnt decide between sony ericson and htc easy decission now =) htc phones > sony phones. Glad they are sponsoring GSL tho that's amazing. | ||
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BluFenix
United States32 Posts
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Darksoldierr
Hungary2012 Posts
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Thrill
2599 Posts
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
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JAN0L
Poland207 Posts
seems strange for me to support a PC game but maby they dont treat it as direct competition | ||
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Ssoulle
United Kingdom149 Posts
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
Now we just wait and see | ||
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cuppatea
United Kingdom1401 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:52 Ssoulle wrote: Intel are a much bigger company than Sony Ericsson, and also obviously computer related. While its great to see other big multi-national companies doing this, Intel would be better. Not really. Intel have been sponsoring esports forever and will continue to do so but it's good for the growth of the game to have new companies jump on board, ESPECIALLY ones that aren't directly related to computers or computer gaming. No major sport is entirely reliant upon sports equipment manufacturers for sponsorship. | ||
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imperator-xy
Germany1366 Posts
gomtv really deserves it i think | ||
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TeMiL
Peru545 Posts
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jamesltl
Malaysia159 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
On October 15 2010 22:08 cuppatea wrote: Not really. Intel have been sponsoring esports forever and will continue to do so but it's good for the growth of the game to have new companies jump on board, ESPECIALLY ones that aren't directly related to computers or computer gaming. No major sport is entirely reliant upon sports equipment manufacturers for sponsorship. What he said. For example what's the realtionship between McDonalds and sports, because they basicly sponsor every sport. | ||
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sung_moon
United States10110 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:18 Butigroove wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyAUf0y9ik nothing beats titty sambo. LOL infinity challenge. TITTY SAMBO | ||
Waxangel
United States33392 Posts
Gillette and Panasonic were in similar positions when they decided to sponsor the Ongamenet Starleague for Brood War years back. Gillette was the last foreign OSL sponsor in 2004, Pringles (Other weird or notable e-sports sponsors? Coca-cola, Baskin Robbins, You Are the Golf King, a p2p program of ambiguous legality) was the last foreign MSL sponsor in 2006. | ||
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:46 JAN0L wrote: Sony Ericsson -> Sony -> PS3 seems strange for me to support a PC game but maby they dont treat it as direct competition uhhh, Sony sells PCs? They also make games for PC... | ||
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sanctuz
Norway184 Posts
one can hope! | ||
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
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GiygaS
Canada1043 Posts
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imperator-xy
Germany1366 Posts
On October 15 2010 22:33 Waxangel wrote: From what I recall, Sony Ericsson doesn't have a great presence in Korea, so they are trying to break ground I guess. Gillette and Panasonic were in similar positions when they decided to sponsor the Ongamenet Starleague for Brood War years back. Gillette was the last foreign OSL sponsor in 2004, Pringles was the last foreign MSL sponsor in 2006. as far as i know Arena was the last foreign MSL sponsor in 2008 :p | ||
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Waxangel
United States33392 Posts
On October 15 2010 22:40 imperator-xy wrote: as far as i know Arena was the last foreign MSL sponsor in 2008 :p haha I didn't know Arena wasn't Korean I've NEVER seen it in the united states  | ||
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bokeevboke
Singapore1674 Posts
Next time I will try their phones. | ||
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dtz
5834 Posts
hope the partnership is succesful. and hopefully tg-intel is still around. | ||
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DarkShadowz
Sweden321 Posts
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torm3ntin
Brazil2534 Posts
this is great news. Way to go! | ||
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imperator-xy
Germany1366 Posts
On October 15 2010 22:46 Waxangel wrote: haha I didn't know Arena wasn't Korean I've NEVER seen it in the united states ah i found it. that company isnt really famous in europe either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(swimwear) | ||
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Dreamer.T
United States3584 Posts
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Dreamer.T
United States3584 Posts
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:46 JAN0L wrote: Sony Ericsson -> Sony -> PS3 seems strange for me to support a PC game but maby they dont treat it as direct competition Sony Ericsson does not care 2 cents about what Sony wants | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
And Sony Ericsson has as much to do with PS3(Sony) as it has to do with building Radio towers(Ericsson). Which is to say nothing. | ||
