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Team EG's entire StarCraft II team will be "bootcamping" prior to MLG Anaheim at the Odyssey Gaming LAN Center in Chino, California from July 21-28th. They will also be participating in Odyssey Gaming’s Verizon StarCraft II Open tournament on July 23.
The following players will be in person at the LAN center: ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/us.png) Axslav, ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/uk.png) DeMusliM, IdrA, iNcontroL, LzGaMeR, Machine, StrifeCro
This is a great opportunity for those in the area to stop by to meet the EG player's, take pictures, ask for autographs, etc.
Official Press Release
EVIL GENIUSES’ STARCRAFT II TEAM TO PRACTICE AT ODYSSEY GAMING LAN CENTER IN CHINO, CALIFORNIA, IN PREPARATION FOR MLG ANAHEIM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. – July 10th, 2011. – Today Evil Geniuses (EG), North America’s premier professional gaming team and a world leader in e-Sports, is excited to announce the entire StarCraft II division including the likes of Greg “ IdrA” Fields, Benjamin “ DeMusliM” Baker, and Geoff “ iNcontroL” Robinson, will be preparing for the MLG Anaheim event by “bootcamping” at the Odyssey Gaming LAN Center in Chino, California from July 21-28th. In addition to preparing for the MLG event, the team will be participating in Odyssey Gaming’s Verizon StarCraft II Open tournament; a 64-player, double elimination tournament taking place on Saturday, July 23rd, sponsored by Verizon FiOS, Kingston HyperX, Dolby, and Tritton. Fans and spectators alike are encouraged to stop by the Odyssey Gaming LAN Center anytime between July 21st and 28th to visit Evil Geniuses and their all-star lineup of StarCraft II pro gamers. Opportunities to take pictures, receive autographs, and participate in other promotional activities with EG will be available to the general public during the Verizon StarCraft II Open tournament on the 23rd. “Odyssey Gaming, Inc. is thrilled to have Team EG attend and compete at our LAN center in preparation for MLG Anaheim and our upcoming event, the Verizon SC2 Open,” said Bobby Omari of Odyssey Gaming. “This is a great chance for our center to become more involved with both the e-Sports and StarCraft II communities. Finally, we’re definitely glad to be a part of all this, and hopefully our ties will continue to grow in the near future.”“We’re excited to send our players out to the Odyssey Gaming Center in Chino in order to prepare for MLG Anaheim,” remarked Alex Garfield, President of Evil Geniuses. “It will be a great opportunity for our pro players to interact with the fans that have come to love them in the StarCraft II community.”Registration for the upcoming Verizon StarCraft II Open Tournament at the Odyssey Gaming LAN Center is available until July 17th, so register now for your chance to compete by clicking here! You can learn more about Evil Geniuses and their roster of pro players on their official website at http://www.myEG.net. Additionally, get directions to the Odyssey Gaming LAN Center on their website at http://www.odyssey-gaming.com. About Evil GeniusesFounded in 1999, Evil Geniuses (Team EG) have grown to become a leading new media agency which specializes in contracting pro gamers, executing online broadcasts, and developing unique marketing initiatives aimed at attracting and influencing gamers worldwide. With support from popular brands such as Intel, Monster Energy, Kingston HyperX, and others, EG are North America’s premier professional gaming team and a world leader in e-sports. Players and teams within EG, such as Justin “JWong” Wong, Greg “IdrA” Fields, and Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley, have brought home championship trophies from every major gaming tournament circuit in the world and continue to be influential leaders of gamers everywhere.
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Sounds like a lot of fun, gl to team EG ^_^
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Woah this is awesome news. Also Going to make that tournament a hell of a lot harder. Socal is just getting bigger and bigger for Esports in the west. I will be stopping by for sure.
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very cool wish i could attend 
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Looks like fun. Big investment coming into EG.SC2 with the house and such, hopefully the results pay off.
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This is pretty sweet. Wish I lived in So Cal and not Nor Cal
That Verizon Tournament is gonna have a sick line up. I believe Sen said he was going too.
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Awesome, awesome news! Gogo EG!
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Great initiative. Wish I could go.
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Wow pretty cool, wonder where they'll stay since the EG house will be located in Arizona.
