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Waxangel
United States33699 Posts
Hot6ix, a Korean energy drink, will be the sponsor for all of the GSL touranments in 2014. They will also sponsor an 8-man, year-end tournament in the Hot6ix Cup as they did in 2013. Hot6ix's first GSL sponsorship came in 2012, when Hot6ix sponsored the first GSL Season 1. In total, Hot6ix was the main sponsor for 4 GSL tournaments and 2 GSTL tournaments in 2012. In 2013, Hot6ix was the main sponsor for 1 GSL season and 1 GSTL season. 
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32755 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
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Gorlin
United States2753 Posts
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Arceus
Vietnam8333 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33699 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:18 Arceus wrote: shit theres no hot6ix here in local stores. How does it taste in comparing with say Bacchus or Red Bull? More in the Red Bull/Monster vein of flavor. It's not at all herbal tasting like Bacchus. | ||
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Battousai13
United States638 Posts
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Betelgeuse
Canada210 Posts
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teddyoojo
Germany22369 Posts
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phodacbiet
United States1740 Posts
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
Maybe i did not understand it correctly, but blizzard even said they rise the prizepool for korea? How does this fit in then? | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:38 The_Red_Viper wrote: I don't quite understand this, i thought blizzard sponsors korea "wcs" too? Maybe i did not understand it correctly, but blizzard even said they rise the prizepool for korea? How does this fit in then? I'd guess this helps pay for the GSL production costs (employees, studio, etc). | ||
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
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Zer atai
United States691 Posts
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
I would totally buy at least one if they sold them in Florida. Do they? | ||
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HeadlessWonder
United States1096 Posts
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Skynx
Turkey7150 Posts
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Darkdwarf
Sweden960 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:38 The_Red_Viper wrote: I don't quite understand this, i thought blizzard sponsors korea "wcs" too? Maybe i did not understand it correctly, but blizzard even said they rise the prizepool for korea? How does this fit in then? WCS EU has had sponsors too (and probably has some now too) in Roccat and others. I guess Blizzard pays a set amount and if GOM or ESL wants to raise production values or whatever, they can put in their own money or find sponsors. | ||
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geokilla
Canada8255 Posts
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:56 Darkdwarf wrote: WCS EU has had sponsors too (and probably has some now too) in Roccat and others. I guess Blizzard pays a set amount and if GOM or ESL wants to raise production values or whatever, they can put in their own money or find sponsors. Hm yeah makes sense, didn't think about that^^ | ||
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flawed_halo
40 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97277 Posts
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
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TuKa
Brazil8 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
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Aveng3r
United States2411 Posts
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
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DavoS
United States4605 Posts
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GTR
51693 Posts
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On March 12 2014 11:24 Aveng3r wrote: Did monster cause redbull cause (this new company whos name im not familiar with) to start sponsering this industry, or is there something about energy drinks and esports that just goes together? I think it's the latter. While I don't see it as much, I guess gamers = play a lot = use energy drinks = good idea to sponsor? lol. | ||
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
On March 12 2014 11:24 Aveng3r wrote: Did monster cause redbull cause (this new company whos name im not familiar with) to start sponsering this industry, or is there something about energy drinks and esports that just goes together? Hotsix actually was sponsoring GSL before monster and redbull got involved iirc | ||
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
On March 12 2014 11:40 masterbreti wrote: Hotsix actually was sponsoring GSL before monster and redbull got involved iirc EG got sponsored by Monster back in 2011 ref: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/214852-monster-energy-sponsors-team-eg | ||
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
On March 12 2014 11:55 NovemberstOrm wrote: EG got sponsored by Monster back in 2011 ref: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/214852-monster-energy-sponsors-team-eg ahh, i thought it was later, so it was Monster, then burn intense, then hotsix, then redbull | ||
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Yakikorosu
1203 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:59 IntoTheheart wrote: Do we know if it'll be invite-only or if it'll have qualifiers? If you mean about the year-end tournament, presumably it'll be the same last year where the 8 players qualified will be the finalists from each of the four tournaments during the year (presumably the 3 GSL seasons and the World Championship event). Gotta love Hot6ix, most loyal sponsor GOM ever had. Don't forget aside from multiple GSL seasons, they also sponsored GSTL (and I think they separately sponsor Team MVP IIRC?) | ||
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asdfOu
United States2089 Posts
