Human are the only race not represented as Grubby, Moon, TeD, and FoV gear up to hopefully provide tournament casters ToD and RotterdaM something to get excited about in the upcoming games.

The group stages saw an impressive showing by the Undead players, while some other tournament favourites failed to perform and deliver what the fans have come to take for granted from superstars such as SK's Orc powerhouse Lyn and World Elite's premier Human Sky. Sky was taken out 2-0 by WE teammate and Chinese compatriot TeD 2-0, coupled with a loss to Ukrainian Night Elf HoT meant Sky could no longer qualify for the semis.

Similarly fated Lyn, arguably one of the best Orc players of all time, was shut down in his group consisting of Grubby, InFi, and Moon without winning a single game.

Group A Group B
	Grubby   3-0 (6-2; +4) TeD   2-1 (5-2; +3) Moon   2-1 (5-3; +2) FoV   2-1 (4-3; +1) InFi   1-2 (4-5; -1) Sky   1-2 (3-4; -1) Lyn   0-3 (1-6; -5) HoT   1-2 (2-5; -3)

---+--- Detailed Group Stage Results ---+---

 

Group A Results
	Grubby 2 — 1 Moon InFi 2 — 1 Lyn Grubby 2 — 0 Lyn InFi 1 — 2 Moon Moon 2 — 0 Lyn Grubby 2 — 1 InFi See VODs on the GOMtv website

Group B Results
	HoT 0 — 2 FoV TeD 2 — 0 Sky Sky 1 — 2 HoT FoV 2 — 1 TeD TeD 2 — 0 HoT FoV 0 — 2 Sky See VODs on the GOMtv website

 

As expected a strong South Korean presence is apparent in the tournament with a potential all-Korean final series kept alive by the appearance of Moon and FoV in the round of four.

Semi-Final Match #1
	TeD   Zhuo Zeng   World Elite   vNE: 71-39; 65% vs. Moon   JaeHo Jang   WeMade FOX   vUD:  121-45; 73%  TS record:  22-15; 59% TS record:   83-40; 67%  SV record:  23-21; 52%  SV record:   41-26; 61%  EI record:  38-26; 58%  EI record:   78-54; 59%  AI record:  15-4; 79%  AI record:   7-6; 54%  TM record:  56-33; 63% TM record:   95-49; 66%     Current player form

Semi-Final Match #2
	Grubby   Manuel Schenkhuizen   Evil Genius   vUD: 134-39; 77% vs. FoV   DaeHui Cho   Mousesports   vORC:  54-80; 40%  EI record:  94-54; 64% EI record:   40-44; 48%  TM record:  101-56; 64%  TM record:   58-42; 58%  MV record:  15-15; 50%  MV record:   6-10; 38%  AI record:  12-7; 63%  AI record:   15-10; 57%  TS record:  37-27; 58% TS record: 24-19; 56%     Current player form

The games will be played tonight (for Korea) on the 4th of July at 10:00pm KST (4:00 PDT; 13:00 CET).

How to watch:

GOMtv WC Invitational Live

Sources

GOMtv.net

SK-Gaming Esports Index

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iCCup has recently added a livestream channel to our repertoire of services provided to you. Dubbed 'iCCup TV' the live stream will be used to stream high-level Korean StarCraft matches, as well as competitive and foreign-based tournaments on a livestream account!

Everyone's favourite Kirkland, Wa-based StarCraft commentator Kenny has contributed to the advent of live StarCraft from iCCup and will be providing viewers with his own exciting brand of English commentary for several games, spearheading a commentary team consisting of three casters.

A button on the right side of the main page labeled «Live Show» will appear when the stream is live, so be sure to have the popcorn ready. While no live games are being streamed the channel will be running various StarCraft-themed video clips while you wait.

Be sure to tune in to iCCup TV and stay tuned for updates on when the stream will be live!

Catch more of Kenny's

commentary on his YouTube channel.

If you haven't participated in a National Tournament check below for upcoming tourneys and how to apply.

