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MLG Anaheim is just over a week away, and the more we learn about it, the harder it is to wait. You already know who's in the Pools. You know that Boxer, DRG, MMA, and MVP are coming, and that Choya and Ganzi will be playing in the Open Bracket. You've seen the schedule of streamed Friday matches. But even all of that isn't the full story.
Debuts, Reappearances, Veterans
The Open Bracket in Anaheim is so full of talent that it's practically a Championship Bracket of its own. Spanishiwa will be coming, for his first MLG ever. So will Millenium's ToD, dignitas.Merz, and Warcraft 3's SonkiE. These newcomers are joined by some players who we haven't seen on the Pro Circuit in a while: WhiteRa, Jinro, and Ajtls (LastShadow). Welcome back! And in addition to SlayerSAlicia, SlayerSGanzi, and ChoyafOu, two more Korean players will be hitting the Open Bracket: FnaticRain and FXOz (Twilight).
Apart from new and long-lost players, the Open Bracket is also packed with veteran talent. Here's just a sample of who'll be battling for the title the hard way:
Liquid`Tyler
FXO.qxc
Fenix
SixJax's Vibe, Major, Skew, and dde
EG's DeMusliM, Axslav, LZGaMeR & StrifeCro
HDStarcraft
Destiny
coL's FireZerg, Ryze, Catz, and Stalife
Agh
KawaiiRice
ThisIsJimmy
Pokebunny
FnaticTT1
In short, the Open Bracket is insane.
Get in on the Action
If you're going to watch from home, make sure you get a Membership so you'll have ad-free HQ, access to VoD while the tournament's still going on, and a load of other perks and discounts. If you're lucky enough to be able to come out in person, be sure to get a Spectator Pass. Then check out this handy Guide that should tell you everything you need to know about going to a Pro Circuit Live Competition.
For the full player list, visit: http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/mlg-anaheim-starcraft-2-full-player-list/
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United States23455 Posts
I love MPV! 
Also the open bracket list looks awesome. Hopefully Alicia can get out.
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Open bracket is so stacked. I would venture a guess that EGPuMa will also be in the open bracket, going to be such a sick tourney :D
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Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
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Wow, the lineup at this MLG is unbelievable. I am going to be glued to my computer all weekend..
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Sick, it's insane how many good players are fighting for such a small amount of money Will be epic! I hope jinro can claim the title again
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Wow, am I glad I bought tickets to this one.
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Cool! Looking forward to this event!
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United Kingdom14464 Posts
Maybe you should add Axlav to the EG group, he's on the team as well, and we don't want him feeling left out.
Also, isn't Cruncher going? Perhaps not, but I thought so. Anway, the Open is crazily stacked in talent.
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oh yeah grandpa-toss @ mlg.... awwwweseome
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JINRO! Forget the fairweather fans, I believe he can do well.
This MLG is shaping up to be looking even better than the last one, which is really impressive.
Edit: Wow, Spanishiwa will be there, too. Hope he does well.
Edit #2: Bah, too bad Slayers Ryung still isn't going.
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holy crap open bracket is crazy.
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I reckon HDStarcraft is going to win it.
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I like that HD is actively trying to improve his ingame skills by competing. In the long run, casters will need a solid understanding of the game, not just have a good radio voice.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liquid'Nazgul should compete so that the entire teamliquid roster is playing (To the best of my knowledge?). Also so should HotBid.
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OMG Jinroooooooo, smash some nerd skulls!
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Awesome, hoping Jinro begins his comeback there!
Funny thing, I was thinking it was gonna be "White-Ra and Jinro to EG" halfway through reading the title.
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Nice to see more talent at MLG Anaheim. Best of luck to all
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this is fucked up insane all the talent in here, and still the prize pool is quite low
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Happy that Jinro is coming. Sometime getting back to your roots and where you began your run of dominance is how you will push your way forward. Jinro fighting!!!!
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HDstarcraft got his, ez.
be prepared DRG
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Jinro's playing again at mlg!? About fucking time! Super pumped to see if he can make group play or not. Haven't seen enough of him lately, hope he's in super duper kickass mode when he arrives ^_^.
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OMG...Gonna be the greatest MLG EVER!!!! Sooooo many amazing players just in the open bracket.....is there a stream of the open bracket???? lol
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wonder if Destiny is using his own cash to go to MLG Anaheim
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On July 22 2011 06:38 EtohEtoh wrote:
this is fucked up insane all the talent in here, and still the prize pool is quite low Yeah, really. MLG: Get your SC2 prize-pools wwaaaaaaaayyy up there in 2012! Kthxbye =D
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
He's "decent" (low masters i think?) but compared to everyone on that list hes newbsauce  Doesnt mean the open bracket wont produce any interesting and intense games tho.. really looking forward to it.
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Oh wow, might actually have to buy an HD pass this time around :O Sick, sick lineup.
SeleCT is going to take it this time, I can feel it! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sup Son?!
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Haha Xeris competing too?
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
I think he entered once before, the MLG before Naniwa dominated, and in that MLG HD didn't make it past the first few rounds. So yeah, it's for fun.
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Rooting for HD! ^_^ Seriously, he is way more devoted to the game than a lot of other casters out there who have such mediocre understanding of the game that it makes me facepalm at half the things they say. HD fighting!
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Such a stacked open bracket, feel sorry for the lesser names that wanted to get far in ;P
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We definitly need a third stream for that !
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holy shit, i wasnt going to buy a pass but now for sure i will
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That is the most stacked open bracket I've ever seen. Geebuz. If Nestea and MC were at MLG too it'd be perfect!
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I hope so hard that TLO! will do well
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We need a third, fourth and fifth stream for this like DREAMHACK :O.
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This is by far the StarCraft 2 competition with the most talent to date.
There will be many great matches that will go un-casted for sure from the live tournament.
Mind if I cast some of the Open Bracket's replays? :D
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
I played him in a custom and beat him. He's not bad, I'm at around 1500~ masters NA.
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I guess I missed it, what did Jinro say when he changed his mind about playing outside of Korea?
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the MLG's just keep getting better. DAMN.
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The open bracket has a deeper talent pool than the pools, it's gonna get a bit silly with amazing players knocking eachother out in the early stages...should lead to some awesome games for sure though.
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o shi.....LIQUID FIGHTIIINGGG, glgl to Jinro and Tyler in the open brackets!
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Oh wow, the open bracket is going to be nuts.
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Australia8532 Posts
Well the open bracket is starting to reel in the big names, it will be really interesting if they can actually make it through i would imagine the Koreans would be the favourites to walk through it.
White-ra and Jinro making an appearance is pretty awesome; before Jinro had his super awesome gosu runs in the GSL he won an MLG, so maybe there is hope in the air for a return to form!
Liquid hwaiting!
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MLG is going to be real fun to follow. If stream work and so 
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On July 22 2011 06:44 carloselcoco wrote:
This is by far the StarCraft 2 competition with the most talent to date.
There will be many great matches that will go un-casted for sure from the live tournament.
Mind if I cast some of the Open Bracket's replays? :D
Nah, beucase It doesn't have the two best players so far...MC and Nestea
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Well, gl to everyone in the open bracket lol
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WhiteRa, Jinro, Tyler, MVP, Boxer, TT1, Why do I have to go back to Mexico when MLG starts!! Man This just by the player list has surpassed its predecessors, can't wait for the games and everything else!!
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That is the most intense open bracket. I can't wait to see if any of those guys get matched up. I always am interested to see how HD improves.
Hope Destiny has a good showing this time also.
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For the first time im really stumped on who I think is going to take the tournament.
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MLG Anaheim is just over a week away, and the more we learn about it, the harder it is to wait.
qft
damn, I'm running out of hype juice for MLG and everything else going on. It's getting to the point of being physically exerting :D But yeah this is gonna be insane and I cant believe all the talent playing in this tourney.
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Remarkbly small amount of Europeans.
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Shoutcraft tournament this weekend and then MLG next weekend. God i love e-sports.
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Can't wait to learn new special tactics. White-Ra fighting!
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I think the concept of open bracket is falling appart with such top level player stacking in it... MLG should REALLY rethink this imo.
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I think Destiny and NonY will have good showings compared to last MLG.
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So this news means that all the former champions are going to compete at MLG Anaheim: HuK; IdrA; Jinro; NaNiWa and MMA.
Will we be seeing the first two time champion? Or another person claiming the title?
Rooting for DongRaeGu to win since I, like many others, want to see him in Code S.
