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larse 1611 Posts September 02 2013 21:54 GMT #1 A Guide to Following the Chinese StarCraft Scene [Keep Updated] Recent Tournaments WCS China Qualifiers: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825&currentpage=5#82 TL;DR The most regular tournaments in China are NSL, SWL, and WCG. There are some other big 2-day events happen across the year. Easiest way to “follow” the Chinese scene is to watch this 24-hours Chinese stream (both live and restream). Most of the premier content is on this stream alone. http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm For English casting of the major Chinese events, watch this stream and VODs. http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Intro As inspired by Reddit’s recent attention to the Chinese StarCraft scene, I decided to write a short guide on how to follow the Chinese scene to the non-Chinese audience. Following the Chinese scene can be difficult since there is little information in the English-speaking websites. Even though TL actually has a decent amount of threads, event calendar, and wiki entries about the Chinese tournaments, it is still spread-out and may be difficult to know they are even there. So this guide may act like an introduction to “what is happening, what to watch, and where to watch” in the Chinese StarCraft scene. I will try to keep this thread updated in my spare time. Also, I know there are many Chinese and people who know Chinese language on TL, if you know some Chinese SC2 events that are not listed here, you can post them in this thread, and I will add them to this top post. If you want to know more about the history of Chinese SC2 scene, here is a detailed liquipedia entry: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Chinese_SC2_scene Tournaments The Premier Chinese Tournaments NEO Star League (NSL) NSL is like the Chinese GSL (started from Ro32). It is held a few times a year. NSL 2013 [Ongoing] Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NEO_Star_League_2013 English Live Stream & VODs: http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Chinese Live Stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm Chinese VODs (very organized): http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=289&rt=2 Official website (in Chinese): http://sc2.neotv.cn/nsl2013/ or http://sc2.neotv.cn/content-31-2280-1.html StarsWar League (SWL) SWL is a shorter tournament than NSL, but it has more prize money and it invites many top Korean players. And it is sponsored by GIGABYTE and Intel. StarsWar League Season 3 [Ongoing] Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/StarsWar_League/Season_3 EnglishLive Stream & VODs: http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Chinese Live Stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm Chinese VODs (very organized): http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=291&rt=2 Official website (in Chinese): http://swl.starswar.org/ WCG China WCG has been quite a China-centric event, even though its origin is Korea. And it is still the biggest esports event in China. WCG China 2013 [not ongoing] Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2013/Qualifiers/China Chinese stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm Chinese VODs: http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=259&rt=2 Official website (in Chinese): http://wcg.neotv.cn/ Other Tournaments The National Online Tournament (SOT) An online tournament open for fans to play with pros. The National Online Tournament “Passion 2v2” [Ongoing] Chinese stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm Chinese VODs (Click SOT in the left sidebar): http://v.neotv.cn/sc2 Official website (in Chinese): http://sot.neotv.cn/ Matchday.cc Gaming Series Clan’s League (MCL) Season 8 [Ongoing] Chinese VODs: http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=286&rt=2 Official Website (in Chinese): http://sc2.marstv.com/ Ifeng Electronic Sports Cup (a weekly online tournament) Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Ifeng_Electronic_Sports_Cup Some other Chinese tournaments that are not going: + Show Spoiler + Kung Fu Cup http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Kung_Fu_Cup CPL http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/CPL_Championship_2013 NVIDIA Gaming Festival http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NVIDIA_Gaming_Festival_2013 Hong Kong Esports Tournament http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Hong_Kong_Esports_Tournament National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST) http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/National_Electronic_Sports_Tournament National College Cup Official website (in Chinese): http://sc2.163.com/scc/ Chinese VODs: http://sc2.163.com/scc/videos/46006 StarCraft Shows: Friday Learn to Play Starcraft (in Chinese) Official website: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/friday/ VODs: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/friday/ Tuesday Let’s Play Starcraft (in Chinese) Official website: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/tuesday/ VODs: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/tuesday/#newsVideo Event Calendar (in Chinese) Unfortunately the even calendars are all in Chinese. But you can use browser to search for keywords such as NSL or SWL. The time zone is call CST – China Standard Time. http://live.neotv.cn/LiveV2Channel.aspx/Programs http://sc2.163.com/calendar/ VOD Archives of Chinese Tournament (in Chinese) NeoTV: http://i.youku.com/u/UMzY0MDQ3Mjky/videos MarsTV: http://i.youku.com/u/UMzk3MjYyMjQ0/videos 星际少帮主 with Learn to Play Starcraft Friday: http://i.youku.com/u/UMzE5NzMzNzM2/videos Notable Players and Teams Players: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Jim http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/MacSed http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XiGua http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XluoS http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XY http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/LoveCD http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/LoveTt http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Top_(Chinese_player) http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Comm http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Infi http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/TooDming Teams: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Invictus_Gaming http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Long_Chen http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Zenith_of_Origin http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/AgFox http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Vici_Gaming http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Elite Well, Boring, right? Why should I care about some random Asians? So let's introduce some Chinese female players and casters (service, service). The girls are quite a feature of the Chinese scene, as many organizers will have female casters to cast with the male casters and female players to play with fans to boost popularity. And you know it will work. The following are some of the notable Chinese female players and casters http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/MisS (韩懿莹): Han "MisS" Yi Ying is a Chinese former WarCraft III player and shoutcaster, who became a professional StarCraft II player for team StarTale on February 13, 2012. Xueyan (雪研): As you may remember, she casted 2012 WCS China and Asia with Artosis and Rob Simpson. Xiaoyu (小雨): She works for NeoTV, which is the organizer of the above three premier events. So if you are going to watch some of the NSL and SWL, you may probably see her casting. + Show Spoiler + News September 2013 Red Bull ECL2013 announced with a prize pool of ~$16000.: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#11 National Electronic Sports Tournament 2013 offline finals in November with a prize pool of ~$10000. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#14 WCG China regionals: Shanghai 9/7 - 9/8, Chengdu 9/14 - 9/15, Guangzhou 9/21 - 9/22. WCG China finals starts on October 11th. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#14 WCG China 2013 Prize Pool for SC2 announced. It's about $7350 or ￥45,000. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825&currentpage=3#41 NetEase reveals the 5-million-dollar esports plan http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427990#1 Vivi Gaming's player Comm announces plan to retire in the end of this year http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825&currentpage=4#71 Blizzard/NetEase Sponsors WCG China http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=428495#1

