[rezyn8]

Silicon Sports is better known for its its regular BarCraft Melbourne event, with acknowledgements from eSports luminaries such as Artosis & Tasteless during their casts of GSL Finals and Blizzard Entertainment at the recent Heart of the Swarm launch in Melbourne. Our aim is to get eSports the recognition we believe it deserves here in Australia. With that goal in mind, we are very excited to announce our first*professional*gaming team, Team Silicon Sports, [SLCN], for StarCraft 2.

Being a Melbourne based organisation, I very proud to introduce two very talented Melbourne players as our first team members.

Mark Fittipaldi
PetrifyHenry Yum
RivaL

[SLCN] Petrify

Petrify will be joining us a player/manager in order to help identify talent in the local scene and build out Team Silicon Sports. I have been following Mark’s progress since he started playing StarCraft 2 with Clan FaDe and he never ceases to impress. Whether it is taking on the cream of the crop in the SEA scene, his tireless work on the NA & KR servers to his innovative approach to combating the meta as StarCraft changes I am sure he will be able to lead the Team in the right direction.

Mark will also be flying to Brisbane this weekend to compete in ACL Pro Brisbane flying the Silicon Sports flag. We wish him the best of luck!

Here are few words from Petrify

My name is Mark ‘Petrify’ Fittipaldi, I’m a 20 year old Zerg player who resides in Melbourne. Outside of gaming I’m a student studying commercial law, and I dabble in acting every now and then.

I’ve been playing StarCraft competitively for maybe a little under a year now. I have a strong passion for video games, specifically e-sports, and I really want to help it grow. I believe Silicon Sports have been doing the right things in this avenue and can really help raise the bar for e-sports in Australia.

My personal goals as being apart of Silicon Sports new team is to not only win as many tournaments as I can but to also help the team expand its player base and put together a really strong core of players. I have a firm belief that Silicon Sports new team will rise to become one of the strongest teams in the Australian StarCraft scene.

[SLCN] RivaL

If you have been to any LANs in Melbourne, then you will know that RivaL is a name to be feared. Over the past 12 months, Henry has been a consistent top two finisher in events such as Respawn LAN, Cydus, AusCraft for WoL and more recently TtHub for HotS. We believe he is a great addition to the team roster and we are sure he will rise to the number one spot in no time.

A few words from RivaL

I am Henry ‘RivaL’ Yum, a 19 year old Zerg player living in Melbourne. I am grateful for this opportunity to be representing Silicon Sports as I am determined as a player to improve and compete for my team. We have a great team foundation with a lot of potential which will make it an exciting time as we strive to reach our goals.

I can’t tell you how excited I am about this new team and the potential it has. Both Mark and Henry are working hard to get those golden tickets (Grand Master) on the SEA, NA & KR servers and we will be there to assist them. There is a great talent pool out there, and I can’t wait to get show the world what we can do on the global stage.

We (rezyn8 & Psynapse) will continue to do our best for the Melbourne and SEA communities with BarCraft Melbourne, tournaments and the promotion of talented players in the local scene. You can always keep in touch with us by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook both at /SiliconSports. You can also join our in game community group as well, so be sure to hang out with us in the ‘Silicon Sports’ group channel.

Lalor 'rezyn8' McMahon

[Antel0pe]

Wow, looks great ^_^
So many emerging teams these days ~

[asdfSchnitzel]

Congratz Pet and Rival! Both such gosu players

You're also forever JANE

[syfChadMann]

Awww siick!..

Good luck to you all

[ToRSpartaz]

Markuuu so handsome Definitely two Melbourne players that really deserve the opportunities available

LET'S GO PET Good luck to you both ^^ also big props for Silicon Sports for even further commiting their dedication for eSports

Quick Comments

	asdfSchnitzel:	you say everyone is handsome TT
	SLCN.Petrify:	wtf nick is cheating on me?
	syfChadMann:	Well he is Spartan.. You know their thoughts on same sex relationships.

[FLuX]

Ahh I'd spotted Petrify on KR with the [SLCN] tag, was wondering what team it was. GL to Silicon Sports' new team

[|Erasmus|]

wow, grats petrify! gl to the team.

[Stallion]

i thought petrify was in the ToR team?

still congrats

Quick Comments

ToRSpartaz:

Nah man, but he is still our Pet <3

[AuxActive]

question, why the name 'Silicon Sports'?

Quick Comments

	ToRRedemption:	read the thing man, it was a barcraft first then turned that into a team
	SLCN.Kez:	They like fake boobs obviously
	x5.Arrival:	Silicon is a metal Kez...

