[HSC 4] Day 1 Live-Thread

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m0s1n0

Germany575 Posts

January 04 2012 12:50 GMT

We had to wait about six month for that happening... we had to wait hour for hour to see the stars... we had to wait minute for minute for the tournament of the year... IT IS TIME FOR THE HOMESTORY CUP 4!

Starting fifth of January 14:00 CET

RESULTS AND STANDINGS
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Results and Standings on Liquipedia
PayPal-Account of TaKe!

STREAMS

                               http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/TaKeTV
                               http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/TaKeTV Hotseat (POV of TakeTV)
                               http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/TaKeTV2
                               http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/TaKeTV2 Hotseat (POV of TakeTV2)
                               http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/TaKeTV Spycam (Player Lounge)

Social Media: (Don´t forget to follow and like!)

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All content and information concerning Starcraft 2 and Homestory Cup 4 on Facebook
My very own twitter-account just for Starcraft 2!
TaKeTV on Facebook
Organizer Dennis 'TaKe' Gehlen on Twitter
Mainsponsor Schenker Notebooks (XMG) on Facebook
Roccat on Facebook
EIZO on Facebook
NeedforSeat on Facebook

Live-Updates, Pictures and Content:

Picture gallery of Thursday
Coverage central
Live-Blog with additional and funny information by fragster
Live-Updates on Liquipedia
Live-Updates on fragster
NightEnd in an funny interview with TaKe
First impressions from Krefeld
Pre-Interview with (P)

iNcontroL

Proudly presented by TaKeTV, XMG, Roccat, PokerStrategy, EIZO, SmartChecker, NeedForSeat, Gamed Gameserver and TwitchTV!

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On Day One we will have the chance to see the games of the first group stage with some awesome players attending!

THE POLL:

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Poll: Who is going to win the HSC 4?

Korean Protoss Player (107)

29%

European Zerg Player (97)

26%

Korean Terran Player (69)

19%

European Terran Player (45)

12%

European Protoss Player (26)

7%

American Zerg Player (11)

3%

American Protoss Player (7)

2%

Korean Zerg Player (6)

2%

American Terran Player (3)

1%

371 total votes

Your vote: Who is going to win the HSC 4?

(Vote): Korean Terran Player
(Vote): European Terran Player
(Vote): American Terran Player
(Vote): Korean Protoss Player
(Vote): European Protoss Player
(Vote): American Protoss Player
(Vote): Korean Zerg Player
(Vote): European Zerg Player
(Vote): American Zerg Player

THE GROUPS:

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Group A:

(T)

ThorZaIN (0-3)
Socke (2-1)
Nerchio (3-0)
(P)

iNcontroL (1-2)

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group A?

ThorZain (122)

50%

Nerchio (48)

20%

Socke (37)

15%

iNcontroL (36)

15%

243 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group A?

(Vote): ThorZain
(Vote): Socke
(Vote): Nerchio
(Vote): iNcontroL

Group B:

MarineKing (2-1)
(P)

HasuObs (0-3)
viOLet (2-1)
(Z)

Delphi (2-1)

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group B?

MarineKing (110)

62%

HasuObs (40)

22%

viOlet (22)

12%

Delphi (6)

3%

178 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group B?

(Vote): MarineKing
(Vote): HasuObs
(Vote): viOlet
(Vote): Delphi

Group C:

DIMAGA (2-1)
(P)

Attero (1-2)
(P)

Adelscott (0-3)
ReaL (3-0)

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group C?

DIMAGA (118)

72%

Adelscott (16)

10%

ReaL (15)

9%

Attero (14)

9%

163 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group C?

(Vote): DIMAGA
(Vote): Attero
(Vote): Adelscott
(Vote): ReaL

Group D:

MC (3-0)
ClouD (2-1)
(T)

Poyo (1-2)
(T)

AureS (0-3)

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group D?

MC (132)

84%

ClouD (17)

11%

PoYo (5)

3%

AureS (4)

3%

158 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group D?

(Vote): MC
(Vote): ClouD
(Vote): PoYo
(Vote): AureS

Group E:

(P)

JYP

DarkHydra

DarKFoRcE

BlinG

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group E?

JYP (102)

58%

DarKFoRcE (31)

18%

BlinG (31)

18%

DarkHydra (13)

7%

177 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group E?

(Vote): JYP
(Vote): DarkHydra
(Vote): DarKFoRcE
(Vote): BlinG

Group F:

(P)

HerO

Naama

KawaiiRice
(Z)

HayprO

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group F?

HerO (114)

60%

Naama (31)

16%

HayprO (28)

15%

KawaiiRice (16)

8%

189 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group F?