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Arceus
Vietnam8333 Posts
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Zavi_
100 Posts
I do wonder what happened with Intel. They withdrew, or did SOny Ericsson overbid? Can't have 2 main sponsors? Don't know much about how those things work. | ||
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Snowfield
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
On October 16 2010 00:00 Zavi_ wrote: Isn't Galaxy a Sony Ericsson phone? Cause that looked pretty cool to me. With Android I believe. If I hadn't just bought a HTC mobile, I would probably have looked to that one. I do wonder what happened with Intel. They withdrew, or did SOny Ericsson overbid? Can't have 2 main sponsors? Don't know much about how those things work. Galaxy should be a Samsung phone. AFAIK, the Xperia X10 series is only Sony Ericsson line to have android. SE probably overbid Intel for the main sponsor. If they allow everyone to have their name on the GSL, it'll get too long. | ||
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Morale
Sweden1010 Posts
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WiljushkA
Serbia1416 Posts
On October 15 2010 23:00 bokeevboke wrote: Awesome, I like it. +1 for Sony. Next time I will try their phones. there are people who actually think like this? other than that, great news. | ||
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sk`
Japan442 Posts
On October 16 2010 00:20 WiljushkA wrote: Why not? If companies are willing to back the things I love, I'll at least give them a fair shake next time I'm at the register. Notice, he said "try" and not "buy".there are people who actually think like this? other than that, great news. | ||
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Naramis
Brazil19 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:03 Pixel. wrote: Now Sony Ericsson need to bring a phone out, where u can watch replays on it :D Xperia X10? As far as I know, Android phones don't need any specific app to watch flash streams | ||
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emythrel
United Kingdom2599 Posts
The exposure for such companies is worth more than money.... brand recognition is the key to survival these days. My shiny new SE X10 android phone is coming next week! yay! And yes u can watch the VODs on it | ||
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Wdqgdf
Sweden13 Posts
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rally_point
Canada458 Posts
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monx
Canada1400 Posts
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
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Yoz
Australia357 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:03 floor exercise wrote: What, Intel isn't big enough for you? But it's nice to see a new face, has Sony ever sponsored a league yet? I don't recall. I like seeing new faces Ahaha, you beat me to it... | ||
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Wekapedia
Hungary77 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:19 Xedat wrote: Wasn't there a rumor about a big european company wanting to sponsor a spefific player? Could sony ericcson be that company, as they have shown that they want to target the esport community with their advertising ? This was exactly my first thought when I read the thread's title. Also you guys shouldn't confuse Sony and Sony Ericsson. It's like saying Activision is Blizzard! | ||
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sir_arthur
Mexico8 Posts
go SE, go GSL 2, go SC2, go TL!! =P | ||
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HeIios
Sweden2523 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
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bakesale
United States187 Posts
On October 15 2010 22:38 sanctuz wrote: does this mean we dont have to pay for our streams soon ? one can hope!Exactly my thought, I really hope so. | ||
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PackofHighly
United States153 Posts
I find this very interesting. Are SE phones in wide use in Korea? I know that Korea is one of the few countries other than the US to have a widespread CDMA cellphone network, yet in the US you can't get a SE phone with CDMA bands. | ||
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TheMunkey
Canada470 Posts
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
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teamsolid
Canada3668 Posts
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
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JayDee_
548 Posts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyAUf0y9ik | ||
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DennizR
Sweden653 Posts
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vectorix108
United States4633 Posts
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TyPsi5
United States204 Posts
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Piski
Finland3461 Posts
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ReadySteady
Netherlands34 Posts
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denzelz
United States604 Posts
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joheinous
Iceland522 Posts
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TheDominator
New Zealand336 Posts
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Blackrobe
United States806 Posts
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stafu
Australia1196 Posts
