Things are heating up in the Korean WCG qualifier for StarCraft as the competition goes into the quarterfinals. Hwasin and Stork are the 7th and 8th player in the final eight.
Earlier today, Jin “Hwasin” Yung Soo defeated the Blizzcon 2007 runner up, Kang “Nal_rA” Min and Song “Stork” Byung Goo beat Oh “AnyTime” Yeong Jong. Both games ended with 2-0 scores. Continued…
IloveOOv on Monday, Bisu on Tuesday… The time has come for Lee “NaDa” Yoon Yeol, the only three times Starleague winner on the planet. Today, he was another giant to be eliminated from the Korean World Cyber Games qualifier for StarCraft.
Two out of the remaining four top 16 matches were played today. In a Terran mirror match, NaDa lost 2-0 to Yum “Sea” Bo Sung. The current number one in StarCraft, Ma “sAviOr” Jae Yoon, has gone through at Park “Yellow[ArnC]” Myung Soo’s expense. Continued…
The legendary Kim “Bisu” Taek Yong and the World Cyber Games 2006 bronze medalist Jun “Midas” Sang Wook will not be going to the U.S. consulate in Korea any time soon. They were knocked out of the WCG qualifier for StarCraft today and will not be going to the finals in Seattle.
Tuesday was the second day of the WCG Korea top 16 stage. Two matches took place: Bisu lost to MBCGame HERO teammate Lee “Light” Jae Ho 1-2 after taking the lead in maps. Midas lost to Yoon “Free” Yong Tae, also 1-2. Continued…
Choi “IloveOOv” Yun Sung, the World Cyber Games 2006 champion for StarCraft, was knocked out of the 2007 WCG qualifier today by Park “Much” Yeong Min in the top 16 stage. The champion of last weekend’s WEG e-Stars 2007 tournament, Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong, will not live to see the quarterfinal as well. Continued…
The Korean World Cyber Games qualifier for StarCraft is now well underway with sixteen players left playing for tickets to the finals in Seattle. It is a preliminary that defies the meaning of the word “qualifier,” as it is the only national tournament that is actually more difficult to win than the WCG itself.
Only a handful of players from abroad would have made it to the top 16 of this competition. A good indicator of this qualifier’s difficulty is the fact the winner and the runner up of Starleague, Kim “GGplay” Joon Yung and Byun “IriS” Hyung Tae, are already out at this stage. For those that do not know, Starleague is one of the two most prestigious events in StarCraft for solo players. Continued…
Gameriot’s Michelle Martinez had a chance to interview Kang “Nal_Ra” Min at BlizzCon 2007 about a number of topics including Starcraft 2, his fans, and his view on the American Starcraft scene.
While Nal_Ra doesn’t speak English, a translator stepped in for him to get these questions answered. The future of Starcraft hangs in the balance, so find out what this pro player thinks about the game’s community.
Head over to GameRiot to check it out.
Good news for those that were interested in seeing the VOD of the Blizzcon StarCraft Invitational tournament between the Zerg player Ma “sAviOr” Jae Yoon and the Protoss player Kang “Nal_rA” Min. Even if you are not into StarCraft, you should watch this game anyway, just to understand why tens of thousands come to watch live SC matches. The commentary by Nick “Tasteless” Plott and Kim “bunny” Phan definitely makes it worth it.
sAviOr is the world’s scariest StarCraft player, ranked number one among the Korean professionals. His opponent Nal_rA is said to be one of the sneakiest and most creative players in the game, next to the legendary Lim “BoxeR” Yo Hwan. Now get comfortable, turn up the volume and start watching.
The White Dudes in Ahaheim saw some sexy StarCraft games last weekend while the rest of the world envied them. It was the rare occasion that the scariest gamers on the planet, the South Korean SC pros, played their matches outside of their home country.
Six out of the eight players invited to Blizzcon 2007 were Korean professionals, including last Starleague’s finalist Byun “IriS” Hyung Tae and the world’s number one player, Ma “sAviOr” Jae Yoon. Continued…
