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TwitchTV announces European StarCraft 2 Invitational (sponsored by Playhem and Tt eSPORTS)
San Francisco, California - December 15th, 2011 - Today, TwitchTV in coordination with Playhem and Tt eSPORTS is happy to announce a special StarCraft 2 event aimed at supporting and promoting the European StarCraft 2 scene: the TwitchTV European Invitational. This promotional event will feature $2000 in prizes as well as gaming peripherals from Tt eSPORTS in prizes, as well as live streams produced by TotalBiscuit, PlayhemTV, and more, and will take place right before Christmas on December 23 and 24th.
The Invitational is set to support a 16-man cast. While not final, the following players have confirmed their interest in participating:
---------------------------- PLAYERS1. White-Ra 2. Liquid`TLO 3. Mill.Tarson 4. Acer.Nerchio 5. Dignitas.SjoW 6. mTw.Dimaga 7. Imba.FXO.BratOK 8. mouzMaNa 9. aTn.ClouD 10. imba.FXO.Strelok 11. EmpireKas 12. EmpireHappy 13. RoXKIS.TitaN 14. Dignitas.BlinG 15. RoX.KIS.sLivko 16. mtl.tt.Bly OFFICIAL BRACKETS on Playhem---------------------------- PRIZES1st: $1000 + MEKA G-Unit keyboard, Shock ONE headset, White-Ra Saphira mouse, White-Ra mousepad, Dragon Bag 2nd: $500 + MEKA G-Unit keyboard, Shock Spin headset 3rd: $300 + White-Ra Saphira mouse, White-Ra mousepad 4th: $200 + White-Ra mousepad, Dragon Bag ---------------------------- SCHEDULETournament play: December 23rd starting at 17:00 GMT (+00:00) // 18:00 CET // 09:00 PST // 12:00 EST 3rd place and Finals: December 24th starting at 18:00 CET // 09:00 PST // 12:00 EST ---------------------------- FORMATBo3 single elimination, semifinal and final Bo7. Each player remove two maps, the high player in a grid starting first, when 3 maps remain each player chooses one map, if score 1-1 thenplay last map. Map pool: - ESL Metalopolis - ESL The Shattered Temple - Blizzard Entombed Valley - iCCup Antiga Shipyard TE - GSL Terminus SE - ESL Tal'darim Altar - ESL Shakuras Plateau ----------------------------
Ben Goldhaber, TwitchTV's Outreach Manager, had this to say:
"We first made our mark in the SC2 scene by supporting community tournaments and events like this. It is our pleasure to return to SC2 event sponsorship just in time for the holidays to both support the European SC2 teams and players, but also to entertain and engage the SC2 community with yet another awesome tournament!"
Make sure to tune in and follow this event! This post will be updated with the final players as they are confirmed. Thanks!!
UPDATE: Kas, Happy, and TitaN have joined the fray! Only 3 spots remain.
UPDATE #2: A new challenger appears... Dignitas.BlinG!
UPDATE #3: The 16 invited players have been FINALIZED!
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Russian Federation949 Posts
It will be kinda funny if WHire-Ra wins White-ra themed gear. Great line-up so far
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As much as I love eSports and often skip sleep to watch some games. On Christmas eve at 18h00 i'm pretty sure it won't be possible for a lot of people to tune in =\
It's sad, looks like a great tour !
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This is gonna be awesome. Gives me something to do Christmas eve before going to the bars. =)
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would love to see Ret and haypro here. well im TL biased..
White-Ra Saphira mouse, White-Ra mousepad,
this gear sounds so badass..
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always same guys for invitational~~~
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Don't seem that they considered that some european countries celebrate christmas (eat, celebrate, open presents and everything like that) on christmas eve and not christmas day -_-
Oh, and why is there keyboards, mice and headsets as prizes in a tournament for Pros? Most (if not all of them) ahave big sponsorships and would have little to no use of them...
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Great lineup. Too bad though, the prize pool seems kinda low...
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Russian Federation51 Posts
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Funny, since the imbaFXO guys used to stream on own3d ^^
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If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
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Russian Federation949 Posts
On December 16 2011 05:08 karkani wrote:
Don't seem that they considered that some european countries celebrate christmas (eat, celebrate, open presents and everything like that) on christmas eve and not christmas day -_-
Oh, and why is there keyboards, mice and headsets as prizes in a tournament for Pros? Most (if not all of them) ahave big sponsorships and would have little to no use of them...
Yeah, but so far a lost of praticipants are from Eastern Europe, where Christmas is on 7th of Jan, so not as big of a problem as u think
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On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
Infact one might say, special games.
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On December 16 2011 05:07 Growiel wrote:
As much as I love eSports and often skip sleep to watch some games. On Christmas eve at 18h00 i'm pretty sure it won't be possible for a lot of people to tune in =\
It's sad, looks like a great tour !
so why would that be? most people I know fuck of christmas and also it's weekend and for some of us holidays. Looking forward to it
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Gratz on 1000$ nerchio ! 
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On December 16 2011 05:12 Pirat6662001 wrote:
Yeah, but so far a lost of praticipants are from Eastern Europe, where Christmas is on 7th of Jan, so not as big of a problem as u think
Well, four out of ten players atm so quite a lot indeed but they wouldn't have signed in if they couldn't play on that date. I think it will greatly affect the viewers number, though.
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Tarson is not playing for months....
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On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
Awesome. White-Ra Fighting!
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On December 16 2011 05:30 Bulkers wrote:
Tarson is not playing for months....
Minutes ago he lost 2:1 to violet in BenQ cup so he's not in such a bad shape being able to take a game from a Korean zerg.
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On December 16 2011 05:25 hrvoje07 wrote:Gratz on 1000$ nerchio !
for now, this indeed. But I hope he'll get some competition  Please invite Grubby, always fun to see Grubby play (especially against Nerchio).
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I would love to see grubby, regardless though I will be happy to watch this.
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i would really be nice if some 'lesser known' but evenly good people would be invited in such tournaments ; /
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On December 16 2011 05:33 stardog wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 05:30 Bulkers wrote:
Tarson is not playing for months.... Minutes ago he lost 2:1 to violet in BenQ cup so he's not in such a bad shape being able to take a game from a Korean zerg.
I'm not sure if this guy specifically meant it, but Tarson has always been a player who lays low, and nobody knows if he is playing. Then, he suddenly lands himself into a featured tournament and owns face. That's the way he's always been, and saying Tarson is not playing for months has become a joke/meme in the foreigner community since his days in Brood War.
More importantly, why does a European Invitational give it's prize money in USD? That's blatantly retarded.
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Imagine Nerchio playing with a whitera mouse :D
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Players I would love to see play still would be Socke, MorroW, Jinro and Naama. Mostly want to see MorroW though :D
EDIT: I'm so stupid to forget SaSe *facepalm*
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On December 16 2011 05:33 qbs wrote:
mb blinG ?
good idea!
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hey twitch NA invitational next please : )
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Twitchtv why did you choose a date where some eu countrys celebrates christmas? did you just didnt think of it? or was it intentional?
i understand that its hard to change now but want to know the reason
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Invite grubby and ret
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It's a bit weird having a European Invitational the 24th, most of EU:s christmas eve. Oh well. Can't have it all. Seems great anyway.
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This tour needs Elfi, Naama and Satiini
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On December 16 2011 05:54 KiLL_ORdeR wrote:
More importantly, why does a European Invitational give it's prize money in USD? That's blatantly retarded.
well those numbers would be smaller if those were €, thats why
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I hope you'll consider inviting some of the 'new' players that did well at WCG. Bling and Titan comes to mind.
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Come on invite Naama !
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Not a single fuck will be given in most of Scandinavia btw. We spend 24th of December driving around gifts, going to brunches, eating from 16/17ish~ and open presents after eating. It's a busy day with a shit ton of commitments and I cant imagine many people going to priortize watching a tournament with hardware prizes over all that. Why not host it on the 20 to 21st or something a little better? Tournament seems rushed and very half-assed.
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Stephano Sase Nightend Ret Kas BratOK Thorzain Socke etc
so many good player u can invite
list goes on and on
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Wow already sick EU lineup
Suggestion: Ret, Steph, Sase?
Or is it only for who is currently in EU?
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On December 16 2011 07:31 Carlin wrote:
Not a single fuck will be given in most of Scandinavia btw. We spend 24th of December driving around gifts, going to brunches, eating from 16/17ish~ and open presents after eating. It's a busy day with a shit ton of commitments and I cant imagine many people going to priortize watching a tournament with hardware prizes over all that. Why not host it on the 20 to 21st or something a little better? Tournament seems rushed and very half-assed.
Can't be expected to have in depth knowledge of weird cultural customs everywhere. Though, Carlin is right, Christmas Eve is for Scandinavians what Christmas Day is for the Anglo-saxons.
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Nerchio will win, calling it now.
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On December 16 2011 08:47 LaLuSh wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 07:31 Carlin wrote:
Not a single fuck will be given in most of Scandinavia btw. We spend 24th of December driving around gifts, going to brunches, eating from 16/17ish~ and open presents after eating. It's a busy day with a shit ton of commitments and I cant imagine many people going to priortize watching a tournament with hardware prizes over all that. Why not host it on the 20 to 21st or something a little better? Tournament seems rushed and very half-assed. Can't be expected to have in depth knowledge of weird cultural customs everywhere. Though, Carlin is right, Christmas Eve is for Scandinavians what Christmas Day is for the Anglo-saxons.
