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Hello fellow Teamliquiders!
I'd like to introduce my brand new league, the After Hours Gaming League! Rather than recruit the usual crew of top SC2 professionals, the AHGL joins eight teams from high tech companies - Amazon, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Yelp and Zynga. After a 7 week round-robin, Microsoft, Google, Zynga, and Amazon now compete in a single-elimination semifinals for a chance to donate $5,000 to the charity of their choice. The finals will be held this Friday, August 19th at the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, CA and will be streamed live at http://day9.tv.
A major goal of AHGL is to help legitimize eSports in the west, to show that Starcraft 2 is an amazing platform for fun, friendly competition and teamwork. You get to see that the gamer communities in these major corporations are no different than your own. You get to see a realistic portrayal of a gamer as a smart, successful professional.
What is the schedule?
Semifinal: Microsoft vs Amazon: Tuesday August 16th, 8:30pm PST
Semifinal: Google vs Zynga: Wednesday August 17th, 8:30pm PST
Grand Finals and 3rd/4th Match: August 19th, 6:30pm to 10pm PST.
Where can I view the games?
Semifinals will be broadcast after the Daily this week (see TL.net calendar). Grand finals and the 3rd/4th place match will be streamed live at http://day9.tv from 6 to 10pm PST. Earlier matches from the group play can be checked out at http://afterhoursgaming.tv/schedule/
Where can I find out more about the teams?
Each team has submitted a full description and bio of each player.
Full team and player bios can be found at http://afterhoursgaming.tv/teams/
What are the charities for the semifinalists?
Amazon: Child's Play
Google: Child's Play
Microsoft: Amnesty International
Zynga: Save the Children
Who is casting?
Myself and HuskyStarcraft are casting the finals, and Me, Husky, Ahnaris, Diggity, and TotalBiscuit casted the regular season!
What should I do?
Tell your friends to join in the fun and promote the league. Have a favorite product? Root for the people that made it! Enjoying the format? Start a fun league of your own! The whole purpose of AHGL is to let people know how amazingly fun SC2 and eSports can be. So, the more fun you're having, the better
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I like Microsofts' slogan: 'Macro hard, microsoft'
