This weekend the TeamLiquid StarLeague 3 is moving into its round of 16. In a recent poll on TeamLiquid.net, it was revealed that, for a large majority of the StarCraft II community, the TSL 3 is their first experience with the TSL. In hopes of educating the community and helping build some hype for the TSL3, long time community figure and shoutcaster Chill made a little video recapping the history of the TSL.
If you have some free time you should definitely check it out. When you’re done watching that, be sure to tune into the TSL3 round of 16 which starts at 2:00 PM EST today.
The team at WellPlayed.org has announced that it has partnered with the upcoming North American Star League as the League’s official online community.
As the North American Star League’s official community, WellPlayed.org will provide upcoming match information for the NASL on the community webpage (www.wellplayed.org) and maintain discussion forums regarding matches, players and all things related to the NASL.
According to NASL President Russell Pfister, “Partnering with WellPlayed.org was an easy decision for us. The team has an unmatched passion for eSports and what they have put together will be a great asset to the North American Star League Community.”
Derrick Asiedu (screen name “FearGorm”), CEO of WellPlayed.org, added “This is only the start of a promising partnership, and together we will grow and help bring StarCraft II into the mainstream.”
Be sure to check out WellPlayed.org to discuss the fast approaching (April 12) start to the NASL. While you’re there, be sure to show your support for coL.Stalife and coL.CunCher, as both will be playing in the NASL.
A little while ago coL.Stalife won the first Team tQ Invitational StarCraft II Tournament. Over the last few weeks tQ has been holding the qualifiers for the tQ Invitational #2. Tonight at 7:00 PM EST the actual Invitational kicks off.
The invited players for tonights matches include: coL.stalife LGZelniq coL.Antimage EGAxslav VTPokebunny ROOTDdoRo REQPhiliBirD coL.Cruncher coL.Ryze
The players who made it throught the qualifyers include:
Regnen NrGYuy
The prize purse for tonight’s invitational totals $150, with $75 for 1st place, $50 for second, and $25 for 3rd.
The map pool consists of the GSL maps, iCCup maps and select Blizzard maps. Xel’Naga Caverns, Metalopolis and Shakuras Plateau are the only acceptable blizzard maps.
Be sure to keep an eye on this post. We’ll be posting updates so you can follow how the compLexity team is fairing.
Today, during The V, our weekly Starcraft 2 showmatch series, you will have the opportunity to win a GeForce GTX 560 Ti from PNY. Details about how to win the card will only be available during the show so be sure to tune in to find out! The V begins at 7PM EST and will be between CompLexity’s CrunCher and ROOT Gaming’s Minigun. You can watch the show HERE!
Product Specifications
Core Clock
822 MHz
Processor Cores
384
Processor Clock
1645 MHz
Texture Fill Rate
52.5 Billion/sec.
Memory Amount
1024MB GDDR5
MDR
4000 MHz
Memory Interface
256-bit
Memory Bandwidth
128 GB/sec.
On-board Outputs
DVI, DVI, and HDMI mini
Bus Type
PCI Express® 2.0
Key Features
Full Microsoft DirectX 11 support
NVIDIA CUDA™ technology support
DirectCompute 5.0 Support
OpenCL Support
NVIDIA PhysX™ technology
NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready1
NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology2
Dual-Link HDCP-Capable3
OpenGL 4.1 support
Minimum System Requirements
PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
A minimum 500W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 30A)4
Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP class processor or higher
200MB of available hard disk space
2GB system memory (4GB recommended)
Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 Operating System (32 or 64-bit)
DVD-ROM drive for installation
DVI or HDMI or VGA compatible monitor
Package Contents
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Graphics Card
Quick Installation Guide
Installation CD, which includes: – Detailed Installation Guide – NVIDIA Graphics Drivers – PhysX System Software – 3DVision Software
One DVI-to-VGA adapter
One Mini HDMI-to-HDMI adapter
One 6-pin PCIe to Molex power adapter
Also, be sure to check out PNY’s excellent selection of memory products! They are the Official Memory Products of compLexity Gaming so when you’re looking for upgrades please remember to support PNY.
PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600
For the user looking to harness the power of DDR3 and achieve higher performance but not the extreme price tag, then today’s PNY XLR8 4GB DDR3-1600 CL8 modules may very well be a great choice.