What do you guys do on Christmas then? Also, you live in Scandinavia! What if it the world is balls deep in snow?!?
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is that TB picture ever gonna be replaced? lol
Looking forward to it
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On December 16 2011 08:47 LaLuSh wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 07:31 Carlin wrote:
Not a single fuck will be given in most of Scandinavia btw. We spend 24th of December driving around gifts, going to brunches, eating from 16/17ish~ and open presents after eating. It's a busy day with a shit ton of commitments and I cant imagine many people going to priortize watching a tournament with hardware prizes over all that. Why not host it on the 20 to 21st or something a little better? Tournament seems rushed and very half-assed. Can't be expected to have in depth knowledge of weird cultural customs everywhere. Though, Carlin is right, Christmas Eve is for Scandinavians what Christmas Day is for the Anglo-saxons.
Not just for Scandinavians, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and i believe Poland its the same...this will have a large impact on the viewer count
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Good lineup, but I wish they would do it like a day earlier. Christmasday is a bad for a lot of europeans.
edit: Since this is an european based invitational aimed at europeans, you might think they would hold it at european friendly days. Oh well, I will watch the first day for sure.
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In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS
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TotalBiscuit I agree Though we also celebrate on January, 6-7th but usually don't long sit at a festive table
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On December 16 2011 09:56 Ventris wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 08:47 LaLuSh wrote:On December 16 2011 07:31 Carlin wrote:
Not a single fuck will be given in most of Scandinavia btw. We spend 24th of December driving around gifts, going to brunches, eating from 16/17ish~ and open presents after eating. It's a busy day with a shit ton of commitments and I cant imagine many people going to priortize watching a tournament with hardware prizes over all that. Why not host it on the 20 to 21st or something a little better? Tournament seems rushed and very half-assed. Can't be expected to have in depth knowledge of weird cultural customs everywhere. Though, Carlin is right, Christmas Eve is for Scandinavians what Christmas Day is for the Anglo-saxons. Not just for Scandinavians, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and i believe Poland its the same...this will have a large impact on the viewer count
Except for some of the countries in east-europe, I think they do 24th of December celebration the same way in most of Europe - The way Scandinavia do it with the huge family gatherings, big dinners, attending brunches, traditional events (Church, graveyard, charity concerts, markets etc). It lasts the whole day and it takes a looooot of preparation. I'm not sure about the UK.
So yeah, the 24th is a big no-no day for komputar use.
On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS
Now you are simply neglecting a major part of your european viewerbase by stating that.
TL;DR I'm mad because I can't watch day 2 of the tournament 
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This tournament needs more Snute!
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Nerchio " greatest online player ever". He will always keep that title and I hope he wins. Especially now with his big games on LAN.
Get em' nerchio
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On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS
this
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Do you guys seriously take dinner at 18:00 ?
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Needs T: Kas, Thorzain Goody Z: ORLY, maybe some Korean would be nice the one in EU (Phoenix) P: Adelscott, ToD, Grubby
Come on EU has so much talent
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wow a tournament finals on december 24th 18.00 CET, why? O_o
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On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
i hope you end up with a load of your own swag
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On December 16 2011 15:21 fdZ wrote:
Do you guys seriously take dinner at 18:00 ?
on the 24th, we take dinner all day
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United Kingdom14464 Posts
Come on Mana, take this. I really love the tournament, but wouldn't it be a bit odd giving pro players another pro players swag? Or what if White-ra himself wins it?
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I hope you will invite BeastyQT
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Get Snute, BlinG and ToD in there!
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Sounds like it's shaping up to be a great tournament to watch. It should hold us over until SCI4 in January :D
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hope Grubby and/or ToD get invited
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On December 16 2011 05:54 KiLL_ORdeR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 05:33 stardog wrote:On December 16 2011 05:30 Bulkers wrote:
Tarson is not playing for months.... Minutes ago he lost 2:1 to violet in BenQ cup so he's not in such a bad shape being able to take a game from a Korean zerg. I'm not sure if this guy specifically meant it, but Tarson has always been a player who lays low, and nobody knows if he is playing. Then, he suddenly lands himself into a featured tournament and owns face. That's the way he's always been, and saying Tarson is not playing for months has become a joke/meme in the foreigner community since his days in Brood War. More importantly, why does a European Invitational give it's prize money in USD? That's blatantly retarded.
because its sponsored by twitch i guess :s
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awesome, but man on christmas? ^^
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On December 16 2011 22:22 GoSuChicken wrote:
awesome, but man on christmas? ^^
i only ''celebrate'' christmas on the 25th, and i think 26th is supposed to be the next christmas day...
it's probably different around the world :D
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On December 16 2011 19:37 Presidenten wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 15:21 fdZ wrote:
Do you guys seriously take dinner at 18:00 ? on the 24th, we take dinner all day
And sometimes it prolongs to the next days breakfast...
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For the first time in my life I have to spend christmas away from my family because of work, I was very sad about that. Then I saw this and christmas was practically saved! Thank you TB, Twitch and all the players that spend some of the holiday gaming.
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Where dat snitch at?37024 Posts
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Nice tourney, pros winning White-Ra equipment is kinda funny Hopefully, I get to see at least few matches. White-Ra winning and donating prizes for community would be just awesome. White-Ra fighting!!
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Glad to see Strelok and BratOk
Looking forward to Nerchio also
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STOP INVITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are way way way too many invite tournaments in sc2!
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On December 16 2011 23:18 marcesr wrote:
STOP INVITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are way way way too many invite tournaments in sc2!
Invite Tournaments are awesome <3
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I am just wondering , are all those players streaming on twitchtv ?
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the schedule is kinda unfortunate, but I think i can sneak in one or another game, despite it being on Christmas Eve^^
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On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
You are way too nice, are you even human? <3 White-Ra.
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On December 17 2011 00:17 Darkfrog wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games! You are way too nice, are you even human? <3 White-Ra.
Ofc not, he is White Ra...such a nice guy cant be a human
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Hope someone bumps this thread after Christmas to remind me to watch the vods.
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On December 17 2011 00:46 Full.tilt wrote:
Hope someone bumps this thread after Christmas to remind me to watch the vods.
Oh don't worry, we will be
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On December 16 2011 23:18 marcesr wrote:
STOP INVITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are way way way too many invite tournaments in sc2!
This is not a good justification for cutting down on invitationals. There are plenty of qualification based tournaments around and invitationals are generally far easier to organise.
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For PlayhemTV the schedule is planned this way:
Katu and Frodan will be casting on the 23rd (ro16 - ro8 -Quarter Finals)
Lyrlian and NerdSwagger on the 24th (third place match + Grand Finals)
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3 new players enter the ring! Welcome our new contendors:
EmpireKas confirmed participation (top3 last wcg)
EmpireHappy confirmed participation (one off the best wc3 player and top europe ladder)
RoXKIS.TitaN confirmed participation (top4 last wcg)
Only 3 slots remain... I am personally hoping we can rangle dBling, Grubby, and perhaps Socke or GoOdY take the final spots.
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1 more player has joined the tournament! Everyone please welcome Great Britain's new hope and Dignitas player dBlinG to the fray!
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Nice that Bling and Happy are getting some more exposure, great players but they need more stage experience imo, wouldn't be surprised to see them as big LAN finalists next year, thank you twitch.
Also... haven't heard of Tarson in a while, how is he doing ?
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dblinG is darkhorse of the this tournament.
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3rd place and Finals: December 24th starting at 18 CET
you guys are serious about this? wow, this is rly nerdy :D
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Jeah! Invite Ret! NETHERLANDS FIGHTING! also invite Grubby :D!!
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Grubby leave Europe in same time.
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I'd be surprised if Ret wasn't asked, but probably he has other plans. Pro's also have social lives and family to visit during x-mas .
Btw, white-ra should make it to at least top 4, since I won't be able to see many (if any) of the games on friday, and white-ra games are just the best to watch.
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The OFFICIAL brackets have been posted! Welcome to our final two contestants, RoX.KIS.sLivko and mtl.tt.Bly!
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Hell yeah, The-company-I-work-for HWAITING!!
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Time for bet Gentlemen
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On December 16 2011 15:21 fdZ wrote:
Do you guys seriously take dinner at 18:00 ?
Technically it's a big supper, but a)this word might further confuse our US hosts ;-) b) in (at least some) countries there's a day long fasting, so the Eve meal is the main one during the day.
On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway.
All due respect, this is a particularily stupid post.
1. Tournament does not take place on Christmas day at all, but rather today, and Christmas Eve.
2. Christmas Eve is not celebrated in UK (and France iirc) at all, so your experience wouldn't really be very relevant in this situation (unless you were part of the royal family as they do celebrate the Eve. No Special Tactics for you, Bessy!).
Yes, there are countries that will not be afected by this, as they don't celebrate on 24th (either not celebrating Eve, or doing so in Orthodox Church timeline).
But for many (thankfully not the three invited Poles, but many potential viewers from many European countries ie Denmark, Latvia, Poland, Austria, Norway or Greece) this is an issue that will stop them from watching this event, as the most important celebrations take place on Eve, and start around the time the finals of TwitchTv invitational.
On December 16 2011 15:07 TwitchTV wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS this
Please, TwitchTv - if not admit, then at least accept that this date is a Fup, so you can avoid it in (hopefully many to come, great lineup btw) future tournaments. Your finals are on the worst day and hour for huge number of EU viewers.
