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ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament at ASSEMBLY Winter 2012 announces the first eight invited players who have been given a slot for the $ 20 000 tournament. In addition, the caster crew is revealed.
A week ago we announced that ASSEMBLY Winter, Feb 24-25th, is once again going to be a host for a big international StarCraft II event, the ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournament. We asked interested players to apply for an invite to the competition if they felt they should get a chance to be one of the 32 players attending the tournament. So far we have received over 70 applications and we are glad about the interest the player community has shown towards ASUS ROG. The level of the applicants is also very promising, and to get you as excited as we are, we reveal the first eight players that have been granted a slot in the tournament:
On top of a skilled players, a proper StarCraft II event requires skilled voices to commentate and analyze the games for the audience. For the two first ASUS ROG events we have been lucky to have one of the most popular and skilled casting duos out there, TotalBiscuit and Apollo, and this time is no exception; they will return. But since the demand for StarCraft II is growing fast we will be introducing an additional international stream with the higest level of shoutcasting. And next to the already two mentioned gentlemen in our caster-crew we also welcome mr. Khaldor and MrBitter to Helsinki, Finland.
Stay tuned for more news about ASUS ROG Tournament.
Players - how to apply
To play in the tournament, an invite must be requested by sending an email to info@peliliiga.fi with the subject of “ASUS ROG StarCraft II” and details describing at least the full name, nationality, player name and achievements of the applicant. Applications will be received until the end of January 2012. Note that a player may only be granted a slot in the tournament, no expenses are covered.
ASUS ROG
Finally, to remind you all of the company who makes this tournament possible, ROG -- Republic of Gamers, a gaming sub brand of ASUS that is comprised of cutting edge hardware tailored for serious gamers. The product branches include; Motherboards, Graphics Cards, LCD Monitors, Gaming Peripherals, Desktops and Notebooks. The ASUS ROG Tournament will be solely powered by ASUS and ROG hardware.
About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company's revenue for 2011 was US$13 billion.
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So many Protoss for now :D
I hope there's plenty of zerg players to be announced 
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Moon and Grubby! So much love for this tournament  Don't place them in the same group! WC3 legends final incoming
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This is going to be sick!
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Woot! Thorzain and Stephano please too :D
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I don't get why tournaments are only inviting MrBitter, please invite RotterdaM too!
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Will Khaldor and MrB be live or just streaming?
if live + Show Spoiler +KHALDOR!! I can finally buy you that beer I promised :D
and MR Bitter - If you miss hearing a pure American accent let me know and I'll make a point of saying Hi (I probably will anyway).
EDIT: oh yeah, first 8 players look pretty good
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Khaldor op imo, nerf plz.
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What's up with Rotterdam?
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moon landing in finland?!
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On January 19 2012 04:58 Seraphone wrote:
Cool, Moon.
I read this as 'Cool, man' but in a Jamaican accent :D.
On the real though, this looks amazing, I hope to see more Zerg and Terran but it is in europe so more protoss makes sense...
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I want to see either Moon or Mana win something. Maybe this is their tournament. To many 2nd places...
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On January 19 2012 05:09 OminouS wrote:
I want to see either Moon or Mana win something. Maybe this is their tournament. To many 2nd places...
They're gonna meet in the finals, and then the world will implode.
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I'm hoping for a Moon vs Grubby finals... please? Pretty please Starcraft and Warcraft Gods...
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daaaaamn... If i somehow will NOT go to see this live I can't call myself an esport fan.
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Grubby sheth and Moon are my favorites.
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Mana fighting can't wait, gona be awesome.
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glad to see select amongst the names I missed his sexy play!
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2 koreans in first 8 invites. This looks good compared to Assembly summers 1 korean in whole tournament. And all the other invites looks also good! Good job ASUS ROG Love u <3
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Nice invites.
Why no Bitterdam? 
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On January 19 2012 05:27 mjava wrote:
2 koreans in first 8 invites. This looks good compared to Assembly summers 1 korean in whole tournament. And all the other invites looks also good! Good job ASUS ROG Love u <3
To be fair, they had 1 Korean in the tournament because a bunch of Koreans backed out at the least minute as they have a tendency to do in European tournaments.
