TotalBiscuit Profile Blog Joined March 2010 United Kingdom 5415 Posts Last Edited: 2013-12-22 06:46:25 #1



SPONSORSHIP INCREASE - The prizepool has now been raised to 14 BTC



Official undercard match announced. Destiny vs Incontrol in a BO3 for 1BTC







In 2013, foreign players have battled bravely against the onslaught of Korean competition in Starcraft 2. Most fell without much resistance but a few stood their ground and proved that you didn't need a Korean teamhouse to win games. Foremost amongst those players were the Canadian Zerg and the Swedish Protoss . Strangely, these players have not played against each other in competition in Heart of the Swarm at all, their last encounter was during Wings of Liberty, a result now considered irrelevant. Finally these players will face each other to claim both bragging rights as the dominant foreign player in Starcraft 2 and a huge prize.



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Part 1: In 2013, foreign players have battled bravely against the onslaught of Korean competition in Starcraft 2. Most fell without much resistance but a few stood their ground and proved that you didn't need a Korean teamhouse to win games. Foremost amongst those players were the Canadian Zerg Scarlett and the Swedish Protoss NaNiwa . Strangely, these players have not played against each other in competition in Heart of the Swarm at all, their last encounter was during Wings of Liberty, a result now considered irrelevant. Finally these players will face each other to claim both bragging rights as the dominant foreign player in Starcraft 2 and a huge prize.Part 1:

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The biggest showmatch in Starcraft 2 history



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Date and Time :- It doesn't get much bigger than this. The prize for this tournament is 14 BTC, which at the time of writing exchanges for over $10,000. This would be a large prizepool for your average tournament but it is the largest prizepool for a single showmatch in Starcraft 2 history. This prizepool has been provided by bitcoin enthusiasts and companies who wish to represent and promote the growth of the cryptocurrency.* Erik +2 BTC @ErikVoorhees* Willem +2 BTC @sc2btc* Félix +2 BTC @flix1* Bitcoin Magazine +0.75 BTC @BitcoinMagazine* Roger Ver +2 BTC @rogerkver* Ludvig +2 BTC @SafelloAB*/r/bitcoin donors +3.25 BTC https://safello.com @SafelloAB http://bitcoinmagazine.com/ @BitcoinMagazine https://www.bitcoinstore.com/ @rogerkver https://coinapult.com/ @ErikVoorhees http://www.sc2btc.com/ @sc2btcAdditional Sponsor - http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin :- Saturday, Dec 21 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)



Format :- Best of 7.



Map order announced



Map 1 - Star Station

Map 2 - Bel'shir

Map 3 - Frost

Map 4 - Yeonsu

Map 5 - Polar Night



**THE MAP POOL WILL THEN REFRESH**



The final two maps will be chosen in a loser picks format from a pool of 3. Scarlett vetoed Yeonsu while Naniwa vetoed Polar Night, leaving Star Station, Bel'shir and Frost to choose from.



Casters :- TotalBiscuit and Greg "IdrA" Fields



Stream :-



We have invited the following casters to provide foreign language streams for this event.



* Italian Vasacast

* Polish ZeddTV

* Portuguese Pedroca

* German inStarcraft.de

* Russian Goodgame.ru

* Vietnamese tv.clansf.net



VoDs :-



Would you like to be a foreign language caster for this event? We are taking applications for foreign language streams and will be selecting those that we believe can provide their audiences with exceptional coverage of this showmatch. Please contact TotalBiscuit via Teamliquid private message to register your interest with information of your stream and experience.



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Poll: Who takes it?



Naniwa (2919)

50%



Scarlett (2917)

50%



5836 total votes (2919)50%(2917)50%5836 total votes Your vote: Who takes it? (Vote): Naniwa

(Vote): Scarlett





:- Best of 7.Map 1 - Star StationMap 2 - Bel'shirMap 3 - FrostMap 4 - YeonsuMap 5 - Polar Night**THE MAP POOL WILL THEN REFRESH**The final two maps will be chosen in a loser picks format from a pool of 3. Scarlett vetoed Yeonsu while Naniwa vetoed Polar Night, leaving Star Station, Bel'shir and Frost to choose from.:- TotalBiscuit and Greg "IdrA" Fields:- http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit We have invited the following casters to provide foreign language streams for this event.VasacastZeddTVPedrocainStarcraft.deGoodgame.rutv.clansf.net:- http://www.youtube.com/totalbiscuit Would you like to be a foreign language caster for this event? We are taking applications for foreign language streams and will be selecting those that we believe can provide their audiences with exceptional coverage of this showmatch. Please contact TotalBiscuit via Teamliquid private message to register your interest with information of your stream and experience.----------- Commentator Host of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft

moskonia Profile Joined January 2011 Israel 1448 Posts Last Edited: 2013-12-15 23:21:40 #2 This match decides who is the best foreigner, should really have been at least a Bo9. Anyways hype! Going to be awesome.



By the way any chance to see some community map? Would really help the map making community if a new map was used here.

Aeromi Profile Blog Joined August 2012 France 14177 Posts #3 Sick showmatch ! https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport

Paljas Profile Joined October 2011 Germany 6741 Posts #4 Sick city!