And while we're at it, will there be vods released after the tournament, so we could watch it, ie on christmas morning (when we will have f-all to do)?
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On December 23 2011 11:11 White-Ra wrote:Time for bet Gentlemen
I'm rooting for a White-Ra v Nerchio final, but I hope Tarson will take at least one game off of you
gl hf!
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Looking forward to watching the first day of this tournament. For some european countries the date and time for the finals is a big odd though, since quite some of us celebrate christmas on the evening of christmas eve; but well: you can't have everything
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Slavic countries are so heavily represented. I can see 3 from Poland, 5 from Ukraine and 4 from Russia. One from Sweden, one from Germany, one from France and one from UK.
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Russian Federation949 Posts
9 people from Russia and Ukraine- this is a happy day
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Missing GoOdy! Without him, nobody can stop Kas. Maybe Nerchio. However, the rest is only cannon fodder.
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On December 16 2011 15:07 TwitchTV wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS this
yeah, people which got fuck all of a family...
The 24th is like the worst possible date for a tournament in the entire year for Switzerland/Germany/Scandinavia (and Poland as it seems, i have no clue)... But the 24th basically "is" christmas for many countries...
Seriously, it could not be worse, it is not humanly possible. 3 a clock in the morning during a weekday? Would be better.
Oh, and we also don't have santa claus and socks filled with presents, just in case you were wondering .
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Maybe it's a test to see how many hardcore viewers there are - remember that this is TwitchTV.
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Not everyone is catholic, especially in scandinavia/germany , most people just have a family meal on christmas day, and/or go to church at 11pm on christmas eve.
If you are going to dine all afternoon on saturday, you are a minority tbh.
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On December 23 2011 19:05 hrvoje07 wrote:
Not everyone is catholic, especially in scandinavia/germany , most people just have a family meal on christmas day, and/or go to church at 11pm on christmas eve.
If you are going to dine all afternoon on saturday, you are a minority tbh.
The thing here is, that the family christmas meal you've mentioned, takes place in many countries on the christmas eve instead of christmas day. And it's the most important family event in many countries, and as such - celebrated by christians, non practicing christians, practicing atheists ( ;-) ) and atheists alike.
I have to say, if nothing else - I'm learning about how different countries celebrate during holidays 
BTW, for TwitchTv - it's a longshot, but you could try getting your hands on Electrolux organizer/personal ledger for management (other big companies probably have similar ones) for future reference - they have great country/holiday/religion tables, with short description of how it's celebrated (important or not, workday or not (Eve is a working day at least for several hours in Poland, and iirc in Germany it's not uncommon to be going out after the dinner).
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Seems funny to give other pro-gamers Whitera merchandise as rewards.
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Good invite list, aint heard of the last two players though ! Hope they do well
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great lineup but the scheduling is a bit silly imo
im not gonna be able to watch the finals and i would imagine many people wont be
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Canada1637 Posts
I do love the tournament and twitchtv, but I can't help but feel they could have been a little more progressive with their map pool. T_T
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WhiteRa vs Nerchio (Maybe Kas) finals..
also I'm quite sad cause of the schedule... so many ppl, including me, will miss the finals..
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seems like a bunch of very nice players! will definitely watch this! awesome! <3<3
Gogo whitera btw
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Kas/nerchio/titan are going to win imo
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replays get uploaded or not?
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White-Ra vs MaNa and Kas vs Titan/Nerchio Semis
Kas wins Online tournament, Kas invited, problem?
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Nerchio will win the finals against Mana 4-1
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I hope WhiteRa wins some TT esports gear he rly needs it
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Finals: December 24th starting at 18:00 CET
What were they thinking here? I am pretty sure they literally couldn't find a worse time to hold the final of a tournament with European players.
At least in if they want anyone from Northern Europe watching.
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On December 16 2011 15:07 TwitchTV wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 10:04 TotalBiscuit wrote:
In my experience, everyone's got fuck all to do on Christmas day past the first few hours anyway. Perfect day for ESPORTS this
I don't even....
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You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
White-Ra is coming to town
White-Ra is coming to town
White-Ra is coming to town
He's making a list, he's checkin' it twice
He's gonna find out whose naughty or nice
White-Ra is coming to town
White-Ra is coming to town
White-Ra is coming to town
Will the stream be on playhem or TB today (or both)?
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Go White-Ra! though with the players who have entered, there should definitely be some good games.
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Wow, an AEST time on it. That's awesome :D Looking forward to the tournament in 10 mins :D
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Well, Lithuania is unimpressed by the date either (love talking for the whole country hehe) :D As a female, I can't be asked to spend even 10 mins of that day doing something not Christmas eve related (and I'm kinda struggling at finding spare minutes today too)... But I guess some males (the main demographic) could watch anyways, if their moms/wives/sisters are making dinners, cleaning homes, etc. all on their own (those lazy bastards)
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I'm cheering for Kas/BlinG/ClouD
I'd have liked to maybe see Naama on the list, but I can't get them all XD
Can't wait! So hyped!
TL never lets me get anything done.
EDIT: Didn't notice MaNa on the list <3 me some MaNa
Great European line-up! Should be some great games.
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Russian Federation154 Posts
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BlinG, White Ra and Mana fighting!
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tb is THE charity esports man =)
/bow
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On December 24 2011 02:15 Titorelli wrote:Thx man!
Lovely Nerchio bming going on
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Russian Federation4050 Posts
Nerchio's thoughts on ZvP - "Make 20 gateways - feel like pro" after first game vs Titan
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Music on totalbiscuit's channel is so gdlk, I can't put my finger on it though, Pretty sure its capcom, dunno if its from a megaman series or a Versus Series (XvsSF probably?)
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On December 23 2011 19:05 hrvoje07 wrote:
Not everyone is catholic, especially in scandinavia/germany , most people just have a family meal on christmas day, and/or go to church at 11pm on christmas eve.
If you are going to dine all afternoon on saturday, you are a minority tbh.
Usually you visit your family on christmas eve, exchange presents in the afternoon etc. While there is not much going on in the evening, most people in "our age" probably are at their parents and not at home. Therefore it's tough to watch ESPORTS at that time.
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On December 24 2011 02:22 KingPaddy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 23 2011 19:05 hrvoje07 wrote:
Not everyone is catholic, especially in scandinavia/germany , most people just have a family meal on christmas day, and/or go to church at 11pm on christmas eve.
If you are going to dine all afternoon on saturday, you are a minority tbh. Usually you visit your family on christmas eve, exchange presents in the afternoon etc. While there is not much going on in the evening, most people in "our age" probably are at their parents and not at home. Therefore it's tough to watch ESPORTS at that time.
I do all these thing on Christmas.
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Was Tarson even practicing last few months? He looks pretty bad
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Cloud already 2-0'd Strelok or was that some kind of defwin?
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1:1 Nerchio vs Titan, 3rd game on Antiga
Nerchio opened fast 1 base roach push vs FFE and manage to enter the base and kill massive amount of probes while double expanding after 11min 40 vs 70 supply for nerchio
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TITAN have no chance against Nerchio
nerchio got gold on antiga and 4th base up.
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2:1 for Nerchio fast 11 mutas killed all titans economy and he got few sentries and 3 stalkers without blink to counter them
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TLO vs Bly insane game!!
TLO's ZvZ style is totally crazy..
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Lucky TLO. Both have nothing left, but he wins the last skirmish ^^
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BlinG vs Kas in the first round T_T
Hope Kas takes it though. His play has been amazing recently
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And again TLO nydusing in his opponents main/third with roaches and drones and building spores there against mutas, killing all the hatches - WP sir
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double forge style! YEAAAAAAH!
go go blinG!
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Mana is casting Kas vs Bling on his stream.
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I really like the transition back towards storm we're starting to see.
I missed Storms.
As I type this..... BlinG doesn't get Storm T_T
EDIT: Wow AMAZING engagement by BlinG.....loved the re-enforcing Zealot flank at the end too.
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TB has really improved his casting since i last watched his casts. great content twitch!!
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Those Viking Upgrades by Kas are really making a difference. This is a great TvP I love it. Great engagements by both sides.
I hope in 2012 we see more Europeans at big name LANs
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TvP lategame as usual. Both overmins and in the end the Terran's only option is to stick to mostly T1 units. :/
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Terran loses 40 supply, Bling loses 100
lolz
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Bling! Why don´t you research storm!
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thats whats happen when you playing without storm-feedback against terran
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Awful choice by BlinG to add that many Archons when he knew there was a high Ghost count.
BlinG really needed to research Storm.
EDIT: Viking Range T_T
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Why rage quit? Is Bling bm in general?
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On December 24 2011 03:33 Titorelli wrote:
Why rage quit? Is Bling bm in general?
What are you talking about? I saw a GG from BlinG o.O
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On December 24 2011 03:33 Titorelli wrote:
Why rage quit? Is Bling bm in general?
He GG'd?
At least I think he did >.>
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Indeed who said anything about rage quitting?
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On December 24 2011 03:34 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 03:33 Titorelli wrote:
Why rage quit? Is Bling bm in general? What are you talking about? I saw a GG from BlinG o.O
Oh shit sorry, mustve missed it!
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On December 24 2011 03:32 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Awful choice by BlinG to add that many Archons when he knew there was a high Ghost count.
