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On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying 
One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though.
Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage.
Edit: yeah, the guy below me is right, you shouldn't be taking them too seriously, the forecast is cloudy with a high chance of troll.
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Happy for you Jinro  Life's so good.
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LOL Damn Jinro. What a rockstar<3.
Hope for much more success for you in the very near future.
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On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage.
No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle.
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Now we can all see where he gets that epic Chinro!
Very nice article too, he deserves all the attention, and so does StarCraft 2.
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On April 11 2011 19:25 NotSupporting wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage. No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle.
When you say successful do you mean players winning, frequent tourneys or prize pool? I've felt since the release of Starcraft 2 that Germany seems more Esportsy than Sweden but I might just have been looking in the wrong places.
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On April 11 2011 19:39 Boos_18 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:25 NotSupporting wrote:On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage. No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle. When you say successful do you mean players winning, frequent tourneys or prize pool? I've felt since the release of Starcraft 2 that Germany seems more Esportsy than Sweden but I might just have been looking in the wrong places.
Well you have to take into concideration that Sweden is a much smaller country than Germany, and that esports here is large compared to the amount of people that live in our country.
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On April 11 2011 19:25 NotSupporting wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage. No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle.
I would not exactly put it as esport is taking off in Sweden. We have been the most successful country in esports for a long time with domination in the FPS scene, really good players in the RTS scene and good players in DotA. Hell even i Trackmania. A small article here and there on Aftonbladets "gaming section" is not some kind of breaktrough because the people there are probably into games, and if you're into games you know what Starcraft is.
People who is not into esports or gaming have still the same attitude towards you if you're a gamer or if you talk about gaming. They think it's stupid, waste of time and nerdy. You're a antisocial nerd without a life or friends if you are a gamer. These people are still filled with so much stereotype bullshit that I just want to hit someone in the face when they say something like that. Thats the case where I live atleast.
The only ones who are "accepted" by non-gamers are the ones who play fucking CoD: Black Ops on console.
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On April 11 2011 19:05 Tiazi wrote:thats awesome is he the most successful non-korean player ever tho?
According to this:
http://ehcg.djgamblore.com./
He is, he made the most money from SC2.
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On April 11 2011 19:39 Boos_18 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:25 NotSupporting wrote:On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage. No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle. When you say successful do you mean players winning, frequent tourneys or prize pool? I've felt since the release of Starcraft 2 that Germany seems more Esportsy than Sweden but I might just have been looking in the wrong places.
In total prize money won I believe the rank is:
1. Korea
2. Sweden
Then Canada, Germany, USA and Ukraine after that in some order. I can't find the source right now though :/
*edit*
Link was in the post above mine Here it is:
http://ehcg.djgamblore.com./compare.php?field=country
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On April 11 2011 19:25 NotSupporting wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 19:19 freakpower wrote:On April 11 2011 19:15 T3tra wrote:On April 11 2011 19:10 cYaN wrote:
Pretty cool. Lol at the standard negative reaction to the word ESPORTS in the comments on there. Would anyone mind translating a comment or two? I'd be interested to see what people are saying One of them was something about how ESPORTS wasn't a real SPORT because you couldn't get any injury worse than mouse arm/carpal tunnel. You know, because it's no sport if it don't hurt. He was quickly shot down, though. Then there's a discussion about how ESPORTS™ might finally be expanding beyond its status as a subculture, considering how this article got on the front page of Aftonbladets homepage. No doubt that esports is taking off in Sweden, we are the most successful country in the world after Korea in Starcraft 2 and newspapers aren't late to pick up on that fact. The tune has totally changed regarding computer gaming compared to just a few years back where every report in media about gaming had a negative angle.
When SK kept winning CPLs in 2003 / 2004 they were on the news a lot, they were on the morning shows and all kinds of stuff.
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Nice stuff, gl to you at the DH Jinro !
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They also had a related articel about the line up.
"The Starcraft 2 elite meets in Stockholm"
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/article12858081.ab
On April 11 2011 18:59 KDN wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2011 18:52 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Sov, aftonbladet is most definitely a newspaper -_- Whether this is in their printed edition or just online I have no idea, however, so if thats what you were getting at then thats a fair point!
Anyway, the guy was nice and I think Im meeting him again today at some dreamhack stuff. It looks like a online only article, but I guess they might have a printed version of the whole tournament.
It was in the printed edition also.
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Jinro <3 <3 The west's Boxer?
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Jinro totally deserves it. :3 National hero.
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Hey Jinro, before you decided to pursue a Starcraft 2 career, do you mind telling us what else you had in mind to pursue / what you were studying in university? Thanks!
Best of luck in DreamHack!
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I believe he played poker before sc2
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Great to see Jinro in the papers (well so long as this paper doens't have the same credibility as the Telegraph or Daily Mail :/)
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EPT
