Results for August 15 – August 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. These international juggernauts are battling it out in epic games, and in epic tournaments, on a daily basis. After all, these monsters 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. Don't blame me, blame the event admins. I can't do their job for them. Thanks!
Featured Events
(Aug 20) XMG Cup Final
The 4-part XMG Cup Series concludes at Gamescom, awarding the winner with a stacked laptop!
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(Aug 20) 2011 Chinese Battle.net Invitational
Blizzard's massive Chinese Blizzcon qualifier, packed with new faces, unique play, and sickmoney!
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(Aug 20) Eset Summer Master's 2011
Only the best came out of July's qualifiers, now they clash at Gamescom for a tasty prize.
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(Aug 20) Sennheiser Cup Final
After a ton of online cups, the top performers face off at Gamescom in a long-awaited finals.
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(Aug 21) IEM Global Challenge: Cologne
One of SC2's most renowned events puts on perhaps its greatest show yet.
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(Aug 28) MLG Pro Circuit 2011: Raleigh
The goliath of the international scene, MLG throws down big once again in Raleigh!
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Individual Events
(Aug 20) CG Tournament #4
This seriously prize-heavy Vancouver LAN had steak! And no, not the food!
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(Aug 21) TwitchTV Japanese SC2 Community Cup Series
This cool little event gives a small glimpse into the mysterious Japanese scene.
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MasterGODx - $390 + Prizes
nemuke - $195 + Prizes
Note: An additional $195+ was paid to 3rd and 4th place finishers, but due to poor coverage I am unaware of the exact player names.
nemuke - $195 + Prizes
Note: An additional $195+ was paid to 3rd and 4th place finishers, but due to poor coverage I am unaware of the exact player names.
(Aug 24) MSI Pro Cup
8 invitations brought in a stacked European lineup for this beefy little tournament.
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(Aug 25) Pokerstrategy.com Community Cup #3
The familiar TSL sponsor hosts a cup not quite as epic as the TSL, but still quite nice!
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(Aug 28) MultiPlay UK i43 LAN
Coinciding with MLG, this expensive LAN showcased some really strong Euro pros.
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(Aug 29) Gigabyte Cup Season 1 Final
The recently established Gigabyte Cup wraps up its first season with a mega-sized cup.
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(Aug 31) Last Player Standing Open #2
Players from around the world, including... Overthe...wtfwho?! Overtheawesome, it seems.
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Overthezero - $510
BBoongBBoong - $205
Note: This event was played ~3 weeks previously, but were recently released as casted VODs.
BBoongBBoong - $205
Note: This event was played ~3 weeks previously, but were recently released as casted VODs.
Team Events
(Aug 17) vVv's Wednesday Night Starcraft
Team vVv continues its challenging trek against Korean team PSW!
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PSW(4) - $100
vVv(2)
vVv(2)
(Aug 22) Starcraft Gaming League - Season 3
Lesser-known powerhouse teams compete on the big stage in this massive teamleague.
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Kiwiclone Army - $??
Think Quick - $??
Infinity Seven - $??
Note: It has come to my attention that the original prize pool for this event was not adhered to.
Think Quick - $??
Infinity Seven - $??
Note: It has come to my attention that the original prize pool for this event was not adhered to.
(Aug 15-31) IPL Team Arena
These weekly IGN showmatches pit some of the highest regarded teams against each other.
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Reign(5) - $500
x6(2)
Reign(5) - $500
vile(0)
Fnatic(5) - $900
Reign(4)
x6(2)
Reign(5) - $500
vile(0)
Fnatic(5) - $900
Reign(4)
Showmatches
(Aug 20) Champion's Trophy Gamescom KotH
$1,000 per game KotH style showmatches at Gamescom!
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(Aug 21) Complexity's "The V" - Week 24
Eager to prove himself once again, the champion Hawk takes on the beastly Spades !
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(Aug 26) Kas vs. Beastyqt Showmatch!
Beastyqt sets off to prove he can compete with with an equally 'beasty' Kas !
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(Aug 30) CatZ vs. Europe - Week 3
CatZ continues his trek across Europe, can he break the 'vs. Region' showmatch curse?
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(Aug 15-31) Destiny vs. Korea Showmatch Series
Streaming superstar Destiny continues to challenge Koreans, hoping for a repeat performance.