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So fucking glad that I booked the ticket to Anaheim next weekend. Will stay there for 4 days of insane joys
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I am really amped to WhiteRa duking it out at MLG finally. Hope he does really well :D.
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Wow. I see 15+ people I could pick as favorite to win it. This is absurd.
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Damn, the open bracket seems more stacked than pool play -_-
I really don't like the MLG format, especially with extended series and all =(
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lol stacked open bracket, I really hope they divert the streams to broadcast some of the better open bracket matches.
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Its scary how much talent has been crammed into Anaheim.
I thought White Ra was going to get into Championship Bracket for sure, but idk now. =\
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On July 22 2011 06:52 Olinim wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 06:44 carloselcoco wrote:
This is by far the StarCraft 2 competition with the most talent to date.
There will be many great matches that will go un-casted for sure from the live tournament.
Mind if I cast some of the Open Bracket's replays? :D Nah, beucase It doesn't have the two best players so far...MC and Nestea
If in Raleigh we have this list of competitors plus MC and Nestea, then Raleigh will top this one when it comes to being the SC2 competition with the most talent to date
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There are also some good players not mentioned in the list, such as:
FXOptikzero
x6Mystik
Trimaster
RgnSpades
FXOSlog
Vilestate
FXOtgun
Vilehashe
VileSpanishiwa
VileDdoro
Inka
Painuser
Sixjaxdde
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Sooo tempted to buy a HD pass.
I'm saving money so I don't know if it's really worth it, but I'll probably end up buying it.
Very excited for this event, though I wish there were some kind of backstage-stream, showing some behind the scenes stuff. More interviews and stuff like that would be really nice.
MLG hwaitinggg~
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I expect to see MVP, DRG, MMA, Boxer, Choya, and Ganzi in the top 6. Outside of those, damn, it's up for grabs! Lots of great foreigners in this lineup - should be sone great matches to come!
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Sick open bracket! Really looking forward to this. I hope it's as good as Columbus.
On July 22 2011 06:40 Freak705 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 06:38 EtohEtoh wrote:
this is fucked up insane all the talent in here, and still the prize pool is quite low Yeah, really. MLG: Get your SC2 prize-pools wwaaaaaaaayyy up there in 2012! Kthxbye =D
Mh, i would consider a direct ticket to code s to be a pretty good prize. But money-wise it's quite low...
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JINRO FIGHTING!!!!! Prove the haters wrong, I believe!
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LOL are there new RatZ members that deezer hasn't told us about? RatZfloorboard and RatZpopsycle are on the list xD
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Wow and I was excited about the group stages. The Open Bracket needs a fucking stream!
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Damn the field is so sick now, almost a dozen players can win MLG Anaheim
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 Sen could not attend due to scheduling conflict with WCG Taiwan qualifiers. So if you want a piece of him in SoCal, go to the Verizon Open LAN.
Can't wait for Anaheim, everything is set for this to be the best event (yet)!
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i really hope for an awesome event, the playerlist speaks for itself and the open bracket will have some surprises with bad luck in the brackets. i hope to see dde and qxc advancing~
oh hashe is there too, gl to him too, he has such a nice stream <3
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Surely Puma is going into the open bracket?
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Socke is still being written without the "h" at the end.
Doesn't compromise the lineup at all though.
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On July 22 2011 07:14 Spekulatius wrote:
Socke is still being written without the "h" at the end.
Doesn't compromise the lineup at all though.
Because that still is his ID on the MLG page.
No error there.
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That's awesome that these extra players will be attending, White-Ra back to Cali! I missed looking at the pools until now, pool a is so brutal 3 TL members man.
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slasher should be banned for advertising the paid MLG features in the thread to create some more ESPORTS drama
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I wish the best for every zerg, specially HD who was the one who got me into sc2. I know he's got almost no chance but at least it would be cool if he could take nice games.
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On July 22 2011 07:16 turdburgler wrote:
slasher should be banned for advertising the paid MLG features in the thread to create some more ESPORTS drama
don't do that its things like this thats RUINING ESPORTS!
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MLG has the most potential to settle the sickest lan league in the west in the long run. Really hope its possible for them to get the championship pool bigger... there are just too many freakin good players :D
Gonna be sooooooo scik!
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O man, the open bracket will be crazy. There will without a doubt be a lot of great matches.
I REALLY REALLY hope Tyler makes it out of the open bracket.
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time for everyone to get:
JINROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLED.
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1 week to go
Cant wait
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MY GOD thats stacked, it has its pros and cons.
Cons being a lot of players i want to advance wont.
I have a bad feelign for whitera i doubt he will get far, specially considering his PvZ sucks.
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This is shaping up nicely to be the best Starcraft 2 tournament to date. I'm expecting this to blow Columbus out of the water
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Noooooooooooooooo I'll be in Napa when MLG runs. THIS SUCKS 
Gotta pay for the vods then, I guess, predicting a SICK event!
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rooting for liquid guys and qxc, this might be one of the hardest foreign tournaments to date. Korean invites couldn't get any tougher unless you sent Nestea/MC
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HDStarcraft will probably lose to ThisIsJimmy in the finals.
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Goodness! Ahh! So incredibly excited for this tournament in every single way! SO wish I could be there in person T_T
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Tyler Hwaiting! :D
Really hopes he gets far this MLG! And that he has trained hard enough for it - that sometimes seems to be his downfall
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On July 22 2011 07:26 VirGin wrote:Noooooooooooooooo I'll be in Napa when MLG runs. THIS SUCKS Gotta pay for the vods then, I guess, predicting a SICK event!
VoD's will be free after the event is over.
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Open bracket will be so depressing
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thx slashie
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Jesus, this is the most stacked MLG open bracket thus far.
Guaranteed to see some amazing games come out of it, so hopefully they show some of them on the stream. I enjoy watching open bracket matches more than most of the pool play since the stakes are higher.
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firezerg, stalife fightttttingguuuu
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ToD isn't sure if he will come. Stupid 'terrorist' regulations .... But he has his flight tickets.
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This event looks epic. I can see Jinro getting through the Open Bracket but i'm not sure who else.
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Holy shit, HD is going to fight! I will be cheering for him throughout the tournament. I'm also glad that White-Ra is there.
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How come the champion of last year isn't being seeded? This tournament's format is very confusing sometimes!
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YES! Was hoping Jinro would come, maybe he'll make it out. The open Bracket starting to sound more entertaining than the pool play.
Also, I don't see Sen guys, I thought he was coming T_T
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DESTINY FIGHTEEEEENG.
I never thought, in a million years, that I'd be saying that on TL.
But given Destiny's recent performances, he's sure to bust some skulls this MLG.
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lol open bracket is a feat on it's own.
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did anyone else think that anaheim was going to be this weekend? now i'm sad
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Hd and Destiny w00t w00t, gonna be an amazing MLG
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On July 22 2011 07:41 redFF wrote:
How come the champion of last year isn't being seeded? This tournament's format is very confusing sometimes!
it's probably cuz the champ hasn't played in the MLG for awhile, not gaining points. also, u cannot see this tourney in terms of just a year, in sc2 years, 1 year is ooooooold news.
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Anyone know why MC isn't competing this time?
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Really excited for Anaheim. Should be an amazing tournament. Hoping Tyler makes it out of the open bracket alive lol
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Huge news that Jinro is coming!
Nice to see all of Team Liquid showing up showing up! Hoping one of you take the title!
But most of all I hope HayprO can finish within the top 8 this time. He deserves it! So close last time! 8th seed in this MLG and no one gives him any credit, poor guy. Always in the shadow of Ret.
Liquid fightiiiiing! :DD
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On July 22 2011 06:25 Slasher wrote:
Debuts, Reappearances, Veterans
The Open Bracket in Anaheim is so full of talent that it's practically a Championship Bracket of its own. Spanishiwa will be coming, for his first MLG ever. So will Millenium's ToD, dignitas.Merz, and Warcraft 3's SonkiE. These newcomers are joined by some players who we haven't seen on the Pro Circuit in a while: WhiteRa, Jinro, and Ajtls (LastShadow).
I am pretty sure LastShadow was at Columbus...
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stacked bracket. Gonna be some faves knocked out early .
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On July 22 2011 07:32 MLGrben wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 07:26 VirGin wrote:Noooooooooooooooo I'll be in Napa when MLG runs. THIS SUCKS Gotta pay for the vods then, I guess, predicting a SICK event! VoD's will be free after the event is over.
Oh. Well then! Problem solved.
MLG more awesome than I thought. Who knew.
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Hurrah! The Chin is back in action baby. So excited to see Jinro participate in the MLG events. This is going to be SICK!
