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By BroOd and heyoka
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the SC2 Weekly Round-up. The Round-up will be your source for all current information in the world of Starcraft II. We’ll be gathering information from all around the net to bring you the most important updates in tournaments, community news and Blizzard dispatches.
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Strap in, Marty, we’re about to take this baby to 88.
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If you're interested in keeping up to date on the goings on in tournament land, then look no further. As with Brood War, we are dedicated to bringing you complete coverage straight to your home so relax, chill out, and read on for information on how your favorite players are doing.
The Starcraft 2 Beta competitive scene is as busy as ever. This weekend we saw several large tournaments begin, and one take a major step towards the finish line. For many events you can find complete information under Liquipedia's fantastic tournament portal, such as replays and vods.
HDH Invitational
Popular commentators HuskyTheHusky and HDStarcraft have teamed up to run one of the largest SC2 events so far, an invitational tournament with just under $3500 up for grabs.
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Same names: new game
This most recent weekend saw the conclusion of the round of 4, with IdrA taking down NonY in 3 entertaining games that showed just zerg vs protoss is more than just massing roaches. On the other side of the bracket, White-Ra took down TheLittleOne (in a rematch of of TeamLiquid invitational) 3-2. This weekend White-Ra and IdrA will face off for the grand prize, while TLO and NonY fight for bronze.
178 Asia vs Europe Starleague
A partnership between 178.com and GosuGamers aims to up the ante on inter-continental play. With each win worth $50, and an additional $400 to the winning side, we can be sure players will be bringing their top game. The games are being cast by a Day[9] and Gretorp duo, as solid a combination as any tournament can have.
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Sen loves SC, and we love Sen
This weekend the games opened up, with 2 matches being played on both Saturday and Sunday. ACE took down ZpuX and Check defeated Strelok on the opening day of play, with both matches ending in a 3-1 score. The second day of play started with Dayfly ousting Hasuobs 3-1 and Sen coming back 2 games down to beat White-Ra 3-2. An impressive 4-0 showing for Asia.
SC2CL Beta Clan Tournament
The Brood War Clan League is being reborn, as a massive tournament between nearly every SC2 clan. Play began this past weekend, where the very beginnings were played out in group stages between 33 divisions. Notable peformances include Mouz winning 4-0, mTw 3-1, vT 3-2, and our very own Liquid clan going 5-0. Full results can be found here, this one is warming up and we will be sure to keep you posted.
17173.com World Cup
This is a tournament largely consisting of Korean and Chinese players, but has several noteworthy European/Americans playing (Nazgul, TLO, White-Ra, IdrA). Qualifiers ended this weekend and the tournament proper doesn't begin for another day (the 19th), you can check out videos of some qualifying games at the link above or here.
Kaspersky Cup
A 12 player invite event, this has 8 Chinese players fighting it out for a chance to play Freedom, TLO, White-Ra, and DeMusliM in the round of 8 (this bracket is the best explanation). This isn't set up as a China-vs-the-world event, though surely once it completes people will bill it as such.
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Hes baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Round of 8 matches began two days ago. Freedom beat Beckham 4-1, Liquid's TLO impressively took down EricPanda 4-0, and DeMusliM won 4-1 over Macsed.
It feels like more tournaments pop up every day. We know you're busy, the modern man is being pulled in hundreds of directions all the time. We can only hope to offer some sanity among all the madness, a clean quick look at what is going on and how competition is progressing. Until next time, enjoy the view!
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Check out the new TL Community section to see what’s going on in your area. Whether you’re from NY or LA, Amsterdam or Ottowa, people near you are meeting up with other TL members! Don’t see anything in your neck of the woods? Start your own thread and plan a starcraft-date with other fun dudes.
Thinking about becoming the next big SC2 pro but don’t know where to start? Work on your multitasking with stet_tsl’s Multitasking UMS map, then check out the SC2 Trainer/Trainee thread and post your details. Looking for something more dramatic? Well then pack your thermal paste and set those phasers to fun, because Incontrol and the EG guys are hosting a GosuCamp in sunny Arizona. You’ll need your wits about you as you battle nefarious zergs, heatstroke and impromptu games of grab-ass in what’s sure to be an educational and entertaining weekend with some of America’s best and most well-known gamers.
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Who needds Scarlett? We have Day[9]
Looking for a more passive way of learning? Perhaps one where you can remain sedentary, daydreaming of Scarlett Johansson naked? Then try out some of the excellent audio and video streams that abound, such as Day[9].tv Daily, djWHEAT’s Weapon of Choice, JP’s State of the Game, SHOUTcraft, GosuTV, Big TV, NerdCraft or completely relaxed member orb’s Orb Knows Best. If that doesn’t satisfy your ravenous hunger (and let’s be honest, nothing ever will), head on over to our Streams List and check out any of the live or on-demand content that’s always available.
Dakota_Fanning, developer of great Brood War tools like BWHF, is back in business with his new SC2 program, SC2Gears. Dakota was well known for his constant updates and feature improvements on his BW work, so we can’t wait to see what he has in store for SC2. Also, take a look at MajicPanda’s deathchart to see some neat statistics for unit battles, and sluggaslamoo’s Project Micro to check out some sweet unit tweaks and see what may be possible with SC2 units.
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If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses – Henry Ford
Blizzard nailed us with a hard-hitting one-two combo this week, dropping both Patch 11 and Patch 12 with little regard for our health or sanity. With some major changes that will undoubtedly affect all matchups, looks like it’s back to the drawing board, gamers.
The stormy ones also dropped a bomb on us with their announcement of Facebook integration with Battle.net 2.0. With SC2 apparently launching sans chat rooms, the community is palpably upset, but it remains to be seen how SC2’s launch interface will conform to it’s users wants and needs.
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, it's time to innovate
There you have it folks, week one of the Round-up. If you’ve got a tournament, stream, contest or other content you feel maybe of value to the Round-up, feel free pass it along. Until next week, Good Luck and Have Fun
