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compLexity Gaming is thrilled to announce that the $10,000 SoundBlaster Tactic3D Tournament, presented by Fry's Electronics, will be holding the Amateur Finals and Grand Finals this week. The event, which featured a 1024 player open has now determined the 32 players who will face the 32 invited professionals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2CSYb76DPc&feature=player_embedded
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Throughout the week we will be giving away numerous prizes to our viewers. Stay tuned to the stream and this thread for updates as they are released.
Contest 1: Win a Tactic3D Sigma headset. Click HERE for more information.
Contest 2: $1,000 Grand Prize Pack. Click HERE to enter.
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First the Amateur Finals will take place to determine the winners of $5,000 in prizes.
Here are the 32 finalists from the Amateur/Open part of the event:
+ Show Spoiler +vVvStarkad.301
coLRyan.692
Rhyton.297
VeE.288
vileDomorin.959
Risk.895
PicNic.734
fxoqxc.955
icedragonCF.882
goswser.747
iPBioOrMech.853
sTksooch.225
Saikou.927
Sasquatch.859
hasunet.415
ONEwbc.236
hnr.583
RevShaDow.441
RevSoda.726
MayanWarrior.483
WaltzYouBatz.142
EtsurLizzuma.365
vpchance.970
Jackalope.400
nozick.865
sPsLogiC.158
FXOpTiKzErO.844
strobot.645
tkOhmboy.876
HellsArchyon.924
NrGLuckyFool.531
Makoz.201
Amateur Finals
- Bracket Play Format
- Best of 3 Map Format
- Single Elimination
- 1 Bracket
- 32 Players
Round 1: (32 Players) Thursday, May 26th @ 8:00pm CST
Round 2: (16 Players) Thursday, May 26th @ 10:00pm CST
Round 3: (8 Players) Friday, May 27th @ 8:00pm CST
Amateur Semi Finals: (4 Players) Friday, May 27th @ 9:00pm CST
Amateur Championship: (2 Players) Friday, May 27th @ 10:00pm CST
After the conclusion of the Amateur Finals, the 32 Finalists will be randomly matched against our 32 invited professionals as they play for $5,000 in cash prizes.
Pro/Am Tournament Round Finals
- Bracket Play Format
- 1 Bracket
- 64 Players (32 Amateurs / 32 Pros)
- Top Player From The Bracket Wins
Round 1: (64 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 12:00pm CST
Round 2: (32 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 3:00pm CST
Round 3: (16 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 6:00pm CST
Round 4: (8 Players) Best of 5: Saturday, May 28th @ 9:00pm CST
Tournament Semi Finals: (4 Players) Best of 7: Sunday, May 29th @ 5:00pm CST
Tournament Grand Finals: (2 Players) Best of 7: Sunday, May 29th @ 9:00pm CST
Tournament Maps
+ Show Spoiler +First map played:
Shakuras Plateau - Normal, non-MLG version, published by Blizzard
Remaining maps (loser picks):
GSL Crevasse - On North American Battle.net, published by SzOmOru
GSL Cross Fire SE - On North American Battle.net, published by SzOmOru
GSL Taldarim Altar - On North American Battle.net, published by SzOmOru
Xel'Naga Caverns - Normal, non-MLG version, published by Blizzard
Metalopolis - Normal, non-MLG version, published by Blizzard
GSL Terminus RE - On North American Battle.net, published by SzOmOru
Tournament Stream
All the action will be streamed live HERE.
Tournament VODs
The tourney VODs can be found HERE. (Amateur matches cast by AskJoshy are available now.)
