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**nirvAnA** · Sat, 18th-Feb-2012, 5:43 PM # 1

Eddie

From Eddie / XanT's SC2 House LAN Party!

Real Name: Andrew 'Eddie' Edwards. (People started calling me Eddie way back in early high school days, and it stuck, now most people don't even know my real name is Andrew...)
Akas: FaDeEdOne, Eddie, Mb.Eddie
Occupation: Retail Assistant
Date Of Birth: 6 May 1987
City/Country: Melbourne, Aus
Hobbies: SC2, AFL (Go Hawks), Television + Film
SC2 Goals: Help bring more awesome events and exposure to SEA + sc2sea. Reach GM as a player (Mid Masters atm)
Clan/Team: FaDe. Cool group of guys.
Life and Career Goals: Currently testing/applying and training for Victoria Police. See how it goes.

Notable SC2/Gaming Achievements: Top 16 MC [Melb][Auckland][Perth] SC II 1v1 Competition #3 after finishing 2nd in group.
Featured Online Vods: Haven't submitted any to be casted. Me v Pronkers from recent Melb ACL, his first person view (I lost).

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Favourite Strategy: Blink Stalkers, Phoenix, Vortex. Banelings + nukes are fun to watch :P
Favourite Babe: Scarlett Johansson, Kate Beckinsale, Mila Kunis
Favourite Food: Pizza, Fruit
Favourite Drink: Water, Bourbon, Vodka
Favourite Movie: Can't pick 1 standout, too many. Prefer good drama>comedies
Favourite Song: Stars - Personal, Damien Rice - 9 Crimes, Death Cab For Cutie - What Sarah Said. They're a couple of good ones that come to mind atm...

Players Respected: Many. Nirvana, Dox, Day[9], Moonglade, PiG, yang + all the other cool people out there!
Arch-Nemesis: Don't really have any. Maybe Dox (epic ACL games), SlowHands (good record vs me), and always seem to get matched up and smashed by Targa at lan events... (All awesome guys

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Best Starcraft 2 player in SEA?: Top 3 Moonglade, Tgun, Targa, with many others not far behind.
Favourite Players: PiG and yang
Best Starcraft 2 player in the world of all time?: MC, NesTea, Mvp. Favourites: WhiteRa + Huk

Random last words: Thanks for the interview. Sc2sea is awesome an community, love you all

Bonus Question 1: As the longest and most hard working tournament admin in SC2SEA, running and sponsoring the GPDs/MCs for over a year STRAIGHT now - what drives your passion? How can people learn to be more like you!

I love SC2. It's a fantastic game/sport. Highly skilled at the top levels, strategic, very spectator friendly, and a good match making system for those seeking improvement. It's been called the chess of our generation. To quote Day[9]: " StarCraft requires the dexterity of a pianist, the mind of a chess grandmaster, and the discipline of an Olympic trainee."

I find it to be very addictive and have a desire to improve, as a lot of it comes down to your own 'play' unlike some other video games.
I want to do my little part in helping our local SEA players, and hopefully the world will pay a bit more attention to some of our top stars, so they can get similar opportunities as other players around the globe. Would like to see e-sports become more accepted into our culture.

I guess wanting to be a part of the community and loving the game are a must. Volunteer, help out, be part of it. The work can be rewarding and you'll meet some awesome people and make friends.