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Osaka27154 Posts
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In this edition:
- The News Spreads
- Gamer count reaching 1000
- 1.6 billion potential gamers eliminated
- Early leaders
- Technical Difficulties
- Interview with IdrA
- Replay Contest
Spread the News
Since 700 people refreshed TL at exactly the same time at zero hour, the word has gotten out about the league. Several StarCraft related websites in numerous languages have carried the news across the web. This publicity has caught the attention of some major esport players and there may be some great developments in the weeks ahead.
Check out coverage at these spots:
MYM.com
GG.net
sk-gaming.com
reps.ru
ingame.de
gameriot
Approaching 1000
The TSL admins were busy yesterday, approving more than 900 accounts for the TSL. Each account had to be confirmed manually, through IP and records before acceptance. It was only a registration bug that stemmed the tide of requests, and when registration is fixed on iCCup.com we fully expect a second wave of registrants.
There are a couple players I would like to honour with today's Determination award. They may be at the bottom of the rankings, but they are playing the game to have fun and participate in the TSL. Much respect!
Sorry China
Due to technical concerns with lag, we have decided that gamers with Chinese IPs will not be able to qualify for the TSL playoffs. You can read the full announcement here.
Early Leaders
Perhaps he got an inside scoop on the plans, but TL's own Chill blasted off to an early lead and a 15-1 record. He has now settled in to 17th place with an 18-1 record and will make up more ground as he continues to play.
At the top of the table a three way race is shaping up in the early going, with a member of each race making the C+ rank in 35 hours. XiaOzI, IdrA, and StaLife have all pulled ahead with impressive records. Obviously the training on TL Attack has helped immensly.
Here is a shot of the current standings at time of writing.
Technical Difficulties
The iCCup site has had some technical problems regarding registration. If you have been unable to register a new account, please be patient. The problem will be solved shortly.
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IdrA speaks, people listen
IdrA is currently in 3rd place on the qualifying ladder with a 34-3 start. I asked him a few quick questions.
You are kicking ass so far, has anyone given you a tough game?
Well I played through last night while the koreans were on, a few of them where pretty good. As far as other players in TSL Ive had a few close tvps where Ive had to comeback from losing my first army or two. One of those was vs TSL-Valentine, I dont rememer the others.
What is your pick for the ladder top 3?
It's hard to say since I expect alot of retired/inactive players to come back given the amount of money on the line, but they probably wont get back to top 3 right away anyway. I'd say the top 3 will be Draco, if he takes it seriously, Mondragon and myself. Xiaozi and iefnaij could end up there too, maybe a few other players im forgetting as well.
Any dark horses we should look out for?
I dont pay too much attention to up and coming players so im not really sure. One person who will do better than the community expects I think is Artosis, hes been playing a lot lately and I'd say theres a good chance he'll end up top 16.
What do you think about TL banning Chinese IPs?
I can see both sides of it. The lag issues are always annoying and they do decrease the quality of the games, but the chinese are also among (if not the) best players outside Korea and, based on skill, deserve spots in what looks to be the biggest non korean tournament in quite a while. For purely selfish reasons I like the decision because they are very, very good players and I like money.
Week 1 Replay Contest
Played a great game in the TSL? Beat up on a well known foreigner? Get raped silly by SuperiorWolf? Then enter the TSL replay contest. Send one replay to Manifesto7 via PM and explain why you deserve a spot in the weekly top 10. At the end of the first week of games, I will release a top ten list of replays who members will be adored by the community forever. Or at least until week two comes out.
Thats it for now. More updates will come in the days ahead.
Mani 
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I knew I should have started playing...i'd have been immortalized in that screenshot with the "determination" award.
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Idra's response to the Chinese IP issue made me laugh. This event shall be awesome.
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is awesome32277 Posts
The replay thing is a great idea!
looking good so far :D
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wow, the replay thing is just icing on the cake
awesome
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Baltimore, USA22256 Posts
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Braavos36379 Posts
Interview with ToT)XiaoZi(
[02:04] Hot_Bid: hey
[02:04] Hot_Bid: can i ask you a question for interview
[02:07] XiaoZi: ya?
