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(Original Post Here)
Starcraft fans,
AfreecaTV Global is excited to announce our official broadcast of the 2019 GSL Season 3 Code S Qualifiers on June 20th and 21st at 07:00 PST (16:00 CEST/23:00 KST). For the first time ever, we are proud to bring the Code S qualifier matches to you, our loyal fans.
In these qualifiers, Starcraft 2 players from around the world will compete for 28 coveted spots in Season 3 of the GSL, and a share of its ₩170,000,000 prize pool. Each day's matches will be live-cast from replay, so as to avoid unwanted interference in the competitive atmosphere.
This event will be broadcasted exclusively on AfreecaTV. Don’t be late, or you might miss your chance at the premiere glimpse of next season's stars! Tune in at http://play.afreecatv.com/gslenglish and show your support for AfreecaTV and the tournament at the heart of Starcraft 2: GSL Code S.
Game on!
EDIT: VoDs available here: http://bj.afreecatv.com/gslenglish/vods
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Great news! Especially excited to see if any other foreigners will try to qualify this season!
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will this be steamed on twitch？
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On June 15 2019 00:13 FBTsingLoong wrote:
will this be steamed on twitch？
This is an AfreecaTV exclusive, though you can always follow the stream here on tl.net as well. I hope we get tons of folks tuning in to the stream - Now more than ever, it's so important that we show our love and support for AfreecaTV!
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Congratz on scoring that gig Creighton 
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Wow this is insane ! GG and thanks !
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Awesome! I appreciate all the effort you put in to get this going - I remember from the last thread.
What finally worked to get Blizzard's attention to approve it, if you don't mind?
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On June 15 2019 03:40 aTotalPerson wrote:
Awesome! I appreciate all the effort you put in to get this going - I remember from the last thread.
What finally worked to get Blizzard's attention to approve it, if you don't mind?
It was a pretty complex process! Had to get approvals from the players, from AfreecaTV, and from Blizzard too. I negotiated my butt off to ensure that everyone involved was happy with the method and structure of the stream. These companies all have different goals that don't always align, and it's SO IMPORTANT to find a solution that keeps all of them happy! It just took a little persistence and negotiating savvy.
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Northern Ireland24310 Posts
Awesome, amazing you got this going! #Hyped
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Glad to play a part in setting these wheels in motion!
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On June 15 2019 00:22 CreightonOlsen wrote:This is an AfreecaTV exclusive, though you can always follow the stream here on tl.net as well. I hope we get tons of folks tuning in to the stream - Now more than ever, it's so important that we show our love and support for AfreecaTV!
OK  That's a pity.I can't visit AfreecaTV due to some net problem.
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Northern Ireland24310 Posts
On June 15 2019 10:40 FBTsingLoong wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2019 00:22 CreightonOlsen wrote:On June 15 2019 00:13 FBTsingLoong wrote:
will this be steamed on twitch？ This is an AfreecaTV exclusive, though you can always follow the stream here on tl.net as well. I hope we get tons of folks tuning in to the stream - Now more than ever, it's so important that we show our love and support for AfreecaTV! OK That's a pity.I can't visit AfreecaTV due to some net problem.
Perhaps someone can help, I had a weird issue with Afreeca and the fix was something really odd, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was.
The mobile app works pretty well at least, get my Flash fix from there
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The fix on PC/laptop -> go to "View on Afreeca" -> click "Go to Blog" (streamer portrait) -> once you are on the streamer profile page, click on the stream thumbnail to get back to the stream page. It should now be working fine.
I think it refreshes previously cached page that might have broken the player. And to get around the Chinese firewall, anyone may use a high speed overseas VPN in close proximity to your city.
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So cool. Thanks for the effort, that's really well done!
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this is sick
bravo creighton olsen
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Awesome
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Promo image for the qualifiers is live!
![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/5FtOJ6m.jpg)
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Great job! Will definitely watch this.
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Croots is a super cool dude, I played wow with him for years before finding out he even like starcraft lol. Congrats on the GSL gig, you deserve it!
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Reminder to everyone that this will be casted from replays and not live.
Don't hit the Liquipedia link or you'll spoil the results for yourself like I just did 
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So this should be live in 1 hour and 45 minutes from the time of this post?