Peru National Tournament 14/06/2009   iCCup.GhOst/ iCCup.Cold
	Winner 1600 LG)naranjitO Runner Up 1300 Gosudark. Semi-Finalists 1000 sFkc)Rage [LiB]-db Total Players  32 See the full brackets here

Austria National Tournament 21/06/2009   iCCup.Juppi
	Winner 1500 bioboyAT Runner Up 1000 Get.ETBrooD- Semi-Finalists 750 500 SaGe-_- ips.Plue Total Players 16 See the full brackets here

Australia National Tournament 27/06/2009   iCCup.Mai-K
	Winner 1500 NrG.GoD Runner Up 1000 E-rZ.Spud Semi-Finalists 900 X-EdgE blackbelt Total Players 15 See the full brackets here

Philippine National Tournament 27/06/2009   iCCup.Mai-K
	Winner 1500 eXo.oneill Runner Up 1000 bisaya_ko Semi-Finalists 900 eXo.EnDerr  xC.SeriesII Total Players 15 See the full brackets here

USA National Tournament 27/06/2009   iCCup.Mai-K
	Winner 1500 VanWilder(OD) Runner Up 1000 sMi.Wannabcool Semi-Finalists 900 starsky zG.Future Total Players 16 See the full brackets here

Congratulations to all the winners, who also receive a icon.

Good turnouts so far, but we want more! If you are interested in participating in or organising an iCCup National Tournament for your country of residency, please contact iCCup.Mai-K or iCCup.GhOst via PM to get started. You need at least 16 players to have a tournament and a maximum of 64 players. After messaging an admin, a forum post will be made in the Tournaments section of the iCCup.com forums where players can apply!

Upcoming tournaments include the 64-player Korea National Tournament on the 6th of July, sign up on the tournament page if you are living in Korea.

Another tournament coming soon is the Canada National Tournament on the 11th of July.

Remember, if you want to apply you should PM one of the admins running the tournaments, your country team leader, or find a forum post and express your interest so that the tournament can be organised!

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Rank	Race	Player	Points	Climb/Fall
1		JaeDong	2,701.5	-
2		Bisu	2,328.0	-
3		FlaSh	1,943.8	-
4		Leta	1,898.6	▲2
5		fantasy	1,730.3	▽1
6		Stork	1,714.5	▽1
7		Luxury	1,594.5	-
8		JangBi	1,527.0	-
9		YellOw[ArnC]	1,371.0	-
10		Kal	1,371.0	-
11		ZerO	1,285.3	-
12		EffOrt	1,176.8	▲8
13		free	1,176.2	▽1
14		HwaSin	1,139.3	▲1
15		LighT	1,095.0	▲3
16		Calm	1,083.2	▲1
17		BeSt	1,015.9	▽4
18		UpMagiC	999.6	▽4
19		hyvaa	935.6	-
20		HiyA	910.1	▽4
21		Really	841.5	▲5
22		Kwanro	807.2	▲12
23		firebathero	798.8	▲1
24		Sea	793.1	▽3
25		hero	769.1	▲5
26		go.go	741.8	▲10
27		Mind	729.8	-
28		sKyHigh	715.3	-
29		IriS	707.3	▽4
30		fOrGG	696.8	▽8

Other notable climbers include:

#44 type-b ▲15

#54 Violet ▲12

#84 GanZi ▲27

#91 Justin ▲12

#99 YellOw ▲22

#100 IrOn ▲30

While notable fallers are:

#34 July ▽11

#43 GGPlay ▽8

#55 TempeSt ▽10

#94 Rock ▽14

Sources:

e-Sports.or.kr

SCForAll.com

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A couple weeks ago, I started to release Micro Maps that were originally only available to mainly pro gamers. The first map was a single player Mutalisk Micro Map, which teaches you how to properly «stack» your muta's so that units can't target them one by one, as well as learning how to micro vs. scourge the right way, since not all units respond the same.

Stop Massive Attack is the latest addition to the list, it's a team based micro map, you need at least two people in the game for it to work. The game is simple to start, you just move your civilian to a beacon and then move the zergling up to trigger the computer. From there just micro your butt off and have fun.

You can find the Micro Map list Here.

Week 1 — Mutalisk Micro
Week 2 — Marine vs. Lurker
Week 3 — Stop Massive Attack

Maps of the Week n5 Season 9 — 01/06/09 to 01/09/09
	Outsider        Map Overview Colosseum 2  Map Overview Byzantium 2 Map Overview Katrina SE  Map Overview Zodiac                        Map Overview Download the iCCup mappack

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June 26th, 2009

Boy what an exciting week it was in Starcraft, not only did we see a new foreign Starcraft professional team formed, but we also saw it disbanded a day later.