WombaT Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Northern Ireland 14270 Posts #5 Is this a full winner-takes all? :O That is a pretty sick prize for the victory, in Nani's case especially though having the top foreigner bragging rights might be the bigger deal!



Any chance this can be Bo9? 'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat

Kevin_Sorbo Profile Joined November 2011 Canada 3213 Posts #6 I hope Scarlett wins!



I wouldnt mind some rage drama from Nani either!!



gogogo guys!! The mind is like a parachute, it doesnt work unless its open. - Zappa

SidianTheBard Profile Joined October 2010 United States 2208 Posts #7 So hard to predict who I think will win. I'm thinking Naniwa's vZ is a lot stronger than Scarlett's vP. Then again, Scarlett has been playing some of her best games ever recently.



Although, gonna have to give it to Naniwa. Hoping for a close 4-3 so we see plenty of games! Creator of Abyssal Reef, Ascension to Aiur, Battle on the Boardwalk, Habitation Station, Honorgrounds, IPL Darkness Falls, King's Cove, Korhal Carnage Knockout & Moonlight Madness.

Bagration Profile Blog Joined October 2011 United States 18112 Posts #8 Go Scarlett! Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever

Yhamm Profile Blog Joined December 2012 France 6490 Posts #9 Winner takes everything? :o Liquipedia We will have only each other at the last

Squat Profile Joined September 2013 Sweden 7821 Posts #10 I've got the perfect solution to avoid any potential balance complaints; both of them play terran!



This way, we are guaranteed good games, it will be completely fair since both players off-race and no one will be able to make excuses. "Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump

The_Templar Profile Blog Joined January 2011 your Country 52593 Posts Last Edited: 2013-12-15 23:52:48 #11 On December 16 2013 08:49 Squat wrote:

I've got the perfect solution to avoid any potential balance complaints; both of them play terran!



This way, we are guaranteed good games, it will be completely fair since both players off-race and no one will be able to make excuses.

you mean besides "I am much better at my main race than terran and I would have won in a ZvP"?

They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protoss

Assuming normal Naniwa vs Scarlett Naniwa 4-2 you mean besides "I am much better at my main race than terran and I would have won in a ZvP"?They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protossAssuming normal NaniwavsScarlett Naniwa 4-2 Moderator Starcraft 3 when

Adebisi Profile Blog Joined June 2010 Canada 1621 Posts #12 Winner take all PLEASE.

SinCitta Profile Blog Joined August 2010 Germany 2127 Posts #13 Maybe the first showmatch I am interested in in the history of SC2.

Squat Profile Joined September 2013 Sweden 7821 Posts #14 On December 16 2013 08:51 The_Templar wrote:

Show nested quote +

On December 16 2013 08:49 Squat wrote:

I've got the perfect solution to avoid any potential balance complaints; both of them play terran!



This way, we are guaranteed good games, it will be completely fair since both players off-race and no one will be able to make excuses.

you mean besides "I am much better at my main race than terran and I would have won in a ZvP"?

They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protoss

Assuming normal Naniwa vs Scarlett Naniwa 4-2 you mean besides "I am much better at my main race than terran and I would have won in a ZvP"?They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protossAssuming normal NaniwavsScarlett Naniwa 4-2

Amendment: No one will be able to make passable excuses.



We could just throw a complete curveball and announce that they will be playing Halo on Xbox live with a random group. Amendment: No one will be able to make passable excuses.We could just throw a complete curveball and announce that they will be playing Halo on Xbox live with a random group. "Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump

Ace Frehley Profile Joined December 2012 2022 Posts #15 They should take advantage that Scarlett is in Europe and do the showmatch while both are in Europe.

Cross server = lag whinning ...

Yhamm Profile Blog Joined December 2012 France 6490 Posts #16 On December 16 2013 09:10 Ace Frehley wrote:

They should take advantage that Scarlett is in Europe and do the showmatch while both are in Europe.

Cross server = lag whinning

she goes back to Canada tomorrow afaik she goes back to Canada tomorrow afaik Liquipedia We will have only each other at the last

Thrill Profile Blog Joined May 2007 2566 Posts #17 Interesting sponsorship.

growlizing Profile Joined February 2011 Norway 121 Posts #18 On December 16 2013 08:49 Squat wrote:

They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protoss

They should switch races, naniwa zerg vs scarlett protoss

Like Scarlett would do anything so disgusting as playing protoss

Like Scarlett would do anything so disgusting as playing protoss

kuan888 Profile Joined March 2011 Canada 304 Posts #19 On December 16 2013 08:27 Wombat_NI wrote:

Is this a full winner-takes all? :O That is a pretty sick prize for the victory, in Nani's case especially though having the top foreigner bragging rights might be the bigger deal!



Any chance this can be Bo9?



I heard something in the line of 80/20 or 70/30 iirc



But yeah cant wait for that, thank again Sir Biscuit !!

I heard something in the line of 80/20 or 70/30 iircBut yeah cant wait for that, thank again Sir Biscuit !! What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ||| Acer.Scarlett <3

Rad Profile Joined May 2010 United States 931 Posts #20 Gooooo naniiiwwwaaaaa



Looking forward to this!

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