This past weekend the compLexity team was hard at work at MLG Dallas, including everyone’s favorite shoutcaster AskJoshy. While at MLG Dallas, AskJoshy was able to get a few minutes with each of compLexity’s players to pick their brains. The topics covered include how the games went, what the players think of playing at an event like MLG, how lans are different from online tournaments, and the general status of StarCraft II in the gaming community.
Today The Syndicate is happy to end all speculation and announce that we have signed a fifth player for compLexity.Brazil. After much global searching we determined that we wanted (1) a Brazilian player (WCG, team house, etc) and (2) a young, hungry and rising star. We are confident that our choice will bring much success for coL.br and deliver solid placements for the coL Community.
Thus, we ask that you welcome Matheus “Urb” da Silva Oliveira to the compLexity Family.
Urb, who was previously with playArt.sp, is a young talent from São Paulo who has impressed all of us with his dedication, raw skill and pure desire to win. Combined with the current players of coL.br we feel we now have a solid mix of veteran experience and wisdom with young passion and hunger to compete.
CompLexity Brazil
Matheus “Urb” da Silva Oliveira Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo de Alcantara Renato “nak” Nakano Bruno “Bruno1j” Ono Lincoln “fnx” Lau
Stay tuned throughout 2011 as the squad works hard to represent the global coL Community. Soon we’ll be ramping up coverage from the coL.br training house in São Paulo and bringing you the insider content you love to see.
Welcome Matheus here!
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Today the Electronic Sports World Cup announced that it will be holding its yearly event in Paris for the eighth time. Unlike last year, which was held in Disney Land Paris, this ESWC will be held in Porte de Versailles. The reasoning behind the ESWC switching locations is so that they can be closer to the public, hence being held during Paris’ Games Week, a French show dedicated to the video game industry in France.
ESWC this year offers 6.000 m² of show space, qualification areas that have been optimized for the audience, an area dedicated to partners, and a stage with an amphitheatre that can hold up to 1.500 spectators.
Running from October 21st through the 25th, the ESWC will feature a total prize pool of $220,000, a massive increase from last year’s $6,500 purse. The main games featured this time around will include both Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source.
Tonight marks the start of the “IG Faction Wars,” put on by the team at itsgosu.com. Featuring six StarCraft II teams personally invited by the IG crew, the Faction Wars will run from April 7th through June 9th, with the final championship tournament being played on June 18th for a grand prize of $500.
The format for each weekly event will require three players from three teams, which will then be split into three round-robin groups featuring one player from each team. Each team will participate in five of these events throughout the ten week “regular season,” and will play each other team at least once. Players in these groups will play each other once or, in the event of a tie, multiple times until a clear winner is determined. The winner of each group will then advance to a single elimination bracket. The player with the best overall record in the group stage will receive a “bye” to the finals, with the other two advancing players playing a best-of-five series. In the event that two or more players have identical group stage records, the points they have scored in previous events will be used as a tie-breaker, or, in the first week, ladder ranking will be used as a tie-breaker. The finals will be a best-of-seven series.
In tonight’s debut match, Antimage, rsvp and Cruncher will be carrying the compLexity flag into battle. It hasn’t been announced which team compLexity will be going up against, but as soon as we get word expect an update to this post.
The map pool will consists of:
Metalopolis Xel’Naga Caverns Shakuras Plateau Tal’Darim Altar Terminus RE Crevasse Crossfire SE
Tonight’s edition of The V saw an extremely hard fought PvP match up between the four-week-champion coL.CunCher and ROOT Gaming’s Minigun.
Game one was over pretty quickly. Both players went basic Gateway units and despite having pretty even armies, CrunCher’s micromanagement allowed him to take down Minigun’s Stalkers netting him the win.
Game two actually made it into the midgame, something that is relatively rare in high-level PvP play. CrunCher tried an early gateway unit push, but thanks to some Immortals Minigun held it. While pushing, CunCher managed to expand to his natural, while Minigun sat on one base. Once CunCher saw that his push wasn’t working out he was forced to retreat, allowing Minigun to go on the offensive. Again, CunCher’s micro allowed him to hold off a very strong one base push from Minigun. Once CunCher fought back the push, he went on the offensive once again. Utilizing Blink Stalkers and some good Force Fields, CunCher was able to out micro Minigun for the win, despite the fact that Minigun managed to get Colossus on the field.
