[img|left]http://i44.tinypic.com/3328ggp_th.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [CS 1.6] - DreamHack Winter 2011 - Na’Vi vs. SK-Gaming Quarter-Finals
Quote SK-Gaming: “Na’Vi put on the greatest clutch CT train performance of all time to put SK out of DHW (DreamHack Winter). After owning d2, they never led for the first 46 rounds of train, but after getting a lead in the 47th they took the series home in the 48th”.
[img|left]http://i42.tinypic.com/ifmvko.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [HoN] - DreamHack Winter 2011 - Team eZ vs. Reason - Best game ever
Say what you like about either team, but this game has gone down as arguably the most entertaining game of Heroes of Newerth, ever. A true advertisement for the MOBA genre, this 85 minute epic saw ‘bkid’ go huge on Magmus for 8 consecutive team-fights and clinch the game in front of thousands of enthralled spectators. Link to replay:http://www.twitch.tv/honcast/b/301121643
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/w87py8.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [LoL] - fnatic win Season 1 final
The League of Legends Season One Championship reached a total of 900,000 unique viewers on livestreams and a whopping 210,000 concurrent viewers. Swedish team, fnatic, won the title and their teamwork reached beyond the confines of a game server. When one of their regular 5 players - Xpeke’s - plane was delayed, the team flew out a 6th player - WeWillFailer. Their decision paid off as the extra man ensured their passage through the group stages and once their original line-up was complete again they stormed through the Winner Bracket and defeated aAa in the Grand Final.
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/w87py8.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [LoL] - Riot announce $5,000,000 prizepool for Season 2
Whatever your opinions are on League of Legends, there can be no doubt about it - it is ridiculously popular. Pulling the strings of its success are the developers, Riot Games, who in November announced that Season 2 of their own competition will have a prize pool of $5,000,000. 5 million US Dollars. For eSports. Money makes the world go round and other industries will be taking note - gaming is on the rise, big time.
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Columbus - IdrA ragequits without knowing he'd won the game vs. MMA
IdrA is a skilled StarCraft II player whose tendency to bad manner (read: flame) his opponents has earned him many titles and just as much criticism. He also has a habit of leaving games early that he doesn’t think that he can win. For another player, they might perceive themselves in a position where they are in a disadvantage, but if they play a good game, they still stand a chance at winning. Not for IdrA. At MLG Columbus, this happened in stunning fashion as IdrA left a game that he had won, thinking that he had lost. Check out this video to see the reaction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kBxbbtYZc
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Orlando - HuK becomes the first foreigner to crush Korean opposition
For almost a decade, Korean players have dominated the Real Time Strategy genre, and in particular, StarCraft: Brood War. Fast forward to the year 2011 and thanks to the GSL-MLG (the respective major competitions of the Eastern and Western scenes) exchange-program, the best Western players were frequently competing against the best Korean players. Needless to say, the Korean’s were once again on top of the mountain, dominating every competition and taking all the podium places. This was until HuK, a hugely popular Canadian StarCraft II player, won MLG Orlando, sweeping aside all the best Korean players and shattering the perception that East > West.
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Providence - Leenock wins his first major tournament at age 16
Of all of the success stories of this year, young Korean Starcraft II player Leenock, at the age of 16 years old, won his first major tournament. Not only was it his first major tournament, but it was live in front of the largest gaming audience of the year at MLG Providence. His win was impressive, but the manner of his victory was even more so, as he went on a rampage to end all rampages, crushing each of the top players in the world one by one, gruelling match after gruelling match, until eventually, a 16 year old boy stood on top of the largest eSports scene in the world.
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/35388pf_th.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [QL] - DreamHack Winter 2011 – Cypher wins
The Belarusian Quake prodigy, Cypher, won his third consecutive DreamHack title against a hugely competitive field. Dubbed by some as the most skilled Quake player of all time, he displayed excellent patience as he picked apart his American opponent piece by piece, ending the final in a 3:0 sweep that was far more one sided than any spectator could have predicted.
