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Germany128 Posts
Back to Asia for the last event before the World Championships. This qualifier will send two from the European regional server to the event.
Qualifier Cup
Details
- You must have an active ESL Premium membership. More information here
- All games are played on Europe Stacraft 2 server regardless of location!
- Top 2 receive a spot in IEM Taipei
- You must be at least 16 years of age by January 28th 2015 ( the date of the LAN event)
- Hotel and flight cost are paid for in full by ESL.
SCHEDULE
Stage 1: Saturday, Jan 03 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Stage 2: Sunday, Jan 04 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
STAGE 1
Top 8 players will advance to Stage #2!
Signup Here: Signup
Check-in Here: Check-in
Bracket: Bracket
+ Show Spoiler [Mappool] +The map pool for the qualifiers will be the Season 3 WCS/ladder map pool:
Catallena LE
Deadwing LE
Foxtrot Labs LE
King Sejong Station LE
Nimbus LE
Overgrowth LE
Merry Go Round LE
+ Show Spoiler [Map Selection Rules] +Best of 3 in all rounds. Once the quarter finals round is reached the matches end, and the 8 players then move to stage #2.
A map veto (removal and pick) system is used. The high seed (lower number) on the bracket chooses who starts. Players take it in removing maps until only one remains in a best of 1 or until only 3 maps remain in a best of 3. Then each player picks a map. Maps are played in order they are picked. The remaining map is played last.
STAGE 2
Seeded Players:Joined by the top 8 from Stage 1
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The first standalone and largest ever IEM event on American soil, San Jose is not to be missed. This qualifier will send two from the European regional server to the event.
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On December 12 2014 22:16 SC2Toastie wrote:Show nested quote +The first standalone and largest ever IEM event on American soil, San Jose is not to be missed. This qualifier will send two from the European regional server to the event.
???
Incredibly not the worst mistake I've ever made, sleepeh  Fixed.
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On December 12 2014 22:17 messioso wrote:Show nested quote +On December 12 2014 22:16 SC2Toastie wrote:The first standalone and largest ever IEM event on American soil, San Jose is not to be missed. This qualifier will send two from the European regional server to the event.
??? Incredibly not the worst mistake I've ever made, sleepeh Fixed.
No worries you workaholic  !
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Germany913 Posts
Will there be an open bracket?
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On December 12 2014 23:06 Clubfan wrote:
Will there be an open bracket?
It will be the same format as always, so yes!
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Germany913 Posts
On December 12 2014 23:10 messioso wrote:It will be the same format as always, so yes!
Nice! Looking forward to see some Taiwanese players
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Man, the last IEM just ended and we're already doing qualifiers for the next one? Seems so quick 
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So we have to take care of the same Mappool like July 2014 despite the fact that the tournaments can choose their own pool till the new pool is announced?
Oh come on, why dont spice the things up?
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Hi!
I've cast the North American Qualifier 2 weeks ago and i'm wondering if i could cast this one too. I am casting in french and here is my twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/dreinarkr
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I would like to cast in Mandarin from the following douyu.tv channel: www.douyu.tv/bingesc2
2 minute delay and all that good stuff can be added in a jiffy.
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Forgg is really the only Korean left in Europe? :o
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your Country52797 Posts
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Stage 2 is where the real action is at. Surprised to see that Lilbow isn't trying out.
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kinda meh without the koreans
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Rifkin got a new girl, moving up in the world.
Hah, Viking. I used to play against him back when I was more active on ladder. He had some obnoxious builds on Yeonsu.
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On January 04 2015 02:11 PepsiMaxxxx wrote:
Rifkin got a new girl, moving up in the world.
Hah, Viking. I used to play against him back when I was more active on ladder. He had some obnoxious builds on Yeonsu.
you should have seen naama on habitation station >.>
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Ret playing against someone who isn't nearly a match for him
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On January 04 2015 02:11 PepsiMaxxxx wrote:
Rifkin got a new girl, moving up in the world.
At first glimpse I thought it was Boxxy. :x
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oh, Viking? he's of my MMR and now he gets to play Ret and be streamed, pretty cool
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Livebee is so cute and handsome She got wonderful smile, enjoying this cast.
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It's Petraeus vs NrSroof now
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IEM, get Basetrade for your live show in Taipei! They are working hard to bring that IEM qualifier goodness to us.
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Amazing decisions by Petraeus. 1000 games this season not bad practice it looks like.
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On January 04 2015 02:34 Legio wrote:
IEM, get Basetrade for your live show in Taipei! They are working hard to bring that IEM qualifier goodness to us.
I think pretty soon Basetrade TV gonna be a part of something big, very pleasent and regular cast is a sign of a high production lvl which means Rifkin deserves to be near DH/IEM casting.
almost 10k viewers few days ago at KSL? thats huge
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I think Roof is in a okay position.