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No mouz players?
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Cruncher is listed on the MLG site so the OP should have included him out of respect (he is probably the best player on team Complexity and that includes the old root guys). Kind of unfortunate for him that he came so close to qualifying for pools with his great play in Columbus but came up short...he 'not really complained' but wasn't too happy in an interview with how MLG rewards previous pool players over open bracket guys and I think he has a point.
HD has talent...his teammate painuser said he was pretty good which means something because they play each other. Although HD is so out of practice he could have a tough time...especially if plays protoss which is his weakest race. He keeps calling himself a fat asian so it will be interesting to see what type of physical shape he is in...
Most unfortunate that many of the open bracket games will vanish into the void. They should perhaps consider getting another set of casters and channels for for the these games or prioritize some for the main channels.
I know what's going to happen...we will have tons of top notch games going on in the open bracket and the MLG staff taking leisurely breaks/lunches leaving the channels dead. Would be great to see the casters thinking ahead and doing staggered breaks so at least they can solo cast some of these great games. They should think about getting emergency casters too (remember when Day9 got sick)? JP, HD and a number of other players with casting experience would be capable in pinch if MLG talked to them.
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that open bracket is just pure insanity. Good luck to all the players in their although im rooting for jinro to make it thruogh
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Gorilla tactics coming to MLG!
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Sick, sick, sick lineup.
Just sick.
Even the Koreans will have a very hard time in the open bracket.
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wow HDStarcraft too? woah....lol it would be awesome if he won
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God cannot wait until this MLG. MLG always brings out the best in the community, creating awesome rivalries, having fans chant the name of the champion, and people making the best out of problems instead of endlessly complaining about them (refer to decorah eagle 1000 page thread during dallas). With all this talent coming I cannot help but think this will be even more epic.
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wow no one from Reign? but other than that this backet looks insanee CANT WAITTTTT
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OMG! This MLG is so packed with great players. The foreigners will get raped soooo hard :o
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Wow sick open bracket. Cheering on Destiny, Tyler, and Whitera!!!
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Wheres MC and NaDa?
You'd think with oGs and SK recently sponsoring them that they'd be here.
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Imagine if Jinro just came out of fucking nowhere and won the tournament with insane builds.
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Go Tyler, you win this shit for us
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On July 22 2011 08:01 DreamChaser wrote:
wow no one from Reign? but other than that this backet looks insanee CANT WAITTTTT
Kiwikaki and slush are seeded man, dunno about the rest of the newbs... i mean team
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Open bracket or pool play.. not much of a difference at this MLG :s
GL Tyler.
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On July 22 2011 08:10 steamrice wrote:
Wheres MC and NaDa?
You'd think with oGs and SK recently sponsoring them that they'd be here.
MC wasn't out of GSL before the deadline for one, I think. And second I believe they are going to IEM gamescom at least.
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On July 22 2011 08:13 RogerChillingworth wrote:
Imagine if Jinro just came out of fucking nowhere and won the tournament with insane builds.
As you see in GSL and Dreamhack, his time is over. Smart builds won you games in the first 6month of SC2 while everyone was exploring the game, but now the most builds are seen and no surprise anymore. Jinro needs to step up his mechanis and multitasking if he wants to win again.
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Wow with all these players, the Open Bracket is nearly more exciting than the Groups :O
Why does it have to be on the Weekend that i move >.<
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MLG getting bigger and better... love it !
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HUK HUK HUK HUK
Thats all im gonna say for now.
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Man I REALLY hope that Jinro can regain some confidence and crush some nerds, I also wish Haypro could step up and get back on track.
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United States7483 Posts
Christ this tournament is STACKED.
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omg this is gonna be so fun to watch ^_^
go boxer!
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Jinro hwaiiitinngggggguuu
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This will be such a great event cant wait to see them there
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What is HDStarcraft doing there? he isnt at that level so he shouldnt compete, its not like it will do something anyways, i feel like his spot is waisted and someone at a higher level should have gotten it, he should just stick to casting untill he can beat one of the guys in the lineup.
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On July 22 2011 08:44 Pred8oar wrote:
What is HDStarcraft doing there? he isnt at that level so he shouldnt compete, its not like it will do something anyways, i feel like his spot is waisted and someone at a higher level should have gotten it, he should just stick to casting untill he can beat one of the guys in the lineup.
What? It's an open tournament, there will be bronze level players there just playing for the fun of being there.
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Tyler, Jinro, and Whitera, i desperately want all of them to make it out. I don't have to worry about whitera though. Glad to see him showing up
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there will be bronze level players there just playing for the fun of being there.
70$ buyin as a bronzie? I don't think so.
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On July 22 2011 08:46 Seronei wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 08:44 Pred8oar wrote:
What is HDStarcraft doing there? he isnt at that level so he shouldnt compete, its not like it will do something anyways, i feel like his spot is waisted and someone at a higher level should have gotten it, he should just stick to casting untill he can beat one of the guys in the lineup. What? It's an open tournament, there will be bronze level players there just playing for the fun of being there.
ok maybe i didnt get that the listed players are in the open bracket, thought they were in already but i still think hd should stick to casting so i get awesome games and a good cast and not bad games and no cast.
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On July 22 2011 08:47 King of Kings wrote:Show nested quote +there will be bronze level players there just playing for the fun of being there. 70$ buyin as a bronzie? I don't think so.
It's double elim, so you get four matches minimum under tournament conditions AND be a spectator when you inevitably lose, included in that.
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On July 22 2011 07:09 Yew wrote:
LOL are there new RatZ members that deezer hasn't told us about? RatZfloorboard and RatZpopsycle are on the list xD
I send them at mlg so they can represente RatZ GaminG
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KawaiiRice o//
Sen is joining?
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GORILLA TERRAN FIGHTING!
I really hope Jinro does well, his last MLG win really ignited his last run.
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Wow,I didn't know who to root for in this GSL and I was thinking of supporting a Korean Terran.
Then,I saw that Jinro's coming. Problem solved. Gorilla terrran fighting!!!!
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Yay the original master is back!
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I want to see MarineKing at a foreign tournament soooo bad :/
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The harder the open bracket gets the need for some changes in the format shines through to me really. Anyways, Pretty awesome lineup of players. Really hoping jinro, tyler and boxer do well^^
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Extremely disappointed with the open bracket foreigner line up, not nearly as good as Columbus.
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On July 22 2011 06:43 tubs wrote:
That is the most stacked open bracket I've ever seen. Geebuz. If Nestea and MC were at MLG too it'd be perfect!
It wouldn't be fair on the other players to invite Nestea.
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i would rather watch the open bracket matches than pool games that include some of the weaker players like tyler, incontrol, machine, tlo, etc.
hopefully they give us that option.
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i hope they try and broadcast one of the open bracket series, since there are bound to be some epic ones
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On July 22 2011 08:48 Pred8oar wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 08:46 Seronei wrote:On July 22 2011 08:44 Pred8oar wrote:
What is HDStarcraft doing there? he isnt at that level so he shouldnt compete, its not like it will do something anyways, i feel like his spot is waisted and someone at a higher level should have gotten it, he should just stick to casting untill he can beat one of the guys in the lineup. What? It's an open tournament, there will be bronze level players there just playing for the fun of being there. ok maybe i didnt get that the listed players are in the open bracket, thought they were in already but i still think hd should stick to casting so i get awesome games and a good cast and not bad games and no cast.
WOW so now we should decide who does and doesn't get to play in an OPEN bracket?
God forbid somebody having a free will to make their own decisions and giving it a go!
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MLG so amazingly stacked with good players. If only the format weren't so stupid.
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no mention of Sterling on the list? 0_o he's pretty pro.
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The open bracket is insane, some of the players in the championship pool are damn lucky they got in there before this all blew up, I feel like half the players in the championship pools wouldn't make it through open, wouldn't even get close.
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...omfg. Open Bracket is absolute DEATH. I actually wouldn't be surprised if one of the Koreans didn't make it.
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Vibe makes it out of the Open Bracket. You heard it here first.
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On July 22 2011 09:09 King of Kings wrote:
I want to see MarineKing at a foreign tournament soooo bad :/
This.
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IMMvp coming to MLG is the best thing that has happened for me in starcraft 2.
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Gogo White-Ra! )
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This is soo crazy. this talent pool is insane........it could be the best tournament yet
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Wait a sec....EG. IdrA is not at Anaheim ????
for real???
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anyone knows?
by the way insane competition this MLG i totally recomend !!
