• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 01:48
CEST 07:48
KST 14:48
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters10[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Siren's Call8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Summer's End9Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915
Community News
Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down1StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon98Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism10Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon?179Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20)9
StarCraft 2
General
Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Has online-only competition during the pandemic changed your enjoyment of pro SC2? How do you feel about the StarCraft shooter announcement at BlizzCon 2026? Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon
Tourneys
RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 SC2 AI Tournament 2026 Fall Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament KSL Week #92
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
Mutation # 543 Enhanced Defenses The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 542 The Ascended Mutation # 541 Binary Choice
Brood War
General
New 3v3 BGH Ladder (and more) on ShieldBattery! BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Remastered crash fix suggestions Syncronization issues and can't find games a Announcement on the JEDI Ringing
Tourneys
[ASL22] Ro16 Group D The Casual Games of the Week Thread Small VOD Thread 2.0 BWCL Season 65 Announcement
Strategy
Replay Review Process - What do you do? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation Game Theory for Starcraft
Other Games
General Games
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread EVE Corporation Diablo IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Post Your Watch!
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The Creator Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Diablo Animated Series on Netflix
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Northern Ireland Global Starcraft
Blogs
[meme] I finally understa…
LUCKY_NOOB
Virtual Romance, Real-Life C…
TrAiDoS
Regacy Esports:Our Goa…
regacyesports
Dreaming of BW patches (mod…
c3rberUs
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 11819 users

IEM Taipei - Invited Players announced - Page 4

Forum Index > SC2 General
117 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-25 19:51:56
January 25 2016 19:50 GMT
#61
On January 26 2016 04:48 Phredxor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote:
We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.

ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie

I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.

All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.


Good to know, thanks for that!

Also did you just confirm Proleague to start next week?!

Pah, it's messioso, he won't confirm or deny things he isn't allowed to confirm or deny not even on accident

But they started releasing teasers so it might :O
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
messioso
Profile Joined June 2011
Denmark635 Posts
January 25 2016 19:52 GMT
#62
On January 26 2016 04:48 Phredxor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote:
We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.

ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie

I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.

All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.


Good to know, thanks for that!

Also did you just confirm Proleague to start next week?!


I don't know when Proleague starts, it's not my position to question a team on what they think is best for their team/players.

Clashes referred to the fact there are 4 GSL matches on the 3rd, the day players would travel back from Taiwan, with more on the 5th. Naturally a trip many don't want to make ahead of matches of such importance.
Former ESL League Operations. I ran IEM/WCS for like 3 years or something. I did map vetos on a tablet. That guy.
Solar424
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
United States4001 Posts
January 25 2016 20:06 GMT
#63
Well at least the jet lag won't be too serious for ByuN, since Taiwan and Korea are only an hour apart.
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3175 Posts
January 25 2016 20:14 GMT
#64
Confirmed: Snute so good he gets mistaken for a Korean.


Holy fuck I did not notice him there

GOGOGO SNUTE!!!
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16089 Posts
January 25 2016 20:28 GMT
#65
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote:
We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.

ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie

I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.

All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.

NOOOOOOOOOO i want to see PartinG
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16089 Posts
January 25 2016 20:31 GMT
#66
On January 26 2016 03:52 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 26 2016 03:49 ejozl wrote:
On January 26 2016 03:44 Musicus wrote:
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV


Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.

He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.

sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.

if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has.
His playstyle is the definition of interesting.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-25 20:53:52
January 25 2016 20:48 GMT
#67
On January 26 2016 05:31 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 26 2016 03:52 Elentos wrote:
On January 26 2016 03:49 ejozl wrote:
On January 26 2016 03:44 Musicus wrote:
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV


Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.

He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.

sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.

if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has.
His playstyle is the definition of interesting.

Aren't you the person who thought +2 stalker/sentry vs roach/hydra was the pinnacle of RTS gameplay? Yeah no, I don't agree with you. His playstyle is the definition of boring for me.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
shabby
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway6402 Posts
January 25 2016 21:22 GMT
#68
Easy money for ByuN
Jaedong, Gumibear, Leenock, Byun
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97277 Posts
January 25 2016 21:25 GMT
#69
I feel like Soulkey will win this for some reason
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
January 25 2016 21:27 GMT
#70
On January 26 2016 06:25 Shellshock wrote:
I feel like Soulkey will win this for some reason


Probably if it was HerO. But with good herO there I'd say he's got this.
shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
January 25 2016 21:29 GMT
#71
with LOTV pace this tournament is gonna last 2 hours man.
RIP MKP
zakadar
Profile Joined December 2015
Germany409 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-25 21:35:46
January 25 2016 21:34 GMT
#72
i wish i could switch one protoss with TY
but lets go Schnuuute vs Byunjwa finals gogo
TY my boy gogo
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-25 21:37:40
January 25 2016 21:35 GMT
#73
On January 26 2016 06:29 shid0x wrote:
with LOTV pace this tournament is gonna last 2 hours man.

