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| News for 03-02-2006 19:55
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| Seattle to host WCG 2007! Posted by: SpeeDy
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 The World Cyber Games Committee (WCGC) and the city of Seattle announced today that Seattle will host the 2007 World Cyber Games Grand Final.
The mayor of Seattle, Gregory J. Nickels, welcomed this premier event for the interactive video game industry to Seattle during a signing ceremony today at City Hall. Nickels was joined by Mr. Hank Jeong, chief executive of International Cyber Marketing, global organizer of the world`s largest computer and video game festival.
Seattle is a fitting tribute to our thriving video game industry, which has over fifty game development companies in the Puget Sound area,` said Mayor Greg Nickels. `We welcome the opportunity to host participants from around the world and show them our Seattle hospitality.
Renowned for its youth oriented culture, technology leadership, and for being a window onto the Pacific Rim, Seattle will be only the second US city to host the WCG Grand Final. San Francisco hosted the event in 2004, the first time the final was held outside of Korea.
Last year, nearly 700 finalists from 67 countries competed in the Grand Final event in Singapore. Over 55,000 people attended the five-day festival to cheer on their respective countries, participate in new game demonstrations and meet people from all over the world they had previously only talked to online.
The WCGC moved quickly in announcing the city`s successful bid for the Grand Final in order to give officials the time to properly prepare for an event of this scale. Before making their decision, the WCGC reviewed competitive bids from other candidate cities, including Cologne, Germany; Montreal, Canada; and Busan, Korea.
Strict criteria such as location, facilities, infrastructure and promotional efforts all played a role in the committee`s decision.
While all candidates showed a great desire and capacity to host the event, Seattle was selected for receiving the highest scores in city government support, willingness for joint business development and suggested venues, including Seattle¡¯s Convention Center and Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks.
`The WCG recognizes the great opportunity for e-Sports among US gamers as well as their fans,` said Mr. Jeong. `We appreciate the efforts by Mayor Nickels and the city of Seattle to bring this global event back to the United States next year.`
Started as the World Cyber Challenge in 2000, the WCG was first officially held in 2001 and continues today under the slogan, `Beyond the Game.` It has grown into the world`s largest computer and video games festival with more than 1 million competing in 2005 in local, regional and national qualifying tournaments.
Organizers expect up to 700 of the world`s best gamers will travel to Monza, Italy, in October, 2006, to participate in the Grand Final of the most prestigious e-Sports competition and enjoy a well-rounded festival designed to promote culture and social harmony among world gamers.
Samsung Electronics is the worldwide sponsor for the World Cyber Games.
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| News for 02-25-2006 15:45
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| Comp FIxed I think Posted by: SpeeDy
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Hey all I now got my computer fixed, I think I do anyways. So I will now be able to update The Underground Zone again!  I will also be getting a new layout up for The Underground Zone since its just easy to update the site with a new layout since I lost all my .PSD files. Instead of remaking them, Ill just make a fresh new looking site! And get more pages up and continue with the Weekly Features.
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| News for 02-21-2006 21:06
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| Hard Drive Update Posted by: SpeeDy
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| Hey all well I needed to buy a new hard drive for my computer, since my less then a year old one died again this is the 3rd hard drive that I have had on my computer. So I will be up and back running The Underground Zone, updating, and getting new pages up this weekend hopefully
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| News for 02-17-2006 19:53
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| WC3L Playday 2 Results Posted by: SpeeDy
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Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL vs. Verge Gaming
mouz.SaSe vs. verGe.Rainman 0:2
mouz.Spell vs. verGe.SonKiE 2:1
mouz.PhilBoT vs. verGe.Wizard 2:0
mouz.Shortround vs. verGe.Hunter 0:2
