[ToR.Arnor]

Avant Garde is proud to announce their new Starcraft II Lineup, former Xeria Gaming Superstars: Korean Juggernaut Sam “KingKong” Yu, Teenage Dreamboat Brian “Poker” Yoon, Child Prodigy Kevin “Myuu” Chen and The Handsome Devil Charlie “Satu” Potter. Filling the role of Division Manager is Chris “Arnor” Grima formerly of Xeria Gaming and City Hunter.

A little about KingKong:

KingKong is a 23 year old Korean currently studying English in Brisbane, Australia. His dream is to become a Chef and open his own restaurant right here in Australia! Prior to moving to Australia and joining Xeria Gaming, KingKong was a B Teamer for Korean Team Startale, in Broodwar he played for STX Soul. KingKong is one of the best players in Oceania with multiple Top 3 placings, including: 1st ACL Brisbane, 1st (x9) Masters Cup (#5, #6, #8, #23, #24, #28, #29, #30, #33) and 3rd Place finishes in Both SEANA and Arena AVCON Tournament. KingKong will also be representing SEA and Oceania in the Hong Kong esports Tournament at the end of the month after winning the regional qualifier.


A little about Poker:

Poker is a 19 year old currently studying computer science at UNSW, he resides in Sydney, Australia. Poker is perhaps one of the most naturally talented players in the region, starting off his career as a random player, Poker finally decided to stick with Zerg in late 2011, consistently referred as a “Dark Horse” Poker boost numerous Top 3 placings, including: 2nd City Hunter Kingston Comp #8, 2nd Masters Cup #12, 3rd City Hunter’s Roccat Cup and 3rd in City Hunter’s Kingston Cup #4.

“Despite AVANT's shaky reputation, I think there is great potential in joining this team and after talking with Wes, I believe this team would give me everything I need as a player. Overall I look forward to playing under AVANT and I hope that I am able to prove that AVANT is a team to look forward to in the future.”

A little about Myuu:

Myuu is a 15 year old High School student from Sydney, Australia. Myuu is somewhat the quiet achiever in SEA Starcraft II, Myuu was recognized at a young age after he consistently took games and series of many of the giants early in his career, rarely present online Myuu has consistently done well in LAN Tournaments, including: 1st MaqLan #2, 1st Flank Gaming LAN #1, 2nd November 2012 SOGC LAN and 3rd (x3) City Hunter Tournaments (Kingston Comp #7, #8 and ASUS ROG & Kingston's Star Invite League).

“Im glad that avant was able to pick us up whilst keeping us united as the previous xG team. Im also extremely excited that AVANT will give us the opportunity to prove ourselves to the community again.”


A little about Satu:

Satu is 20 years of age from Adelaide, Australia, one of the later additions to Xeria Gaming, Satu has put his chef studies on hold for the time being to focus more on Starcraft II. Satu has emerged as one of the strongest players in South Australia taking 1st Place in Arena LAN #7 and 2nd place in both Arena LAN #6 and Arena LAN #5 (behind EdgE who has since retired).

"im excited to join avant in order to continue as a competitive starcraft player. AS avant has had a rough history with starcraft teams, i was hesitant in my decision to join the team. However, after talking with avant management, i saw that it would be a great opportunity for me as a player both in the short term and long term. I look to improve my play and my results more than ever before, and their support will help me do this."

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GLHF Guys!

[Matt93]

I called this. Hopefully they treat you better than the last two Avants.

#Roccat

[Pox]

This month's Avant lineup looks pretty strong

Quick Comments

	ToRGreenArchon:	+1
	|Erasmus|:	lol, ikr
	Snx.FigJig:	+1
	MezjE:	hahhaahahaha
	x5_dot:	LOL
	TAEdgE:	hahahaha
	Seffy:	LMFAO
	syfChase:	+1
	SLCNPezz:	yep..
	ToRPandarine:	oooooooh
	Baldie:	LOL
	fray`Alpha:	lol
	ToRSpartaz:	Dayum son :P
	asdfSchnitzel:	Pox have my babies pls
	ToRsupapower:	lol pox is funny
	Malice:	figured i may as well post a comment since everyone else is. +1

[MezjE]

Don't say we didn't warn you, looking forward to saying 'I told you so'

Matt: I told Satu and Arnor a lot about how miserable our experience was. Long blog will be up tomorrow.