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SeleCT! Finally! Gogo Assembly! ♥
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Omg do want Moon and Grubby in the same group.
Also, Mr Bitter goes everywhere, why doesn't Rotterdam ever join him? They are up there as my favourite casting duos. Always love to see Apollo casting though.
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yeah! <3 khaldor & bitter.
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On January 19 2012 05:36 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 05:27 mjava wrote:
2 koreans in first 8 invites. This looks good compared to Assembly summers 1 korean in whole tournament. And all the other invites looks also good! Good job ASUS ROG Love u <3 To be fair, they had 1 Korean in the tournament because a bunch of Koreans backed out at the least minute as they have a tendency to do in European tournaments.
As far as I remember Nada was the only Korean ever announced for Assembly Summer. Unless some Koreans were tentatively confirmed but never made public.
A lot of Koreans pulled out of Dreamhack Summer, a few from Dreamhack Winter and MC pulled out of the ASUS ROG Invitational.
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Moon is going to waste everyone.
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rotterdaam, comee
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I'm also curious why no RotterdaM?
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I'm so happy to see Moon in that list! Awesome! Can't wait to see him destroy everybody.
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TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
Grubby vs Moon in the finals, please WC3 gods strike a deal with SC2
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It doesn't have to be the finals, I'd just be really happy to see Moon vs Grubby. I don't think they've met in SC2 yet.
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Interesting that it is FnaticRaidCall rather than FnaticMSI. Is RaidCall pumping more money into Fnatic rather than MSI now? Makes me sad . FnaticMSI sounds so much better and looks cooler.
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is MMA attending this or something else?
my bad... that's IEM
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Where's rotti?!
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On January 19 2012 10:26 sjperera wrote:
is MMA attending this or something else?
He's attending IEM Kiev which starts tomorrow.
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Love this already, Grubby, Moon & MaNa fighting! ♥
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Hope to see IdrA there again to defend his title.
Edit: Unless he's going to be at IEM, which I think he is.
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Oh yeah, Moon and Grubby : ) Hoping for some epic clash!
Also still hoping you have some ESV maps in the map pool^^
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Grubby and SeleCt!! WOOO, of to a good start with players imo.
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Would be sick to see Grubby Vs Moon. Two War III legends!
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Select, yes! Haven't seen him in so long.
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going to be awesome, cant wait
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On January 19 2012 11:19 Gorlin wrote:
Select, yes! Haven't seen him in so long.
Yeah. Hasn't he been in Korea? Why didn't he try to qualify for Code A?
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sorry but no idra?
no huk?
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Nice list. Hopefully the organizers put Grubby and Moon in the same group. Good to see Select back in action. I feel like he disappeared off the face of the Earth after he fell out of code A.
On January 19 2012 11:43 integrity wrote:
sorry but no idra?
no huk?
"ASUS ROG - Winter 2012 first invites & shoutcaster"
"The level of the applicants is also very promising, and to get you as excited as we are, we reveal the first eight players that have been granted a slot in the tournament:"
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On January 19 2012 11:43 integrity wrote:
sorry but no idra?
no huk?
To add on to what that guy said above me, there are 24 more players.
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wait wait wait
No Bitterdam?
I love Khaldor, but splitting Mr Bitter and Rotti is like splitting Tastosis, imo.
Im glad to see dApollo and TB once again casting a major event. It will be so good. Especially with Grubby there.
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Grubby vs Moon finals. Please. Please please please please. I would be able to die happy.
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Ohoho TotalApollo and Khaldor-Bitter.Can't wait to see Moon playing :D.
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woah SELECT!! havent seen play in so long >< :D
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Goddamn where is BlinG's invite. SADPANDA
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SeleCT!! My favorite!! I can't wait for this GLHF
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Looking good, nobody too terrible invited yet.
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We need WhiteRa.. There is no EU tournament without Ra.. got it get it...good
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Moon!
Needs another Grubby vs Moon so that Grubby can be trashed again! 
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Players so far are kinda MEH
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Moon, Grubby..... instant classic.
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Lets hope Strelok can finally attend another tournament without having Visa issues - I always felt bad for the man.
I'm really eager to see how much Moon has been improving in Sc2
GOGO Moon fighting!