That being said will the arizona house ever exist?
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Wow really cool to see an opportunity like this for the sponsors, team, and lan center all together, working with each other before a big MLG event. Will the EG be moving into their prospective team house after MLG?
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I don't get why it's called a bootcamp?
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Looks like a cool event. Hope it pays off to this American team in the upcoming MLG
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Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
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lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either
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On July 11 2011 12:39 storm44 wrote:
lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either
Haven't you seen them lately? They've been working out.
They're probably running on a treadmill while playing SC2, etc.
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Just another reason why I wished I lived in California
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Bootcamp is a common term used in competitive Counter-Strike when a team practices hardcore before a big tournament. To see EG's SC2 division do this is pretty cool since few RTS players do it. The reason is because CS teams primarily do it since it is a team game, so having all 5 players present is much better than practicing online.
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Definitely gonna make an appearance to meet the players! Feeling really blessed that I live in SoCal!
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Great announcement, hoping for some improvments.
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i got tricked i thought it was china. gl to eg
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hah me also, saw "to bootcamp in chi" and instantly thought China, coolstuff
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Sick, this is like 25 minutes away from here. But I'll see dudes at MLG, so whatever.
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On July 11 2011 12:33 Greatness wrote:
Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
Or China. Or Chile.
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Why would you tell people where your team is bootcamping? What part of bootcamping involves fan meet and greet?
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Australia8532 Posts
Why would you detract from a cool opportunity; who honestly cares what they call it?
Personally i feel they should bootcamp in Sydney, Australia before Anaheim but ey what can you do :p
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I thought that it was Chicago, but California makes more since that's where MLG is.
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I will be there..So will you guys be there all day or something?
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I actually knew it was Chino..since I am pretty close to it
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36 min from where I live... hm...
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On July 11 2011 14:44 bkrow wrote:
Why would you detract from a cool opportunity; who honestly cares what they call it?
Personally i feel they should bootcamp in Sydney, Australia before Anaheim but ey what can you do :p
Because the entire point of bootcamping is supposed to be hardcore training for a major lan tournament coming up? What's the point if it becomes a social outing? Mr Chae said it best when he said GSL is a competition but MLG is a festival/competition.
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Australia8532 Posts
On July 11 2011 15:03 FabledIntegral wrote:
36 min from where I live... hm...
Are you even stopping to think about it!?!?! 36min is easy! I dare you to go :O
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On July 11 2011 15:04 ItsMeDomLee wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 14:44 bkrow wrote:
Why would you detract from a cool opportunity; who honestly cares what they call it?
Personally i feel they should bootcamp in Sydney, Australia before Anaheim but ey what can you do :p Because the entire point of bootcamping is supposed to be hardcore training for a major lan tournament coming up? What's the point if it becomes a social outing? Mr Chae said it best when he said GSL is a competition but MLG is a festival/competition.
Taking some time to interact with fans isn't going to screw up their training. Quite frankly the interaction between players and fans in the West is a big reason the game is taking off while in Korea it isn't. I would hate to see it disappear.
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This could be really good for the EG guys when they really need to preform at the next events to keep up the sponsor money. I feel like they have been slacking lately in the performance department a little and this could be the boost they need.
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Friend and I are driving down 7 hours to play in this tourney, looking forward to *maybe* playing a pro or two and of course, lots of autographs and pics!
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This disappoints me, I was expecting a weightlifting video at the very least from Incontrol and Machine. Or getting Idra the size of Machine, this is pretty cool too though.
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Well, I wouldn't call it "bootcamping" if they attend a lan, participate in a tournament and having massive fan interaction. When I heard the title, I thought they would shut themselves in somewhere and train non-stop.
Wishing them good luck anyways, their players are one of the few hopes, the foreign scene has. :-/
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I highly doubt that you can win an MLG with 1 week worth of intense training. That being said, good luck and use the time wisely.
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whoa. i've never heard of this lan center and it's about 4 minutes from my pad.
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Hahaha, Bootcamp...
Can just imagine you rock up and Idra is dressed as a drill instructor ordering you to do pushups and abusing you as you make micro mistakes in Starcraft 2 etc. Please let it be...
