• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 03:12
CEST 09:12
KST 16:12
  • 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
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy18ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book20
Community News
Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win0[BSL22] RO32 Group Stage1Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple6Aligulac acquired by REPLAYMAN.com/Stego Research8Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises3
StarCraft 2
General
Ivermectin & Fenbendazole Combo Pack for Parasite Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool
Tourneys
RSL Season 4 announced for March-April Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament StarCraft Evolution League (SC Evo Biweekly) WardiTV Mondays World University TeamLeague (500$+) | Signups Open
Strategy
Custom Maps
[M] (2) Frigid Storage Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026]
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 520 Moving Fees Mutation # 519 Inner Power Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone
Brood War
General
ASL21 General Discussion so ive been playing broodwar for a week straight. [BSL22] RO32 Group Stage Gypsy to Korea Pros React To: JaeDong vs Queen
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro24 Group F Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Ro24 Group E
Strategy
What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game Nintendo Switch Thread General RTS Discussion Thread Darkest Dungeon
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread The Chess Thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread NASA and the Private Sector Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT] Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Loot Boxes—Emotions, And Why…
TrAiDoS
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Electronics
mantequilla
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 15366 users

ROOT Gaming Relaunch!

Forum Index > SC2 General
38 CommentsPost a Reply
1 2 All last
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States880 Posts
October 10 2021 14:44 GMT
#20
Alive gaem! ROOT has always been an important pillar of SC2, and it's wonderful to see them stepping up even harder. Wishing you guys all the best
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
YTMadnetics
Profile Joined September 2018
Ireland51 Posts
October 10 2021 15:27 GMT
#21
Really excited to see the extra support coming back into the scene . This is also an amazing deal for up and coming players looking to compete, get into a community for practice partners and have nice solid events similar to the ESL cups but with a way smaller amount of the top players.
"There is no cure for being an asshole"
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 10 2021 15:29 GMT
#22
I hope this is a huge success. Great idea!
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
koalabro
Profile Joined June 2021
59 Posts
October 10 2021 17:06 GMT
#23
Glad to see ROOT back! Good luck with everything and very excited to see the tournaments
Gescom
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada3509 Posts
October 10 2021 17:20 GMT
#24
Good stuff, CatZ. GL.
Jaedong Hyuk || Bisu Jangbi || Fantasy Flash
Bob_Vernen
Profile Joined July 2018
41 Posts
October 10 2021 18:35 GMT
#25
hype!

Root helping keep SC2 thriving!!
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
October 11 2021 01:31 GMT
#26
This is awesome news! ROOT Gaming was one of the first SC2 teams I first heard of back in the day, along with Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses. Glad they are being resurrected!!

ROOTCatZ (now caster/commentator) and ROOTKiWiKaKi were both staple names.
FF, KH, Persona, Uncharted, Yakuza | Porter, Illenium, MitiS, Dabin, Seven Lions, Petit Biscuit | Diablo II, SC2 | Pho, sushi, tacos
Stetkaer
Profile Joined June 2013
Denmark23 Posts
October 11 2021 07:40 GMT
#27
You have to be aware, that some players are given the master rank by failure of the ranking system.

At least on EU the MMR requirements for master can be much lower at the start of the season. I meet a lot of masters with 3500-3600 mmr. And I usually win, because I don't get scared of the master rank, as I know how they got it.
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
October 11 2021 12:17 GMT
#28
if you bring back KiWiKaKi and MiniGun i will join for sure
How may help u?
ROOTCatZ
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Peru1226 Posts
October 11 2021 15:27 GMT
#29
On October 10 2021 18:03 Elche wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2021 09:13 DSK wrote:
Nice, best of luck. What exactly do you mean by 'class' exactly? that phrasing implies some sort of training/education element - will those players be providing training for the masters+ players that will have the opportunity to join up? Would appreciate it if you could elaborate a bit more :D.


I'm interested about this as well.
How are they paid if they are not under a contract?
Also joining something that aims to become a foundation/support for future SC2 talent with cryptos just makes my stomach turn.


Players benefit from the system that everyone has access to, it's detailed in the post and there's more info on discord. The tournament circuit is as clearly stated, sponsored in partnership with Twitch.

Crypto will be used for people who want to buy things down the line, like merch or coaching or other optional perks, no one's forcing anyone to use the crypto or buy anything they don't want to buy.
Progamerwww.root-gaming.com
Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1803 Posts
October 11 2021 17:19 GMT
#30
yo lets go
@MasterDalK | Maelstrom Entertainment | Streaming Every Esport Under the Sun
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45439 Posts
October 11 2021 17:22 GMT
#31
This is awesome One of my favorite early SC2 teams
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
YuMi
Profile Joined April 2011
Israel26 Posts
October 12 2021 09:51 GMT
#32
most refreshing sc2 news for this year for sure.
hope for more!
PipeR.42
Profile Joined October 2015
United States4 Posts
October 12 2021 15:09 GMT
#33
Been ROOTing for you and the team since way back, Catz. Way to breathe life into the scene.
There is no balance, only war.
YuMi
Profile Joined April 2011
Israel26 Posts
October 12 2021 19:02 GMT
#34
gungfubanda and DNS just joined ROOT too!
aslejoh
Profile Joined July 2012
Norway96 Posts
October 13 2021 13:24 GMT
#35
Happy to read this!
AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2574 Posts
October 14 2021 01:23 GMT
#36
ROOOOOOOOT
iNstiN
Profile Joined March 2012
16 Posts
October 14 2021 17:48 GMT
#37
Daym thought SC2 was hardcore dying. Nice to see ROOT still rollin
https://www.twitch.tv/instin111, literally a wax on wax off diff.
Antithesis
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1236 Posts
October 17 2021 10:30 GMT
#38
Great to hear! Glhf.
Mutation complete.
ShirleyJones1
Profile Joined July 2022
1 Post
Last Edited: 2022-07-14 12:10:29
July 14 2022 12:10 GMT
#39
Bot edit.

User was banned for this post.
1 2 All last
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
CranKy Ducklings
00:00
TLMC #22: Map Judging #1
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 135
Codebar 8
StarCraft: Brood War
Aegong 452
Tasteless 301
Leta 191
sSak 111
Dewaltoss 46
soO 44
Noble 20
ajuk12(nOOB) 18
Sacsri 14
IntoTheRainbow 10
[ Show more ]
Icarus 7
Dota 2
canceldota187
NeuroSwarm84
League of Legends
JimRising 635
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K1973
m0e_tv644
olofmeister397
Other Games
ceh9385
C9.Mang0259
Liquid`RaSZi237
Mew2King94
RuFF_SC237
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL3093
Other Games
gamesdonequick921
BasetradeTV312
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush1224
• Lourlo1178
• Stunt531
• HappyZerGling72
Upcoming Events
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2h 48m
PiGosaur Cup
16h 48m
Replay Cast
1d 1h
Kung Fu Cup
1d 4h
Replay Cast
1d 16h
The PondCast
2 days
CranKy Ducklings
2 days
WardiTV Team League
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
CranKy Ducklings
4 days
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Team League
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
4 days
BSL
4 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
WardiTV Team League
5 days
BSL
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Wardi Open
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Elite League 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W2
IPSL Spring 2026
Escore Tournament S2: W3
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
uThermal 2v2 Last Chance Qualifiers 2026
RSL Revival: Season 5
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
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.