• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 09:35
CEST 15:35
KST 22:35
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915Serral wins Maestros of the Game 243ByuL, and the Limitations of Standard Play3Team Liquid Map Contest #22: Results and Winners7Code S Season 2 (2026): RO4 and Finals Preview12
Community News
Weekly Cups (Aug 3-9): Protoss get shut out7RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-2212Weekly Cups (July 27-Aug 2): SHIN's big week0SC4ALL II: Brood War - $2500 - Dec 5-611SC4ALL II announced - $10,000 prize pool, Dec 5-64
StarCraft 2
General
SC4ALL: II Talent Announcement! GSTL Returns in 2026! https://www.facebook.com/Eco.Fuel.Reviews/ Balance hotfix patch 5.0.16b (July 16) Protoss AoE skill expression
Tourneys
PIG STY FESTIVAL 8.0! (13 - 23 August) 2026 KungFu Cup Announcement Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
u4gm Diablo 4: QoL Secrets for Faster Gameplay u4gm POE2 Frostbolt Build: A Powerful Boss Killer U4GM CFB 27 Guide: Why UTSA’s Offense Is So Danger Mutation # 538 Media Blackout
Brood War
General
StarCraft 64 is coming to Philly at SC4ALL II ASL22 General Discussion BW General Discussion [Personal Project Share] Terran Defense v0.60 BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
SC4ALL II: Brood War - $2500 - Dec 5-6 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3 2v2v2v2 Tournament
Strategy
Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation Fighting Spirit mining rates Any training maps people recommend? Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread EVE Corporation General RTS Discussion Thread Diablo 2 thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish TSM pausing esports and CLG Dead
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Power Rank TL Mafia Community Thread NeO.D_StephenKing vs This Guy From 1 Million Dance
Community
General
European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread US Politics Mega-thread The Letting Off Steam Thread Iain M Banks Says He Has Cancer And Months To Live Russo-Ukrainian War Thread
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! Anime Discussion Thread Series you have seen recently... [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NBA General Discussion Formula 1 Discussion MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread Simple Questions Simple Answers FPS when play League Of Legend on laptop
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Northern Ireland Global Starcraft
Blogs
Chinese Gen Z: Between Dream…
TrAiDoS
Cathedral Of CS And NY pizza a…
FuDDx
Please support my new stand…
Peanutsc
Hello guys!
LIN1s
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 4153 users

Interview with Sundance DiGiovanni - Page 7

Forum Index > SC2 General
208 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 11 Next All
SevenAteNine
Profile Joined February 2010
126 Posts
November 21 2011 14:00 GMT
#121
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big
omnomnomnom
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11062 Posts
November 21 2011 14:13 GMT
#122
very good interview. he answers well and not in an overly media-trained way, it's good that he seems to recognise the limitations and faults of their product even though they are imo currently the market leader, and that standing still is not the way to go. i look forward to the improvements they'll make in 2012
p: stats, horang2, free, jangbi z: soulkey, zero, shine, hydra t: leta, hiya, sea
MrCash
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1504 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-21 14:25:06
November 21 2011 14:23 GMT
#123
Great interview, interesting to see the insight of a tournament through the organizer standpoint.
Nonnar
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden50 Posts
November 21 2011 15:31 GMT
#124
Great interview, thank you!
legendre20
Profile Joined November 2010
United States316 Posts
November 21 2011 15:46 GMT
#125
Pretty interesting interview. I have enormous respect for this guy and what he has done. Can't wait for MLG 2012
"Sen, lings are OP" - HelloKittySS /// <3 http://www.twitch.tv/legendre20 <3
Avalain
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada308 Posts
November 21 2011 15:49 GMT
#126
This interview is fantastic! Sundance really seems to "get it". This makes me very excited about the future of the MLG and eSports in general.

I'd really like to see what happens in 2012. Here's hoping for Canadian events!
You know what unit really has balance problems? Colossi. Why, they look like they could be blown over in a stiff wind!
Chickaboom
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada47 Posts
November 21 2011 15:53 GMT
#127
impressive interview, very smart gentleman, if i had a chance to work at mlg i would take it in a second, looks like an awesome visionary to work for
dattebayo!
mrGRAPE
Profile Joined November 2011
Singapore293 Posts
November 21 2011 16:14 GMT
#128
Great interview, I hope eSports will continue to be strong for the years to come
Starcraft 2 and eSports enthusiast. https://twitter.com/#!/mrGRAPETV | http://mrgrapetv.wordpress.com/
JoeAWESOME
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden1080 Posts
November 21 2011 16:56 GMT
#129
Awesome interview! This MLG was sick and hopefully next year they can keep it up!
Simply Awesome! - Liquid'Ret - NSHoSeo_Seal - coLMVP_DRG - EG_Idra - Fnatic.NightEnd
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
November 21 2011 17:04 GMT
#130
If players were the only ones watching, LoL would win no contest. So they do - today.

Hopefully SC2 will attract people who don't actively play as well, like BW did in Korea.
Benjef
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom6921 Posts
November 21 2011 17:07 GMT
#131
They need to give Naniwa some media training ^_^.
Didn't know they actually did that, not suprised if they did it with T2.

So happy see MLG grow :D. Its been making me lose sleep since 08/9 :D
<3 | Dota 2 | DayZ | <3
TheRealNanMan
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1471 Posts
November 21 2011 17:13 GMT
#132
Such an awesome interview!!! :D
Sc2 Caster | Host of Sc2 Up & Coming | The Godfather of Team LXG | Sc2 Historian | Youtube.com/NanMan | Twitch.tv/TheRealNanMan | Twitter.com/TheRealNanMan |
-_-
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States7081 Posts
November 21 2011 17:14 GMT
#133
I'm guessing the transitions were awkward, but I really like seeing the interviewer as well. Good I/V!
Tegin
Profile Joined November 2010
United States840 Posts
November 21 2011 17:18 GMT
#134
Thanks for posting this. Great interview!
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
DarkShadowz
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden321 Posts
November 21 2011 17:35 GMT
#135
Amazing interview he's such an interlligent dude. Really knows what he's doing.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-21 17:50:28
November 21 2011 17:49 GMT
#136
Two things I really liked about the interview:

1. Sundance saying that the way to go for e-sports is not converting the masses but organical growth with the new generations.

