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awesome, can't wait for the finals! I am gonna say the special guess will be maybe Idra, Day9, Artosis, or Tasteless. Whoever it is, it'll be amazing.
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I doubt IdrA is special guest becuase he is playing in it (I know InControl played too, but that is different). I really hope it is Day 9, but of course if either of Tastetosis came that would be amazing!
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Man when NASL was first announced this offline finals event seemed like a distant dream; but it's literally around the corner and the player pool that is going to emerge from the groups seems insane!
As for the special guest - any of the fill-in casters they have had on have been amazing but a Day9 or Artosis/Tasteless would be super special!
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So confusing. When it said Ontario I was trying to figure out what city... but it's Ontario, California? lol
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ontario? Ontario? OnTaRiO? ONTARIO? why not anaheim? gawd i live in fullerton. ontario is little far away...
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This is sick, the competition for the top two spots in each group is very close and the finals are coming up. Great job nasl!
I hope the special guest caster in someone awesome like day9 or artosis
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Is thought this was the American star league why are the finals all the way in Canada? Definitely thought you guys said it would be in cali, kind of disappointing.
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Day9 lives in California, I wouldn't be surprised for the guest to be him.
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it is in california dex, re-read thread IMO
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Ontario, California not Ontario, Canada.
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It's closer to LA than Riverside, guys.
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For those who suck balls at geography you should update the OP to state Ontario California. Also: I'd imagine the special guest is Day9, as way back before the league stated, someone (I think Incontrol) mentioned getting Day9 as a caster, and Day9's response was something like "Sure, when are the finals?"
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On June 03 2011 08:32 darcevader88 wrote:
it is in california dex, re-read thread IMO
What? I know, that's why I said I wouldN'T be surprised if he WAS the guest.
Read my post properly, IMO
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best of 16 ftw
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won't quote for length but best of 16 nice.
I'm like holy shit this is legit I wish I was in cali I'd frigin walk there for a few days and camp out in the ghetto for this,
Edit: what if Gretorp wins the massive open and Inc and gretorp have to play against eachother? Epic NASL castermatch
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On June 03 2011 08:34 Dexington wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 08:32 darcevader88 wrote:
it is in california dex, re-read thread IMO What? I know, that's why I said I wouldN'T be surprised if he WAS the guest. Read my post properly, IMO
haha i misread your post as the guy above. my b
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On June 03 2011 08:39 sermokala wrote:
won't quote for length but best of 16 nice.
I'm like holy shit this is legit I wish I was in cali I'd frigin walk there for a few days and camp out in the ghetto for this,
Bo16 is a typo. You can't have an even number of games in a best of.
That should be Ro16, as in round of 16. I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but figured I'd say so anyway.
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It's gonna be great but I'm a bit disappointed that non season NASL-players can win the tournament. With the launch of NASL they emphasized the drama between players and the stories that would occur during the league play. I'm stopping my fuming now 
OT: Suggestions for restaurants in the neighbourhood?
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On June 03 2011 08:42 Dexington wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 08:39 sermokala wrote:
won't quote for length but best of 16 nice.
I'm like holy shit this is legit I wish I was in cali I'd frigin walk there for a few days and camp out in the ghetto for this, Bo16 is a typo. You can't have an even number of games in a best of. That should be Ro16, as in round of 16. I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but figured I'd say so anyway.
Quit trolling man, of course it is Bo16. I hate to see what happens if people go 8-8. Probly fight iNcontrol
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Bought my tickets was at the Dave and Busters meeting and that was awesome and this should be just as awesome. Can't wait to see you guys there.
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At first I also thought Ontario Canada too. Was like ... what?
I swear the state of California just trolls me
Anyway sounds neat, I might take a go at this one. Still a long trip, but it isn't like anyone will ever have a big tourney near east TN.
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hope day9/tastosis/idra is the casting guest, rest just isn't on that level
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Why would IdrA cast any of it when he could very well make it to the finals?
