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![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/97Wmgm5.png) After delaying the WardiTV 2020: Encore event we are excited to announce the sequel to WardiTV 2020, which was a huge success and our largest event ever. WardiTV 2021 is our way to kick off what we hope is an amazing year of StarCraft 2 with some amazing tournament matches. WardiTV 2021 will run from January 19th - January 31st, featuring 12 days of awesome StarCraft 2 games. The WardiTV 2021 Qualifiers are sponsored by OSC. The WardiTV 2021 Main Event is sponsored by irvnasty and WardiTV. Want to support more events like this one? Check out the WardiTV Patreon Page where we put 100% of pledges toward WardiTV tournament prize pools.
Format & ScheduleAny dates currently set are subject to change due to other tournament schedules / implicationsMain Event20 Players will play in four five-player roud robin groups, which will seed the first place finisher into the quarter-finals and second & third place finishers into the RO12. Group A : Saturday, Jan 23 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Cure -  Elazer -  ShoWTimE - uThermal - ZestGroup B : Sunday, Jan 24 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)Clem - Gerald - Harstem - Reynor - TYGroup C : Tuesday, Jan 26 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)INnoVation - MaNa - RagnaroK - Rogue - SouLA/B/C Extra Games (Replays) : Thursday, Jan 28 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)Group D : Sunday, Jan 31 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)ByuN - Creator - MaxPax - Solar - TrapPlayoffs : Friday, Feb 05 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Saturday, Feb 06 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Sunday, Feb 07 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
PrizingQualifiers1st - $50 2nd - $50 3rd - $30 4th - $20 5/6th - $15 7/8th - $10 $200 per Qualifier, with four qualifiers total making $800. Main Event1st - $3,000 2nd - $1,500 3rd/4th - $750 5th-8th - $300 9th-12th - $150 13th-16th - $75 17th - 20th - $50 Total - $8,300 OSC Points will also be awarded throughout the main event and the qualifiers.
Streams  WardiTVcasted by Wardi and joined by special guests.  TaKeTV
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Wardi never stops. A true hero.
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Awesome sauce!
And happy birthday to you!  
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Noice.
Great format. Happy Birthday 
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Wardi flexing!! Thanks for the great content.
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<3
Shout out to irvnasty and other big contributors that help out wardi more than other folks like me can
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no NA 
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Nice to have this in the dry season before Katowice. Thanks Wardi
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Due to GSL Super Tournament dates we’re looking at what do with this event, may have to cancel it again.
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New dates and times confirmed :
Group A : Saturday, Jan 23 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group B : Sunday, Jan 24 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group C : Tuesday, Jan 26 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
A/B/C Extra Games (Replays) : Thursday, Jan 28 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group D : Sunday, Jan 31 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Playoffs : Friday, Feb 05 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Saturday, Feb 06 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Sunday, Feb 07 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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I'm glad you didn't have to cancel another big event because a bigger tournament suddenly overlaps with your schedule on short notice. It was sad enough the first time.
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Wardi
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Kicking off with the qualifiers in 4 hours!
Any news on this:
Invited Players
At the time of posting, these are our INTENDED invites. Players have NOT yet been contacted and are not confirmed to play.
Invited players TBA.
:D
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On January 19 2021 22:02 Harris1st wrote:Kicking off with the qualifiers in 4 hours! Any news on this: Show nested quote +Invited Players
At the time of posting, these are our INTENDED invites. Players have NOT yet been contacted and are not confirmed to play.
Invited players TBA. :D
Will be sending invites after KR Qualifier #1 tomorrow
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Maxpax winning vs ShoWTime 
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Currently confirmed invites are :
Clem
Reynor
Elazer
Gerald
Trap
ByuN
Rogue
+1 KR Invite TBD
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On January 22 2021 20:11 WardiTV wrote:
Currently confirmed invites are :
Clem
Reynor
Elazer
Gerald
Trap
ByuN
Rogue
+1 KR Invite TBD
Wow nice list! The only ? is Gerald. Was the invite kind of like a consolation price for beeing 4th in the EU quali or was this planned? Anyway, not important. Very hyped for this!
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Schedules out too - note that ~2 matches each of Groups A/B/C (probably last in list but might change slightly) will be cast on Thursday 28th @ 6pm CET.
Group A : Saturday, Jan 23 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Cure - Elazer - ShoWTimE - uThermal - Zest
Group B : Sunday, Jan 24 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Clem - Gerald - Harstem - Reynor - TY
Group C : Tuesday, Jan 26 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
INnoVation - MaNa - RagnaroK - Rogue - SouL
A/B/C Extra Games (Replays) : Thursday, Jan 28 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group D : Sunday, Jan 31 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
ByuN - Creator - MaxPax - Solar - Trap
Playoffs : Friday, Feb 05 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Saturday, Feb 06 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) & Sunday, Feb 07 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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Why isn't Serral participating?