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On January 04 2015 02:40 NeThZOR wrote:
Amazing decisions by Petraeus. 1000 games this season not bad practice it looks like.
the curse
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Petraeus killed 2 bases but then he foiled his defense against the mutas.
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This game is weird. But fun :D
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roof's macro *.* 2k 2k bank with 100 supply
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On January 04 2015 02:44 NeThZOR wrote:
Petraeus killed 2 bases but then he foiled his defense against the mutas.
Killing to bases but behind in army and workers. Not really worth it.
Roof needs to spends his money.
This is some high level play! :D
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wtf roof? he could easily win that by just going roaches, he was ahead at one point pretty heavily
and the transition into ultras was soooo late
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Classic 44 supply block from Pet.
SYMBOL!
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I'd love to watch GungfuBanda
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That's some sad internet fee and speed. ^^
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well... half of the scvs were killing an assimilator instead of being in the fight
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Hell yes, Inzane fighting!!!
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GG,. Score is now Ignite 1 - 1 Inzane
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Another #yearofharstem inc
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Good job by Ignite holding on, I would've thought he lost for sure when he surrendered his ramp after a single round of forcefields.
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Oh god, not another turtle mech vs swarmhost game... <.<
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JR should really take a base from Goody´s side!!
Edit: And he did it :D
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Goody the biggest turtler in the world
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On January 04 2015 05:10 NeThZOR wrote:
Goody the biggest turtler in the world
Blastoise?
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JonnyRecco is the best Scottish Zerg, he can't lose man
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Love how low Goody´s apm is.
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I'm not a huge fun of JonnyRecco but Goodys playstyle is just awful and boring to watch
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42 minute blueflame timing :-D
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Other than spamming there's not much for him to do.
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goody is our payback for the bl infestor era
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I actually find Goody games fun, their opponents always seem to lose half their IQ when they play against him :D
EDIT: not to mention viewers always sky rocket with these type of games, turtle mech saving e-sports!!
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JonnyRecco must be loving life.
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Awesome final battle. Like starship troppers!
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Goody has been doing the same thing since WoL beta.
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On January 04 2015 05:25 Lexender wrote:
I actually find Goody games fun, their opponents always seem to lose half their IQ when they play against him :D
Definitely my favorite player to watch.
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On January 04 2015 05:25 Lexender wrote:
I actually find Goody games fun, their opponents always seem to lose half their IQ when they play against him :D
hah, that was actually funny
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Stephano is the only player allowed to say "gratz." It sounds twice as bitchy when anyone else says it.
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On January 04 2015 05:27 pigmanbear wrote:
Stephano is the only player allowed to say "gratz." It sounds twice as bitchy when anyone else says it.
that's good, Goody doesn't deserve anything else
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Random ebay from Goody...
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Haha, ragequit! :D
I wonder whether a roach all-in might be better vs mech openings than banling all-ins. Banelings are just too easy focused down and then the damage potential is gone. Lings aren't the most sturdy units against hellions also. Goody managed to shut that attempt down hard.
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Glad I missed Goody's game. There's no playstyle I hate more than his. Grats to him tho, I guess. T_T
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Thanks for casting, Rifkin and Livibee
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On January 04 2015 05:49 messioso wrote:Brackets for tomorrow
Snute has a rather easy path ahead of him.
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On January 04 2015 05:25 Lexender wrote:
I actually find Goody games fun, their opponents always seem to lose half their IQ when they play against him :D
EDIT: not to mention viewers always sky rocket with these type of games, turtle mech saving e-sports!!
GoOdy is the Terran version of elfi. He brainfucks his opponents
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On January 04 2015 05:56 NeThZOR wrote:Snute has a rather easy path ahead of him.
Marinelord was reking snute on his stream about a month ago in practice games.
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Will someone stream today? I want to see this badly!
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the SC2 community needs a EU focused english speaking caster. Would do it myself but my knowledge of the game aint good enough, sigh
EDIT: Pughy, woooo
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Welmu vs. a Swede, how appropriate.
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On January 04 2015 22:07 rotta wrote:
Welmu vs. a Swede, how appropriate.
The match I really wanted to see...
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But instead 50% of the casters (2 out of 4) are streaming ForGG vs Goody. Guys, we appreciate your efforts, but would appreciate it more if you could coordinate a bit between yourselves so we get maximum coverage. 
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On January 04 2015 22:33 messioso wrote: Welmu 2 - 1  SortOf
Thank you for the update!
Sortof, you can do this! Fighto!
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That's a BIG surprise, IMO. That mYi house training is clearly paying dividends.
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Man, Marinelord really stepping up his game with his multitasking.