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On June 03 2011 09:15 alepov wrote:
hope day9/tastosis/idra is the casting guest, rest just isn't on that level
Ask Josh is pretty good, as are a few others. Husky has developed into a good(great?) caster
anyway - if i was in California i'd definitely be attending this.
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On June 03 2011 09:20 mrtomjones wrote:
Why would IdrA cast any of it when he could very well make it to the finals?
+ Show Spoiler +
Who is casting the finals?
The 16-man finals will feature several casters who will switch off between matches
a lot of viewers like IdrA's analysis, probably one of the best analyst.
sooo i think its possibly him
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For those not familiar with California: Los Angeles (where Day9 lives) is less than an hour away from Ontario (the one in California not Canada).
So.... it makes so much sense for the guest caster to be Day9, but then again he's never been a guest caster before so who knows (but he's done with school now, so that could be why he hasn't done it before).
Edit: I just remembered, Husky lives in LA too, and he has done NASL stuff before.
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I look most forward to "Musical Act and Entertainment"
I have high expectations for what Kpop group you'll be bringing in NASL
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I'm really really tempted to go to this, its only a couple hour drive for me and i get to visit a bunch of college buddies.
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Why isn't it free entrance, free coke, and free pizza llike the GSL. NASL sure knows how to milk money out of their fans.
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I'll be there.
Can't wait to chill with all of the staff again :D
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Musical act? Will NASL be getting a prominent but mediocre Korean girl group to perform?!
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On June 03 2011 09:50 GTR wrote:
Musical act? Will NASL be getting a prominent but mediocre Korean girl group to perform?!
Took the words right out of my mouth.
And "prominent but mediocre" covers either every Korean girl group or no Korean girl groups, depending on how you select your opinions ;D
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Don't suppose anyone knows how much a room will cost per night, i'm feeling slightly lazy so don't want to pick up the phone and ask.
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On June 03 2011 09:36 Wuster wrote:
For those not familiar with California: Los Angeles (where Day9 lives) is less than an hour away from Ontario (the one in California not Canada).
So.... it makes so much sense for the guest caster to be Day9, but then again he's never been a guest caster before so who knows (but he's done with school now, so that could be why he hasn't done it before).
Edit: I just remembered, Husky lives in LA too, and he has done NASL stuff before.
Also remember that Blizzard is headquartered 40 miles away and they're now in hawking mode for HotS.
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+ Show Spoiler +because both sjow and whte-ra are 0-2 today, July will advanced to the grand finale regardless of what happen today and next week.
JULY is coming to Ontario!
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On June 03 2011 09:50 GTR wrote:
Musical act? Will NASL be getting a prominent but mediocre Korean girl group to perform?!
Can't be a real starleague without inviting one of those girl groups.
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This 
We need big lans in Canada
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Agreed the whole "Ontario" bit threw me off
So can somebody tell me who is in contention for the last few spots?
Is it: Top 2 of each division, then the top 20 aside from those fight for... five spots, and the open tournament winner?
Or is it, top two of each division and then the top five of the remaining people (no matches between them) and then the open tournament winner?
I think there's an open tournament isn't there? If so, when is it?
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On June 03 2011 08:50 firexfred wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 08:42 Dexington wrote:On June 03 2011 08:39 sermokala wrote:
won't quote for length but best of 16 nice.
I'm like holy shit this is legit I wish I was in cali I'd frigin walk there for a few days and camp out in the ghetto for this, Bo16 is a typo. You can't have an even number of games in a best of. That should be Ro16, as in round of 16. I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but figured I'd say so anyway. Quit trolling man, of course it is Bo16. I hate to see what happens if people go 8-8. Probly fight iNcontrol
cointoss
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Musical act will either be that cover band that does those songs like "Fly like Aiur" or it could be Husky and his musical buddies who do the Banelings + SCV song. That is my bet!
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Probably will buy a ticket at the door. I might not make it for Friday however. Here's to hoping to a well executed first live event for NASL. :o)
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On June 03 2011 12:50 TheDougler wrote:
Agreed the whole "Ontario" bit threw me off
So can somebody tell me who is in contention for the last few spots?
