On Monday, August 22nd at 4:30PM Lee Ho Joon also known as "EG.PuMa" will be flying into the Sky Harbor International Airport to train for MLG Raleigh with EG at the team's official training house! Evil Geniuses' entire team local to the area will be throwing a welcoming meet-and-greet at the airport at 4:30PM in preparation for PuMa's arrival and are encouraging any locals to stop by, hang out with the team, and join in on the fun as they celebrate his arrival into both Arizona and the team!
When: Monday, August 22nd at 4:30PM Where: Sky Harbor International Airport - Phoenix, Arizona. (Terminal #4). Rally outside the Starbucks near the B Gates. How: Head to the airport by 4:30PM and look for anyone wearing an EG jersey outside security at international arrivals. Also keep an eye out for the Starbucks near the B Gates.
We're welcoming all SC2 enthusiasts to stop by and show your support for EG.PuMa, e-sports, and StarCraft II in general! Signs, videographers, photographers, and others will all be present at this fun event. Plus, be sure to bring your own cheerfuls
As a way of gauging the attendance, if you're planning on coming, please say so in this thread and we'll add you to the list. This will help us know how many to expect.
That's the worst nickname. Everyone would start calling him EGG. I don't know what it is with Korean's always changing their nicknames all the time. Stick with one lmao.
With that said, everyone knows him as PuMa. It's much better to simplify and this way people recognize you from both communities.
I love the idea of people supporting players, but I've always found greeting a player at an airport to be a bit weird.
I mean, I guess I could see it for someone like Boxer, who is a legitimate legend and hero in the StarCraft community, but for anyone else it feels strange.
On August 20 2011 10:10 Fighter wrote: I love the idea of people supporting players, but I've always found greeting a player at an airport to be a bit weird.
I mean, I guess I could see it for someone like Boxer, who is a legitimate legend and hero in the StarCraft community, but for anyone else it feels strange.
Anyway, welcome back to the states Puma!
well im sure people will get to meet a lot of the members from EG there as well
On August 20 2011 10:19 TheRealFluid wrote: Is the flight direct or is there stops along the pacific (stalker mode activate).
If there's a stop, it'll probably be in Alaska or the Pacific NW. Or a connection at a hub. At least, when I flew to Korea years and years ago we stopped in Anchorage to fuel up.
First time I wished I was in Arizona. Will he be staying for a little while after Raleigh or will he be leaving immediately out of curiosity? And good luck to him at MLG.
On August 20 2011 10:03 StarStruck wrote: Too hot to visit my summer home in Scottsdale man. Some other time.
...So do you ever visit your summer home in Scottsdale?
A smartass, peachy.
When it's actually nice out there yes. In this case the term summer home is a bit misleading. It's always summer time in Arizona. -.-
I travel there frequently between October to March. April and May is a bit of a stretch. Best time to go down there is for Spring Training and the Cactus League. My favorite NBA team is also the Phoenix Suns so it all works out.
On August 21 2011 12:54 Xplitcit wrote: His first response would be "why it's so fucking hot?"
Koreas pretty hot itself, aint it? I think it's probably even more. Excuse my ignorance. However, thefuckingweather.com says Seoul is currently hotter, so he should be fine :3.
lol are u joking? Phoenix is the hottest metropolis in the US. Average temp during summer is 105-112. Forecast for Monday is 110.
I hope he doesn't find it too discomforting tho haha. and shit i didnt even think about the parking ticket... weak.
After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
Thanks Germany - FOR RUINING E-SPORTS
Please don't blame a whole nation for the childish behaviour of some jerks who don't understand that esports is a real buisness. in the midst of thousands of people they probably felt anonym and cool to do some shitty things. in real sports such stuff happens all the time. as i heard in here ESL had good reactions though.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
Thanks Germany - FOR RUINING E-SPORTS
Please don't blame a whole nation for the childish behaviour of some jerks who don't understand that esports is a real buisness. in the midst of thousands of people they probably felt anonym and cool to do some shitty things. in real sports such stuff happens all the time. as i heard in here ESL had good reactions though.
I don't know if you know this but in day 1 some guy threw some sort of object at Mr. BItter and Socke while they were casting a game in the main stage... I don't know what's wrong with people.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
Thanks Germany - FOR RUINING E-SPORTS
Please don't blame a whole nation for the childish behaviour of some jerks who don't understand that esports is a real buisness. in the midst of thousands of people they probably felt anonym and cool to do some shitty things. in real sports such stuff happens all the time. as i heard in here ESL had good reactions though.
I don't know if you know this but in day 1 some guy threw some sort of object at Mr. BItter and Socke while they were casting a game in the main stage... I don't know what's wrong with people.
yesterday i sat in the front of the xmg series stage and some guys threw stuff on the stage. you allways gonna face people retarted like this. but please do not generalize. the behaviour of a few doesn't say anything about a whole country. it's just people beeing stupid.
