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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-25 18:06:18
April 22 2014 21:49 GMT
#1
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http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_WCS_Season_2_Europe/Qualifier/Europe

The second qualifier for WCS Europe Season 2 added four more players to the roster for the upcoming Challenger League.

European Qualifier #2: (Z)Ai.Golden, (P)First, (P)Vega.elfi, (Z)Stephano

Full brackets on ESL.eu


(P)Liquid`MaNa, (P)VERDI, (P)Ai.Patience, and (P)Ai.Krr had previously advanced from Quailfier #1.

One more European qualifier remains, which will award four more Challenger League spots. A Ladder Wildcard qualifier with no region restriction also remains, where the final four Challenger League spots will be on the line.

The sixteen players from the Challenger League qualifiers will face off against the bottom sixteen players eliminated from the Season 1 Premier League in a series of best of fives. The winners will qualify for the Season 2 Premier League, while the losers will be forced to start over in the qualifiers.


WCS Europe Season 2 Challenger League Players

From Premier League*
(P)NaNiwa*, (P)ShowTime, (P)Lilbow, (P)Genius, (P)HasuObs, (P)NightEnD
(T)Happy, (T)ForGG, (T)Kas
(Z)Miniraser, (Z)Starbuck, (Z)sLivko, (Z)LiveZerg, (Z)TargA, (Z)Bly, (Z)FireCake

From Challenger Qualifiers
Europe: (P)MaNa, (P)VERDI, (P)Patience, (P)Krr, (Z)Stephano, (Z)Golden, (P)elfi, (P)First, 4 TBD
Wildcard: TBD

*NaNiwa previously announced he was taking an indefinite break from SC2
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 22 2014 21:51 GMT
#2
Stephano is back! Crazy how he can just retire and come out of nowhere and qualify. Hopefully he will take Challenger seriously.

Also grats to Golden, First, and Elfi!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
HighArT
Profile Joined June 2011
Croatia189 Posts
April 22 2014 21:51 GMT
#3
elfiiii !!!
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Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
April 22 2014 21:52 GMT
#4
I dunno what to say about Stephano making it.
A part of me is impressed, and the other is mad.
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
T-oastbro-T
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany378 Posts
April 22 2014 21:53 GMT
#5
Rumours of Stephano's retirement seem to have been greatly exaggerated.
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
April 22 2014 21:55 GMT
#6
Stephano is a monster. Gratz to elfi, Golden and First.
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
April 22 2014 21:55 GMT
#7
Just gonna throw this out now: We will all know whether Naniwa is playing or not within the next 48 hours.

Reason? Thursday is the Ladder Wildcard, and if Naniwa is not participating, they will need to qualify an additional player for it. There's no way ESL will let him just string them along through Challenger and then not show up.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
April 22 2014 21:57 GMT
#8
LOL stephano still got it.
So is naniwa back or still on break?
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
April 22 2014 21:59 GMT
#9
Stephano? Wait what?
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Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
April 22 2014 22:01 GMT
#10
On April 23 2014 06:59 GumBa wrote:
Stephano? Wait what?


Form is fleeting, class is eternal.
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urasyupi2
Profile Joined August 2011
United States810 Posts
April 22 2014 22:01 GMT
#11
So I guess the status of Naniwa is still in doubt? Ah well. Congrats to everyone who made it. Lol Golden, if at first you don't succeed, yolo through the next qualifier. Also Stephano is surprising. Retirement my ass lol.
hemeh
Tanzklaue
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany1417 Posts
April 22 2014 22:02 GMT
#12
Stephano: better in retirement than most are in on the height of their active careers.
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9222 Posts
April 22 2014 22:03 GMT
#13
How many ''retired'' players qualified? 3?
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
April 22 2014 22:05 GMT
#14
WCS EU going GSL style low Terran.. :-(?
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
April 22 2014 22:06 GMT
#15
Turns out Stephano was only training for Lone Star Clash.
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Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
April 22 2014 22:07 GMT
#16
Yeahhhhh gj Golden
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Tanzklaue
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany1417 Posts
April 22 2014 22:08 GMT
#17
On April 23 2014 07:05 SC2Toastie wrote:
WCS EU going GSL style low Terran.. :-(?

nah.

it's worse. there are plenty of terrans in code A. there are almost none in WCS europe challengerleague.
renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
April 22 2014 22:08 GMT
#18
Hope some Terrans make it through the final qualifier.
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SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
April 22 2014 22:09 GMT
#19
Uhm is Stephano still on EG? Thought he was teamless (caus you know "retirement" (but then again, not really))
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Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-22 22:11:05
April 22 2014 22:09 GMT
#20
Stephano is so goddamn good for barely playing. He said he is on break for holiday and just started playing again yesterday.

On April 23 2014 07:09 SmoKim wrote:
Uhm is Stephano still on EG? Thought he was teamless (caus you know "retirement" (but then again, not really))


Stephano is still on EG. Like how Sheth was still on Liquid even though he wasn't playing for awhile. Certain players are more like family with their teams than just being a source of income and sponsorship.
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