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https://sc2.blizzard.cn/swsc/index.html#/
 Thunderfire SC2 Allstar/2025
The StarCraft II All-Star Invitational—the Chinese server re-opening event—has been set for January 17-18 of 2026. The was initially planned to be played live in Hangzhou during November 29-30 of 2025, but was since delayed.
The event will feature eight of the top current players in an invitational tournament, as well as eight legend/all-star players in exhibition matches. The total prize money for the event is ¥350,000 CNY (~$50,000 USD), with the specific prize distribution yet to be announced.
Standard competition players: Clem, Cure, Maru, Reynor, Solar, Classic, herO, Serral
All-star/legends players: Oliveira, MMA, DRG, Rogue, soO, sOs, Scarlett, INnoVation
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Some of the legend players seem still at least partially active :D
Anyway always nice to see more sc2
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That's fantastic. Can't wait for both events !
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Very nice 
3 toss
6 Terran
7 Zerg
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Wow, rogue and scarlett should clap that group no?
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how did they convince Innovation to play? lol
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Ohhh ya Scarlett made the cut
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On December 30 2025 06:09 Die4Ever wrote:
how did they convince Innovation to play? lol
I assume it's online and they probably just gave the showmatch players a couple hundred dollars each
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On December 30 2025 06:09 Die4Ever wrote:
how did they convince Innovation to play? lol
For professional players, retired players, and gamers alike, this tournament feels more like a party. Such opportunities will become even rarer in the future. In fact, the organizers also invited players like Zest and Stats, who were eager to join but couldn’t due to schedule clashes with work. Dark, on the other hand, hasn’t completed his military service yet and is unable to travel abroad. All the participating players will arrive in Hangzhou several days in advance, allowing them to enjoy themselves in this beautiful city.
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MMA and DRG is a crazy blast from the past
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On December 30 2025 05:03 CicadaSC wrote:
Wow, rogue and scarlett should clap that group no?
I would assume Oliveira is probably still better than Scarlett.
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On January 01 2026 10:08 Brutaxilos wrote:Show nested quote +On December 30 2025 05:03 CicadaSC wrote:
Wow, rogue and scarlett should clap that group no? I would assume Oliveira is probably still better than Scarlett.
He was tremendously shite in the last few weeks of his career though, when he definetly already decided to just finish up the last few commitments and then retire.
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Who would we have to contact to potentially broadcast in German?= :3
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On January 01 2026 10:08 Brutaxilos wrote:Show nested quote +On December 30 2025 05:03 CicadaSC wrote:
Wow, rogue and scarlett should clap that group no? I would assume Oliveira is probably still better than Scarlett.
Scarlett haven’t been that active for the past year, but she looks pretty good recently in the wardi games
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MMA THE FUCKING GOAT?!?!?!? THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNER? THE OWNER OF IMMVP?
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On January 01 2026 23:53 TaKeTV wrote:
Who would we have to contact to potentially broadcast in German?= :3
Scboy will send their man to contact you.
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On December 30 2025 09:27 Agh wrote:Show nested quote +On December 30 2025 06:09 Die4Ever wrote:
how did they convince Innovation to play? lol I assume it's online and they probably just gave the showmatch players a couple hundred dollars each
Nah it's offline match
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Wonder when they will release the bracket to the public, seems like the players etc allready know.
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On January 14 2026 05:26 Kreuger wrote:
Wonder when they will release the bracket to the public, seems like the players etc allready know.
They have released
https://imgur.gg/f/2ZSDwGn
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Nice matchups
Reynor - maru
Classic - clem
Serral - her0
Cure - solar
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So far only one official chinese stream, anyone knows if there will be an official english one ?
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honestly disappointed the format is so low on games, but still glad to have the tournament nonetheless
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are we finally getting a Clem vs Maru TvP?
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On January 15 2026 06:26 Charoisaur wrote:
are we finally getting a Clem vs Maru TvP?
Why not a PvP? Honestly I think either Classic or Reynor will spoil that, they both seems in good shape recently.
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On January 15 2026 04:56 Pelloth99 wrote:
So far only one official chinese stream, anyone knows if there will be an official english one ?
yes who's gonna host this live????? in not chinese
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On January 15 2026 20:08 fr33xta wrote:Show nested quote +On January 15 2026 04:56 Pelloth99 wrote:
So far only one official chinese stream, anyone knows if there will be an official english one ? yes who's gonna host this live????? in not chinese
afaik we're getting the usual contingent of community streamers
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I really like the all-star format... a better experience than the EWC attempt at a legends event. Smart matchups, deep stories.
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On January 15 2026 05:42 Waxangel wrote:
honestly disappointed the format is so low on games, but still glad to have the tournament nonetheless
The short weekend schedule comes down to both budget limit and regulations. Chinese authorities strictly enforce a 10 PM curfew for the venue. Additionally, SCBOY couldn't get enough budget from NetEase for a longer event, especially given the concern that they wouldn't fill a 5,000-seat arena on weekdays.
