Nick "Tasteless" Plott is regarded by many as the top English professional StarCraft commentator. Tasteless began his career with WCG USA Finals in 2005, and casted several other live events throughout the United States. In 2008, he became the first English-only caster to move to Korea, covering all seasons of GomTV's TG-Intel Classic and the WCG Grand Finals from 2005 to this year. Tasteless also casted many events for Blizzard, including their World Wide Invitational (since 2006) and Blizzcon (since 2007). Tasteless's nickname is the "Storm Observer" for his energy, humor, and enthusiasm.
Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski was a top American Terran player before beginning his casting career by covering mainly non-Korean online tournaments like Ascension. After casting the Razer TSL in 2008, Artosis moved to Korea and now does interviews and coverage for IEG, the media giant that sponsors the eSTRO professional gaming team. Artosis joined Tasteless to cast Blizzcon 2008 and 2009, as well as the WCG Grand Final this year. Artosis is known as "The Wikipedia of StarCraft" for his comprehensive knowledge of the game.
Blake "Chill" Muzar started out by making several strategic commentaries before casting events for TeamLiquid.net, including several seasons of TL Attack! and Liquibition. Chill was Artosis' casting partner for the Razer TSL and also moderates TeamLiquid's Strategy Forum. Chill is known for his strategic knowledge, dry humor, and brutally honest comments.
Sean "Day[9]" Plott is Tasteless's younger brother and a top American Zerg player who was invited to represent the United States at the WCG Grand Final three times. He currently hosts the program Day[9] TV on TeamLiquid.net that analyzes recent professional Korean StarCraft matches. Day also casted for hundreds of TeamLiquiders at Blizzcon 2009, providing refreshing analysis and live commentary of the OSL Finals between Jaedong and YellOw[ArnC]. Day is known for his deep strategical analysis.
The loser of Nony vs #1 Ladder will be seeded into R3 of the Qualifiers
ICCup Ladder Stage
Start: November 21, 2009
End: December 13, 2009
Ladder Rules
- Korean and Chinese IP addresses are prohibited (unless granted exemption by TSL Administration)
- All players must use ICCup Anti-Hack Launcher and abide by all ICCup rules. All ladder complaints and corrections will be handled through the normal ICCup procedures.
- TSL players may play ladder games against non-TSL players, provided those non-TSL players do not have TSL accounts.
- All players must create a new ICCup account and have the "TSL" tag in their names. Any accounts with games already played on them or without the TSL tag will not be allowed to join. Any form of tagging is acceptable, so long as it is clear. If it is not, we will not accept your request to join the TSL team.On November 15 2009 21:56 unk. wrote:
you can register any amount of iccup accounts using just 1 gmail account: http://www.iccup.com/iccup/content/blogs/multiple_iccup_accounts_on_1_mail.html - No smurfing. For most players aiming to qualify for the TSL, there will be no doubt as to which ID to use. If you are unsure, use your most recognizable ID or your forum username. If you believe that your chances of qualifying will be severely hampered by using your real I.D. you may contact a TSL staff member to apply for an exemption.
- No transferring of stats or playing in ICCup tournaments to gain points.
- On the final day of the ladder, players may only play another player to a difference of three games. For example, 3-0, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3 are all acceptable last day series scores against a single player, while 4-0 is not. Once the score reaches a three game margin for either player, the players must stop playing each other.
- No multiple or shared TSL accounts. You may have another ICCup account without a TSL tag, but that account cannot play games against TSL tagged players.
- All players who want to qualify for the TSL must save all replays from the ladder stage, and must send replay packs to TSL Administration in a timely fashion.
- We reserve the right to disqualify users for any violation of these rules. More details and rules about the Qualifier stage will be released as the ladder concludes.
How to Register
- Create a new account on www.iccup.com. Do not play on this account until the ladder begins.
- Join the PokerStrategy.com TSL team. This team will be created on November 21, 2009.
- Play StarCraft!
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