EPTFlash wins his first SC2 title at IEM Toronto - Page 5
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Jampackedeon
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ZeromuS
Canada13389 Posts
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Orr
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Silvana
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I too get sick of the casters talking about Blizzcon all day, but that might be because I'm salty about how the WCS system works ^.^ e: grammar | ||
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GwubbiL
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
On September 02 2014 22:28 Shuffleblade wrote: I respectfully disagree. The reason is that in the difficulty of winning blizzcon you have to include the challenge of actually getting a ticket there, getting top 16. No, I agree with him. It's not that hard to get to blizzcon if you go to every foreign tourney. It becomes a case of just quantity over quality finishes. You don't need to win those foreign tourneys to get to blizzcon. You just need to place decently in a lot of them and the WCS points just keep rolling in. I enjoy watching blizzcon for the spectacle and it being the end of year big tourney, but I have never ranked it that highly as a tournament as far as skill goes. | ||
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bypLy
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 03 2014 03:04 Silvana wrote: Blizzcon is not 1st priority for all the players, specially for Kespa players who haven't been commiting to the WCS during the whole year. I too get sick of the casters talking about Blizzcon all day, but that might be because I'm salty about how the WCS system works ^.^ e: grammar I'm pretty sure very nearly every player in Korea would pull a fingernail or three to get to Blizzcon. Life was really disappointed that he didn't get there last year, and a bunch of other players seemed upset that they hadn't gotten to travel much as well. Even if we (and they) think that the GSL is harder, Blizzcon is the ultimate tournament for most of these guys. If nothing else then at least for the $100k first prize. | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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Starecat
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On September 03 2014 01:30 Jampackedeon wrote: Does anyone know the viewship numbers for the 4 days? I was watching all but the final match and it was just incredible, I think I saw a max of 40-50K but it could have gone higher once Flash was making it through the finals... When Flash was almost winning Zest the viewcount got to 60K+. Two things became clear, people love Terran and Flash. | ||
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FuRRie
Belgium815 Posts
Have people who ask this seen the price pool? seriously. | ||
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
On September 03 2014 08:47 FuRRie wrote: "Why is Blizzcon so important?" Have people who ask this seen the price pool? seriously. Whats the prize pool? Is it like The International or something??????? | ||
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vult
United States9400 Posts
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StarStruck
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On September 03 2014 06:02 Zealously wrote: I'm pretty sure very nearly every player in Korea would pull a fingernail or three to get to Blizzcon. Life was really disappointed that he didn't get there last year, and a bunch of other players seemed upset that they hadn't gotten to travel much as well. Even if we (and they) think that the GSL is harder, Blizzcon is the ultimate tournament for most of these guys. If nothing else then at least for the $100k first prize. Just because a player might feel that way doesn't mean they would be allowed to compete in every tournament for points *cough.* It's a double-edged sword. Also I wouldn't speak on behalf of the players. I'm pretty sure all of them have different goals and ambitions when it comes to where they currently stand. | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32742 Posts
On September 03 2014 09:17 tshi wrote: Whats the prize pool? Is it like The International or something??????? BlizzCon has a top prize of $100,000 which is a significant sum even if it isn't in the same ballpark as TI4. And the simple privilege of having the right to title yourself the best player in the world against the best of the best is something players will constantly strive for. Regardless of the whole WCS point debate regarding whether some players have the right to be at BlizzCon it is an incredibly high level tournament and the 16 players there will put all their soul into winning it for a reason. Imagine it the Stanley Cup of SC2. | ||
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Dimagus
United States1004 Posts
On September 03 2014 01:30 Jampackedeon wrote: Does anyone know the viewship numbers for the 4 days? I was watching all but the final match and it was just incredible, I think I saw a max of 40-50K but it could have gone higher once Flash was making it through the finals... At the peak IEM Toronto streams (all languages) totaled 66,000 of the 67,500 SC2 stream viewers on twitch.tv | ||
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Rollora
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On September 03 2014 08:34 Starecat wrote: When Flash was almost winning Zest the viewcount got to 60K+. Two things became clear, people love Terran and Flash. on the main stream that is. Not included TakeTV and other streams. Many germans watch TakeTV. On September 03 2014 09:39 Dimagus wrote: At the peak IEM Toronto streams (all languages) totaled 66,000 of the 67,500 SC2 stream viewers on twitch.tv Damn didn't see your post, sorry | ||
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Deleted User 183001
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On September 02 2014 16:08 goody153 wrote: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IEM_Season_IX_-_Toronto/Asian_Final_Qualifier http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IEM_Season_IX_-_Toronto/Korean_and_Taiwan_Qualifier List taken from powerrank + Show Spoiler + (T)Flash 1-0 (P)PartinG (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)hitmaN (T)Flash 2-1 (T)Reality (T)Flash 2-1 (T)GuMiho (T)Flash 2-0 (P)Dear (T)Flash 2-1 (T)Maru (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)soO (T)Flash 2-0 (T)Sorry (T)Flash 0-2 (P)Zest (T)Flash 2-1 (P)Classic (T)Flash 2-0 (P)herO[jOin] (T)Flash 2-0 (P)Pigbaby (T)Flash 2-0 (T)Dream (T)Flash 2-0 (P)Zoun (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)EffOrt (T)Flash 2-1 (Z)Soulkey (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)Dark (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)Solar (T)Flash 1-2 (P)MC (T)Flash 2-0 (Z)Scarlett (T)Flash 2-0 (P)MC (T)Flash 3-2 (Z)Snute (T)Flash 3-1 (T)TaeJa (T)Flash 4-1 (P)Zest or this http://aligulac.com/players/55/results/?after=2014-08-01&before=&event=&race=ptzr&country=all&bestof=all&offline=both&game=all&op= YES! This, thank you for the exact details! It was an insane run by Flash, to put it briefly. I wish he can do that in his next tourney too  | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On September 02 2014 18:15 deacon.frost wrote: As much as I want to be on the "Flash hype train" I simply cannot. He plays so boring style to watch I cannot help myself(also he has the most annoying fans there) but to hope it is his last tournament win and he won't be flying anywhere. As much as I love Maru/Bomber/MVP/Taeja I don't like Flash. And I don't care how good his mechanics are, I want to see entertaining games - same way I don't like watching Rain. Am I the only one or what? Though I have to admit, that there are more boring players(Hi, Snute). Victory deserved though, he played better. The games I saw, then I turned it off. Congratz anyway  You know Flash is back on top when people are complaining about how boring he is despite him using a variety of builds to pull off exciting wins. | ||
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BakedButters
United States748 Posts
On September 02 2014 17:23 ZAiNs wrote: The mine buff only changes TvZ really any ways. If you think the mine buff only changes TvZ, you are mistaken | ||
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