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Yorke
England881 Posts
On May 01 2013 14:46 Thrax wrote: IdrA just lost 2 games since my update, for 33 points total - I think that's it, can't see him making that up  Good riddance. | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
We will continually update as players accept invitation and provide proof of residency and account ownership https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap5lSBTuqANidDBFYXFwZVBvRmJwTjQ1VlhsMmtvd0E#gid=0 | ||
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Weird
United States832 Posts
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
On May 01 2013 16:51 TotalBiscuit wrote: Here are the Top 16 qualified players. We will continually update as players accept invitation and provide proof of residency and account ownership https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap5lSBTuqANidDBFYXFwZVBvRmJwTjQ1VlhsMmtvd0E#gid=0 Lookin good! | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
ALL qualified players must verify their participation by emailing gennabain at cynicalbrit dot com with proof of account ownership and residency. We suggest drivers license would be a good bet, short-form birth certificate alongside some form of photo ID would be fine otherwise. We also remind players that, as stated in the announcement and tournament rules, groups will feature on camera interviews and you will need a webcam for this and a working mic. I'm going to start individually interviewing each player for featurettes starting tomorrow. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
Wonder if vibe still hates me sense he still qualified :D. I will definitely be watching this and hope to try and qualify for the next one  | ||
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Bermuda
Belgium411 Posts
J/k, j/k don't hit me. It's a very needed initiative. I hope both this tournament and WCS are succesfull, each filling a different role. I'll tune in to show support. | ||
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namste
Finland2292 Posts
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Superiorwolf
United States5509 Posts
On May 01 2013 17:23 namste wrote: Looking at the list of invitees, I'm a bit worried that the viewer count will be quite small unless TB and or some other casters can really get a good show going. The quality of games by the look of it won't be extremely high. Hoping for a great and entertaining tournament tho! Actually I think there's the potential to create really awesome storylines, plus even if the skill of the games may be lower than normal tournaments that does not mean the quality of games is necessarily reduced . . . if anything it can lead to even more exciting games. Plus I think most people underestimate NA players anyways. Tune in anyways and see if you might have a different opinion hopefully ^^ | ||
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On May 01 2013 17:23 namste wrote: Looking at the list of invitees, I'm a bit worried that the viewer count will be quite small unless TB and or some other casters can really get a good show going. The quality of games by the look of it won't be extremely high. Hoping for a great and entertaining tournament tho! Well given the way things are, I think the only way this could've gone better is if IdrA had made it in, although that's only from a viewership standpoint and not necessarily a game quality one. I don't know, I think the line-up looks pretty good, I'm definitely interested in seeing Suppy and ViBe play, as well as some of the more up-and-coming players like Xenocider, Drunkenboi and hendralisk. | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
On the other hand, it's worrying to see the big American teams have so little players playing in this. Quantic, Complexity and especially EG, with their sort of resources, should have occupied at least half the spots, as their players get salaries and support, instead, we have a lot of teamless players making the cut, and while great for them, it shows that American teams are not as interested in investing in their domestic talent as having a few good Koreans to carry them. It's great to see skill and dedication trump money and popularity. Thank you TB and Genna! (Yes, I know that this ladder ranking is not definitive proof of skill, or a definitive list of the best players in North America for that matter (HuK, Scarlett, Illusion, MajOr T.T) but it's still indicative at the very least. | ||
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scypio
Poland2127 Posts
On May 01 2013 17:23 namste wrote: Looking at the list of invitees, I'm a bit worried that the viewer count will be quite small unless TB and or some other casters can really get a good show going. The quality of games by the look of it won't be extremely high. Hoping for a great and entertaining tournament tho! Don't worry, this event will be a great success. All it takes is some positive attitude towards NA players. And happy post #2000 | ||
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Greendotz
United Kingdom2053 Posts
On May 01 2013 17:23 namste wrote: Looking at the list of invitees, I'm a bit worried that the viewer count will be quite small unless TB and or some other casters can really get a good show going. The quality of games by the look of it won't be extremely high. Hoping for a great and entertaining tournament tho! Shoutcraft tournaments would feature 8 players, none of them Korean and usually a dark horse or two like DDE and Bling (he was pretty much unknown at the time). Also the prize pool never exceeded $5000. Despite this every single one proved incredibly popular. Considering the hype behind this and the fact that it's doing everything about three times bigger than the previous tournaments I really think you don't need to worry about a 'low viewer count'. | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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namste
Finland2292 Posts
On May 01 2013 17:29 Superiorwolf wrote: Actually I think there's the potential to create really awesome storylines, plus even if the skill of the games may be lower than normal tournaments that does not mean the quality of games is necessarily reduced . . . if anything it can lead to even more exciting games. Plus I think most people underestimate NA players anyways. Tune in anyways and see if you might have a different opinion hopefully ^^ Tbh with you, I have no idea what people refer to when they talk about storylines, it's not like any tournament organiser has ever gone really up close and personal with the players. MLG and such tournaments always talk about exciting storylines, which in my opinion are never there. A story is more than a guy beating some other slightly favored opponent and advancing a slight further than most people would've guessed. The tournament organisers really need to get up close and personal with the players in order for these so called storylines to actually form. But yeah I'm hoping for a really great tournament and I wish for everything to go absolutely perfectly. I will tune in to see what kind of production and the quality of the games there are. Might end up watching the whole thing. | ||
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
Lineup looks still really good, looking forward to see the american scene duke it out. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On May 01 2013 18:56 Musicus wrote: Seems like forever since we saw Idra compete, I thought he would play in this... did he not try or want? Lineup looks still really good, looking forward to see the american scene duke it out. I checked Idra's match history, looks like he was trying but then lost 4 games in a row, losing a lot of points and then gave up about 1 hour before the deadline. | ||
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Greendotz
United Kingdom2053 Posts
On May 01 2013 18:49 Sated wrote: Do you (or does anyone) have a final list of players who came close to qualifying, but didn't? Scroll down further and you'll see the next five who were just outside the qualifying range (Sonic, Sasquatch, Trimaster, DuStSwarm and Bails) | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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