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ESL to run WCS America

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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
April 03 2014 16:29 GMT
#1
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Photo from eslgaming.com

As many may have predicted, ESL will continue to produce WCS AM in addition to WCS EU even after season 1 has finished. Season 2 and 3 will be produced and broadcasted from their new 7000 square foot studio in Los Angeles, USA.

Nathan “Nathanias” Fabrikant and Kevin “Rotterdam” van der Kooi will be the commentators for WCS AM and are the newest additions to the ESL family.

Rotterdam's statement:

“Two years ago I moved to California to cast StarCraft. It's been a bumpy road but I’ve started to feel more and more at home. I was definitely a little worried about everything but I'm very happy ESL reached out and asked me to continue casting WCS. Casting WCS has been fun from the get-go and I'm excited to put up a kick ass show with the new ESL America people. Thanks for keeping me on board and I can't wait to do the first shows from our new place!”


Nathanias' statement:

As not only a commentator but a player who has competed in many American competitions and open brackets, it's a great pleasure of mine to cover the best of the best from the American region and take part in crowning my region's champion. Many of these players are good friends of mine so I couldn't ask for a better tournament to work on! ESL has done a fantastic job with WCS Europe and we'll see nothing but equivalent excellence from the new American studio, I look forward to having a home port for WCS Production through them.”



Read the full announcement at http://www.eslgaming.com/news/esl-run-wcs-america
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Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
April 03 2014 16:32 GMT
#2
Holy crap 7000ft studio?
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
April 03 2014 16:34 GMT
#3
Yay!
Refer to my post.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 03 2014 16:35 GMT
#4
woooo Rotterdam and Nathanias <3

Naterdam?
Rottanias?
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
April 03 2014 16:44 GMT
#5
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
April 03 2014 16:46 GMT
#6
Nathanias's face in that picture is pretty great.
WriterRecently Necro'd (?)
Naphal
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2099 Posts
April 03 2014 16:53 GMT
#7
On April 04 2014 01:44 NovaMB wrote:
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though


Nathadam

Rotternias

...the second one sounds like an illness xD
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
April 03 2014 16:55 GMT
#8
On April 04 2014 01:53 Naphal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2014 01:44 NovaMB wrote:
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though


Nathadam

Rotternias

...the second one sounds like an illness xD


Natherdam is solid I think.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Lunareste
Profile Joined July 2011
United States3596 Posts
April 03 2014 16:56 GMT
#9
how about Nathan and Rotty?
KT FlaSh FOREVER
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
April 03 2014 16:58 GMT
#10
On April 04 2014 01:56 Lunareste wrote:
how about Nathan and Rotty?


So Notty? All right, Naughty it is!
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
SlammerIV
Profile Joined December 2013
United States526 Posts
April 03 2014 17:14 GMT
#11
Yes!!! WCS America is saved!! thank you esl
and rotti will still be casting, awesome, it wouldn't be wcs America without rotti.
Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
April 03 2014 17:35 GMT
#12
Things are about to get #dicey with Rotterdam continuing to cast WCS AM!

Also gogo Nathanias. :D
StarCraft | www.psistorm.com | www.twitter.com/MistakesSC | www.twitch.tv/MistakesSC | Seattle
TR
Profile Joined February 2011
2320 Posts
April 03 2014 17:57 GMT
#13
On April 04 2014 01:44 NovaMB wrote:
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though

holy shit ESL Seoul studio sounds amazing..
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-03 17:58:13
April 03 2014 17:58 GMT
#14
I propose we use a new naming method... Instead of using half of the first part of a name combined with the last half of the other name we use the last half and then the first half...
+ Show Spoiler +
damnat
NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
April 03 2014 17:59 GMT
#15
On April 04 2014 02:57 TR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2014 01:44 NovaMB wrote:
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though

holy shit ESL Seoul studio sounds amazing..

Wishful thinking I guess, I want them to absorb GSL aswell and become a new kind of esports organization. The one to rule them all
Yrr
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany805 Posts
April 03 2014 18:03 GMT
#16
Welcome back RotterdaM!
MMR decay is bad, m'kay? | Personal Hero: TerranHwaiting
Popkiller
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3415 Posts
April 03 2014 18:05 GMT
#17
Los Angeles?? Alriiiighhttt
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
April 03 2014 18:41 GMT
#18
On April 04 2014 01:53 Naphal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2014 01:44 NovaMB wrote:
As expected, I'll be waiting for the Seoul studio now.
Rotterdam back at ESL is also great.

A nickname for the casting duo is hard though


Nathadam

Rotternias

...the second one sounds like an illness xD


Nathadam sounds cool and holy crap I'm interested to see that studio.
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
DinosaurJones
Profile Joined February 2012
United States1000 Posts
April 03 2014 18:52 GMT
#19
On April 04 2014 02:58 y0su wrote:
I propose we use a new naming method... Instead of using half of the first part of a name combined with the last half of the other name we use the last half and then the first half...
+ Show Spoiler +
damnat


Heh... do you play Hearthstone? If so, that would be oddly topical... DAMN YOU NAT PAGLE
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 03 2014 19:21 GMT
#20
Nathaniassss! So well deserved!
Awesome to see ESL take the reigns of this, though. It will be tough operating on two different sides of the world, but it allows for a single company to get revenue and exposure and being able to build a brand, rather than have 3-4 different companies handling WCS and other events.

Maybe this means more IEMs in America (when coupled with Carmac's interview with onGamers)?
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