Rogues Gallery
Saturday, Oct 10 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
Hawk red_duck
Hawk red_duck
Hawk
As a one time SC2 pro and a long time Brood War competitor, Hawk is no stranger to high stakes. Since his return to competitive Brood War in the Remastered era, this American Zerg player has competed in a number of high profile tournaments including BSL, RCG in Moscow, and most recently, making Ro8 in NASL season 3. Since being eliminated by gypsy, he’s been largely out of the spotlight. Known for his unique playstyle and playing around the meta, Hawk will keep you wondering what he might do next!
red_duck
red_duck has arrived on the North American scene much more recently. Like his brother BoA, his first appearance was qualifying for NASL season 3, although he didn’t make it out of the group stages. Currently he represents Canada in TDR Nation Wars, where he is undefeated, including a TvZ win over eOnzErG. However red_duck, like Hawk, doesn't compete in clanleagues and has played far fewer high profile TvZ matches. With such little information available on his TvZ style, red_duck is perhaps even more mysterious than Hawk going into this series.
CASTERS
father and intrigue
father and intrigue
WHEN
Saturday, Oct 10 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Saturday, Oct 10 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
MAP POOL
Eclipse
Neo Sylphid
Polypoid
Optimizer
Benzene
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/36282
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!
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
When taken in for questioning, the rogues of North America had this to say in their pre-game interviews...
Hawk
Hi, please introduce yourself for those who don’t know you yet.
I'm Hawk. I play Zerg and live in Texas.
What are your feelings about the upcoming match?
I was surprised to hear that I would be playing against a Terran in the Rogue Gallery NA Showdown. It’s a shame that since Nyoken’s retirement, there aren’t many notable NA Terran players left. Suffice it to say, I have so much respect for the sole premier NA Terran player, Gypsy, and I am looking forward to a great match against him.
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 didn’t get the nickname 4poolHawk for nothing.
red_duck
Hi, please introduce yourself for those who don’t know you yet.
I'm a Terran player living in Canada.
What are your feelings about the upcoming match?
I don't play TvZ quite often, but I'm quite confident about the upcoming match.
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 feel that my playing style is very unpredictable, and I play protoss against terran, which can confuse a lot of people. Having not played many tourneys already makes them feel I can be unreliable too.
RESULTS
+ Show Spoiler +
Set 1: Hawk <Neo Sylphid> red_duck
Set 2: Hawk <Eclipse> red_duck
Set 3: Hawk <Optimizer> red_duck
Set 4: Hawk <Polypoid> red_duck
VODs
+ Show Spoiler [Set 1] +
+ Show Spoiler [Set 2] +
+ Show Spoiler [Set 3] +
+ Show Spoiler [Set 4] +
+ Show Spoiler [Set 5] +
Add fuel to the fire by donating directly to the prize pool here!
Credits and acknowledgements
Writer: packrat386
Graphics: Strömkarlen
Writer: packrat386
Graphics: Strömkarlen