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OHHH MAn so excited for this
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On July 11 2011 12:33 Greatness wrote:
Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
me too! I practically fell out of my seat with excitement sigh...
glhf though EG fighting!
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On July 11 2011 14:43 ItsMeDomLee wrote:
Why would you tell people where your team is bootcamping? What part of bootcamping involves fan meet and greet?
That was my first thought as well.
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Denmark70 Posts
I they were going to China when i saw the title, but Chino is okay too i guess...
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On July 11 2011 12:33 Greatness wrote:
Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
I thought China, got confused T_T
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id love to see idra incontrol and demuslim do well at this MLG. Will any of the practising be streamed?
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Looking forward to Team EG attending our LAN center  Thanks for everyone's support and special thanks goes out to Kingston HyperX for supporting this initiative and our Verizon SC2 Open tournament!
See you all there
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I really wish there was some east coast gaming love
all this west coast stuff, its a bit of a drive from NY to CA.
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On July 11 2011 12:44 zoLo wrote:
Bootcamp is a common term used in competitive Counter-Strike when a team practices hardcore before a big tournament. To see EG's SC2 division do this is pretty cool since few RTS players do it. The reason is because CS teams primarily do it since it is a team game, so having all 5 players present is much better than practicing online.
Yeah, I'd been surprised no one had really been doing this before going to a major LAN. It makes a lot of sense (and it's a sign the house won't be ready next week, LOL, but they're supposedly moving into the main house after MLG), especially for DeMuslim, as he'll be time adjusted.
I'm going to take a hot guess they're driving over from AZ rather than flying, so I imagine most of the normal travel budget was actually available to do something like this. They're putting the guys up for a few extra days + food, so there is that cost, but I imagine the since the LAN is being sponsored by some of the companies EG works with, some of those costs got defrayed, or at least the daily cost of the LAN. Actually, that's probably going to be a solid draw for the LAN center, plus ensuring a bunch of Pros being there.
All told, MLG Anaheim is looking to be insane in the Pool Play this time around. *Everyone* is stepping up their game. For as much as the "Korean Invasion" has been pretty fun, it's also really obvious that the Koreans are perfectly beatable, it's just a matter of putting in the work and training the responses.
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Damn, I thought they were actually setting up a EG house to practice at for an extended period of time. I hope the week will help either way
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I'm curious how this is going to be organized. Will there be a coach or organizer that is setting up a training regimen or are the players still responsible for their own time and how much they want to play. Will their practice be more directed i.e. more specific scrims, replay watching, or will it just be free form practicing as usual? Will they be required to practice at the bootcamp for certain hours of the day or can they stop if they think they have done enough for the day?
I'm just curious how close this training will get to how the Koreans train. It seems that method yields biggest results.
I'm a huge EG fanboi. That's my team. I root for you guys. Stomp some nerds.
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Was disappointed to see that iNcontroL was going to quit casting NASL and focus more on playing, but seeing this is really proof that him+everyone else in EG is going to start kicking more ass in LANs.
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On July 11 2011 17:40 Scrandom wrote:
Damn, I thought they were actually setting up a EG house to practice at for an extended period of time. I hope the week will help either way
They are, back in AZ, but apparently it's not up yet. Incontrol mentioned he was moving in with Machine & Idra after NASL, but the house wouldn't be up & functional until after MLG? I think that was it.
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On July 11 2011 12:40 Greatness wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 12:39 storm44 wrote:
lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either Haven't you seen them lately? They've been working out. They're probably running on a treadmill while playing SC2, etc.
Squats while playing. Unfortunately they're all cheesing a lot more because of it.
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On July 11 2011 17:11 Horst wrote:I really wish there was some east coast gaming love all this west coast stuff, its a bit of a drive from NY to CA.
The second half of the MLG season should be more your thing then.
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eg showing how serious their training is by taking a few days out to do a fan meet and greet at the worst possible time.
well that lasted about 1 day
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This can't be bad! Hopefully this will result in EG players doing rly well!
Long time since I saw something from LZgamer...
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On July 11 2011 20:31 turdburgler wrote:
eg showing how serious their training is by taking a few days out to do a fan meet and greet at the worst possible time.
well that lasted about 1 day
Can you not read?
