So Naniwa is Mumford & Sons. Now after the Storm takes on a whole new meaning.

Top European players who don't attend international events.
Lesser known players who have something to prove.
Nada, Huk and Sen.

This tournament has the makings of a really good event, I'm hyped!

My picks:
Group A - Bischu, DIMAGA, LoWeLy, Sein
Group B: Fuzer, meRz, MorroW, Seiplo
Group C: Naama, Protosser, SarenS, Sen
Group D: Adelscott, Happy, SjoW, TLO
Group E: Grubby, Kas, LaLuSh, Welmu
Group F: biGs, BRAT_OK, Satiini, Stephano
Group G: DarKFoRcE, HuK, Jimpo, MaNa,
Group H: elfi. HayprO, NaDa, NightEnD

edit:Haha why don't I just make my picks when the event is finished! >.<

NASAmoose

United States231 Posts

August 04 2011 13:41 GMT

#126

Russians fighting!

русских боевых действий!

Brat_OK and Happy!

OdnoB

Canada61 Posts

August 04 2011 13:51 GMT

#127

gogo nada grubby happy!

ReturnStroke

United States801 Posts

August 04 2011 13:52 GMT

#128

A lot of these players I wouldn't otherwise get to see play. Europe hwaiting!

Cold-Blood

United States200 Posts

August 04 2011 13:53 GMT

#129

After the groups, this should be a fantastic tournament.

But for such a huge and well-known tournament, there are just too many unknowns whose spots could be filled with better players, it should still be great though!

JoeAWESOME

Sweden1080 Posts

August 04 2011 14:15 GMT

#130

Sick tournament as always!

tree.hugger

Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts

August 04 2011 14:44 GMT

#131

On August 04 2011 15:09 redFF wrote:
im sorry but just looking at the groups why is
Group D: (P)

Adelscott, (T)

Happy,

SjoW,

TLO

and
Group H: (P)

elfi.

HayprO,

NaDa,

NightEnD

so fucking stacked while
Group F: (Z)

biGs,

BRAT_OK,

Satiini,

Stephano

and some of the others are so :/

I think it's maybe your perspective. Quite frankly, I think Group F is quite difficult. Group A and B look like the easiest to me. But some of the variation is due to cancellations.

Necosarius

Sweden4042 Posts

August 04 2011 15:00 GMT

#132

I thought SCBW progamers played many games but damn, some SC2 gamers have played way more games in just one year O.o

Erandorr

2283 Posts

August 04 2011 15:16 GMT

#133

On August 04 2011 21:13 Coeus1 wrote:

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Funny thing called work. -)

stable income is so overrated :D

Vul

United States685 Posts

August 04 2011 15:25 GMT

#134

I'm gonna come off as a hater, but I think the problem with this is that international events have already begun integrating Koreans and now the ones that don't seem less serious or like they're a minor league. Only inviting 1 Korean is an interesting approach, I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

You would think that it would just make things too easy for Nada, but with Huk and Sen there, he's not guaranteed a win or anything. But with all the cancellations, why invite lesser known Europeans instead of more Koreans, if they will come?

Synwave

United States2803 Posts

August 04 2011 15:30 GMT

#135

Nice write-up and I especially liked the Tourist guide because I admit I hadn't heard of some of these players. Good way to read up on them