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Cute · Fri, 30th-Dec-2011, 3:47 PM

Going away for my birthday (**** yeah)
Back on Sunday

Just gathering raw interviews and comments right now, will get around to fleshing them out/fixing grammar in a bit

Was thinking that when the first week matchups are announced we could go through each game and give our own brief predictions
ie Xeria v aLt
Cute: aLt should have this in the bag because adlfjaldkfjlkd
deL: Xeria are far too strong to lose to sldjalfk

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Text by: Cute and TAdeL
Graphics by: TAdeL

You know the teams. You've met the players. Now it's time Add whatever else you can think of for hype or what content you want to include.

Here we can include stuff like the format, fixtures and schedule.

Round 1 Matchups:

aLternative vs Xeria Gaming

The first of the two big matchups this week sees last season's runners up aLt taking on the relatively recently established powerhouse that is Xeria Gaming. While on paper, xGKing may have the edge, if they go into this matchup bringing anything less than their one hundred percent, they may find victory quickly slipping from their grasp.

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Ace Prediction: TtPig vs xGKingMaFia

Cute: This match may very well end up being closer than a lot of people would imagine. PiG and Yoon can certainly bring it to anyone on xGKing's lineup. That said, the trinity that is JazBas, Iaguz and MaFia will be enough to edge out a win for Xeria 4:2.

deL:

Team Supreme vs Team Infinity

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Ace Prediction: SoulmanSPR vs iceiceice

Cute:

deL:

Trick Or Treat vs Team EVE

The two last minute additions to the Premier League find themselves playing off in the first round, and you can bet that both teams are looking to prove themselves worthy of the invite. The Chinese hope, ToT, boast the largest roster in the division and should be able to use this to their advantage, with enough depth to select an appropriate race for each map. EVE on the other hand something something something

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Ace Prediction: Jerry vs Strafe

Cute:

deL:

Make your own predictions, vote in the poll above!

"nGen could be the darkhorse but it depends on how much JazBas is going to JazBas his units, whether iaguz brings his axe,
and how drunk MaFia is. Drunk MaFia beats tgun." -TargA

"Herocraft has tgun and mOOnGLaDe in it my favourite zergs in SEA,
how can I not expect them to win the first season!! Experience and awesomeness combined!." -Flamga

"As much as I'd like TA to retain the title, I think Xeria or HeroCraft could be too much,
but if it's not one of them I think one of last season's finalists TA or aLt could win it." -deL

"I’ve heard rumours that Livibee has been practicing with the likes of DRG, Nestea
and even beat Stephano 3-0 in a BO5. If she steps up then there’s no stopping Herocraft." -riiChard

"Targa is too busy playing 4v4 to win it for his team" -Shortizz

"I then got a PM from Nirvana asking me to give him all my money, which I did and now this is happening" JoFritzMD - Event sponsor

Team Captain Interviews

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TAriiChard Terror Australis

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xGKingBenji Xeria Gaming

+ Show +

aLtcure aLternative

+ Show +

XenomorphSPR Team Supreme

+ Show +

AlwaysDry Trick or Treat

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inF Team Infinity

+ Show +

EveJaFF Team EVE

+ Show +

ZenDeX Mineski

+ Show +

MiTHjump Made in Thailand

+ Show +

mOOnGLaDe HeroCraft

+ Show +

Community Interviews

Interviews for 1-2 of the admins, and of course the sponsor

+ [Question Ideas] +

Sharn JoFritzMD Kemp Tournament Sponsor

+ Show +

aLtnirvAnA Tournament Head Admin

+ Show +

Forgmite Tier 1 admin

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Admin #2 Tier 1 admin

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Add the hype banners here and encourage people to submit their own. Link the coverage portals and stream links here

deL · Sun, 1st-Jan-2012, 5:54 PM

Text by: TAdeL and Cute (not cure)
Graphics by: TAdeL

It's finally upon us. The much anticipated second season of the Southeast Asian Clan League officially kicks off on the 15th of January. Boasting almost fifty clan entries, SEACL promises to be one of the biggest events in SEA Starcraft this year.

