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![[image loading]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7402/logobqj.png) FXOpen e-Sports
Six months ago, when Starcraft 2 hype was building and the game evolving into the e-Sport it is today, FXOpen saw a level of passion, commitment and professionalism exhibited by Starcraft players that they hadn’t seen in any other game. Inspired by these hallmarks of Starcraft, plans were put in motion to do everything within our power to help e-Sports grow into the very best it could be.
While most of this work has recently been conducted behind closed doors, we are finally ready to announce the latest FXOpen branch “FXOpen e-Sports”. FXOpen e-Sports duties include not only the tournaments, such as the latest FXOpen Invitational and planned larger future events, but our proudest achievement - the formation of a brand new Starcraft 2 Squad! Without further ado, we present the FXOpen e-Sports team.
Team FXOpen e-Sports Starcraft 2 Team - These players will represent the face of the FXOpen brand at all major LAN and online events.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tsld/images/flags/ca.png)  Karl “FXOpTiKzErO” Angeles – Hailing out of Canada, optikzero made his Starcraft intentions clear from the start as he toppled Tyler to reach the finals of the BattleDex TL Open #3. Despite falling 2-3 in the finals there was obvious potential here as he followed this up with a victory in CraftCup #14. FXOpen e-Sports seeks to nurture this talent choosing optikzero as one of their first pickups, so this may be a name you hear more of in the future!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tsld/images/flags/us.png)  Shawn “FXOSheth” Simon – Also known by Brood War veterans as “ChOseN”, Sheth has been around since beta and is always considered a dangerous player when he appears in a tournament bracket. Known as an innovative macro Zerg player, this US-based fan-favourite has enjoyed success in CraftCup and GosuCoaching events. After finding renewed drive to be the best fans can expect Sheth to make a triumphant return to the competitive tournament scene in SC2 flying the FXOpen flag.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tsld/images/flags/au.png) Andrew ” FXOmOOnGLaDe” Pender – Credited as not only the best WarCraft III talent Australia has produced but also arguably the best player coming out of the SEA Battle.net server, mOOnGLaDe is internationally renowned as a strong all-round zerg player. Aside from taking his place among the elite WC3 and SC2 players from Down Under, mOOnGLaDe also featured at #1 on the Dawn of War ladder so it’s obvious he has a formidable RTS mind. Having proven himself in nearly every SEA tournament to date and even international events such as the CG PanPacific Championship, mOOnGLaDe will seek to take his game further and prove he is a force not only inside Australia, but internationally.
 Phil “FXOFilthy” Edwards – Representing Australia in both Brood War and WarCraft 3 Filthy brings a streak of unpredictability to the FXOpen team. With creative, aggressive and entertaining builds Filthy used to be one of the most formidable Random players on the SEA server and was the only player to challenge mOOnGLaDe in tournament finals. Now that he has switched to Terran and can practice more effectively in a team environment his creativity could prove a real asset to the team.
FXOpen Team Management – The FXOpen management team is there to provide our amazing players with whatever they need to compete at the highest level online and on LAN.
Josh “FXOpenBoss” Dentrinos – The main motivating force behind FXOpen e-Sports, Josh is the director of FXOpen Australia. Josh not only brings the sponsorship to the team but is an avid Starcraft fan and brings his vision to the team, making many of the Starcraft related decisions.
Daniel “Unstable” Siddel – Probably the most well-known streamer and commentator coming out of the SEA server, Unstable has been covering nearly every event from this part of the world and is well regarded among many fans and other commentators. While his workload is impressive, he is also always looking to improve his skill as a player and casting prowess. His extensive experience interacting with high level players makes him the perfect choice for team management.
FXOpen Events Management Team – Our events management team will be responsible for running all FXOpen e-Sports events.
Brendan “deL” Ferguson – Sometimes referred to as deLrage for his intolerance of stupidity, deL is a vital part of the events management team. Running multiple online tournaments smoothly, such as the Pan-Pacifics, he has proven his worth. deL will be in charge of running all FXOpens’ major events and contributing creatively to the expansion of the Starcraft 2 scene.