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I want to see Moon. Feels like this is gonna be his big debut into SC proper.
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Interesting invites. Khaldor is a bit overrated in my opinion (in that his knowledge of the game seems a tad lacking), but I'm excited for the tournament overall!
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Grubby yeah! ! ! Enough to make me watch
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On January 19 2012 15:08 iPGaming wrote:
Select is America
He is not, i will help you out of your dream.. America got 0 top sc2 players and that is why you might hope/think he is, but he isnt
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This is the tournament sheth will win, i feel it !
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Awesome... and already so many Protoss <3 ... eagerly awaiting the announcement of the final lineup now!
And - as others said - bring in Rotti as a caster!
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Grubby vs Moon highlight of the tourney please!
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the next who are taking bitter without rotterdam ... would u also take artosis without tasteless? no u wouldnt! so damn u tournaments - step up or i want watch u in the future. srsly that cant be that hard to realize
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Helsinki, here I come! :D
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Love the player invites so far, especially happy about SeleCT, haven't seen him in such a long time.
But again the splitting of MrBitter and Rotti Makes me sad, I'm a huge Bitterdam fan. It's just my personal opinion, but I also think Rotti is a much better caster than Khaldor...
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so far everything looks perfect ! rly hope I'll be able to go there
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Moon vs grubby, the battle continues!
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why isn't it mr. MrBitter? :D
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Invite aLive
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TB, Apollo, Khaldor and Bitter? Wow. They could invite Farmville players for all I care with these casters, they'll manage to make anything entertaining .
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Hope the Brotoss and our LiquidSheth make it far
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Sheth, Moon, Mana... oh yeah!!
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On January 19 2012 16:38 WallieP wrote:He is not, i will help you out of your dream.. America got 0 top sc2 players and that is why you might hope/think he is, but he isnt
Let me help you out here since youre mentally handicapped...Idra/sheth/huk if you consider where he was born.
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On January 19 2012 20:22 soulist wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 16:38 WallieP wrote:On January 19 2012 15:08 iPGaming wrote:
Select is America He is not, i will help you out of your dream.. America got 0 top sc2 players and that is why you might hope/think he is, but he isnt Let me help you out here since youre mentally handicapped...Idra/sheth/huk if you consider where he was born.
not only that... but IdrA beat SelecT at the ASUS ROG all star invitational a few months back. (I'm sure he'd be invited if he's available and applied.)
Very excited about the first 8 players! Can't wait to see the next 8 :D
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Moon and Grubby, pUT THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER!!!!!!!
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Haven't seen Moon in a while, can't wait!
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On January 19 2012 20:22 soulist wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 16:38 WallieP wrote:On January 19 2012 15:08 iPGaming wrote:
Select is America He is not, i will help you out of your dream.. America got 0 top sc2 players and that is why you might hope/think he is, but he isnt Let me help you out here since youre mentally handicapped...Idra/sheth/huk if you consider where he was born.
Idra who didnt win a thing for ages and well, is only well known since he is the "best" from the usa and got funny bm's, Sheth who didnt win anything ever, and huk who i last heard from months ago, and he is from canada right?
.. sure you helped me out there.. ofc usa got some players who are above average, but they are not "TOP"
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grubby vs moon finals plx keke?
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what the hell wheres rotti?
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Moon )))) My favourite eSportler of all time! Good to see him back to SC2, why he left I never understood, he already was kicking ass after such short practice time. I hope he can perform decently after a lot of WC3 training over the last couple of months.
And:
Why is everybody asking for Rotterdam!? He casts ESL and HSC because ESL do not care about quality and he's a friend of Takes / Take is ESL.
I know he has knowledge of the game.
I know he has pleasent voice, good english and that all.
But he manages to piss me off so often.
MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you"
This is just the one example I remember right now, however he does this constantly he shows no respect towards players and cocasters, he behaves like a famous person with a bad character. I don't like it one bit.
I mean, even if it is the truth, you should not be rude while on TV, especially not towards a coworker.
(Wasn't that bad at HSC4, but I believe that is because all the players were within punching range.)
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On January 19 2012 21:18 rEalGuapo wrote:
But he manages to piss me off so often.
MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you"
Well it is quite common and not only a rumor that many germans dont have any sense of humor but i thought such statements are so obvious joking that not even you can misunderstand them ... obviously i was wrong - silly me
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On January 19 2012 21:18 rEalGuapo wrote:Moon )))) My favourite eSportler of all time! Good to see him back to SC2, why he left I never understood, he already was kicking ass after such short practice time. I hope he can perform decently after a lot of WC3 training over the last couple of months. And: Why is everybody asking for Rotterdam!? He casts ESL and HSC because ESL do not care about quality and he's a friend of Takes / Take is ESL. I know he has knowledge of the game. I know he has pleasent voice, good english and that all. But he manages to piss me off so often. MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you" This is just the one example I remember right now, however he does this constantly he shows no respect towards players and cocasters, he behaves like a famous person with a bad character. I don't like it one bit. I mean, even if it is the truth, you should not be rude while on TV, especially not towards a coworker. (Wasn't that bad at HSC4, but I believe that is because all the players were within punching range.)
I guess you missunderstud Rotti there, he is the last person to be rude, he just loves to joke, enjoy game and life and this was clearly joking with Mr.Bitter, he is used to the british humor.
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On January 19 2012 21:18 rEalGuapo wrote:Moon )))) My favourite eSportler of all time! Good to see him back to SC2, why he left I never understood, he already was kicking ass after such short practice time. I hope he can perform decently after a lot of WC3 training over the last couple of months. And: Why is everybody asking for Rotterdam!? He casts ESL and HSC because ESL do not care about quality and he's a friend of Takes / Take is ESL. I know he has knowledge of the game. I know he has pleasent voice, good english and that all. But he manages to piss me off so often. MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you" This is just the one example I remember right now, however he does this constantly he shows no respect towards players and cocasters, he behaves like a famous person with a bad character. I don't like it one bit. I mean, even if it is the truth, you should not be rude while on TV, especially not towards a coworker. (Wasn't that bad at HSC4, but I believe that is because all the players were within punching range.)
Omg... you so don't get jokes... Rotterdam seems to be the opposite of what you say, one of the friendliest and most outgoing persons who all the players like. Bitter constantly says how much he loves Rotterdam, too.
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On January 19 2012 04:53 Elefanto wrote:
What's up with Rotterdam?
He is not 18 yet.
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Im really looking forward to watch moon playing.
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On January 19 2012 21:48 Ragoo wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2012 21:18 rEalGuapo wrote:Moon )))) My favourite eSportler of all time! Good to see him back to SC2, why he left I never understood, he already was kicking ass after such short practice time. I hope he can perform decently after a lot of WC3 training over the last couple of months. And: Why is everybody asking for Rotterdam!? He casts ESL and HSC because ESL do not care about quality and he's a friend of Takes / Take is ESL. I know he has knowledge of the game. I know he has pleasent voice, good english and that all. But he manages to piss me off so often. MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you" This is just the one example I remember right now, however he does this constantly he shows no respect towards players and cocasters, he behaves like a famous person with a bad character. I don't like it one bit. I mean, even if it is the truth, you should not be rude while on TV, especially not towards a coworker. (Wasn't that bad at HSC4, but I believe that is because all the players were within punching range.) Omg... you so don't get jokes... Rotterdam seems to be the opposite of what you say, one of the friendliest and most outgoing persons who all the players like. Bitter constantly says how much he loves Rotterdam, too.
Plus, they live together.
They always mock each other. Thats one of the things that make their casting duo what it is.
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http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/the-first-details-about-the-mlg-2012-pro-circuit
The Top 8 finishers from MLG’s 2011 National Championship in Providence will be invited to join the Top 8 finishers from each regional online tournament (24 total players) for the MLG Winter Arena in New York City on February 24-26. All 32 players will receive all-expenses-paid trips to the MLG Winter Arena, where a $26,000 prize pool will be up for grabs.
MLG Winter Arena is set on the same date as ASSEMBLY Winter. I hope confirmed players to ASUS ROG will keep their word and come despite of MLG.
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MLG on the same week Asus ROG is basically screwed?