Quick Comments

	Matt93:	technically only all of ToR and Malice did
	SLCNPezz:	to be fair we could say the same to you ^^
	asdfSchnitzel:	^
	TtSYF.tRoy:	^
	syfChase:	^
	Dox:	v
	Bash:	>
	VB_Blake:	<

[FantasyStarr]

Welcome to the AV Family my friends

[SLCN.Kez]

Nice for satu, he had such a nice long break from teams like he wanted

Quick Comments

Matt93:

longest 3 days in the history of sc2

[Malice]

http://www.sc2sea.com/blogs/showentry.php?e=1311

Good blog, check it out guys.

[syfChadMann]

err good luck.. Hope Av can pull it off this time

Maybe with all their 'Avant Dirty Cash' they can pay out AVCon Prizes?

EDIT: I'll clarify, iaguz and Petraeus have been paid their prizes. I heard that Rossi hadn't, but I can't confirm that. However the fray`LoL team have not received their $2,000 prize. In regards to 'They've been told it will be the end of the month' They have been told this, yes.. but only after being told it will be 2 weeks... then 'before ACL'... then 'Just after ACL'.... now 'End of the month'. We've been told its going to be delayed, sure.. but its getting pushed back and there is no reason as to why its taking so long.... I'm not going to let this be another GESC.

Quick Comments

	x5_dot:	Prizes haven't been paid yet? o.O
	MezjE:	Nope, not much has been paid.
	ToRMcLovin:	Av hasn't paid someone! I'm shocked
	Bash:	AvConjob amirite ;D

[Bash]

Originally Posted by Av.MezjE

Don't say we didn't warn you, looking forward to saying 'I told you so'

Matt: I told Satu and Arnor a lot about how miserable our experience was. Long blog will be up tomorrow.

Might wanna update that sig.

gl to ex-xeria i guess, hope it all works out

Quick Comments

MezjE:

haha I will just so lazy ;;

[ToRMcLovin]

this can only end well...

[Eddie]

It's awesome you guys all found a new home together! Hope it goes great

Quick Comments

	SLCN.Kez:	hahaha eddie always the positive light in a shit storm of drama <3
	ToRSpartaz:	^^^^^^
	mGGNemesis:	^_^

[SLCN.CautioN]

Originally Posted by Av.Malice

I have played in wT weekly almost every week since being in Avant. Why should I represent a team that can't even pay my $30 train tickets to an event because theyr're 5k in debt because they ran a tournament they can't pay for?

dameee nice

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by fray`ChadMann

err good luck.. Hope Av can pull it off this time

Maybe with all their 'Avant Dirty Cash' they can pay out AVCon Prizes?

To clarify The Starcraft Guys have been paid (atleast I know fray'iaguz, fray'Pet and xGKK were), Some LoL teams have been told theyd be paid later this month (dont know all the specifics about this so not my place to comment on the validity of Chad's statements). Figured Id let people know some of the facts instead of making ambiguous and misleading statements.

Quick Comments

	Pox:	there's no room for facts here
	SLCNPezz:	still no payment for rossi though, and people like marzz weren't paid for their efforts either.
	Malice:	"You'll be paid later" That's a term I've heard from Avant a fair bit actually..

[ChowMuddha]

i solo queue bronze can i play for avant.
I am willing to play support

smiley face

Quick Comments

Matt93:

u r best playr in avant roster manager pik u up asap

[syfRize]

Mother of god no..

[Seffy]

Originally Posted by FantasyStarr

I'm a LoL Manager

Well there's your problem.

In all seriousness though, good luck to the team. Third time's the charm maybe? Arnor's done a lot for these boys and also the community so surely he will do the best for them. It's a choice they made, if it doesn't work out then they'll go but if by some miracle things go well then it would be great.

Quick Comments

	ToRPandarine:	i cldnt help laguhing like a mand man tht my rents thought i had lost it again
	mGGNemesis:	I agree w what Jieun said in this post; all the best :)

[Satu]

Originally Posted by SLCN.Kez

Nice for satu, he had such a nice long break from teams like he wanted

Well this is embarrassing haha

Quick Comments

	mGGNemesis:	lol
	Mayo:	<3

[syfChase]

Happy times

[SLCNPezz]

I really hope Avant live up to the demands of xG, I don't want it to end on a sour note like it did with us.

Best of luck guys, although I'm upset that teams continue to fall into the hands of an organization (if you can call them that) that aren't supporting their players, I really hope it will work out this time.

Quick Comments

	MezjE:	+1
	ToR.Arnor:	thanks Pezz <3

[Fenner]

I really hope this works out well, I will not be happy if you guys screw over KingKong, he is an awesome guy!

Best of luck guys~