Marc “frequency” Onofrio – Frequency loves e-Sports. From Quake Live to DotA frequency’s articles on all things e-Sports have appeared on team sites such as MYM and even in gaming magazines in Australia. Having been a part of many of these scenes for some time frequency brings experience and knowledge to the team and is invaluable in organising and running events.
FXOpen is very proud to announce this team as it has been a long time in the making and we look forward to supporting our players to compete at the highest levels of Starcraft!
Stay tuned for the FXOpen Path of Ascension Invitational, we are sure there are going to be some great games!
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Wow. Solid management team and solid lineup. Lots of potential here! All the best
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I enjoyed watching the tournament tonight. Good luck with the new team!
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Always love seeing new teams pop up. Hope you guys can go to like MLG and GSL, and (insert big internationl SC2 tournament), I'd love to see you. I'm really looking forward to this team. GL GL!
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I'm always open to more teams who take the game seriously. I'm glad to see you show you already have a strong understanding of what a good team is comprised of.
gl hf FXOpen!
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nice! awesome to have more teams pop up
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FXOpen as in the stock exchange brokers?
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Very awesome! Glad to see Fx pick up some very good players :D
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Very excited to see more of you guys in the future. Welcome to SC2 
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iNcontroL
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Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
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On December 11 2010 13:18 UniversalSnip wrote:
FXOpen as in the stock exchange brokers?
Forex to be exact. I think it's a great step forward for e-sports having sponsors unrelated to computers / gaming involved in bringing new tournaments and teams. Hopefully FXOpen managers see more client sign-ups attributed to SC2 and can continue to increase the prize pool and open more slots for tournaments.
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On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
agreed, quite surprised :O
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On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
Agreed. I knew the thought had crossed his mind, but did not think he would pull the trigger just yet.... BIG NEWS imo
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Sponsored by forex?? lol awesome!
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I read that sheth was in here, and completely thought i misread. I'm quite surprised sheth would leave root to join a brand new (?) team. After looking at the player line up you cant blame him though,
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Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T
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Looks like a good team, best of luck to you guys.
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On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T
I find it sadder when there's only a few really strong teams and the rest have to live off the scraps. Unless that team nurtured and grew those players into the top level players they are today, of course. Another strong team is always a bonus to the scene!
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moonglade to GSL next year woohoo!!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI!
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On December 11 2010 13:40 deL wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T I find it sadder when there's only a few really strong teams and the rest have to live off the scraps. Unless that team nurtured and grew those players into the top level players they are today, of course. Another strong team is always a bonus to the scene!
Yeah, I agree another team is always a bonus to the scene as well... it's definitely a good thing for the top players to get something out of it, but I think money is best spent going into the community as a whole at this point.. at least in the US until it catches on more.
Spending big on taking other teams players without sponsors yet just kind of upsets me at this point in time. There is a lot of new talent they could have chosen from is all I'm saying. Yeah, this wouldn't happen in a normal world but hey its worth a shot.
In the same sense, it isn't like this hasn't been attempted before by even bigger teams so hey.. good luck FXO.
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On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T
Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support.
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On December 11 2010 13:44 skYfiVe wrote:
Yeah, I agree another team is always a bonus to the scene as well... it's definitely a good thing for the top players to get something out of it, but I think money is best spent going into the community as a whole at this point.. at least in the US until it catches on more.
While i agree with you on this point, i would like to point out the $2400 in prizes FXOpen have given away this month alone for sc2 tournaments and trust me. It is NOT going to slow down!
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On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support.
Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere.
On December 11 2010 13:51 Unstable87 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:44 skYfiVe wrote:
Yeah, I agree another team is always a bonus to the scene as well... it's definitely a good thing for the top players to get something out of it, but I think money is best spent going into the community as a whole at this point.. at least in the US until it catches on more.
While i agree with you on this point, i would like to point out the $2400 in prizes FXOpen have given away this month alone for sc2 tournaments and trust me. It is NOT going to slow down!
I fullheartedly hope that they don't slow down. That is amazing that they are doing this. I'm just trying to kindly get to the point that when corporate teams like this or whatever you might call them bully smaller, inspiring teams in a growing game, there is a strong chance of it hurting the game in the long run.