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ROOT.drewbie
ROOT.Destiny
ROOT.CatZ
ROOT.Ddoro
ROOT.Minigun
Fnatic.KawaiiRice
coL.Stalife
coL.CrunCher
coL.rsvp
coL.Antimage*
EG:IdrA
EG.iNcontroL
EG.Axslav
EG.Machine
sixjax.ViBe
sixjax.dde
vile.Spanishiwa**
LG.PainUser
LG.Agh
LG.Zelniq
LG.Response
Liquid`Tyler
FXO.Sheth
FXO.moonan
Vile.HasHe
Dignitas.SeleCT
VT.Spades
VT.Future
vVv.Murder
Check6.ThisIsJimmy
ONE.Bubbles
eMg.Darkcell
* replaced coL.rsvp who was unable to attend
**replaced sixjax.Mihai because he resides in Quebec
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Casters for the event include DJWheat, JP McDaniel and AskJoshy.
Please support the sponsors that are making this event possible! Consider buying the new SoundBlaster Tactic3D gaming headset from Fry's Electronics!
Evolve your game with immersive 3D Audio, thanks to THX TruStudio Pro Technology
Experience the evolution of 3D gaming audio with the Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha gaming headset. Acoustically optimized 40mm drivers combine with THX® TruStudio Pro™ technology to transform everyday audio into a mind-blowing cinematic experience. Touchscreen software and Tactic Profiles allow you to save and share your favorite settings including THX TruStudio Pro Surround for immersive 360º headphone surround and VoiceFX™ voice morphing technology. The dual mode design allows you to connect via standard minijacks or use the Dual Mode™ adapter to connect to your PC or Mac’s USB port for the full THX TruStudio Pro experience.
Click here to purchase the SoundBlaster Tactic3D from Fry's Electronics!
Also, please help us show support for the companies sponsoring this event so that they will continue to support StarCraft 2! Please join and comment on their Facebook pages as this (and viewer counts) are the primary way they are measuring the success of the tournament.
Fry's Electronics Facebook
SoundBlaster Facebook
Click HERE to visit the tournament page for more information.
Thanks for your support!
Visit compLexity Gaming
#compLexity on Gamesurge & Quakenet IRC
A special thank you to CEVO for administering this event.
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Thanks for everyone's support! Hope you join us for the streams!
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Nice looking tournament. Who is the caster with the lazy eye in the bottom middle of the 3 pictures?
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its VileSpanishiwa  woot go hashe+spanishiwa! vile fighting
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On May 23 2011 10:43 Dubzex wrote:
Nice looking tournament. Who is the caster with the lazy eye in the bottom middle of the 3 pictures?
Bottom middle is Josh "AskJoshy" Sutherland.
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On May 23 2011 10:43 Dubzex wrote:
Nice looking tournament. Who is the caster with the lazy eye in the bottom middle of the 3 pictures?
AskJoshy - a youtube caster
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So basically... 32 amateurs battle for 5k in prizes. and then those 32 get placed against the invitees and that tourney is also worth 5k. seems like being an amateur is the way to go as the invited only have the opportunity to win once + more competition. Is prize distribution listed anywhere?
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**replaced sixjax.Mihai because he resides in Quebec
Huh so lame to live in Québec sometime....It's the only thing that I really hate about it.
I feel sorry for you. I Understand your pain.
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might wanna remove all the player id codes so they dont get spammed with friend requests
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On May 23 2011 11:12 qxc wrote:
So basically... 32 amateurs battle for 5k in prizes. and then those 32 get placed against the invitees and that tourney is also worth 5k. seems like being an amateur is the way to go as the invited only have the opportunity to win once + more competition. Is prize distribution listed anywhere?
Prize breakdown: http://tactic3d.complexitygaming.com/account/faq/
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lol the contest link is to League of legends. and wtf qxc is an amateur/open bracket?
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On May 23 2011 11:36 Leeoku wrote:
lol the contest link is to League of legends. and wtf qxc is an amateur/open bracket?
lol thats what i was sayin. seems like he wants some free money. seems kinda wierd to me that he would be even allowed to be in in as an amateur
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i predict Dignitas.SeleCT will win teh tourney
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Where ist WhiteRa
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Yay this should be exciting! I'll be tuning in 
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oh okay that's more reasonable. sounds like good fun will definitely watch. shame it seems only limited to NA .