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Destiny Fighting! You took out ST_Ace and ST_Bomber, you can climb up that open bracket
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Where is My minigun ?!
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MLG competition is getting insane. I can only imagine a year from now.
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Oh my god this IS the global starcraft league. Rain FIGHTING! Jinro FIGHTING!
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Kawaii's gonna get into the championship bracket one of these days... I'm thinking Anaheim will be it!!! He'll tear through everyone (hopefully ) in the open bracket!
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Didn't Hot_Bid play at Columbus under the ID ESPORTS? Because I def saw him at a computer in the competition area. But those liquid guys kinda act like they own the place so maybe he just hopped on to troll a bit.
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The open bracket is too stacked. So many solid players will have to go home completely unrecognized from this event. Oh well, at the same time it is great to see all the amazing players here, especially since it is such a small prize pool. I can't wait to see what happens when MLG ups it next year.
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No way Tyler is making it out of Opens lol
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sux for the amateurs who want to make it deep in tournament
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Magic Woods9326 Posts
Shouldn't TT1, Fenix and KR all be put under FnaticMSI like EG and coL is?
Open bracket is so competetive now ^______^;;
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GO FIREZERG GO!
I met you at abbotsford.
I hope you take this.
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So it's safe to assume that CombatEX has exams during this?
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On July 22 2011 10:07 Trowa127 wrote:
Oh my god this IS the global starcraft league. Rain FIGHTING! Jinro FIGHTING!
It's missing 98% of the worlds best player so no not really.
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Sure it will be competitive, but I doubt anybody in the open bracket is going to contend. I mean, playground games can be competitive, but that doesn't mean they are played at the highest level. It will probably make for some interesting games though.
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OMG this lineup is insane. MVP vs Idra for the finals
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Hope Tyler has a great showing, maybe having Jinro there can up his spirits since more TL guys will be there, sounds like its going to be an excellent tournament. Jinro's gonna do so damn good I would love to see him win the whole thing, Frozen Arbiter fighting! (love his new icon its pretty sweet for those who haven't seen it )
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On July 22 2011 10:14 Blasphemi wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 10:07 Trowa127 wrote:
Oh my god this IS the global starcraft league. Rain FIGHTING! Jinro FIGHTING! It's missing 98% of the worlds best player so no not really.
Global league, not the best league.
The open bracket is so stacked, there are so many good players that all the Koreans and Korean trained players, won't make it out. I feel bad for local players who turn up hoping to make it a few rounds. There is a good chance of meeting a pro in the first round.
On July 22 2011 10:21 theBizness wrote:
Sure it will be competitive, but I doubt anybody in the open bracket is going to contend. I mean, playground games can be competitive, but that doesn't mean they are played at the highest level. It will probably make for some interesting games though.
The open bracket has Alicia, Ganzi, Choya, Jinro and oZ. I expect most of the seeded players from the open bracket to make it into the top 8 at least.
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On July 22 2011 10:29 RedMosquito wrote:
OMG this lineup is insane. MVP vs Idra for the finals
With Idra winning, of course :3
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Wow! I didn't know HD played so competitively
But I'll be rooting for HuK!
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On July 22 2011 10:21 theBizness wrote:
Sure it will be competitive, but I doubt anybody in the open bracket is going to contend. I mean, playground games can be competitive, but that doesn't mean they are played at the highest level. It will probably make for some interesting games though.
Alicia is arguably the best Protoss there and Ganzi the third best Terran.
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Gonna be so amazing. Jinro has been in hiding for ages as well, can't wait to see him return.
Can't wait.
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Now that's a list I like to see
Hope HD gets a nice run, he isn't too bad, a decent Masters player
Don't know who to root for, so many goooooodies
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I can't wait for this tournament, it's gonna be so fucking sick. Best Starcraft 2 tournament yet judging by the player roster.
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LOL I love how it says the open brackets are packed with tons of talent and lists HDstarcrafts name, slasher you troll
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thorzain and nada man thorzain and nada. and since nada's not attending...
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On July 22 2011 11:34 Moosy wrote:
thorzain and nada man thorzain and nada. and since nada's not attending...
Thorzain isn't attending either....
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I hope some crazy unknown local Anaheim boss takes out some huge names in the open bracket and takes the whole thing... Or there's always Idra, that would be cool too.
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Destiny gonna Pwn with Ling/infestor.
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Wow this will be an awesome event. Cmon Tyler, the time is now!!!
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VPHDGamer FIGHTING! (and the rest of VP will be there too!)
:D GL everyone, show us some good games on that there stream!
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On July 22 2011 06:38 EtohEtoh wrote:
this is fucked up insane all the talent in here, and still the prize pool is quite low
I dunno why everyone's so eager to go really, the prize pool is pretty abysmal. There is lots of stream time so the sponsors love it, I guess.
As SirScoots (EG manager) said, getting one of their guys up onto the main stage is worth the price of sending every single one of them.
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I think I just jizzed everywhere, MLG Anaheim is gonna be insanity!!
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Wasn't Alicia suppose to play?
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prize money needs to be bigger.
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TriMaster also in the open bracket watch out for him
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Where the hell is Thorzain? :/
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Who will be the foreigner hope?
Huk?
Naniwa?
Idra?
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On July 22 2011 11:53 Ruscour wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 06:38 EtohEtoh wrote:
this is fucked up insane all the talent in here, and still the prize pool is quite low I dunno why everyone's so eager to go really, the prize pool is pretty abysmal. There is lots of stream time so the sponsors love it, I guess. As SirScoots (EG manager) said, getting one of their guys up onto the main stage is worth the price of sending every single one of them.
Just want to point out that these are just like qualifying events for the nationals where 1st place takes 50K. Last year first place only took 2,500 and Jinro winning nationals only brought home a little over 6k...
But on topic to your actual point, it's true that the prize pool is fairly low for the competition that it's becoming, but players are coming because the points still help you hopefully end up in pool play for the nationals.
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On July 22 2011 12:10 EnSky wrote:
Where the hell is Thorzain? :/
He's injured and I think it's good for him to rest before GSL.
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I'm sure this has been said somewhere and i've just missed it. But shouldn't it say FXOChoya?
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On July 22 2011 12:26 XiGua wrote:He's injured and I think it's good for him to rest before GSL.
Actually I'm pretty sure he wasn't very impressed with the way things were ran at the last MLG and had said that he would not be participating in the event again. I could be wrong but I do remember seeing that somewhere
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
I don't think he's bad but he isn't really a "pro". He's a high masters zerg if I remember correctly.
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Major put in bracket, still decides to smurf on SayfT's account! Dun wry, small potatoes tourney :D
Hope Jinro can put up some nice results, sucks to see him not going so well lately
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I just want to watch Husky cast a HD game
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On July 22 2011 12:28 Jetsfan wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 12:26 XiGua wrote:On July 22 2011 12:10 EnSky wrote:
Where the hell is Thorzain? :/ He's injured and I think it's good for him to rest before GSL. Actually I'm pretty sure he wasn't very impressed with the way things were ran at the last MLG and had said that he would not be participating in the event again. I could be wrong but I do remember seeing that somewhere
He said he wouldn't participate if he didnt make the groups. He DID make the groups, but he said he wanted to rest before going to korea. You are both right, but XiGua is "more" right for the answer to why Thorzain isn't at THIS MLG
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On July 22 2011 12:29 JMC4 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ? I don't think he's bad but he isn't really a "pro". He's a high masters zerg if I remember correctly.
This is pretty accurate, he's definitely good but he's not on the level of many of the open bracket players.
My god, MLG would need 5 streams running the whole time to cover all the games I'd want to see now, guess it's a good problem for them to have eh?
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My god, MLG would need 5 streams running the whole time to cover all the games I'd want to see now, guess it's a good problem for them to have eh
Just have to go to Anaheim and see everything in person then! :D
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Jinro, Oz and White-Ra!
Three of my favourite players!
Even more exciting to hear those guys are there!
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excited to see them there!
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Man this line up is stacked. So people are commenting about HD. He is a decent player, probably will not get far in this bracket. I think he even competed in one of the MLGs last year as well. He was recently signed to a team, so maybe he will be getting some more practice and support.
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Just thought it was funny how you miss a player like Incontrol but mention a "Veteran Talent" of HDStarcraft lol.
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Pool A - 3/5 players are from Liquid O_O If Jinro makes it through the Open Bracket, he may also be in Pool A. wat
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On July 22 2011 13:06 gregnog wrote:
Just thought it was funny how you miss a player like Incontrol but mention a "Veteran Talent" of HDStarcraft lol.
