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My Starcraft/eSports Journey - Part 2 - SC2 and my start in eSports

syfChadMann — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:43:46

Welcome to part 2, I'll try and edit this one and take a bit more time to write it, but honestly I just want to put my experiences down to text for you all to enjoy, or not - I don't really care.

I'm writing this in one go, no real plan just off my dome - if I forget someone I'm so sorry <3

Moving on from Part 1;

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My Starcraft/eSports Journey - Part 1 - THE BEGINNING

syfChadMann — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:58:22

So here it is... My very long blog about my time in gaming, eSports and specifically SC2. Thanks for taking the time to read, I'll go into depth and this wont be edited a great deal so it'll probably be a big wall of text.

To start off, I'll talk about my beginnings in games in general - but more specifically, RTS games.
Part 2 will probably be about my start in SC2 and eSports. Part 3 will hopefully be about what I've learnt from that and how its all come to an end with SYF and my... [Read More]

Fading community - needs change

syfChadMann — Sat, 4 Feb 2017 12:40:02

An open letter to the greater sc2sea community and sc2online...

Hello friends,

I have noticed of late, how desolate and empty this website has been. The once bustling hub of South East Asian Starcraft 2 community is reduced to streambot and the occasional tournament bracket being linked.

Obviously the community is significantly dwindling and there are less active members of the community, but I do believe there are still a larger amount of active members of this site, just NO ONE... [Read More]

ChadMates Power Rankings

fray`ChadMann — Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:42:51

Doing some research to let you nerds know who is the best.... or at least my thoughts on the top 10.

*Due to recent inactivity Blysk, is not included in the top 10 list

1) iTerran Seither - While the top three is super close. Seither is the only one of late to only really lose to the others in the top three.. While 2nd and 3rd have dropped some series vs lesser players. This edge for me gives Seither the 1st spot by a hair over enderr.

2) iZerg Enderr - Enderr has always been a very... [Read More]

Why I asked Seither to play on Aus and not SEA.

fray`ChadMann — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 06:20:31

Okay.. so Freedom thinks we are BM arseholes that wanted an advantage to win at any cost...

This doesn't sit with me so I thought I would put my thoughts to a brief blog.

The past two or three WCS qualifiers or ESL monthly cups fray guys have complained after the tournament privately to me how disappointed they felt after losing on SEA server partially due to ping issues. This disappointment continued during the Ro16 yesterday as seither lost to ender while dealing with 250+ ping plus... [Read More]

No more GPD T_T

fray`ChadMann — Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:45:26

I never won GPD and never will. RIP me.

I still believe the 1st season ofLotV is somewhat irrelevant. But Patch zergs join with me and god damn LotV is easy.

gl hf GPD brothers, I will miss you. Keep my spot warm, I think I'll be back next season <3... [Read More]

HYPE VETOS MAN

fray`ChadMann — Sun, 4 Oct 2015 09:42:24

Chris: asdf we do vetoes
You: ARE YOU READY FOR ME BABY?!
Chris: IM READY
You: OH BABY
Chris: I THINK
You: YOU WANNA VETO 1ST OR ME?
IDC
YOU JUST TELL ME
Chris: OK IRON FORTRESS
You: OKAY ****
MOONLIGHT
Chris: bridghead
You: GET HYPE
YOU MEAN
BRIDGEHEAD!
Chris: YEA
BRIDGEHEAD
You: **** BRIDGEHEAD
WHAT KINDA BULLSHIT MAP IS THAT
Chris: BUCK FRIDGEHEAD
You: OKAY.. LETS **** OFF ONE MORE MAP BRO
**** OFF TERRAFORM
Chris: I THOUGHT THERE WERE 3 VETOES EACH
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Calling out SLCN Sportz

fray`ChadMann — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:39:05

I challenge SLCN Sports to a handicap match. Both players must play with 700ms, on wobbly tables, against protoss (as Zerg), with a new keyboard, while tired and hungry, and after 'not practising' for months, with glare in their eyes & after recently switching to a new hotkey setup.

Who ever makes the most excuses, wins.

I predict fray 3-0.

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My time at ACL

fray`ChadMann — Wed, 9 Sep 2015 07:30:31

Hi friends... This is my perspective of ACL.. It was a quick weekend and I wish it went longer. But until next time, I'll leave you with my thoughts.

What a great weekend we've just had, PvP finals in a SEA tournament and some really interesting results across the tournament.

Friday Was one of the busiest days I've had at work for months. Rearranging the entire store to a new layout and lots of new stock and customer orders coming in. it was a busy day (those of you that don't know, I run... [Read More]

M A D E I T B O Y S

fray`ChadMann — Sun, 5 Jul 2015 16:59:59

Never got masters.. but now, I am a grand master. ^_^

All praise gosu SEA ladder.

wait, does this mean I can't play GPDL anymore? RIP... [Read More]

A complicated issue of sportsmanship

fray`ChadMann — Sat, 4 Jul 2015 07:48:41

Nama dc'd during game 3 of their series and then:

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Diamond =/= A team

fray`ChadMann — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:38:10

Hi guys.

Recently I've seen the numbers of teams popping up with Diamond rosters and players looking for teams in diamond or below leagues.

Just want to real talk with y'all for a sec...

Clans = A collective of like-minded people that play under the same tag and form a group bond because of the shared tag.

Team = Much like a clan, but they are sponsored by tech companies etc to play a game at a competitive/noticeable level.

If you are Diamond or below, you are not that rare.... [Read More]

Happy Birthday

fray`ChadMann — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:10:11

So he's been complaining about it in chat box a heap, and I'm sure it must be quite frustrating that everyone forgot.

But lets not forget this guy, he's a top bloke.

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Wally, NXZ, Petrify Grudge series

fray`ChadMann — Tue, 3 Jun 2014 06:36:46

So these guys want to fite it out... I don't know why, I mean - Wally already embarrassed Ryan at LAN and Petrify lost a ******* map to me, how good can he be?

OSC Points, Cash, Round Robin, Bo7....

Discuss the format.
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Korean Ladder Protoss!

fray`ChadMann — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:24:52

Below is a simple picture story of the day I valiantly faced a protoss on Ladder.

Shout out to fenner.

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