Results for March 15 – March 31, 2011
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Don't be fooled, the GSL is great, but there's a massive amount of talent outside of Korea. Foreign juggernauts are battling it out in epic games, and in epic tournaments, on a daily basis. After all, our boys have more than proven that they can compete.
Who's the current top dog outside of Korea?
Please note that if an event is not listed, it is likely because it either didn't make the prizemoney cutoff, or results were simply not properly recorded in public view by tournament administration. 17 events did not report results, and I was only able to find the results (In threads, brackets, or by mailing administrators) of about 10-12 of those. Don't blame me, blame the event admins. I can't do their job for them. Thanks!
Featured Events
(Mar. 19) Millennium Strikes MaxLAN
While mostly overlooked, this LAN event featured a ton of talent and a massive prize pool.
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(Mar. 20) GosuCoaching Premiere League
The most significant team event in non-Korean history comes to a glorious close when Fnatic takes on Dignitas.
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Fnatic - $7,000
Dignitas - $2,000
EvilGeniuses - $500
4th
TeamLiquid
Dignitas - $2,000
EvilGeniuses - $500
4th
TeamLiquid
(Mar. 26) FXOpen Invitational Series #2
Koreans and foreigners get thrown into the pit together in yet another excellent show by FXOpen.
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(Mar. 28) GSL World Championship - Korea vs. The World
8 of the very best Koreans face off against 8 of the world's best foreigners in a BO15 teamleague showmatch. Holy &@*%.
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Korea (8 wins)
The World (7 wins)
The World (7 wins)
Individual Events
(Mar. 16) Epicup Invitational
A huge invite tournament with a star-studded lineup of epic players.
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(Mar. 18) Dubai QUE CLUB Tournament #2
It's back! Dubai hosts the second installment of this massive regional LAN.
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Gunman - 2000 AED
Zomax - 1000 AED
MarwanBaki - 500 AED
Zomax - 1000 AED
MarwanBaki - 500 AED
(Mar. 19) JeeLounge Invitational #1
This under-appreciated invitational rendered some surprising results.
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(Mar. 19) SCReddit Open #25
SCReddit features its final open before the Grand Finale tournament.
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(Mar. 20) Justin.tv Invitational #2
64 top players converge for another epic Justin.tv event.
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(Mar. 23) Spazcraft & Justin.tv Invitational
A fun little invitational drowning in quality ROOT players.
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(Mar. 23) Champion's Trophy March
A large tournament featuring a who's who of top talent.
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(Mar. 26) SCReddit Open Grand Finale
The final SCReddit Open Tournament, as the SCReddit team is moving onto bigger and better things. Best of luck to them!
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Team Events
(Mar. 20) Starcraft Gaming League - Season 2
The SGL's second season wraps up with a match between top performing teams ROOT and ONE.
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ROOT - $500
ONE
ONE
Showmatches
(Mar. 17) Hypercrew Showmatch
SLush takes on Killer in a St. Patrick's Day drunken-caster showmatch!
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SLush - $50
Killer
Killer
(Mar. 18) Complexity's "The V" - Week 9
After pushing PainUser aside and taking down the champ SjoW, CrunCher sets to defend his title against LzGaMeR.
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(Mar. 18) Creativity vs. Insanity Showmatch
TLO takes on CatZ in a battle of minds!
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(Mar. 20) Live From Leipzig Showmatch
The Italian cookie monster ClouD takes on the fairly unknown RineTS.
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(Mar. 24) HyperCrew Clash for the Cache
Late replacement Fenix takes on the rising star Minigun in a BO7 series.
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(Mar. 25) Complexity's "The V" - Week 10
Week 9's winner defends his belt against a tough opponent in StrifeCro!
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(Mar. 27) ALL 4 ONE Gaming Showmatch
Relatively unknown yet strong players Bubbles and Titan scrap it out.
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(Mar. 27) Heat Invitational
ClouD, iNSoLeNCE, RineTS, and TLO play in an exciting mini-tourny.
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(Mar. 15-30) ROOT Destiny Showmatch Series
Team ROOT's new blood takes on several players in a set of $50 showmatches.
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(Mar. 31) ICCUP TV Showmatch
Titans White-Ra and Bomber clash in a set of two BO7 series.
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Recurrent Cups
(Mar. 18) CraftCup #35
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(Mar. 18) 4pl.de Cup #25
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(Mar. 19) Online Kingdom Cup #1
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(Mar. 19) Sennheiser Cup #6
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(Mar. 20) Vision Cup #11
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(Mar. 20) Go4SC2 Cup EU #90
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(Mar. 20) Zotac Cup #48
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(Mar. 21) Gamecreds Cup #6
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(Mar. 25) 4pl.de Cup #27
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(Mar. 25) CraftCup #36
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(Mar. 26) Vision Cup #13
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(Mar. 26) Sennheiser Cup #7
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(Mar. 27) Zotac Cup #50
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(Mar. 28) Gamecreds Cup #7
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Total Prizemoney: ~$23,825 USD (+ Prizes!)
Top Dog
There's a ton of powerhouses outside of Korea, but who's this edition's top dog? Let's take a look at which players have posted the most impressive results over the past 2 weeks.
Note: This isn't a prize-money or medals ranking, but instead based upon overall player performance.
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GoOdy !!
Last edition's Top Dog, and recent destroyer of NesTea, GoOdy has managed to take down a Zotac Cup, a Sennheiser Cup, and 2nd place in a 4players.de Cup in the past two weeks.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$285 USD
ClouD !!
The cookie monster lost a showmatch in devastating fashion, however he also managed to take the HEAT Invitational as well as a major event over very strong opposition, taking home the Champion's Trophy for March.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$675 USD
The World Team !!
I think I speak for everyone when I say that I'm really really really proud of the world team, even the ones that didn't exactly pick up any wins. They all represented the foreign scene greatly, and certainly proved that top foreigners can compete with, and defeat, top Koreans.
Third
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Nerchio !!
This player's name has been creeping around quite a bit in these roundups lately, as he has been showing moderately attractive results. This past few weeks he's managed to sneak in a 4players.de Cup win, a GameCreds Cup win, a CraftCup win, and he took 3rd at the JeeLounge Invitational among some really top quality players. Nerchio is certainly one you should keep your eye on.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$385
Runner-Up
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BRAT_OK !!
A man everyone should fear, BRAT_OK recently won a Vision Cup, placed just ahead of the above player Nerchio in the JeeLounge Invitational, and also placed third in the highly competitive Justin.tv Invitational. While he hasn't yet shown his true Brood War fearsomeness, one can only assume that this Russian monster isn't going anywhere soon.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$270
Top Dog
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Kas !!
More and more Kas is showing that he may indeed be the premiere European Terran. Fresh off of his destruction of a currently under-performing HayprO, Kas took home 3 golds in the Epicup Invitational, Go4SC2 Cup #90, and GameCreds Cup #6. He's reinforced the status of his increasingly recognizable name even more with his performances these past 2 weeks, making him this edition's Top Dog!
Total Prizewinnings: ~$875
Medal Podium
Note: Only players with multiple non-showmatch podium appearances are included.
Next Edition: Mid-April 2011!
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