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Belgium9947 Posts
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Blizzard World Wide Invitational Preview
This weekend, Blizzard is hosting it's annual World Wide Invitational in Paris. Over the span of 2 days we will be able to experience the latest build of SC2, watch progamers duke it out with top foreigners and hide in a dark corner when the massive crowd of dressed-up World Of Warcrafters starts doing fictive battles.
Evidently, a part of your precious TeamLiquid staff will be attending this event in Paris, providing you coverage of both what happens in the event, as of what happens late at night when certain foreign players try to drink away their losses to Koreans. We will post videos, interviews and general expressions about SC2.
Now on to the matches! At the World Wide Invitational we will see 4 high level foreigners compete with 4 Korean progamers to be crowned king of this event. All the games will be played on Saturday, with the exception of the finals, which will be played on Sunday. The only thing greater than the player line up is the commentator line up: Tasteless and the manliest voice in progaming: Manlyfesto.
After being invited, the players learned who their opponent was and got 5 maps of which they could thumb down one. The five maps were Andromeda, Colosseum, Blue Storm, Wuthering Heights and Othello. We, however, do not know yet what maps were picked for each match, so I'll try to do the match previews mapindependantly.
EDIT: Apparently Blizzard changed the matchups: Link to new matchups
I'm not sure if the site is wrong, cause we had information directly from Blizzard/the players. Sit tight while we sort this out.
+ Show Spoiler [OLD MATCHUPS] + sAviOr vs   DreivenSomebody better buy this guy a barbecue dinner before the match, cause he's gonna need all the energy he can get. Eventhough sAviOr was demoted to the CJ B-team, he's still strong as hell. Also, Dreiven didn't get enough time to practice the maps, due to being subbed in at the last moment. Foreigners often describe Dreiven's PvZ as "solid but not versatile", and that's going to be playing in sAviOr's favour, as Andromeda doesn't play out like other maps in PvZ. Poland didn't stop Hitler. Now let's see if they can stop Matler.
 Sea[Shield] vs  MondragonWell, isn't that unfortunate. Mondragon gets to play his worst matchup against one of the most solid Terrans on the scene. And the maps are hard for ZvT too. When I addressed Mondragon about this match, he didn't feel confident. That doesn't mean he gave up, though. Mondragon has been practicing these new maps for the past week. Maybe he can show us a nice innovative strategy and take a game, but it's very unlikely.
IdrA vs StorkIdrA plays a very economy-based TvP. And that's just unfortunate. Macro is one of the terrains it's almost impossible to beat a seasoned progamer like Stork in. On the other hand, IdrA says his TvP is his best matchup in Korea. I think IdrA can win a game, depending on what map it is on. Let's not forget, however, that Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him.
Kal vs F91I actually think that if a foreigner wins his Ro8 games, it'll be F91. Why? Unlike the other foreigners, F91 plays a very agressive style. Rumours are that the Chinese Communist Party forced F91 to get rid of any economy-based builds, and forced him to do some sort of all-in each game. F91 likes to play it risky, and that may reward him. However, Kal is a Korean and will probably expect cheese from a lesser opponent. Expect safe play vs aggressive play, and a pretty close game.
All in all, our foreigners didn't get very lucky with the line up. We can, however, never know how it will play out. Expect on-site player interviews and game impressions from the BWWI coverage team. Videostream will be managed by ESLTV.
Rumours
Certain rumours have made its way to me. Here's a few of them:
- When Stork is drunk, he likes to wear his Dinosaur dress up suit. He has packed that dress up suit to BWWI.
- Whoever buys the TL staff the most drinks *might* get a custom TL icon.
- PuertoRican was hired by Blizzard to get rid of the event's tradition to have a serious lack of black male attendees.
- For the first time in his life, Moltke is packing condoms in his luggage too.
- Tasteless gave oral sex to a microphone once.
The TL meet
Manifesto7 set up a TL meet to happen on Saturday night. It will feature around 60 TL'ers in a bar that is known for having more alcoholic drinks than soda. Among the attendees will be Manifesto7, Chill, Kennigit, Taiche, Mondragon and hopefully a few Korean progamers.
All in all, we're trying to get you as close to the action as you can get. See you on Saturday!
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First! 
Man, I'd LOVE to see Mondragon vs Sea...too bad I don't have a ticket 
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Hungary11296 Posts
Awww that is a nice refreshing style. I smirked at: Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him.
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On June 26 2008 23:58 Aesop wrote:
Awww that is a nice refreshing style. I smirked at: Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him.
haha this mad me chuckle as well. But we all know its going to happen :D
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Sounds like fun I'll be watching from home though
Manlyfesto :D My favourite SC commentator forever.
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Whoa Mani's commentating too? This is going to be awesome.
Are these being streamed? And any info about it?
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Hungary11296 Posts
In the other thread there was word that ESL TV is going to cover it.
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- PuertoRican was hired by Blizzard to get rid of the event's tradition to have a serious lack of black male attendees.
Wow.. lol
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gotta love this news post, I smiled through it all =D
anyways, will there be any live stream from the SC matches?
