Tonight, coL.TF2 looks to move into a tie for second place in the ESEA-Invite Season 8 league as they take on Blight Gaming on cp_coldfront. Last week, coL.TF2 managed to take down Flame_idiot on koth_viaduct by the score of 4-3. Blight Gaming, on the other hand, is coming into this match after a loss to the team that is tied with coL for second place in eMg. The match is set to begin at 11:30PM EST.
Antimage showed tonight he has what it takes to help lead his team to victory. He took down all of 1nsanity’s challengers to give us a quick 3-0 lead. FireZerg and Ryze were both able to beat their Champion, Sixto to give us the 5-2 lead. Ryan fell to Sixtoo and Antimage lost in the Champion vs Champion match. GG to 1nsanity!
Pre-Game
Two weeks ago coL.SC2 was able to qualify for ESGL with a 6-0 win over UnKnown. Tonight the guys will be going up against team 1nsanity, who won their qualifier 7-0 over Team Limited. A new lineup will be in effect tonight and the match is set to start at 10:30PM EST.
* Clan War – Each team on a clan war has 1 Team Champion and 3 Challengers. The team champion for one team will play all 3 challengers on the opposing team. A match between both champions will also be played. This will result in 7 total 1v1 matches. – All series are best of 1 – Team is awarded 1 point per match won, even if the winning player is a challenger. No points will be given for a loss. * Maps – Champion vs Champion map of the series will be posted by the league admins, the remaining maps are decided by the Challenger. * Map Veto System – Before the start of the war, both team champions will decide on 2 maps to veto from map pool. Failure to announce veto map before the 2nd game will result in the loss of veto power. – A champion may play a map only once in a given war. After each match, the map played will be vetoed for future matches against that champion. – Each champion will have their own map pool. The pool starts with 8 maps, the weeks champion map is removed and the champions veto maps will also be removed. The first challenger must then choose from a pool of 6 maps. A map may only be used once. Each succeeding challenger must play on a different map.
Lineups will be added in 30 minutes prior to the start of the match.
Congratulations to Luuk178, the Youtube winner of our 5th contest for The V. Luuk178 has won a coL pad by QPAD and has been contacted via Youtube’s private messaging system.
Postgame
For the first time in the history of The V tournament series, a repeat champion has been crowned. Axlav managed to take down Slush in 4 straight maps after dropping the first map in the best of seven series. Axlav will return next week to extend his title reign. His challenger will be announced in several days. Stay tuned as The V is live every Friday at 7PM EST!
The V
The compLexity Syndicate is proud to announce week 5 of our Starcraft 2, 1 v 1 initiative, called The V! This week, Nick “EG.Axslav” Ranish will defend his championship against the challenger, Paul-David “ROOTSlush” Pagé.
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: Every Friday night, 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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In an effort to expand to Europe and South America, Major League Gaming has announced that they have struck a partnership with IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion and media. As one of the terms of the partnership, revenue between the two organizations will be split down the middle.
Under the terms of the agreement, IMG, utilizing the expertise of its IMG Media Group, will help build international brand awareness of MLG through distribution, programming and marketing agreements with select broadcast and broadband partners. IMG will work to increase traffic, convert users and drive media consumption across all MLG platforms especially in the gameplay area. The partners will work together to host regional championship events around the globe, identify new talent and expand the brand partnership platform to establish competitive gaming as a preeminent sport worldwide.
“Video gaming is the #1 activity among the 18-24 male demographic and global video game sales exceeded $50 billion in 2009,” said Michel Masquelier, President of IMG Media. “Gaming is truly a global phenomenon and we are very proud to partner with the market leader in the competitive gaming industry to elevate the sport to a new level.”
An expansion by MLG would mean that, for the first time, gaming has a true global league. How the “global factor” will be handled is yet to be known, however.
EGIdrA is withdrawing from the GSL, and moving back to the United States.
Greg “EGIdrA” Fields just announced on SOTG (State Of The Game) that he will be moving back to the United States. He does not yet know if he will be moving back to South Korea after making the journey to the United States. He also says he wants to play in more of the “foreign” tourneys in the United States.
I think Korea doesn’t have to be the focus of esports anymore.