2. The hint at regional competitions that lead up to the global competition.
MLG needs regional qualifiers that gives people spots and possibly travel money for the big event. It just sucked that travel stipends were given in a quite random fashion, and to Koreans only. Europeans just stopped coming except they had spots in the pools.
Regional qualifiers would bring more games and more fairness, as well as the opportunity to have regional champions.
Off-season = best season
zyglrox
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1168 Posts
November 21 2011 17:51 GMT
#137
holy, his shirt is blowing my mind right now. all kinds of optical illusion.
champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.
PhoenixDark
Profile Joined March 2011
United States286 Posts
November 21 2011 18:28 GMT
#138
On November 22 2011 02:49 Redox wrote:
Two things I really liked about the interview:

1. Sundance saying that the way to go for e-sports is not converting the masses but organical growth with the new generations.

2. The hint at regional competitions that lead up to the global competition.
MLG needs regional qualifiers that gives people spots and possibly travel money for the big event. It just sucked that travel stipends were given in a quite random fashion, and to Koreans only. Europeans just stopped coming except they had spots in the pools.
Regional qualifiers would bring more games and more fairness, as well as the opportunity to have regional champions.


Agreed, very exciting. I'd love to see guys like Dimaga show up to more MLGs for instance; qualifiers is a great way to diversify things

I'm also excited about plans to ensure players are rewarded for successful runs, and players who don't perform will no longer have a monopoly on pool spots.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=435469
zZygote
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada898 Posts
November 21 2011 18:32 GMT
#139
I watched the entire interview and your vision of MLG is ambitious and I hope it works out in your favor! I watched Championship Sunday and enjoyed the event as a viewer. Hopefully MLG comes to Canada in 2012!
booshtv
Profile Joined June 2011
United States30 Posts
November 21 2011 19:03 GMT
#140
Would love to see more from Sundance re: different distribution channels. For instance, does MLG plan to use Youtube or Twitch as a primary partner in 2012, or is that just a secondary channel (and the main content comes from their own site). Why should MLG try match the quality of streaming when partners with much more experience could potentially do it much cheaper?

Managing different ways of delivering content to the consumer is the 2012 frontier.

Good interview nonetheless <3
Micro > Macro > Micro > Macro ...
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 11 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
OSC
13:00
King of the Hill #259
Liquipedia
PiG Sty Festival
12:00
PiGfest 8.0 Group A
Serral vs Lambo
SHIN vs Rogue
PiGStarcraft833
ComeBackTV 398
Rex119
BRAT_OK 71
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
PiGStarcraft833
IndyStarCraft 157
Rex 119
BRAT_OK 71
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 38928
Shuttle 3782
Leta 1490
Bisu 1428
EffOrt 515
Soulkey 502
firebathero 314
Stork 297
Rush 286
actioN 279
[ Show more ]
Light 250
Pusan 245
Snow 177
Last 171
Larva 140
ZerO 135
Hyuk 126
hero 67
Hm[arnc] 43
ToSsGirL 36
Sharp 29
sSak 21
Sexy 20
HiyA 19
scan(afreeca) 18
Sacsri 18
yabsab 17
sorry 16
Icarus 8
Terrorterran 7
Dota 2
The International69827
Gorgc15335
singsing3862
XBOCT662
Dendi476
Fuzer 421
BananaSlamJamma214
KheZu60
Counter-Strike
fl0m4733
olofmeister1148
hiko492
zeus467
Heroes of the Storm
XaKoH 84
Khaldor52
Other Games
B2W.Neo706
Lowko383
crisheroes270
Hui .192
Liquid`VortiX155
KnowMe79
Livibee77
QueenE58
ToD23
ArmadaUGS18
ZerO(Twitch)9
Organizations
StarCraft 2
IntoTheiNu 1444
WardiTV265
StarCraft: Brood War
lovetv 16
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• 3DClanTV 44
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota250
League of Legends
• Jankos2078
• TFBlade600
Upcoming Events
OSC
6h 25m
Replay Cast
10h 25m
Escore
20h 25m
PiG Sty Festival
22h 25m
ByuN vs HeRoMaRinE
ShoWTimE vs Zoun
CranKy Ducklings
1d 20h
PiG Sty Festival
1d 22h
herO vs Krystianer
Solar vs Cure
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
PiG Sty Festival
2 days
Maru vs Shameless
Reynor vs TriGGeR
OSC
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Rush vs Hm
Bisu vs Shuttle
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Weekly
3 days
The Patches Monday
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Sharp vs Shinee
Action vs Shine
PiGosaur Cup
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
BeSt vs Paralyze
Jaedong vs Speed
Kung Fu Cup
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
KCM Race Survival
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-08-12
CranK Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
Eternal Conflict S2 Finale

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3
K-JUNGMAN
Acropolis #5
RSL Revival: Season 6
PiG Sty Festival 8.0
Esports World Cup 2026
Esports World Cup 2026: LCQ
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S3: W7
CSLAN 4
ASL Season 22
Escore Tournament S3: W8
Acropolis #5 - TRS
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Acropolis #5 - GSA
HSC XXX
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1
META DYMY #4
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
Thunderpick World Champ.
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
Logitech G Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #5
BLAST Open Fall 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.