- Before starting the Match players choose what Maps will be played as follows:
O highest seeded to Start the vote out, each player will deduct 2 maps from the pool for the semi finals and 1 map for the finals. The lower seeded player will choose a map for the First game.
For the next games the loser selects a map from the remaining pool.
This weekend the group phase is concluded and we offer you a full live coverage of the games. The live stream starts on Friday and Sunday at 16:00 UTC with 5 matches on Friday and 4 on Sunday.
On April 15 2011 23:13 Adaptation wrote: Good stuff guys. bonus points if the winner of the series is given the title ''Epaminondas of sc2''.(obscure reference there!)
Pimpest play: Aristotle award.
Will be checking the stream out.
NIce ideas, I believe we will use them for the 2nd season.
Haha this really looks like an interesting watch. I'm of greek heritage even though I'm Australian. Listening to the cast in greek is really something different when I'm used to hearing it in every day speak with family over here
The Final Four for the Hellenic Starcraft League(HSL) will take place on Saturday 21/5 at Inspot internet cafe in Ampelokipous. The event will start at 17:00 GTM+3. We will have a projector where you can watch the games live, with greek commentary and interviews. We will be serving free pizza and beverages - a kind offer by Pizza-Fan and Frulite respectively. If you cant come, you can watch us live though livestream where we will be broadcasting everything as it happens.
Why: The best 4 greek players compete for over 1500€ prize pool, also free pizza and fruit juices
Livestream : Will be at the front page of hsl.gamebattles.gr. It will show all the games with greek commentary and the interviews. Stream will go live approx. at 18:00 GMT+3
You can find more information, in greek, as well as the final four trailer here. You can find the complete list of the prize pool offered by our sponsors eShop.gr, Roccat and iTech4u.grhere. You can find casts from previous stages of the tournament here.
Also dont forget to register at the site, so you can be notified for the Season 2 of HSL. The layout of the tournament enables players from all skill levels to participate and enjoy the tournament, so even if you are a lowly bronze, dont worry aboout it, you will most likely play against other bronze players in the beginning stages of the tournament.
Who are the 4 players who have reached the Final Four of HSL?
Moutas : European grandmaster zerg. He is considered not just the best greek zerg player but also the best greek player period. The one who everyone is scared of, though he is beatable, as Greekarmy demonstrated in a previous phase of the tournament. He is fighting his way through the losers' bracket and now in the Final Four gets to face the guy who sent him there(Greekarmy).
Teezee(aka TheMista) : The protoss player who beat Moutas and won the previous big LAN tournament(AGL) and the only protoss in the Final Four. Here is a game between TheMista and Destiny. It is a very cool game IMO and has lots of commentary and rage by Destiny
Greekarmy : A zerg player who after a short identity crisis, trying his luck with protoss, is back with zerg. He is considered the 2nd best greek zerg player. He beat Moutas and sent him to the losers' bracket though later on he was beaten by zanpirate and got sent to the losers' bracket as well, only to face Moutas again in the loser-bracket final!
zanpirate : The dark horse of the Final Four. A zerg player who is definitely making a name for himself in this tournament, beating well established greek players like Rasmuth and Greekarmy. He along with Teezee are still in the winners' bracket.
You can check the bracket page for more information on how the players got to the Final Four. You can also download the replays by clicking on the paperclip. The brackets show only the phase of the final 16, before that we had a group stage where you can find it here.