And at the top of it, is the Sharn Kemp SEA Clan League. The cream of the crop. This isn't just a few big names scattered haphazardly through the bracket of some random tournament. The top division of the SEACL features all of SEA's top players. Name a player, and you will find them in this tournament.

Unfamiliar with the teams? Want to know the inside stories? Which players to look out for?

Chill guys, we got this.

aLternative [aLt]
"Sometimes we frighten ourselves" - aLtcure

Last season's runners up, aLt, benefit from an even stronger roster than they had in season 1, but with the increased competition it doesn't mean it will be any easier for them. PiG and Jimdiddy are both in hot form and they join their clutch player YoonYJ and sleeping giant Ninja as the Australian core of the Singapore based clan and are all valid ace match choices. Add to this some of Singapore's best players including WCG champion nirvAnA and up-and-comers Han, Shortizz and MrFool and aLt represents a depth few teams can match with a mix of styles perfectly suited to the clan match environment.

Player to watch:

TtPiG

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HeroCraft [-]
"I am certainly not playing in this" - mOOnGLaDe

Despite not being a real clan, HeroCraft has a bit of a history in team events and are lead by the enigmatic mOOnGLaDe. As if SEA's most accomplished players wasn't enough, they add to their roster the well-travelled tgun who has competed in the Korean GSTL team league and brings his experience to the competition. The FXO influence doesn't end there are Malaysian up-and-comer Timber fills out the roster alongside compatrior Cobo, providing ample backup for the two ace worthy players.

Player to watch:

mOOnGlaDe

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Made in Thailand [MiTH]
"It stands for Made in Thailand? Mind blown" - everyone

Thai team MiTH consists of the backbone of the Thailand national team. With Maya, RedArchon, Fah, indy and jump the individual talent is undenyable but they may suffer in depth compared to many of the other teams. With the smallest roster they will rely on their superstar RedArchon to bring them home against most opponents, and the players should look to him for inspiration. Being the only Thai representatives they are sure to have the full backing of the large eSports fanbase in their home country and have a lot to prove.

Player to watch:

MiTH.RedArchon

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Mineski Pro-Gaming [Mski]
"Dat Azz" - TAdeL

Self proclaimed as a team inspiring to lift the level of eSports in the Philippines, Mineski's SC2 lineup represents exactly that - the best that the Philippines has to offer. Pinoy powerhouses EnDerr and JaBiTo join some familiar names in the Fili scene. Add to this one of the most successful Protoss players from SEA, Azz, into their already solid lineup and Mineski could prove a handful for the more prominent clans.

Player to watch:

Mski.EnDerr

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iTA Terror Australis [TA]
"I openly dislike TA" - GoSuTgun

Last season's defending champions have their work cut out for them. Not only are TA missing two core members due to player bans (Protoss star Pinder and deth, who took the winning game for TA in the grand final last season), the clan must also deal with the absence of one more of their biggest names inMaFia representing his sponsored team, but protoss masters Yangand SenSei will be representing TA for the event. Despite this, two players who have proven their worth in season 1's victory will be back to represent TA, Rossi and EdgE, and could provide the pivot necessary to see the team through the finals.

Player to watch:

TARossi

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Team EVE [EVE]
"good team" - TAEdgE

EVE are relatively new to the RTS scenebut have proven competitive in both individual and team tournaments, most famously qualifying for SEACL Season 1. Being based primarily in Singapore, their roster contains some of the strongest Singaporean players and merged with GnS. In addition to the Singaporean players like Yekke, Dutch-turned-Thai ex-BW pro Strafe joins their ranks and gives them a serious ace option to join techtron, another accomplished player in the Australian scene.

Player to watch:

Strafe

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Team Infinity [inFi]
"We got Revenant and Roz. The two Rs. Ready to roll." - inFiTargA

While inFi has had an up-and-down year, they were one of the four giants in the SEA scene not long ago. Despite the reduced activity and results by many of their players, ice is seemingly always in-form, TargA and Revenant can compete with the best players in the league, and Muse and Roz are no pushovers. Losing RedArchon and latest recruit JazBas to their sponsored teams may have nudged inFi from potential tournament favourites to mere potential darkhorses but they have more than enough talent to take it to the wire with the best teams.

