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Katowice25012 Posts
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wow, great news! gl sortof 
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King Rickard, King Johan.
They've got two good names, that's for sure.
Best of luck to SortOf, Sweden fighting!
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Canada16217 Posts
damn beat me to it
also shouldn't it be he leaves Western Wolves and joins Alliance in the title?
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I was expecting it actually, great pickup.
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Ah i don't like it...but gl :/
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Was really thinking SjoW would be next... aanyway.. GG WP SortOf
Grattis, Hejja Svenska EG!
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Gratz to SortOf and the Alliance.
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Yay! Alliance.Sortof fighting!
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Congrats Alliance, good luck SortOf! :D
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Didn't expect that but good for him I guess even though WW is a good team too.
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United States33457 Posts
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house!
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Canada16217 Posts
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Wow, was not expecting this but maybe his contract expired.
Anyway gl SortOf !
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GL to SortOf. Hope to see him way more often in tournaments with the funding behind him now.
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Awesome! Hope he gets some Korean practice at the EG-TL house!
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How are EG and Alliance related?
Didn't think EG would get close to Nani...
Big pickup for them though.
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Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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Canada16217 Posts
On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
good one :D
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Congrats to SortOf.
Looks like Alliance is keeping a full Swedish line-up
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Putting that XMG sponsor money to good use. SortOf a big deal indeed. Congrats!
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Alliance, the sicko's of Sweden.
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United Kingdom3249 Posts
Wonder how long the litigation process will take for the inevitable Waxangel vs. the Alliance case for the Court of Obvious Puns.
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On June 28 2013 04:07 Waxangel wrote:
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house!
But then everyone would know EG's terrible secret!
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United States33457 Posts
On June 28 2013 04:18 DavoS wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:07 Waxangel wrote:
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house! But then everyone would know EG's terrible secret!
it's not like NaNiwa hasn't been 100% open about training there 
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On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
This is way better than TotallyNotEUEG.
EDIT: Thorzain to Alliance soon?
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EG Sweden fighting !
*rolleyes*
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On June 28 2013 04:20 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:18 DavoS wrote:On June 28 2013 04:07 Waxangel wrote:
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house! But then everyone would know EG's terrible secret! it's not like NaNiwa hasn't been 100% open about training there
It's not like anyone's been trying to hide it either.
On June 28 2013 04:21 Noocta wrote:
EG Sweden fighting !
*rolleyes*
What's going to be our new chant? The Kings of the North? The Kings of the North?
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Out of curiosity, even though it's rather obvious has EG actually confirmed Alliance as basically their affiliated off-shoot? I know it's not really hidden, but I don't feel like I've seen an official statement that formally links the two. Perhaps that's purposeful though, like a "nudge nudge wink wink know what I mean" type of affair.
For the curious:
+ Show Spoiler +
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On June 28 2013 04:23 StarStruck wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:20 Waxangel wrote:On June 28 2013 04:18 DavoS wrote:On June 28 2013 04:07 Waxangel wrote:
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house! But then everyone would know EG's terrible secret! it's not like NaNiwa hasn't been 100% open about training there It's not like anyone's been trying to hide it either. What's going to be our new chant? The Kings of the North? The Kings of the North?
Kings IN the North 
And congrats to SortOf! Great player, deserves to be EG - eu !
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On June 28 2013 04:27 Elucidate wrote:Out of curiosity, even though it's rather obvious has EG actually confirmed Alliance as basically their affiliated off-shoot? I know it's not really hidden, but I don't feel like I've seen an official statement that formally links the two. Perhaps that's purposeful though, like a "nudge nudge wink wink know what I mean" type of affair. For the curious: + Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ona-RhLfRfc
No, they haven't.
On June 28 2013 04:23 StarStruck wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:20 Waxangel wrote:On June 28 2013 04:18 DavoS wrote:On June 28 2013 04:07 Waxangel wrote:
evil geniuses fighting!
I hope this means SortOf gets to train the EG-TL house! But then everyone would know EG's terrible secret! it's not like NaNiwa hasn't been 100% open about training there It's not like anyone's been trying to hide it either. What's going to be our new chant? The Kings of the North? The Kings of the North?
The Socialist Commune of the North!
