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This tournament is going to be brought to you live from the Team Dignitas office with a live interactive show, great SC2 games, hilarious banter, prizes to be won and lots of fun to be had! Coverage will be brought to you by dApollo and Totalbiscuit, they will keep you entertained and educated throughout the day!



Prize Pool: £1000

1st: £500

2nd: £350

3rd: £100

4th: £50



When? - Sunday 11th December 2011

Starting time:

13:00 CEST

06:00 EDT

03:00 PDT

12:00 BST



Where?

The tournament can be found on dApollo's stream, the stream will be here:



Format:

This time around, the tournament will be played live, not replay based. During December players want to spend more time at home rather than events so this fits well into our tournament. The tournament will remain best of 3 until the finals which will be a best of 5. Reason for this is due to not enough hours in a day! Map pool and Brackets will be released publicly after all players have been displayed.



Invited players:

The invited players will be released throughout this week, 2players every day until Sunday, where the tournament goes live! So lets kick it off, with the first invited players!!



Pre tournament announcement schedule

6th = Thorzain/Merz

7th = Naama/MaNa

8th ﻿= Nighend/TLO

9th = Osho/Nerchio

10th = Brackets/Map pool released



11th = Live show begins



Tournament Schedule:

12:00PM Tournament introduction

12:15PM Game1 ro8 - Best of 3

13:15PM Game2 ro8 - Best of 3

14:15PM Game3 ro8 - Best of 3

15:15PM Game4 ro8 - Best of 3

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16:15PM Game1 ro4 - Best of 3

17:15PM Game2 ro4 - Best of 3

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18:15PM-18:45PM BREAK

--

18:45PM - Final introduction

19:00PM - Game1 ro2 - Best of 5



Map pool:

TalDarim Altar LE

ESL Metalopolis

ESL Shakuras Plateau

GSL GSTL Terminus RE

GSL Bel'shir Beach

GSL Daybreak

GSL Calm before the storm



Brackets:

Game1 ro8 - Nerchio vs Merz - Best of 3

Game2 ro8 - Naama vs TLO - Best of 3

Game3 ro8 - Thorzain vs Nightend - Best of 3

Game4 ro8 - Mana vs Osho - Best of 3



Player Introductions



Merz







Name: Tim Olsson

Game ID: DignitasMerz

Race: Terran

Age: 21

Nationality: Swedish

Largest Achievement: 1st Multiplay i43 August 2011



Tim 'High APM Merz' Olsson steps into the ring as the Team Dignitas representative for this invitational. Merz is a very solid Terran player with very few holes in his game, he has fantastic mechanical skills that were translated over from BroodWar which is his major strength. Winning the Multiplay i43 tournament was a fantastic break through for Merz who had gone in SC2 without a large win for a long period. Now its time to play with the big boys, lets see how well he does.



Thorzain







Name: Markus Eklöf

Game ID: MouzThorzain

Race: Terran

Age: 20

Nationality: Swedish

Largest Achievement: 1st Pokerstrategy.com TSL3 - July 2011



Thorzain, the sprinting spoon Terran! Such a methodical player, his builds are so tight, they come down to the very precise unit count. Such solid, yet slow, Terran play, really a true art form. Though people may argue he has not been preforming as well or as dominant recently due to tournament pressure I think his NASL S2 performance would have changed this a lot and I personally expect big things from the TSL champion here



Naama







Name: Santeri Lahtinen

Game ID: eSaharaNaama

Race: Terran

Age: 19

Nationality: Finland

Largest Achievement: 1st Dreamhack Winter - November 2010



Yes, its time! Naama is back! Maybe there were some special memories of former glory in Jonkoping, Dreamhack Winter 2011 that re-lit the fire inside Naama. He had such a great tournament after a really bad year, he totally dropped of the SC2 radar after his last year win at Dreamhack. A lot of fans were given hope that 'The Beast' is back, well lets find out and pit him against the best in EU!



MaNa







Name: Grzegorz Komincz

Game ID: MouzMaNa

Race: Protoss

Age: 17

Nationality: Polish

Largest Achievement: 2nd ESWC - October 2011



Forever 2nd, defines Mana quite well. How hasn't he won a championship yet? ESWC probably his best result since it picked up $12,000 but closely followed by 2nd Dreamhack Winter 2010 and 2nd Assembly Summer 2011! This guy has so much talent, remember this, he is still in high school, playing SC2 part-time, few hours a night.... Yet being so young, in Starcraft he is so old since hes been playing since 9years old!! A young prodigy, soon to get his win.



