Results for June 16 – June 30, 2011
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Don't be fooled, the GSL is great, but there's a massive amount of talent outside of Korea. Foreign juggernauts are battling it out in epic games, and in epic tournaments, on a daily basis. After all, our boys have more than proven that they can compete.
Who's the current top dog outside of Korea?
Please note that if an event is not listed, it is likely because it either didn't make the prizemoney cutoff, or results were simply not properly recorded in public view by tournament administration. Don't blame me, blame the event admins. I can't do their job for them. Thanks!
Featured Events
(Jun 21) Dreamhack Summer 2011
Dreamhack is back in a big way. Don't tell Egon, but I crossed all 5 streams.
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(Jun 25) TeamLiquid Teamspeak Open #17
TeamLiquid's very own open tournament draws the attention of the high profile Korean team ZeNEX.
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(Jun 26) The Homestory Cup III
The lovable hero TaKe invites 32 top pros to his apartment for the biggest charming little LAN ever.
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(Jun 26) NASL Open Bracket Tournament
NASL's promised open tournament seeks to fill the final slots of the playoff bracket.
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(Jun 26) eOSL Summer '11
This overlooked event featured top French players and a tasty prize pool.
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(Jun 29) Crota's S1 Team Tournament
Powerhouse teams Fnatic and Mouzsports face off in this massive team league's final.
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Fnatic(3) - $2,000
Mouzsports(2) - $500
Note: The winning team earned $1,250, each team received an additional $250 bonus per match won.
Mouzsports(2) - $500
Note: The winning team earned $1,250, each team received an additional $250 bonus per match won.
(Jun 30) Thermaltake Esports Challenge
Thermaltake Esports continues to contribute to the community with this beastly open tournament.
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Individual Events
(Jun 16) Endrey.com Tournament Series
This star-studded tournament finally crowns a victor.
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(Jun 19) Quest for the Best LAN
A wild legendary TSL Champion appears! Someone catch him and send him to bigger events!
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(Jun 20) Eye of E-sports Grand Opening Tournament
The inaugural event of a new e-sports organization, hopefully we'll see more soon!
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(Jun 25) SQS-WTR1BE June Masters Tournament
Western Michigan University's Starcraft team puts on a great little online event.
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(Jun 25) ESL Iron Lady Opening Cup
The first of hopefully many Iron Lady Cups, glgl! Oh, and someone tell Tossgirl to get to it. <3
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(Jun 27) Map of the Month Tournament #6
Awesome players on badass new maps!? Why aren't you watching this?!
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(Jun 28) GamePlayCash Open Tournament
Hail Empire.
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Team Events
(Jun 26) Prodigy Team Starleague
A cool 2v2 event with a heavy prize pool, how rare!
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(Jun 15-30) vVv's Wednesday Night Starcraft
Can vVv continue the Wednesday night hot-streak?
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vVv(4) - $100
Inf(0)
QxG(4) - $100
vVv(1)
Kiwiclone(4) - $100
vVv(3)
Inf(0)
QxG(4) - $100
vVv(1)
Kiwiclone(4) - $100
vVv(3)
Showmatches
(Jun 25) Complexity's "The V" - Week 18
Defending champion CatZ takes on the lesser known challenger CocoA!
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(Jun 30) StarcraftWorld.it Showmatch
Tarson showed amazing play in the Homestory Cup, but can he take the Beast from the East?