Incontrol is not in the open bracket, he is a seeded player because of his 4th place finish in Dallas + his 22nd place finish in Columbus.
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i wish i could go. columbus was so much fun!
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On July 22 2011 06:34 MCDayC wrote:
Maybe you should add Axlav to the EG group, he's on the team as well, and we don't want him feeling left out.
Also, isn't Cruncher going? Perhaps not, but I thought so. Anway, the Open is crazily stacked in talent.
Cruncher will be there!
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Got the membership. Can't wait!
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i think they should add an extra spot to each pool for visiting korean players. They shouldn't have to prove themselves through the open tourney and it would be nice if some fresh players made it through. The open tourney is as talented as the player pools, which is a messed up system if you ask me.
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When im there I want to meet/see Jinro and WhiteRa so badly. @ of my favorite players going to be at MLG Anaheim! I couldn't have picked a better event to visit, can't wait!
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JINROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YEAH NOW I'M GOING TO WATCH MLG
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On July 22 2011 13:41 Karakaxe wrote:
JINROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YEAH NOW I'M GOING TO WATCH MLG
You weren't going to???
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Predictions for open bracket: Ganzi, Alicia, Demuslim, White-ra
Maybe: Rain, Destiny, Major, Tyler
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tQAquanda will also be in the open bracket! O_O
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Predictions for Open Bracket Tyler, Major,Destiny,White-ra
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DRG is such a beast. So looking forward to this.
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Germany6146 Posts
i would like a list, now we have a text with alot player and a list with alot players and someone only short reading will not notice the ones from the text
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Can you buy a spectator pass at the venue door?
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Might be one of the best MLG's we've seen so far, with all the experience from before I'm sure the venue will be simply fantastic
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On July 22 2011 13:43 Yew wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 13:41 Karakaxe wrote:
JINROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YEAH NOW I'M GOING TO WATCH MLG You weren't going to???
LOL. That's what I was thinking!
MLG Anaheim = Auto watch.
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wow MLG is getting stacked with skill :D
I'll be rooting for MVP and his dashing smile ! But any one who wins this will serieusly have something to be proud of.
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I'll be there live. With signs. A little drunk.
One week!
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I'm just happy White Ra is here. Every SC2 tournament should include White Ra. Change that, make White Ra the Global Ambassador for SC2. Someone make this happen please
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wow thanks so much that mustve taken a while :D
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IdrA and Artosis have been hyping Skew for a long long time. I really wanna see him on a broadcasted game.
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United States13896 Posts
I'm really surprised meRz and ToD are going to be at the event. Wouldn't have expected them to be there as dignitas doesn't necessarily send everyone to MLG and Millenium has never sent anyone to MLG to my knowledge. I'm guessing ToD is going out of pocket.
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Rain lives in the US now (if I'm not mistaking)
Select lives in the US
ddoro lives in the US
MarinekingX lives in the US (I think)
4 invited koreans that get their trip payed.
That leaves us with 4 koreans who are paying their trip from Korea.
But yeah it's a bit odd. Should have 4 invited Europeans aswell
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Something I rly look forward too is to see how well Spanishiwa till match the top tier players at a lan event !
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Now that MLG isn't 15 pro NA players and 150 jobbers anymore I think the format needs a change after Providence. The Open bracket is getting ridiculously stacked.
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United States13896 Posts
Lives =/= Nationality. Though I realize that factors into having more Koreans than Euros at MLG it is still kind of disappointing that there are so many great European players that haven't appeared at MLG.
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On July 22 2011 16:15 JoeAWESOME wrote:Rain lives in the US now (if I'm not mistaking) Select lives in the US ddoro lives in the US MarinekingX lives in the US (I think) 4 invited koreans that get their trip payed. That leaves us with 4 koreans who are paying their trip from Korea. But yeah it's a bit odd. Should have 4 invited Europeans aswell
Europe has nothing to offer in return (remember GSL spots are on the line, that's the deal).
Also 4 big name Koreans dramatically increases stream numbers. 4 Europeans would not.
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
He is good at the game. Expected to make a huge impact in the bracket? Not really.
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what happened to Hwangsin is he participating?
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This is going to be so awesome. Can't wait to stay up late to watch this tournament... :D
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so sad that only a few can get through
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O.M.G. I'm so excited I feel like a preteen girl. If the production matches Columbus this will be awesome. What a great thing MLG has going here.
Would anyone have any suggestions on whether I should wait til just before Anaheim to purchase the HDpass considering they operate based on a three month period? I'm only really interested in watching events like these (and the VODs) and don't really have any interest in using any of the other features of the pass. Is it still worth waiting?
Anyway, SQQQUuuUUUUEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeEEe!!
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Russian Federation1849 Posts
the Pool Play? what? who needs that one? Open bracket is what is gonna be worth watching...
Sorry, but I don't see most of the players in the pool play as good as all these who are attending the open bracket.
Sadface. (Complaining about the format)
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Definately going to be the BEST ever MLG and it hasn't even started yet!! The Emperor himself was big news, now all these open bracket big guns fighting it out for a few places! Insane!!
Goo DeMuslim!!
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the open bracket is stacked, do they actually earn points for getting so far in open brackets or do they only get points towards ranking once they get to pool play?
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What's the deal on Pool Play tie-breakers? I could see SeleCT, MVP and KiWiKaKi all ending up 3-1 in Pool D (and all beating eachother)... not including the player from the Open bracket, of course.
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Rooting for the Liquid guys and Naniwa! Also Incontrol!
Is there really just ~10 Europeans participating? And like 90% of all are NA players? :/
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So Jinro is alive.
Havent seen him in ages ;O not even at OGS-TL anymore.
Almost thought he given up and gone home to sweden.
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On July 22 2011 16:59 Hemula wrote:
the Pool Play? what? who needs that one? Open bracket is what is gonna be worth watching...
Sorry, but I don't see most of the players in the pool play as good as all these who are attending the open bracket.
Sadface. (Complaining about the format)
The open bracket is stacked too, but don't discount DRG, Nani, Huk, Sjow, Sheth, MMA, MMA, MVP, and Boxer (who is fun to watch no matter what the level of play, and capable of doing well too).
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Trololol goodluck to HD, don't really like him anymore but it's good to see a caster going.
Yes I consider him caster over player!
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On July 22 2011 17:34 Nivity wrote:
So Jinro is alive.
Havent seen him in ages ;O not even at OGS-TL anymore.
Almost thought he given up and gone home to sweden.
He was just in Code A this season...
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And all this is a 4 hour drive away.... I hate midterms :\
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The problem is more, that due to the format people that are not expecting to win/place REALLY, REALLY high have no real reason to go...
I mean, you achieve a good place (Top 15 or something like that) and the next time your just in the same old open bracket... That’s not really a good perspective.
MLG's format is bad for truly international play, some sort of open qualifiers for a few spots in the Groups could fix that but I doubt MLG is willing to do this.
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Really cool player Line Up, I can't tell at all who will be advancing. Demuslim fighting!
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On July 22 2011 18:35 FinnGamer wrote:
Really cool player Line Up, I can't tell at all who will be advancing. Demuslim fighting!
I can tell you that it's not Demuslim at least :p
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wow fenix is not a member of fnaticMSI?
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I think the ranking system is a bit messed up tbh. I mean when you see LiquidTLO and Sjow in pool play and have players like Thorzain, several Koreans etc have to go through open bracket if they want to play in the MLG I just sigh. I understand the koreans I suppose since maybe they haven't participated in previous MLGs, but Thorzain?
Select and TLO was so bad at MLG Columbus it hurts my head to even think about it. Compare that to Thorzain who went out against MC in an extended series, where he was down 2-0 from the day before where he had played how many more games compared to MC (For the record, I understand the concept of extended series, but this is a prime example of where it fails hard)? Going down to MC 4-2 made him 2-2 for the day where fatigue wasn't an issue for either of them. For me a player who can at least compete and give MC a run for his money (not to mention finish 9th overall from OB) deserves a spot in pool play a lot more than someone like TLO who went something like 1-4 and finished 28th (coming from pool play) in the last MLG?
There are a few of those imo, but this was one of the best examples of a messed up ranking system concerning pool play / open brackets imo.
EDIT: If Thorzain hasn't been given a spot because he declined to go I apologize for using this example and humbly admit I just made an ass out of myself, even though like I said I do think there are other examples.