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Nice, Alliance doing good
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On June 28 2013 04:03 synd wrote:
More King names pls :D
I could see Madfrog (Fredrik) making a comeback and join Alliance along with Seala (Erik). Also Maddelisk (Madeleine, a swedish princess) could probably qualify too.
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United States33457 Posts
On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
joke stolen
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Good luck sortof<3
Swedish Alliance hwaiting<3
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From the titel I actually thought he was switching to Dota^^
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Alliance is Evil Genius, Their first 2 sponsors are EG sponsors. Monster has only ever sponsored EG, And guess what, Alliance sponsor is Monster/Razer and now recently XMG. . The reason evil Genius made alliance is because they know a sinking ship when they see one. Because EG knows they are the best off in the scene (most amount of sponsors).They have realized that in order to keep the Esport scene alive(sc2 specifically) instead of hearing about some sc2 team getting disbanded every couple of months, EG wants to make sure the scene does not collapse to just be EG vs TEAM LIQUID every single time, Thats boring. there needs to be a place for these "good players" to go once teams start collapsing and thus Alliance was created, And it literally means "Alliance".. Its an effort to get all the pros that deserve to be hired a job so that they stay in the scene and contribute.
The reason EG does not market themselves as EG-Alliance is because if they do it defeats the intended purpose of the team.
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On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
SortOfEZ? let the fun start ~~
also grats to sortof, amazing player >D
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Holy shit congratz Rickard!
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Btw, when are we able too use an Alliance symbol in the bottom right corner? We can do it in Dota 2, but not Sc2. They are SortOf my favorite team
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Poland3750 Posts
By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team?
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On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team?
For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/
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Are Alliance players eligible to play for EG-TL ?
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That's nice, good luck for him, he seems to be a very promising player with much potential.
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all swedish in both dota and sc2 :D !
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Poland3750 Posts
On June 28 2013 04:55 ThePlagueJG wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team? For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/
Yea, but then again so far Alliance is 7 Swedes. I admit SjoW, SaSe and some other swedish zerg... hOpe maybe would make it a nice, well rounded roster with 2 zergs, 2 protosses and 2 terrans.
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On June 28 2013 05:00 nimdil wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:55 ThePlagueJG wrote:On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team? For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/ Yea, but then again so far Alliance is 7 Swedes. I admit SjoW, SaSe and some other swedish zerg... hOpe maybe would make it a nice, well rounded roster with 2 zergs, 2 protosses and 2 terrans.
I agree 100%, the problem is the Zerg though. They are really subpar except for SortOf compared to poland for example. hOpe is up and coming so he may would have fit that Swedish dream team well
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i dunno about that. Even if they managed by EG would that make them EG? I don't think so.
Just because Abramovich owns Chelsea and CSKA moscow doesnt mean those two are the same teams.
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I sooo wanna make an EG joke, but I`m too lazy to think of a creative one and somebody else already nailed it. So can`t be a hipster and will say this in a depressed voice "glhf to everyone".
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Netherlands787 Posts
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it says they are a "sister" to team EG - how does that work?
do they share some of the same top-end managers or something?
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Rickard Berrrrrrrrg, did you hand in your assignment Mr. Berrrrrrrrg.
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this pick up feels about 12 months past its prime.
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congrats to alliance/Sortof! i expect great things from alliance <3
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How about TL opens a second team called The Horde?
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On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde?
HordePolt?!
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On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde?
It's a good idea, but based on what country could it be?
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Sweeeet, he's dropped off my radar lately, but he was really hot in WoL for a while
Hopefully this will bring him home as a consistent player
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On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde?
Bahaha. <3
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yay congrats to eg alliance
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Yeah, he SortOf joined Alliance.
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This is sort of good news
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On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde?
I 100% support this suggestion.
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On June 28 2013 06:11 zul wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? I 100% support this suggestion.
-.- team solid and team gas
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Poland3750 Posts
On June 28 2013 06:15 CeriseCherries wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 06:11 zul wrote:On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? I 100% support this suggestion. -.- team solid and team gas
Thought about it but I think there used to exist team solid, low profile or something.
However there can also be plasma, Bose–Einstein condensate and probably some more esoteric matter states.