I hope I'm wrong.. I'm not trying to make this a big deal
*edited to reply to 2nd post*
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On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere.
I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only.
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On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only.
I wouldn't call $600/month stability.
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On December 11 2010 13:56 skYfiVe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only. I wouldn't call 600$ a month stability.
Well I had no idea what the salary was, but where I am from, $600 a month > $0 a month, although that number is sort of low for a Forex company.
I'm just talking in general here too, not specifically to this situation, but in general. Salaried players needs to be the norm going into 2011.
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skyfive who have you been talking to to get your information?
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On December 11 2010 13:58 iCCup.Diamond wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:56 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only. I wouldn't call 600$ a month stability. Well I had no idea what the salary was, but where I am from, $600 a month > $0 a month, although that number is sort of low for a Forex company. I'm just talking in general here too, not specifically to this situation, but in general. Salaried players needs to be the norm going into 2011.
I agree. It is good for Starcraft without a doubt, I just wish that these companies coming in would kind of allow for teams with extremely talented players to maybe pick up a few sponsors to get going first. This isn't exactly as extreme as the NFL where players are being traded extremely often based on salaries.
On the other hand, if this is a positive step towards a more highly supports scene, I'm all for it. I don't mean disrespect to FXO, I'm just expressing my thoughts on how new teams are picking up.
On December 11 2010 13:58 FXOpen wrote:
skyfive who have you been talking to to get your information?
Going to go ahead and leave that disclosed.
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Filthy was a great friend back in the WC3 TFT beta days, if he is FilthyPig (im assuming). Great guy, wish we coulda snatched him up in The-Feared back then ;o
Best of luck.
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On December 11 2010 13:58 iCCup.Diamond wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:56 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only. I wouldn't call 600$ a month stability. Well I had no idea what the salary was, but where I am from, $600 a month > $0 a month, although that number is sort of low for a Forex company. I'm just talking in general here too, not specifically to this situation, but in general. Salaried players needs to be the norm going into 2011.
I am not sure what you mean on sort of low for a forex company? As far as I am aware, any players in FXO were not getting a salary to start with, and without turning this thread into a slagging match, which it potentially could become. Our offers were higher than other teams at the time.
Having the 'highest' salaries for this level of play (anyone who isn't boxer really) is something commendable.
You do not enter a market that is paying peanuts and say "here guys, be millionaires".
Of course, if it so happens FXOpen e-Sports grows accordingly, there is a possibility that would happen in the future.
You should consider our venture as a business being backed by an already successful business. Rather than someone trying to gain clientele from sponsoring someone for a few shequels. Our vision is different to what is currently the norm, and this is how we were able to obtain such names in our team. As far as I am aware, no one came to FXOpen e-Sports for money. They came because of our vision.
At the same time, no toes have been stepped on, no corners have been cut, and no tears have been shead.
One of the bigger issues holding e-sports back, is the negativity from the broader community. e-Sports should be no different to Rugby, NFL, NHL etc. But rather the same situation. You go where you see you can make the most of your abilities.
I hope this clarifies any concerns or uncalled for hate.
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skyfive your info is incorrect btw.
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On December 11 2010 14:01 skYfiVe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:58 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:56 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only. I wouldn't call 600$ a month stability. Well I had no idea what the salary was, but where I am from, $600 a month > $0 a month, although that number is sort of low for a Forex company. I'm just talking in general here too, not specifically to this situation, but in general. Salaried players needs to be the norm going into 2011. I agree. It is good for Starcraft without a doubt, I just wish that these companies coming in would kind of allow for teams with extremely talented players to maybe pick up a few sponsors to get going first. This isn't exactly as extreme as the NFL where players are being traded extremely often based on salaries. On the other hand, if this is a positive step towards a more highly supports scene, I'm all for it. I don't mean disrespect to FXO, I'm just expressing my thoughts on how new teams are picking up. Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:58 FXOpen wrote:
skyfive who have you been talking to to get your information? Going to go ahead and leave that disclosed.