BlinG really needed to research Storm.
EDIT: Viking Range T_T
The reason he did was due to the 1k/2k he was floating, he could afford a ridic amount of templar and it was really the only shot he had
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On December 24 2011 03:35 Badfatpanda wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 03:32 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Awful choice by BlinG to add that many Archons when he knew there was a high Ghost count.
BlinG really needed to research Storm.
EDIT: Viking Range T_T The reason he did was due to the 1k/2k he was floating, he could afford a ridic amount of templar and it was really the only shot he had
I still think BlinG would have had a better chance if he had a few Storms.
I wish more players would set up flanks with Prism Templars and Chargelots like Genius did in his Up and Down games.
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On December 24 2011 03:35 Badfatpanda wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 03:32 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Awful choice by BlinG to add that many Archons when he knew there was a high Ghost count.
BlinG really needed to research Storm.
EDIT: Viking Range T_T The reason he did was due to the 1k/2k he was floating, he could afford a ridic amount of templar and it was really the only shot he had
Unfortunately the way he positioned and controlled his army defeated the whole plan of going templar. Clumping archons together is a bad move when playing against ghosts.
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bitbybiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Nah I'm pretty sure he's going to stick with 4, it'll be quite strong and will be very hard to defend with a nexus first, good metagaming on term.
edit: pull probes are you insane? like a 2 rax you need to have something attacking that bunker scv, that bunker should NOT have gone up t.t
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Very nice Bo3 mindset here by Kas.
I want to see more of this from some players *cough* IdrA *cough*
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On December 24 2011 03:44 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Very nice Bo3 mindset here by Kas.
I want to see more of this from some players *cough* IdrA *cough*
Uh?
IdrA does roach rush builds and hydra nydus and drops all the time when up
Zerg all-ins are just really shitty and makes zerg lose if protoss makes 3 cannons
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On December 24 2011 03:46 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 03:44 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Very nice Bo3 mindset here by Kas.
I want to see more of this from some players *cough* IdrA *cough* Uh? IdrA does roach rush builds and hydra nydus and drops all the time when up Zerg all-ins are just really shitty and makes zerg lose if protoss makes 3 cannons
I can't really recall the last time I even saw IdrA make a Hydra XD
Awful decision making by BlinG there.....totally lost himself the game at that point.
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You have too many zealots in your comp to push that ramp, BlinG needed to defend that rather that try and counter, I feel like with a bit better crisis management he could have had this game, Kas's main is even mined out lol
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On December 24 2011 03:52 Griznah wrote:
Terran Invitational....
It's not really the tournament's fault that BlinG apparently has no idea how to defend drops -_-
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On December 24 2011 03:52 Griznah wrote:
Terran Invitational....
Please stop, Bling doesn't belong in the same sentence as Kas. Only 3 Terran's made it into the Ro8 and nerchio already beat Cloud. Mana and Dimaga beat 2 very good Terran opponents as well.
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wow, Kas is just cushing everyone lately.
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On December 24 2011 03:51 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 03:46 SafeAsCheese wrote:On December 24 2011 03:44 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Very nice Bo3 mindset here by Kas.
I want to see more of this from some players *cough* IdrA *cough* Uh? IdrA does roach rush builds and hydra nydus and drops all the time when up Zerg all-ins are just really shitty and makes zerg lose if protoss makes 3 cannons I can't really recall the last time I even saw IdrA make a Hydra XD Awful decision making by BlinG there.....totally lost himself the game at that point.
MLG Orlando vs MC, he tried a doomdrop of roach/hydra and lost because of bad positioning. Probably there are more recent games that I havent seen.
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On December 24 2011 03:52 Griznah wrote:
Terran Invitational....
You make no sense. Look at the bracket.
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I'm not hating on the players by my statement! Purely directed at Twitch for the players they chose. Xmas might have been a tough time to get players, but still..
7/16 T...
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On December 24 2011 03:55 xrapture wrote:Please stop, Bling doesn't belong in the same sentence as Kas.
What about a sentence involving WCG2011? :>
Although I do agree, Bling is still very young and inexperienced compared to Kas.
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On December 24 2011 03:58 Griznah wrote:
I'm not hating on the players by my statement! Purely directed at Twitch for the players they chose. Xmas might have been a tough time to get players, but still..
7/16 T...
I don't remember people hating on other recent tournaments that have proportionally low amounts of Terrans >.> It's not even that bad of a race ratio.
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Watching from MaNa's stream, he's playing this out quite well it seems ;p.
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Too bad, TLO out of the tournament.
Tarson looking quite good lol, especially after such a long break.
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that's a shitload of mutas
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41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow.
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Why did mana only have 1 or 2 templar at his 4th?....
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MaNa i feeling your pain
no possible way for winning this one.
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Only watching MaNa play this game is fucking frustrating, I can't imagine how irritated he must feel ;p.
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On December 24 2011 04:18 ArtisaBang wrote:MaNa i feeling your pain no possible way for winning this one.
Lol wut?
100 supply of dimagas army is in low hp muta against 4 base protoss
If mana wasn't being so poor with his storms and templar locations he would have taken zero damage.
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On December 24 2011 04:14 VirgilSC2 wrote:
41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow.
I think every protoss who has ever tried to deal with mass mutas would agree with you on this one ;>.
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On December 24 2011 04:19 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:14 VirgilSC2 wrote:
41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow. I think every protoss who has ever tried to deal with mass mutas would agree with you on this one ;>.
I mean, would it really hurt to make HTs as fast as Ghosts/Infestors? T_T
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On December 24 2011 04:19 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:18 ArtisaBang wrote:MaNa i feeling your pain no possible way for winning this one. Lol wut? 100 supply of dimagas army is in low hp muta against 4 base protoss If mana wasn't being so poor with his storms and templar locations he would have taken zero damage.
He has had 2-3 templars at every base, can't really get more than that if you still want a stalker army.
And then the broods pop up, I feel for MaNa here.
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On December 24 2011 04:20 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:19 Fyzar wrote:On December 24 2011 04:14 VirgilSC2 wrote:
41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow. I think every protoss who has ever tried to deal with mass mutas would agree with you on this one ;>. I mean, would it really hurt to make HTs as fast as Ghosts/Infestors? T_T
I don't think so, but hey, I'm ''biased'' because I play protoss ;p.
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Holy shit, that was unexpected rofl.
e; I thought DIMAGA would have way more than that xD.
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On December 24 2011 04:20 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:19 SafeAsCheese wrote:On December 24 2011 04:18 ArtisaBang wrote:MaNa i feeling your pain no possible way for winning this one. Lol wut? 100 supply of dimagas army is in low hp muta against 4 base protoss If mana wasn't being so poor with his storms and templar locations he would have taken zero damage. He has had 2-3 templars at every base, can't really get more than that if you still want a stalker army. And then the broods pop up, I feel for MaNa here.
He had zero templars in his main.
Dimaga is constantly flying directly over manas main and natural and never getting hit by storms.
Mana also has been surrounded by lings with his stalkers TWICE, with no storms to protect them.
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Nice Storm hit for MaNa there.
I think if he can get past Dimaga he's got a good shot at winning the whole thing.
OH MY GOD YESSSS
MANA TAKE ALL OF MY LOVE
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On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games!
HWAITING! 'somehow win' please.
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On December 24 2011 04:19 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:18 ArtisaBang wrote:MaNa i feeling your pain no possible way for winning this one. Lol wut? 100 supply of dimagas army is in low hp muta against 4 base protoss If mana wasn't being so poor with his storms and templar locations he would have taken zero damage.
i do like to see you against 54 mutas.
nvm wtf hahahahaha.
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WOW Dimaga messed that up! Mana wins!
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On December 24 2011 04:19 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:14 VirgilSC2 wrote:
41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow. I think every protoss who has ever tried to deal with mass mutas would agree with you on this one ;>.
Leave one high templar at every mining base..? :o
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On December 24 2011 04:22 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:19 SafeAsCheese wrote:On December 24 2011 04:18 ArtisaBang wrote:MaNa i feeling your pain no possible way for winning this one. Lol wut? 100 supply of dimagas army is in low hp muta against 4 base protoss If mana wasn't being so poor with his storms and templar locations he would have taken zero damage. i do like to see you against 54 mutas. nvm wtf hahahahaha.
That's a retarded argument, stop that.
Plenty of protoss who practice 8 hours a day are becoming very good against muta play and keeping cannons + 2 templar in every mineral line.
Air zerg is really weak in a direct battle, if a protoss maxes out and gets a mothership, zerg should almost always lose.
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On December 24 2011 04:22 m3rciless wrote:Show nested quote +On December 16 2011 05:10 White-Ra wrote:
If I some how won I make contest, for community! Look forward and waiting many interest games! HWAITING! 'somehow win' please.
+ Show Spoiler +oops already out 0-2 first round.
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How is Kas' TvZ? I haven't ever seen much of it, and he's up against Nerchio in the Semi-Finals
Will we get to see that game? Are they holding it for after this one maybe?
If MaNa takes down Dimaga, I don't see him having much trouble against Tarson to reach the finals.
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On December 24 2011 04:24 mTw|NarutO wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 04:19 Fyzar wrote:On December 24 2011 04:14 VirgilSC2 wrote:
41 Mutalisks T_T Hopefully MaNa can land some nasty storms on them
EDIT: NICE HITS
Great bait by MaNa there.