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On June 28 2013 06:11 zul wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? I 100% support this suggestion.
Preparation for Warcraft IV
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Poland3750 Posts
On June 28 2013 06:21 Soda-88 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 06:11 zul wrote:On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? I 100% support this suggestion. Preparation for Warcraft IV
Warcraft IV will have to wait for Blizzard All-Stars.
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On June 28 2013 04:55 ThePlagueJG wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team? For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/
Yep, Naniwa hasn't said kind words about thorzain or sjow. That being said, has he ever trashtalked sortof?
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Poland3750 Posts
On June 28 2013 06:45 herMan wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:55 ThePlagueJG wrote:On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team? For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/ Yep, Naniwa hasn't said kind words about thorzain or sjow. That being said, has he ever trashtalked sortof?
It is written that they are friends. SaSe would work as well, I guess.
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On June 28 2013 06:45 herMan wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 04:55 ThePlagueJG wrote:On June 28 2013 04:53 nimdil wrote:By that logic SaSe should join soon Is it Swedish national team? For a national team we would need ThorZaIN, SjoW and maybe SaSe. Too bad it wouldn't work out in terms of who likes each other :/ Yep, Naniwa hasn't said kind words about thorzain or sjow. That being said, has he ever trashtalked sortof?
No, they are quite decent mates/rivals so they get along. It's impossible with the terrans though so I'm not gonna expect them.
EDIT: SaSe could work if he desides to ditch Fnatic, but he probably shouldn't do it. Would be quite the douche move.
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Yay Nani isn't alone anymore!
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Will next Proleague have EG-TL-Al? Nani and SortOf will add a lot of depth.
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Never expected that tbh... gl hf
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Kings in the north?!?? lets hope a certain lannister is omitted.
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On June 28 2013 05:54 xuanzue wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? It's a good idea, but based on what country could it be?
Norway duh.
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On June 28 2013 04:01 Heyoka wrote:As per their official release, former Western Wolves player  SortOf has joined Evil Geniuses' sister brand Alliance. Show nested quote +Today we’re excited to announce that we’re adding Rickard “SortOf” Bergman to our Starcraft 2 division. SortOf has been a staple in the Starcraft 2 scene since early 2012. He finished second in both E-Sport SM 2011-2012 and WCS Sweden Nationals by the year’s midway point. Later in the year he would go on to take fourth in the North American Starleague’s fourth season as the highest placing foreigner.
As long time friend of our player Johan “Naniwa” Lucchesi, we’re elated that Rickard has decided to join us and help grow our team. We want to keep our squad small and close knit; Rickard fits the bill perfectly for the kind of player we are looking to have on Alliance. He and Johan will be traveling to Korea in the coming week to prepare for the next WCS Europe season and they will make their return in the off season to prepare for the season that follows.
Johan remarked on the new addition to the Alliance roster, “It is with great pleasure that I see SortOf joining Alliance. It already felt like a dream to me having an all Swedish team.” Nani would go on to, jokingly, comment, “Rickard is also a kings name just like Johan so I have no doubt he will do well.”
Rickard will make his debut under the Alliance banner during the IEM China Qualifiers on June 30th. We hope that our fans will wish him a warm welcome and cheer for him there and in the future.
Welcome to the team. Also of note that they took advantage of the opportunity to make a sweet pun when he joined, as seen on their twitter. The  Alliance SC2 roster now has  NaNiwa and SortOf.
The pun is so used up though D:
Hopefully he can start getting some results like the days of the Patchzergs (not saying he was one, but that was when he was most successful).
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On June 28 2013 06:26 nimdil wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 06:21 Soda-88 wrote:On June 28 2013 06:11 zul wrote:On June 28 2013 05:38 Musicus wrote:
How about TL opens a second team called The Horde? I 100% support this suggestion. Preparation for Warcraft IV Warcraft IV will have to wait for Blizzard All-Stars.
If I can buy T-Shirts of that, I'm in lol.
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United States97276 Posts
Grats to Sortof. I feel like he wasnt on WW very long but I could be misjudging my sense of time.
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On June 28 2013 08:01 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Grats to Sortof. I feel like he wasnt on WW very long but I could be misjudging my sense of time.