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On January 20 2012 00:14 Azhrak wrote:http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/the-first-details-about-the-mlg-2012-pro-circuitShow nested quote +The Top 8 finishers from MLG’s 2011 National Championship in Providence will be invited to join the Top 8 finishers from each regional online tournament (24 total players) for the MLG Winter Arena in New York City on February 24-26. All 32 players will receive all-expenses-paid trips to the MLG Winter Arena, where a $26,000 prize pool will be up for grabs. MLG Winter Arena is set on the same date as ASSEMBLY Winter. I hope confirmed players to ASUS ROG will keep their word and come despite of MLG.
I think it will be a huge problem coz MLG winter arena is not a stand alone competition you can get seeds to winter championships which is kinda huge. If i was a pro gamer i would definitely prio mlg.
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I hope Asus Rog and MLG talk witheachother and someone move the date. Both tournament is to important to compete with eachother
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Don't think they can move the date at this point anymore, im quite sure the places and dates are locked already. Atleast Asus ROG is, becouse it is happening on Assembly Winter.
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It was also last time that MLG event conflicted with ASUS ROG event.. Sad
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MLG wants mess up ASUS ROG >.<
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Well, atleast they are in different timezones and streamed in different time so starcraft 24h whole weekend!
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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. MOON!
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Nice! Elfi! Let's see more 4gates and failed all-ins when he cant 4gate..great stuff
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On January 20 2012 01:42 mazqo wrote:
Well, atleast they are in different timezones and streamed in different time so starcraft 24h whole weekend!
24 hour starcraft weekend!!!
edit: assembly needs to set up a "starcraft viewing room" and then stream the MLG matches at night
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Satiini will be there almost for sure. If ToD comes too that'd be sick, all the wc3 legends together..
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On January 19 2012 21:18 rEalGuapo wrote:
MrBitter: "And your Unit control is propably a bit better than mine" Rotterdam: "Not only a bit, I am a lot better than you"
O M G so rude!!!!!
Anyways...Moon. <3 Im curious how good he already is.
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Soo sad that this clashes with MLG... Who will budge first??
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On January 19 2012 05:19 [17]Purple wrote:
I'm hoping for a Moon vs Grubby finals... please? Pretty please Starcraft and Warcraft Gods...
haha one can only hope xD
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Lets hope the MLG winter challenge doesnt take away too many good players.
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Inviting Moon is a great idea, this will be like his second debut.
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*Facepalm*, yet another EU tournament we're casting gets the shaft due to MLG clashes.
The Curse of MLG
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at least the qualifications for MLG are a few weeks before it so you can get an idea of who remaining will be available.
As a spectator, I *love* these weekends, when MLG is over this will just be starting bye bye sleep schedule
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This could be solved if the tournaments announced their dates much earlier, so there is time for others to reschedule. For example, Dreamhack announces their dates two years prior to the event starting, which means no one else schedules their events for the same time.
MLG and Assembly announcing it a few weeks prior to the event starting is simply way too late and is bound to cause conflicts.
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MaNa vs Moon in the final and somehow someway he's second place again. j/k but gl to him lol,
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The first 8 already looks great! I'm still waiting for GoOdy, White-Ra, Socke, Jinro, MorroW, Brat_OK and Naama!
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I hope none of these initial 8 are the ones who cancelled their appearance so they could go play at MLG instead.
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Can anyone confirm on what day the final games will be on? The OP says it will be on 24-25th on one paragraph and 24-26th on another.
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On January 20 2012 22:45 Noam wrote:
Can anyone confirm on what day the final games will be on? The OP says it will be on 24-25th on one paragraph and 24-26th on another.
The grand finals will be on the 25th.
The ASSEMBLY event is open between 24-26th while ASUS ROG Tournament will run through 24-25th.
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Thanks!
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so, in the pattern the invites are listed, can we expect the next few to have longer names than:
FnaticRaidCall\ kr (Z)Moon?
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With MLG sure to draw some of the bigger names and split the talent this could be an amazing opportunity for some other players to get some fame and fortune (I'm sure it would be more appealing than going through the open brackets!).
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On January 20 2012 06:40 Paladia wrote:
This could be solved if the tournaments announced their dates much earlier, so there is time for others to reschedule. For example, Dreamhack announces their dates two years prior to the event starting, which means no one else schedules their events for the same time.