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Taking a snipe at Stork never gets old. <3
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i'm not currently capable of writing a proper post but i just wanted to voice my appreciation for this news post
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LOL that last rumor made me giggle :D
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thedeadhaji
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i thought moltke wasn't 100%
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What a SICK writeup! GJ RaGe! I laughed through the whole post.
Wish I was there instead of being at work this week-end.
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Getting MoltkeWarding laid or drunk.
well is strafe coming ?...
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Belgium9947 Posts
Moltke isnt coming anymore
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Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him.
lolllll
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lmao at the silver medal
goddamnit stork stop disappointing all your fans =[
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Calgary25981 Posts
moltke, im seriously banning you if you dont come
im not playing
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On June 27 2008 00:55 Chill wrote:
Let's not forget, however, that Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him.
BWAHAHAHAHA - ace comment! 
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woww lucky guys
the tlnet meet looks even more exciting than the bwwi itself :O
MOLTKE COME BACK
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Do you know if all 3 tournaments (SC, WC, WoW) are played at the same time ?
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Wait! This is a Ro8 isn't it? So does this mean Sea actually went through a Ro16???
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Belgium9947 Posts
On June 27 2008 01:40 Uraeus wrote:Wait! This is a Ro8 isn't it? So does this mean Sea actually went through a Ro16???
haha no, its invitational. but yeah Sea actually achieved a Ro8 spot (and probably Ro4)
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On June 27 2008 00:55 Chill wrote:
moltke, im seriously banning you if you dont come
im not playing
waiting for outcome...
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Excluding Mondragon, are these the best foreigners Blizzard could find? Starcraft outside Korea must really be hurting.
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Just tell Sea it's a Starleague beforehand and Mondragon can win.
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why they invited the not so good players?
savior isnt doing so great lately....
sea is should win this....
stork has been losing lately but he should beat Idra easily...
kal you better win...
Is it becuz they dont want korea to win this?
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On June 27 2008 02:19 Darkmole wrote:
why they invited the not so good players?
savior isnt doing so great lately....
sea is should win this....
stork has been losing lately but he should beat Idra easily...
kal you better win...
Is it becuz they dont want korea to win this?
They cannot invite progamers that are busy with individual leages. Do you think BeSt would want to waste his time playing in WWI (no offence though). He preferes to get the OSL :p
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Great article, would love to be there! Man I was hoping for a re: Mondragon vs sAviOr, but seeing Mondragon take on Sea should also be exciting.
Just one thing: Where is Draco?
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On June 27 2008 00:59 GinNtoniC wrote:Show nested quote +On June 27 2008 00:55 Chill wrote:
Let's not forget, however, that Stork only came to Paris for one reason: taking that silver medal, and he wont let IdrA stop him. BWAHAHAHAHA - ace comment!
QF FUCKING T
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On June 27 2008 02:15 nttrdw wrote:
idra overrated
idra only white Korean proteam player atm.
PS: Nice first post.
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On June 27 2008 00:49 RaGe wrote:Moltke isnt coming anymore
But I am so who cares ^_^
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if savior loses, hes gonna be kicked off the b-team as well 
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dang i almost feel bad for stork now...
BUT I DONT.
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Dreiven can make it
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Huh O_O? Korean vs Korean.. ? Hu-.-
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Belgium9947 Posts
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United States11390 Posts
I am so confused right now.
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hm what? that page refuses to load. what does it say!?
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United States11637 Posts
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poor idra getting stork T.T
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LOL!!!!!
NOOOOOo My brethren. Stop the self hatredd...... I like these brackets more I guess?? ~_~
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If that bracket is right, IdrA vs. Kal final, calling it right now
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When both were in their prime, Stork could never beat Savior. The Maestro will crush the Nerd. This will boost his confidance, so he will win this hands down, and soon make an epic comeback to win yet another MSL.
Yeah, I know, I said that before GSI, GSL, and last OSL and MSL. But real fans never loose faith.
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This thing's gonna be awesome, will be constantly refreshing for two days. Expecting some awesome newsposts, threads and blogs :D
One question, what are the main differences between WWI and Blizzcon except for location?
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Noone can take the 2nd spot from Stork. It's his... So which foreigner is going to win?
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On June 27 2008 04:52 PGSPavo wrote:Noone can take the 2nd spot from Stork. It's his... So which foreigner is going to win?
good question : )
but answer is simple: dissy `race?`, stork `P`
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I dont think the foreigns still have a chance of beating the koreans...
How come Bisu wasnt invited? He won last year and his not in the MSL or OSL currently
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actually Stork need to win this tourney in order to complete tech of YellOw
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United States11390 Posts
On June 27 2008 05:09 Darkmole wrote:
I dont think the foreigns still have a chance of beating the koreans...
How come Bisu wasnt invited? He won last year and his not in the MSL or OSL currently
Proleaguuuuuuuuu~
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My favorite line in the entire post:
+ Show Spoiler +
Among the attendees will be Manifesto7, Chill, Kennigit, Taiche, Mondragon and hopefully a few Korean progamers.