They are training, allowing a few fans to visit won't change that.
God forbid they take a 30 minute break.
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DUDE! Morgan, I am sooooo jealous of you! Looks like I may have to come back and visit the LAN again!
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On July 11 2011 20:46 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 20:31 turdburgler wrote:
eg showing how serious their training is by taking a few days out to do a fan meet and greet at the worst possible time.
well that lasted about 1 day Can you not read? They are training, allowing a few fans to visit won't change that. God forbid they take a 30 minute break.
its not called a break if you havent even started yet when you take it.
they are going to some low level local lan to show off how much they can beat people who only play for fun, that wont help them beat koreans at mlg will it?
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A Korean must not win MLG.
Gogo Team EG. Please the fans ^^ Wish I lived in SoCal, not much happens in NorCal in terms of fun e-sports related events.
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iNcontroL
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Lol turd always trying to hate
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On July 11 2011 21:21 iNcontroL wrote:
Lol turd always trying to hate
not at all.
its just the promise to take training more seriously hasnt lasted very long :o
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On July 11 2011 12:40 Greatness wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 12:39 storm44 wrote:
lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either Haven't you seen them lately? They've been working out. They're probably running on a treadmill while playing SC2, etc.
Let's be honest, I don't think any of them run on treadmills...
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On July 11 2011 12:33 Greatness wrote:
Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
I'm such a fool, that I seriously thought it was going to be "Team EG to bootcamp in China".
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DeMuslim IdrA and iNconrtoL coacing axlav strifecro machine and Lz?
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Lol imagine you have a local LAN and all of a sudden, IdrA, Demu, INc etc show up and take all the first spots. At the same time that's probably a cool story to tell :D
GL to EG at Anaheim, hope you can finally win a big tourney Incontrol, big fan!
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Reminds of cramming for exams the night before finals .
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On July 11 2011 22:35 ptbl wrote:Reminds of cramming for exams the night before finals .
this is exactly what they are doing. it reaks of fear, but it's a step in the right direction. when i heard about this months ago, i thought they were going to do an entire month. a week is better than nothing i guess.
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On July 11 2011 22:44 striderxxx wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 22:35 ptbl wrote:Reminds of cramming for exams the night before finals . this is exactly what they are doing. it reaks of fear, but it's a step in the right direction. when i heard about this months ago, i thought they were going to do an entire month. a week is better than nothing i guess.
How does it reek of fear. It's a fun little public thing where you can see their players and possibly interact. I highly doubt this is designed as a super serious training scheme. Doing that in public is rather counter productive.
Why must everyone hate. If I was in America and in the area this would be an awesome opportunity.
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On July 11 2011 22:44 striderxxx wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 22:35 ptbl wrote:Reminds of cramming for exams the night before finals . this is exactly what they are doing. it reaks of fear, but it's a step in the right direction. when i heard about this months ago, i thought they were going to do an entire month. a week is better than nothing i guess.
Forums are truly an impossible medium to addressing some of the claims people make. Once I answer one, another one pops up and it just becomes this endless cycle of monotony!
Anyways, do you feel it's fair to make the claim that an entire team consisting of people like IdrA, DeMusliM, iNcontroL, and four others would determine it to be appropriate to practice together only for one week prior to such a major event like MLG Anaheim?
Would it not be a safer bet to assume they've been practicing for quite some time together and that the Odyssey Gaming Center's Verizon SC2 tournament is just a supplement to that practice?
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Gotta be honest, bootcamp in china sounded way more badass. SirScoots make it happen! 24h gameplay a day, eat and sleep while playing for improved multitasking. :D
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"Do or do not, there is no try."
Remember these wise words from  Yoda and just go. My only regret after attending the NASL finals is that I waited so long before I finally attend a StarCraft event. The experience is not one that can be captured in words, nor photos, nor videos. You have to be there to understand.
Will EG also attend the SoCal LAN at whittier, August 6th?