Nightend







Name: Silviu Lazar

Game ID: FnaticNightend

Race: Protoss

Age: 23

Nationality: Romania

Largest Achievement: 3rd/4th Dreamhack Winter - November 2011



Nightend a very consistent player and actually a very good one also! Is always capable of taking games, even series against the best in the world yet. He is always present at events but most recently his biggest achievement landed as he finished 3rd/4th place at Dreamhack Winter, a fantastic personal achievement. His passive, defence play while teching up to colossus has landed him great success recently in his PvT, this tournament will be tough for the Romanian but after 3rd/4th place at DHW, anything is possible.



TLO







Name: Dario Wünsch

Game ID: LiquidTLO

Race: Zerg

Age: 21

Nationality: German

Largest Achievement: 1st Poker Idol Starcraft II EU Championship - January 2011



TLO! A questionable invitee for a few, though having watched his stream recently and his tournament results starting to perk up again, I think TLO is going in as the underdog but I have high expectations. He is currently throwing a lot of hard work into improving his Zerg and just 1week ago managing to beat Nerchio 2-1 in an online tournament, he is starting to look in better shape and surely this is a step in the right direction. Will TLO break through?! That is the question and hope for a lot of fans in 2011.



Osho







Name: Dror Evron

Game ID: AcerOsho

Race: Zerg

Age: 21

Nationality: Israel

Largest Achievement: Grubby Starcraft Series 2 - Sept 2011



Osho is a long time Zerg in SC2 but really starting to make an impact in the 2nd half of 2011, making appearances through qualifications at IESF and Dreamhack. He hasn't had his full attention on SC2 until recently and now it is really starting to show. I expect his play to continue to elevate especially with being within such a strong team, Acer, Osho is known for having a beastly ZvP and has had some fantastic results recently. glhf Osho!!



Nerchio







Name: Artur Bloch

Game ID: AcerNerchio

Race: Zerg

Age: 19

Nationality: Polish

Largest Achievement: 1st Battle in Berlin - November 2011



What has Nerchio not won, wow. This guy, his achievement list for online tournaments is so long, he is just so good. He finally broke through with his first LAN win at Battle in Berlin but before this had shown amazing results beating the best regularly. Even though he lost vs Ret at DHW, he managed to beat Select/Sase and Mana convincingly beforehand... He works very hard on his game and plays so much, his mechanics and game sense are unbelievable. A true champion. Will he roll over this tournament or will somebody stand in his way?



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Tomorrow, we will release the Bracket and Map pool!!