Nah, that's what the schedule is for. Also it's BO5 and BO7 and those can be long even in LotV.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-25 21:43:55
January 25 2016 21:43 GMT
#74
On January 26 2016 02:57 Ansibled wrote:
(T)ByuN vs (P)Lilbow will be fun

Is MC still considered retired?

Another stomp. Shame lilbow gets an invite, uThermal, Drogo, Bly, TLO... shame they are left out.
christophequirion
Profile Joined October 2009
France82 Posts
January 25 2016 21:54 GMT
#75
A looser bracket would be so nice. Even bo3. Even not broadcasted.... Especially for the little foreigners who travel so long, and then could hypothetically just play one match...
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
January 25 2016 22:07 GMT
#76
It's too bad that with 4 Protoss in the lineup, Polt got stuck playing a TvZ. Oh well.

Should be very fun.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
January 25 2016 22:18 GMT
#77
Weird choice to invite half protoss players with only 8 spots. Would've rather seen a 3/3/2 split.

Cheering for Snute and obviously BYUN!
#1 player in the world atm: J-god | Follow me on twitter! @DJHelium
swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
January 25 2016 22:42 GMT
#78
On January 26 2016 03:12 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 26 2016 03:05 sAsImre wrote:
Quite disappointing lu. Thought we would have some more star power.
Still interested about it, especially with Byun in.

Pretty much exactly how I feel. Although if we're lucky the star power is diminished on the grounds of Proleague starting right afterwards. I'd be fine with that.


I'm just happy to see more of sOs' shenanegans
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
January 25 2016 22:55 GMT
#79
Disappointment. The only tournament, I was looking for in 2016. The last good tournament, even when it was going to be invitational only. I was hoping for a tournament with 8 star Koreans. And instead, there are 2 foreigners, 2 foreign Koreans, 1 new Korean and only 3 star ones. But I am quite happy for Snute, I would even prefer a tournament with him and 7 Koreans ... But we have got what we have got.

At least, I am happy to see sOs as it will be probably the last time, we will see him in an international tournament. I have no hopes for BlizzCon under this year's conditions.

herO is the true star and it will be great to see him there, he might win it all.

Soulkey is a good one, great to have him there.

ByuN, the "NEW" star is the second favorite. But we know, he is really good and we will see him in many more tournaments I am sure. I somehow wanted to see the old stars one last time.

Snute, great for him, one of the last options to compete with Koreans before BlizzCon.

I really like Polt, great performance at BlizzCon, but here I hoped to see the real Koreans.

MC should cast, sing, make fun ... but OK, only thanks to him, sOs has a chance to get to the next round :-)

Lilwhat? Lilsword? Lilaxe? Check the back rocks!
sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC
KappaKingPrime
Profile Joined May 2014
United States468 Posts
January 25 2016 23:43 GMT
#80
Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
ISSL Monthly #1 - Day 1
CranKy Ducklings166
LiquipediaDiscussion
OSC
22:00
Masters Cup #151
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft: Brood War
Rain 2504
GuemChi 1395
actioN 269
Snow 108
Hm[arnc] 80
sSak 70
yabsab 36
Noble 12
Icarus 10
Dota 2
febbydoto221
NeuroSwarm190
Counter-Strike
taco 269
Other Games
summit1g13738
WinterStarcraft356
XaKoH 254
Livibee160
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1083
BasetradeTV35
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Letter146
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota2169
League of Legends
• Rush1335
• Lourlo934
Upcoming Events
IntoTheTV X SOOP
5h 12m
herO vs SHIN
Percival vs ByuN
RotterdaM Event
10h 27m
Replay Cast
18h 12m
GSL
1d 5h
Replay Cast
1d 18h
GSL
2 days
Shopify Rebellion Sundays
2 days
Spirit vs Mixu
Replay Cast
2 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Shine vs Rush
WardiTV Weekly
3 days
[ Show More ]
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Light vs EffOrt
PiGosaur Cup
4 days
Kung Fu Cup
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1

Ongoing

K-JUNGMAN
ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Acropolis #5
Calamity Invitational
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026

Upcoming

Acropolis #5 - GSA
Acropolis #5 - GSB
Acropolis #5 - GSC
SC4ALL II: Brood War
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Copium Cup
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.