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On July 22 2011 19:01 Lt.Roosevelt wrote:
I think the ranking system is a bit messed up tbh. I mean when you see LiquidTLO and Sjow in pool play and have players like Thorzain, several Koreans etc have to go through open bracket if they want to play in the MLG I just sigh. I understand the koreans I suppose since maybe they haven't participated in previous MLGs, but Thorzain?
Select and TLO was so bad at MLG Columbus it hurts my head to even think about it. Compare that to Thorzain who went out against MC in an extended series, where he was down 2-0 from the day before where he had played how many more games compared to MC (For the record, I understand the concept of extended series, but this is a prime example of where it fails hard)? Going down to MC 4-2 made him 2-2 for the day where fatigue wasn't an issue for either of them. For me a player who can at least compete and give MC a run for his money (not to mention finish 9th overall from OB) deserves a spot in pool play a lot more than someone like TLO who went something like 1-4 and finished 28th (coming from pool play) in the last MLG?
There are a few of those imo, but this was one of the best examples of a messed up ranking system concerning pool play / open brackets imo.
You need to see Pool Play as a thank you from MLG towards the players who came every tournament and performed decently. Enough players have lost Pool Play because poor results, nothing wrong with the system. TLO was 5th in Dallas, ThorZain 9th in Columbus and didn't even participate in Dallas. Please get your facts straight, rules can't be biased for your pleasure.
Others have to take the long road to glory from the open bracket. Nothing wrong with that.
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Open bracket is like the western code a qualifier
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On July 22 2011 19:15 Arcanefrost wrote:Open bracket is like the western code a qualifier
Well put.
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United States994 Posts
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
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On July 22 2011 18:55 ShiroUtsuRi wrote:
wow fenix is not a member of fnaticMSI?
He still is as far as I'm aware, but the names on the MLG signups can differ from your in-game ID, and kind of stay with you from when you first sign up, which is why Huk is still called GosuHuk.
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On July 22 2011 19:18 MLG_Adam wrote:
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
Couldn't subscribe for longer than 14 months. Glad to see you guys are on it.
The community should understand that it is impossible to change the rules for this Pro Circuit, I just hope that the finals, as a 50.000$ event, has the best players.
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On July 22 2011 19:12 Koshi wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 19:01 Lt.Roosevelt wrote:
I think the ranking system is a bit messed up tbh. I mean when you see LiquidTLO and Sjow in pool play and have players like Thorzain, several Koreans etc have to go through open bracket if they want to play in the MLG I just sigh. I understand the koreans I suppose since maybe they haven't participated in previous MLGs, but Thorzain?
Select and TLO was so bad at MLG Columbus it hurts my head to even think about it. Compare that to Thorzain who went out against MC in an extended series, where he was down 2-0 from the day before where he had played how many more games compared to MC (For the record, I understand the concept of extended series, but this is a prime example of where it fails hard)? Going down to MC 4-2 made him 2-2 for the day where fatigue wasn't an issue for either of them. For me a player who can at least compete and give MC a run for his money (not to mention finish 9th overall from OB) deserves a spot in pool play a lot more than someone like TLO who went something like 1-4 and finished 28th (coming from pool play) in the last MLG?
There are a few of those imo, but this was one of the best examples of a messed up ranking system concerning pool play / open brackets imo.
You need to see Pool Play as a thank you from MLG towards the players who came every tournament and performed decently. Enough players have lost Pool Play because poor results, nothing wrong with the system. TLO was 5th in Dallas, ThorZain 9th in Columbus and didn't even participate in Dallas. Please get your facts straight, rules can't be biased for your pleasure. Others have to take the long road to glory from the open bracket. Nothing wrong with that.
Please get my facts straight? I didn't suggest Thorzain was in Dallas and I didn't say TLO did bad in Dallas either so there are no facts to get straight. TLO got 5th in Dallas and for that he got pool play in Columbus fair and square. However getting a spot in pool play in Anaheim even though he did suuuuuper bad in the last MLG because he has played at MLG for a long time is EXACTLY the kind of system I think is stupid. Have you ever seen that in sports in general?
"Yeah my team is crap right now and was last season too, but we have been playing in the highest series for so long that it is okay. We won't get downgraded to a lower series even though there are other teams that should have our spot because even though they had to go through worse conditions and did really well last season they don't deserve it as much as our team does. It isn't about who is the best team now, it is about who has played for the longest in this series!"
The rules shouldn't be biased at all, and certainly not for my pleasure, no matter who the player is it is stupid to have someone who did as bad as TLO get into pool play because he did well in MLG Dallas. It wasn't the most recent one and so who cares? I think you are the one who is biased if anything. Personally I want the best players there, not the players who were good 3 MLGs ago. Now I know TLO has been injured and it has hurt his gameplay and I am sure he will get back into it, so I hope he does great at MLG Anaheim and proves that he deserves that spot because he sure hasn't earned it as of late which others actually have.
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On July 22 2011 18:38 namste wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 18:35 FinnGamer wrote:
Really cool player Line Up, I can't tell at all who will be advancing. Demuslim fighting! I can tell you that it's not Demuslim at least :p
i wouldn't count on it. His only weakness was TvZ and he's improved that dramatically. He's easily one of the favourite westerners to make it through the open bracket.
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Its very wonderfull MLG has been so succesfull in sc2 that it attract alot of great talant. However its also one of the problems for me as a viewer look at all these amasing players in the open bracket fight it out. But I cant watch it and thats its abit silly.
You need pool plays but the problem is when you got lesser player losing 0-5 and is still keept in pool play. Its unfair to the open bracket players and unfair to the viewers that wanna see good matches.
Also koreans gets free invites to the pool plays I like that but why dont you get free invites to 4 NA and EU players aswell? Make the championship pool brackets bigger etc. we actually got more koreans players then EU players atm and that is strange. But the EU players got no incentive to actually goto MLG becuase of the low price pool and open bracket, that lats face it dont got a good reputation organisation wise.
Worst thing that can happend to MLG if the koreans totally dominate MLG lik 1-12. And it might happend if you dont get the very best of the western scene to come to MLG and compete.
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On July 22 2011 19:18 MLG_Adam wrote:
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
Only one thing to say: I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!
You don't have to be sorry, you did a great job of turning a terrible experience (dallas) into the best american tournament, by far ( and as a spectator I would say the best foreign tournament.)
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On July 22 2011 19:26 Lt.Roosevelt wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 19:12 Koshi wrote:On July 22 2011 19:01 Lt.Roosevelt wrote:
I think the ranking system is a bit messed up tbh. I mean when you see LiquidTLO and Sjow in pool play and have players like Thorzain, several Koreans etc have to go through open bracket if they want to play in the MLG I just sigh. I understand the koreans I suppose since maybe they haven't participated in previous MLGs, but Thorzain?
Select and TLO was so bad at MLG Columbus it hurts my head to even think about it. Compare that to Thorzain who went out against MC in an extended series, where he was down 2-0 from the day before where he had played how many more games compared to MC (For the record, I understand the concept of extended series, but this is a prime example of where it fails hard)? Going down to MC 4-2 made him 2-2 for the day where fatigue wasn't an issue for either of them. For me a player who can at least compete and give MC a run for his money (not to mention finish 9th overall from OB) deserves a spot in pool play a lot more than someone like TLO who went something like 1-4 and finished 28th (coming from pool play) in the last MLG?
There are a few of those imo, but this was one of the best examples of a messed up ranking system concerning pool play / open brackets imo.
You need to see Pool Play as a thank you from MLG towards the players who came every tournament and performed decently. Enough players have lost Pool Play because poor results, nothing wrong with the system. TLO was 5th in Dallas, ThorZain 9th in Columbus and didn't even participate in Dallas. Please get your facts straight, rules can't be biased for your pleasure. Others have to take the long road to glory from the open bracket. Nothing wrong with that. Please get my facts straight? I didn't suggest Thorzain was in Dallas and I didn't say TLO did bad in Dallas either so there are no facts to get straight. TLO got 5th in Dallas and for that he got pool play in Columbus fair and square. However getting a spot in pool play in Anaheim even though he did suuuuuper bad in the last MLG because he has played at MLG for a long time is EXACTLY the kind of system I think is stupid. Have you ever seen that in sports in general? "Yeah my team is crap right now and was last season too, but we have been playing in the highest series for so long that it is okay, we won't get downgraded to a lower series even though there are other teams that even though they had to go through worse conditions did really well last season" The rules shouldn't be biased at all, and certainly not for my pleasure, no matter who the player is it is stupid to have someone who did as bad as TLO get into pool play because he did well in MLG Dallas. It wasn't the most recent one and so who cares? I think you are the one who is biased if anything. Personally I want the best players there, not the players who were good 3 MLGs ago. Now I know TLO has been injured and it has hurt his gameplay and I am sure he will get back into it, so I hope he does great at MLG Anaheim and proves that he deserves that spot because he sure hasn't earned it as of late which others actually have.
