quakerix Profile Joined May 2010 Netherlands 168 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-30 18:46:25 #1



ESWC 2012 Grand Finals will take place 2 to 4 November at Paris Games Week. There will be a total of 32 players and a price pool of 40.000$.



The first batch of players are known. This list will be kept up to date and can be found on



If your country does not have a qualification, you can request an invite



Update 1: Slot distribution is being done the following way: Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer.



Update 2: Added the two Chinese qualified players.



Update 3: Added remaining players and casters.



Slot 1 Ilyes "Stephano" Satouri (Defending Champion)

Slot 2 ESWC France #1

Slot 3 Devan "Hawk" Subramaniam

Slot 4 Silviu "NightEnd" Lazar

Slot 5 Andrei "DeathAngel" Nodea

Slot 6 Pavel "TomikuS" Tomasek

Slot 7 Radek "freizy" Siska

Slot 8 Aleksandr "Bly" Svusuyk

Slot 9 Dmytro "DIMAGA" Filipchuk

Slot 10 Matej "Ladabaz" Zabadal

Slot 11 Xiang"XY"Yao

Slot 12 Wang“XiGua”Lei

Slot 13 Lucas "FuriousZeus" Paez

Slot 14 Naohiro "PSiArc" Nishimura

Slot 15 Kevin "Harstem" de Koning

Slot 16 Fabian "Hanfy" Kattner

Slot 17 Paul "JonnyREcco" Whyte

Slot 18 Daniel "StarNaN" Ohlsson

Slot 19 Mack "Petraeus" Smith

Slot 20 Hyunwoo "Squirtle" PARK

Slot 21 Ji Soo "ForGG" Park

Slot 22 Jérémy "Feast" Vansnick

Slot 23 Al-Husien Ali M. ZAWI

Slot 24 Husam M. M. ELHAJ YOUSEF

Slot 25 Muhammad "Zohan" Waseeq

Slot 26 Ishfaq "hoodlum" Hussain

Slot 27 Grzegorz "MaNa" Komincz

Slot 28 Kristoffer "Targa" Marthinsen

Slot 29 Robert "PandaTank" Botha

Slot 30 Neta "Zanubis" Corem

Slot 31 Artem "sLivko" Garavtsov

Slot 32 Rickard "SortOf" Bergman



English Casters:

- Starcraft 2, James “Kaelaris” Carrol

- Starcraft 2, Maurice “mori” Lange for Starcraft 2

- CS:GO, Joe “Joe” Miller

- CS:GO, Matthias “Knochen” Remmert

- Shootmania, Tim “Donathan” Krause

- Shootmania, Soe “Soe” Gschwind

- Dota 2, Toby “Tobi Wan Kenobi” Dawson



French/German casters:

- Read



Stages:

- The ESWC main stage and its program of matches on all disciplines, each finals commented by the best duos

- The Plantronics ESWC stage dedicated to FPS Shootmania Storm and Counter-Strike Global Offensive

- The Numéricable ESWC stage dedicated to Starcraft 2 and Dota2



Other tournaments at ESWC 2012:

- DOTA 2

- Shootmania Storm

- TrackMania Nations Forever

- FIFA 13

- Tekken Tag Tournament 2

- Counter-Strike Global Offensive

- Counter-Strike GO Women

- TrackMania² Canyon



Info:

Website:

Event schedule:

Teamliquid wikipedia:

Total prize pool $215000: overview

National qualifiers:



Gallery 2011:





Stage setup:

The first batch of players are known. This list will be kept up to date and can be found on our website . There are a few qualifiers that will finish in the upcoming few weeks and our invites will be published.If your country does not have a qualification, you can request an invite here. Slot distribution is being done the following way: Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer.Added the two Chinese qualified players.Added remaining players and casters.Slot 1Ilyes "Stephano" Satouri (Defending Champion)Slot 2ESWC France #1Slot 3Devan "Hawk" SubramaniamSlot 4Silviu "NightEnd" LazarSlot 5Andrei "DeathAngel" NodeaSlot 6Pavel "TomikuS" TomasekSlot 7Radek "freizy" SiskaSlot 8Aleksandr "Bly" SvusuykSlot 9Dmytro "DIMAGA" FilipchukSlot 10Matej "Ladabaz" ZabadalSlot 11Xiang"XY"YaoSlot 12Wang“XiGua”LeiSlot 13Lucas "FuriousZeus" PaezSlot 14Naohiro "PSiArc" NishimuraSlot 15Kevin "Harstem" de KoningSlot 16Fabian "Hanfy" KattnerSlot 17Paul "JonnyREcco" WhyteSlot 18Daniel "StarNaN" OhlssonSlot 19Mack "Petraeus" SmithSlot 20Hyunwoo "Squirtle" PARKSlot 21Ji Soo "ForGG" ParkSlot 22Jérémy "Feast" VansnickSlot 23Al-Husien Ali M. ZAWISlot 24Husam M. M. ELHAJ YOUSEFSlot 25Muhammad "Zohan" WaseeqSlot 26Ishfaq "hoodlum" HussainSlot 27Grzegorz "MaNa" KominczSlot 28Kristoffer "Targa" MarthinsenSlot 29Robert "PandaTank" BothaSlot 30Neta "Zanubis" CoremSlot 31Artem "sLivko" GaravtsovSlot 32Rickard "SortOf" Bergman- Starcraft 2, James “Kaelaris” Carrol- Starcraft 2, Maurice “mori” Lange for Starcraft 2- CS:GO, Joe “Joe” Miller- CS:GO, Matthias “Knochen” Remmert- Shootmania, Tim “Donathan” Krause- Shootmania, Soe “Soe” Gschwind- Dota 2, Toby “Tobi Wan Kenobi” Dawson- Read here - The ESWC main stage and its program of matches on all disciplines, each finals commented by the best duos- The Plantronics ESWC stage dedicated to FPS Shootmania Storm and Counter-Strike Global Offensive- The Numéricable ESWC stage dedicated to Starcraft 2 and Dota2Website: http://www.eswc.com Event schedule: http://www.eswc.com/en/info/eswc-2012-operations-schedule-at-paris-games-week/1 Teamliquid wikipedia: Electronic_Sports_World_Cup_2012 Total prize poolNational qualifiers: overview e-Sports freelancer