On March 12 2014 11:09 Shellshock wrote: Based Hot6ix saving esports ^^^^^^^^^^^^ and aren't these energy drinks like insanely bad for you? | ||
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Advantageous
China1350 Posts
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
On March 12 2014 12:30 asdfOu wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ and aren't these energy drinks like insanely bad for you? An insane overload of caffein and sugar bad for you? | ||
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pure.Wasted
Canada4701 Posts
On March 12 2014 12:49 bo1b wrote: An insane overload of caffein and sugar bad for you? For some very useless definitions of 'bad.' | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
On March 12 2014 12:30 asdfOu wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ and aren't these energy drinks like insanely bad for you? I don't think they're the worst thing you could be drinking... Not unless you mix them with vodka, like I do. Damn, that tastes good. | ||
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WetSocks
United States953 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:57 geokilla wrote: Tons of caffeine like all the other energy drinks I assume? So dangerous if it is.. But hey they support esports | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:57 geokilla wrote: Tons of caffeine like all the other energy drinks I assume? So dangerous if it is.. I drink them now and then when I haven't slept enough. They're nowhere near as bad as monster etc. simply because the cans are much smaller. "So dangerous" is a bit of an exaggeration. How about 'mildly detrimental to health'? | ||
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HystericaLaughter
Australia720 Posts
On March 12 2014 13:18 Scarecrow wrote: I drink them now and then when I haven't slept enough. They're nowhere near as bad as monster etc. simply because the cans are much smaller. "So dangerous" is a bit of an exaggeration. How about 'mildly detrimental to health'? Energy drinks are fine in moderation, like everything else. Coca Cola and Pepsi and McDonalds etc. sponsor all sorts of things as well and none of their products are particularly healthy. Granted energy drinks might be worse but only slightly. | ||
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Fishriot
United States621 Posts
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aZealot
New Zealand5447 Posts
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Wafflelisk
Canada1061 Posts
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markrevival
United States222 Posts
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
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TRaFFiC
Canada1448 Posts
I just find energy drinks useless. It's like 20x weaker than coffee. But I tell my family to buy redbull and monster | ||
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LOcDowN
United States1015 Posts
On March 12 2014 14:15 TRaFFiC wrote: All this BS about them being bad for you is ridiculous. No worse than drinking a coca cola and a coffee. If you don't have health issues, then there is no way anything will happen to you as a young person. I just find energy drinks useless. It's like 20x weaker than coffee. But I tell my family to buy redbull and monster Energy drinks are acidic and will corrode your teeth enamel. Take with moderation. | ||
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Sassback
United States718 Posts
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igay
Australia1178 Posts
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:38 The_Red_Viper wrote: I don't quite understand this, i thought blizzard sponsors korea "wcs" too? Maybe i did not understand it correctly, but blizzard even said they rise the prizepool for korea? How does this fit in then? Roccat also sponsors wcs eu. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:57 geokilla wrote: Tons of caffeine like all the other energy drinks I assume? So dangerous if it is.. http://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-content/coffee-brewed http://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-content/red-bull im sure its ok or i would be ded by now | ||
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Baralai
France7 Posts
Great news! | ||
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Ctesias
4595 Posts
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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
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WigglingSquid
5194 Posts
On March 12 2014 13:03 pure.Wasted wrote: For some very useless definitions of 'bad.' Thanks for your health advice, person named "Wasted"! I shall treasure it.  | ||
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Wintex
Norway16849 Posts
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Destructicon
4713 Posts
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
I know I'd buy that for a dollar. | ||
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Zerg.Zilla
Hungary5029 Posts
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Bluejava
Sweden135 Posts
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Mikku
Czech Republic58 Posts
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Dingodile
4139 Posts
On March 12 2014 19:50 Mikku wrote: I am quite surprised, that Hot6 is continuing with support of GSL. GSL viewership numbers show, that big percentage of their viewers are foreigners, therefore Hot6, a brand without global market presence, is wasting part of its money on viewers without ability to buy the product. I dont think that koreans are watching on twitch. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
On March 12 2014 19:53 Dingodile wrote: I dont think that koreans are watching on twitch. And who knows, maybe Hot6ix is thinking about expanding their market. (Probably not, I mean we haven't seen a massive Pocari Sweat influx although I can at least find it sometimes in the US.) | ||
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danbel1005
United States1319 Posts
On March 12 2014 10:16 Gorlin wrote: Yay! Indeed  | ||
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