[cure]

Weekly Digest#6 (Week ending 6th March 2011)

Tournament Weekly Recap

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------------------------ Tuesday ------------------------

iMaster of SEA Week 3
Winner: nGenJazbas - $50

-The final four players-
aLtOxygen
nGenJazbas
nGenLight
inF

Oxygen beat inF 3:0 while nGenJazbas beat nGenLight 3:2
In the finals, Jazbas took down Oxygen 3:1

Congrats to nGenJazbas being crowned iMaster of SEA Week 3! Jazbas has also earned himself a spot in the iMaster of SEA final torunament at the end of March for his position in the top 200 list.

Download Jazbas's Replays here

+ [More about the iMaster of SEA] +

The top 3 players on Blizzard's top 200 list competed for the title of iMaster of SEA!. Thank you iMaster for this amazing sponsorship to encourage ladder play. Including the CO allows a spot for players who dont have the time to ladder up for the shot of $50. Winner of this tournament is required to submit his last 10 ladder games + the BO5 games so if you're in contention to play in this, keep Tuesday night free and remember to save your last 10 ladder replays!

The iMaster of SEA format is like this - Top 3 ranked players + last weeks CO winner make up the top 4 who will play each other in a BO5 Single Elim. In the case that the CO winner is in the Top 3 already, the runner up of the CO will join the top 4.

------------------------ Wednesday ------------------------


Community Open #14
Winner: rLsEscapisT - $25
rLsEscapisT has entered the Community Open's Hall of Fame! Initially reluctant to participate in the community open as the winners are usually the top players of the SEA ladder or the legends of SEA, he decided to take part in the community open with the support of his teammates. Taking out players like Jabito and inF, he made his way to the finals vs Hocus.
In the ace match of the finals, he showed us really creative play, using blink stalkers to blink into the main of the zerg, using a warp prism to carry sentries with full energy to forcefield the ramp, destroyed the main base of the zerg and ran off. The zerg tried to take a hidden expansion, but was scouted not long after because of the units he rallied out. Hocus finally tapped out after the hidden expansion died and he was mined out. Be sure to check out the replays of his games !

Replay Pack here!
Final Brackets here!

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Cure: Congratulations on being the winner of CO #14!
EscapisT: Thanks ^.^

Cure: How did you feel while playing against Jabito? The player that made 3rd place on the CnZ, taking out players like RedArchon, Oxygen and Revenant ?
EscapisT: I honestly didn't expect to win, i was just playing in the CO because you asked me to, but i just tried my best and won.

Cure: You performed really well in this tournament, how did you practice for this tournament ?
EscapisT: You made me play 100 PvZ and PvT with you and you're asking how i practiced ? Well, training with my team is the only training i get.

Cure: Hahaha! In game 2 of the finals, you made quite a few mistakes. Were you nervous / pressured ?
EscapisT: I didn't expect to win because i've never played on that map before, I just wanted to see his playstyle and beat him in game 3.

Cure: Well in game 3, you did a weird build that worked out very well, what was in your mind ?
EscapisT: I wanted to 4gate blink and just do an all in, but i forgot to make the fourth gateway, then halfway through the push i was wondering why i was getting owned when i had blink and why was my resource count so high, then i realised i was 1 gateway short. -.- so i just went for a robo and did that :P

Cure: Any tips for players that are starting to learn Protoss?
EscapisT: If you wanna learn to play Protoss, don't 4gate. If you wanna win though, just make 4gateways. LOL!

Cure: ROFL ! Any shoutouts ?
EscapisT: Our sponsors for sponsoring rLs, the whole rLs-Gaming team, iMaster for sponsoring this, Zanooku for doubling the prize money and Lance is cool.

Cure: Okay that wraps it up, btw i'm keeping your prize money, you know right ?
EscapisT: ...... i hate you.