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Recurrent Cups
(Jun 17) CraftCup #37
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(Jun 17) IG Cup #8
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(Jun 17) 4pl.de Close Combat Cup #51
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(Jun 18) ZOTAC Cup NA #6
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(Jun 19) Go4SC2 Cup US #66
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(Jun 19) ZOTAC Cup EU #61
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(Jun 19) Go4SC2 Cup EU #114
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(Jun 19) Go4SC2 Cup SEA #7
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(Jun 20) Competo Cup #45
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(Jun 20) Gigabyte Cup #2
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(Jun 20) Gamecreds Cup #19
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(Jun 21) Ragequit.tv Open #7
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(Jun 23) 4pl.de Close Combat Cup #53
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(Jun 24) CraftCup #38
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(Jun 25) Go4SC2 Cup US #68
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(Jun 25) ZOTAC Cup NA #7
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(Jun 26) Go4SC2 Cup EU #116
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(Jun 26) Go4SC2 Cup SEA #9
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(Jun 26) ZOTAC Cup EU #62
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(Jun 27) Competo Cup #46
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(Jun 27) Gigabyte Cup #3
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(Jun 27) Gamecreds Cup #20
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(Jun 30) 4pl.de Close Combat Cup #55
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Total Prizemoney: ~$59,345 USD (+ Prizes!)
Top Dog
There's a ton of powerhouses outside of Korea, but who's this edition's top dog? Let's take a look at which players have posted the most impressive results over the past 2 weeks.
Note: This isn't a simple prize-money or medals ranking. It is based upon a combination of overall player performance, quality of competition, significance of events won, money won, activity, and my most sincere attempt at unbiased subjectivity. It only considers performances in events which concluded within this period.
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Tarson !!
A foreign BroodWar mainstay, Tarson has thus far taken up a similar role in SC2. Attending the Homestory Cup III alongside juggernauts such as IdrA, ThorZaIN, Bischu, DIMAGA, GoOdy, and Adelscott, there admittedly wasn't a whole lot expected of this player, especially when he fell to the loser's bracket in the very first round. "The &%*#ing Tarson" then surprised everyone as he rallied back, taking out each and every one of the aforementioned players, not in single games, but in BO3 series play. He eventually fell to MC, but not before taking a game off of the Protoss powerhouse.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$? USD
(Tarson took home an undisclosed portion of ~€1,250 which was spread among the players.)
CatZ !!
The fan-favorite Zerg's results for this edition are as unique as the player himself. CatZ cleaned up the small Eye of Esports opening event, but this was the only standard tournament that he managed to find results in. His additional successes included the flawless 4-0 defense of his title in "The V" showmatch series, as well as the taking 1st place in the largest 2v2 event I've ever heard of, sharing a whopping $750 with his partner Drewbie.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$575 USD
SarenS !!
While he may have only posted a single result, it was definitely a major one. SarenS showed that it was his day in the country of France, with a friendly slaying of his fellow French players in the eOSL Summer '11 event. Along with this victory, he had the pleasure of bringing home the biggest piece of the staggeringly large prize pool pie.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$2,892 USD
Third
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dde !!
This recently monstrous Terran is showing no signs of letting up. dde snatched up another large $1,000+ event this past couple weeks in the Thermaltake Esports Challenge, placing over terrifying players such as CrunCher and SeleCT. In addition to this, he placed 2nd in the Map of the Month event. I'm not going to lie, I had a few doubts on whether dde's success would continue so soon, but at this point I'm done counting this guy out.
Total Prizewinnings: ~$1,550 USD
Runner-Up
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Top Dog
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HuK !!
"Wait what? But.. There were... Koreans!?" That's right, a major LAN event which included some of the highest regarded top Korean player(s) was finally taken down by a non-Korean. Oh... And I guess I should probably mention that he did it TWICE in 2 weeks. While he may be considered Korean-trained by the standards of many, and it certainly is a testament to the Korean method of practice, there's no denying the significance of his victories. HuK took gold in both DreamHack Summer and the Homestory Cup III, some of the most competitive events with some of the biggest prize pools around. There's nothing left to do but sit back and cheer our home town hero toward the next obvious step up: Code "S" Gold. Until then, he'll just have to settle for being Top Dog. =P
Total Prizewinnings: ~$19,111 USD
Medal Podium
Note: Only players with multiple non-showmatch podium appearances are included.
Next Edition: Mid-July 2011!
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