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[TSL] Terran Invites

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Warning: It is HIGHLY recommended that you read the full OP and explanation post (below it). Uninformed opinions/questions that have already been answered will result in moderator action.

[TSL] Terran Invites

Text byPlexa
February 19th, 2011 23:30 GMT
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First we brought the TSL three of the best Protoss players in the world. The magnitude of the announcement set the bar high for the rest of the invites and when the Zerg invites were revealed a week later you guys went crazy. The bar was raised once again. We have five spots remaining, dedicated to the Terran players from Asia. We're bringing some of the biggest names in the business to represent their respective regions in the TSL.

Now that we've reached the end of our invites we feel that it is time to disclose our rationale behind the invite process. It should help you understand how we arrived at our list and appreciate why everyone was invited. This information will be posted as the first reply in this thread. Before we start announcing our Terran invites, you might like to enter our raffle by completing the quiz over at PokerStrategy.com - you never know, you might be the lucky person getting an all expenses paid trip to Korea!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out our previous Zerg and Protoss invite announcements.


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Inside of Korea MVP has been regarded as the strongest player in the world for quite some time. For the majority of 2010 he held the #1 spot on the Korean ladder and was the first player in the world to reach 3000 points. Despite this, he was unable to win one of the first three seasons of the GSL. After GSL S3 ended, he played in a number of Korean tournaments like Gisado's all stars and the Gainward tournament. During the Gainward Tournament he competed in a field of over 700 players and only lost one game in the whole thing. He ploughed through players like MarineKing, Nada and TheStC and won the final convincingly 4-0. To follow on from this impressive performance, he went on to take the January GSL title where he once again beat a fearsome line up of players like MarineKing, NesTea, Tester and Fruitdealer. He is the most recent GSL champion and the most feared player in the world - a perfect fit for the TSL.

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Loner is the most accomplished Chinese player in Starcraft 2 so far. He quickly made his way to Korea to compete in the GSL for Season 2 and teamed up with Prime to train in Korea. His GSL performance earned him a place in Code A without having to play any tie-breakers. Outside of the GSL, he was selected as one of the Chinese representatives to Blizzcon. Loner went through the Blizzcon tournament undefeated against everyone but Genius - the eventual winner. This included 2-0 victories over Huk and Sen. Despite not being able to qualify for Code S last season, he was able to retain Code A by making the Ro16 of the Code A tournament. He will be representing all of China this season and will be the first ever Chinese player in the TSL.

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With back to back GSL semifinal appearances, and two convincing wins over IdrA in the GSL, Jinro is possibly the best non-Korean player in the world. Despite flying under the radar for most of 2010, Jinro broke out in force after winning MLG Dallas and dazzling us all with his amazing play - including some stand out games against players like Socke. Upon his return from MLG, Jinro got to work on the Korean scene and blew us all away by reaching the semifinals of Season 3 where he lost to eventual winner MC. In the January season of the GSL, Jinro bounced back from his semifinal defeat to MC and resoundingly beat him with a ground breaking mech style and powered his way to the GSL semifinals for the second time. The TSL just wouldn't be the TSL without the Gorilla Terran tearing his way through the competition.

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If you were to ever write a book about consistency in progaming, Nada would be chapters one, five and seventeen. Nada has been a progamer since 2001 and in 2002 he won his first title. His blazing handspeed (400 apm) allowed him to reinvent Terran strategy as he won title after title after title. By the time he switched to SC2 he had won 3 MSLs and 3 OSLs all across different time periods and various personal struggles (he's also won multiple silvers and won many invite tournaments as well). Even today he remains the most decorated Starcraft 1 Progamer and one of the true legends of the game. In Starcraft 2 Nada has not yet won a GSL title, but he is still a revered Progamer in Code S and finished Top 8 last season of the GSL.

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There is no figure in esports that has had a greater impact on the development and acceptance of esports in mainstream culture than Boxer. Throughout his incredibly successful Starcraft 1 career, Boxer has become an icon of the industry and the first real esports superstar. He got to this position through winning a ridiculous number of tournaments prior to 2001 at a time when Terran was considered a weak race. His revolutionary control created many timeless moments that will be rewatched again and again by fans. You can read more about his Starcraft 1 career in his biography; 'Crazy as me'. In Starcraft 2 Boxer's starpower was enough to break the GOM servers when he first played. But he's not all looks and personality, he's a force in the game as well. He secured Code S during the first three seasons of the GSL and was able to retain Code S in January by finishing Top 16. It is a genuine privilege to have The Emperor participate in the TSL and we're all eagerly anticipating the amazing games he's going to show us during the tournament.



The PokerStrategy.com TSL3 is going to contain the best players in the world and offer you a unique opportunity to see the best from around the world do battle. You'll see your favorites like White-Ra and TLO go up against the heavy hitters from Korea like MC, NesTea, MVP - or even Boxer. No where else can you see such a diverse and skilled lineup. There is still one qualifier left, and this qualify is the last chance for people to qualify for the TSL. We will still have an announcement to make next week - tune in to the official TeamLiquid cast where we will announce the Map Pool as well as the Casters for the TSL.

Stay tuned for our recap of the seventh TSL Qualifier.


This TSL is sponsored by PokerStrategy.com, the world's largest poker school and community. With hundreds of Poker VODs and an assortment of learning material in 18 different languages, PokerStrategy.com offers the chance for aspiring Poker players to learn from a beginner to a professional level. Sign up using TL's referral link.