SmoKim Denmark10301 Posts September 02 2013 22:35 GMT #2 Holy crap this guide is amazing! excellent thread larse!

KnadRa United States56 Posts September 02 2013 22:51 GMT #3 they should make WCS china

prabhbhambra13 United Kingdom424 Posts September 02 2013 23:05 GMT #4 This guide is great. 2014 should definitely add China as a WCS region

tomastaz United States976 Posts September 02 2013 23:29 GMT #5 That's pretty awesome. Thanks man! Great resources for those of us who are interested.

Like a Boss 502 Posts September 02 2013 23:41 GMT #6 Are we able to connect to the chinese server now?

shin_toss Philippines2589 Posts September 02 2013 23:44 GMT #7 Yeah WCS China next season! Also go Jim! also. isn't MisS from StarTale too?

frSlick 4 Posts September 02 2013 23:45 GMT #8 LAGUZ -.-

Killmouse Austria5700 Posts September 03 2013 01:05 GMT #9 nice!

Ettick United States2434 Posts September 03 2013 01:20 GMT #10 The Chinese scene has always seemed so under appreciated in SC2, it's pretty sad to be honest. Anyways, thanks for the thread. I'll make sure to watch at least a few of these events whenever I can.

larse 1611 Posts September 03 2013 01:40 GMT #11 News Red Bull ECL2013 announced Red Bull ECL2013 is announced to be held in Beijing, between Sep 19 to Sep 21. Red Bull ECL2013 is a Dota 2 + SC2 tournament. Prize pool for SC2 alone is $16,000 or near 100,000 yuan. Official website: http://www.cespc.com/ Source: http://sc2.uuu9.com/2013/201309/452319.shtml

freeamount China202 Posts September 03 2013 02:56 GMT #12 The following tournaments could be added to OP. National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST mentioned in OP) Ifeng Electronic Sports Cup (a weekly online tournament)

Kommatiazo United States579 Posts September 03 2013 03:08 GMT #13 This is flippin' awesome. Bookmarked immediately.

argonautdice Canada2716 Posts September 03 2013 03:08 GMT #14 ifeng Electronic Sports Cup (rough translation) has been running for 4 weeks now with a prize pool of ~$375, sponsored by the Hong Kong tv channel Phoenix, broadcasted every Friday, Saturday at this site I believe: http://games.ifeng.com/special/djbs/live.shtml The online portion of National Electronic Sports Tournament 2013 just ended, with a prize pool of ~$4000 and 16 players qualifying for the offline finals in November with a prize pool of ~$10000. Technically the WCG China regionals are going on right now, with 3 regions left: Shanghai 9/7 - 9/8, Chengdu 9/14 - 9/15, Guangzhou 9/21 - 9/22. WCG China finals starts on October 11th.

cchily13 70 Posts September 03 2013 03:10 GMT #15 This is amazing holy shit

larse 1611 Posts September 03 2013 03:15 GMT #16 Hi, freeamount and argonautdice, thank you so much for your contribution. I already add your information to the top post (in the news section). When after maybe one week, when the thread sinks, I will put the news section to the top of the post.

mikumegurine Canada3145 Posts September 03 2013 03:15 GMT #17 whoa thx! btw that Gigabyte StarsWar League Season 3 [Ongoing] tournament looks ridiculous... Maru, Jim, Parting, and Hero?! i wanna see all those games...

lichter 1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts September 03 2013 03:20 GMT #18 Thanks for this thread! I wish I could help out somehow but my SC2 sched is already packed

thirtyapm 521 Posts September 03 2013 03:36 GMT #19 this is great, will follow, thnx!!

SystemXN China105 Posts September 03 2013 03:49 GMT #20 Great job! This is the most detailed guide of Chinese scene I have ever seen, thanks for your work!

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