EDIT2: Another scenario where I feel HTs are just way too slow. I think every protoss who has ever tried to deal with mass mutas would agree with you on this one ;>. Leave one high templar at every mining base..? :o
I know, didn't mean it was impossible to deal with, but it's very frustrating .
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Hopefully MaNa holds this ezpz
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On December 24 2011 04:25 VirgilSC2 wrote:
How is Kas' TvZ? I haven't ever seen much of it, and he's up against Nerchio in the Semi-Finals
Will we get to see that game? Are they holding it for after this one maybe?
If MaNa takes down Dimaga, I don't see him having much trouble against Tarson to reach the finals.
First of all, NEVER count out Tarson. Dude isnt active for MONTHS and comes in and 2-0 2-0 He holds a lot...
And about Kas' TvZ. It's either really hyper aggresive (read cheesy, often involving a lot of hellions) or super conservative solid macro, with quick 3rd and often a focus on upgrades, with an eventual slowpush and drops. It's good though, prolly his best after TvT (which is amazing, most of the time).
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cool style by dimaga but he needs to keep more bases alive
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Dimaga didn't drone up hard enough after his ling harass, he isn't really ahead by much :X
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bo advantage by MaNa! yeaaaaaaaah!
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So 4 players, 3 of them from Proland
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those 8 phoenix slaughtered those first 12 muta xD
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Yay Nerchio - Kas! Should be amazing :D Kas recently defeated Nerchio 3-2 to win the Season 2 Gigabyte Finals, but it was really close.
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why is semi final bo3 and final bo7 o_O semis should be bo5!!!!
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So sad to see Dimaga's sky-zerg fall
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Kas vs. Nerchio will be great, sad that its only a bo3. :/
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Between 50% to 90% of 2000$ goes to Poland! Great christmas box for polish patriot like me.
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This is really fucking cool. I did not know this was going on D:
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So awesome when tarson does this and he always does, comes outta nowhere/inactivity to take a high spot (probably 4th like always^^) in a stacked tournament. Hes the ultimate boss
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on the playhem bracket it doesn't show Strelok on a team... did he leave imba.FXO?
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14 spectators in a pro game, this is ridiculous.
Nerchio fighting!
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officially im a nerchio hater,he is in good situation and saying i dont feel lag meanwhile fredan slowing the game...
if he is losing at this situation,probably he want a regame because of this...
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There should never be more than 4 obs/spectators...
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On December 24 2011 04:57 ArtisaBang wrote:
officially im a nerchio hater,he win and saying i dont feel lag meanwhile fredan slowing the game...
if he is losing at this situation,probably he want a regame because of this...
He wasn't even in a winning position, he had like no drones, so he had to do a lot of damage.
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Has TB lost his passion or is he saving his voice for the finals tomorrow? :O just kidding of course
but he sounds abit tired to me^^
GO MANA!
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I think they are bitching too much on the Playhem stream, when I played Nerchio Fredan lagged at least 5-6 times for brief moments during the two games.
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Ouch, Kas dropping like 60 supply there due to not being sieged up yet ;>.
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what is kas doing! cmon you re better than this getting all his marine fungled multiple times!
edit: nvm terrible splitting by kas but somehow he was so far ahead and traded effeciently ^^
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Kas walking around the map unsieged with no scans and no air unit to scout ahead
Twice now.
he doesn't deserve to win this, but he will because nerchio lost so many drones at the start lol
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Still no ghosts for Kas??? oooK...?!
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On December 24 2011 05:06 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Kas walking around the map unsieged with no scans and no air unit to scout ahead
Twice now.
he doesn't deserve to win this, but he will because nerchio lost so many drones at the start lol
Nerchio doesn't deserve to win this for losing so many drones at the start .
Can say it both ways, Kas just macro'd better in this game, the start had to do with that, but that was bad from Nerchio.
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On December 24 2011 05:09 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:06 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Kas walking around the map unsieged with no scans and no air unit to scout ahead
Twice now.
he doesn't deserve to win this, but he will because nerchio lost so many drones at the start lol Nerchio doesn't deserve to win this for losing so many drones at the start . Can say it both ways, Kas just macro'd better in this game, the start had to do with that, but that was bad from Nerchio.
It's far easier to not get your entire army fungaled than it is to deal with reactor hellions
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what was the score of tarson vs mana?
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TB almost having a heart attack over Kas' unit control. Amazing ^^.
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On December 24 2011 05:10 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:09 Fyzar wrote:On December 24 2011 05:06 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Kas walking around the map unsieged with no scans and no air unit to scout ahead
Twice now.
he doesn't deserve to win this, but he will because nerchio lost so many drones at the start lol Nerchio doesn't deserve to win this for losing so many drones at the start . Can say it both ways, Kas just macro'd better in this game, the start had to do with that, but that was bad from Nerchio. It's far easier to not get your entire army fungaled than it is to deal with reactor hellions
That's arguable ;>.
On December 24 2011 05:10 Dubzex wrote:
what was the score of tarson vs mana?
They haven't started yet, waiting for Nerchio v Kas to finish.
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On December 24 2011 05:10 Dubzex wrote:
what was the score of tarson vs mana?
0-0
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So hilarious how Kas get's fungaled for the 8th time this game, but he doesn't care: "I have so much income, just remax AGAIN!"
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oh man kas had very bad engagements but he showed what kind of macro monster he is. His Macro completly made up for these engagements. Although Kas usually is known to have decent micro and control too :/
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I think it's very obvious Kas was lagging ridiculously in that game. No pro level Terran would screw up that many engagements simply because he didn't siege, let alone split marines......
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Oh god we have a "funky" TB casting, I love it.
I wonder how much he gets paid for doing a tournament like this.
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On December 24 2011 05:15 Ziken wrote:
I think it's very obvious Kas was lagging ridiculously in that game. No pro level Terran would screw up that many engagements simply because he didn't siege, let alone split marines......
Even before that, did you see how poorly he microed his hellions?
Nerchio should have probably lost another 5-10 drones, but the hellions were sitting besides spines and stuff.
Def prob lag
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I wish Nerchio would consider a more drone heavy style, he always plays with so less drones.
He's mostly around even in terms of worker with P / T, while his management style is fricking ridiculously good, but he often plays from behind in Zerg terms.
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Still had no problems crushing Nerchio :o
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antiga close spawn is terrible, which is why those spawns aren't in GSL
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kas the machine is truly back. his results the last weeks are insane!
edit: the last days:
2011-12-22 HomerJ XMAS Cup 2011 Kas 3 : 2 Polt
2011-12-19 GIGABYTE Cup Season 2 Finals Kas 3 : 2 ZNerchio
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Well..... that was... depressing. gg
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Kas is such a beast! Hope to see him taking down some major tourneys next year..
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Kas is playing great recently. Him and Thorzain are really the best foreign terrans, no doubt about it
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On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone?
He was clearly dead lol.
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On December 24 2011 05:27 SkullZ9 wrote:
Kas is playing great recently. Him and Thorzain are really the best foreign terrans, no doubt about it
demuslim prob too
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Wasn't semifinals supposed to be played in Bo7 ??
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On December 24 2011 05:28 Koorb wrote:
Wasn't semifinals supposed to be played in Bo7 ??
semis are bo3, final bo7
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On December 24 2011 05:27 ambrosiaa wrote:He was clearly dead lol.
So is idra, 99% of the time. People just say he leaves early to troll unless all his buildings are dead.
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On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone?
no, he just knows the game and made a logical decision, surprised he didnt quit when he saw the spawns tbh, so bad for zerg it isn't even funny
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On December 24 2011 05:28 mememolly wrote:no, he just knows the game and made a logical decision, surprised he didnt quit when he saw the spawns tbh, so bad for zerg it isn't even funny
I am glad somebody understands that all major tournaments got rid of these spawning positions since it's not possible to play here as Z. I played bad, Kas played well but i still don't understand how can you have so many units as Terran TT
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On December 24 2011 05:27 vinsky wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:27 SkullZ9 wrote:
Kas is playing great recently. Him and Thorzain are really the best foreign terrans, no doubt about it demuslim prob too
Yeah, demu and select are very good too, but I think Thorzain and Kas are on another level, especially with their results this week + Show Spoiler +TteSPORTS XMAS Cup won by Kas and All-kill of QIM by Thorzain !
Edit : but in fact, select is korean ^^
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On December 24 2011 05:28 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:27 ambrosiaa wrote:On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone? He was clearly dead lol. So is idra, 99% of the time. People just say he leaves early to troll unless all his buildings are dead.
99% is a stretch. There've been several clearly documented instances where Idra left while he still had a fighting chance. Vs HuK and MMA at MLG comes to mind.
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On December 24 2011 05:34 Newbistic wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:28 SafeAsCheese wrote:On December 24 2011 05:27 ambrosiaa wrote:On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone? He was clearly dead lol. So is idra, 99% of the time. People just say he leaves early to troll unless all his buildings are dead. 99% is a stretch. There've been several clearly documented instances where Idra left while he still had a fighting chance. Vs HuK and MMA at MLG comes to mind.
best example ever was when he cancelled his cc vs tyler from probe harass in brood war
+ Show Spoiler +
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On December 24 2011 05:34 Newbistic wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:28 SafeAsCheese wrote:On December 24 2011 05:27 ambrosiaa wrote:On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone? He was clearly dead lol. So is idra, 99% of the time. People just say he leaves early to troll unless all his buildings are dead. 99% is a stretch. There've been several clearly documented instances where Idra left while he still had a fighting chance. Vs HuK and MMA at MLG comes to mind.