(Vote): HerO
(Vote): Naama
(Vote): KawaiiRice
(Vote): HayprO

Group G:

(Z)

Stephano

Sound

MoMaN

NightEnD

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group G?

Stephano (107)

63%

Sound (31)

18%

NightEnd (26)

15%

MoMaN (6)

4%

170 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group G?

(Vote): Stephano
(Vote): Sound
(Vote): MoMaN
(Vote): NightEnd

Group H:

(Z)

Ret

Grubby

GoOdy

Destiny

POLL:

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Poll: Who will advance in Group H?

Ret (98)

42%

Grubby (50)

21%

Destiny (50)

21%

GoOdy (36)

15%

234 total votes

Your vote: Who will advance in Group H?

(Vote): Ret
(Vote): Grubby
(Vote): GoOdy
(Vote): Destiny

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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Prize money distribution:

1st $ 7500
2nd $ 3500
3rd $ 2000
4th $ 1000
5th $ 300
6th $ 300
7th $ 200
8th $ 200

Starting times:

Thursday 14°° CET
Friday 14°° CET
Saturday 15°° CET
Sunday 15°° CET

Casters:

TaKe
RotterdaM
MrBitter
All the players

Mappool:

ESL Metalopolis
GSL Terminus SE (Official.) Author: TeamClash
ESL Shakuras Plateau
ESL Shattered Temple
ESL Taldarim Altar
GSL Dual Sight (No Goldexpansion) Author: TeamClash
GSL Antiga Shipyard (Cross Only, No Goldexpansion) Author: TeamClash
GSL Daybreak
GSL Bel'Shir Beach (winter) Author: TeamClash

I will add more stuff and polls in the next hours Stay tuned!

Frankon

3054 Posts

January 04 2012 12:57 GMT

MKP has it...Its special tournament type ^^;

Also hyped for iNcontroL casting. Him and Rotti casting PvP would be so damn good.

PS. Fix your TLPD linking. Most of the koreans are linked to BW database.

RainSunShowers

Norway152 Posts

January 04 2012 12:58 GMT

TL and EG in same couch, good that there is a person in the middle..

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

January 04 2012 13:00 GMT

Predictions for people getting out of group:
A: Thorzain, Nerchio
B: MKP, Violet
C: Dimaga, Attero
D: MC, Cloud
E: JYP, Bling
F:Hero, Kawaii
G: Stephano, Sound
H: Ret, Grubby

What is the format for the groups? Bo3, is it round robin, or the much better (it removes unnecessary games and raises tension) GSL style, mini-double elim group stages.

leveller

Sweden1840 Posts

January 04 2012 13:00 GMT

On January 04 2012 21:58 RainSunShowers wrote:
TL and EG in same couch, good that there is a person in the middle..

Lol, u think they would start fighting? :p

Hope to hear MC cast! :D

Moralez

Portugal1857 Posts

January 04 2012 13:00 GMT

stream links @ OP please.

Logros

Netherlands9913 Posts

January 04 2012 13:02 GMT

Hmm I miss Huk, Naniwa, Idra and ToD

. My guess is a european zerg is gonna win...Ret, Stephano, Dimaga and Bon Jovi all have a good shot.

bbm

United Kingdom1320 Posts

January 04 2012 13:03 GMT

I'd love to see a euro zerg win, there's a bunch of awesome ones here. dimaga, stephano, and ret are all very capable of ploughing through this tourney.