[02:07] Hot_Bid: what sound does an overlord make
[02:24] XiaoZi: :S
[02:24] XiaoZi: aww?
edit: XiaoZi just hit B-, 45-9 6095
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is awesome32277 Posts
On April 01 2008 15:33 useLess wrote:
excellent interview
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It doesn't go grawwwgghh?!?
This is looking to be awesome. I love you guys.
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Artosis
United States2140 Posts
On April 01 2008 15:26 Hot_Bid wrote:
Interview with ToT)XiaoZi(
[02:04] Hot_Bid: hey
[02:04] Hot_Bid: can i ask you a question for interview
[02:07] XiaoZi: ya?
[02:07] Hot_Bid: what sound does an overlord make
[02:24] XiaoZi: :S
[02:24] XiaoZi: aww?
edit: XiaoZi just hit B-, 45-9 6095
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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On April 01 2008 15:26 Hot_Bid wrote:
Interview with ToT)XiaoZi(
[02:04] Hot_Bid: hey
[02:04] Hot_Bid: can i ask you a question for interview
[02:07] XiaoZi: ya?
[02:07] Hot_Bid: what sound does an overlord make
[02:24] XiaoZi: :S
[02:24] XiaoZi: aww?
edit: XiaoZi just hit B-, 45-9 6095
what about the cc!!
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Xiaozi's pace is huge.. -_- I've to do play play play....-,- but I've to work work work..
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54 games already..incredible
p.s. most excellent interview i've ever seen
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I'm cheering for Xiaozi, he's got the Savior
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hmm.. wonder if i can make any interesting 5pool replays
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Holy shit what's wrong with XiaoZi??? dont forget to eat and sleep man.
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Is Idra still going to korea? Isn't it about a month past when he was supposed to go?
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"For purely selfish reasons I like the decision because they are very, very good players and I like money."
Love it, HAHA!
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April fools on China? ..... ;D
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Wow i only realized how big this thing is when i saw mondragon playing HARD again!
GOGO TEAMLIQUID!
shit, this thing alone can reignite the entire foreign BW scene and make it blossom. Money makes things possible.
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im gonna pwn too! buti hate bluestorm
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oh it's so nice to be one of the 1.6 billion even though I'm not Chinese... don't get me wrong, I love my Mac, just not right now.
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Braavos36379 Posts
On April 01 2008 19:07 TreK[cF] wrote:
im gonna pwn too! buti hate bluestorm
Longinus is now a map of the week, so you can play that instead
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I don't think any Chinese players should have hard feelings about it because they have the PGL which has more money and equal or easier competition and it's happening at the same time as the TSL. They can all focus on that now rather than trying to keep two options open.
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The Replay Contest will be great 
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On April 01 2008 19:31 Hot_Bid wrote:Longinus is now a map of the week, so you can play that instead
nice! practise time when i finnish work
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This just gets better and better! Awesome job guys. I love the replay idea
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Wow, looking forward to some nice replays! Keep it up.
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Where do I see the which maps are the maps of the week? Top 10 replays sounds great btw, hope we get one with Mondragon or something.
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The registration is up again ! !
This tournament is turning out the best thing that has happened to the foreign sc in years. Waay more activity, wonderfull coverage judging from this first newspost already and hopefully a hell of a tournament. GJ TeamLiquid!
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South Africa4316 Posts
Nice writeup Mani! Interesting interview with Idra.
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GoGo replay contest. I'm always looking forward to watching replays and going "pfff, noobs".
Go mani!
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What an excellent organization. Great Job Admins!
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china has 1.3 billion population I think?
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On April 01 2008 20:45 Makhno wrote:
Where do I see the which maps are the maps of the week? Top 10 replays sounds great btw, hope we get one with Mondragon or something.
Do either of these commands online /MOTW or /MAPS
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Osaka27154 Posts
On April 01 2008 22:13 SeBASTa wrote:
china has 1.3 billion population I think?
I counted everyone, and I got 1.6 billion. If youw ant to count and get a different #, be my guest.
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I love this event so much it's crazy and i love TL.net even more for putting it together.
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You are sooo great TL, it's incredible! =)
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I love the replay thing.