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Recurrent Cups
(Aug 15) Gamecreds Cup #27
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(Aug 15) Gigabyte Cup #10
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(Aug 16) XILENCE Cup #6
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(Aug 18) 4pl.de Close Combat Cup #69
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(Aug 19) HyperCrew Open #25
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(Aug 19) Esmus.net Friday Madness #12
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(Aug 20) TeamLiquid Teamspeak Open #21
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(Aug 20) ZOTAC Cup NA #15
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(Aug 21) Go4SC2 Cup US #83
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(Aug 21) ZOTAC Cup EU #70
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(Aug 22) Gamecreds Cup #28
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(Aug 22) Gigabyte Cup #11
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(Aug 23) XILENCE Cup #7
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(Aug 25) 4pl.de Close Combat Cup #70
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(Aug 25) Stim.tv Open #33
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(Aug 26) Esmus.net Friday Madness #13
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(Aug 27) ZOTAC Cup NA #16
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(Aug 28) SC2SEA Master's Cup #7
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(Aug 28) Go4SC2 Cup US #84
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(Aug 28) Go4SC2 Cup EU #129
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(Aug 28) ZOTAC Cup EU #71
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(Aug 29) Gamecreds Cup #29
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(Aug 30) XILENCE Cup #8
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Total Prizemoney: ~$93,497 USD (+ Prizes!)
Top Dog
There's a ton of powerhouses in the international scene, 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 simple prize-money or medals ranking. It is based upon a combination of overall player performance, quality of competition, significance of events won, money won, activity, and my most sincere attempt at unbiased subjectivity. It only considers performances in events which concluded within this period.
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XiGua !!
If you didn't happen to catch the Chinese Blizzcon regional qualifiers, it certainly was an interesting glimpse into the Chinese scene. Out of the fray of this event came XiGua, a player who's name you may soon identify as a serious player in the international scene. Luckily, we'll get to see more of him in mid-October at Blizzcon, and perhaps he can show the world that the Chinese SC2 scene is still as powerful as it was in Brood War.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$10,000 USD
GoOdy !!
Rumor has it that if you listed the achievements of GoOdy in a line, it'd wrap around the world. Twice. Maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but this past couple weeks he managed to yet again add to his massive compilation, placing 2nd in the XMG Cup Final, and 1st in the Pokerstrategy Community Cup, a Gigabyte Cup, and a Zotac Cup.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$1,435 USD (+Prizes)
Stephano !!
The wrecking ball continued on his path of destruction, once again proving he's here to stay, and his ELO dominance isn't just a fluke. The young French prodigy showed excellent results in taking 2nd in the Gigabyte Cup Final, 3rd in the Sennheiser Cup Final, and 1st in the MSI Pro Cup. Additionally, despite being eliminated in groups, he ran up an even score at IEM in a group consisting of eventual champion PuMa and 3rd placing MaNa.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$2,530 USD (+Prizes)
Kas !!
Europe's resident monster-Terran showed up in force, placing 2nd in the Gigabyte Cup Final, 2nd in the MSI Pro Cup, and tied for 5th at IEM. He additionally took down the always underrated
Beastyqt in an excellent showmatch series. While he didn't manage to take home any golds, Kas raked in a ton of cash in the solid performances he has become well known for. This isn't all though, in perhaps the most under-covered yet biggest Showmatch KotH event to date,
Kas slammed his way through the likes of Stephano, mOOnGLaDe, and GSL superstar MC in $1,000 games at Gamescom. The always beastly Ukrainian powerhouse has proven that he hasn't fallen off as one of Europe's premiere Terran players.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$5,545 USD (+Prizes)
Third
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DIMAGA !!
When he's not busy running around and winning massive LAN events, he's perhaps the scariest online cup player there is. DIMAGA crushed a Gamecreds Cup, a Xilence Cup, a Close Combat Cup, and the Gigabyte Cup Final. He also placed 2nd in the Eset Summer Masters, an event in which he qualified for via (you guessed it) an online cup.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$1,830 USD (+Prizes)
Runner-Up
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MaNa !!
Many of us have known him since the Brood War days, but seriously, what is this kid on?! A switch seems to have gone off in the brain of the Polish Mousesports player, turning him from an amazing player into an absolute wrecking machine. MaNa stormed through the Eset Summer Master's event taking out huge names such as White-Ra, GoOdy, Tarson, and
DIMAGA, only dropping a single game in one BO5. More impressively, he was the highest placing non-korean player at IEM, taking 3rd place while impressively defeating mOOnGLaDe(3-1), SaSe(2-0), Stephano(2-1) and eventual Champion PuMa(2-0) on his warpath.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$3,186 USD (+Prizes)
Top Dog
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PuMa !!
That's right, a Korean. In accordance with the evolving SC2 scene, it's time that the standards of the roundup change as well. Korean players on predominantly Non-Korean teams are now eligible for this ranking. With this, we have PuMa: EG Member, IEM Champion, and MLG 5th place finisher. He 5-0'ed his terrifying group at MLG, and 3-0'ed Socke, Nerchio, and
MC on his path to the gold at IEM, a truly impressive run in the two largest recent events.
PuMa and other Korean players, such as HerO and Rain, have begun to join international teams and are now a true members of the international scene. These results speak for themselves, and they cannot be denied, because let's face it: PuMa is one of us, and he's the Top Dog!
Total Prizewinnings: ~$7,500 USD
Medal Podium
Note: Only players with multiple non-showmatch podium appearances are included.
Next Edition: Mid-September 2011!
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