I apologize for the wrong usage of the "get your facts straight". What I meant was, there is no reason why ThorZain deserves pool play over TLO.
Many sports have the same rating system as MLG has: golf, tennis, darts. Your seed is based on previous tournaments over 1 year. Don't forget there is a -soft- reset at the end of this MLG Pro Tour. You also seem to think that every separate MLG is a different season compared to soccer leagues and the NBA. You should see 1 MLG as 1/5 of a season not as a whole season.
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On July 22 2011 19:18 MLG_Adam wrote:
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
Awesome to hear! MLG is great and I am sure with the effort you guys put in it will only get better and better.
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I apologize for the wrong usage of the "get your facts straight". What I meant was, there is no reason why ThorZain deserves pool play over TLO.
Many sports have the same rating system as MLG has: golf, tennis, darts. Your seed is based on previous tournaments over 1 year. Don't forget there is a -soft- reset at the end of this MLG Pro Tour. You also seem to think that every separate MLG is a different season compared to soccer leagues and the NBA. You should see 1 MLG as 1/5 of a season not as a whole season.
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I actually didn't know that it was seen as a 1/5 season. However the way I see it in golf/tennis etc all tournaments count towards the ranking, which I highly doubt is the case here and that is a problem imo. If that is the system they use then MLG tournaments should be like Majors/Grand slams or something, but also have smaller/other tournaments count towards the rankings and affect the seeds.
Thanks for letting me know how it works, explains a lot lol.
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On July 22 2011 06:33 quRax wrote:
Is HD a good player ? Or is it just for fun ?
he did participate already a few mlg's ago but sadly got bashed out in round 1 winners and round 1 losers
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My god.... This is going to be amazing
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On July 22 2011 19:18 MLG_Adam wrote:
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
Good to hear your already thinking of changing it, Open this month is nearly more stacked then the actual pool play is!!!
Wonder what changes will actually change, like only top 8 can get auto invites?
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WHy does Dimaga never come to mlg
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OMG! WHITE RA! GO GO GO!!
You can do it man!
I am so happy right now, I hope he can advance to the finals n_nb
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So many good players : the open bracket is gonna be tough ^_^
Hope they will cast a lot of games of it...
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Spanishiwa
ToD
WhiteRa
FnaticRain
FXOz
FXO.qxc
Vibe
DeMusliM
Catz
So many players I want to see do well in the Open Bracket ;_;
The National Championships when there's actually enough money on the line to justify that sick player pool are going to be the shit.
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So nice skilled player will be here
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...HDStarCraft is "veteran talent"?
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On July 22 2011 21:04 AgMaxHammer wrote:
...HDStarCraft is "veteran talent"?
Yea rly? I mean rly?
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I'm excited to see Jinro play some games. In Korea he plays so few games per season it's impossible to know what kind of shape he's in.
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This is totally spectacular! I just cannot wait to see the greats such as WhiteRa and all the others to compete. It is just so exciting to see that many more Koreans will be taking part in this MLG; it seems like the Koreans have realised that MLG is a 'major' event.
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On July 22 2011 21:04 AgMaxHammer wrote:
...HDStarCraft is "veteran talent"?
veteran talent sounds like an OAP hooker
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lol HDstarcratf :D
im wanting destiny to go far
such a great player doesnt get the recognition he deserves, not by a long shot
id be amazed if he didnt make it out the open bracket, but then again its only 4 places isnt it? and there are alot of great players in there
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Oh my god, the open bracket is going to be a graveyard.
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We're sending
tQMewtwo
tQWannabe
tQyrUseCc
3 of our best players, hopefully they will splash!
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Soon they're gonna have to have more people able to get out of the open bracket, imo.
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Looking forwards to see ToD playing again .. And isn't Grubby participating, don't see him mentioned?
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On July 22 2011 23:07 GreEny K wrote:
We're sending
tQMewtwo
tQWannabe
tQyrUseCc
3 of our best players, hopefully they will splash!
hopefully not like toiletsplash!
But anyway, go tgun!
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On July 22 2011 23:12 The KY wrote:
Soon they're gonna have to have more people able to get out of the open bracket, imo.
If you don't make it out the open bracket you are still in the tournament. If you lose in the finals of the open bracket you will face the last player in group stage given you win 1 bo3. So technically it is possible that you lose against somebody in the last open bracket game, and then you are again on the same level 1 game later because your opponent went 0-5 in group A .
But yeah, Pool Play is prestigious and only 4 can make it out of a KILLER open bracket.
Also, I am rooting for Jinro to make it out of the Open Bracket. He deserves it, and is capable.
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DongRaeGu has decent chances to take it all. So rooting for him Talent-beast !
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I was already pumped for this, after how much fun MLG Columbus was to follow. But this is just out of haaand.
Seriously, we need like 6 more streams for the open bracket. I would pay double for access to that.
I like Whitera, Ganzi, Demuslim and Major out of the open bracket. And I'd love to see thisisjimmy make a run and shoot for a top 20 finish.
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On July 22 2011 06:58 SuperSaiyanNoob wrote:
Remarkbly small amount of Europeans.
Most of the eastern europeans have alot of visa troubles, and some just can't afford it.
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Really hope DRG manages to get a code A or S spot through this!
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Beautiful player list. You can probably guess who im rooting for!
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On July 23 2011 00:34 antihero_ wrote:
Really hope DRG manages to get a code A or S spot through this!
DRG can only compete for the Code S spot. However, GOMTV announced that they will give free code A spots to Koreans based on tournament results as addition to the Code A qualifier.
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Going to be some sick competition at MLG anaheim. I wish there would be a stream of some of the more notable open bracket games. I feel many of them are just going to be -SO- -DAMN- -GOOD-. I'm like trembling in anticipation for this MLG, Columbus was amazing, and I think Anaheim is going to crush Columbus.
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Hopefully someone will upload the replays of the open brackets.
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Looking forward to see this event and to see what white-ra is going to pull off this time.
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After todays GSL results where Qxc did an all kill on IM, I am even more hyped up about Anaheim as Qxc will be there! Hopefully we will get to see him perform as well as he did today next week!!!
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I get the nerd chills looking at the player list for this tournament.
CAN'T WAIT.
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On July 22 2011 19:18 MLG_Adam wrote:
Hey everyone! 2011 season format was great when we started out the year, but I don't think anyone here anticipated the rampant growth of SC2. One of the main issues, and it is a high class problem, is how deep the competition pool is and that for the first time in our league's history we are operating a truly global title. We've learned some valuable lessons this year and look forward to implementing them for next year. Look for more direct ways to make it into pools between events next year, more global avenues to pools, and more activity overall. On the prize money: we hear you.
Very excited about 2012. Keep supporting us, we're doing our best to improve every season, and every event.
What he said.
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col Firezerg is winning the entire mlg.
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On July 23 2011 00:20 Jimbizzle wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2011 06:58 SuperSaiyanNoob wrote:
Remarkbly small amount of Europeans. Most of the eastern europeans have alot of visa troubles, and some just can't afford it.
Or just not worth the effort to fly to another continent and play into a very hard tournament for a low amount of money.
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so many TOP players in the open bracket, wow...
 Alicia
Choya
Twilight
White-Ra
ToD
TT1
 GanZi
Rain
Jinro
DeMusliM
Major
Fenix
(i just named the guys who truely have a shot... no Z imo.)
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Haha my entire weekend will be devoted to MLG xD can't wait!
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Open bracket is starting to become the code A of MLG O_O holy shit its going to be ridiculous to get through that sea of great players.
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On July 22 2011 06:34 Graupe wrote:oh Yeah grandpa-toss @ mlg.... awwwweseome
Since when did  Much switch to SC2??? hehe
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I sincerely do hope that Jinro can pull out some amazing wins and eventually end up winning the whole tournament, been a super fan of him since the first time I spectated sc2 on GSL.
Huk, White-Ra and Tyler aswell big love <3
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The open bracket is crazy :o
Gogo Merz, show those americans what high APM truly means
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Too many good players in the open bracket :/ MLG needs to make it easier to fall out of the Championship bracket
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I love white-ra and qxc, I hope they don't have to play each other early. But this looks the be the most stacked open bracket I have ever seen.
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I hope Jinro has finally gotten himself together. Jinro is my favorite player though he has had some poor results.