On October 16 2010 03:37 denzelz wrote: It's kinda a shame that Samsung is not sponsoring it. I'm a big Samsung phone fan and it is...a Korean company. I think it's actually better for global e-sports for it to not be a Korean company. Other large Western/Japanese companies might take notice and be intrigued. I also think it's cool that it's not a traditional computer company like Intel as other's have mentioned, because it's a bit more mainstream and less niche, again helping other companies get interested, and maybe even getting the attention of people who like the brand but haven't been interested in e-sports/StarCraft 2. | ||
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lowercase
Canada1047 Posts
Edit: Still hoping they give Tasteless and Artosis a dedicated observer this time around. | ||
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Ozu
Sweden66 Posts
On October 16 2010 02:41 teamsolid wrote: Awesome... can anyone recommend a good Sony Ericsson (Android) phone? I'm planning on getting a new phone soon. You can check on detailed information on the various SE phones over at gsmarena.com. I think the Xperia X10 and X8 models are the only ones that use Android. Their earlier smartphones tended to use Windows Mobile. | ||
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Spoh
United States57 Posts
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IceCube
Croatia1403 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:05 MGren wrote: Awesome I really like their phones, only my recent one broke so fast Happened to me too. Glad to see such a big name to sponsor scII. Great great news! | ||
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
Not that this has anything to do with the size of the sponsorship but I'm just saying. | ||
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Vz0
Canada378 Posts
On October 16 2010 04:21 lowercase wrote: I don't see the words "TG Sambo" or "Intel" written on the site at ALL anymore. Edit: Still hoping they give Tasteless and Artosis a dedicated observer this time around. agree. or even better, have tasteless and artosis view through the korean obs and just commentate from there. Then that would be like truley awesome casting !!!!!!!! edit: BIG QUESTION The prize pool has been announced prior to this huge event. Does this mean 1.) they have already found their sponsors and are revealing them season by season 2.) they are finding sponsors for every GSL while the events are happening? what if they can't get a sponsor for GSl 3 ? | ||
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Nub4ever
Canada1981 Posts
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delloR
United States57 Posts
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TedJustice
Canada1324 Posts
But this is fantastic news. | ||
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kazie
258 Posts
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QueueQueue
Canada1000 Posts
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Penke
Sweden346 Posts
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.Templar
Germany14 Posts
 Hoping more big sponsors will come | ||
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lurked
Canada918 Posts
An internationnal company like this sponsoring the major SC2 event, it will probably open the door for a lot more companies who didn't want to risk it. I think it'll help esports in general, really nice news imo | ||
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St. Fu
United States75 Posts
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ZagIs
France23 Posts
Anyway this is a good news for e-sport and the future of the GSL. Except Gillette and Coca (and that was long time ago) we had no major foreign sponsor in Broodwar competition. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
On October 16 2010 08:17 St. Fu wrote: Hopefully they start getting enough from sponsors to put the VODs out in low quality for free, like the stream. but having big sponsors doesn't mean they can stop making money from the tournament. the HQ stream + VODs are a package that comes together as a monthly pass. if they remove the VODs from that package(make them free), it loses a lot of value for the customers who are paying | ||
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LuckyGnomTV
Russian Federation367 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
For the people who are saying this is the start of big western companies investing in e-sports, we had Coca Cola OSL back in 2001.^^ Many big companies have sponsored a BW league at some points, the problem is that they tended to stop taking interest after one tournament. | ||
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oRacLeGosu
Norway151 Posts
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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skronch
United States2717 Posts
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Corrupted
United States1255 Posts
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z00t
Australia976 Posts
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bigjenk
United States1543 Posts
On October 15 2010 21:26 bibbaly wrote: Old spice should sponsor the gsl and send terry crews to do some co casting As long as dr pepper doesn't. Or is they make them never use the dr of love commercial again. | ||
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dante`afk
United Kingdom40 Posts
bad trade if intel`s gone ;D | ||
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Archduke
United States119 Posts
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Rawenkeke
Norway350 Posts
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Slovakia1320 Posts
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