Oh, this is casted from replays too? Thats ok, I cannot wait to watch this :D
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Oh it's from replays. Well, still nice to have these games casted
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On June 20 2019 21:14 5ecured wrote:
So this should be live in 1 hour and 45 minutes from the time of this post?
Oh, this is casted from replays too? Thats ok, I cannot wait to watch this :D
Yes! Cast starts at 2300 KST (about 45 minutes from *this* post!)
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Cool. I saw this thread just in time to tune in when the stream starts.
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First match is Stats vs. Super. Does that mean Super is back from military?
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Are you the guy casting Olsen?
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sOs! What a god; beautiful micro and execution.
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your casting is really good, i enjoyed it. good job!
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Pretty good viewership considering this is at 10 am. Anyone else slacking off at work?
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Enjoying the cast so far! Would be cool to have non-Liquipedia and spoiler-free brackets. It is more exciting for me as a viewer if I know what is at stake for the players in a match: Is this the qualifying match? Are they out if they loose this game or do they get another chance in a lower bracket?
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On June 20 2019 23:56 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
Enjoying the cast so far! Would be cool to have non-Liquipedia and spoiler-free brackets. It is more exciting for me as a viewer if I know what is at stake for the players in a match: Is this the qualifying match? Are they out if they loose this game or do they get another chance in a lower bracket?
I think there's another qualifier they can go to tomorrow
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ahhh wish i hadn't spoilt it for myself - looks like there are some sick games played today - such a missed opportunity in years gone by not casting those games!
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Honestly despite the nervousness that would be expected anyway, I quite enjoy the casting. Love the energy too.
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Northern Ireland24310 Posts
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate
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On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from?
Probably not until it's done which might be a few hours still? I dunno the schedule.
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On June 20 2019 23:55 EAGER-beaver wrote:
Pretty good viewership considering this is at 10 am. Anyone else slacking off at work?
self employed crew checking in
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On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate
Should try it again and report any problem so we can help. Better than ever now, Afreeca recently upgraded their content delivery provider to push streams smoothly to all corners of the world. Stream is now live at https://play.afreecatv.com/gslenglish
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On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate
It's still being streamed btw, if you thought it was over
not sure about VODs
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I don't understand why Protoss players dont scout, and why they leave edges of bases without vision.
smh
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On June 21 2019 00:24 BerserkSword wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate It's still being streamed btw, if you thought it was over not sure about VODs
VOD available immediately after stream is over, much faster than Youtube.
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On June 21 2019 00:29 BerserkSword wrote:
I don't understand why Protoss players dont scout, and why they leave edges of bases without vision.
smh
Pros cut way more corners than us plebeians could ever afford to.
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On June 21 2019 00:31 keaneu wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:24 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate It's still being streamed btw, if you thought it was over not sure about VODs VOD available immediately after stream is over, much faster than Youtube.
good looks
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On June 21 2019 00:21 keaneu wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Are there VoDs to watch this from? Missed it live and from previous experiences I haven’t found Afreeca easy to navigate Should try it again and report any problem so we can help. Better than ever now, Afreeca recently upgraded their content delivery provider to push streams smoothly to all corners of the world. Stream is https://play.afreecatv.com/gslenglish
The stream is smooth I just can’t watch much live as I am working, thanks for the response
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Too bad it's from replays but I get it. The solo casting is excellent, would love to see you more!
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On June 21 2019 00:34 fastr wrote:
Too bad it's from replays but I get it. The solo casting is excellent, would love to see you more!
Let alone the players not being disturbed, this way is better for me too since it's on after I'm home from work so I can actually watch.
Also it's much more organized. Back in the day when SPOTV streamed their qualifiers for every event, you'd still miss out on some qualification matches and have huge amounts of downtime from waiting for certain matches, since all the brackets move at completely different speeds. There were instances of players waiting for literal hours to play their matches but had to wait because the stream was not ready.
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I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2.
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On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2.
or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions
the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, carrier nerf, tempest nerf, HT nerf, cheaper robo)
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On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, cheaper robo)
It's usually customary for people to fix things when they break them.