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This is how you take down koreans
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Just a side note, but the tournament online preregistration ends on July 17th, 2011! Preregister here: Odyssey Gaming Website
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On July 11 2011 21:13 turdburgler wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 20:46 SafeAsCheese wrote:On July 11 2011 20:31 turdburgler wrote:
eg showing how serious their training is by taking a few days out to do a fan meet and greet at the worst possible time.
well that lasted about 1 day Can you not read? They are training, allowing a few fans to visit won't change that. God forbid they take a 30 minute break. its not called a break if you havent even started yet when you take it. they are going to some low level local lan to show off how much they can beat people who only play for fun, that wont help them beat koreans at mlg will it?
What are you even talking about? Incontrol has repeatedly said the training for MLG is actually starting pretty much now. He said on his stream they would be starting this bootcamp 3 weeks before MLG. Its starting in Arizona. With this announced they are just gonna be in Cali a week early, competing at the Verizon lan (which is bigger than you think, Sen said he will be playing in it too), and continuing the bootcamp in Cali.
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On July 11 2011 12:33 Greatness wrote:
Sidebar: Team EG to bootcamp in Chi…
I THOUGHT CHICAGO FUCK.
chicago would have been so sick im from the suburbs
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I will only be satisfied if somebody becomes visibly agitated, throws up, falls into a coma or starts hearing voices.
Uncle Sam says "What are you doing to prepare for the Great War MLG Anaheim?"
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will idra rip up my poster if i ask him to sign next to ogsmc?
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Thought they were going to bootcamp in China, got a little scared.
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good way to train and get some publicity nice!
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Damn. If only I was still stationed in California!
Oh well, best of luck to Team EG!
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Good luck, and I look forward to watching this event and seeing how well the team does as a whole
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On July 11 2011 20:38 JoeAWESOME wrote:
This can't be bad! Hopefully this will result in EG players doing rly well!
Long time since I saw something from LZgamer...
He's been doing quite well since his switch to zerg
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so many of these sc2 events are taking place on the west coast T.T maybe it's a sign I should move
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Very happy about this. Idra fighting at MLG!
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At long last those nubs actually put their noses to the grind stone!( )
Can't wait to see EG at mlg
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/a4Lus.jpg)
This is how I imagine this bootcamp.
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SoCal is where it's at! Looking forward to all this SC2 shenanigans.
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I thought they would be in China..
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On July 12 2011 17:23 Black[CAT] wrote:
I thought they would be in China..
Me too, haha
Random
gl hf EG
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GL to EG and I'm sure once this goes well for them...and I'm sure it will. Other teams will follow suit. Reminds me of the Quake days when teams would boot camp before their major tournaments... like *cough* CPL *cough* but those days have been long gone and now it's time to bring them back! DO IT EG! (=
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On July 11 2011 22:28 sVnteen wrote:DeMuslim IdrA and iNconrtoL coacing axlav strifecro machine and Lz?
why would incontrol coach them?
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On July 12 2011 11:08 Kleinmuuhg wrote:This is how I imagine this bootcamp.
Lol, I know you're crazy because incontrol has a 6pack
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Say hi to Ryan Atwood for me!
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Preregistration to the Verizon SC2 Open tournament ends this Sunday! July 17, 2011. Be sure to preregister soon! VERIZON SC2 OPEN
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On July 11 2011 12:40 Greatness wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 12:39 storm44 wrote:
lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either Haven't you seen them lately? They've been working out. They're probably running on a treadmill while playing SC2, etc.
Yea, they plan on winning MLG then beating everyone up
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On July 14 2011 03:31 RmoteCntrld wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2011 12:40 Greatness wrote:On July 11 2011 12:39 storm44 wrote:
lololme too. I don't get why its called a "bootcamp" either Haven't you seen them lately? They've been working out. They're probably running on a treadmill while playing SC2, etc. Yea, they plan on winning MLG then beating everyone up
Or the other way around.
GL & HF EG
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GL to EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lAN tomorrow? where do i find a link to the stream....if there will be one? i hope so!!!
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On July 11 2011 21:29 turdburgler wrote:not at all. its just the promise to take training more seriously hasnt lasted very long :o
Yes, because if you aren't practicing literally every moment you're awake you aren't training seriously.
durrrrr
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hold up hold up, i dont mean to be the raging forum nerd but...
bootcamp that is gonna not be bootcampish? like a social outing.....
not even like mad or anything... just kind of confusing.
hope it works out for them.
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