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The groups and open brackets have already been announced, but we are now happy to also reveal who will be hosting and commentating the matches.
There's a little over two weeks to go until Intel Extreme Masters San Jose kicks off at the SAP Center on the 6th and 7th of December, and we're pleased to announce the fantastic talent lineup who'll be presenting the StarCraft II action to you.
Hosting the stage will be none other than Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner, while the analyst desk will be hosted by Richard Lewis. Providing insight and commentary will be ESL and WCS regulars, Shaun "Apollo" Clark, James "Kaelaris" Carrol, Yoan "ToD "Merlo and Kevin "RotterdaM" van Der Kooi along with Sean "Day[9]" Plott. Additionally, joining them on the stage for translations will be the incredibly talented Sue "Smix" Lee.
The full talent lineup is as follows:
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
Richard Lewis
Shaun "Apollo" Clark
James "Kaelaris" Carrol
Sean "Day[9]" Plott
Kevin "RotterdaM" van Der Kooi
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Sue "Smix" Lee
For the latest information on Intel Extreme Masters San Jose, be sure to keep an eye on the official Intel Extreme Masters website as well as following us on Facebook and Twitter.
Source : http://fr.intelextrememasters.com/news/starcraft-ii-talent-lineup-for-intel-extreme-masters-san-jose-revealed/
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China6327 Posts
Massive impressive line up!
But no ToD at IEM?
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talent indeed!
looking forward to this :D
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Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts.
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Canada8157 Posts
I enjoyed Richard Lewis last time, glad he's back
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On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts.
Indeed.
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On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts.
Fixed.
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I like how serious both Richard Lewis and Kaelaris look in comparisment to the rest
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I can't wait to see the caster duo of Dam[9]
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Yay more Richard Lewis! Strange to see an ESL event in NA without Nathanias.
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sick line (besides richard not a fan) will be sick to watch can't wait. Nice to see more day9 again besides wcs haven't seen much of him in a while.
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On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts.
I've never seen any sport puting so much emphasis on the people describing what's going on, then on what's actually going on. Even previous RTS games, such as Warcraft 3, didn't put nearly as much effort and money into it.
Kind of says a lot when you think about it.
If Starcraft 2 was easier to grasp for beginners, and more action-packed, commentators wouldn't have such a dominant position.
Also, maybe well-dressed casters acting cool are a way to make the viewers forget all the negative stigmas related to gaming.
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I think they mean interpreter
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On November 24 2014 03:30 SiroKO wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts. I've never seen any sport puting so much emphasis on the people describing what's going on, then on what's actually going on. Even previous RTS games, such as Warcraft 3, didn't put nearly as much effort and money into it. Kind of says a lot when you think about it.
Casters matter so much dude. I've met people who said they only watched SC2 because they like Tasteless and Day9.
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watching every event that RedEye hosts 
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On November 24 2014 03:32 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2014 03:30 SiroKO wrote:On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts. I've never seen any sport puting so much emphasis on the people describing what's going on, then on what's actually going on. Even previous RTS games, such as Warcraft 3, didn't put nearly as much effort and money into it. Kind of says a lot when you think about it. Casters matter so much dude. I've met people who said they only watched SC2 because they like Tasteless and Day9.
They shouldn't though. It should be about the players and game - not who's talking. (Not to say we don't need quality casters etc, just saying that the emphasis should be players.)
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On November 24 2014 03:38 y0su wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2014 03:32 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:On November 24 2014 03:30 SiroKO wrote:On November 24 2014 03:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Does anyone else find the phrase "talent lineup" kind of odd? Makes it sounds like players, not casters and hosts. I've never seen any sport puting so much emphasis on the people describing what's going on, then on what's actually going on. Even previous RTS games, such as Warcraft 3, didn't put nearly as much effort and money into it. Kind of says a lot when you think about it. Casters matter so much dude. I've met people who said they only watched SC2 because they like Tasteless and Day9. They shouldn't though. It should be about the players and game - not who's talking. (Not to say we don't need quality casters etc, just saying that the emphasis should be players.)
You'd think, but the casters get a lot more opportunity to show of there personality than players, I think and a lot of people connect with that. To the outside viewer, the players (especially the koreans), are just kind of random players, but the casters can get you into the game still like no other.
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Yes!! RICHARD LEWIS IS BACK !!! The eSports Gods have granted us a weekend of hilarity and bad puns
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Happy Richard Lewis is back he was so good at DH:Moscow.
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