BreAKerTV Profile Blog Joined November 2011 Taiwan 1583 Posts Last Edited: 2014-07-28 03:33:07 #1

http://sc2.5652.com/news/info/id/271132







This presently stands as a Non-WCS event.



liquipedia:



Ladies and Gentlemen, I know this may sound strange as I have no solid source to confirm it save for a few contacts who have appointed yours truly to do the job, but I will be casting, and administrating the EU and NA qualifiers for the WEC. Teamliquid user and translator Digmouse can confirm this.



The EU invites have already been 90% confirmed, so we will announce all the players that have been green-lighted, and very soon we will be announcing all of the NA invites.



As a reminder, the region and player break-down is as follows:

3 players from China

2 players from Europe

2 players from Korea

1 player from North America.



Everyone who qualifies for this event will be going home with at least 1,600 USD in their pockets.



NA qualifiers now confirmed: August 3rd at 18:00 PDT.



The NA player list is 100% confirmed as below:

CatZ

Guitarcheese

ViBE

MajOr

MaSa

QxC

Jonsnow

Neeb

HuK

Minigun

Scarlett

puCK

desrow

Suppy

Xenocider

Hendralisk





Presently here are the confirmed EU invites, we will have a 32-man single-elimination tournament on Source:This presently stands as a Non-WCS event.liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_E-sport_Championships_2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, I know this may sound strange as I have no solid source to confirm it save for a few contacts who have appointed yours truly to do the job, but I will be casting, and administrating the EU and NA qualifiers for the WEC. Teamliquid user and translator Digmouse can confirm this.The EU invites have already been 90% confirmed, so we will announce all the players that have been green-lighted, and very soon we will be announcing all of the NA invites.As a reminder, the region and player break-down is as follows:3 players from China2 players from Europe2 players from Korea1 player from North America.Everyone who qualifies for this event will be going home with at least 1,600 USD in their pockets.NA qualifiers now confirmed: August 3rd at 18:00 PDT.CatZGuitarcheeseViBEMajOrMaSaQxCJonsnowNeebHuKMinigunScarlettpuCKdesrowSuppyXenociderHendraliskPresently here are the confirmed EU invites, we will have a 32-man single-elimination tournament on July 31st 2014 at 16:00 EU Time . All 32 invites are confirmed:

Ret

Jeysen

Nerchio

Socke

DIMAGA

Grubby

Snute

TLO

Bunny

Bling

Welmu

MaNa

ToD

Harstem

Krr

uThermal

FireCake

Majestic

Tefel

elfi

Kas

TargA

MorroW

Bly

HasuObs

NightEnd

Sjaak

Heromarine

sLivko

Lambo

MiNiMaTh

Miniraser



Please stand by as we confirm the NA list of invites



RetJeysenNerchioSockeDIMAGAGrubbySnuteTLOBunnyBlingWelmuMaNaToDHarstemKrruThermalFireCakeMajesticTefelelfiKasTargAMorroWBlyHasuObsNightEndSjaakHeromarinesLivkoLamboMiNiMaThMiniraserPlease stand by as we confirm the NA list of invites request to mods : Please change the title of this thread to "WEC 55,000 USD - EU and NA Qualifier invitees"



: Please change the title of this thread to "WEC 55,000 USD - EU and NA Qualifier invitees" We are presently accepting stream applications for non-English language streams .

So far, we already have a French language stream confirmed. So far, we already have a French language stream confirmed. Twitter: @BinGeHD. Website: breakergg.com

Kimb3r Profile Joined April 2010 Germany 744 Posts #2 Invite only qualifiers xD gg Maru | Dark | Zest | Reynor | Scarlett

BreAKerTV Profile Blog Joined November 2011 Taiwan 1583 Posts #3 On July 21 2014 02:27 Kimb3r wrote:

Invite only qualifiers xD gg

I typed out WP when I tried tracking down some players on their original invite list (some of which are even now retired, and have been that way for a long time). I typed out WP when I tried tracking down some players on their original invite list (some of which are even now retired, and have been that way for a long time). Twitter: @BinGeHD. Website: breakergg.com

vult Profile Blog Joined February 2012 United States 9278 Posts #4 So this is the pseudo-replacement of WCG, right? "I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically." -iNcontroL, impersonating TLO flirting with Apollo, ASUS ROG 2012. RIP Geoff. || Pats and Jags

TheBloodyDwarf Profile Blog Joined March 2012 Finland 7511 Posts Last Edited: 2014-07-20 18:30:19 #5



Awesome to have tournament like this! This is looking much like 2011 tournament playerlistAwesome to have tournament like this! Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on

HoZBlooddrop Profile Blog Joined December 2013 Italy 320 Posts #6 awsome! cant wait

BreAKerTV Profile Blog Joined November 2011 Taiwan 1583 Posts #7 On July 21 2014 03:02 vult wrote:

So this is the pseudo-replacement of WCG, right?