Most of the times, IdrA is far behind when he gg, but sometimes a player is far behind but can comeback if the opponent throw his lead by doing lot of mistakes.
I don't understand how can a pro player say gg without at least trying till the end. I'm not at all a pro but even on ladder, i play till the end of the match no matter what happens.
Edit : For example, i'm thinking of a game versus Leenock @ MLG (Providence I think ?) on Taldarim altar, when after a fast expand and good defense by Leenock, IdrA has less drones, less zerglings and less banelings. IdrA comes to the ramp of Leenock and after seeing his army, he gg and leave... Why not even trying ? ZvZ is a micro-intensive match-up and a mistake can happen, even from Leenock.
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^ LOL yes totally forgot about that one ^^
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WOW..... NO WAY really Tarson?!?! Tim the TechLab you lucky son of a gun man.
*Edit* - Really back and forth game, exceptional game.
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tarson holdsssssssssssssssssss!
as always.
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Amazingly fun game to watch!
Great play from MaNa to take it at the end though !
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that was so fun to watch :D
gg MaNA!
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Top 2 control by Mana
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Haha what an entertaining game! :D
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one of the most exciting games i've ever seen
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Had Tarson sniped the observer like, 5 minutes ago, he would've easily held and won.
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Hahah, MaNa rewatching the replay, the tech lab dropping down to 1 health, 6 health, and 2 health right after each other ;p, sooo close :p.
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Sooo close, great game :D
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nice game ... I really thought MaNa was dead after that hellion runby
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what a great game, really really tense.
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Well, thats why You should fight till the end. I am fairly cartain that in Manas postion Idra would have gg'ed after that helion run by.
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TARRSON HOOOOOOOOOOOLDS!
almost :-[
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Oboy imagine that game at a GSL final. Best, as in most exciting, game I've seen in a long long time.
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Ok, that game 1 with Mana vs Tarson was sick.
Mana should have won much easier if he snipes the Tech Lab, but DAT BLINK MICRO was just sick. It's crazy how someone with top 3 control like that can really use stalkers if the map allows it. Tarson made some crisis mistakes, but that micro was just insane. Definite must watch.
Plus, watching Mana's stream and TB on another stream is just crazy too.
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On December 24 2011 05:31 Nerchio wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:28 mememolly wrote:On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone? no, he just knows the game and made a logical decision, surprised he didnt quit when he saw the spawns tbh, so bad for zerg it isn't even funny I am glad somebody understands that all major tournaments got rid of these spawning positions since it's not possible to play here as Z. I played bad, Kas played well but i still don't understand how can you have so many units as Terran TT
Close spawns are terrible, we all agree. Still, good luck in the third place match!
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On December 24 2011 05:31 Nerchio wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 05:28 mememolly wrote:On December 24 2011 05:26 HaXXspetten wrote:
Idra gg timing anyone? no, he just knows the game and made a logical decision, surprised he didnt quit when he saw the spawns tbh, so bad for zerg it isn't even funny I am glad somebody understands that all major tournaments got rid of these spawning positions since it's not possible to play here as Z. I played bad, Kas played well but i still don't understand how can you have so many units as Terran TT
I just want to state that it's amazing that we have a community where the PLAYERS themselves are so close to the fans, posting on the forums etc, it's really unique and (I think I can speak on behalf of the community) truly appreciated.
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those medivacs just got raped...
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Pisses me of when same casters/specs always slow down/lag the game. Have some respect and stop joining the games ffs...
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Damn, love how Tarson is always able to take a break for so long, then come back and put on such a performance.
Hope he gets invited to HSC4 again.
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tarson is a beast, I remember MC casting his games against Bischu at Dreamhack and saying he was gosu lol >< go Tarson!
edit:nvm lol, that shouldn't have been able to happen.
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...ok that was like the most cost-inefficient trade humanly possible for Tarson lol
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And that is why you dont go into lategame versus protoss...
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Silly Tarson.. Letting it get to late game. Can't beat Mana's PvT late game.
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Shit happens when you eat a couple of storms like that!
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Sick storms and some excellent micro from Mana, wp!
edit: and thanks to the organisers for letting imba.tv cast the games, mcDuffs is class.
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I know I'm late to the party, but Mana is definitely my favorite Protoss player right now just after these last 2 games. His control is ridiculous, his decision making is incredible and his English is really good it makes incredible to understand his thinking process.
Those were 2 sick games and I have seen a lot Ps lost to Ts with the same unit compositions. He got AoE units right at the right time, he splits up his DTs and made Tarson use up close to 8 scans, just an incredible understanding of the matchup. At so many points did I think Mana had lost and somehow he ends up winning 2-0. Incredible.
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Tarson with a huge mistake of letting mana get 4 storms off on a non stimmed army walking through them T.T, oh well. I think kas's current form is a bit better than mana's atm(even though at their peaks they are prob dead even in skill), should be an awesome finals!
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Manas PvT usually is like almost Code S level. Seriously a beast in that matchup.
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On December 24 2011 06:06 hagrin wrote:
I know I'm late to the party, but Mana is definitely my favorite Protoss player right now just after these last 2 games. His control is ridiculous, his decision making is incredible and his English is really good it makes incredible to understand his thinking process.
Those were 2 sick games and I have seen a lot Ps lost to Ts with the same unit compositions. He got AoE units right at the right time, he splits up his DTs and made Tarson use up close to 8 scans, just an incredible understanding of the matchup. At so many points did I think Mana had lost and somehow he ends up winning 2-0. Incredible.
Well he was the guy to 2-0 Puma and is said to have the best foreign PvT :D
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Hey TB, I apologize for the lag on my side (casting for Playhem). I am at home for holidays in Western USA where internet is unbelievably poor...I usually have a T1 connection at school (100d/40u) so I am equally as frustrated as I never lag on the EU server. Sorry for the inconvenience ESPECIALLY to the players and all the viewers watching. Great cast and make sure to tune in for the cast of the finals tomorrow!
edit: This is a repost on your stream thread TB because I feel like I personally insulted you
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On December 24 2011 06:08 Kevan wrote:
Manas PvT usually is like almost Code S level. Seriously a beast in that matchup.
I would say it is Code S level, rather than almost.
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On December 24 2011 06:10 FrodaN wrote:Hey TB, I apologize for the lag on my side (casting for Playhem). I am at home for holidays in Western USA where internet is unbelievably poor...I usually have a T1 connection at school (100d/40u) so I am equally as frustrated as I never lag on the EU server. Sorry for the inconvenience ESPECIALLY to the players and all the viewers watching. Great cast and make sure to tune in for the cast of the finals tomorrow! edit: This is a repost on your stream thread TB because I feel like I personally insulted you
Shitty comp causing lag rather than your internet speeds maybe?
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On December 24 2011 06:15 Jono7272 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 06:10 FrodaN wrote:Hey TB, I apologize for the lag on my side (casting for Playhem). I am at home for holidays in Western USA where internet is unbelievably poor...I usually have a T1 connection at school (100d/40u) so I am equally as frustrated as I never lag on the EU server. Sorry for the inconvenience ESPECIALLY to the players and all the viewers watching. Great cast and make sure to tune in for the cast of the finals tomorrow! edit: This is a repost on your stream thread TB because I feel like I personally insulted you Shitty comp causing lag rather than your internet speeds maybe?
I'm on my ASUS G74u laptop.
i7-2630QM
Nvidia GEFORCE GTX 560m 3GB
16GB Memory
Only programs were skype and SC2 running. I don't know what else could really be bottlenecking it. I lowered all my settings to the lowest possible. My internet speed here is 5d/2u, but I am forced to be on wireless on the opposite side of the modem/router.
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Tarson always had bad micro in TvP. In NaNi's stream today it seemed so impossible for him to hit a storm in PvT against KRTerran.
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Mana to Korea next year gogo!
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Day 1 over already? Rats missed it.
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yeeah...seems like another big online cup for Kas
but Mana's PvT is very good too
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Good job Poland, but Kas has got this :D
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well 3rd place and Finals: December 24th starting at 18:00 CET i guess i'll be eating christmas dinner with my family ;-) not quite a well thought out date to do this
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On December 24 2011 17:12 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Good job Poland, but Kas has got this :D
Ok ;_;
But reallly, past few months Mana played many times against Kas in few clan wars. I think it will be very close series as always when those two play.
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Sorry to say but obviously Mana got this ;p GO GO no more second places please!
Edit: Holy shit, 18 CET? Really? You make me choose between tasty SC2 games and christmas supper with my family? Damn you >:[
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Cmon Mana! Mouz fighting!
Oh and good job to Tarson, heard he hadn't been playing too much shame hes going to get 4th again like everything enters ><. I remember watching a interview ages ago where he complained about it xD
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Tarson's best practice partner is alcohol. They can achieve 4th place easy.
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On December 24 2011 17:02 Jimmy Raynor wrote:
Any vods?
Check out TBs twich tv page (Shoutcraft)
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Isn't it kind of bad planning to place the finals on Dec 24th where Europeans usually celebrate Christmas?
Well I have no time to watch the finals, gonna wait for replays or VODs.
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Mana wins...Maybe if it was Nerchio he'd lose, but it's a Terran...he doesn't lose to Terran.