I get where you're coming from but this isn't just a company coming in with megabux and buying up all the players. Sheth is realistically the only player in the lineup who was in a steady team and then he was not their ACE player featuring in every CW with them - not ripping the backbone out of the team.
Also, it's not just some faceless company who think they wanna make money off of e-Sports. All of the management are some of the most notable community members on the SEA server and all visit TeamLiquid, etc. Even the company representative played the original BW 10 years ago and knows a significant amount about the game. What I am saying is, it is like a traditional clan/team in every way including the relationship between players and credentials of the management.
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Listen, I'm probably going to get into some shit here. But corporations don't just randomly come out of the blue and throw money at people and buy Starcraft teams. That's not the way the world works.
Someone went to the trouble of searching and meeting with potential sponsors, wrote a bunch of proposals, jumped through a lot of hoops, and did all the legwork to convince a brand or marketing manager somewhere that giving a bunch of computer game nerds was a good idea for their business.
On top of that, they had to convince a bunch of really good players to join their team, probably before they had any commitment from a corporate sponsor.
I don't know anything about Root Gaming or how it functions, but they had and continue to have great players to build support around. It seems like they're just missing those people that do that thankless, unglorious legwork of getting financial support.
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nice. i enjoy moonglades replays
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On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
Ya I don't know why it had not been mentioned in this thread till you said it.
So whos going to be taking over ROOT? or will ROOT just die?
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On December 11 2010 14:04 FXOpen wrote:
One of the bigger issues holding e-sports back, is the negativity from the broader community. e-Sports should be no different to Rugby, NFL, NHL etc. But rather the same situation. You go where you see you can make the most of your abilities.
WORD.
SC2 is like any young sport.
Take snowboarding for instance. There was a time that 'real' snowboarders would chastise their peers for having the audacity to accept sponsorship. Or they would frown on newcomers and outsiders that weren't part of the lifestyle because they weren't 'real' fans.
These new fans and sponsors are the ones that will eventually make SC2 sustainable as a e-sport.
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please go to the GSL and kick butt!
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Awesome news and good luck to the team! As a business student/person myself, I think it is great to have such a dedicated sponsor from an established industry interested in E-sports.
Your team looks well organized and hard working so far, and I am sure you can already be an example to some of those other teams. Keep it up and gl!
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On December 11 2010 14:17 Barett wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo Ya I don't know why it had not been mentioned in this thread till you said it. So whos going to be taking over ROOT? or will ROOT just die?
I don't think Sheth was ever involved in the leadership at ROOT. Still sort of crazy to see him switch, hopefully we can get a comment.
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Wow great pickup, especially Moonglade and Filthy Hope it goes a long way
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hope to see you guys representing at MLG and other events next year
GL HF!
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Always great to see a new team pop up. Nice logo.
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Nice team and awesome roster. Thanks for the tourney today.
All the best for you guys!!!
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sheth left root woww damnn. i support sheth, best of luck to them
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very surprised about sheth going to FXopen.. anyway Goodluck guys!
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Congrats, good luck in tournaments guys!
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I think Sheth made a good move because this is an opportunity he cannot pass up.
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Looks to be a pretty sweet team, good luck (and thanks for the Tourney)
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Yeeeah go del/glade/filthy/freq.
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Maybe that is why root picked up mini?
Best of luck, that is a good looking team.
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Damn, good looking team. GL.
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On December 11 2010 15:08 pevergreen wrote:
Yeeeah go del/glade/filthy/freq.
I'm e-famous now.
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this is why North America needs a legitimate pro scene.....great teams of players getting support but there are too few LAN tournaments to show off how good these teams are
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I think there needs to be a global pro scene. Not north america only. Thats part of our vision. To bring the servers and players together. And not have anyone outcasted because they are from a particular country.
There was no reason why more foreigners were not involved in brood war pro scene. And in SC2 to be honest, minus 4-5 koreans in GSL, I prefer watching the 'foreigners' play. As they are more macro inclined and are of equal skill level in my opinion.
I don't see why GSL does not have every 2nd player from somewhere other than korea to be honest. As there is enough skill in other countries to do so.
