The French Qualifiers ends in a short final offline where some of french best players - Stephano aside - are battling it out to obtain a precious seed into Group G (Bly, Xy, Zanubis) and possibly another seed in Group C (Zohan, StarNaN, Harstem, sLivko) as the lattest cancelled his participation due to his visa issues. You should watch it because the level while noting compared to the GSL running simultaneously is probably more homogeneous.
Aside from the SC2 tournament, you can also watch CS:GO, CS:GO Girls, Shootmania, DotA2, LoL, Fifa 13, TrackMania:Nations, TrackMania:Canyons and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Day 1 : Wednesday, Oct 31 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 2 : Thursday, Nov 01 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Starcraft 2 : James “Kaelaris” Carrol | Maurice “mori” Lange
CS:GO : Joe “Joe” Miller | Matthias “Knochen” Remmert
DotA 2 : Toby “Tobi Wan Kenobi” Dawson
Shootmania : Tim “Donathan” Krause & Soe “Soe” Gschwind
Group A
Dayshi just signed with Millenium while taking a year off to play SC2, with his 2nd place at the WCS France, he should be the favorite to win both this group and the tournament. KenZy is a old timey solid player - by french standards -, he is famous for his Nyduses. He could advance but won't flip tables if he doesn't. KleeneX was a OK WC3 player who spends more time watching movies than playing nowadays, still he qualified and will try his best to please his dear manager. NeOAnGeL is a upcoming player who is doing good in the Francophone Championship right now, if he can translates his skill during an online tournament, he should be able to advance.
Group B
Adelscott used to be the best french player and he was acknowledged internationnally for defeating MVP in TSL3, nowadays he is the shadow of his former self. With rumors of possible retirement, this tournament is a do-or-die kind of challenge and it doesn't looks good for him. CENSURE broke into the french SC2 scene with risky strategies - a common trait for zergs - he has now solidified his position as a promising player; Him advancing here would confirm his progression. MarinLord is the other terran here, and besides that and the fact that he isn't likely to advance, there isn't much to see. Fellow terrans please keep your attention on Dayshi to avoid brain seizure. MiNiMaTh is a part-time player who can be good and can be bad. He has looked better lately so he should be considered a favorite here - especially since he beat Adel on the opening match.
Photos : Courtesy of Millenium.org (Spit) - I tried to resized them inside imgur but the changes don't translate to the links
+ Show Spoiler [Winner] +
Poll: Who will have the chance to participate in the ESWC 2012
Dayshi (8)
36%
Adelscott (5)
23%
CENSURE (2)
9%
KenZy (2)
9%
MarinLorD (2)
9%
NeOAnGeL (2)
9%
MiNiMaTh (1)
5%
KleeneX (0)
0%
22 total votes
Adelscott (5)
CENSURE (2)
KenZy (2)
MarinLorD (2)
NeOAnGeL (2)
MiNiMaTh (1)
KleeneX (0)
22 total votes
Your vote: Who will have the chance to participate in the ESWC 2012
(Vote): Adelscott
(Vote): CENSURE
(Vote): Dayshi
(Vote): KleeneX
(Vote): KenZy
(Vote): MarinLorD
(Vote): MiNiMaTh
(Vote): NeOAnGeL
+ Show Spoiler [Runner-up] +
Poll: Who will be the runner-up
Adelscott (3)
23%
NeOAnGeL (3)
23%
KleeneX (2)
15%
MarinLorD (2)
15%
Dayshi (1)
8%
KenZy (1)
8%
MiNiMaTh (1)
8%
CENSURE (0)
0%
13 total votes
NeOAnGeL (3)
KleeneX (2)
MarinLorD (2)
Dayshi (1)
KenZy (1)
MiNiMaTh (1)
CENSURE (0)
13 total votes
Your vote: Who will be the runner-up
(Vote): Adelscott
(Vote): CENSURE
(Vote): Dayshi
(Vote): KleeneX
(Vote): KenZy
(Vote): MarinLorD
(Vote): MiNiMaTh
(Vote): NeOAnGeL