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On December 24 2011 22:03 Titorelli wrote:Check out TBs twich tv page (Shoutcraft)
can't find the vods, could you give me link?
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On December 24 2011 21:31 Benjef wrote:
Cmon Mana! Mouz fighting!
Oh and good job to Tarson, heard he hadn't been playing too much shame hes going to get 4th again like everything enters ><. I remember watching a interview ages ago where he complained about it xD
MVP,MKP,Sen and Tarson should play in same tournament
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On December 24 2011 23:33 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2011 21:31 Benjef wrote:
Cmon Mana! Mouz fighting!
Oh and good job to Tarson, heard he hadn't been playing too much shame hes going to get 4th again like everything enters ><. I remember watching a interview ages ago where he complained about it xD MVP,MKP,Sen and Tarson should play in same tournament
that's no fun. 1 2 3 4 right there
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damn i cant tune in
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was tarson nerchio - played ? if not aint it weird to play finals before 3rd place?
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Kas's macro is probably the best out of foreigners, and his unit timings are spot on, I think he overcommitted with the amount of scvs he pulled but I can't see him getting rolled in the next engagement for it.
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Kas is so passive... Expecting a dull series to be honest; both players are really predictable in their macro play, and this will likely end in massive armies vs massive armies. :/
Here we go, Passivity 1:0 Kas. Max earlier than the Protoss, yet sits around doing nothing waiting for the Protoss to bank resources and get mass production facilities. Does not even get PF to fall back on with his own banked resources, etc. Just wrong play.
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Manas storms are just... Im in love with them man.. :D
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MaNa fighting!
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MaNa's pvt is soooooooooo sick.
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On December 25 2011 03:09 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa's pvt is soooooooooo sick.
Nothing impressive to crush a Terran who doesn't do anything to disrupt your game plan.
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On December 25 2011 03:11 TheDwf wrote:Nothing impressive to crush a Terran who doesn't do anything to disrupt your game plan.
We get it you dont like Kas' play style... Still Manas PvT and especially his storm are just amazing and awesome and excellent and perfect :D
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kas is 50 supply ahead,wtf?
his macro is delusional.
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Gogo Kas, you macro beast <3.
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On December 25 2011 03:14 Titorelli wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:11 TheDwf wrote:On December 25 2011 03:09 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa's pvt is soooooooooo sick.
Nothing impressive to crush a Terran who doesn't do anything to disrupt your game plan. We get it you dont like Kas' play style... Still Manas PvT and especially his storm are just amazing and awesome and excellent and perfect :D
To be honest, I find his style a bit outdated. He always opens with Colossi first with later Council, which makes him weak against drop play if the third is too far from his main and natural (as seen in game 2). Happily he's playing Kas, who doesn't exploit this weakness.
Kas has indeed excellent macro, but alas I fear he'll waste it again by being inactive on the map. You have to try to deny the Protoss' third, especially against MaNa's build. At one point or another, he will likely be spread too thinly (because he has to defend drops, etc.) and you will outnumber him in one of the areas.
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On December 25 2011 03:27 TheDwf wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:14 Titorelli wrote:On December 25 2011 03:11 TheDwf wrote:On December 25 2011 03:09 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa's pvt is soooooooooo sick.
Nothing impressive to crush a Terran who doesn't do anything to disrupt your game plan. We get it you dont like Kas' play style... Still Manas PvT and especially his storm are just amazing and awesome and excellent and perfect :D To be honest, I find his style a bit outdated. He always opens with Colossi first with later Council, which makes him weak against drop play if the third is too far from his main and natural (as seen in game 2). Happily he's playing Kas, who doesn't exploit this weakness.
It's not outdated, most protoss players play double forge just because it's way easier and requires less micro and timing knowledge. Colossi openings into storm is by far the safest and allows a protoss to transition into late game with a very good army composition from the start. Shakuras is a bad map for that since protoss expansions are very far and it's easy to exploit it with drop play, but on other maps it's absolutely scary to play against that.
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MaNa currently playing X-Mas style ^_^
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/k8Sb5.png)
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the amazing macro terran has supply blocked himself in the first ten minutes of every game this series.
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Wow how the hell is mana so good 0_o
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I think storm finished actually, anyone confirm?
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On December 25 2011 03:38 Badfatpanda wrote:
I think storm finished actually, anyone confirm?
Kas' army: Obviously.
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kas has lost 62 workers and is down ~15 supply
hitting "e" is a good skill to have
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On December 25 2011 03:40 GDbushido wrote:
kas has lost 62 workers and is down ~15 supply
hitting "e" is a good skill to have
You have to be that guy, haven't you? Now that we have heard your balance whine about MULEs, feel free to get out.
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watching the game from mana's stream (mana pov)... man, he is damn goooood o_o
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Mana has great outfit tonight!
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On December 25 2011 03:42 TheDwf wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:40 GDbushido wrote:
kas has lost 62 workers and is down ~15 supply
hitting "e" is a good skill to have You have to be that guy, haven't you? Now that we have heard your balance whine about MULEs, feel free to get out. terran tears, delicious
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Man I dunno what player to root for. I like them both too much And I cant stress enough how much I love Manas HTs :D
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On December 25 2011 03:45 GDbushido wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:42 TheDwf wrote:On December 25 2011 03:40 GDbushido wrote:
kas has lost 62 workers and is down ~15 supply
hitting "e" is a good skill to have You have to be that guy, haven't you? Now that we have heard your balance whine about MULEs, feel free to get out. terran tears, delicious
As far as I know, I'm not the one whining about balance here.
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pointing out absurd discrepancies in economic capabilities /=/ whining
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Mana's stream is quite far ahead of the total biscuit stream.
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Loving the Santa hat + Tie combo from Mana.
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On December 25 2011 03:48 MCDayC wrote:
Mana's stream is quite far ahead of the total biscuit stream.
TB has few minutes delay, he's testing that for twitch.tv.
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is it me, or did TB mute his mic or something?
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wtf Mana? 
edit: damn damn so gosu...
lol so back and forth...
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On December 25 2011 03:48 GDbushido wrote:
pointing out absurd discrepancies in economic capabilities /=/ whining
Zerg is capable of pumping 200 drones at once given they have enough larvae and minerals.
Mind blown yet?
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On December 25 2011 03:53 Blix wrote:
is it me, or did TB mute his mic or something?
I can't hear him either.
edit:now he knows
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On December 25 2011 03:53 Zdrastochye wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:48 GDbushido wrote:
pointing out absurd discrepancies in economic capabilities /=/ whining Zerg is capable of pumping 200 drones at once given they have enough larvae and minerals. Mind blown yet? apples, meet oranges...ask any zerg what their chances would be in a game in which they lose 60+ workers in the first fifteen minutes.
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What the shit was that Kas???!
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Is third place match played yet betwen Tarson and Nerchio?
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dafuq MaNa? seriously?
is he really comebacking?
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On December 25 2011 04:02 ArtisaBang wrote:
dafuq MaNa? seriously?
is he really comebacking?
Not to surprising when Kas just EATs and eats storms unfortunately
Credit to MaNa though for this coimeback, nice storms and engagement
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Woah can't recall a toss coming back in PvT after being 50 supply down too often.
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On December 25 2011 03:56 GDbushido wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:53 Zdrastochye wrote:On December 25 2011 03:48 GDbushido wrote:
pointing out absurd discrepancies in economic capabilities /=/ whining Zerg is capable of pumping 200 drones at once given they have enough larvae and minerals. Mind blown yet? apples, meet oranges...ask any zerg what their chances would be in a game in which they lose 60+ workers in the first fifteen minutes.
Can you not see you're derailing this thread. Please just stop.
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On December 25 2011 04:04 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 03:56 GDbushido wrote:On December 25 2011 03:53 Zdrastochye wrote:On December 25 2011 03:48 GDbushido wrote:
pointing out absurd discrepancies in economic capabilities /=/ whining Zerg is capable of pumping 200 drones at once given they have enough larvae and minerals. Mind blown yet? apples, meet oranges...ask any zerg what their chances would be in a game in which they lose 60+ workers in the first fifteen minutes. Can you not see you're derailing this thread. Please just stop. look at me, single-handedly carrying on an argument by myself. i must be stopped!
this thread is dead anyway for the record. half the posts on the last two pages are about what mana is wearing right now.
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Ahhhh, the secret base saved Kas, what a scrappy game.
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On December 25 2011 04:03 Vaelone wrote:
Woah can't recall a toss coming back in PvT after being 50 supply down too often.
well Kas positioned very badly, he had that game in the bag if not for that huge blunder
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On December 25 2011 04:03 Vaelone wrote:
Woah can't recall a toss coming back in PvT after being 50 supply down too often.
You must not watch that much PvT >.> he was down 72 supply in that game btw lol
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On December 25 2011 04:20 Rewera wrote:
What happened in game 5?
Kas pulled semi bitbybit and Mana defended it.
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On December 25 2011 04:20 Rewera wrote:
What happened in game 5?
Kas tried to win by cheese, failed, complained about lag
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LOL poor MaNa his build order didn't take much of a hit but that must have sucked getting an incomplete scout off like that
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Whoa I didn't get to keep up with this tournament, but there are some interesting results. I always find it interesting to see who takes out Nerchio, and I suppose Kas isn't much of a surprise. I'm just glad Mana made it to the finals. Hopefully he can actually take a first place finish here.. he seems to take so many second place finishes.