Cure:

Community Open Hall of Fame

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Open #	Winner	Prize	Sponsor
#1	aLtnirvAnA	$10	Community
#2	TAEdgE	$10	Community
#3	nGenMasteR	$10	Community
#4	TAms	$10	Community
#5	NEORedArchon	$25	iMaster
#6	FXOmOOnGLaDe	$25	iMaster
#7	tGcBosser	$25	iMaster
#8	JesseTheKING	$25	iMaster
#9	nGenStarhunt	$25	iMaster
#10	NEORedArchon	$25	iMaster
#11	nGenWild	$25	iMaster
#12	inF	$25	iMaster
#13	aLtOxygeN	$25	iMaster
#14	rLsEscapisT	$25	iMaster

------------------------ Thursday ------------------------

SC2SEA.COM's 2v2 Open #02
Hosted by: BakaInu and Zergtastic
Winner: inF and altAaron - $20

inFiRevenenant and aLtAaaron dominate SC2SEA.com's 2v2 Open #2! Only losing the first game, they stomped their way through the tournament. Defeating nGenLight and nGenBenji, aLtJimDiddy and WVMaximus, Team AoW, and lastly StimmedProbe and Rinke in the finals.
Their Protoss / Zerg combo proved unstoppable to all that stood in their way!

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Cure: Congratulations on winning the 2v2 Open #2!
aLtAaron: Thx gg >_<
inF: Thx! (:

Cure: How do you feel after winning first place ?
aLtAaron: Feeling happy! I got carried by Revenant x)
inF: I feel relieved and a little happy at the same time. Not too pressured though, because Aaron was carrying me most of the games.

Cure: LOL ! How did you guys prepare for this tournament ?
aLtAaron: We played abit previously out of boredom, and recently started playing again to try for master league in 2v2, so the grind to masters league was good practice.
inF: Laddering out of boredom/for Master's in 2s. You don't need much practice when you have such a good forcefield user as your partner. HAHA.

Cure: I see. Which matchup did you think was the hardest matchup you faced in this tournament, and why do you think so ?
aLtAaron: Probably the Terran/Zerg combo when they do some kind of all in. As a Protoss, its really hard to hold, especially on certain maps where my teammate can isolated and it becomes a 2v1 at my map.
inF: The hardest match was probably against nGenLight+nGenBenji, because we had to play pretty micro intensive games. The 20mins game with Jimdiddy+Maximus was pretty fun too, though!

Cure: Would you say that Protoss and Zerg is the best 2v2 combo ?
aLtAaron: Hmm, i don't know, i don't really play team games alot, but it certainly is a pretty good combo. But having a zerg teammate is good because of the mobility. He can help to defend me x)
inF: I actually like terrans as partners quite a lot, because of their diversity of strategies, and I've always liked a Human(aka Terran in SC2) partner in Warcraft3 when I used Orc.

Cure: I heard there was some drama that happened during the tournament, what happened ?
aLtAaron: Well in the first place i had Zanooku muted since like last month,
so i dont exactly know the fuss hes' kicked up again this time. Our 1st match opponents Benji and Light agreed before the game on a Bo3,
so its ok. I don't exactly know the situation of Zanooku's game because its originally Bo1, and i think he noticed our game was Bo3, and after he lost 1st game to his opponents he started crying for attention, and asking for Bo3 for his series as well. Something along those lines.
inF: Hmm, the bo3 was mutually agreed on by BOTH parties because there was no seedings, making some of the better teams meet before semi finals. We also approached the admins about our decision. As for ZanooKu's case, he wanted a bo3 AFTER he lost his first series. It wasn't something that was mutually agreed on before the match. In short, it was just him being sore about his loss, and also attributed from his common behaviour of seeking attention.

Cure: Lastly, any tips for anyone out there learning how to 2v2 ?
aLtAaron: Find a gosu partner like Rev and get carried. HAHA!
inF: Some of the fundamentals of 1v1 applies to 2v2 as well. Knowing that in mind, you will able to exploit it quite well. For example, a Terran+Zerg combo would be good because of Zerg's fast expanding capabilities and Terran's Defensive capabilities with siege tanks. Last but not least, find a partner that can abuse his race well and you're good to go!