This weeks show focuses on SK-Gaming and some recent issues, ESL Major Series, WCG Germany, ToT clans newest member, Titan League, ESI League, Tip of the Week, Starcraft 2 drama, former pro gamer Kingdom found a new job, Pro League updates, Tasteless response video to what’s happening at SK-Gaming, another micro map released, ToT)ret( vs. KT.MGW)Grape show match, and what we’ll be doing next week.


You can view Episode 16 by clicking here.

RET VS. GRAPE IS BEING RE-SCHEDULED, IT WAS GRAPES BIRTHDAY TODAY AND HIS TEAMMATES FORGOT IT

After mainly MSN/AIM/ICQ and a few email/forum votes, the communities decision had been narrowed down to two eSTRO members for ToT)ret( to face this Saturday, they were Say[Join] and KT.MGW)Grape.

We decided to first go with Grape, as he is the weaker of the two players, and is the person we’re more looking for at the moment. The reason we chose Grape was because this series is for a top foreigner to work his way up, and play the worst to the best players on a pro team, but all of you, The Starcraft Community, helped us make this decision, and we shall eventually see Ret vs. Say[Join] in the near future.

The map list will determined tomorrow, and you will find out on the day of the event what they will be. We’re trying to keep it as balanced as possible, while using Pro League maps.

Event Information

Korean Date — Saturday, July 4th at 3pm KST
European Date — Saturday, July 4th at 8am CET
New York — Saturday, July 4th at 2am EST
California — Friday, July 3rd at 11:00pm PST

How to view:

Link to the live commentary by Artosis: LiveStream.com

Place to watch: www.justin.tv

ToT)ret( vs. eSTRO #2 — You choose the maps & Protoss player!

Fresh off an unlucky defeat, ToT)ret( is back once again to prove himself to his fans around the world, this time taking on an eSTRO Protoss player. But who could it be? That is for you to decide.

We decided we want to see him play a Protoss to change things up a bit. We don’t want you to obviously pick the best Protoss in the world, rather who you think would be best against Ret in a show match.

From the first series, we know that Ret is weak on Neo Medusa when he spawns at the 11 o`clock position vs. Zerg, and we know that he ZvP’s, so list down 3 maps you think he would do good on that are used in Pro League, and we can use your feedback when making our choice.

Event Information

Korean Date (foreign date/time below) — Saturday, June 27nd at 4pm KST
European Date — Saturday, June 27th at 9am CET
New York — Saturday, June 27th at 3am EST
California — Saturday, June 27th at 00:01am PST

Please click here and leave your feedback on the ToT)ret( vs. eSTRO Protoss match up and maps.
To watch Rets match last week against Hwata[saM], Click Here.

ReMinD has taken out the 91st ZOTAC cup for WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, taking the title over finals opponent ViOlet three games to nil to clinch the 100€ prize. ReMinD showed no mercy as he brushed aside such fierce competition as nGize's DeMusliM and the Swedish Orc KnOfF to face ViOlet, scalping Belgium's FisTje and fellow Korean MichaeL, in the finals.

ZOTAC Cup #91 Quarter Final 20th of June
	ReMinD 2 — 0 DeMusliM KnOfF 2 — 1 Casper RohJinWook 2 — 0 WhO ViOlet 2 — 0 FisT

ZOTAC Cup #91 Semi-Final 20th of June
	ViOlet 2 — 1 RohJinWook ReMinD 2 — 1 KnOfF

Sign up for the next ZOTAC WarCraft Cup on the ZOTAC Cup website.

---+--- Previous ZOTAC Results ---+---

 

 

Previous ZOTAC Cup Winners
1	Fly	16	Naniwa	31	TitaN
2	DowaQ	17	Grubby	32	WhO
3	TryDying	18	Grubby	33	WinNerS
4	Paladyn	19	Grubby	34	BrinGeR
5	Konna	20	TitaN	35	Resolver
6	BrinGeR	21	Grubby	36	Grubby
7	Satiini	22	Grubby	37	Resolver
8	BoneCracker	23	Check	38	WhO
9	elfittaja	24	WhO	39	WinNerS
10	elfittaja	25	Lucifer	40	Grubby
11	Eric	26	FoCuS	41	SocceR
12	XyLigaN	27	WinNerS	42	FiX
13	XyLigaN	28	WhO	43	elfittaja
14	DeMusliM	29	FoCuS	44	Ghost
15	SonKiE	30	Satiini	45	Satiini

 

 