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On June 21 2019 00:46 DreamlnCode wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, cheaper robo) It's usually customary for people to fix things when they break them.
rather blizzard gives the meta some time, and thinks things through, instead of just frequent knee jerk reactions.
unless they want to just revert the last patch, which wont happen
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On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2.
There was zero chance that they'd implement a balance patch before the GSL finals.
For the players that didn't qualify day 1, the groups being roughly even on day 2 is infinitely more significant than balance.
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Great casting and fun stuff from Cure.
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On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, carrier nerf, tempest nerf, HT nerf, cheaper robo)
Let's not act like PvZ wasn't already broken. Maybe instead of fixing it they ended up changing what the problem was, but it needed addressing even before that patch.
Although given not as much complaining happened on last patch it seems people's perception of a matchup being broken stems from how ugly the games look, not how favoured one race is. Just like the raven anti-armour missile.
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On June 21 2019 01:10 ByuuN wrote:
Great casting and fun stuff from Cure.
Yeah loved that match! And Creighton's casting is really enjoyable.
Hope casted GSL quals becomes a mainstay. I can't get enough of GSL and this is a great way of extending the value of it.
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Northern Ireland24310 Posts
Finally got tuning in, great stuff. Enjoying your casting Creighton!
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On June 21 2019 01:33 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, carrier nerf, tempest nerf, HT nerf, cheaper robo) Let's not act like PvZ wasn't already broken. Maybe instead of fixing it they ended up changing what the problem was, but it needed addressing even before that patch. Although given not as much complaining happened on last patch it seems people's perception of a matchup being broken stems from how ugly the games look, not how favoured one race is. Just like the raven anti-armour missile.
PvZ was unbalanced before the patch but now it's just a complete mess
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Thanks for doing this! Really enjoyed your casting. Especially enjoyed your coverage of Cure v Parting.
Looking forward to enjoying the VODs and tuning in for more tomorrow! Keep up the great work!!
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These are some great games and some great casting! Nice to start my morning with some tip-top level starcraft!
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On June 21 2019 01:55 BerserkSword wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 01:33 Fango wrote:On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, carrier nerf, tempest nerf, HT nerf, cheaper robo) Let's not act like PvZ wasn't already broken. Maybe instead of fixing it they ended up changing what the problem was, but it needed addressing even before that patch. Although given not as much complaining happened on last patch it seems people's perception of a matchup being broken stems from how ugly the games look, not how favoured one race is. Just like the raven anti-armour missile. PvZ was unbalanced before the patch but now it's just a complete mess
FYI, Aligulac had the PvZ win rate during their most recent period at 43.22%.
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Maru has evolution chambers 
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Yeah quite positively surprised by the casting today even with some of the incorrect calls.
Thanks for everyone who were involved in making this stream happen.
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On June 21 2019 02:31 Boggyb wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 01:55 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 01:33 Fango wrote:On June 21 2019 00:44 BerserkSword wrote:On June 21 2019 00:40 DreamlnCode wrote:
I would have expected a community update before season 3, I hope we don't have a repeat experience of Super Tournament and season 2. or blizzard can just let the metagame settle instead of knee jerk reactions the last community update is what led to the pvz mess in the first place (queen nerf, creep nerf, carrier nerf, tempest nerf, HT nerf, cheaper robo) Let's not act like PvZ wasn't already broken. Maybe instead of fixing it they ended up changing what the problem was, but it needed addressing even before that patch. Although given not as much complaining happened on last patch it seems people's perception of a matchup being broken stems from how ugly the games look, not how favoured one race is. Just like the raven anti-armour missile. PvZ was unbalanced before the patch but now it's just a complete mess FYI, Aligulac had the PvZ win rate during their most recent period at 43.22%.
I think Protoss is overall the weakest race of the three. Been arguing that since last year
At the highest level of play I think Protoss 2 base timings are too strong against Zerg. Basically Every other facet of the matchup is Zerg favored imo.
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It's really great to be able to see these qualifiers for the first time, great job Creighton!
On the other hand, I'm not liking the casting at all... I think he is too overconfident: too much "rap" (it gets really annoying after 6 seconds), too many predictions ("he's got X units, so I think he is going to Y") that turn out to be wrong, absolutely no information about builds or strats, ... lots of passion but little knowledge imo.