Cure: LOL! Thanks for your time (:

------------------------ Friday ------------------------

KOTH #17
Current KOTH: Hocus
SC2SEA.COM's KOTH, Previously known as nirvAnA's KOTH!
Hocus was crowned champion after players like ice, nGenMaSter and pRoTimber were eliminated! Full Results below.
Also, be sure to check the replays here!

+ [Full Results] +

#1 iCHORNinja defeats Stroggos!
#2 iCHORNinja defeats ice!
#3 iCHORNinja defeats ivSlugger!
#4 iCHORNinja defeats ByakuranHaO!

#5 nGenMaSteR defeats iCHORNinja!
#6 nGenMaSteR defeats pRoTimber!
#7 nGenMaSteR defeats uRvHypE!

#8 Hocus defeats nGenMaSteR!

Hocus is crowned King Of The Hill!

------------------------ Saturday ------------------------



Ice, showing why he was chosen to represent SEA at Blizzcon ! Beating aLtAaron, nGenMaster along the way, he takes first place! He will move on to play in Dogsi's epic $1500 tourny. Dogsi's tournament is monthly, so be sure to check back to SC2SEA.COM and sign up every month!

Thank you Dogsi for making this possible!

Prizes:
1st place: ice $200
2nd place: aLtKingJesse $100

ice beats aLtAaron in semi finals 3-2
aLtKingJesse beats TAdeth in semi finals 3-2
ice beats aLtKingJesse in finals 3-0

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Players who will be in Dogsi's $1500 tourny

Qualfier Winners + Last Months Top 8:
Qualifier A: nGenMaster 735
Qualifier B: NoxMistakes 107
Qualifier C: inF 970
Qualifier D: GGMuse 473
Qualifier E: Tricks 659
Qualifier F: TAEdgE 100
Qualifier G: aLtKinGJessE 541
Qualifier H: ice 619

SC2SEA.COM's BSG Open #10
Hosted by: BakaInu.974 and Zergtastic.610.
Winner: TBA


------------------------ Sunday ------------------------

GPD Open #3
Tournament Organiser: FaDeEdOne.139



Winner: Kit
Lithium takes the GPD again for the 2nd week in the row! Being below 3000 points in diamond makes you eligible to participate in this tournament for a chance to win $10 and also to have a slot in the Masters Cup if you make it to the top 8 of the GPD !
View final brackets here!

Weekly Happenings

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Main Story: mOOnGlaDe's exceptional performance in the IEM.



After making it into the GSL Code A Ro32, Glade flew to Germany to play in the IEM. He ended up with 4th place, being the highest ranked foregin player, from our very own SEA server no less!! Defeating world class players like Socke (2:1), Sjow (2:0), Squirtle (2:0), Fenix (2:0), he dominated in the groupstage against the best forein players around the world.

Beating MouzMorrow 3:1 in the quarterfinals, Glade proceeded to play against Ace. Ace, however proved to be too much, taking 3 straight games off GlaDe. The last game however, was extremely close. It turned to be a base trade between the two players. Glade had burrowed roaches and a few hydras. He sniped Ace's last observer, but as Ace had too many units guarding his remaining buildings, mOOnGlaDe chose to tap out. Ace proceeded to defeat Warcraft III legend (WEMadeFOXMoon) and won the tournament.
In the 3rd/4th place matches, Glade lost to Squirtle, which he 2:0'd earlier, and ended up 4th place.
Huge props to glade for making it this far ! You make SEA proud !

Be sure to check out mOOnGlaDe's IEM replays here!