Previous ZOTAC Cup Winners
46	Ghost	61	FoCuS	76	Shy
47	SocceR	62	elfittaja	77	FoCuS
48	SocceR	63	WhO	78	Space
49	WinNerS	64	ViOlet	79	DowaQ
50	WinNerS	65	ViOlet	80	Grubby
51	Grubby	66	ReMinD	81	FoCuS
52	Grubby	67	ViOlet	82	HoT
53	Resolver	68	LucifroN	83	ReMinD
54	LucifroN	69	FoCuS	84	ReMinD
55	Space	70	Space	85	Shy
56	FoCuS	71	FoV	86	FoCuS
57	LucifroN	72	FoV	87	SocceR
58	ViOlet	73	LucifroN	88	Grubby
59	Sting	74	Lyn	89	ReMinD
60	SaSe	75	Lyn	90	ReMinD

 

 

Previous ZOTAC Cup Winners
91	ReMinD
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105

 

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Sources:

ZOTAC Website

Maps of the Week n4 Season 9 — 01/06/09 to 01/09/09
	Destination         Map Overview God's Garden   Map Overview Wuthering Heights  Map Overview Longinus  Map Overview Hunters KeSPA                        Map Overview Download the iCCup mappack

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
	JaeDong fantasy Bisu by.hero EffOrt BackHo go.go Leta FlaSh type-b Hwasin Kwanro Yarnc Stork ZerO Canata

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 1 — 24th of June
	JaeDong Outsider EffOrt type-b Heartbreak Ridge Stork Bisu RotK go.go Kwanro Holy World Canata

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 2 — 26th of June

FlaSh Heartbreak Ridge YellOw[ArnC] fantasy RotK BackHo Hwasin Holy World ZerO by.hero Outsider Leta

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 3 — 1st of July

FlaSh RotK JaeDong BackHo Holy World Stork Bisu Outsider Hwasin Leta Heartbreak Ridge Canata

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 4 — 3rd of July

EffOrt RotK YellOw[ArnC] fantasy Holy World type-b go.go Outsider ZerO by.hero Heartbreak Ridge Kwanro

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 5 — 8th of July

YellOw[ArnC] Holy World JaeDong BackHo Outsider type-b ZerO Heartbreak Ridge Bisu Leta RotK Kwanro

2009 OSL Ro16 Round 6 — 10th of July

EffOrt Holy World FlaSh Stork Outsider fantasy go.go Heartbreak Ridge Hwasin Canata RotK by.hero

Stay tuned for future game previews and hype!

Sources:

Fomos.kr — content and images

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June 19th, 2009

We’re back once again in the real studio where we have better lighting and that awesome blue background that you’ve all grown to love.

This week we dig deep into DreamHack and the recent winner, ToT)ret( and his upcoming series vs. eSTRO, Canada’s latest Starcraft lan, SC2GG StarLeague, Zotac Cup and its special Korean guest player, WCG USA, random people throwing the word «talent» around, Starcraft 2 beta, Tip of the Week, Pro League, GomTV Season 3, the recent Starcraft 2 discussion by Artosis & Tasteless, as well as the latest Mutalisk Micro Map that was released.

You can view Episode 15 by clicking here.

Netherland’s finest takes on eSTRO

Artosis will be doing live commentary

The results of the first game are in! For this encounter ret took on the eSTRO Zerg player hwata[saM]. Maximise the spoiler below for the results.

Admin iCCup.Mai-K will contact national team leaders in order to organise the tournaments, hosted through iCCup tournaments, to determine the date and time of the tournament and also to determine the number of players participating (and hence the order of the prize given). If more players apply than can fit in the tournament size, the first applicants will be entered into the tourney while spare players are allowed to wait on standby in case of late withdrawals or no-shows.

Other information for these tournaments includes:

Prizes:

The current map pool used in the first two tournaments is:

So far the Peruvian national tournament has completed, with LatinGamers' LG)naranjitO taking first place. See the full brackets of the tournament on the iCCup tournaments webpage.

Upcoming tournaments include Austria, USA and Canada. Click on the links to be directed to the post or tournament so that you can sign up. Keep an eye on the Tournaments Forum and Tournaments page for your nation's tourney.

To participate, wait for a post in the Tournaments forum and post a reply stating your AKA that will be used, requesting to participate, and map suggestions before the due date and register and sign in on the appropriate tournaments page.

Read more about the tournaments and ask questions in the Tournaments forum thread.

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