Wow, I have to admit, I had no idea this tournament was going to be on such a large scale. (This isn't meant to be a snub towards the NASL or anything, but this looks HUGE). I'm getting really pumped to watch this.

I'm gonna edit so I don't double post, but I was just looking at the bracket and there's some sick matchups. I'm gonna make a quick list of some awesome matchups I base purely on my own opinion

MC vs. Boxer (http://nasl.tv/Match/Details/mc-vs-boxer-season-1-finals-match-8)

You don't have to follow e-sports that closely to know that this matchup is going to be huge. We have one of the founders of standard SC:BW gameplay, Boxer, against one of the best protoss players in the world, MC. This is a game where a seasoned BW veteran faces a player who has recently emerged as an amazing SC2 player. I'm really excited for this one.

SelecT vs. White-Ra (http://nasl.tv/Match/Details/select-vs-whitera-season-1-finals-match-7)

Here we have another case of old school vs. new school with the relatively new player SelecT against another BW seasoned veteran, the one and only White-Ra. SelecT is a very solid Terran player, and White-Ra, famous for his "special tactics" is going to be sure to give us some good matches.

MorroW vs. July (http://nasl.tv/Match/Details/morrow-vs-july-season-1-finals-match-3)

While the past two matches have been PvT, this match is a ZvZ that I'm sure is going to deliver some good matches (ZvZ!? you must be crazy!). I know ZvZ isn't the most popular matchup in SC2, but in this game we have a case of East vs West. An excellent Western, "foreigner" player is going up against and excellent Korean player. I predict these games will be fast, brutal, and completely awesome.

All the match-up looks pretty tight, but these are the three I'm looking most forward to. I think it's real possible we'll see an MC vs. July final which would be the icing on the cake for me.

Brotatolol

United States1742 Posts

July 07 2011 06:20 GMT

#143

Sick venue. Also, the amount of chairs makes me happy

OSM.OneManArmy

United States509 Posts

July 07 2011 06:29 GMT

#144

Uhhh just wondering, is anyone going from San Diego? If so please PM me, thank you! BOXER FIGHTING!

Day000

Belgium58 Posts

July 07 2011 06:31 GMT

#145

Did not follow the qualifiers and group stages because of the stupid and waaaaaay to long format to make it in these playoffs but this going to be great. Looks very professional!!

Aetherial

Australia917 Posts

July 07 2011 06:36 GMT

#146

Looks pricey! Good luck, hope it goes really well.

-eXalt

United States462 Posts

July 07 2011 06:38 GMT

#147

Looks awesome.. i'll try to make it.. I have no sc2 friends in my area so i'll be a forever alone guy

KaRath_

Australia245 Posts

July 07 2011 06:40 GMT

#148

On July 07 2011 15:38 Zythian wrote:
Looks awesome.. i'll try to make it.. I have no sc2 friends in my area so i'll be a forever alone guy

But you can make SC2 friends there so you won't be forever alone

obsKura

Ireland1061 Posts

July 07 2011 06:41 GMT

#149

Sweet Jesus, this looks huge and amazing! Wished I was american just to joins this event. o.o

Really looking forward to Friday and what coverage and amazing stuff you are bringing to us! :O

laLAlA[uC]

Canada963 Posts

July 07 2011 06:41 GMT

#150

I got really excited thinking:

'SWEET! For whatever reason, the NASL finals are in Canada!'

Then I looked again and was like, damn. That's too sunny to be Canada. -Looks down- Aw shit. ): California?! Wth.

Cuddle

Sweden1345 Posts

July 07 2011 06:45 GMT

#151

This looks awesome! I hope it goes off with out a hitch!

Deckkie

Netherlands1595 Posts

July 07 2011 06:47 GMT

#152

Did I just see thundercat pc's? :p
Awesome venue!

AirbladeOrange

United States2571 Posts

July 07 2011 06:55 GMT

#153

Looks great and professional!

ProxyKnoxy

United Kingdom2576 Posts

July 07 2011 06:56 GMT

#154

Hooooooly. Whatever people said about NASL a few months ago better take it back!

Tewks44

United States2032 Posts

July 07 2011 07:00 GMT

#155

I hate to bring this issue up, but will people be able to get 480p without a subscription?

Dr.FuzzyBallz

Canada25 Posts

July 07 2011 07:03 GMT

#156

Very nice! Hope NASL gets bigger and bigger, and can afford even nicer places.

Deleted User 101379

4849 Posts

July 07 2011 07:04 GMT

#157

On July 07 2011 15:17 Tewks44 wrote:

MorroW vs. July (http://nasl.tv/Match/Details/morrow-vs-july-season-1-finals-match-3)

While the past two matches have been PvT, this match is a ZvZ that I'm sure is going to deliver some good matches (ZvZ!? you must be crazy!). I know ZvZ isn't the most popular matchup in SC2, but in this game we have a case of East vs West. An excellent Western, "foreigner" player is going up against and excellent Korean player. I predict these games will be fast, brutal, and completely awesome.

IIRC MorroW prefers to play Terran against Zerg, though i'm not sure if the NASL rules allow it. Would be nice since TvZ is a lot more fun to watch than ZvZ, though July might not be as prepared against Terran if he doesn't know about it.

AmericanUmlaut

Germany2573 Posts

July 07 2011 07:05 GMT

#158

Wow. What a sick setup! It really makes me wish I could make the trip to America to check it out.

GhostKorean

United States2330 Posts

July 07 2011 07:08 GMT

#159

Damn, wish I could go

looks really sick

BearStorm

United States795 Posts

July 07 2011 07:08 GMT

#160

This is going to be great! Does anyone know if there will be other attractions to see like booths/raffles/promotional demos/etc. to pass time if there is downtime?