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I want to see Welmus games :/(
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Revolver surprisingly good
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Forgg's mech is so fun to watch, always so scrappy with fights everywhere
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Didn't expect Mana to lose to TargA.
Snute fighting!
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Snute is pulling ahead now
E: shit, now it's a base trade and not looking great for him.
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On January 04 2015 23:09 babobbyj wrote:
lol dat 700 apm
holding down dat E button
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I don´t know why he went for the base trade
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Yeaaah MlorD ! One more !
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ForGG is slayin' the bracket. Unstoppable
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On January 04 2015 23:19 Noonius wrote:
ForGG is slayin' the bracket. Unstoppable
It's almost like he was the only Kore...
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Bunny and Mana lost, and Snute at 1-1 with Marinelord... >.>
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Thanks
and dammit I hate it when I see liquid Teamkills
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The liquid boys are really slumping.
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Bunny vs. Welmu in Loser's Round 2. That's how stacked we're at right now.
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Dammit, Dayshi vs MarineLorD
MlorD should win.
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Man, that was really underwhelming. Welmu please rek Bunny now.
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Revolver is shooting blanks here
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Wait, is this a ZvZ that's transitioning into late-game?
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On January 04 2015 23:55 Circumstance wrote:
Wait, is this a ZvZ that's transitioning into late-game?
Transitioning into some fantasy gg timing there
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On January 04 2015 23:57 Nebuchad wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 23:55 Circumstance wrote:
Wait, is this a ZvZ that's transitioning into late-game? Transitioning into some fantasy gg timing there
at least it wasn't a creator timing
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Is ESL going to do any broadcast of this, or is it only going to be Basetrade?
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France7248 Posts
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United States97276 Posts
is Snute playing full time again or is he still on his relaxed end of year schedule?
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Norway839 Posts
On January 05 2015 00:13 Shellshock wrote:
is Snute playing full time again or is he still on his relaxed end of year schedule?
well yes i'm full time but i haven't been able to practice much due to unfortunate life situation, very unprofessional by me but it is what it is. it's pretty sad
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United States97276 Posts
On January 05 2015 00:20 Liquid`Snute wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 00:13 Shellshock wrote:
is Snute playing full time again or is he still on his relaxed end of year schedule? well yes i'm full time but i haven't been able to practice much due to unfortunate life situation, very unprofessional by me but it is what it is. it's pretty sad
I actually just showed up in the thread and didn't even get a chance to see any games so I wasn't trying to call you out or anything D: Sorry if it came off that way
I hope things get better for you.
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ForGG vs Targa was kinda sad.
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ForGG must be so bored with this qualifier
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On January 05 2015 00:30 PepsiMaxxxx wrote:
ForGG vs Targa was kinda sad.
Looked like a standard Korean vs foreigner game to me.
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Whats the current score between Revoler and TLO?
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On January 05 2015 00:33 TheDwf wrote:
ForGG must be so bored with this qualifier
6 practice games on a Sunday afternoon is quite ok
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On January 05 2015 00:40 Noonius wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 00:33 TheDwf wrote:
ForGG must be so bored with this qualifier 6 practice games on a Sunday afternoon is quite ok
Not every day you get to practice your landed-Viking micro.
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Marinelord really performing well over the course of last year.
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seems like TLO just own 2-0 or 2:1 against Revolver...
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The games are not very good but these casters are clueless, it doesn't really help.
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On January 05 2015 00:50 DuduSC wrote:
The games are not very good but these casters are clueless, it doesn't really help.
agreed
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Snute ...
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Why are no lower brackets games been streamed?
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France7248 Posts
On January 05 2015 01:11 styLesdavis wrote:
Why are no lower brackets games been streamed?
CHL just streamed Happy vs Snute, and now TLO vs MarineLorD
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Wow just saw that both Snute and Petraeus were knocked out so early. I was betting at least one of them would have made it out with forGG.
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Kas is really outmacroing harstem, but his engagements and upgrades are so bad
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On January 05 2015 01:24 Poopfeast 024 wrote:
Kas is really outmacroing harstem, but his engagements and upgrades are so bad
Sounds like Kas game just fine
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On January 05 2015 01:24 Noonius wrote:
not impressed
#yearofharstem doubter spotted.
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On January 05 2015 01:27 Doublemint wrote:#yearofharstem doubter spotted.
It's been pretty easy to doubt so far.
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Austria24417 Posts
Hope Harstem qualifies! He does love Taipei :D
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On January 05 2015 01:36 DarkLordOlli wrote:
Hope Harstem qualifies! He does love Taipei :D
He likes Tinder too.
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On January 05 2015 01:36 Aeromi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 01:36 DarkLordOlli wrote:
Hope Harstem qualifies! He does love Taipei :D He likes Tinder too.