One of three, but more or less, yes.



I want to stress that the winners of these qualifiers will have their hotels and plane tickets reserved. One of three, but more or less, yes.I want to stress that the winners of these qualifiers will have their hotels and plane tickets reserved. Twitter: @BinGeHD. Website: breakergg.com

Squat Profile Joined September 2013 Sweden 7821 Posts #8 This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever. "Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump

madals Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 623 Posts #9 On July 21 2014 04:41 Squat wrote:

This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever.

Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.



$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Caster: @Madals91 http://www.youtube.com/Madals91 <--

Kimb3r Profile Joined April 2010 Germany 744 Posts #10 Run and cast by a person who stream from his garage, right? One time, I watched the stream and it was unwatchable, sorry, but since then I have no love for Breaker. Maru | Dark | Zest | Reynor | Scarlett

digmouse Profile Blog Joined November 2010 China 5661 Posts #11 On July 21 2014 04:52 madals wrote:

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 04:41 Squat wrote:

This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever.

Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.



$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event?

Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though. Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though. Translator If you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.

madals Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 623 Posts #12 On July 21 2014 06:15 digmouse wrote:

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 04:52 madals wrote:

On July 21 2014 04:41 Squat wrote:

This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever.

Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.



$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event?

Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though. Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though.



Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it Caster: @Madals91 http://www.youtube.com/Madals91 <--

LongShot27 Profile Joined May 2013 United States 2084 Posts #13 What has Starcraft become when something interesting and possibly amazing shows up that we instantly dismiss it as a scam.... If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.

Zealously Profile Blog Joined October 2011 East Gorteau 21345 Posts #14 On July 21 2014 06:31 LongShot27 wrote:

What has Starcraft become when something interesting and possibly amazing shows up that we instantly dismiss it as a scam....



It's not as much Starcraft as the fact that I don't have enough fingers to count the amount of scams that have screwed people over the last few years. We're not dismissing anything, but it is reasonable for there to be more information available about the sponsor/tournament somewhere. It's not as much Starcraft as the fact that I don't have enough fingers to count the amount of scams that have screwed people over the last few years. We're not dismissing anything, but it is reasonable for there to be more information available about the sponsor/tournament somewhere. Administrator Break the chains

Yorkie Profile Blog Joined December 2012 United States 12126 Posts #15 I think this is pretty sick actually. Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122

Darthsanta13 Profile Joined July 2011 United States 564 Posts Last Edited: 2014-07-20 23:08:36 #16



Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here For what it's worth there's been announcements for a WEC tournament for Hearthstone that are considerably less shady than this one. Proof is always good but I'm at about 95% sure this is real. The fact that the so called "WCG replacement" operates entirely on invites is totally ridiculous to me though (maybe a bigger problem in Hearthstone than SC2, but the point remains)Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here Link

digmouse Profile Blog Joined November 2010 China 5661 Posts Last Edited: 2014-07-20 23:36:53 #17 On July 21 2014 06:28 madals wrote:

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 06:15 digmouse wrote:

On July 21 2014 04:52 madals wrote:

On July 21 2014 04:41 Squat wrote:

This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever.

Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.



$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event?

Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though. Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though.



Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it

Run by D8TV, a quite known and apparent well-received broadcasting company, they started small and recently got funding from government related capital, so yeah, at least it looks more legit than the other two (WECG, WCA) that emerged this year.

On July 21 2014 08:07 Darthsanta13 wrote:

For what it's worth there's been announcements for a WEC tournament for Hearthstone that are considerably less shady than this one. Proof is always good but I'm at about 95% sure this is real. The fact that the so called "WCG replacement" operates entirely on invites is totally ridiculous to me though (maybe a bigger problem in Hearthstone than SC2, but the point remains)



Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here For what it's worth there's been announcements for a WEC tournament for Hearthstone that are considerably less shady than this one. Proof is always good but I'm at about 95% sure this is real. The fact that the so called "WCG replacement" operates entirely on invites is totally ridiculous to me though (maybe a bigger problem in Hearthstone than SC2, but the point remains)Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here Link

As far as I know WEC never claim itself to be "the new WCG", WECG does.