Player to watch:

iceiceice

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Team Supreme [SPR]
"If their pro Koreans turn up, they will give every team a run for their money." - TAriiChard

Starting out as a community clan for Koreans and Korean speakers on SEA, SPR recently broke out as one of the most competitive clans on SEA. They have an active channel, albeit most of that activity is Korean hangeul spam, and after a marathon run of friendly clanwars have finally formed a roster truly capable of taking a podium place in this event. Soulman should form a great backbone to a team that also includes in-form player iSt and the Korean ex-pro's experience should be invaluable in the practice room. There's no doubt that SPR will take this league very seriously and they should not be underestimated despite lacking individual tournament accomplishments.

Player to watch:

SoulmanSPR

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Trick or Treat [ToT]
"Game over. Chinese pwns!" - StitchSPR

If SPR is the primary Korean community clan on the SEA server then Team ToT, founded by Jerry, is the main community clan for Chinese speaking residents of Southeast Asia and Oceania. While many of the players are known as ladder cheesers, HotLips and pork have performed well at Australian LAN tournaments in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, and clan leader Jerry is experienced in online SEA events.

Player to watch:

porkToT

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Xeria Gaming [xGKing]
"Drunk MaFia beats tgun" - inFiTargA

Xeria Gaming are a relatively new team but have wasted no time making a name for themselves. With the likes of Blizzcon beast JazBas, IEM representative iaguz, giant killer MaFia as well as the recent additions Bielsko, Myuu and pokerface they are hard to ignore. This depth will make it hard for other team captains to pick who will play ace, and this will give them the strategic edge over most opponents. Couple this with the inexhaustible list of individual achievements for these members and you have the potential tournament favourites.

Player to watch:

xGKingJazBas

+ Show +

Stay tuned for a follow up article next week featuring interviews with team managers and tournament admins, predictions from prominent community members and more. #SEASPORTS

Resources

SEACL#2 post	SEACL#1 Recap	SEACL#1 Results	Stream
Xeria Gaming	Clan TA	Team EVE	Team SPR
Team Infinity	Mineski	aLt	MiTH

Clan pages, other sc2sea content, liquipedia, VODs/recap of SEACL#1 etc.

Cute · Tue, 3rd-Jan-2012, 7:22 PM

Text by: TAdeL and Cute (not cure)
Graphics by: TAdeL

It's finally upon us. The much anticipated second season of the Southeast Asian Clan League officially kicks off on the 15th of January. Boasting almost fifty clan entries, SEACL promises to be one of the biggest events in SEA Starcraft this year.

And at the top of it, is the Sharn Kemp SEA Clan League. The cream of the crop. This isn't just a few big names scattered haphazardly through the bracket of some random tournament. The top division of the SEACL features all of SEA's top players. Name a player, and you will find them in this tournament.

Unfamiliar with the teams? Want to know the inside stories? Which players to look out for?

Chill guys, we got this.

aLternative [aLt]
"Sometimes we frighten ourselves" - aLtcure

Last season's runners up, aLt, benefit from an even stronger roster than they had in season 1, but with the increased competition it doesn't mean it will be any easier for them. PiG and Jimdiddy are both in hot form and they join their clutch player YoonYJ and sleeping giant Ninja as the Australian core of the Singapore based clan and are all valid ace match choices. Add to this some of Singapore's best players including WCG champion nirvAnA and up-and-comers Han, Shortizz and MrFool and aLt represents a depth few teams can match with a mix of styles perfectly suited to the clan match environment.

Player to watch:

TtPiG

+ Show +

HeroCraft [-]
"I am certainly not playing in this" - mOOnGLaDe

Despite not being a real clan, HeroCraft has a bit of a history in team events and are lead by the enigmatic mOOnGLaDe. As if SEA's most accomplished players wasn't enough, they add to their roster the well-travelled tgun who has competed in the Korean GSTL team league and brings his experience to the competition. The FXO influence doesn't end there are Malaysian up-and-comer Timber fills out the roster alongside compatrior Cobo, providing ample backup for the two ace worthy players.