[ToRSpookToR]

thats who sponsors them

[ToRRedemption]

Nice work, best of luck sick lineup going to be a scary team.

[Plottel]

Gratz guys!! Very strong lineup, definitely expecting big things from this team

[Snx.Mufasa]

goooooooooood, i was a little confused when these guys weren't on any of the new teams... guess it all makes sense now : )

gl guys!

[ROOTPetraeus]

there can only be one pet

Quick Comments

	ToRSpartaz:	Why won't you meet me in that dark park by Grey Lynn man? D:
	FLuX:	lolumad
	ToRRedemption:	petrify is best pet
	SLCN.Petrify:	lets fight irl at acl in sc2 for title of pet

[AuxActive]

I want to know why the entire organisation is called 'Silicon Sports'

Quick Comments

	ToRRedemption:	why are you called 'auxactive' ?
	PulSe:	Silicon is the building block behind a computer, and they are in eSports, this making their name clever.

[ToRSpookToR]

Originally Posted by AuxActive

I want to know why the entire organisation is called 'Silicon Sports'

why is AuX called AuX

[RicocheT]

Congratz to the sexy Petrify. Gratz also to Rival
May you both go far.

[VB_Blake]

I haven't had much interaction with Petrify but from what I can tell he is pretty gosu As for rival, he is most definitely a dedicated player with great skill and I can see him prospering in this team. Good luck to you two!

[Seffy]

All the best for you guys.

[x5.RunaMoK]

Good work guys, well deserved =D
hope to see good things from you

[Eddie]

This is awesome!

[Matt93]

pew pew silicon melbourne getting stronk

[eCKo`Tazerenix]

Congratulations

[ROOTProbe]

Good luck to you, Rival is a beast.

[rawfish34]

Good luck Pet and Rival. Two giants in the sea scene, with so much potential to offer. Coupled with the guy with the most manly voice in the world, Rezyn, they're definitely going to go very far.

Ps. You'll always be JANE to me.

Quick Comments

rezyn8:

♥ Fishy

[Kreamy]

Congratulations Petrify and RivaL!! I know you two will go far!
Don't worry you are still JANE in my heart

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ToRRedemption:

i feel a pattern coming

[ToRPandarine]

Grats!! glhf!

[mGGNemesis]

Congrats! ^_^ gl

[mGGDaedalus]

Graaaatz! Pet gonna be one of the best players in this part of the world soon if he keeps up dat work ethic

[Dox]

Awesome, nice one!

[ToRsupapower]

Grats Pet and Rival!! best of luck !

[VB_Rhuubarb]

Oh wow, nice work, hope the team goes well.

I know that rezyn and the others do a great job with the melbourne barcrafts!

[zenabi]

Congratulations! Sick pick ups! Nice to see Silicon Sports continue their support of the SEA SC2 scene!

[RVLiveR]

mmmm henry yummmmm, why are both working hard to get GM on SEA that's bad rep

gl to both players, looks sick especially beacuse Silicon is awesome to begin with - i bet this team can go very far!

Quick Comments

	SLCN.Petrify:	i dont think either of us ladders on SEA, maybe a mis interpretation there. we play korea only basically
	rezyn8:	Pet & RivaL are always on KR (SEA is grassroots for these GMs)
	VB_Blake:	rival only has KR account too so you know its legit :P

[eCKo'Apoc]

Congrats Guys !

[SLCN.Wally]

Hey congrats Henry, nice to have known you for a little while. GL in the future man.

[SLCN.CautioN]

Melbourne fighting!!!!

[Meatex]

Bought time petrify got on a team
Grats and good luck

[Annie]

goodluck petrify man i fink u can win :P

[EXCL]

Wowo! GRATS guys this looks amazing

[FaDePressureTest]

Sexiest team in E-sports(tm)

[FaDe'Shampoo]

Grats guys! been a long time coming, pet and rival 2 very scary players to face! so much potential here, i can see this team being one of the heavy hitters, much love

[FSBenAD]

Awesome news guys, best of luck

[NOM]

Big fan of Revival
Good that you finally got into a team now

Quick Comments

	ToRRedemption:	rival*
	SLCN.Wally:	"Big fan of revival". sure sure

[eMp.distyL]

go rival!!!!

[2ezy]

Exciting times, good luck guys.

[Eddie]

Great start for Team Silicon Sports with Petrify making groups at ACL Bris!

[SLCN.Petrify]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Great start for Team Silicon Sports with Petrify making groups at ACL Bris!

Thanks Eddie! Its only up from here

Watch out for Rival at ACL melbourne!