On August 21 2011 16:16 Sarang wrote: After the atrocious way PuMa was treated by the crowd during IEM, I really hope he sees this greet and realises most of us are actually very welcoming to the korean players.
I just wish I was able to attend as well. =(
What happened in IEM?
EDIT: I'll take a guess it has something to do with being an EG and going up against EU players. If that is the case, then we wouldn't have any koreans coming back by the end of the year at MLG!
It was discussed in the LR thread for Day 4 of the event, here's the main post about it by someone who attended the event
On August 21 2011 06:39 chocopaw wrote: I was there today and enjoyed the good games. What I did not enjoy was the following. I'm not sure if the incident has been mentioned before.
If you watched the stream you probably saw how enthusiastically Socke was greeted by the fans. The crowd got heated up by Take even more. Don't get me wrong, while I wouldn't call myself a fan I have nothing against Socke, I enjoyed quite a few games of him. But as an anti-nationalist I don't see why I should root for him because of where he was born. When Puma entered the stage there were quite a few "boo"-shouters. I don't know if they did it because of the EG "scandal", because he is Korean or simply because he was Sockes opponent and they would have done it against anyone else. When I cheered for Puma after good actions by him, showcasing his superior play, I in fact earned angry reactions. Just because I was for the wrong player. Again, this might have been anti-EG, it might have been anti-Socke's opponent, but the point is, it doesn't really matter.
I don't know if the following was on the stream: In the commercial break between the second and third match Take entered the stage to announce that there had been attempts of glaring Puma with a laser pointer while the second match was going on. Take said that if they were continued they would send everyone away and let the players end the series backstage to assure the matches could be played under fair conditions. They actually had an IEM guy stand in front of Puma in the third match to prevent further incidents.
Now, while I am a political person, I usually try to not let that interfere with my hobby. If people have to root for a player because of his home country I let them have their fun, as long as they don't hop on the "No Koreans at MLG!"-bandwagon or shit like that. But today a line was crossed for me when I experienced hostility because I rooted for the "wrong" player. The laser pointer act might have been executed by a stupid troll, but it might as well have been a overzealous Socke fan.
My point is: I am disgusted by even the possibility of this being a trend in the esports community. What if that weren't just a few stupid individuals? I hope that every esports fan who witnesses behavious similar to what I described in this post distances him- or herself from it and feels ashamed if people not related to esports see them as representatives of our hobby and scene. Please do everything to keep esports positive, international and open to everybody, and first of all: keep it revolving around the fun!
TL:DR - PuMa was boo'ed by the crowd, people who cheered for him got "angry reactions" from other people in the crowd, and worst of all he had a laser pointer aimed at his face when he was playing.
Thanks Germany - FOR RUINING E-SPORTS
Please don't blame a whole nation for the childish behaviour of some jerks who don't understand that esports is a real buisness. in the midst of thousands of people they probably felt anonym and cool to do some shitty things. in real sports such stuff happens all the time. as i heard in here ESL had good reactions though.
I don't know if you know this but in day 1 some guy threw some sort of object at Mr. BItter and Socke while they were casting a game in the main stage... I don't know what's wrong with people.
yesterday i sat in the front of the xmg series stage and some guys threw stuff on the stage. you allways gonna face people retarted like this. but please do not generalize. the behaviour of a few doesn't say anything about a whole country. it's just people beeing stupid.
I completetly agree I just don't understand why iem hasn't done anything to prevent such incidents.
Well fuck guess I'm going, will stay @ school for extra hour so i don't have to drive back and forth, first EG member to shake my hand gets a free coffee product of choice
leaving around 3:45-4:00 from MCC, will be able to give a ride to and from there.
was pretty cool, even though the flight was a little over an hour late, and then we waited roughly 30-40 mins for him to get through customs, but man it was cool, Thank you to VATO_Gandir for taking a picture of me and puma (T_T kid that took it on my phone didnt know about image stablization QQ) and was really cool seeing all the people that showed up for Puma..... ARIZONA FIGHTING!!!!!
ps: We saw Steve Nash come off the same flight as puma, was pretty cool seeing as I was the only one that noticed, and then Scoots was like "GO STEVE", steve waved, and then some fanbois chased him down for a pic :D
We want a dinner next time scoots for AZ community, would be awesome!
^^ Oh gosh, Poor Puma was so tired from his flight, but he had is IEM big check with him, lol. EG was very nice and professional, particularly incontrol, and It was cool seeing the sc2 community. And thanks to the one girl for lending me her pen. I was wearing the starcraft 2 shirt, and i had the poster, if anyone wants to add.
Thanks so much Scoots and the EG team. Any idea when the pictures/montage will be up?
I felt really bad for PuMa as he rounded the terminal. I'm sure the last thing I'd want after a ~15 hour flight and a ~1hr wait in customs is to have a bunch of strange looking people screaming at me.
Steve Nash came out ~20 minutes before PuMa did, although there was joking that it would make an epic picture, and an even more epic response from Nash when he realized he wasn't the celebrity in the room.
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