stratanic Profile Joined March 2010 France 37 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 19:12:36 #2 great!! Allez Stephano!! fr

soulist Profile Blog Joined April 2011 United States 912 Posts #3 Why do countries like Libya, Czech, and Pakistan get 2 slots but US only gets 1? Evil Geniuses<3

Rescawen Profile Joined April 2010 Finland 1025 Posts #4 1 nordic player rofl :D

StarVe Profile Joined June 2011 Germany 12278 Posts #5 One Nordic qualifier, two from both Pakistan and Libya. Seems adequate.

Azhrak Profile Joined January 2011 Finland 1124 Posts #6 The spots in this tournament are distributed horribly. The player pool doesn't live up to the name "Electronic Sports World Cup". The biggest loser is the Nordic region. starcraft2.fi

Nerchio Profile Joined October 2009 Poland 2628 Posts #7 No poland. Progamer "I am the best" - Nerchio , 2017.

quakerix Profile Joined May 2010 Netherlands 168 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 19:27:06 #8 On October 09 2012 04:19 StarVe wrote:

One Nordic qualifier, two from both Pakistan and Libya. Seems adequate.



On October 09 2012 04:13 soulist wrote:

Why do countries like Libya, Czech, and Pakistan get 2 slots but US only gets 1?



Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer. Not ESWC. Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer. Not ESWC. e-Sports freelancer

quakerix Profile Joined May 2010 Netherlands 168 Posts #9 On October 09 2012 04:24 Nerchio wrote:

No poland.



Too bad there was no local qualifier, send in an application for an invite! Too bad there was no local qualifier, send in an application for an invite! e-Sports freelancer

KalWarkov Profile Blog Joined December 2011 Germany 3911 Posts #10 Slot 18:Qualifying Nordics

No Slot: Poland





Slot 23 Qualifying Lybia #1

Slot 24 Qualifying Lybia #2

Slot 25 Qualifying Pakistan #1

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opterown Profile Blog Joined August 2011 Australia 42302 Posts #11 wonder which koreans get this, haha Moderator Retired LR Bonjwa

Marou Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Germany 1307 Posts #12 On October 09 2012 04:24 Azhrak wrote:

The spots in this tournament are distributed horribly. The player pool doesn't live up to the name "Electronic Sports World Cup". The biggest loser is the Nordic region.



If some of the top Scandinavians players submit applications for invites, i'm pretty sure they will get accepted simply because they are some of the best players in Europe. It's sad to see that there is only one player from this region coming through a qualifier but it's due to the local partner.



I think having players from Libya and Pakistan is a great thing and is in the true spirit of ESWC, yes they will probably get stomped and not go through the first groupstage, probably not even winning a single game, but view it like the olympics : they are the best of their country, they qualified and get the chance to compete in one of the greatest stage of their game, it's probably a one in a lifetime opportunity for those guys.



Also the sole fact of having qualifiers in those country that are usually left out of the esport bubble is a good thing for growing awareness of ESPORTS all around the world.



Cheer up, there is only 9 out of 32 players announced yet, i'm sure there will be a world class tournament next month in Paris !



If some of the top Scandinavians players submit applications for invites, i'm pretty sure they will get accepted simply because they are some of the best players in Europe. It's sad to see that there is only one player from this region coming through a qualifier but it's due to the local partner.I think having players from Libya and Pakistan is a great thing and is in the true spirit of ESWC, yes they will probably get stomped and not go through the first groupstage, probably not even winning a single game, but view it like the olympics : they are the best of their country, they qualified and get the chance to compete in one of the greatest stage of their game, it's probably a one in a lifetime opportunity for those guys.Also the sole fact of having qualifiers in those country that are usually left out of the esport bubble is a good thing for growing awareness of ESPORTS all around the world.Cheer up, there is only 9 out of 32 players announced yet, i'm sure there will be a world class tournament next month in Paris ! twitter@RickyMarou

Noam Profile Joined September 2010 Israel 2206 Posts #13

Also got to interview some great players and get lots of autographs and pictures



There were a few small issues with the tournament last year, most notably the English caster not being present on location resulted in poor production value for the online English Stream. Hopefully you can do better this year, as the French production was spectacular afaik.



