CollegiateStarleague Profile Blog Joined May 2011 United States 550 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-27 23:49:53 #1

by: Paul Benson and David Wise



Summer is a time of mirth. If you close your eyes and imagine “summer break,” and you’re like me, an image (or two) of sun and smiles comes to mind. I once spent a summer in upstate New York wakeboarding, playing Diablo 2, and persuading my friend to do the Ocelot torture scene on the “Extreme” difficulty.



Collegiate StarLeague players are different – these athletes set their minds to the game (and their future careers) because they know what is common sense to all in the industry: e-sports doesn’t take breaks.



Now that the Summer Collegiate Champions has played out to the Round of 16, we take a moment to look at each group in detail and see how the warriors stack up against each other as they enter the arena.



Group A:



/ KawaiiRice

SaroVati

TheoRy

shake



Group A sports serious competition. In StarCraft 2, KawaiiRice (Adrian Lok-Yin Kwong; University of Washington) is certainly an e-sports veteran but he’s not alone in this group. SaroVati (Brian Zhao; University of Alberta) plays for Clarity Gaming. TheoRy (Derek Travisano; Georgia Institute of Technology) plays for FXO North America. Shake (Justin Griffin; Sage) is the dark horse of the group, so keep an eye on him.



While the play level of the group should be high - SaroVAti’s impressive run in Alienware’s Pro-Am tournament (Jan ’13) stands out. He beat ViBe and qxc to face Grubby in the finals. If you’re a betting man, expect to see him in the Ro8.



Group B:



Massan

Caliber

hellokitty

Schnitzel



As the most daunting group of the Ro16, Group B will undoubtedly test wills as well as entertain StarCraft fans. This group boasts the talents of Ohio State’s Corey “Schnitzel” Schnedl, a Terran who is both deadly and delicious. He looks to topple CSL powerhouse and ROOT Gaming pro Patrick “Caliber” Coury from the University of Washington. Also present is Fnatic’s Zifeng “hellokitty” Wang from the University of Texas at Austin, who posted impressive results at WCS America and ShoutCraft America. Quantic’s Harry “MaSsan” Cheong from Georgia Tech finishes off this group of death.



This promises to be a slugfest as only two of these titans can advance to honor and internet glory in the Ro8.



Group C:



binski

hendralisk

Poo

Tbeezy



I look at the list and thing “Group C is strong, too!” It’s getting so that you can barely find a strong CSL player that’s not already on a progaming team. Group C houses two players from Infinity Seven: Binski (Sung-Bin Lee; University of North Texas) and Tbeezy (Tim Gandioco; University of California-Davis); but, here we have another two from Complexity: Poo (Alek Hrycaiko; University of British Columbia) from the Academy, and hendralisk (Henry Zheng; University of Toronto).



“Alek is a hardworking player,” says Marcus “AGIANTSMURF” Bazan, a team mate from Complexity Academy. “He's taken up a leadership role as a player/captain during team leagues this summer. As a player, he has a play-to-win mindset and refuses to let thoughts of game balance impact his work ethic.”



With strong votes of confidence to Poo’s dedication over the summer, I’d look for him to move to the Ro8.



Group D:



Suppy

Abstinence

Isaac

SniXSniPe



Does anyone else Suppy? We at the Collegiate StarLeague sure do! Group D features Conan “Suppy” Liu from Evil Geniuses as well as his CSL Terran teammate Alan “Abstinence” Yao whom Suppy recently described as “the second best player” on the Berkeley squad. Ohio State’s “Isaac” Smith and his cool Zerg configurations promise to make things interesting in this stacked group. Also seeking to conquer Group D is University of Houston’s Michael “SniXSniPe” Niven who will undoubtedly shake things up with his tri-racial proficiency as a Random pro.



This is must-see StarCraft as some of the best players of the American scene duke it out for a chance to advance to the Ro8 and a shot at becoming the last man standing: the CSL Summer Collegiate Champion. Check out all the action on



Summer is a time of mirth. If you close your eyes and imagine “summer break,” and you’re like me, an image (or two) of sun and smiles comes to mind. I once spent a summer in upstate New York wakeboarding, playing Diablo 2, and persuading my friend to do the Ocelot torture scene on the “Extreme” difficulty.Collegiate StarLeague players are different – these athletes set their minds to the game (and their future careers) because they know what is common sense to all in the industry: e-sports doesn’t take breaks.Now that the Summer Collegiate Champions has played out to the Round of 16, we take a moment to look at each group in detail and see how the warriors stack up against each other as they enter the arena.KawaiiRiceSaroVatiTheoRyshakeGroup A sports serious competition. In StarCraft 2, KawaiiRice (Adrian Lok-Yin Kwong; University of Washington) is certainly an e-sports veteran but he’s not alone in this group. SaroVati (Brian Zhao; University of Alberta) plays for Clarity Gaming. TheoRy (Derek Travisano; Georgia Institute of Technology) plays for FXO North America. Shake (Justin Griffin; Sage) is the dark horse of the group, so keep an eye on him.While the play level of the group should be high - SaroVAti’s impressive run in Alienware’s Pro-Am tournament (Jan ’13) stands out. He beat ViBe and qxc to face Grubby in the finals. If you’re a betting man, expect to see him in the Ro8.MassanCaliberhellokittySchnitzelAs the most daunting group of the Ro16, Group B will undoubtedly test wills as well as entertain StarCraft fans. This group boasts the talents of Ohio State’s Corey “Schnitzel” Schnedl, a Terran who is both deadly and delicious. He looks to topple CSL powerhouse and ROOT Gaming pro Patrick “Caliber” Coury from the University of Washington. Also present is Fnatic’s Zifeng “hellokitty” Wang from the University of Texas at Austin, who posted impressive results at WCS America and ShoutCraft America. Quantic’s Harry “MaSsan” Cheong from Georgia Tech finishes off this group of death.This promises to be a slugfest as only two of these titans can advance to honor and internet glory in the Ro8.binskihendraliskPooTbeezyI look at the list and thing “Group C is strong, too!” It’s getting so that you can barely find a strong CSL player that’s not already on a progaming team. Group C houses two players from Infinity Seven: Binski (Sung-Bin Lee; University of North Texas) and Tbeezy (Tim Gandioco; University of California-Davis); but, here we have another two from Complexity: Poo (Alek Hrycaiko; University of British Columbia) from the Academy, and hendralisk (Henry Zheng; University of Toronto).“Alek is a hardworking player,” says Marcus “AGIANTSMURF” Bazan, a team mate from Complexity Academy. “He's taken up a leadership role as a player/captain during team leagues this summer. As a player, he has a play-to-win mindset and refuses to let thoughts of game balance impact his work ethic.”With strong votes of confidence to Poo’s dedication over the summer, I’d look for him to move to the Ro8.SuppyAbstinenceIsaacSniXSniPeDoes anyone else Suppy? We at the Collegiate StarLeague sure do! Group D features Conan “Suppy” Liu from Evil Geniuses as well as his CSL Terran teammate Alan “Abstinence” Yao whom Suppy recently described as “the second best player” on the Berkeley squad. Ohio State’s “Isaac” Smith and his cool Zerg configurations promise to make things interesting in this stacked group. Also seeking to conquer Group D is University of Houston’s Michael “SniXSniPe” Niven who will undoubtedly shake things up with his tri-racial proficiency as a Random pro.This is must-see StarCraft as some of the best players of the American scene duke it out for a chance to advance to the Ro8 and a shot at becoming the last man standing: the CSL Summer Collegiate Champion. Check out all the action on www.twitch.tv/cstarleague Graphic by Elliot Pessah

Edited by Theresa Gaffney





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