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Kas has this easily, 3rd and 13 scv lead with medivacs, MaNa has jack for tech and can't even warp in more sentries.
Interesting fact: MaNa and Kas are 21-19 before this series with Kas ahead.
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Why mana decided it would be a great idea to throw multiple units into that meat grinder at kas' nat instead of expanding I will never know, horrific decision.
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On December 25 2011 04:37 Glam wrote:
Why mana decided it would be a great idea to throw multiple units into that meat grinder at kas' nat instead of expanding I will never know, horrific decision.
Because he just killed whole Kas' army and Kas had almost no army to defend with. If Mana expanded he would have been behind since Kas' 3rd was up way faster.
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but Mana could exp to gold...
game 7: Kas hard countering fast Colossi, looks dangerous for Mana
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On December 25 2011 04:41 andis35 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 04:37 Glam wrote:
Why mana decided it would be a great idea to throw multiple units into that meat grinder at kas' nat instead of expanding I will never know, horrific decision. Because he just killed whole Kas' army and Kas had almost no army to defend with. If Mana expanded he would have been behind since Kas' 3rd was up way faster.
I can understand poking, but he sent 2 waves in and lost tons of units. He could have even double expanded, he'd already cleared the rocks at the gold.
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MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
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On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
How was that mad?
He sounded extremely disappointed, if anything.
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On December 25 2011 04:51 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
How was that mad? He sounded extremely disappointed, if anything.
Yeah, it's saddening I really wanted him to win. He just might though after that amazing engagement with the 3 colossi.
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God mana, forcefield your own zealots out, then constant indecision btw sending them in and pulling them back so they take the most amount of dmg possible while doing zero dmg. Huge facepalm.
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Well I guess it's inevitable he would get hardcountered like that, alot of Manas PvTs I see are just him winning with colossus pushes because they opponent didn't start vikings soon enough. Problem is if it's expected it can just be destroyed easily.
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On December 23 2011 23:47 Badfatpanda wrote:Kas wins Online tournament, Kas invited, problem?
It was a good series, both players made some mistakes but I think Kas really shined on Metal, his decision making was excellent
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Mana is the perennial silver surfer of Europe, right? This is another second place?
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On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
way to be a douche.
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Rofl how the fuck did MaNa hold that
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On December 25 2011 04:51 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
How was that mad? He sounded extremely disappointed, if anything.
you must be really mad when you get 2nd place in every tournament.
This is not first 2nd place for MaNa.
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^
The game is not over, you have to believe ;p.
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Nice hold by Mana! But, Protoss unit design just isn't suited for esports, so boring to watch!
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On December 25 2011 04:55 HowardRoark wrote:Nice hold by Mana! But, Protoss unit design just isn't suited for esports, so boring to watch!
Imo it's exciting to see him hold on with the least amount of units possible.
Although I must admit he is being helped by Kas' terrible micro in this game ;>.
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Awww shit, I am am sorry for Mana
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On December 25 2011 04:56 Fyzar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 04:55 HowardRoark wrote:Nice hold by Mana! But, Protoss unit design just isn't suited for esports, so boring to watch! Imo it's exciting to see him hold on with the least amount of units possible. Although I must admit he is being helped by Kas' terrible micro in this game ;>.
Yeah, that hold with 80 psi was nice, but these big maps just make it really unbearable to watch the balls rolling around.
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best player loses i hate that
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wow MaNa
he is about to cry on stream
next time KKONG~~
Mouzmana: shit happens
Mouzmana: forever second guys
Mouzmana: its not about the price guys, its about the pride
Mouzmana: I am always 2nd ;x
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MaNa. The western yellow.
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On December 25 2011 04:58 zerker2strong wrote:best player loses i hate that
In what world is mana better than Kas? Lower win % and lower elo. Kas doesn't attend a lot of live events but the people that follow him have known he or Thorzain are the best foreign Terran's and he's been one of the best foreigners for a year.
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On December 25 2011 05:00 xrapture wrote:In what world is mana better than Kas? Lower win % and lower elo. Kas doesn't attend a lot of live events but the people that follow him have known he or Thorzain are the best foreign Terran's and he's been one of the best foreigners for a year.
And MaNa has arguably the best PvT in the foreign world
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Mana manages to be behind in supply for that whole game, even way before engagements. Does he cut probes like crazy? Seems like its not the best idea, he wins engagements but kas doesn't give a damn bc he always had more stuff than mana. It was like watching a loss that took 15 mins to actually play out.
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On December 25 2011 05:01 ZAiNs wrote:
MarineKing Naniwa Mana
and Sen for 3rd Tarson for 4th
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KAS EBASHIT VASHE.
KAS ftw!
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On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic.
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On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic.
did you watched MaNa's stream?
He said these things before match finished.(not even take gold base when he said these things)
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On December 25 2011 05:09 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic. do you watched MaNa's stream? He said these things before match finished.
what did he say?
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On December 25 2011 05:10 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:09 ArtisaBang wrote:On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic. do you watched MaNa's stream? He said these things before match finished. what did he say?
"FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND"
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According to his interview, Kas is planning on going to Korea next year YEAHHHH ;D
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On December 25 2011 05:09 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic. did you watch MaNa's stream?
fixed horrible grammar.
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On December 25 2011 05:11 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:10 xrapture wrote:On December 25 2011 05:09 ArtisaBang wrote:On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic. do you watched MaNa's stream? He said these things before match finished. what did he say? "FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND"
He said it out loud to stream viewers, not in-game to Kas.
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On December 25 2011 05:09 ArtisaBang wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:07 Chicane wrote:On December 25 2011 04:51 ArtisaBang wrote:
MaNa is really mad looool
FOREVER SECOND GUYS FOREVER SECOND
Well I hope this is ban worthy. Essentially saying "LOL MANA YOU MAD BRO?!?!" when he shows frustration (not anger) after losing. It just makes you look fucking pathetic. did you watched MaNa's stream? He said these things before match finished.(not even take gold base when he said these things)
it was frustration. i doubt he was mad. mana has shown great plays there
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3-4 ftw
good games good line-up
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Oh look, I just finished my christmas eve stuff. Now I can watch.
Oh.
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On December 25 2011 05:53 Nimic wrote:
Oh look, I just finished my christmas eve stuff. Now I can watch.
Oh.
Same here, and I managed to get so far without (too many) spoilers.
Is there a chance of watching VODs from this? Update in OP would be greatly appreciated, as I don;t think I can manage to sort through 4 pages again without catching any spoilers.
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On December 25 2011 05:58 Cor_Malek wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:53 Nimic wrote:
Oh look, I just finished my christmas eve stuff. Now I can watch.
Oh. Same here, and I managed to get so far without (too many) spoilers. Is there a chance of watching VODs from this? Update in OP would be greatly appreciated, as I don;t think I can manage to sort through 4 pages again without catching any spoilers.
Casted by TotalBiscuit.
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Mana, your soooo damn good, that big tournament win will happen soon man, I know it!
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Did Tarson and Nerchio even play?
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When Tarson will be play with Nerchio?
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Many thanks to Twitch.tv for offering a choice of english language casts.
It would be nice if more competitions were able to offer people a choice of casting (and observing), although it's not always practical
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On December 25 2011 05:13 Titorelli wrote:
According to his interview, Kas is planning on going to Korea next year YEAHHHH ;D
Just came back from christmas stuff and I'm so happy to hear this! He has mentioned before that he thought Korea was THE place to train for sc2, but I hadnt heard any plans from him yet, so this is awesome news. He obviously has the work ethic, and solid foundations+good mindset about the game. Korean ladder+customs can really help him iron out his (imo) smaller flaws in his style, ie. to passive sometimes and (sometimes) lackluster control.
Kas seem to have found his beastmode form back this last month, he was kinda quiet for a while, but it seems he regained form! I love Kas :D
Edit: Oh and I'm typing this from my brand new Zowie Celeritas! Hah so happy x] lol
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Kas has been tearing it up lately. Gg
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Yay, well done Kas
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Great win by Kas, he's a beast!
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MaNa, the foreigner's kong?
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VoDs are a bit behind because my editor has broken internet right now, but the uncut stuff is on the Twitch channel if you want to watch.
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Has the third place match already been played or is the date for this match known?
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About third place match, now maine admins try check out better time for players. Hope we get interest bo7 TvZ series 29th
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On December 27 2011 21:35 White-Ra wrote:About third place match, now maine admins try check out better time for players. Hope we get interest bo7 TvZ series 29th
I believe the third place match has been confirmed at 29th 21:00CET :D Going to be a good TvZ series!
It will be cast by myself(Lyrlian) & NerdSwagger. After the BO7 for third place ends, we'll go straight into the BO3's of the Playhem EU daily tournament!
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On December 27 2011 21:35 White-Ra wrote:About third place match, now maine admins try check out better time for players. Hope we get interest bo7 TvZ series 29th
Quoting the MAN!! Would love to see this happen, GOGO WhiteRA in 3hours <3
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This is hapening today guys, in 2hours 51min from this post or 19:00 CET. Tarson vs Nerchio! It's going to be good (:
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It has to be epic
![[image loading]](http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7886/21539812.jpg)
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On December 30 2011 03:06 SIever wrote:It has to be epic
That was quite one-sided :O
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EPT![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/FfGMw.jpg)