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so this means Sheth will go to LANs?
gratz and all the best for the new team. Sick sponsor and i think we'll hear great things from moonglade especially. dude can hang with the best in the world.
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wow this is sick'
sheth and moonglade are scary good zergs
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United Kingdom16710 Posts
Great to see a team with some new faces and old veterans. I hope sheth and moonglade really show the desire and ambition to climb back towards the top of the chain. I was also really impressed with optikzero in that TL open so i'm looking forward to seeing him perform in more tournaments.
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Very nice, best of luck to you and may you kick some butt.
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On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
yeah sure is. I'm curious as to why Root isn't sponsored yet. They have so many top players and arguably the most top finishes. My guess is thats probably why Sheth left ;/
Good luck guys
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Solid Lineup. Good to see you did some research and got a solid management and event team.
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On December 11 2010 15:36 frequency wrote:I'm e-famous now.
Freq, you were always e-famous to me.
On my second read-through of the OP, I noticed Unstable in Team Managment.
Unstable fighting!
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On December 11 2010 23:40 TBO wrote:
Solid Lineup. Good to see you did some research and got a solid management and event team.
Aurel <3
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mOOnGlade FIGHTING!
Oh yeah excellent news!
Very nice line up
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was wondering what happened to Moonglade
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sheth quit root? gz on new team on any case sheth. looking forward to seeing how yall come up in tournys .
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Are there any plans for the team to attend GSL in the future?
Also, good luck to everyone involwed
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wow sick team
not surprised sheth left root, if they dont get real management and a sponsor this will continue to happen imo
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United States7166 Posts
what a sick team, sheth AND moonglade? scary
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Send Karl to Korea! Badguy fighting!
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I wish you guys the best of luck. The more teams the better
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looks like a really sweet and well-organized team. best of luck in the future, and thanks for the nice tournament. 
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Strong lineup. Interesting choice to leave ROOT by Sheth. GL.
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Gj Optik and looks like a good team to be in
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Awesome seeing Australian's joining a team.
moonglade fighting!
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very exiting news best of luck to the new team!
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its awesome glade is finally in a team that can bring him to KR where the world can see his talent, instead of being tucked away on our little SEA server and crushing everyone lol
glade will do awesome in GSL 4 imo!
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On December 11 2010 14:04 FXOpen wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 13:58 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:56 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:54 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On December 11 2010 13:52 skYfiVe wrote:On December 11 2010 13:49 Defacer wrote:On December 11 2010 13:38 skYfiVe wrote:
Just seems pretty sad to me when people have to buy talent off of other teams. At least teams like Lazarus have some respect T.T Are you shitting me? Any team willing to support and create opportunities for players to pursue their dreams should be commended. That includes doing the legwork of securing and providing financial support. Yeah, you are right it is commendable. I don't disagree with that, but when the amount of money these players can reasonably make off of tournaments per month at the moment compared to their salary on this team is considerably lower, it is a pretty reasonable statement to make that they should be putting this money elsewhere. I have to totally disagree here. Banking your whole lively hood on winning tournaments is not a very good thing. This will allow players stability to focus on SCII and SCII only. I wouldn't call 600$ a month stability. Well I had no idea what the salary was, but where I am from, $600 a month > $0 a month, although that number is sort of low for a Forex company. I'm just talking in general here too, not specifically to this situation, but in general. Salaried players needs to be the norm going into 2011. I am not sure what you mean on sort of low for a forex company? As far as I am aware, any players in FXO were not getting a salary to start with, and without turning this thread into a slagging match, which it potentially could become. Our offers were higher than other teams at the time. Having the 'highest' salaries for this level of play (anyone who isn't boxer really) is something commendable. You do not enter a market that is paying peanuts and say "here guys, be millionaires". Of course, if it so happens FXOpen e-Sports grows accordingly, there is a possibility that would happen in the future. You should consider our venture as a business being backed by an already successful business. Rather than someone trying to gain clientele from sponsoring someone for a few shequels. Our vision is different to what is currently the norm, and this is how we were able to obtain such names in our team. As far as I am aware, no one came to FXOpen e-Sports for money. They came because of our vision. At the same time, no toes have been stepped on, no corners have been cut, and no tears have been shead. One of the bigger issues holding e-sports back, is the negativity from the broader community. e-Sports should be no different to Rugby, NFL, NHL etc. But rather the same situation. You go where you see you can make the most of your abilities. I hope this clarifies any concerns or uncalled for hate.