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Good group of players. I see SeleCT winning this.
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Let's go MayanWarrior!!! H2O TechnoBoy FIGHTING!!!
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Qxc going to make some easy money in the amateur side lol.
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On May 23 2011 10:49 aMies wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2011 10:43 Dubzex wrote:
Nice looking tournament. Who is the caster with the lazy eye in the bottom middle of the 3 pictures? Bottom middle is Josh "AskJoshy" Sutherland.
Lazy eye? I dunno, he looks pretty handsome and charming to me. <3
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nice i hope finals are select / hashe/ idra / kawaiirice / catz. Go Guys go!!!
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On May 23 2011 15:33 Deception-35 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2011 11:36 Leeoku wrote:
lol the contest link is to League of legends. and wtf qxc is an amateur/open bracket? lol thats what i was sayin. seems like he wants some free money. seems kinda wierd to me that he would be even allowed to be in in as an amateur
He entered as an amateur since he wasn't one of the 32 invites. There were 1024 players in that part of the tourney and hes already won a lot of matches to get to the top 32 so I wouldn't say it is exactly 'easy money'.
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vVvStarkad takes it all.
You heard it hear first gogo DA
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Hopefully Liquid'Tyler breaks free from his slump...
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The brackets and matches have been posted for the amateur finals round. There are some rules we want to point out for these matches to the players still in the event. You must join the battle.net channel "Tactic3d" 15 minutes prior to 8pm CST, as well as check in on the tactic website for the match. There is to be no streaming or observers in any of the matches for the event unless an official tactic3d steamer or official. Also note that since multiple matches will be played in a row you must play your match AT 8pm CENTRAL time. If you have any questions please contact support.
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On May 24 2011 03:20 byobong7 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2011 15:33 Deception-35 wrote:On May 23 2011 11:36 Leeoku wrote:
lol the contest link is to League of legends. and wtf qxc is an amateur/open bracket? lol thats what i was sayin. seems like he wants some free money. seems kinda wierd to me that he would be even allowed to be in in as an amateur He entered as an amateur since he wasn't one of the 32 invites. There were 1024 players in that part of the tourney and hes already won a lot of matches to get to the top 32 so I wouldn't say it is exactly 'easy money'.
You're right, it's SUPER easy money.
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So much money Zomg hope everybody does well
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Going to root (rUt? ) for Idra, Spanishiwa and Liquid'Tyler for top-3. Gogogo guys! (Oh, and go SeleCT too!)
Looks like a really nice tournament, hoping for some hitherto, to me, unknown players surprising and kicking out some epic games..
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lol there is no competition there for idra
should be another easy NA tourney win
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"**replaced sixjax.Mihai because he resides in Quebec" that's the punch line to a great joke i know LOL
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Lol I just bought this exact headset, I received it today.
Btw I bought it because this company doesnt make much advertisement, so I figured I would not have to pay a big extra charge just for the brand, as with Steelseries or Sennheiser.
Upon seeing this ad, I guess I have to give it back.
Nah just kidding, seems to be good quality for the price.
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I was disappointed in the lack of punctuality in the tournament. I think there were at least a third of the players in the whole tournament who didn't show up resulting in byes. I got unlucky and got matched with a grand master player in the second round
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It's hard to believe that if one of the amateur finalists had allowed me to reschedule the match with him, and had beaten him, I would be in the running.
Very crazy! I'm sure this will end up being a great tournament!
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Gogo Mayanwarrior! Winning tournaments is a daily routine for Mayan.
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Gooooo icedragonCF
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Heuhhh Why the fuck every province of canada is allowed except quebec?
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damn thats a nice mtt ;-)
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From the map pool:
"Metalopolis - Normal, non-MLG version, published by Blizzard"
May i ask why you neglect the balanced version of this map and instead intentionally use the bad out of date version?