Game three saw CunCher try to four Warpgate rush Minigun. Minigun was able to stave off the attack and force CunCher back into his base. While CunCher was contained, Minigun brought out three Dark Templar and quickly ended the match.
Game four saw CunCher go on the early offensive yet again. Minigun managed to hold off the Warpgate rush, letting him push out with his Gateway units and get map control. Despite having a better unit composition, Minigun’s larger force of Blink Stalkers and constant aggression allowed him to take the map and the game.
Game five CrunCher tried to four Warpgate rush yet again. Like the previous game, Minigun managed to hold it and then went of the offensive. After containing CunCher for a little bit, Minigun moved in with his larger force of Blink Stalkers and ended the game.
In game six, CunCher decided to deviate from his four Warpgate rush and, instead, went with a three Gate Robo build. Like the previous games, Minigun stuck to his Blink Stalker play. Unlike the previous games, neither player tried to be overly aggressive in the early game. Both players transitioned into Colossus while expanding. After seeing Minigun start his expansion, CunCher pushed out with his force denying the second base. After realizing that he was behind, Minigun switched things up by transitioning to Dark Templar. After drawing CunCher back into his base with the DTs, Minigun pushed out and destroyed CunCher’s expansion. CunCher forced Minigun’s army back and ultimately won due to his superior Colossus count.
In the final match, Minigun went with a two Gate Robo build where as CunCher went with a one Gate Robo. For a while both players sat in their bases building up a Colossus/Gateway unit composition. Minigun was the first to go on the offensive, containing CunCher in his base. With basically the same unit composition and army size, micromanagement was the name of the game. Unfortunately CunCher got overly aggressive and lost his army and the game.
Both players showed an astounding amount of skill and should be proud of their performances. Congratulations are in order for ROOTMinigun, the new champion of The V. Be sure to tune in next Friday to see if Minigun can keep the crown.
The V
The compLexity Syndicate is proud to announce week 11 of our Starcraft 2, 1 v 1 initiative, called The V! This week, defending champion Abdulaziz “coL.CrunCher” Abed from CompLexity Gaming will take on Chad ”Minigun” Jones from ROOT Gaming. This will be CrunChers fourth week defending The V Championship, after taking Cong “StrifeCro” Shu two weeks ago.
Each week we will invite two professional SC2 players to square off for a $100 cash prize. The winner will return the next week to take on a new challenger. In addition, every week we will offer viewers the chance to enter to win great prizes, including the new Sound Blaster Tactic Headset.
Information
Date: 7:00 PM EST Format: Best of 7 Streaming:compLexityGaming.com Prize: $100.00 per week Casting: Shoutcasting by AskJoshy
Be sure to mark your calendars and check in every Friday night for some of the best 1v1 action in StarCraft 2! Tune in to see who can survive the longest in THE V!
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Tonight at 8:00 PM EST compLexity’s Ryze will be taking on NrGDde in a best of 7 showmatch hosted by RageQuitTV and Justin.TV. The prize pool consists of $50.
Ryze’s opponent, Dde is a solid Terran player from Sixjax_Gaming, the team that Artosis is now the captain of. Formally known as Tidy back in the Brood War days, Dde has shifted gears to StarCraft II and has established himself as a consistent player.
Ryze is no push over either. He’s a solid Zerg player who makes great decision in-game and knows how to fight back when he’s up against the ropes.
The map pool for tonight’s show match will consist of:
MLG Metalopolis MLG Scrap Station MLG Shakuras Plateau MLG Shattered Temple MLG Xel’Naga Caverns MLG ICup Testbug MLG GSL Crossfire SE Tal’Darim Alter Terminus Re
The format and rules:
Best of 7 series, map pool as seen below. Prior to the tournament each player will get the ability to veto a map. The starting map will be on MLG Metalopolis and if that gets veto’d it will move to Shattered Temple. If a disconnect occurs admins will make a decision if it is a regame or replay. If multiple disconnects occur or obvious ISP/B.Net issues arise both admins and players will be consulted to decide on how it will be handled. The winner will recieve $50 via paypal immediately after the event. The Map Pool is below and subject to change if there are any valid complaints; from either players or viewers.
Matheus “Urb” da Silva Oliveira