The two go hand in hand haha
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very solid series from Tlo
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Canada8157 Posts
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ForGG has been watching Kas-Harstem hitting the perfect timing.
Harstem pulled the same build on the same map, ForGG saw the flaw.
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Ah, the Naniwa we all know and love.
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So he's worse than trash right ?
Anyway, well done ForGG !
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Unsurprisingly, ForGG rolled everyone.
Really enjoyed the chemistry between Rifkin and Livibee casting
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this rifkin/livibee cast is really awkward
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On January 05 2015 01:51 PepsiMaxxxx wrote:
Ah, the Naniwa we all know and love.
dunno about the "love" part
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Nonstop random screaming haha.
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Why does TLO think that Roach beats bio/tank at equal supply?
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On January 05 2015 02:45 styLesdavis wrote:
Why does TLO think that Roach beats bio/tank at equal supply?
Because he's so damn creative, that's why!
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This was so bad played by TLO. Even a diamond player would have figured out way earlier that he really needed some
splash damage and not roach only. Just send a few roaches to keep cast back and hope for the best. But at this level... meh....
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On January 05 2015 02:45 styLesdavis wrote:
Why does TLO think that Roach beats bio/tank at equal supply?
So hard to transition into something else there, hoping Kas screws up vs multipronged attacks or just moves out at the wrong chance is his best bet imo.
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Even if January is still young, that game is already a solid nominee for the worst game of the month
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Germany767 Posts
On January 05 2015 02:48 styLesdavis wrote:
This was so bad played by TLO. Even a diamond player would have figured out way earlier that he really needed some
splash damage and not roach only. Just send a few roaches to keep cast back and hope for the best. But at this level... meh....
Or maybe the entire game I was far behind cause of the way the opening played out and I wasn't able to transition to anything. Only hoping to be able to come back if Kas makes a mistake and I can overpower him or you know I'm just stupid.
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On January 05 2015 02:52 Liquid`TLO wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 02:48 styLesdavis wrote:
This was so bad played by TLO. Even a diamond player would have figured out way earlier that he really needed some
splash damage and not roach only. Just send a few roaches to keep cast back and hope for the best. But at this level... meh.... Or maybe the entire game I was far behind cause of the way the opening played out and I wasn't able to transition to anything. Only hoping to be able to come back if Kas makes a mistake and I can overpower him or you know I'm just stupid.
No need for you to justify anything
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On January 05 2015 02:52 Liquid`TLO wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 02:48 styLesdavis wrote:
This was so bad played by TLO. Even a diamond player would have figured out way earlier that he really needed some
splash damage and not roach only. Just send a few roaches to keep cast back and hope for the best. But at this level... meh.... Or maybe the entire game I was far behind cause of the way the opening played out and I wasn't able to transition to anything. Only hoping to be able to come back if Kas makes a mistake and I can overpower him or you know I'm just stupid.
What made you choose to go for an early third despite being only on ~20 drones a bit after the bust? I think you could have droned more aggressively on 2 bases for a better transition
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What? 12600 ppl watching Rifkin? Amazing! Probably new personal record? :D
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On January 05 2015 02:57 cSc.Dav1oN wrote:
What? 12600 ppl watching Rifkin? Amazing! Probably new personal record? :D
Well deserved, cool casting too
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Impressive play from Kas, rather one sided
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On January 05 2015 02:52 Liquid`TLO wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 02:48 styLesdavis wrote:
This was so bad played by TLO. Even a diamond player would have figured out way earlier that he really needed some
splash damage and not roach only. Just send a few roaches to keep cast back and hope for the best. But at this level... meh.... Or maybe the entire game I was far behind cause of the way the opening played out and I wasn't able to transition to anything. Only hoping to be able to come back if Kas makes a mistake and I can overpower him or you know I'm just stupid.
Of course Kas has to mess something up for you to win the game but why not try to transition earlier into something with more DPS or splash dmg. I know that Kas would have had to play stupidly defensive but i think it would have been the better choice.
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These casters have no idea what they are talking about.
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On January 05 2015 03:29 Ben1500 wrote:
These casters have no idea what they are talking about.
"20 more marines doesn't matter as long as you have siege tanks."
Kas proceeds to win fight with about 20 more marines but isn't sieged.
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On January 05 2015 02:58 polpot wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 02:57 cSc.Dav1oN wrote:
What? 12600 ppl watching Rifkin? Amazing! Probably new personal record? :D Well deserved, cool casting too
I assume this is the only english cast of the qualifier so people had no choice but to watch it?
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Time to invite Bomber and MMA as wildcards to complete the list of terrans
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Good cast today~ Rifkin is boss.
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Wow, didn't expect Kas to qualify. Congrats !
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United States97276 Posts
This forgg guy is pretty good
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My boy kas exceeding expectations.
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