Nesto3D

5 Posts

January 04 2012 13:05 GMT

I was and am a big fan of the HSC and Take, so I was very excited when I accidently stumbled over the news that a new HSC is coming up soon (and glad to see it advertised on TL now). However, I have to say that I am a little disappointed by the absence of so many player personalities. I feel that the community has in a certain way let down Take, and I wonder why… HSC3 was unanimously seen as the coolest tournament, it was achieving insane viewer numbers for a semi-professionally organized event and it was a great platform for every pro-player to build and expand a real fan base.
The last cup showed some high-level SC2 action, although it turned out too Protoss-heavy in the end, but it was still one of the most memorable events in the scene, because itlived from a crazy mix of very particular personalities that made the SC2 scene so enjoyable:
White Ra, - the warm and caring grandpa “BBQ” Toss, proving that the scene is not only for pre-puberty kids
HuK – an ambiguous Dr Jekkyl / Mr Hyde type showcasing both the most friendly personality and a ruthless, cold, selfish killer instinct
Idra – the North American Darth Vader of SC2, but using the last HSC to show a nicer side of himself and a sense of humor
Naniwa – the introvert, enigmatic, almost autistic Starcraft-God, fighting his inner demons
Tarson – the Polish party animal, representing the dream that you do not have to be a pale, super-disciplined nerd with no life to be able to steal a win or two from the best
TLO – The scene’s most recognizable, liked and tragic figure –a friend that you would like to hang out with for most of the community
While most of the HSC 4 line-up undoubtedly have the gaming skills to make for high-level games – only a few bring the personalities that made HSC so much fun:
Dimaga, the always smiling, cheeky genie from the bottle
MC –the Kim Jong Un of the scene, playing an arrogant egomaniac in the body of a slightly clumsy, chubby sweettooth, but transpiring as an friendly, very witty and courageous individual
To be honest it were the stories with and around these guys in particular that kept me watching HSC2 and 3 (as well as Rotterdam cheesy jokes and insane positive energy).
It is never easy to bring a good line-up that satisfies everyone, and I think it is still a good line-up skill-wise (even though some of my favourites, like Mana or Kas, are not on board) and it will be good to see some new Korean faces mix with the mostly European crowd.
However, I feel a little disappointed that so many of the personality players of the scene are not attending the party –I wanted to believe that they enjoyed the previous HSCs as much as I did and would not miss the next one for trivial reasons like “needing to practice” or “not wanting to travel”… and I feel sorry for Take, who put so much effort in this, proved an insanely talented and passionate organizer, collected a mind-blowing prize pool for such a privately organized event and is being let down by the actors that he needs to make his sc2 soap opera work…

Well, there is not much one can do, other than giving it a chance I guess – maybe some of the new players that we do not know much about will take the opportunity to show their personalities and build their fanbases… I will definitely still watch the cup, and I wish Take and the HSC all the best, but I am a bit concerned that it might not live up to the dreams and expectations – I certainly hope to be wrong!

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Sweden1022 Posts

January 04 2012 13:41 GMT

#10

Man, sucks that Idra and Naniwa won't be participating :/

chrisolo

Germany2609 Posts

January 04 2012 14:12 GMT

#11

Isnt MrBitter gonna cast as well?

AXygnus

Portugal1008 Posts

January 04 2012 14:29 GMT

#12

On January 04 2012 22:05 Nesto3D wrote:
Naniwa – the introvert, enigmatic, almost autistic Starcraft-God, fighting his inner demons

Ouh, so close to sneaking it in.

Yello

Germany7411 Posts

January 04 2012 14:37 GMT

#13

anyone remembering HSC2 when the cup ended on saturday with a huge party and on sunday Take was telling everyone on stream that Rotterdam was so drunk that he ended up sleeping in the bathtub?

Gladiator6

Sweden7024 Posts

January 04 2012 14:38 GMT

#14

Looking forward to some gosu casting today and epic games

L3g3nd_

New Zealand10461 Posts

January 04 2012 14:39 GMT

#15

it starts in 24 hours doesnt it?

Seriox

Germany373 Posts

January 04 2012 14:41 GMT

#16

On January 04 2012 23:39 L3g3nd_ wrote:
it starts in 24 hours doesnt it?

22 hours, 18 minutes

mike1

Germany155 Posts

January 04 2012 14:50 GMT

#17

hey m0s1n0,

TwitchTV TwitchTV
Getting pumped for #HSC4 this weekend? Check out the event's team page at twitch.tv/team/HSC #SC2 #eSports

Stream Page

L3g3nd_

New Zealand10461 Posts

January 04 2012 15:04 GMT

#18

On January 04 2012 23:41 Seriox wrote:

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22 hours, 18 minutes

thanks, i thought that was right, but then this thread being made at the time the tourny starts tmrw got me confused and worried

Olinimm

1471 Posts

January 04 2012 15:41 GMT

#19

I really hope MC casts :DD.

Nesto3D

5 Posts

January 04 2012 15:58 GMT

#20

On January 04 2012 23:29 AXygnus wrote:

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Ouh, so close to sneaking it in.

Apologies, but I am only an on-an- off casual SC2 player and viewer and I had a SC2 break for a couple of months, so I did not know what you meant with sneaking "it" in. After I read your comment I googled it and saw that there has been a big discussion about this over the "probe rush incident" which I never fully got the upset about anyways. So I certainly did not mean to "sneak in" any health-related speculations or Naniwa bashing, nor revive old discussions, I meant it more metaphorically and in a positive way, and it was just a free association based on watching him on the last HSC. I am fascinated by Naniwa who despite appearing a socially slightly awkward person found a niche for himself in which he overperforms - I respect that a lot and I hope the community will stop ostracizing him and picking on him, as it feels like a bunch of immature bullies picking on the odd kid, reminding me of lord of the flies, but now I am probably reviving old discussions so I will stop - gg

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