Welcome back to the SCAN invitational, this time with our 2nd tournament. We have 8 of the best players within Europe fighting it out once again for your entertainment!! This will be a 1day tournament, 8players, 1 winner, 8hours of SC2 action!Please don't ruin esports and check them out :D - http://www.scan.co.uk/?tag=dig001 Team Dignitas Sub page: http://www.team-dignitas.net/scan-invitational This tournament is going to be brought to youfrom the Team Dignitas office with a live interactive show, great SC2 games, hilarious banter,to be won and lots of fun to be had! Coverage will be brought to you by dApollo and Totalbiscuit, they will keep you entertained and educated throughout the day!£10001st: £5002nd: £3503rd: £1004th: £50- Sunday 11th December 2011Starting time:13:00 CEST06:00 EDT03:00 PDT12:00 BSTThe tournament can be found on dApollo's stream, the stream will be here: http://www.twitch.tv/dignitasapollo This time around, the tournament will be played live, not replay based. During December players want to spend more time at home rather than events so this fits well into our tournament. The tournament will remain best of 3 until the finals which will be a best of 5. Reason for this is due to not enough hours in a day! Map pool and Brackets will be released publicly after all players have been displayed.The invited players will be released throughout this week, 2players every day until Sunday, where the tournament goes live! So lets kick it off, with the first invited players!!6th = Thorzain/Merz7th = Naama/MaNa8th ﻿= Nighend/TLO9th = Osho/Nerchio10th = Brackets/Map pool released11th = Live show begins12:00PM Tournament introduction12:15PM Game1 ro8 - Best of 313:15PM Game2 ro8 - Best of 314:15PM Game3 ro8 - Best of 315:15PM Game4 ro8 - Best of 3--16:15PM Game1 ro4 - Best of 317:15PM Game2 ro4 - Best of 3--18:15PM-18:45PM BREAK--18:45PM - Final introduction19:00PM - Game1 ro2 - Best of 5TalDarim Altar LEESL MetalopolisESL Shakuras PlateauGSL GSTL Terminus REGSL Bel'shir BeachGSL DaybreakGSL Calm before the stormGame1 ro8 - Nerchio vs Merz - Best of 3Game2 ro8 - Naama vs TLO - Best of 3Game3 ro8 - Thorzain vs Nightend - Best of 3Game4 ro8 - Mana vs Osho - Best of 3Tim OlssonDignitasMerzTerran21Swedish1st Multiplay i43 August 2011Tim 'High APM Merz' Olsson steps into the ring as the Team Dignitas representative for this invitational. Merz is a very solid Terran player with very few holes in his game, he has fantastic mechanical skills that were translated over from BroodWar which is his major strength. Winning the Multiplay i43 tournament was a fantastic break through for Merz who had gone in SC2 without a large win for a long period. Now its time to play with the big boys, lets see how well he does.Markus EklöfMouzThorzainTerran20Swedish1st Pokerstrategy.com TSL3 - July 2011Thorzain, the sprinting spoon Terran! Such a methodical player, his builds are so tight, they come down to the very precise unit count. Such solid, yet slow, Terran play, really a true art form. Though people may argue he has not been preforming as well or as dominant recently due to tournament pressure I think his NASL S2 performance would have changed this a lot and I personally expect big things from the TSL champion hereSanteri LahtineneSaharaNaamaTerran19Finland1st Dreamhack Winter - November 2010Yes, its time! Naama is back! Maybe there were some special memories of former glory in Jonkoping, Dreamhack Winter 2011 that re-lit the fire inside Naama. He had such a great tournament after a really bad year, he totally dropped of the SC2 radar after his last year win at Dreamhack. A lot of fans were given hope that 'The Beast' is back, well lets find out and pit him against the best in EU!Grzegorz KominczMouzMaNaProtoss17Polish2nd ESWC - October 2011Forever 2nd, defines Mana quite well. How hasn't he won a championship yet? ESWC probably his best result since it picked up $12,000 but closely followed by 2nd Dreamhack Winter 2010 and 2nd Assembly Summer 2011! This guy has so much talent, remember this, he is still in high school, playing SC2 part-time, few hours a night.... Yet being so young, in Starcraft he is so old since hes been playing since 9years old!! A young prodigy, soon to get his win.Silviu LazarFnaticNightendProtoss23Romania3rd/4th Dreamhack Winter - November 2011Nightend a very consistent player and actually a very good one also! Is always capable of taking games, even series against the best in the world yet. He is always present at events but most recently his biggest achievement landed as he finished 3rd/4th place at Dreamhack Winter, a fantastic personal achievement. His passive, defence play while teching up to colossus has landed him great success recently in his PvT, this tournament will be tough for the Romanian but after 3rd/4th place at DHW, anything is possible.Dario WünschLiquidTLOZerg21German1st Poker Idol Starcraft II EU Championship - January 2011TLO! A questionable invitee for a few, though having watched his stream recently and his tournament results starting to perk up again, I think TLO is going in as the underdog but I have high expectations. He is currently throwing a lot of hard work into improving his Zerg and just 1week ago managing to beat Nerchio 2-1 in an online tournament, he is starting to look in better shape and surely this is a step in the right direction. Will TLO break through?! That is the question and hope for a lot of fans in 2011.Dror EvronAcerOshoZerg21IsraelGrubby Starcraft Series 2 - Sept 2011Osho is a long time Zerg in SC2 but really starting to make an impact in the 2nd half of 2011, making appearances through qualifications at IESF and Dreamhack. He hasn't had his full attention on SC2 until recently and now it is really starting to show. I expect his play to continue to elevate especially with being within such a strong team, Acer, Osho is known for having a beastly ZvP and has had some fantastic results recently. glhf Osho!!Artur BlochAcerNerchioZerg19Polish1st Battle in Berlin - November 2011What has Nerchio not won, wow. This guy, his achievement list for online tournaments is so long, he is just so good. He finally broke through with his first LAN win at Battle in Berlin but before this had shown amazing results beating the best regularly. Even though he lost vs Ret at DHW, he managed to beat Select/Sase and Mana convincingly beforehand... He works very hard on his game and plays so much, his mechanics and game sense are unbelievable. A true champion. Will he roll over this tournament or will somebody stand in his way?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tomorrow, we will release the Bracket and Map pool!! www.twitter.com/apollosc2