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Lol, HD!
HDStarcraft to win the tournament!
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Good luck, HD!
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Jinro was a nobody that had hardly won anything when he went to that MLG, and he owned it so ez. Now he's had a long rough period and we haven't seen his current skill, can it happen again?
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This tournament might have the best talent poll of any foreign tournament so far, such a bloody shame that I will be unable to see any of it.
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When are brackets posted?
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Still need to know if u can purchase spectator pass the day of the venue?
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i hope pokebunny does good!
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This mlg is gonna be so sick. I'm worried there will be more korean domination I hope americans/europeans/etc. have learned to practice harder or we'll be blown away as seen in MLG and NASL. Idk why you put HD on the list for competitors in Open Bracket he stands no chance have u seen his ladder games on youtube...?
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On July 23 2011 12:15 Frequencyy wrote:
This mlg is gonna be so sick. I'm worried there will be more korean domination I hope americans/europeans/etc. have learned to practice harder or we'll be blown away as seen in MLG and NASL. Idk why you put HD on the list for competitors in Open Bracket he stands no chance have u seen his ladder games on youtube...?
He is a big name that draws a lot of attention, you have to mention him.
I really hope QXC fights through the open bracket so we can watch more of the Bandana Terran
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GO RYZE IM UR #1 FAN <3 gogo brenden
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On July 23 2011 16:08 jmbthirteen wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 12:15 Frequencyy wrote:
This mlg is gonna be so sick. I'm worried there will be more korean domination I hope americans/europeans/etc. have learned to practice harder or we'll be blown away as seen in MLG and NASL. Idk why you put HD on the list for competitors in Open Bracket he stands no chance have u seen his ladder games on youtube...? He is a big name that draws a lot of attention, you have to mention him. I really hope QXC fights through the open bracket so we can watch more of the Bandana Terran
john lennon hwaiting
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On July 23 2011 08:08 Nflguy33 wrote:
Still need to know if u can purchase spectator pass the day of the venue?
Yes you can.
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Wow all great players and all really fun to watch.
GO Destiny and CatZ!
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HDstarcraft to win it all
you heard it here first
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Man, I am stoked for MLG Anaheim. So much talent in the groups. At first I was just excited that HuK was coming but now Jinro and White-ra? :D:D:D:D
Going to be a good tournament for sure. I hope the koreans don't take top 3 again though, come on foreigners!!
Also I hope Tyler makes it through the open, he's a good player and I want to see him do better in the SC2 scene.
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Really looking forward to qxc playing after tearing through IM in the GSTL, he should be really confident in his play leading up to MLG. Bandana Terran fighting!
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Northern Ireland2557 Posts
glad to see Whitera, sadly jinro is all washed up now.. but I hope he can make it deep anyway
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MLG needs to change their SC2 format now imo.
If they're getting all of these players that make even the open bracket absolutely stacked, I think they need to change it somehow. Players from the open bracket are probably exhausted once they get to Champ. Bracket. I just hate seeing guys like White Ra/Tyler/Spanishiwa/Destiny/any other amazing player in open bracket.
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HDStarcraft.. LOL LOL LOL ... wow that is funny! GL to all the coL. players! go RYZE!
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On July 24 2011 09:00 Cloud9157 wrote:
MLG needs to change their SC2 format now imo.
If they're getting all of these players that make even the open bracket absolutely stacked, I think they need to change it somehow. Players from the open bracket are probably exhausted once they get to Champ. Bracket. I just hate seeing guys like White Ra/Tyler/Spanishiwa/Destiny/any other amazing player in open bracket.
Spanishiwa and Destiny are not amazing players, neither have any notable results.
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It just sucks for all of those good players in the open bracket because only a few will go on to the championship bracket. And even if you do make it you still have to win a crazy number of games to win it (if you do not make it to pool play).
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WHERES GRACK?! D:
whats going on honestly?!
EDIT:
i hope destiny does well in MLG
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On July 24 2011 12:32 Giwoon wrote:
WHERES GRACK?! D:
whats going on honestly?!
EDIT:
i hope destiny does well in MLG
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Uhh... IdrA would be the second person on the list... other than that I don't know what you mean by "WHERES GRACK?! D:"
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Awesome, I hope HD can make it far in the tourny!
And I'd like to see White-Ra do some crazy play too :D
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I feel bad for whoever is going inside the open bracket haha
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On July 24 2011 12:33 Chicane wrote:Show nested quote +On July 24 2011 12:32 Giwoon wrote:
WHERES GRACK?! D:
whats going on honestly?!
EDIT:
i hope destiny does well in MLG ? Uhh... IdrA would be the second person on the list... other than that I don't know what you mean by "WHERES GRACK?! D:"
what list?
EDIT: nvm just checked the mlg website's full player roster
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I still dont like the format, too hard for all these players to fight through the open. Really wish that the seeded players got some advantage, but it was a bit smaller. Hell, the open bracket players are almost as good as the seeded ones.
Still, I'm really looking forward to the quality of this field both in the open bracket and pool play. MLG just seems to be getting better and better.
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On July 24 2011 09:00 Cloud9157 wrote:
MLG needs to change their SC2 format now imo.
If they're getting all of these players that make even the open bracket absolutely stacked, I think they need to change it somehow. Players from the open bracket are probably exhausted once they get to Champ. Bracket. I just hate seeing guys like White Ra/Tyler/Spanishiwa/Destiny/any other amazing player in open bracket.
Ya I really hope they change it next year, so if anything some of the solid players who can't quite make it to the championship bracket can get highlighted.
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Man . . I really hope Alicia gets out of the open bracket. Would be exciting to see him in.
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On July 24 2011 12:53 Nick_54 wrote:
I still dont like the format, too hard for all these players to fight through the open. Really wish that the seeded players got some advantage, but it was a bit smaller. Hell, the open bracket players are almost as good as the seeded ones.
Still, I'm really looking forward to the quality of this field both in the open bracket and pool play. MLG just seems to be getting better and better.
completely agreed. One of these days a top contender for first place will get eliminated in the opening rounds just because of all ins or meeting a top player. Just because it's the open bracket doesn't mean it is full of scrubs... there's plenty of players who are more skilled than the championship bracket players in the open bracket lol
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huk is there, lets he huks them all up and takes his third summer big win!
though id lol if somehow qxc all kills every korean one by one again!
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i hope white-ra does well : )
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Open bracket is rather competitive!
If we could see all of them on the stream there are going to be some amazing matches! Glad we are going to see Jinro in the open bracket and hope he does well!
The open bracket just shows are great the pools are going to be if Tyler and White Ra couldnt get into the pools.
I cant wait to see the progression in the open bracket but its so unfair we will not see them casted on the live streams....
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Has the Open Bracket bracket been announced?
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OH man, I'm so excited. I live an hour away, totally going!! ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wanna see Sen at Anaheim. ):
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White ra will all kill like QCX^^
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white-ra go'n take it all ;o
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On July 25 2011 04:46 Coruscant wrote:
I wanna see Sen at Anaheim. ):
Sen's not going
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That's probably the reason for the ):
I hope Minigun can eventually get himself to go to one of these LANs. I'd like to see how he'd do.
Good luck to all who are going!
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I really hope Jinro makes a good run here to rejuvenate his confidence before going back to Korea.
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Wow, that is a really tough open bracket :/
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wow this is ridiculous, thank god for hd pass =D DRG FTW!
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Awesome awesome open bracket this year :o
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On July 27 2011 03:25 Ownos wrote:
All my totos on QXC
I second that. All totos in for bandanaman!
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Have they annouced the GSL guys yet?
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I really want Liquid' Tyler to come from the open bracket, but I don't think this will be possible with the amount of talent in the open bracket and how he has been playing as of late. It will be really hard for him to overcome the open bracket. :C
Other than that, this MLG looks more then promising.
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please cast some open bracket!
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Wow Anaheim is incredibly stacked O_O
I find it impossible to make any predictions, there is just too much talent there
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On July 25 2011 01:47 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Has the Open Bracket bracket been announced?
that's never determined until after check-in
you never know if someone can't make it at the last minute
all that can be determined for sure, is a rough estimation of open bracket seedings
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings
Tyler will be the #1 seed in the open bracket (unless someone above him decides to come at the last minute, like Huk did in Dallas)
Then from there down, you can make an estimation of who will be seeded based on who shows up
Anyone who's never been to MLG before (or hasn't managed to get beyond 45th place) will get a random seed unless they played on the gamebattles ladder...so essentially all korean open bracket players will get totally random seeds
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