great post and dont listen to that skyhigh kid. It's not like SC2 teams are being made and picked up at a fast pace. We need more new teams to invigorate the current scene. And yes, if we can get SC2 to the style and professionalism of the NFL, then things will get beautiful.
I loveed the peanut line. Good one.
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United Kingdom38156 Posts
Great team line up, best of luck with it!
Also thought the Open was excellent so props for that too =)
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Awesome. I'm an FX analyst who just loves games and when I read this I just went "OMG FX OPEN BEST BROKER EVAH!"
Haha!
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On my behalf as a sc2 enthusiast THANK YOU FXOPEN! You guys are taking the step that will make E-Sports big in the west.
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While I have the utmost respect for the players and I'm happy as always that a company is taking interest in eSports, it's a bit depressing as FXOpen is a well-documented scam site. At the very least, it's been repeatedly accused as fraudulent based on Google research.
Of course, if it's not, disregard this. It just worries me as a search for "fxopen scam" leads to hundreds of pages of accusations.
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hmunkey, if you have concerns about our company, feel free to contact me.
I do not quite understand your 'well documented scam' accusation.
But yeh, if something is of concern, let me know. I will be more than happy to help where I can.
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congrats josh, i knew you talked about doing it, but wow... didnt think you would :p
EDIT: Also pretty sure FXOpen isnt a scam...
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Thanks insom mate
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On December 12 2010 05:22 Wolf wrote:Those "scams" were actually the attempts of someone else in order to defame FXOpen. It was not actually FXOpen who was doing the scamming, upon further research.
for any of you who doubt about FXOpen
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Hope to see Glade in GSL next year, he's doing decently on the KR ladder so he should be able to participate in A-class and do well and hopefully get S-class.
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you guys run a great tournament. Although unstable's internet is a little unstable.
I will be happy to work with you guys in the furture.
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Nice to see another team with a good lineup - best of luck guys
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On December 13 2010 10:31 hmunkey wrote:
While I have the utmost respect for the players and I'm happy as always that a company is taking interest in eSports, it's a bit depressing as FXOpen is a well-documented scam site. At the very least, it's been repeatedly accused as fraudulent based on Google research.
Of course, if it's not, disregard this. It just worries me as a search for "fxopen scam" leads to hundreds of pages of accusations.
Most of the so-called scams are by amateurs who know just little about the business they are into but want to make fast money. They don't even know what "requote" means (similar to latency in games) and when they see requote, they cry.
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On December 13 2010 10:31 hmunkey wrote:
While I have the utmost respect for the players and I'm happy as always that a company is taking interest in eSports, it's a bit depressing as FXOpen is a well-documented scam site. At the very least, it's been repeatedly accused as fraudulent based on Google research.
Of course, if it's not, disregard this. It just worries me as a search for "fxopen scam" leads to hundreds of pages of accusations.
Here's an experiment for you:
1. Pick a major bank
2. Type "<name of bank> scam" into Google
3. Read the results
Any well-known business will at some-time or another have its name used in scamming or phishing schemes. That's the way these swindles work. It doesn't have any bearing on the integrity of the business itself.
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I don't think I've ever played optikzero in a game where he hasn't cheesed me... Interesting selection of players, especially considering this team has the money to steal guys 
No idea how the australian players are, never played on Sea so we'll see..
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I dont think I have seen optikzero truly cheese anyone Except maybe a proxy pylon here and there.
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Well then I find it shocking that you would recruit players without watching any of their games :D
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Australia8532 Posts
Sounds awesome - really great for esports to get another team on the scene. Crazy seeing sheth's name there after being with ROOT.
good luck and all the best!