IdrA also told SoTG that scheduling around the GSL has become cumbersome and tiring, briefly talking about how he misses the team aspect of the game, such as competing in clan wars with EG.
This is going to be the year of esports in the USA, and I want to be a part of it.
Anyone who follows E sports knows who SlayerS_BoxeR is, his name is legendary across the world, and his influence over professional E Sports and the game of Starcraft has been the central key in really expanding the potential of professional gaming.
Lim Yo Hwang the “Terran Emperor” has over 500,000 registered fans in South Korea, over 500 televised wins, he’s had a DVD released on his most prestigious games, he’s won two World Cyber Games, multiple Starleagues, and his pure skills brings shock and awe to those who watch him play. Even at the wise age of 30 he continues to play, not for his own sake but for the sake of his fans who wish to see him once more in action.
With his return in the GSL Open Season 2, Razer has decided to sponsor him, and his upcoming journey on once again becoming a champion in Starcraft 2 as he did back in Brood War.
I am happy to finally represent Razer in the gaming community. StarCraft 2 is tough, it already hosts a lot of competitive players from Korea and Europe. I’ve been using Razer products since to hone my StarCraft Gaming. It will be difficult, but with Razer, never impossible.
The official press release can be viewed here http://press.razerzone.com/press/detail/press-releases/highest-earning-starcraft-2-pro-gamer-lim-slayers_boxer-yo-hwan-joins-team-razer
During the recent Global Starcraft 2 Team League, four new maps were introduced into the map pool to encourage more longer and macro oriented games rather then short “cheese” games that were destroying the GSL entertainment value for some.
The four new maps that were introduced were:
Crevasse
CrossFire SE
Terminus Re
Tal’Darim Altar
These maps were used in full effect during the team league, and were met with applause from the GSL global community for promoting much more entertaining games, and in a recent press release made by Gom TV, it was announced that these four maps will remain in the map pool for the upcoming GSL in March.
New maps will be used in GSL Mar. Crevasses, Crossfire SE, Terminus, and Tal’Darim Altar from GSTL (Global StarCraft® II Team League) Feb. will be used in GSL Mar. in answer to the requests of eSports fans.
The first Code A matches will being on February 21, and the first Code S matches featuring foreign power houses Johnathon “Jinro” Walsh and Greg “IdrA” Fields will begin on February 22.
After much anticipation, Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds has finally been released to an eager public. The game, which features 19 characters from each of the Capcom and Marvel worlds, will give players the ability to play as any one of their favorite characters. MvC3 is available for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles.
Today, CompLexity.SC2 and ROOT Gaming clash for the second time in a single night as coL begins their run through the brackets of the ROOT Gaming Success Pays Invitational, a tournament hosted by ROOT Gaming and its partners. Information about the event can be found below:
When: Tuesday, Feb 15 8:00pm EST and Wednesday, Feb 16 8:00pm EST
Day 1 – Round of 32 and Round of 16 – They will cast 4 series of the Round of 32 and 2 series of the Round of 16.
Day 2 – Quarter, Semi and Finals – They will cast 2 series of the quarter-finals, both of the semi-final best of 5 series, and the best of 5 finals series.
For the matches they do not stream there will be a replay pack available.
Format: 32 Player Single Elimination – Best of 3 up until Semi-Finals, then Best of 5 for Semi-Finals and Finals
Prizes:
Reaching RO16 – $20 each player – $320 total – $320 overall Reaching RO8 – $40 each player – $320 total – $640 overall Reaching RO4 – $50 each player – $200 total – $840 overall Reaching RO2 – $140 each player – $280 total – $1120 overall Winner – $170 – $170 total – $1290 overall
Tonight ROOT-Gaming got the better of our SC2 team, winning 3-1. With the loss tonight coL.SC2 is now 3-2 in ESEA. They will return to action Thursday night vs TEAM Volume
Week three of ESEA is upon us and tonight will be a very busy night against ROOT Gaming. Many of our players are also competing in the ROOT Tourney, where they will all be playing ROOT members in the first round. The matches are set to get underway from between 9:00-10:00PM EST.
This weeks starting map is, Scrap Station. The format is 4 – 1v1 Bo3 matches. If the score ends up tied 2-2, there will be an ACE match to determine the winner.
Lineups will be added in 30 minutes prior to the start of the match.
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