Other scene happenings

Dogsi has announced that he will be hosting a tournament with a huge $1500 prize pool ! It will be a 32 player tournament, and the top 8 from Saturday's tournament will be invited. The other 24 players will have to earn their place in a qualifier.
The first place prize will be $800, second place will be $400 and third place will be $200. There will also be a "Game of the Month" $100 reward for the most exciting/creative game in the tournament! Be sure to check back here for more details of this huge tournament!

deL has announced a new King of the Hill Series for Australian players. The first match sees TARossi going up against aLtPig in a Bo5 this thursday! With lots of big names like Pinder, Edge and Jesse, expect great matches in the upcoming weeks.

Pinder has released a decent sized replay pack of his last ladder games with an astonishing 85% win rate! Check them out here!



Notable Threads

Dogsi's Monthly open discussion.- The thread showing Dogsi's announcement of his epic $1500 tournament!

Co-Cast with HDPhoenix!- Experienced Singaporean caster HDPhoenix, will be coaching casters that are willing and committed to casting ! A big thank you to Phoenix for helping SEA get more casters!

HDPhoenix's 30th birthday PARTY!- The name says it all, if you're in Singapore, be sure to sign up for this!

Add your SEA stream! - Post in this thread to add yourself to our very own livestream status notifier on the site

This week's Tournaments

We have given the 2v2 Open a decent run already, and although 16 teams (32 players) is decent, the interest has not been as good as we hoped. So we are giving our 2v2 format one last runout this week, and if we still get less than 24 teams, we would have to axe the 2v2 opens and run a different tournament format. So team players, do support the 2v2 open and sign up!

Next big announcement is the very first Eddie's Master Cup. The qualified players from the 3 GPD tournaments so far will join high diamonds and master league players along with some special invites to fight for a $70 prize pool! Do remember to join this tournament!

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------------Tuesday , March 8th ------------

iMaster of SEA #4 - $50 Prize
Top 4 SEA players fight it out for $50 on stream Bo5 Single Elim!! (Top 3 on Top 200 list + last weeks CO winner (rLsEscapist)
Hosted by:nirvAnA
Time:7pm SGT
Stream:TBD

------------Wednesday, March 9th ------------

Community Open #15 "New Ladder Maps" - $25 Prize(128 players)
Our weekly staple 1v1 tournament open to the entire sc2sea community.
Hosted by:Santi
Time:Signups open Wed Morning, Games start 7pm SGT
Stream:Benji

------------Thursday, March 10th ------------

SC2SEA Team 2v2 #3
Our brand new 2v2 competition. May be a regular thing depending on the response.
Prize - $20
Hosted by:Baka
Time:Signups open Thursday Morning
Stream:


------------Saturday, March 12th ------------

BSG #11
BSG (Bronze, Silver, Gold) #11
Tournament for Bronze, Silver and Gold League Players.
Hosted by:Zergtastic.610 & BakaInu.974
Time: 6pm SGT / 9pm AEST (Melbourne, Australia)
Stream: TBA

------------Sunday, February 27th ------------

Master's Cup $70
An exclusive tournament only for GPD qualified players and high diamonds and master players
Hosted by: Eddie
Time: 8pm AEST/5pm SGT
Stream: TBD

[EscapisT]

good work

[ToRskrawL]

Amazing!!!

[cure]

Thanks
Replay of the week and next week's tournies will be added soon.

[ZanooKu]

We were told to wait in the lobby until your games were done because it had to be casted (leaving us in the lobby for 15 minutes). I was curious as to why it was taking so long and it turns out the poor organising team allowed their game to played as a Bo3, which we were also informed our game would be. After game 1 I inquire for a new map and get flamed because...
"OMG NO ITS ONLY BO1 AFTER WE SAY BO3 AND MAKE U WAIT 15 MINS FOR A GAME"

I was not happy with the 2v2 open and felt it could have been admined better.

[nirvAnA]

Best weekly thus far

love it cure

[Eddie]

Nice write up!

However there will be no GPD this week, Masters Cup will be on instead!

[nGenWild]

protossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[cure]

Thanks , and yep eddie, nirv edited it to say Masters cup instead of GPD (:

[FrenzyPain]

nice new spoiler =)