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On December 13 2010 15:23 bkrow wrote:
Sounds awesome - really great for esports to get another team on the scene. Crazy seeing sheth's name there after being with ROOT.
good luck and all the best!
Yeah it is, I thought he quit or something.
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On December 13 2010 15:20 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:
Well then I find it shocking that you would recruit players without watching any of their games :D
Um you don't watch tournament games do you? Optik hasn't really been cheesing in tournaments. I know awhile back he used to be pretty cheesy (its all i saw him do too) but he stopped and learned to play straight up macro and knows how to do cheese good as well. You should watch his games rather then assume he still only cheeses.
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woah moonglade and sheth... don't know the other two, but with those two zerg, seems like a good lineup regardless. best of luck!
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On December 13 2010 15:16 FXOpen wrote:I dont think I have seen optikzero truly cheese anyone Except maybe a proxy pylon here and there.
He cannon rushed me in a tournament like last weekend :S
He is a very very good player though, don't get me wrong.
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haha, cannon rush ..
Thank you to all the posters posting their support. It is truly appreciated.
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Nothing wrong with a cannon rush now and then. Unless it happens to me, then it's very very wrong.
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On December 13 2010 15:53 Alou wrote:
Nothing wrong with a cannon rush now and then. Unless it happens to me, then it's very very wrong.
BrOptik takin down the house
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Best of luck! Looking forward to your team's success!
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On December 13 2010 15:32 Runsta wrote:
woah moonglade and sheth... don't know the other two, but with those two zerg, seems like a good lineup regardless. best of luck!
Filthy is a pretty good random player, the news he has switched to full terran fills me with sadness.
I guess you could compare him to TLO when he played random.
I'm not too wrong am I?
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Awesome news for esports.
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Optik going to 4gate his way to finals in every tournament ? Seems thats the only build he knows, atleast when facing Minigun or NYD ^_^
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On December 11 2010 13:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Sheth leaving ROOT is big news here imo
First Root to leave? dun dun dunnnnn
HAVE THE FLOODGATES OPENED? IS KIWIKAKI NEXT?!?!?!
nah, i'm just messin around, don't take me seriously lol, its just a joke, please dont blow this up
but yeah, moonglade is sick good, this is a really really amazing lineup for a new team, pretty excited to see moves like this in SC2, drama is half the fun in the community, look at SK and fnatic cs teams recently lol
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Sheth's pretty cool, but I'm just curious as to how FXOpen approached the players on the roster. Presumably, there are players in NA that are just as good that would be interested.
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On December 13 2010 19:59 Rawenkeke wrote:
Optik going to 4gate his way to finals in every tournament ? Seems thats the only build he knows, atleast when facing Minigun or NYD ^_^
Yeah in PvP. Not much else to do in that MU lolol.
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Looks pretty promising, good luck to you guys
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Good luck FX.
I look forward to seeing you guys grow. The line up looks good to me, and OptikZero is a cool guy that is improving at a very fast pace.
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well after doing some research of them it seems nothing is wrong with them. its awesome that they chose to help the starcraft 2 e-sports out. i wish this team the best of luck and I hope they do well as i will be following them
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best of luck in future tourneys, ignore all the fools who are attempting to de-rail the thread, the more teams with the resources and enthusiasm to promote the game, the better
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Good luck guys. Hope you do well in future events. Gogo Sheth!
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Good luck, I hope this succeeds. (If you want any help, just ask... I may be unknown and in college, but I got a brain...)
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im insanely glad that moonglade is finally going to get more recognized
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On December 14 2010 07:57 b_unnies wrote:
im insanely glad that moonglade is finally going to get more recognized
+1
Hopefully we see him in KR for the next GSL tourney
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Like the FXOpenBoss iview with Artosis!
You seem a very smart and nice guy! Hope to see great things from your players and organization!
Keep it real!
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I am always happy to hear new "strong" teams are opening up. Great news.
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Giiyom, we are currently sorting out a misunderstanding with the CFTC. I will update when necessary.
I am limited in what I can say in the matter, but be assured that the company who is actually being sued by the CFTC (in civil court) does not exist and never has.
Hope that helps.
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