I say this as a constructive criticism. Casting solo is really hard, and it's great to have this cast and see the games
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Creighton does an amazing job at casting this. Maru vs. Scarlett is epic!
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On June 21 2019 03:08 Elmonti wrote:It's really great to be able to see these qualifiers for the first time, great job Creighton! On the other hand, I'm not liking the casting at all... I think he is too overconfident: too much "rap" (it gets really annoying after 6 seconds), too many predictions ("he's got X units, so I think he is going to Y") that turn out to be wrong, absolutely no information about builds or strats, ... lots of passion but little knowledge imo. I say this as a constructive criticism. Casting solo is really hard, and it's great to have this cast and see the games
I'm okay with this though. In the same way I don't need Tasteless to read the supplies and production tab for me. It's great to have him to entertain me and bring a bit more life to the game.
Miscalls happen to all casters anyway. There's so many players it's way too hard to be able to properly gauge their tendencies.
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By the way what happened to the lower bracket finals of group E? No replays or just forgotten?
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On June 21 2019 03:45 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 03:08 Elmonti wrote:It's really great to be able to see these qualifiers for the first time, great job Creighton! On the other hand, I'm not liking the casting at all... I think he is too overconfident: too much "rap" (it gets really annoying after 6 seconds), too many predictions ("he's got X units, so I think he is going to Y") that turn out to be wrong, absolutely no information about builds or strats, ... lots of passion but little knowledge imo. I say this as a constructive criticism. Casting solo is really hard, and it's great to have this cast and see the games I'm okay with this though. In the same way I don't need Tasteless to read the supplies and production tab for me. It's great to have him to entertain me and bring a bit more life to the game. Miscalls happen to all casters anyway. There's so many players it's way too hard to be able to properly gauge their tendencies.
Exactly, and we are lucky to have Artosis next to Tasteless or the cast would be terrible. When you have no game knowledge (builds, strats, etc.) you need someone who does as a cocaster. If you are a solo caster you have to be something in between.
And miscalls happen ofc, but if you don't have that game knowledge, you shouldn't make those because odds are you are gonna be wrong in the vast majority of them, or keep them as low as possible, pointing out the obvious outcomes maybe.
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On June 21 2019 03:51 Elentos wrote:
By the way what happened to the lower bracket finals of group E? No replays or just forgotten?
Not forgotten, just those didn't make their way to us.
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Hi can someone help me please, are there any vods for these qualifiers? i just got home and wanna watch it spoiler free
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On June 21 2019 04:44 Shathe wrote:
Hi can someone help me please, are there any vods for these qualifiers? i just got home and wanna watch it spoiler free
There will be VODs when the stream is over, but it's still on atm.
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Scarlett's ZvT, particularly in the lategame, is sick right now. Game 2 vs Maru was great. (She then lost to a supply block in game 3 but still  )
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On June 21 2019 04:44 Shathe wrote:
Hi can someone help me please, are there any vods for these qualifiers? i just got home and wanna watch it spoiler free
VODs here, in a single file. Awesome job Creighton, that's 7,5 hours solid hour of casting there...! 
vod.afreecatv.com
Would prob be cool to add this link to the OP, I came here looking for the VODs but was scared as hell for spoilers.
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On June 21 2019 08:50 AlgeriaT wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 04:44 Shathe wrote:
Hi can someone help me please, are there any vods for these qualifiers? i just got home and wanna watch it spoiler free VODs here, in a single file. Awesome job Creighton, that's 7,5 hours solid hour of casting there...! vod.afreecatv.comWould prob be cool to add this link to the OP, I came here looking for the VODs but was scared as hell for spoilers.
Is there a way for the iOS AfreecaTV app to chrome cast to a smart TV?
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On June 21 2019 12:27 ImmortalGhost wrote:
Any notable games today?
Define "today!" lol Did you mean Day 1, or Day 2?
Day 1 had some amazing games - Scarlett/Maru Game 2 springs to mind as a real thriller!
Day 2 brackets haven't been released yet - play starts at 1600 KST.
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i thought noregret brought us some qualifiers about a year ago, it was really fun to watch..
so claiming this is the first ever isn't correct is it?
never heard this guy cast before but so far really enjoying it.