!! gj for everything :D
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On April 01 2008 15:26 Hot_Bid wrote:
Interview with ToT)XiaoZi(
[02:04] Hot_Bid: hey
[02:04] Hot_Bid: can i ask you a question for interview
[02:07] XiaoZi: ya?
[02:07] Hot_Bid: what sound does an overlord make
[02:24] XiaoZi: :S
[02:24] XiaoZi: aww?
edit: XiaoZi just hit B-, 45-9 6095
EXCELLENT INTERVIEW HAHAHAHA
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Man I should be in that determination screenshot too. I was 0-8 before I restarted.
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The Canadians are tearing it up. As other people posted, I wish I had more time to play before TSL ends because this is fantastic.
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
It just passed 1,000 players by the way. 
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Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
I want to see what NonY is made of. I rate him pretty high. I know that he can noob bash and probably get to B- undefeated, but I wonder if he can hit high A's with the korean gosus playing Iccup this season.; and make top 3 TSL. I guess Draco, Idra and Mondragon has more experience playing korean styles but i'm rooting for NonY. Nony fighting !~
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best interview with Xiaozi and TSL, fuck yeah!
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is awesome32277 Posts
On April 02 2008 01:37 iLjh wrote:
where is testie?!~
Dota
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On April 01 2008 15:26 Hot_Bid wrote:
Interview with ToT)XiaoZi(
[02:04] Hot_Bid: hey
[02:04] Hot_Bid: can i ask you a question for interview
[02:07] XiaoZi: ya?
[02:07] Hot_Bid: what sound does an overlord make
[02:24] XiaoZi: :S
[02:24] XiaoZi: aww?
edit: XiaoZi just hit B-, 45-9 6095
Took him long to figure that one out. It's like he started a game to check.
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Wow, that's quick. Gogo players. :-)
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Oh why not; Ill join and play a few games
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Ya weird testie is not playing. i mean, everyone likes money, and he has the skill to take it.
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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bu, bu, bu, but no smurf ;(
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On April 01 2008 19:07 TreK[cF] wrote:
im gonna pwn too! buti hate bluestorm
omg you're playing again too?
woot! play meeeee
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IM GOING TO TRY THIS! I MADE UP MY MIND!
im playing for fun, doubt ill make it far
but thats all that matters money is just a bonus
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What noise does a barracks lifting do? Uhmmm I don't know
Well you have a barracks land it and lift it
okay.... vrooom?
<3 XiaoZi anyways it seems like most of the technical stuff on the site is working again but with HUNDREDS of people trying to register at once it might break down again be patient
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First: TL.net good fucking job making this starleague so efficient with the ICCUP system.
Argh, this starts at the same time as my school T_T.
Oh well, i'm setting a goal of 5-10 (some days i'm home late) games on weekdays and 20 for the weekend.
BTW: how do you change your flag? I'm afganastan for some reason. =[
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Germany2762 Posts
it's really a bit annoying that you cannot sign up at the moment... T_T
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If Korean IPs are banned what happens to Idra once he heads over to the Estro house? Would suck since he's one of my favorite foreigner T's and I want to see him play in TSL.
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On April 01 2008 22:40 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2008 22:13 SeBASTa wrote:
china has 1.3 billion population I think? I counted everyone, and I got 1.6 billion. If youw ant to count and get a different #, be my guest.
Sorry Mani, I got 1.60000001 billion. Guess you're wrong.
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Well I played through last night while the koreans were on, a few of them where pretty good. As far as other players in TSL Ive had a few close tvps where Ive had to comeback from losing my first army or two. One of those was vs TSL-Valentine, I dont rememer the others.
Yeeah I'm gonna bold this for some self promotion.
Sup.
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The country itself has around 1.33~ billion but that's not everyone.
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On April 02 2008 08:30 Valentine wrote:
Well I played through last night while the koreans were on, a few of them where pretty good. As far as other players in TSL Ive had a few close tvps where Ive had to comeback from losing my first army or two. One of those was vs TSL-Valentine, I dont rememer the others.
Yeeah I'm gonna bold this for some self promotion.
Sup.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
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