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Part of the reason is that we had a 1,024 man open amateur tournament and we wanted consistency. MLG has published several versions of their own Metalopolis. Also, I would wager that the majority of our amateurs had never played on the MLG versions anyway.
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where's the bracket for this... starts in 2 days and there's no bracket. i'm confused =[
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joshy's one of my fav casters, he has a good voice, otherwise its just gunna be idra vs select really, maybe sheth. rest dotn have a chance
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Yeah will be Idra vs Select, I agree, this is an impressive bunch for NA though and I can't wait to watch the stream... gogo idra
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Northern Ireland117 Posts
cant wait to see cruncher get destroyed xD i will jump up and down when that happens gogo idra
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Pros VS Amateurs brackets have been released. Congrats to VPchance for winning the Amateur finals vs ColRyan.
http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=1310
Tournament Stream
All the action will be streamed live HERE. Casters for the event include DJWheat, JP McDaniel and AskJoshy.
Throughout the week we will be giving away numerous prizes to our viewers. Stay tuned to the stream and this thread for updates as they are released.
Contest 1: Win a Tactic3D Sigma headset. Click HERE for more information.
Contest 2: $1,000 Grand Prize Pack. Click HERE to enter.
Tournament Round
- Bracket Play Format
- 1 Bracket
- 64 Players (32 Amateurs / 32 Pros)
- Top Player From The Bracket Wins
Round 1: (64 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 12:00pm CST
Round 2: (32 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 3:00pm CST
Round 3: (16 Players) Best of 3: Saturday, May 28th @ 6:00pm CST
Round 4: (8 Players) Best of 5: Saturday, May 28th @ 9:00pm CST
Tournament Semi Finals: (4 Players) Best of 7: Sunday, May 29th @ 5:00pm CST
Tournament Finals: (2 Players) Best of 7: Sunday, May 29th @ 9:00pm CST
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On May 27 2011 02:02 JoshSuth wrote:
Part of the reason is that we had a 1,024 man open amateur tournament and we wanted consistency. MLG has published several versions of their own Metalopolis. Also, I would wager that the majority of our amateurs had never played on the MLG versions anyway.
This is absolutely awful reasoning. Lets look at the argument here.
1) Consistency.
I'm not quite sure if you mean consistency between the amateur open and the finals or just within the amateur open rounds themselves, so i'll answer both here.
I can see how with a 1024 man tournament it is beyond the means of feasible management to ensure that all the players remember to pick the correct map and you'll have some games on blizzards version and some on MLG version, but I fail to see the downside to this. It is the players responsibility to check the map and play the correct version. If the blizzard version so wholly disadvantages a certain player in a certain match-up, I find it hard to believe that the player would not voice their concerns within a game and correct the issue. I certainly would and i think that any player participating with a serious mindset would seek to remove a serious inhibition from their play. As long as you clearly specified which version to use in the map pool (as you did) there can be no argument from either player.
This is not a small deal we're talking about here. The difference between MLG metal and Blizzard metal is not a patch of flowers somewhere. It's essentially preventing you spawning on Steppes of War 1/3 of the time. With the competition you have (Especially in the final tournament) you're
A. Almost condemning a zerg to death in a non-mirror match-up 1/3 of the time on this map
B. Causing problems in a 'losers pick' map pool. If I just lost a game and was considering picking Metalopolis, suddenly there is a very significant chance that the map could be dramatically different than what i want. It throws an element of chance in there with serious ramifications.
2) MLG has published multiple versions of metalopolis, however they all achieve the same purpose! No close positions, No 2x2 building walling at the bottom of the ramp. They are all the same bar publishers. I don't see how there being 2 published versions of the map goes against it's use. If you want to be really specific about it, there is very clearly an MLG version uploaded by MLG staff. Tell them to use that one.
