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Following the success of Nv.mOOnGLaDe at the Blizzard World Championship Series Oceania Finals, I'm pleased to announce two new additions to the team. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/AYYIi.jpg)
The first is Team Liquid's GTR - who has come on board as the team's official coach. We're very pleased to have him on board, as he'll be filling a necessary void which I've been struggling to find time for.
Before attending the WCS event in Sydney, I never really had much interest in the Starcraft II scene in Australia; sure, I knew a few names here and there, but never really focused my attention on it. However, over the weekend, after meeting many of the players and staff, talking to them about growing the game locally, it reignited my passion for the scene.
With so much untapped potential in the Oceania region, I had a talk with many of the Nv people, specifically Dox and deth, offering myself as a coach for the team; to help these talented players reach their potential. My job will me similar to what coaches are used in Korea for; to help players prepare for matches and provide advice whenever needed.
I'd like to thank not only Dox, but also the players for providing me with the opportunity to join their organization. I'd also like to thank Nv's sponsors, GAMECOM, Frag Labs and Horize for helping out not only Nv, but also Australian ESPORTS as a whole.
- GTR
The second member to join the Nv family is the WCS New Zealand champion -  JazBas.
For those who don't actively follow the SEA/Oceania scene, JazBas is nothing short of a local legend. In 2011, he was one of two SEA representatives who competed at the 2011 Blizzcon World Finals, where he narrowly lost to SEn in the first round of the upper bracket, and then proceeded to take down  MajOr 2-0 in the lower bracket. He would eventually fall to China's TooDming in yet another close ZvZ series.
We're excited to have JazBas join the team, and we look forward to a very bright future together!
And last but not least, for those who haven't already heard, we recently announced that the team will be attending the MLG Dallas Championships in November! We're looking forward to meeting a lot of wonderful people, and showing the world what we can do in the Open Bracket. (Both deth & mOOnGLaDe recently qualified for the MLG Summer Arena, however due to scheduling conflicts & passport delays, were unable to accept the invitation.)
If you'd like to keep an eye on the team, you can follow us via: ![[image loading]](http://www.sc2sea.com/images/smilies/Misc/iFacebook.png) & ![[image loading]](http://www.sc2sea.com/images/smilies/Misc/iTwitter.png)
Roster:
deth: Twitter | Stream
JazBas
mOOnGLaDe: Twitter | Stream
 Pinder (Retired): Twitter | Stream
Rossi: Twitter | Stream
YoonYJ: Twitter | Stream
 Dox (Manager/sponsor): Facebook | Twitter | Stream
UHF (Graphics/Social Media): Twitter | Stream
Takiah (Administration)
GTR (Coach): Twitter | Stream
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Nah man
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Awesome! You guys are gonna rip it up in Dallas!
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Congrats GTR. Nice to see some life in the SEA region.
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Siiiiiiick, Dallas ain't nothing on sexyglade.
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i feel burrito's influence in SEA is under-appreciated
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YEAH BOYS! SUCH GOOD NEWS <3 <3 <3 I love the pickups
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Grats Jazzy! :D
Can't wait to see these guys at MLG. They're all so talented and easily capable of matching or beating NA's best.
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Solid pickup, Poor Xeria though, Benji's now lost all of his original players in the space of like a month T.T
Adding GTR seems.. interesting. i like it.
Cant wait to see how you guys do in dallas, ^_^
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Awesome  , can't wait to watch them at MLG
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I don't like that there seems to besome parts of the scene which appear to not get enough attention.
My first thought was "who, what, huh?". I had heard of Moonglade, but the team, the other players? Nothing.
So while I assume they do rock I as you, fellow liquiditians, how come they seem so far from the spotlight?
Missing out on Sc2 coverage is a bad thing. I feel cheated 
Oh well I hope they will get exposure now, variety wins!
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On August 16 2012 21:45 Vanimar wrote:I don't like that there seems to besome parts of the scene which appear to not get enough attention. My first thought was "who, what, huh?". I had heard of Moonglade, but the team, the other players? Nothing. So while I assume they do rock I as you, fellow liquiditians, how come they seem so far from the spotlight? Missing out on Sc2 coverage is a bad thing. I feel cheated Oh well I hope they will get exposure now, variety wins!