He was at WW for like 1 year actually. I think his contract ran out
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United States33457 Posts
On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
I got reddit gold for stealing this, so I gave you TL+
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On June 28 2013 08:14 Waxangel wrote:I got reddit gold for stealing this, so I gave you TL+
It was sort of obvious though.
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United States33457 Posts
On June 28 2013 08:28 StarStruck wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 08:14 Waxangel wrote:On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG I got reddit gold for stealing this, so I gave you TL+ It was sort of obvious though.
don't be jealous and make your own joke!
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It's SortOf an Alliance now...ok that joke has probably been ran into the ground, but good for him and good luck!
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On June 28 2013 08:30 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 08:28 StarStruck wrote:On June 28 2013 08:14 Waxangel wrote:On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG I got reddit gold for stealing this, so I gave you TL+ It was sort of obvious though. don't be jealous and make your own joke!
But I do make my own jokes. D:
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On June 28 2013 08:45 hmsrenown wrote:
It's SortOf an Alliance now...ok that joke has probably been ran into the ground, but good for him and good luck!
its only a joke if its funny :>
is sortof even relevant anymore without wol?
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On June 28 2013 09:35 teddyoojo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 28 2013 08:45 hmsrenown wrote:
It's SortOf an Alliance now...ok that joke has probably been ran into the ground, but good for him and good luck! its only a joke if its funny :> is sortof even relevant anymore without wol?
Quarterfinalist in DH Stockholm two months ago. He's still ok.
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all your swedes are belong to us?
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Will ThorZain join Alliance too? :DD That would be something else...
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Norway152 Posts
Congrats to SortOf and Alliance.
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great pick up
now need one Terran
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Alliance is going to become the Swedish EG.
AllianceNANILOL fighting!!!
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On June 28 2013 11:12 mnck wrote:
Will ThorZain join Alliance too? :DD That would be something else...
I can already imagine it.
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On June 28 2013 04:11 stuchiu wrote:
SortOfEG
why can't I ever come up with stuff like this?
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so will the alliance team be the one competing for next pro league season or stays under EG-TL name ?
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Congrats SortOf!
I so hope dearly Alliance will be purely Swedish based, would be awesome for the team spirit. =D
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Grtz to SortOf.
I am a big fan of the Alliance DotA team. Hopefully SCII team can bring similar results in the future.
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When i heard about "the Alliance" the only thing i sortof was EG.
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Great news for SortOf! :D The alliance picking up some new players is always a good thing
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awesome news! congrats :D
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Now they only need ThorZain to have 1 really good player of every race :D
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Poland3750 Posts
On June 28 2013 21:21 Koshi wrote:
Grtz to SortOf.
I am a big fan of the Alliance DotA team. Hopefully SCII team can bring similar results in the future.
Well NaNi went to the final of DHStockholm shortly after joining [A]. While not exactly as impressive, it's pretty impressive result nonetheless. Unfortunately, while chinese dota has shown some weakness, korean SC hasn't.
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I hope you'll Bischure to Sjow us some new additions toMorrow
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On June 29 2013 07:13 aRyuujin wrote:
I hope you'll Bischure to Sjow us some new additions toMorrow
Yeah Naniwants new teammates so he Naniwon't have to practice alone
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I haven't been following the sc2 scene in a while.. In what way is alliance EGs sister branch?
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On June 30 2013 16:07 johnnywup wrote:
I haven't been following the sc2 scene in a while.. In what way is alliance EGs sister branch?
It's all speculation but Alliance's website is hosted on EG owned domain and the have the same sponsors in Monster, Razer and XMG.
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Honestly, and i am really saying just the things i think but SortOf is Sort of a Patchzerg. He only did quite good in WoL when Brood lord, infestor, corrupter combination won against every thing. I dont really understand how Alliance aka EG would sign him.
Anyway, GL to both parties.
PS: i dont care if i get a ban or a warning because of saying my honest oppinion
User was temp banned for this post.
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EG.EU is getting stronger
soon EG will take over the world with their teams
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EG HWAITIIING :D Good for Sortof!
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Evoli is the manager of Alliance. They aren't openly affiliated but the team behind EG is also the team behind Alliance.
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