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A Guide to Following the Chinese StarCraft Scene [Keep Updated]



Recent Tournaments WCS China Qualifiers:



WCS China Qualifiers: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825¤tpage=5#82 TL;DR

The most regular tournaments in China are NSL, SWL, and WCG. There are some other big 2-day events happen across the year.



Easiest way to “follow” the Chinese scene is to watch this 24-hours Chinese stream (both live and restream). Most of the premier content is on this stream alone.



For English casting of the major Chinese events, watch this stream and VODs.



The most regular tournaments in China are NSL, SWL, and WCG. There are some other big 2-day events happen across the year.Easiest way to “follow” the Chinese scene is to watch this 24-hours Chinese stream (both live and restream). Most of the premier content is on this stream alone. http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm For English casting of the major Chinese events, watch this stream and VODs. http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Intro



As inspired by Reddit’s recent attention to the Chinese StarCraft scene, I decided to write a short guide on how to follow the Chinese scene to the non-Chinese audience. Following the Chinese scene can be difficult since there is little information in the English-speaking websites. Even though TL actually has a decent amount of threads, event calendar, and wiki entries about the Chinese tournaments, it is still spread-out and may be difficult to know they are even there. So this guide may act like an introduction to “what is happening, what to watch, and where to watch” in the Chinese StarCraft scene. I will try to keep this thread updated in my spare time. Also, I know there are many Chinese and people who know Chinese language on TL, if you know some Chinese SC2 events that are not listed here, you can post them in this thread, and I will add them to this top post.



If you want to know more about the history of Chinese SC2 scene, here is a detailed liquipedia entry:



As inspired by Reddit’s recent attention to the Chinese StarCraft scene, I decided to write a short guide on how to follow the Chinese scene to the non-Chinese audience. Following the Chinese scene can be difficult since there is little information in the English-speaking websites. Even though TL actually has a decent amount of threads, event calendar, and wiki entries about the Chinese tournaments, it is still spread-out and may be difficult to know they are even there. So this guide may act like an introduction to “what is happening, what to watch, and where to watch” in the Chinese StarCraft scene. I will try to keep this thread updated in my spare time. Also, I know there are many Chinese and people who know Chinese language on TL, if you know some Chinese SC2 events that are not listed here, you can post them in this thread, and I will add them to this top post.If you want to know more about the history of Chinese SC2 scene, here is a detailed liquipedia entry: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Chinese_SC2_scene Tournaments



The Premier Chinese Tournaments



NEO Star League (NSL)





NSL is like the Chinese GSL (started from Ro32). It is held a few times a year.



NSL 2013 [Ongoing]

Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NEO_Star_League_2013





English Live Stream & VODs : http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts





: http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Chinese Live Stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm





Chinese VODs (very organized): http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=289&rt=2







Official website (in Chinese): http://sc2.neotv.cn/nsl2013/ or http://sc2.neotv.cn/content-31-2280-1.html





StarsWar League (SWL)





SWL is a shorter tournament than NSL, but it has more prize money and it invites many top Korean players. And it is sponsored by GIGABYTE and Intel.



StarsWar League Season 3 [Ongoing]

Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/StarsWar_League/Season_3





EnglishLive Stream & VODs : http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts





: http://www.twitch.tv/cheeseheadlogic/profile/pastBroadcasts Chinese Live Stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm





Chinese VODs (very organized): http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=291&rt=2





Official website (in Chinese): http://swl.starswar.org/





WCG China





WCG has been quite a China-centric event, even though its origin is Korea. And it is still the biggest esports event in China.



WCG China 2013 [not ongoing]



Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2013/Qualifiers/China





Chinese stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm





Chinese VODs: http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=259&rt=2





Official website (in Chinese): http://wcg.neotv.cn/





NSL is like the Chinese GSL (started from Ro32). It is held a few times a year.SWL is a shorter tournament than NSL, but it has more prize money and it invites many top Korean players. And it is sponsored by GIGABYTE and Intel.WCG has been quite a China-centric event, even though its origin is Korea. And it is still the biggest esports event in China. Other Tournaments



The National Online Tournament (SOT)





An online tournament open for fans to play with pros.



The National Online Tournament “Passion 2v2” [Ongoing]

Chinese stream: http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/tv/NEOtvSC2.htm





Chinese VODs (Click SOT in the left sidebar): http://v.neotv.cn/sc2





Official website (in Chinese): http://sot.neotv.cn/



Matchday.cc Gaming Series Clan’s League (MCL)



Season 8 [Ongoing]



Chinese VODs:



http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=286&rt=2





http://matchday.cc/match.php?id=286&rt=2 Official Website (in Chinese):



http://sc2.marstv.com/





An online tournament open for fans to play with pros. Ifeng Electronic Sports Cup (a weekly online tournament)



Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Ifeng_Electronic_Sports_Cup



Some other Chinese tournaments that are not going:

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Kung Fu Cup

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Kung_Fu_Cup



CPL

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/CPL_Championship_2013



NVIDIA Gaming Festival

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/NVIDIA_Gaming_Festival_2013



Hong Kong Esports Tournament

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Hong_Kong_Esports_Tournament



National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST)

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/National_Electronic_Sports_Tournament



National College Cup



Official website (in Chinese):

http://sc2.163.com/scc/



Chinese VODs:

http://sc2.163.com/scc/videos/46006



Official website (in Chinese):Chinese VODs:



StarCraft Shows:

Friday Learn to Play Starcraft (in Chinese)



Official website: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/friday/





VODs: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/friday/





Tuesday Let’s Play Starcraft (in Chinese)



Official website: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/tuesday/





VODs: http://sc2.163.com/minisite/tuesday/#newsVideo





Event Calendar (in Chinese)



Unfortunately the even calendars are all in Chinese. But you can use browser to search for keywords such as NSL or SWL. The time zone is call CST – China Standard Time.



http://live.neotv.cn/LiveV2Channel.aspx/Programs



http://sc2.163.com/calendar/



Unfortunately the even calendars are all in Chinese. But you can use browser to search for keywords such as NSL or SWL. The time zone is call CST – China Standard Time. VOD Archives of Chinese Tournament (in Chinese)



NeoTV:

http://i.youku.com/u/UMzY0MDQ3Mjky/videos



MarsTV:

http://i.youku.com/u/UMzk3MjYyMjQ0/videos



星际少帮主 with Learn to Play Starcraft Friday:

http://i.youku.com/u/UMzE5NzMzNzM2/videos



NeoTV:MarsTV:星际少帮主 with Learn to Play Starcraft Friday: Notable Players and Teams

Players:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Jim

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/MacSed

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XiGua

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XluoS

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/XY

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/LoveCD

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/LoveTt

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Top_(Chinese_player)

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Comm

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Infi

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/TooDming



Teams:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Invictus_Gaming

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Long_Chen

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Zenith_of_Origin

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/AgFox

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Vici_Gaming

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Elite



Players:Teams: Well, Boring, right?



Why should I care about some random Asians? So let's introduce some Chinese female players and casters (service, service). The girls are quite a feature of the Chinese scene, as many organizers will have female casters to cast with the male casters and female players to play with fans to boost popularity. And you know it will work. The following are some of the notable Chinese female players and casters



(韩懿莹):

Han "MisS" Yi Ying is a Chinese former WarCraft III player and shoutcaster, who became a professional StarCraft II player for team StarTale on February 13, 2012.







Xueyan (雪研):

As you may remember, she casted 2012 WCS China and Asia with Artosis and Rob Simpson.







Xiaoyu (小雨):

She works for NeoTV, which is the organizer of the above three premier events. So if you are going to watch some of the NSL and SWL, you may probably see her casting.

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Why should I care about some random Asians? So let's introduce some Chinese female players and casters (service, service). The girls are quite a feature of the Chinese scene, as many organizers will have female casters to cast with the male casters and female players to play with fans to boost popularity. And you know it will work. The following are some of the notable Chinese female players and casters http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/MisS (韩懿莹):Han "MisS" Yi Ying is a Chinese former WarCraft III player and shoutcaster, who became a professional StarCraft II player for team StarTale on February 13, 2012.Xueyan (雪研):As you may remember, she casted 2012 WCS China and Asia with Artosis and Rob Simpson.Xiaoyu (小雨):She works for NeoTV, which is the organizer of the above three premier events. So if you are going to watch some of the NSL and SWL, you may probably see her casting. News



September 2013



Red Bull ECL2013 announced with a prize pool of ~$16000.:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#11



National Electronic Sports Tournament 2013 offline finals in November with a prize pool of ~$10000.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#14



WCG China regionals: Shanghai 9/7 - 9/8, Chengdu 9/14 - 9/15, Guangzhou 9/21 - 9/22. WCG China finals starts on October 11th.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825#14



WCG China 2013 Prize Pool for SC2 announced. It's about $7350 or ￥45,000.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825¤tpage=3#41



NetEase reveals the 5-million-dollar esports plan

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427990#1



Vivi Gaming's player Comm announces plan to retire in the end of this year

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=427825¤tpage=4#71



Blizzard/NetEase Sponsors WCG China

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=428495#1 September 2013Red Bull ECL2013 announced with a prize pool of ~$16000.:National Electronic Sports Tournament 2013 offline finals in November with a prize pool of ~$10000.WCG China regionals: Shanghai 9/7 - 9/8, Chengdu 9/14 - 9/15, Guangzhou 9/21 - 9/22. WCG China finals starts on October 11th.WCG China 2013 Prize Pool for SC2 announced. It's about $7350 or ￥45,000.NetEase reveals the 5-million-dollar esports planVivi Gaming's player Comm announces plan to retire in the end of this yearBlizzard/NetEase Sponsors WCG China