3) The players who win the amateur tournament and are thrown in with the 'pros' are not going to be noobs. They understand map imbalance and they're going to be legitimate players who compete in a host of online tournaments. Other tournaments who without a doubt don't use maps which cause severe imbalance based on spawn positions. They'll understand the implications of the MLG version and they're probably used to it.
How would a player who wins an advertised 1024 open bracket open to all American players bar 32 with a considerable prize pool not understand ramp wall-offs and close position imbalance. These are not tough concepts to grasp. Far easier than actually winning on them with Zerg against someone who knows what they're doing.
If you want to promote a fair competitive tournament then there is not a single reason to have this joke of a map in the map pool.
I can understand a misunderstanding or lack of concern for balance issues concerning things like a ramp wall-off on Shakuras plateau in PvZ (Another reason for a different map to favour the MLG version) but HOW does something like allowing close positions Metalopolis get overlooked?
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Why bother removing player code when you can just go to the "grand master" list and add 90% of these people to your friend list anyways.
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On May 29 2011 01:51 Murfshake wrote:
Why bother removing player code when you can just go to the "grand master" list and add 90% of these people to your friend list anyways.
You can't actually add people from GM like that. The option for "friend" is greyed out/not there on their main "page".
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*sigh*
Must every content use facebook ;(
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:/ stream isn't featured on JTV, means I can't watch it because of canadian internet T___T
at least the vods will be on youtube, so I can watch it after
IdrA hwaiting!!
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what does a featured stream have to do with it?
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On May 29 2011 04:43 nodule wrote:
what does a featured stream have to do with it?
I think only featured streams are allowed to have multiple levels of quality
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but here I was, an hour ago, I could choose resolution...and now, its sort of fucked up and I only see green stuff. I refreshd my browser, in fact, installed everything new. but still dont work for me... (
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On May 29 2011 06:08 Lambertus wrote:but here I was, an hour ago, I could choose resolution...and now, its sort of fucked up and I only see green stuff. I refreshd my browser, in fact, installed everything new. but still dont work for me... (
Disable Flash hardware acceleration - you should be able to find out how in Google
On May 29 2011 06:02 MonsieurGrimm wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2011 04:43 nodule wrote:
what does a featured stream have to do with it? I think only featured streams are allowed to have multiple levels of quality
The stream is only 480p, so I'd definitely try it. Josh reduced the quality because it was skipping badly
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This is incredible! :D Thanks a lot Thrax! I had trouble with this for weeeks an no one could tell me...YOU are the MAN! :D Big greetz from Germany, a happy Benjamin
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lol @ catz queen hydra wall on a gold fe. Very crafty
P.S. Give Will a shout out on stream jp cause u love me
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hey hot bid / itmejp told me to do that
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JP MADE ME DO IT!
...also, hello hotbid.
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p.s. get throat honey jp not fkn cough drops fml....
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Not sure what optikzero is thinking here.
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Kinda disappointed by optikzero play in this serie...I have seen him play much better.
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Can someone tell what happened to Liquid Tyler in round 2 (FFW)??? Spanishiwa stated on Reddit that he had mis translated his time zone and missed his round Haven't seen anything about Tyler.
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JP loves select's huge marine balls.
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I'm anticipating an Idra vs Cruncher finale. Even though Idra has had his number recently, it would be fun to see if Cruncher could put up a fight.
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so what games are streamed today?
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so i guess we're not going to get any matches today? a warning would have been nice
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United Kingdom14464 Posts
Idra seems really dominant here.
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Anyone else having issues loading the stream page? Other streams on JTV work but the complexity page doesn't load in FF/IE/Chrome.
*edit, 5 seconds later it comes up
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Wow, who ever thought of the "amazing" idea to use normal Metalapolis in a tournament is retarded. Good tournament overall but someone needs to smack the guy on the head for having close positions on metalopolis... There is a reason why close spots have been removed from all other tournaments.
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Why do they use Regular Metal and not MLG?
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