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http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/sony-ericsson-sponsorship-tsquared-tlo/
Surprised to have not seen this, but I caught a glimpse of this surfing the MLG site after reading the interview with IdrA and thought I should post it here. I think it's a personal sponsorship, not sure how it works with Team Liquid being sponsor by The Little App Factory, but here is the press release.
We recently introduced Sony Ericsson as a new sponsor of MLG for 2011, and their newest Android smartphone, the Xperia™ PLAY, as the official mobile handset of MLG.
Today, we’re pleased to also announce that Sony Ericsson will be sponsoring two of the biggest names in the worlds of Halo: Reach and StarCraft 2. Tsquared of Instinct and TLO of Team Liquid have both been selected to represent Sony Ericsson and the Xperia™ PLAY during the 2011 Pro Circuit Season. Congratulations to both players!
Be sure to stop by the all-new Sony Ericsson booth at each of the 2011 Pro Circuit Live Competitions to meet the guys and check out the Xperia™ PLAY: the world’s first PlayStation Certified smartphone with the apps you need and the games you want.
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haha he doesn't win games yet hustling away at sponsors. keep hustling tlo!
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edit: when I was writing this I didn't intend to sound this way, sorry. TLO HWAITING!
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On March 22 2011 08:56 dkim wrote:
haha he doesn't win games yet hustling away at sponsors. keep hustling tlo!
Not about winning but about getting people to want to watch you!!
Great news for TLO.
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Epic but weird. Didn't TLO stop with diehard SC2?
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I'm going to assume everything was talked about before hand with TLO/Liquid/TLAF but thats awesome for TLO, congrats.
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So I assume that means that TLO will be at all of the MLG events on Sony's bill? If so, I'm even more hyped for MLG Dallas!
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Canada4413 Posts
SE.TLAF.Liquid'TLO for the win! I hope thats ok with his current sponsers. Good for him though, thats a huge deal.
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Cool! I think we can all agree that TLO is awesome. Grats on the extra sponsorship!
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Glad I bought a Sony Ericsson cell phone
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On March 22 2011 08:57 Wesso wrote:
Epic but weird. Didn't TLO stop with diehard SC2?
I think he said the opposite in his NASL application.
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They probably choose TLO because he's such a nice guy and has a huge fanbase,
definitely someone you would want to represent you because it's so hard to hate him.
And even if he hasn't been successful lately, he has so much talent that he's going to play well again.
Can't wait for his TSL3 match again Nada !
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Smart move, TLO is probably one of the - if not the - most loved SC2 players to date. :O
<3
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congrats! I REALLY wanna try out the SE tablets at the MLG !!
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On March 22 2011 08:57 peekn wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 08:56 dkim wrote:
haha he doesn't win games yet hustling away at sponsors. keep hustling tlo! Not about winning but about getting people to want to watch you!! Great news for TLO.
this. as long as he pulls viewers thats what will make you sponsors/money
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Fewer flight tickets for TLAF to pay is nice, I guess  Congrats TLO.
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awesome! so happy for you TLO! <3
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On March 22 2011 09:12 FliedLice wrote:
Smart move, TLO is probably one of the - if not the - most loved SC2 players to date. :O
<3
With good reason too!
Good luck for MLG, TLO!
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TLO understands showmanship like Boxer and is a great, likeable guy like Nony. He deserves it.
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This says even more than some of you might realize. From what I remember of my dabbling in FPS pro news, Tsquared is a massive name. This is essentially a recognition of TLO as the "best" player by Sony Ericsson considering that they're pairing him with Tsquared as a FPS/RTS combo. That's quite the declaration.
Of course, I love TLO and think he's awesome, so I'm cool with that, haha. I certainly wouldn't say he's number one going into this (and I honestly don't think anyone would), but he's definitely a threat to everyone there.
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Australia8532 Posts
On March 22 2011 08:57 Wesso wrote:
Epic but weird. Didn't TLO stop with diehard SC2?
He had to take a step back due to Carpal Tunnel but he said he is doing fine now and is going hard!
Congrats TLO - you have always been a fan (and my) favourite
Go go go SE.TLAF-Liquid'TLO!
On March 22 2011 09:17 Char711 wrote:
This says even more than some of you might realize. From what I remember of my dabbling in FPS pro news, Tsquared is a massive name. This is essentially a recognition of TLO as the "best" player by Sony Ericsson considering that they're pairing him with Tsquared as a FPS/RTS combo. That's quite the declaration.
Of course, I love TLO and think he's awesome, so I'm cool with that, haha. I certainly wouldn't say he's number one going into this (and I honestly don't think anyone would), but he's definitely a threat to everyone there.
You need to do a marketing course - it's got nothing to do with being the best; and has everything to do with who attracts the most attention; usually those 2 seem to coincide, but in this case i don't think anyone would say TLO is "the best" at the moment (he is most certainly a top player) but he has always been a fan favourite that everyone comes out to see.. He gets great exposure, plain and simple..
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