Is it: Top 2 of each division, then the top 20 aside from those fight for... five spots, and the open tournament winner?
Or is it, top two of each division and then the top five of the remaining people (no matches between them) and then the open tournament winner?
I think there's an open tournament isn't there? If so, when is it?
You got it, boss.
The ones who has clinched their spot thus far:+ Show Spoiler +
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On June 03 2011 13:05 Primadog wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 12:50 TheDougler wrote:
Agreed the whole "Ontario" bit threw me off
So can somebody tell me who is in contention for the last few spots?
Is it: Top 2 of each division, then the top 20 aside from those fight for... five spots, and the open tournament winner?
Or is it, top two of each division and then the top five of the remaining people (no matches between them) and then the open tournament winner?
I think there's an open tournament isn't there? If so, when is it? You got it, boss. The ones who has clinched their spot thus far: + Show Spoiler +
Thanks a lot, I appreciate the info.
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On June 03 2011 07:58 muddymuddy wrote:
Casters:
Gretorp, iNcontroL, and a special guest
Day9 as special guest caster...
Hopefully :D
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convinced that day9 is the special guest. hoping i will be able to make it down there :D
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Cuz its an American league.
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On June 03 2011 10:40 Quesa wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 09:36 Wuster wrote:
For those not familiar with California: Los Angeles (where Day9 lives) is less than an hour away from Ontario (the one in California not Canada).
So.... it makes so much sense for the guest caster to be Day9, but then again he's never been a guest caster before so who knows (but he's done with school now, so that could be why he hasn't done it before).
Edit: I just remembered, Husky lives in LA too, and he has done NASL stuff before. Also remember that Blizzard is headquartered 40 miles away and they're now in hawking mode for HotS.
Good point.
That would be pretty epic if they had someone from Blizzard. Didn't Dustin Browder do some commentating at Blizzcon?
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On June 03 2011 14:22 Wuster wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2011 10:40 Quesa wrote:On June 03 2011 09:36 Wuster wrote:
For those not familiar with California: Los Angeles (where Day9 lives) is less than an hour away from Ontario (the one in California not Canada).
So.... it makes so much sense for the guest caster to be Day9, but then again he's never been a guest caster before so who knows (but he's done with school now, so that could be why he hasn't done it before).
Edit: I just remembered, Husky lives in LA too, and he has done NASL stuff before. Also remember that Blizzard is headquartered 40 miles away and they're now in hawking mode for HotS. Good point. That would be pretty epic if they had someone from Blizzard. Didn't Dustin Browder do some commentating at Blizzcon?
TERRIBLE TERRIBLE DAMAGE
In all honesty, I hope he doesn't commentate. Would be nice if blizzard had some presence though.
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Just bought my tickets, and I'm going to carpool with 3 of my buddies. This is going to be awesome.
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Oh, man I am super hyped for this. Seeing how some players have already gone through, yet others are fighting for survival makes these finals weeks even more tense.
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On June 03 2011 09:50 LovE-z33k wrote:
I'll be there.
Can't wait to chill with all of the staff again :D
This.
Dave&Busters was just too good, and the finals have to be even better. Buying tickets for all my teammates :D
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man summer school kills my scheduling for these things
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Amazed that it is already time to start preparing for the NASL finals. I should be able to attend this event, very excited!
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Haha, my wife used to be one of the Event Managers at the Ontario Convention Center. I'll definitely be making it to Ontario! - it's like ten minutes from me.
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On June 03 2011 14:21 skrzmark wrote:Cuz its an American league.
North American actually so Canada is included.
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On June 03 2011 08:13 shire wrote:
ontario? Ontario? OnTaRiO? ONTARIO? why not anaheim? gawd i live in fullerton. ontario is little far away...
I'm guessing cost restrictions. I'm not sure a start-up league/organization like the NASL has the money to rent out say the Anaheim Convention Center.
