Nice article and I agree, Dreamhack was a fantastic event but I think some of the success can be attributed to the quality of the finals and the story behind it. It had two of the best foreign teams competing in the finals (rivalry?), a proven champion in Puma vs a rising star with unrealized potential in Hero as well as a best of 7 that went the distance.

A little disappointed that it wasn't mentioned in the article ... wonder if there will be a follow up article about Hero's success?

*edit: found the article on Hero

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=290389

Kon-Tiki

United States402 Posts

December 01 2011 13:52 GMT

#64

Is HerO.. dead?

darkwithin

8 Posts

December 01 2011 14:10 GMT

#65

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/195/24816479.jpg/

Rinrun

Canada3509 Posts

December 01 2011 14:29 GMT

#66

OH YEAH. That Last photo with the manner nexuses- so good.
Great write-up- needs more bias.

Termit

Sweden3466 Posts

December 01 2011 14:32 GMT

#67

Good job everyone. I really liked WaxAngel's part!

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

December 01 2011 14:49 GMT

#68

I'm happy Sen got a mention, since I feel he underperformed (and I'm 100% gay for him).

Paladia

802 Posts

December 01 2011 14:56 GMT

#69

Indeed a nice warp-up but a bit shorter than expected. Would have been nice to read some more insight about for example Seiplo or how the actual lan (Dreamhack) was.

Theovide

Sweden914 Posts

December 01 2011 15:15 GMT

#70

Great writeup for a great tournament! I wish I was there, I didn't go as I had to study but I ended up watching it all anyway ._.

scriptor

Croatia68 Posts

December 01 2011 15:45 GMT

#71

yeah, dreamhack was perfect event, loved it, especially quake and sc2
dreamhack always sets the bar up

Anton K

Sweden277 Posts

December 01 2011 16:03 GMT

#72

Finally Dreamhack gets the credit it deserves. Very good writeup.

stokes17

United States1411 Posts

December 01 2011 16:50 GMT

#73

That last picture is so money

VICTORY!

OldManRodgers

Ireland71 Posts

December 01 2011 16:58 GMT

#74

Excellent way to wrap things up! Very well put together, now I can hold my breath for DH2012 summer!
So glad some more of my snaps made the final cut, especially the GG screen! :-)

najreteip

Belgium4158 Posts

December 01 2011 17:01 GMT

#75

Another great write-up!
Really enjoyed dreamhack, even with the occasional stream hiccup.
Looking forward to next year!

Govou

Canada1072 Posts

December 01 2011 17:35 GMT

#76

good write up. As a fan who watches GSL and watched broodwar, I do not agree with neglect of korean scene. Sure fans may show more passion in MLG or dreamhack and I love those two events but I think in terms of production values go, korea is still above the rest. overall it was a good write up.

Synwave

United States2803 Posts

December 01 2011 18:39 GMT

#77

Such pretty pictures <3

holy_war

United States3590 Posts

December 01 2011 18:52 GMT

#78

...but they blew up the Astrodome

Great read and great pictures!

TeCH_TT

Germany63 Posts

December 01 2011 18:55 GMT

#79

thx. I love those pics

GunPaladin

United States1205 Posts

December 01 2011 19:04 GMT

#80

So has it been explained as to how all three EG members ended up in the same group? This event was great but I found it annoying that an entire team had to cannibalize itself.