Rogues Gallery
Saturday, Sep 26 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
BACKGROUND
Considered a bit of a backwater in the professional StarCraft scene, North America has long been home to a few big names with even bigger personalities. Far from the spotlights of Starleagues, Rogues Gallery is excited to bring you an event with all the panache and professionalism of a back room poker game. Foul Play NA is a showmatch series that will pit kingpins of North American StarCraft against each other in a cutthroat struggle for street cred (and the winner's share of the purse). Step through the unmarked back alley door, pull up a chair at the bar, and enjoy the show.
LIVE STREAM
roguesgallerybw - Twitch
roguesgallerybw - Twitch
PLAYERS
Whip Razz
Whip Razz
Whip
North American Terran players are elusive, and Whip is no exception. He is a recent arrival to the NA scene, and has primarily played in team leagues as a member of dM. In STPL especially, he has shown his worth by winning an ace match against Red and scoring a rare win against SouL. Outside of STPL and BWCL, Whip is also playing for Team Canada in TDR’s Nation Wars and finished only 4 slots away from qualifying for BSL 10's proleague. Despite his impressive record in these events, Whip has played in relatively few high-profile games and longer series.
Razz
On the other side of the matchup we have the American Protoss player Razz, who has been working his way up through the ranks for some time. This BWCL veteran has been a regular contributor on Sundays, first for vT and then for the new team GtB. He has also competed in a wide variety of individual tournaments including BSL Ladder Tours, Gosuleague, and NASL qualifiers, but he has yet to appear at the top of any major foreign events. He was, however, added to USA's A team for TDR Nation Wars this season, and has slowly been climbing the ladder. As he works his way into more competitive events, it might be time for Razz to make his mark on the NA scene.
CASTERS
Just and father
Just and father
WHEN
Saturday, Sep 26 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Saturday, Sep 26 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
MAP POOL
Eclipse
Neo Sylphid
Polypoid
Optimizer
Benzene
PRIZE POOL
$50 + Donations. 70:30 split for the winner.
DONATIONS
Donate directly to the prize pool at: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/35636
ABOUT
Rogues Gallery is a group of StarCraft players and content creators from North America dedicated to growing the competitive StarCraft scene in North America. Our goal is to create competitive events for North American players run by North American content creators to encourage the community to support and build on itself for a sustainable future. Foul Play NA is just their first event, so stay tuned for more content by NA for NA!
When taken in for questioning, the rogues of North America had this to say in their pre-game interviews...
Whip
Hi, please introduce yourself for those who don’t know you yet.
I am Whip from Canada. I am a terran user and play for DM. Thank you for the invitation.
What are your feelings about the upcoming match?
To be honest, I don't know. I have not played this person before and I am also in a transition of playing different PvT style. I just hope that I get some good games for people to watch.
North America has long been home to a few big names with even bigger personalities: a gallery of “rogues,” if you will. In what ways do you identify as a “rogue” of North American Brood War?
I am a rogue in a sense that my game style is different from the standard style of terran. I would say I can get even better if I adapt to the standard way which I am transitioning into, but I do like my style. Seeing is believing so you will get to see it soon.
Razz
Hi, please introduce yourself for those who don’t know you yet.
Hello! My name is Mike and player under the tag Razz. I am 31 years old and currently live in NJ, USA. I work as a Special Education teacher, I teach 7th grade math and science. I coach / play soccer for both my school district and private club. I have played broodwar for long long time but was quite inactive until about February this year. I hope being back I can continue to work hard and become a better player. I am looking to compete in any / all of the upcoming events that are offered in the BW scene.
What are your feelings about the upcoming match?
I am excited to be a part of this show match! PvT is not my strongest match up... I do not really have any Terran practice partners and I feel like PvT is the match up I play least on the ladder. I have been working this week to try and optimize some of the timings and builds based on the maps. I know Whip is a very strong player and I am excited to play get a good series against a strong player. I want to make it an exciting series and show my ability as a player.
North America has long been home to a few big names with even bigger personalities: a gallery of “rogues,” if you will. In what ways do you identify as a “rogue” of North American Brood War?
North America has definitely had some serious personalities over the years! I do enjoy to have some beverages when I ladder and if I have a few I can definitely get a little aggressive especially when being cheesed! So I am sure some people have been on the other side of it but sorry do not cheese me on ladder its just ladder points!
Poll: Who will win: Whip or Razz?
Whip (11)
55%
Razz (9)
45%
20 total votes
Razz (9)
20 total votes
Your vote: Who will win: Whip or Razz?
VODs
+ Show Spoiler [Set 1] +
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+ Show Spoiler [Set 4] +
+ Show Spoiler [Set 5] +
None
RESULTS
+ Show Spoiler +
3-1 Razz
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Credits and acknowledgements
Writer: packrat386
Graphics: Strömkarlen
Writer: packrat386
Graphics: Strömkarlen