If they do, I'm not sure it would be the best expenditure of funds.
Just a guess on my part though.
May be there, if I do, excited to meet everyone.
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On June 03 2011 14:21 skrzmark wrote:Cuz its an American league.
What is North America?
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On June 03 2011 19:23 Euclid wrote:What is North America?
You're not on jeopardy.
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Does anyone know if NASL is paying for the players to fly in and stay? Or do they have to cover that cost themselves.
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might go if i can get some friends to come along/ make the drive less boring lol
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On June 03 2011 19:58 Lunares wrote:
Does anyone know if NASL is paying for the players to fly in and stay? Or do they have to cover that cost themselves.
Probably have to do that themself. On the other hand, I believe GOM and MLG pay for the flights and housing of the exchange program players.
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On June 03 2011 19:58 Lunares wrote:
Does anyone know if NASL is paying for the players to fly in and stay? Or do they have to cover that cost themselves. I think NASL puts $500 towards each player's travel, with the teams/players/sponsors covering the rest.
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Anyone knows why NASL has removed the racial and map stats from their site?
Did Idra complain because Zergs were not underpowered according to the stats?
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On June 03 2011 19:58 Lunares wrote:
Does anyone know if NASL is paying for the players to fly in and stay? Or do they have to cover that cost themselves.
As far as I know, they get some money just for attending the finals.
I doubt that it'll cover the flight cost of everybody,
and it might exceed the travel cost of some people.
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Really hoping for Gretorp vs iNcontroL showmatch casted by guest lol
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why does it have to be in Cali >.<. To dam far away.
Oh well, can't wait for awesome games!
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I'm coming there if moon makes it!
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For a sec I thought it was Ontario Canada... *tear*
Ah well.. still gonna be awesome nevertheless!
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incontrol + day9 casting oh my
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Heh, I live about 20 minutes west of Ontario.
Maybe I'll stop by ^^ ( jk, of COURSE I'll be there!)
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Thank you for releasing the schedule now.
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I'm so excited for these finals. Also Day[9] is fo' sho the special guest. Fo' sho
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Thought it was ontario canada for a sec there lolol.
This is gonna be so exciting! can't believe its gonna be so soon
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This is going to be an amazing tournament!
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On June 03 2011 07:58 muddymuddy wrote:
Date:
July 8-10
Winner spoiler
( July fighting!)
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Priced it out and would be 400+ driving if I got 3 friends to come from the east coast and 600+ with flying
And wtf booking a hotel for an online game that charges $12 per day for internet
I'll enjoy watching from home
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I wont be able to make it. Im going to MLG in anaheim 3 weeks later. Will be watching on stream though
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I wonder if this is going to be one more korean sweep. It might. Most koreans are looking quite strong.
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This may sound stupid...but would there be any possible way for attendees (not competitors) to have a little section of computers to play on?
perhaps as an auxillary fee for "hobbyist attendees" or w/e
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I was like, what, Canada? Then I re-read lol.
I work all day all that weekend, I'm very, very sad right now.
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Wow this is going to be a really awesome event, I had no idea they were going to these lengths for the finals. The whole thing is going to be streamed on the site of course correct?
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On June 03 2011 08:30 iYiYi wrote:
Is thought this was the American star league why are the finals all the way in Canada? Definitely thought you guys said it would be in cali, kind of disappointing.
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Its North American Star Leage so even if it was in Canada it would still be acceptable
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Ontario, CA, USA.
Damn, So close...
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This is going to be so awesome can't wait to see who makes the finals.
p.s. If anyone is interested in sharing a room and or carpoolin? I'm a poor college student comming down from Sac.
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Does anyone know more event details? Are there going to be sponsor booths and other ways to kill time or is there going to be non-stop Starcraft action? How long will each day last? I think a lot of people would like to know more information so they can plan around the event. Especially people who need to travel long distances. Any response from a NASL representative would be greatly appreciated.
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I hope WhiteRa is able to make it ): ):
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