Much love for Wardi BTW.
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On January 23 2021 13:16 PaleSC2 wrote:
Why isn't Serral participating?
Much love for Wardi BTW.
Because he declined the invite, he s concentrating on Katowice
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What a game to start the day!
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Looks like Cure had no trouble in his group!
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Game 3 of Zest vs. Showtime was really solid.
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uThermal may lack the consistency of a Heromarine, buy boy if my life depended on on a EU v KR showdown and I had to choose out of those 2 its a easy choice to make. Fun start to the group, and now cheesadelphia right after, not bad.
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Game 2, I don't understand why Clem refuses to make at least one raven to counter Armani's mass lurkers. Clem was floating over a thousand gas for about ten minutes, and he's not using the starports at all (making very few medivacs), and he keeps running out of scans all over the map.
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Thank you Wardi and IrvNasty!
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Oh wow. Traps batteries seem empty today after yesterdays triumph
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I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it...
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On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it...
Because that would be matchfixing?
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On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it...
Outside of it being matchfixing, its also why we play two games at once / other scores aren’t revealed. ByuN doesn’t know if Solar is playing to go 4-0 and win the group or if hes already out or what, so there is no reason not to play to win.
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On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it...
Gotta believe that of all people ByuN knows better than that
tl.net
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On February 01 2021 03:31 Wardi wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it... Outside of it being matchfixing, its also why we play two games at once / other scores aren’t revealed. ByuN doesn’t know if Solar is playing to go 4-0 and win the group or if hes already out or what, so there is no reason not to play to win.
Okay that's a good system, if he doesn't know where Solar is in the group that makes sense.
The idea that it would be matchfixing is a bit silly though. You're trying to improve your chances in the tournament, which is a perfectly logical objective for you to have in a tournament.
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On February 01 2021 05:22 Nebuchad wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2021 03:31 Wardi wrote:On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it... Outside of it being matchfixing, its also why we play two games at once / other scores aren’t revealed. ByuN doesn’t know if Solar is playing to go 4-0 and win the group or if hes already out or what, so there is no reason not to play to win. Okay that's a good system, if he doesn't know where Solar is in the group that makes sense. The idea that it would be matchfixing is a bit silly though. You're trying to improve your chances in the tournament, which is a perfectly logical objective for you to have in a tournament.
Breaking your opponents thumbs would also improve your chances, but that doesn't mean it would be ethically sound to do so.
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On February 01 2021 13:51 QOGQOG wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2021 05:22 Nebuchad wrote:On February 01 2021 03:31 Wardi wrote:On February 01 2021 01:36 Nebuchad wrote:
I have no idea why Byun doesn't let Solar win those games. He has the opportunity to eliminate Trap and he doesn't use it... Outside of it being matchfixing, its also why we play two games at once / other scores aren’t revealed. ByuN doesn’t know if Solar is playing to go 4-0 and win the group or if hes already out or what, so there is no reason not to play to win. Okay that's a good system, if he doesn't know where Solar is in the group that makes sense. The idea that it would be matchfixing is a bit silly though. You're trying to improve your chances in the tournament, which is a perfectly logical objective for you to have in a tournament. Breaking your opponents thumbs would also improve your chances, but that doesn't mean it would be ethically sound to do so.
Yes. So don't break your opponents' thumbs.
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Kind of funny how the 4 Terran (Online)Horsemen await in the Ro8 xD
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Since when Clem has a korean pass ?
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I like how Wardi gets some guest commentators on as well.
Both Harstem and Lambo have been absolutly amazing.
And Demuslim is just the logical choice for today as well with all the Terrans today
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Great fucking game right there
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Someone can check if TY has the vision on Clem's "doucle cyclons drop" when FruitBunker crashs ?
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Just give the award to Zest already lol
Everytime TY does some great damage to Zest, somehow Zest counters and does even more damage back
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Zest played amazing. gratz champ!
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Zest looked pretty insane (in PvT especially) for the whole playoffs. It always felt like he had way more than any other Protoss would have at the same timing even on top of his giant bank. Any relatively even early game just leads to him being miles ahead 2 minutes later without any fights. Even the games that didn't start great for him he turned around convincingly.
TY looked strong throughout the tournament too though. Definitely 2 guys who can make it far at IEM.
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Great tournamet and congratz to Zest. Showed some wild play there!
So are we going into IEM with not one but TWO Protoss favorites to win this thing? O.O
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i've been watching old matchfixing games recently, and CURE vs ZEST was looking like one of the most rigged games ever.
remember when he ditched his army and fled his medivacs?
when he just stood in colossus range 'fighting' 3x in 1 match?
he was doing so many terrible plays that even a tired or unfocused player wouldn't make....!!!!!
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Zest did the job 
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EPT
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