To everyone that's criticizing the seed system. We are not used to this in the SC2 scene but these "local partners" who pay for seeds and fly the players over is the way the organizations like WCG/IeSF/ESWC have been operating for years.

They support many games which do not have a strong enough scene to draw in sponsors so this seems a bit weird to people that only know SC2.. but that's the way it is and we need to just accept it

Remember that eSports would not exist in many small countries if it weren't for the yearly WCG/IeSF/ESWC qualifiers where the main prize is simply flying abroad to participate in such a tournament.

And also they left 6 slots open for the "let's invite the most popular player" system we all love so much in the SC2 scene. I attended ESWC last year with the Israeli team and had a blast! The game show itself was amazing and the French crowd that attended the tournament was incredible, especially when Stephano was beating Koreans left and rightAlso got to interview some great players and get lots of autographs and picturesThere were a few small issues with the tournament last year, most notably the English caster not being present on location resulted in poor production value for the online English Stream. Hopefully you can do better this year, as the French production was spectacular afaik.To everyone that's criticizing the seed system. We are not used to this in the SC2 scene but these "local partners" who pay for seeds and fly the players over is the way the organizations like WCG/IeSF/ESWC have been operating for years.They support many games which do not have a strong enough scene to draw in sponsors so this seems a bit weird to people that only know SC2.. but that's the way it is and we need to just accept itRemember that eSports would not exist in many small countries if it weren't for the yearly WCG/IeSF/ESWC qualifiers where the main prize is simply flying abroad to participate in such a tournament.And also they left 6 slots open for the "let's invite the most popular player" system we all love so much in the SC2 scene. Liquipedia

hellokittySC2 Profile Joined September 2009 United States 394 Posts #14 can someone explain to me why there's only one slot for USA? twitter.com/hellokittyhots facebook.com/hellokittysc2 hellokitty.278, http://twitch.tv/noobeater5 为中国人在星际上争气！

Noam Profile Joined September 2010 Israel 2206 Posts #15 On October 10 2012 19:05 hellokittySC2 wrote:

can someone explain to me why there's only one slot for USA?

On October 09 2012 04:26 quakerix wrote:

Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer. Not ESWC.

Liquipedia

masaker Profile Joined September 2012 23 Posts #16 On October 09 2012 04:13 soulist wrote:

Why do countries like Libya, Czech, and Pakistan get 2 slots but US only gets 1?



Because Czech Republic rulezz!

Because Czech Republic rulezz!

hellokittySC2 Profile Joined September 2009 United States 394 Posts #17 On October 10 2012 19:12 Noam wrote:

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On October 10 2012 19:05 hellokittySC2 wrote:

can someone explain to me why there's only one slot for USA?

Show nested quote +

On October 09 2012 04:26 quakerix wrote:

Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer. Not ESWC.



i'm just really surprised on the fact that usa being one of the biggest scene for sc2 is only sending one player.. i'm just really surprised on the fact that usa being one of the biggest scene for sc2 is only sending one player.. twitter.com/hellokittyhots facebook.com/hellokittysc2 hellokitty.278, http://twitch.tv/noobeater5 为中国人在星际上争气！

RaNgeD Profile Blog Joined March 2009 United States 726 Posts #18 On October 10 2012 19:31 hellokittySC2 wrote:

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On October 10 2012 19:12 Noam wrote:

On October 10 2012 19:05 hellokittySC2 wrote:

can someone explain to me why there's only one slot for USA?

On October 09 2012 04:26 quakerix wrote:

Local companies can organize ESWC qualifications. They pay a fee per slot and send their winning players to Paris. So its up to the local organizer. Not ESWC.



i'm just really surprised on the fact that usa being one of the biggest scene for sc2 is only sending one player.. i'm just really surprised on the fact that usa being one of the biggest scene for sc2 is only sending one player..



They probably don't wanna pay the extra money for a plane ticket from US to EU

They probably don't wanna pay the extra money for a plane ticket from US to EU Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:7

GTR Profile Blog Joined September 2004 48897 Posts #19 Slot 19 will be Mack "Petraeus" Smith, not Glade, as he'll be going to MLG instead. Commentator Twitter: @GTR1H

Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/GTR1H

sekritzzz Profile Joined December 2010 1356 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-10 10:38:23 #20 On October 09 2012 04:13 soulist wrote:

Why do countries like Libya, Czech, and Pakistan get 2 slots but US only gets 1?

Russia, Nordic, German, Polish, Canadian communities are more worthy of complaining. The USA kind of fell off in terms of sc2 talent, most its players are PR players.



edit: Most of its known players at least. Don't know about the underground players much. Russia, Nordic, German, Polish, Canadian communities are more worthy of complaining. The USA kind of fell off in terms of sc2 talent, most its players are PR players.edit: Most of its known players at least. Don't know about the underground players much.

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