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On June 21 2019 13:30 BadHabits wrote:
i thought noregret brought us some qualifiers about a year ago, it was really fun to watch..
so claiming this is the first ever isn't correct is it?
never heard this guy cast before but so far really enjoying it.
You are correct- there have been several attempts to bring the GSL qualifiers to the masses. NoRegreT often streams his own qualifying matches, there's been an over-the-shoulder camera on site before, and of course, Code A used to be a thing!
That said, there's never been an officially-sanctioned cast of the qualifiers in the modern era, so I feel OK about saying this is the "first ever." Seasoned fans will know it's true in spirit!
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On June 21 2019 21:09 Jenia6109 wrote: Dream and TaeJa are back! Ro32 would be amaizing!
Aren't you forgetting another glorious return?
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Pretty sick, good job negotiating that minefield. Gonna watch this!
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On June 21 2019 21:45 Xain0n wrote:Aren't you forgetting another glorious return?
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On June 21 2019 14:08 CreightonOlsen wrote:Show nested quote +On June 21 2019 13:30 BadHabits wrote:
i thought noregret brought us some qualifiers about a year ago, it was really fun to watch..
so claiming this is the first ever isn't correct is it?
never heard this guy cast before but so far really enjoying it. You are correct- there have been several attempts to bring the GSL qualifiers to the masses. NoRegreT often streams his own qualifying matches, there's been an over-the-shoulder camera on site before, and of course, Code A used to be a thing! That said, there's never been an officially-sanctioned cast of the qualifiers in the modern era, so I feel OK about saying this is the "first ever." Seasoned fans will know it's true in spirit!
where can I watch the previous vod ? I just missed the stream.
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Tuned back in for day 2.
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i'm so happy Bomber qualified. my favourite player ever <3
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You can follow the link above, then click on the account picture. It says "Go to Blog"
There you can see the VoDs
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Has was one map away from qualifying. That would have been amazing.
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On June 22 2019 00:19 vult wrote:
Has was one map away from qualifying. That would have been amazing.
Nah it wouldve sucked.
get that cheesecraft outta here
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Taeja vs DRG, what year is it?
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Nooooo TRUE you disapointed me again :'(
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Does the AfreecaTV app have no way to close chat when google chrome casting to a TV? Closing chat in app doesn’t close it on the TV so it blocks 40% of the screen
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Feel bad for Trust and Bunny, but Dream qualifying is crazy. He's probably the most underrated terran of all time
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For fucks sake what is with all the spoilers in this topic
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On June 22 2019 02:05 BerserkSword wrote:
For fucks sake what is with all the spoilers in this topic
it's a live report thread, mate
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On June 22 2019 06:40 Geo.Rion wrote:Show nested quote +On June 22 2019 02:05 BerserkSword wrote:
For fucks sake what is with all the spoilers in this topic it's a live report thread, mate
I'm pretty sure it's not.
This thread is for Creighton's streaming and casting of the replays of the qualifiers....replays not live
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taeja,bombgoat fuck yeahhhhhhh!!!
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Hey- just a quick thank you to everyone for tuning in. I had a wonderful time bringing these games to you! Special thanks to Keaneu of TitanEX1 for helping connect me to the right people at Afreeca, and of course to Afreeca themselves for going out on a limb and trying something new.
VoDs are now available- check them out when you have a chance, and enjoy the S2 Grand Finals later today!!
http://bj.afreecatv.com/gslenglish/vods
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On June 22 2019 08:04 CreightonOlsen wrote:Hey- just a quick thank you to everyone for tuning in. I had a wonderful time bringing these games to you! Special thanks to Keaneu of TitanEX1 for helping connect me to the right people at Afreeca, and of course to Afreeca themselves for going out on a limb and trying something new. VoDs are now available- check them out when you have a chance, and enjoy the S2 Grand Finals later today!! http://bj.afreecatv.com/gslenglish/vods
much thanks to you for making this happen.
I really enjoyed it. and great casting
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Northern Ireland24310 Posts
Ignoring the the thread for spoiler reasons, seen a bit.
Really Creighton you outdid yourself, I would have been happy with a shoulder cam and a bit of recap, but the full thing with enthusiastic commentary to boot? Well done my man!
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late to the party. is there a recording/VOD of the stream available?
edit: please delete. just found the answer myself.
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