I'll try dig deeper in the day. Also I'll be the admin for the NA qualifier so at least I'll try not screw that one up. Run by D8TV, a quite known and apparent well-received broadcasting company, they started small and recently got funding from government related capital, so yeah, at least it looks more legit than the other two (WECG, WCA) that emerged this year.As far as I know WEC never claim itself to be "the new WCG", WECG does.I'll try dig deeper in the day. Also I'll be the admin for the NA qualifier so at least I'll try not screw that one up. Translator If you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.

BreAKerTV Profile Blog Joined November 2011 Taiwan 1583 Posts Last Edited: 2014-07-21 03:53:56 #18 On July 21 2014 06:08 Kimb3r wrote:

Run and cast by a person who stream from his garage, right? One time, I watched the stream and it was unwatchable, sorry, but since then I have no love for Breaker.

Are you the reason why CatZ left Peru? I'm in Taiwan now, and I've been here for 3 months.

On July 21 2014 07:24 Zealously wrote:

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 06:31 LongShot27 wrote:

What has Starcraft become when something interesting and possibly amazing shows up that we instantly dismiss it as a scam....



It's not as much Starcraft as the fact that I don't have enough fingers to count the amount of scams that have screwed people over the last few years. We're not dismissing anything, but it is reasonable for there to be more information available about the sponsor/tournament somewhere. It's not as much Starcraft as the fact that I don't have enough fingers to count the amount of scams that have screwed people over the last few years. We're not dismissing anything, but it is reasonable for there to be more information available about the sponsor/tournament somewhere.

The main market for this tournament is China. Non-Asians in China are almost revered to as Gods in some ways, and thus powerful advertising tools. I will personally see to the care of all the Non-Chinese players that I can. Are you the reason why CatZ left Peru? I'm in Taiwan now, and I've been here for 3 months.The main market for this tournament is China. Non-Asians in China are almost revered to as Gods in some ways, and thus powerful advertising tools. I will personally see to the care of all the Non-Chinese players that I can. Twitter: @BinGeHD. Website: breakergg.com

Darthsanta13 Profile Joined July 2011 United States 564 Posts #19 On July 21 2014 08:33 digmouse wrote:

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 06:28 madals wrote:

On July 21 2014 06:15 digmouse wrote:

On July 21 2014 04:52 madals wrote:

On July 21 2014 04:41 Squat wrote:

This seems fully legit and not shady at all in any way whatsoever.

Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.



$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event? Would be nice to have someone else translate and have some kind of facts about the event as a whole.$55k tournament just appears? Who sponsors / funds the event? All qualifiers run and cast by 1 person in such a large event?

Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though. Run by a quite big broadcasting company which recently just secured a huge funding, it just don't have a name for anyone abroad, their dota 2 counterpart has a 100k$ first place prize money, I can't say much about the rest though.



Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it Excuse me for being cynical - but do you have anything that proves it is run by this big broadcasting company? Generally something that it putting $155k into eSports will have some form of marketing behind it

Run by D8TV, a quite known and apparent well-received broadcasting company, they started small and recently got funding from government related capital, so yeah, at least it looks more legit than the other two (WECG, WCA) that emerged this year.

Show nested quote +

On July 21 2014 08:07 Darthsanta13 wrote:

For what it's worth there's been announcements for a WEC tournament for Hearthstone that are considerably less shady than this one. Proof is always good but I'm at about 95% sure this is real. The fact that the so called "WCG replacement" operates entirely on invites is totally ridiculous to me though (maybe a bigger problem in Hearthstone than SC2, but the point remains)



Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here For what it's worth there's been announcements for a WEC tournament for Hearthstone that are considerably less shady than this one. Proof is always good but I'm at about 95% sure this is real. The fact that the so called "WCG replacement" operates entirely on invites is totally ridiculous to me though (maybe a bigger problem in Hearthstone than SC2, but the point remains)Edit: A link to the hearthstone announcement can be found here Link

As far as I know WEC never claim itself to be "the new WCG", WECG does.



I'll try dig deeper in the day. Also I'll be the admin for the NA qualifier so at least I'll try not screw that one up. Run by D8TV, a quite known and apparent well-received broadcasting company, they started small and recently got funding from government related capital, so yeah, at least it looks more legit than the other two (WECG, WCA) that emerged this year.As far as I know WEC never claim itself to be "the new WCG", WECG does.I'll try dig deeper in the day. Also I'll be the admin for the NA qualifier so at least I'll try not screw that one up.



Oops, my mistake then. Oops, my mistake then.

5ecured Profile Joined June 2013 594 Posts #20 $55000 prize money....is massive...

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