I can only imagine what they have planned this year! Last year, the Easy button. This year? I can't wait to find out.
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sAviOr vs Stork
Kal vs Sea
mondragon vs dreiven
F91 vs IdrA
a Korean vs Korean final is still the most possible case since it's double elimination, but what's guaranteed is that you will see a foreigner in the finals of the Winner's Bracket
of course, this is subject to correction...
ok so my theory is this: this isn't the actual matchups, whoever wrote the bracket just listed the player names down the row (cause I think it's the same order when the player list was announced)
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Thanks :> mondi vs dreiven rematch :o I think the brackets are better this way so foreigners have a chance to advance further.
mondi+savior fighting!
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If the new bracket is the real one, then 1 foreigner will be top 3
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Top2 even 
Edit: forgotten about LB...
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taking the silver medal, lol! :D
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The new brackets are stupid. "Let's give the worse players a chance" basically, no offence. ;/
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I like the new bracket format a lot. Sure, we won't see foreigner vs korean pro four times in a row at the beginning - but this also means we won't see all the foreigners eliminated at earliest possible junctions. This is a refreshing approach to the way things normally play out.
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Vote for Dreiven for winner!
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United States11390 Posts
On June 27 2008 00:55 Chill wrote:
moltke, im seriously banning you if you dont come
im not playing
[17:47] <Moltke> I considered it
[17:47] <Moltke> but rage's news "item" convinced me that going to Paris would be hazardous for my health
;_;
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who is moltke and why is he such a legend around this place?
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ahah lol @ Stork, Poland and communist jokes.
Nevertheless:
- Mondi need to 4 pool and to one hatch lurker.
- Dreiven really need an improved BBQ
- Idra must tell to Stork that they are playing the final.
- F-91 is the only one who might take games.
:/
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8748 Posts
new bracket is horrible. it should be professional vs amateur in first round. common bracketmaking sense
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Osaka27149 Posts
the new bracket is news to me =\
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LOL LOL LOL Savior vs Stork is going to be total rape.
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savior havent raped stork in the longest time.
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is awesome32274 Posts
Yay.
I hope Idra can play Dreiven or Mondi and scream EUROTRASH!!!
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Fuck. This article really makes me wanna go. I think Im going to have to go next year.
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Manifesto on orc shaman costume vs Chill on blod elf paladin costume!! BO50!
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new brackets mean only one chance for foreigners to steal a win. Hopefully stork makes it to the finals so he can choke it for us
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Is anyone willing to post links I can paste into my player? The Blizzard site I fear is gona be slow trying to access them.
This is at 5:45 AM ET right? Thx Im bad at time conversion ^^
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Who's Stork gonna lose to to get that Silver Medal?
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That Warcraft bracket looks rigged for Grubby too -__-
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I really wanted to go myself, looking forward for pictures/videos/other coverage.
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no one will stop Kal
Savior can loose games to anyone really (dont bring shame on korea)
no one will stop stork (might loose one game or something)
sea will dominate
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lol at tasteless rumor, haha.
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On June 27 2008 10:32 IntoTheWow wrote:
Yay.
I hope Idra can play Dreiven or Mondi and scream EUROTRASH!!!
What is this Idra/eurotrash thing about?
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that sounds dope, wish i could be there! be as detailed as possible, i want the full experience
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I am currently at the WWI - and i will admin the Starcraft tournament.
I can confirm that the "orginal" round 1 matches are in fact the correct matches.
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On June 27 2008 21:05 Nytefish wrote:Show nested quote +On June 27 2008 10:32 IntoTheWow wrote:
Yay.
I hope Idra can play Dreiven or Mondi and scream EUROTRASH!!! What is this Idra/eurotrash thing about?
He's referring to an interview Idra did for the TSL ^_^
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Well good thing that they changed the bracket . The impossible for foreigners is a lot less impossible now .
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Your prose is awful Rage. No offense hopefully, but it was an awkward read.
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Brackets are back as once thought - Koreans vs. Foreigners in Round 1.
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On June 28 2008 00:31 byron wrote:
Your prose is awful Rage. No offense hopefully, but it was an awkward read.
it was amazing
get out
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WTF????
Matches changed again!!! Now they are as the first time:
Professional StarCraft: Brood War
1v1 – 8 Players – bo3 – Double Elimination
Upper Bracket
Round 1
1. sAviOr
8. Dreiven
5. ToT)Mondragon(
4. Sea)Shield
3. Siz)KaL
6. F91
7. IdrA
2. Stork
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the massive crowd of dressed-up World Of Warcrafters starts doing fictive battles.
Can't wait.................
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On June 28 2008 08:56 SlickR12345 wrote:
WTF????
Matches changed again!!! Now they are as the first time:
Professional StarCraft: Brood War
1v1 – 8 Players – bo3 – Double Elimination
Upper Bracket
Round 1
1. sAviOr
8. Dreiven
5. ToT)Mondragon(
4. Sea)Shield
3. Siz)KaL
6. F91
7. IdrA
2. Stork
haha I knew it!
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