Esport Moment of the Year 2011
Esport Moment of the Year 2011
[img|left]http://i44.tinypic.com/3328ggp_th.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [CS 1.6] - DreamHack Winter 2011 - Na’Vi vs. SK-Gaming Quarter-Finals
Quote SK-Gaming: “Na’Vi put on the greatest clutch CT train performance of all time to put SK out of DHW (DreamHack Winter). After owning d2, they never led for the first 46 rounds of train, but after getting a lead in the 47th they took the series home in the 48th”.
[img|left]http://i42.tinypic.com/ifmvko.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [HoN] - DreamHack Winter 2011 - Team eZ vs. Reason - Best game ever
Say what you like about either team, but this game has gone down as arguably the most entertaining game of Heroes of Newerth, ever. A true advertisement for the MOBA genre, this 85 minute epic saw ‘bkid’ go huge on Magmus for 8 consecutive team-fights and clinch the game in front of thousands of enthralled spectators. Link to replay: http://www.twitch.tv/honcast/b/301121643
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/w87py8.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [LoL] - fnatic win Season 1 final
The League of Legends Season One Championship reached a total of 900,000 unique viewers on livestreams and a whopping 210,000 concurrent viewers. Swedish team, fnatic, won the title and their teamwork reached beyond the confines of a game server. When one of their regular 5 players - Xpeke’s - plane was delayed, the team flew out a 6th player - WeWillFailer. Their decision paid off as the extra man ensured their passage through the group stages and once their original line-up was complete again they stormed through the Winner Bracket and defeated aAa in the Grand Final.
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/w87py8.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [LoL] - Riot announce $5,000,000 prizepool for Season 2
Whatever your opinions are on League of Legends, there can be no doubt about it - it is ridiculously popular. Pulling the strings of its success are the developers, Riot Games, who in November announced that Season 2 of their own competition will have a prize pool of $5,000,000. 5 million US Dollars. For eSports. Money makes the world go round and other industries will be taking note - gaming is on the rise, big time.
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Columbus - IdrA ragequits without knowing he'd won the game vs. MMA
IdrA is a skilled StarCraft II player whose tendency to bad manner (read: flame) his opponents has earned him many titles and just as much criticism. He also has a habit of leaving games early that he doesn’t think that he can win. For another player, they might perceive themselves in a position where they are in a disadvantage, but if they play a good game, they still stand a chance at winning. Not for IdrA. At MLG Columbus, this happened in stunning fashion as IdrA left a game that he had won, thinking that he had lost. Check out this video to see the reaction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kBxbbtYZc
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Orlando - HuK becomes the first foreigner to crush Korean opposition
For almost a decade, Korean players have dominated the Real Time Strategy genre, and in particular, StarCraft: Brood War. Fast forward to the year 2011 and thanks to the GSL-MLG (the respective major competitions of the Eastern and Western scenes) exchange-program, the best Western players were frequently competing against the best Korean players. Needless to say, the Korean’s were once again on top of the mountain, dominating every competition and taking all the podium places. This was until HuK, a hugely popular Canadian StarCraft II player, won MLG Orlando, sweeping aside all the best Korean players and shattering the perception that East > West.
[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/rrv5kx.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [SC2] - MLG Providence - Leenock wins his first major tournament at age 16
Of all of the success stories of this year, young Korean Starcraft II player Leenock, at the age of 16 years old, won his first major tournament. Not only was it his first major tournament, but it was live in front of the largest gaming audience of the year at MLG Providence. His win was impressive, but the manner of his victory was even more so, as he went on a rampage to end all rampages, crushing each of the top players in the world one by one, gruelling match after gruelling match, until eventually, a 16 year old boy stood on top of the largest eSports scene in the world.
[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/35388pf_th.jpg[/img][img|left]http://i40.tinypic.com/2n895d2.jpg[/img] [QL] - DreamHack Winter 2011 – Cypher wins
The Belarusian Quake prodigy, Cypher, won his third consecutive DreamHack title against a hugely competitive field. Dubbed by some as the most skilled Quake player of all time, he displayed excellent patience as he picked apart his American opponent piece by piece, ending the final in a 3:0 sweep that was far more one sided than any spectator could have predicted.