MLG and Assembly announcing it a few weeks prior to the event starting is simply way too late and is bound to cause conflicts.
existence of Assembly winter has been known for a long time already so i dont think that they announced their event too late. Only ASUS ROG were announced now but it was clear that there would be pro-Starcraft 2 tournametn at Assembly
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It is obvious that MLG just doesn't consider any of the tournaments they deem of lesser value when deciding their schedule. Assembly's dates have been known for a very long time now, MLG just probably didn't remember the whole thing existed, and didn't care to think that there would be a Major SC2 tournament in one of the larger LAN parties in europe. Typical America centrism if you ask me. I would expect at least a couple of the already published names withdraw from the tournament roster because of this, but one can always hope.
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Exited to see MooN, Grubby, Sheth and SeleCT out of those 8.
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On January 22 2012 22:00 Oldini wrote:It is obvious that MLG just doesn't consider any of the tournaments they deem of lesser value when deciding their schedule. Assembly's dates have been known for a very long time now, MLG just probably didn't remember the whole thing existed, and didn't care to think that there would be a Major SC2 tournament in one of the larger LAN parties in europe. Typical America centrism if you ask me. I would expect at least a couple of the already published names withdraw from the tournament roster because of this, but one can always hope.
oh wow that sucks. Would be much nicer for fans of Starcraft to be able to see both tournaments with everyone that's supposed to be in it. Hope everything works out.
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Moon going to take it all!
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ROG should sign contracts with the players so that they can't leave rog for another tournament or something like that. Come or pay a hefty fine.
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On January 23 2012 08:58 archonOOid wrote:
ROG should sign contracts with the players so that they can't leave rog for another tournament or something like that. Come or pay a hefty fine.
Yeah, SC2 is eventually going to need some sort of "player association" as well. I wouldn't be upset if ASUS ROG made some sort of statement like "If you withdraw your commitment and then attempt to reapply you'll only be eligible for <100% of the prize payout". However their best bet is to do try more positive reinforcement like increasing the prize pool or somthing...
Either way, looking forward to the next update!
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Honestly i dont see whats the problem player wise. Theres a lot of European players that will certainly come to Assembly. There were not that much European players attending MLG anyway. Americans will certainly go to MLG, but likewise its not like many of them would go to Assembly anyway. And regarding Koreans theres abundance of good Korean players and i dont feel like it will be a huge problem. There will bo some conflicts sure, but i feel You are making too much of a deal of it.
Assembly will be much harder hit viewer wise than player wise for sure, as most of the Americans will watch MLG. You have to take timezones into account. Assembly will start in the middle of the night for NA and finish in middle of the day, while MLG will start in theuropean evening and finish in the middle of the night.
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Would be nice for EG to send a player. Machine could do very well here instead of MLG and would give him a chance to maybe post up a result to save him from the cut that seemed to happen to Axslav and Strifeco.
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On January 23 2012 19:09 Silvanel wrote:
Honeslty i dont see whats the problem player wise. Theres a lot of European players that will certainly come to Assembly. There were not that much European players attending MLG anyway. Americans will certainly go to MLG, but likewise its not like many of them would go to assambly anyway. And regarding Koreans theres abundance of good Korean players and i dont feel like it will be a huge problem. There will bo some conflicts sure, but i feel You are making too much of a deal of it.
Assembly will be much harder hit viewer wise than player wise for sure, as most of the Americans will watch MLG. You have to take timezones into account. Assembly will start in the middle of the night for NA and finish in middle of the day, while MLG will start in theuropean evening and finish in the middle of the night.
I think that some of the EU and KR players willing to travel could end up going to MLG (with free tickets). I do agree that it still leaves a LOT of EU talent and there's always lots of KR talent (when they feel like traveling).
I don't think Assembly will see a big hit on viewers unless the there's some overlap. If anything, having NA viewers excited to watch SC2 and tuning in before MLG starts could help...
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So, it's just 3 weeks to the tournament and no discussion in over a week, what's with this =O
I'll say that after walking to school today in -25 Celsius degrees and almost becoming a living icicle I can say that if you thought IEM Kiev was cold, you've seen nothing yet! Welcome to Finland ^-^ (In Kiev the temp was -1 to -7 celsius most of the time)
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