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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-20 04:35:40
February 19 2011 22:19 GMT
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The rationale behind the invites

First of all we're glad for all the positive responses we have gotten so far and we are truly excited to see all these incredible names in our tournament. The unique thing about the TeamLiquid staff is that at heart we are all massive fanboys just like you. We love this game and we love watching our favorite players in action on the big stage. Seeing names like Boxer and Nada in a TeamLiquid tournament is a dream come true for many of us. However, coming up with 13 invites with so many conflicting opinions was a difficult task, and one that was started a long time ago. Early December, to be precise. Now that the invites have been fully announced we feel that it is time to disclose how we ended up deciding on our 13 invites.

Our first priority with our invites was to give the players who had made the trip to train in Korea a shot at the TSL. These players all have aspirations to be the best that they can be, and they all feel that Korea is the place to be if you want to fulfil that dream. Since we had made the decision to disallow participation the TSL Qualifiers for gamers based on Asian servers, without being invited these players would not have been able to participate. Out of appreciation for their dedication to the sport Ret, Haypro, Jinro, Idra and Huk were all added to our invite list.

We also knew that disallowing Asia meant disallowing China and Taiwan. With Sen already being invited from his TSL2 performance, we felt the best way to represent this scene was to invite the best performing player from China. Loner was one of two Chinese invites to Blizzcon 2010 and finished in second place behind Genius. Loner also qualified for Code A in the GSL and was able to retain Code A status for this upcoming season. Based on this, we felt that Loner was the strongest representative from China and thus received an invite.

With the remainder of our invites we sought out all the champions from Korea and topped off the list with two absolute legends. FruitDealer, NesTea, MC, the unknown GSL Season 4 champion and Genius, the Blizzcon Champion, were all added to our list as well as Boxer and Nada. In early January we sent out the invites to our players and every player accepted. For the GSL4 Champion invite, we alerted GOM to our intentions and when MVP won Season 4 he received and accepted his invite as well. Thus, completing our 13 Asian Invites.

Perhaps you are still upset that your favorite player was not invited this season, and we understand that. With only 13 places available it is impossible to put together a list of players that will please everyone. Also please understand the timing of the invites, these were organised and coordinated in early January since for tournaments like the TSL to be successful, you get on top of your invites early otherwise things turn into an organisational mess. We had no idea that Moonglade would be travelling to Korea, nor that MarineKingPrime would make a second finals appearance. While these events may not have changed the invite list at the end of the day, they were never present in our discussions since they had not happened yet.

Could we have made exceptions for our invites so they could compete in the TSL Qualifiers? Unfortunately, no we could not. Knowing that there is extreme delay when playing on EU from Korea, we didn't feel that forcing the players try and qualify in these conditions was the right move for a professional tournament. The poor KR-EU conditions would mean that the Korea based gamers would be trying to qualify primarily through the NA Tournaments. This would mean that the qualification would be incredibly unfair for the NA based gamers and as a result create an unfair qualification system. We believe in a fair qualifier, so this wasn't an option. It's also hard to deny that the TSL would not have felt complete without the addition of these players. Without the staff capability of running TL level TSL Qualifier we felt that this was the best way to create a professional international touranment.

We hope you enjoy seeing these players in the PokerStrategy.com TSL3.

- TSL Staff
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leo23
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3075 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#3
ORGASMIC JUBILATION
banelings
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-19 23:33:52
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#4
Would be of been pretty sick if BitbyBitPrime got invited. Nada vs Boxer in finals!
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RoyaleBrainSlug
Profile Joined December 2010
United States295 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#5
FUCK YES BOXER!!!!!!!!!!!
Zileas is my Homeboy
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#6
NOOOO i can't believe (T)BitByBit and (T)DAVIT weren't invited!
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Mystogun
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States392 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#7
): where's marine king?


Otherwise, AWESOME
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CDRdude
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States5625 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#8
HOLY SHIT NADA AND BOXER!!
Force staff is the best item in the game.
Glowbox
Profile Joined June 2010
Netherlands330 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#9
No BitByBitPrime
KazKamasa
Profile Joined June 2009
Sweden186 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#10
BOXER <3
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Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
February 19 2011 23:31 GMT
#11
Great list, I have ZERO complaints. Awesome news!!!!!!!
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garbanzo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States4046 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#12
Wow. Wow. Wow. Just amazing.

I'm so excited!
Even during difficult times, when I sat down to play the game, there were times where it felt like god has descended down and played [for me].
marcesr
Profile Joined June 2008
Germany1383 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#13
IT IS BOXER AND NADA!!!
happyness
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2400 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#14
^ lol ya davit should come

This tounrny is going to be SWEEEEEET!
Clamev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany498 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#15
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
6Pool or die trying
Tanx911
Profile Joined December 2010
United States14 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#16
Amazing invites, missing MKP but really, Loner is the only one who I could see getting dropped to stick MKP in and Loner is still a great 5th
Echuu
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden42 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#17
BOOOOOXXXEEER
preZzle
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany223 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#18
OMGROFLMAO THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DreamScaR
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Canada2127 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#19
I'm actually really happy about the Loner choice, and I think it had a bit of way to get a massive Chinese audience involved :p
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Imrik
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden118 Posts
February 19 2011 23:32 GMT
#20
This is incredible!
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