Traditionally any SEA-related news is hidden from the world, hehe. <3
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Last year before I moved to Japan - I had the pleasure to watch deth, YoonYJ and Rossi do a few show matches and compete in the SC2 tourny at Respawn LAN down in Melbourne. They were really good. However what was the best thing was - playing poker with deth.
deth is by far the nicest SC2 pro player I've met. Even though I cleaned him twice on the same table (LOL) he still talked to us and hung around despite it being 3am. Hope you guys do well!
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This is great! I'm happy the e-sports scene is growing! :D
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FUCK YESSS!!!!!
This is the best zerg pickup i could think of for Nv.
such a boss both as a person and as a player, jaz is the perfect human!!
GTR was really cool on the weekend too, and after chatting to him for a while and seeing what hes all about. i think he will do great work with the guys!
Nv FIGHTING!!!!
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On August 16 2012 21:49 Sickkiee wrote:
Last year before I moved to Japan - I had the pleasure to watch deth, YoonYJ and Rossi do a few show matches and compete in the SC2 tourny at Respawn LAN down in Melbourne. They were really good. However what was the best thing was - playing poker with deth.
deth is by far the nicest SC2 pro player I've met. Even though I cleaned him twice on the same table (LOL) he still talked to us and hung around despite it being 3am. Hope you guys do well!
It was a pleasure being cleaned up by you sir, I hope I can play some entertaining games for everyone in the near future as I'm practicing very hard!
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GTR as a coach? thats amazing
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don't really care, but GL HF nevertheless...
User was warned for this post
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+ Show Spoiler +
Anyone notice in the picture, the piece of paper (Starcraft Finals) is in the wrong way...
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Very nice, gogo nv hwaiting!
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GTR? Did not expect that. I'd love for GTR to coach me :\
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Attending WCS Aus/Oceania was the first time I really paid attention to the SEA scene... All I can say is that mOOnGLaDe is a boss.
Congrats GTR and good luck at MLG!
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On August 16 2012 22:17 GhostFiber wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Anyone notice in the picture, the piece of paper (Starcraft Finals) is in the wrong way...
RE: Trophy - There are two shapes (mirrored), the back one has a starry image on it and the front has the WCS image on it, creating a 3d effect. The trophies are quiet well made (Blizzard really went bells & whistles on WCS).
Interesting times ahead with the team expanding & a desire to make a strong push into the international scene. It's going to be a busy 2nd half of the year and even more into 2013. There is a lot of passion and drive in the team, it's quite exciting to witness!
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SOMEONE MAKE THOSE HOODIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE !!!
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NV might just become a real darkhorse, that could be really cool.
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On August 16 2012 23:29 Vertical wrote:
SOMEONE MAKE THOSE HOODIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE !!!
Unfortunately they cost around $100 each, which isn't tremendously marketable. I doubt many of our fans would be willing to pay ~$120 for a hoodie + postage.
We have our own line of mousepads in the pipeline though, and they'll be much more reasonably priced.
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This is awesome! Can't wait to see JazBas breaking nerd necks again!
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just wondering where does GTR live? hes from asia??
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Brazil15 Posts
Gratz GTR and JazBas!
Tastosis likabozz.. xD
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Gogo Team Nv! And gogo MoonGlade ofc.
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Hate to say it, but Artosis looks like a lesbian with breast cancer in that picture.
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Every time I see a GTR post on the forums I think he is the Swedish Counter-Strike player GeT_RiGhT because of the CS knife he uses on the forum and get_rights name is shortened GTR.
Anyway, congratz to all!
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rossi for ridiculously photogenic starcraft player?
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Where dat snitch at?37024 Posts
Whoa!
That is awesome Oo;;
GTR is a coach now? :D
And that JazBas pick up!
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Magic Woods9326 Posts
I hope GTR does really well, fighting~!
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GTR GTR GTR
Great pickups.
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Australian red monks lineup too bad they didn't had the hoods on, if so, that would be probably the most scary lineup
Btw, I have yet to live the day when a shaolin priest starts playing SC2 )
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First time hearing about this team. Wish you luck in your upcoming tourneys!
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51485 Posts
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Holy Shit GTR is officially an esport coach!
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Does anyone else think moonglade looks exactly like topher from workaholics?
