SUP SONS, I'm J-HILLY FROM BRISBANE YO (okay I felt that was a necessary introduction to an otherwise and boring and informative post).
There is a huge scene in Brisbane for sc2. We have some of the best players in the country going to events whenever they are on!
Barcraft was hosted at the Manabar a few months ago for the SEA/ANZ invitational finals.. However the venue is very small for a 'barcraft' (imo), yet the gesture was nice and if there was a bigger venue I definitely think the turnout would be huge (also maybe going to a place where basics weren't 8 dollars could help too).
I work at a bar at the moment, and I could (should) pitch the idea to my boss, but I'm not sure he would see the worth (considering we currently don't have the internet at the pub and the cost of setting up such a service would be big).. I don't know, it's worth a shot though.
ACL is holding it's national finals down the GC next week, which is pretty sick and I know there will be a huge turn out for that. If you want to know about venues for brisbane tournaments.. usually they're always held at Elysium (it's easy for everyone to get to).. and the room is always packed for the day.
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