Player to watch:

mOOnGlaDe

+ Show +

Made in Thailand [MiTH]
"It stands for Made in Thailand? Mind blown" - everyone

Thai team MiTH consists of the backbone of the Thailand national team. With Maya, RedArchon, Fah, indy and jump the individual talent is undenyable but they may suffer in depth compared to many of the other teams. With the smallest roster they will rely on their superstar RedArchon to bring them home against most opponents, and the players should look to him for inspiration. Being the only Thai representatives they are sure to have the full backing of the large eSports fanbase in their home country and have a lot to prove.

Player to watch:

MiTH.RedArchon

+ Show +

Mineski Pro-Gaming [Mski]
"Dat Azz" - TAdeL

Self proclaimed as a team inspiring to lift the level of eSports in the Philippines, Mineski's SC2 lineup represents exactly that - the best that the Philippines has to offer. Pinoy powerhouses EnDerr and JaBiTo join some familiar names in the Fili scene. Add to this one of the most successful Protoss players from SEA, Azz, into their already solid lineup and Mineski could prove a handful for the more prominent clans.

Player to watch:

Mski.EnDerr

+ Show +

iTA Terror Australis [TA]
"I openly dislike TA" - GoSuTgun

Last season's defending champions have their work cut out for them. Not only are TA missing two core members due to player bans (Protoss star Pinder and deth, who took the winning game for TA in the grand final last season), the clan must also deal with the absence of one more of their biggest names inMaFia representing his sponsored team, but protoss masters Yangand SenSei will be representing TA for the event. Despite this, two players who have proven their worth in season 1's victory will be back to represent TA, Rossi and EdgE, and could provide the pivot necessary to see the team through the finals.

Player to watch:

TARossi

+ Show +

Team EVE [EVE]
"good team" - TAEdgE

EVE are relatively new to the RTS scenebut have proven competitive in both individual and team tournaments, most famously qualifying for SEACL Season 1. Being based primarily in Singapore, their roster contains some of the strongest Singaporean players and merged with GnS. In addition to the Singaporean players like Yekke, Dutch-turned-Thai ex-BW pro Strafe joins their ranks and gives them a serious ace option to join techtron, another accomplished player in the Australian scene.

Player to watch:

Strafe

+ Show +

Team Infinity [inFi]
"We got Revenant and Roz. The two Rs. Ready to roll." - inFiTargA

While inFi has had an up-and-down year, they were one of the four giants in the SEA scene not long ago. Despite the reduced activity and results by many of their players, ice is seemingly always in-form, TargA and Revenant can compete with the best players in the league, and Muse and Roz are no pushovers. Losing RedArchon and latest recruit JazBas to their sponsored teams may have nudged inFi from potential tournament favourites to mere potential darkhorses but they have more than enough talent to take it to the wire with the best teams.

Player to watch:

iceiceice

+ Show +

Team Supreme [SPR]
"If their pro Koreans turn up, they will give every team a run for their money." - TAriiChard

Starting out as a community clan for Koreans and Korean speakers on SEA, SPR recently broke out as one of the most competitive clans on SEA. They have an active channel, albeit most of that activity is Korean hangeul spam, and after a marathon run of friendly clanwars have finally formed a roster truly capable of taking a podium place in this event. Soulman should form a great backbone to a team that also includes in-form player iSt and the Korean ex-pro's experience should be invaluable in the practice room. There's no doubt that SPR will take this league very seriously and they should not be underestimated despite lacking individual tournament accomplishments.

Player to watch:

SoulmanSPR

+ Show +

Trick or Treat [ToT]
"Game over. Chinese pwns!" - StitchSPR

If SPR is the primary Korean community clan on the SEA server then Team ToT, founded by Jerry, is the main community clan for Chinese speaking residents of Southeast Asia and Oceania. While many of the players are known as ladder cheesers, HotLips and pork have performed well at Australian LAN tournaments in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, and clan leader Jerry is experienced in online SEA events.

