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United States2948 Posts
Hopefully Stratos or another Korean master can provide us with some more info on this.
I was watching the streams when noticed some folks checking out pictures of Killer and Sea playing in a studio of some sort:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kG9FI0m.jpg)
I didn't think much of it, but then in chatting with BGVRT on Twitch, he mentioned this new company had started streaming a 24/7 gaming Youtube channel. They're also holding BW events, like two recent "Special Matches", each with a sizable $3000 prize pool! All offline with real live hosts, including OSL/MSL casters.
Today's Special Match:
Killer, Sea, Movie, Jaehoon
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Ac4n80x.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/HoYQkAQ.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/CTM8GZW.jpg)
then two weeks ago:
Free, Pusan, ZerO, HiyA
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tqjCfaw.jpg)
The studio with "Star-Boys"
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/i2SKTce.jpg)
HungryApp TV : Homepage http://www.hungryapp.co.kr and http://www.hungryapp.co.kr/broadcast/main.php
Youtube 24/7 channel
Job posting showing company established in late 2012: http://www.saramin.co.kr/zf_user/recruit/recruit-view?idx=19854964
HungryApp BBS announcing event: http://www.hungryapp.co.kr/bbs/bbs_view.php?bcode=soulheart&pid=2048
VODs
Event Match 1 (July 24) Winner gets 2Mil KRW, Second place 1Mil KRW
Free vs Zero, Hiya vs Pusan, all BO3
Pregame interviews
Free vs Zero
Pusan vs Hiya
Final
Event Match 2 (today, August 7) Winner gets 2Mil KRW, Second place 1Mil KRW
Sea vs Movie, Killer vs Jaehoon, all BO3
Pregame interviews
Killer vs Jaehoon
Sea vs Movie
Final
Spoiler pictures of the two "Special Match" prize checks:
+ Show Spoiler +HiyA > ZerO ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LC4XkaW.jpg) Sea > Killer ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LhzVtlt.jpg)
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Netherlands4652 Posts
Yay for Hiya games!
Not too sure bout Jaehoon and the army pants...
Edit: Whoever asked for VODs in the snipealot thread instead of FPVODs, watch these.
Good quality event and with these casters it almost feels like the good old MSL/OSL.
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Croatia9455 Posts
Wow, this looks pretty good.
Hopefully we get regular updates on games and possibly even streams/VODs ^^
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Woah this looks awesome...SO MANY BW TOURNAMENTS GOING ON ! The hype is unbearable...
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United States2948 Posts
Hopefully this becomes a more regular series of events/leagues. Sure seems like this company is making a good sized sponsorship commitment with $3000 prizes + wages for broadcasters/staff for a one-day event
I recall Kongdoo wanting to do a cable TV/online network of some sort too, so with these possibilities, the community is not solely relying on Sonic -- We need more bigger events than a SSL every 6months 
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In the second picture, the guy on the far right is a proleague caster right? What is he doing at this event? Either way, really cool news for the BW scene!
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51282 Posts
Contrary to popular belief - most, if not all Korean commentators are actually freelancers and as such aren't tied to the organizations they are most known for casting with.
TheMarine told me this when I met him in Korea a couple of years ago which was a surprising fact to me.
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
BW is back 
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Netherlands4652 Posts
Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there.
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TLADT24920 Posts
On August 08 2014 09:45 Peeano wrote:Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there.
lol. I didn't realize you could cancel like that, thought it would be locked in.
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Bisutopia19139 Posts
Fuck yes! 2014 is shaping up to be an epic year.
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@2pacalypse, hey, I wrote you a TL-message inviting you to grab a beer and talk about bw if you're in Zagreb 
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Bisutopia19139 Posts
On August 08 2014 10:05 BigFan wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2014 09:45 Peeano wrote:Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there. lol. I didn't realize you could cancel like that, thought it would be locked in.
That's a hard catch to see, but very smart play.
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TLADT24920 Posts
My only concern is if this is sustainable.
On August 08 2014 11:42 BisuDagger wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2014 10:05 BigFan wrote:On August 08 2014 09:45 Peeano wrote:Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there. lol. I didn't realize you could cancel like that, thought it would be locked in. That's a hard catch to see, but very smart play.
yep, very smart though hard catch? :S
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Bisutopia19139 Posts
On August 08 2014 12:09 BigFan wrote:My only concern is if this is sustainable. Show nested quote +On August 08 2014 11:42 BisuDagger wrote:On August 08 2014 10:05 BigFan wrote:On August 08 2014 09:45 Peeano wrote:Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there. lol. I didn't realize you could cancel like that, thought it would be locked in. That's a hard catch to see, but very smart play. yep, very smart though hard catch? :S
It was off screen watching it on YouTube on my tablet. Maybe video was off.
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TLADT24920 Posts
On August 08 2014 12:10 BisuDagger wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2014 12:09 BigFan wrote:My only concern is if this is sustainable. On August 08 2014 11:42 BisuDagger wrote:On August 08 2014 10:05 BigFan wrote:On August 08 2014 09:45 Peeano wrote:Event Match 1 (July 24) Final 46:35 - 46:43 Pimpest Play 2014 right there. lol. I didn't realize you could cancel like that, thought it would be locked in. That's a hard catch to see, but very smart play. yep, very smart though hard catch? :S It was off screen watching it on YouTube on my tablet. Maybe video was off.
oh ok, wasn't sure if you mention that or not. Well, we see the change back hydra, the needle spike and the vessel dying but ya, it was a bit off screen when I saw it. Casters barely caught it
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United States1434 Posts
The real tragedy here is seeing Killer lose to Sea....for the umpteenth time.
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Yay :D
I hope they get rid of Python in the future.
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What a snipe and what a beautiful morning to wake into. I tried looking a bit but didn't find much more info than you already delivered. It's called HEL Starcraft Special Match, HEL stands for HungryApp Esports League, which currently runs Fifa online and Sudden Attack ("CS"). Hopefully if they see that the show matches are popular they'll think of integrating BW into that but that's just a wild dream. I didn't find anything else with BW happening or any plans but I'll take a look when I get home. Thx for letting us know, mr. 007!
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