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The last two weeks have been very exciting for Clarity Gaming, as we have grown our family with some of the most talented players in North America, and have also had some great performances outside of NA. We have made quite a few additions to our family, and we’re still in the process of finalizing some others.
Welcome to the Bi-Weekly update for 4/17 - 4/31! This wrap up contains some info on our players in WCS Premier and Challenger, our recently finalized Academy roster, and the acquisition of an up and coming Dota2 team.
Now that our website is back up, we will be posting shortened versions of our Bi-Weekly Wrap Up here on TL.You will be able to find the full length articles on our website here: www.claritygaming.com
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Our Clarity Academy process has completed and from over 60 applicants we have settled on our final nine Academy members. You can find the announcement on the final roster with info on each of the 9 finalists Right HERE.
If you would like to watch the VOD of the 8 man Final's tournament you will find if HERE.
For more information and details on this section, you will find the full article on our website right here.
We are all incredibly excited to see how these players grow and perform in the future! What better event to start our academy off with than a showmatch!
Academy Showdown
The idea of an academy team is not new by any stretch of the imagination. Due to the lack of new team leagues and events in NA coinciding with our roster announcement we would like to announce the first showmatch our academy will be participating in. We will be playing CompLexity’s Academy team in a Bo9 Winner’s Style showmatch! Team CompLexity has had their academy for nearly two years graduating the likes of Goswser and Sasquatch. It is an honor to have our academy go up against the players in the longest-running SC2 Academy team. We will be announcing full details on the showmatch tomorrow evening.
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WCS has been an exciting time for Clarity. Our players in both our main team and our academy have participated in both the EU and NA qualifiers, and a many of them have shown incredible play in both regions.
Shuttle Qualifies for Ro32 WCS EU
Shuttle performed very well in the European WCS Premier League Qualifiers. He participated in all four qualifiers, being eliminated early in the first two qualifiers in the volatile Bo1 format. Fortunately for Seongjin, he managed to perform very well in the next two qualifiers, achieving top 4 in the third qualifier, narrowly missing the cut off, losing to Krass in the semi-finals, one round away from qualifying. In the last qualifier, Shuttle managed to take one of the final two spots, becoming the only Korean to qualify for the WCS European Premiere League through these gruelling tournaments.
Shuttle played in the Ro32 WCS EU Premier League against some of the best players Europe has to offer. He played against Dreamhack Open: Stockholm runner-up Alliance.NaNiwa, and unfortunately took a quick 0-2 loss going into the loser’s match. He showed some resilience though against Ukraine’s ladder king Empire.Kas, winning a close 2-1 series against him. Once again Shuttle was pitted against NaNiwa (who came off a loss against Liquid`TLO), but unfortunately could not get a foothold against the Swede, falling out of the group and into the WCS EU Challenger League.
Killer Round of 32 WCS NA
Killer also played in WCS Ro32, in the NA region. This group was one of the hardest groups yet, with some of the best players out there, including Liquid`Hero, EG.Alive, and 8thTeam.MajOr. Killer had a tough road ahead of him, playing against EG.Alive in his first match.
Killer managed to be the first foreigner to beat a Korean in WCS Ro32, going into the winner’s match. Unfortunately for Killer, he had to face one of the world’s finest Protoss players in Liquid`Hero, falling 0-2. In the final match, Killer once again faced Alive, but was unable to repeat his earlier performance against him, falling in a similar fashion to his teammate Shuttle. Be sure to catch him in the Challenger League coming up!
Clarity Academy in WCS NA
Premier League Qualifier
Clarity Academy had some great performances in the World Championship Series NA qualifier, with a couple big splashes from our newest members.
Read the full length article here at our website.
Challenger League Qualifier
With their solid performances in the Premier League qualifier, TBo, Badcop, Elige, and Bails had the opportunity to participate in the Challenger League Invite-Only qualifier to determine the “Code A” of WCS NA Season 1.
Read the full length article here at our website.
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Do you speak Spanish? Do you like Starcraft 2 and news shows like “State of the Game?” Well be sure to check out SwaP’s new show “1° Más allá de Starcraft“, a Spanish show talking about various happenings in the SC2 scene. The first show stars SwaP and Bullet as hosts, as well as guest starring Sebajeiko and Capoch. Check the VOD our for episode one right here!
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New Website: Our newly revamped website (Click ME!) is finally up! Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle statio... erm, ...website!
LAN Event: Clarity Gaming at CyberCraft LAN in Flushing NY
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On April 21st, members of the Clarity Gaming Training Facility headed to Flushing, NY to participate in CyberCraft’s first Heart of the Swarm LAN. With Shew, Killer, MotoK, and Shuttle attending, it was a competitive tournament when you add in the skill of Pokebunny and other NYC Locals. The finals came down to both players in WCS Premier Leagues, Killer and Shuttle, congratulations to Shuttle for taking down the tournament without dropping a single map!
League: URTL Week 5 Match vs xO Gaming
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This past Saturday Clarity went up against xO Gaming’s roster for Week 5 of the URTL. It was Clarity’s closest match this season ending in a 4-2 victory over xO. ClarityShew took a quick 2-0 lead but was taken out in game three. ClaritySterling came out swinging and went 1-1 overall, leaving ClarityShuttle responsible for cleanup duty. GG’s to xO Gaming, and we wish them luck in the rest of the season!
Event: Clarity Gaming's Pro Weekly Showmatch with ClarityPrOmise - CANCELED
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Unfortunately due to a recent shift in focus and efforts Clarity has decided to cancel this showmatch series until further notice. With the finalization of our Academy, Dota 2 team, and some other events and announcements we have yet to make; we are reallocating the funds and time needed for this event. It may return down the line, perhaps in July at the earliest.
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Lastly, we want to update you on a couple of upcoming events. Up to date information is always most easily available on our Twitter Account, Facebook Page.
Showmatch: Clarity Academy vs Complexity Academy
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Finalized details for this event will be release tomorrow. The showmatch will take place this Saturday 5/11 at 9PM EST. As mentioned above it will be a BO9 Winner's style format and will be cast live by our very own Wyrd and ZombieGrub.
LAN Event: Clarity Attending GameClucks LAN - Seattle, WA
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If you’re living in the Pacific Northwest, enjoy LAN events, and want to meet some members of Clarity Gaming, you might want to check out GameClucks’ next LAN event this Saturday May 11th. Our very own cSterling, cMystery, csAikOu, and cwinteR will be attending the event. The likes of ROOTCaliber and coLPoo are also expected to show. MYi’s Tilea and KawaiiRice are also expected to make an appearance as well. Link To thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409819#1
League: URTL Season 2 Week 6 vs Impulse Gaming
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Now in week 6 of URTL, Clarity is currently 4-0 overall (after a bye week), and 16-3 in map wins.
We will be facing off against Impulse gaming for the week 6 match. You can find our more information on URTL and this seasons results here: www.urgaming.net
PotM: Clarity's Player of the Month
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Clarity Gaming’s Player of the Month is back and all up to date. Details on January through March may be found below. April’s award will be posted up tomorrow!
January PotM: Mill.Goswser Click right here.
February PotM: Quantic.Hyun Click right here.
March PotM: Liquid`Ret Click right here.
January PotM: Mill.Goswser Click right here.
February PotM: Quantic.Hyun Click right here.
March PotM: Liquid`Ret Click right here.
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