Player to watch:

porkToT

+ Show +

Xeria Gaming [xGKing]
"Drunk MaFia beats tgun" - inFiTargA

Xeria Gaming are a relatively new team but have wasted no time making a name for themselves. With the likes of Blizzcon beast JazBas, IEM representative iaguz, giant killer MaFia as well as the recent additions Bielsko, Myuu and pokerface they are hard to ignore. This depth will make it hard for other team captains to pick who will play ace, and this will give them the strategic edge over most opponents. Couple this with the inexhaustible list of individual achievements for these members and you have the potential tournament favourites.

Player to watch:

xGKingJazBas

+ Show +

Stay tuned for a follow up article next week featuring interviews with team managers and tournament admins, predictions from prominent community members and more. #SEASPORTS

Resources

SEACL #2 post	SEACL #1 Recap	SEACL#1 Results	Stream
Xeria Gaming	Clan TA	Team EVE	Team SPR
Team Infinity	Mineski	aLt	MiTH

Clan pages, other sc2sea content, liquipedia, VODs/recap of SEACL#1 etc.

deL · Sun, 1st-Jan-2012, 5:55 PM

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Text by: Cute and TAdeL
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Do your write-up here, recapping last article's team intros and give your own predictions and players to watch. Tell fans to tune in and stuff. Add whatever else you can think of for hype or what content you want to include.

Here we can include stuff like the format, fixtures and schedule.

Make your own predictions, vote in the poll above!

"nGen could be the darkhorse but it depends on how much JazBas is going to JazBas his units, whether iaguz brings his axe,
and how drunk MaFia is. Drunk MaFia beats tgun." -TargA

"Herocraft has tgun and mOOnGLaDe in it my favourite zergs in SEA,
how can I not expect them to win the first season!! Experience and awesomeness combined!." -Flamga

"As much as I'd like TA to retain the title, I think Xeria or HeroCraft could be too much,
but if it's not one of them I think one of last season's finalists TA or aLt could win it." -deL

"I’ve heard rumours that Livibee has been practicing with the likes of DRG, Nestea
and even beat Stephano 3-0 in a BO5. If she steps up then there’s no stopping Herocraft." -riiChard

"Targa is too busy playing 4v4 to win it for his team" -Shortizz

"I then got a PM from Nirvana asking me to give him all my money, which I did and now this is happening" JoFritzMD - Event sponsor

Team Captain Interviews

+ [Question Ideas] +

TAriiChard Terror Australis

+ Show +

xGKingBenji Xeria Gaming

+ Show +

aLtcure aLternative

+ Show +

XenomorphSPR Team Supreme

+ Show +

AlwaysDry Trick or Treat

+ Show +

inF Team Infinity

+ Show +

EveJaFF Team EVE

+ Show +

ZenDeX Mineski

+ Show +

MiTHjump Made in Thailand

+ Show +

mOOnGLaDe HeroCraft

+ Show +

Community Interviews

Interviews for 1-2 of the admins, and of course the sponsor

+ [Question Ideas] +

Sharn JoFritzMD Kemp Tournament Sponsor

+ Show +

aLtnirvAnA Tournament Head Admin

+ Show +

Frogmite Tier 1 admin

+ Show +

Admin #2 Tier 1 admin

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Add the hype banners here and encourage people to submit their own. Link the coverage portals and stream links here

deL · Mon, 2nd-Jan-2012, 3:28 PM

Updated some of the content, will do more later if you like the direction I went with it

I added "why they will/won't win" to the spoilered section to bulk that up a bit as it was looking a bit scarce. I also started updating the facts/trivia sections as well as added some banners - they are just temporary so if you like them let me know and I can make changes as required but you could use your own I wouldn't mind at all.

EDIT: You could even break this in to 2 different articles as it seems a little long. That way you could stagger the content and make it last. You could submit something like what I have up there as the team list and do your own commentary and predictions at the end with a few quotes as one article. A second article could include interviews from all team captains and admins, and include their predictions as one of the interview questions - you could also add a poll to it so the public could vote

Cute · Tue, 3rd-Jan-2012, 4:44 PM

Here are some logos I made
All stolen from respective websites without permission, don't sue me plz

There just in image form atm, Nirvana can add them to the smilies list if he likes

crAzerk · Wed, 4th-Jan-2012, 2:51 PM

Frogmite* not forgmite

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