However, enncouraged by the overwhelming demand (6,000 tickets for both days sold out in under a minute), they intend to talk with NetEase to hold more events of this scale next year. This is, however, contingent on the player pool remaining active, with EWC potentially removing StarCraft II from its lineup, there is a risk that players may retire or go inactive.
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On January 16 2026 02:31 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On January 15 2026 20:08 fr33xta wrote:On January 15 2026 04:56 Pelloth99 wrote:
So far only one official chinese stream, anyone knows if there will be an official english one ? yes who's gonna host this live????? in not chinese afaik we're getting the usual contingent of community streamers
great news. thanks. trying to tune in for as much as possible
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the opening ceremony is pretty cool 
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I haven't watched Starcraft in about a year!
I hope marauder mine isn't the new meta lol
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It works agaisnt LingbaneUltra style, but doesnt work against Hydra Lurker.
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The stage looks wild, I wonder why they made it so wide open, makes it seem like the place is empty when Wardi's saying it sold out
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What happened in herO - Serral? Wow.
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On January 17 2026 20:02 baldgye wrote:
The stage looks wild, I wonder why they made it so wide open, makes it seem like the place is empty when Wardi's saying it sold out
The venue was built for the Hangzhou Asian Games' 5v5 titles (Dota 2/LoL), so it feels a bit empty for 1v1 Starcraft Game. And yes it was sold out, 3,000 tickets a day sold out in a minute, making tons of fans online complaining they missed out.
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On January 17 2026 20:16 Acrofales wrote:
What happened in herO - Serral? Wow.
What happened is Serral's first offline 0-3 loss to a Protoss since 2018.
Also in game 1 herO legit dropped a forge at like 2:40 minutes to start upgrading his zealots.
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On January 17 2026 20:24 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2026 20:16 Acrofales wrote:
What happened in herO - Serral? Wow. What happened is Serral's first offline 0-3 loss to a Protoss since 2018. Also in game 1 herO legit dropped a forge at like 2:40 minutes to start upgrading his zealots.
This sounds like the stupid stuff i try in ladder games and fail hard.
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(watching the replay)
amazing to see a tourno in a real arena after a very long time
Chinese crowd has amazing energy! forget how much more impact watching has when you can hear a live crowd reacting to, e.g. banelings detonating, hellions firing, etc. what makes SC2 the best spectator ESPORT is precisely its rhythm of lulls and exciting moments.
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Interesting series from serral and hero
Literally a rare series where hero doesn’t get blink stalkers. Just 3 straight games of zealot immortal archon timing attack.
Shame Maru lost. I was hoping to finally see Clem’s pvt against Maru
They really need tossboss MC as one of the legends
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I guess playing 3 tournaments a week (and almost always going very far) beats attending 0 tournaments in 3 months
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Great job by both herO and Solar! I'm interested to see who wins between Clem and Reynor.
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You shouldn't read too much into one Bo5, but Serral might to seriously have to reconsider his approach to this.
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Just a reminder there's a YouTube stream.
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herO might win the whole tournament off playing PvZ entirely.
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On January 18 2026 15:35 tigera6 wrote:
herO might win the whole tournament off playing PvZ entirely.
Either that or we're doing a reprise of the old "I've used all my builds to get to the finals and now I'm in trouble"
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On January 18 2026 16:17 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2026 15:35 tigera6 wrote:
herO might win the whole tournament off playing PvZ entirely. Either that or we're doing a reprise of the old "I've used all my builds to get to the finals and now I'm in trouble"
herO running out of build? Impossible, because herO himself doesnt know what build he would use before any game start.
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Nice throw from herO so the finals go to game 7.
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this is the most herO series ever. Ginormous blunders, constantly forgetting the Zealot in the wall and somehow still being competitive (maybe winning the series)
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wouldn't be a hero finals with the ace match haha
so many blunders though
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On January 18 2026 18:49 Charoisaur wrote:
this is the most herO series ever. Ginormous blunders, constantly forgetting the Zealot in the wall and somehow still being competitive (maybe winning the series)
Nobody could have predicted that Reynor would be ready for the 26 adept gambit.
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This is one of the finals of all time.
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what a game lol, absolute cinema (c)
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this man needs to be studied. How is he doing it?
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I am both amazed by how herO can play so well from behind and disgusted by how poor he play when ahead.
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Game 7 was something else, +2 shield tempest ftw
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The final day was pretty awesome to be fair, both the Reynor Clem series and the finals had some insane skill on display
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On January 18 2026 19:01 Elentos wrote:
This is one of the finals of all time.
what a nice bday present from herO to Korean elitists 
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This was a great tournament
All the pros seem to had fun and enjoyed themselves whether they won or lost.
Anyone know how much the legends got paid for their show matches?
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Well done herO and Reynor!! Crazy back and forth finals.
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Great run by herO and absolutely insane finals... I don't even know what to think about this guy anymore... throwing game winning fights with such regularity and still squeezing out a win in the end. Absolute badassery on display... GGs!!
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EPT![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.gg/2ZSDwGn-1768386301996.png)