Also Nv is shaping up to be an awesome team
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Cool news about cool people, nice to see something happy come up after the last few headlines
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United States33390 Posts
what idiot team hires GTR as a coach
still, not as bad the welmu/eclypsia joke
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On August 16 2012 23:19 UHF wrote:RE: Trophy - There are two shapes (mirrored), the back one has a starry image on it and the front has the WCS image on it, creating a 3d effect. The trophies are quiet well made (Blizzard really went bells & whistles on WCS). Interesting times ahead with the team expanding & a desire to make a strong push into the international scene. It's going to be a busy 2nd half of the year and even more into 2013. There is a lot of passion and drive in the team, it's quite exciting to witness!
Hmmm think I'm seeing it.... Hard to tell from that angle. (really looks like paper in a cheap plastic dinner menu).
They should have gone for a better design imo, one that allows photography from all angles. Perhaps next time.
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United States10328 Posts
hahahahaha GTR's retirement from Brood War :D
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This was in community headlines and now... its not?
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apparently not worth front page notice....
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congrats to GTR, JazzBaz and Nv! Also looking forward to seeing what you guys can do in Dallas.
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On August 17 2012 04:09 Toyman69 wrote:
apparently not worth front page notice....
Not surprised, anything outside of USA/EU/KR isn't worth hearing about.
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Whoa awesome news! Congratz to everyone, and really looking forward to seeing the australians at MLG.
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This is awesome. I am stoked because JazBas is an awesome dude, but the big excitement is GTR as coach - I'm really excited to see his role take shape in the future :D
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On August 16 2012 23:34 Dox wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2012 23:29 Vertical wrote:
SOMEONE MAKE THOSE HOODIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE !!! Unfortunately they cost around $100 each, which isn't tremendously marketable. I doubt many of our fans would be willing to pay ~$120 for a hoodie + postage. We have our own line of mousepads in the pipeline though, and they'll be much more reasonably priced.
ouch, it is super expensive
too bad, i really like the color and design
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On August 17 2012 20:39 Vertical wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2012 23:34 Dox wrote:On August 16 2012 23:29 Vertical wrote:
SOMEONE MAKE THOSE HOODIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE !!! Unfortunately they cost around $100 each, which isn't tremendously marketable. I doubt many of our fans would be willing to pay ~$120 for a hoodie + postage. We have our own line of mousepads in the pipeline though, and they'll be much more reasonably priced. ouch, it is super expensive too bad, i really like the color and design
They're really damn warm and comfy too! haha
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Now this is noice news.
Good luck to you, GTR.
Brood War will miss you.
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Isn't Nv a Chinese dota team? :/
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OMG that dallas poster thingy... mOOnGLaDe so handsome baller *FANBOISCREAMS* GLGL Nv
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Does GTR have any experience as a coach or player or anything? I had no idea he was suited for such a position.
On August 17 2012 02:51 Waxangel wrote:
what idiot team hires GTR as a coach
still, not as bad the welmu/eclypsia joke
Unless this is some kind of inside joke I'm missing, I don't see the purpose of saying something negative like this. :/
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On August 19 2012 05:21 Grobyc wrote:Does GTR have any experience as a coach or player or anything? I had no idea he was suited for such a position. Show nested quote +On August 17 2012 02:51 Waxangel wrote:
what idiot team hires GTR as a coach
still, not as bad the welmu/eclypsia joke Unless this is some kind of inside joke I'm missing, I don't see the purpose of saying something negative like this. :/
Waxangel is a TL writer.. yes it is a joke
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GTR: listen kpop before matches will help calm you down
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Daww yeah JazBas fighting! And gratz GTR! Is GTR going to move to Australia to coach?
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On August 19 2012 10:12 IcedBacon wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 05:21 Grobyc wrote:Does GTR have any experience as a coach or player or anything? I had no idea he was suited for such a position. On August 17 2012 02:51 Waxangel wrote:
what idiot team hires GTR as a coach
still, not as bad the welmu/eclypsia joke Unless this is some kind of inside joke I'm missing, I don't see the purpose of saying something negative like this. :/ Waxangel is a TL writer.. yes it is a joke
I know he's a TL writer, but just because both of them are staff doesn't automatically classify it as a joke, especially with the second line as that part is definitely not sarcasm (that whole thing was pretty awkward)...
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Congrats on the pick-ups!
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