mouz.HasuObs & mouz.Spell vs. verGe.Hunter & verGe.Rainman 0:2
Total score 2:3
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mYm.Hanbit.Raptor-Gaming vs. A.S Teamplay.it
T.MH]Storm vs. play`XyLigan 1:2
T.MH]Lucifer vs. play`Spider 2:0
T.MH]Susiria vs. play`Abver 2:0
T.MH]Moon vs. play`Mamoru 2:0
T.MH]Lucifer & T.MH]Susiria vs. play`FlasH & play`Tama 2:0
Total score: 4:1
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mTw.ATI vs. NIP-gaming
mTw.ATI-BasH vs. NiP-Farseer 1:2
mTw.ATI-hanf vs. NiP-SouthSea 1:2
mTw.ATI-LasH vs. NiP-Rainbow 0:2
mTw.ATI-Tak3r vs. NiP-GoStop 1:2
mTw.ATI-LasH & mTw.ATI-Tak3r vs. NiP-GoStop & NiP-NangChun 0:2
Total score: 0:5
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United 5 vs. SK Gaming
u5.Canuck vs. SK.Insomnia 0:2
u5.NilknarfLP vs. SK.Zacard 0:2
u5.PaTo vs. SK.Deadman 0:2
u5.lnclnerator vs. SK.HoT 1:2
u5.lnclnerator & u5.PaTo vs. SK.TaKe & SK.Fisch 2:1
Total score: 1:4
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LanFan International vs. World Elite
Lanfan.leekigogo vs. WE.Soju 0:2
Lanfan.JoeY vs. WE.Sky 0:2
Lanfan.Satiini vs. WE.suhO 2:0
Lanfan.Space vs. / WE.Check 2:1
Lanfan.leekigogo & Lanfan.JoeY vs. WE.Sweet & WE.Check 0:2
Total score: 2:3
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4Kings.Intel vs. fnatic Team
4K.FuRy vs. fnatic.WinneR 2:0
4K.FoV vs. fnatic.Creolophus 2:1
4K.Grubby vs. fnatic.DIDI8 2:0
4K.ToD vs. fnatic.Bjarke 2:0
4K.Grubby & 4K.ToD vs. fnatic.SunShinE & fnatic.LiiLD.C 2:0
Total score: 5:0
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Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL vs. fnatic Team
mouz.Spell vs. fnatic.Rholle 2:0
mouz.PhilBoT vs. fnatic.WinneR 2:1
mouz.HasuObs vs. fnatic.RotterdaM 1:2
mouz.SaSe vs. / fnatic.DIDI8 0:2
mouz.Spell & mouz.HasuObs vs. fnatic.SunShinE & fnatic.LiiLD.C 1:2
Total score: 2:3
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United 5 vs. NiP Gaming
u5.Canuck vs. NiP-NangChun 2:1
u5.PaTo vs. NiP-SouthSea 1:2
u5.lnclnerator vs. NiP-GoStop 1:2
u5.Newbiee vs. NiP-Rainbow 1:2
u5.lnclnerator & u5.PaTo vs. NiP-Farseer & NiP-Rainbow 1:2
Total score: 1:4
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| News for 02-16-2006 13:35
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| COMPUTER UPDATE! ARG Posted by: SpeeDy
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So My computer is way f*cked up, and I was reformatting completly and then got some error so I dont know when I will be able to update the site again. Hopefully this weekend, but im not sure, when I will get this stupid computer fixed.
Sorry for the inconvineince guys.
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| News for 02-13-2006 11:12
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| SITE UPDATE/COMP STATUS Posted by: SpeeDy
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| Ok well I cant update The Underground Zone right now since my computer is really messed up. I can only open two things before it freezes. And the Weekly Features for this week wont be up since I cant seem to get into Photoshop and Update the images. I will continue to post news on the latest scene news from around the Warcraft and Starcraft Communities though. Hopefully this computer problem well be fixed very soon!
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| News for 02-10-2006 22:43
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| Computer Update. Posted by: SpeeDy
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| Hey All today I got my computer hooked up to the internet again, but it keeps disconnecting me from the internet every five minutes for some reason. I will try hard to be able to add huge updates to The Underground Zone this weekend. If not its becuase my internet / wireless card are gay, but Ive never had this problem before so I dont know where to start.
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| News for 02-10-2006 10:24
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| Comp Died Posted by: SpeeDy
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| Hi All, I might not be able to update The Underground Zone for another week, becuase of my computer. All the sudden I had an error and I couldnt login anymore, I have recently fixed that but lost everything in the process. And cant connect to the internet. But I am hoping that I can have that fixed by later today. So in the meantime Ill just be posting news, and there wont be any additions to the site other then that for like a week. Peace.
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| News for 02-07-2006 23:45
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| WC3L PlayDay 1 Results Posted by: SpeeDy
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So the first playday has come to an end in the WC3L League. With some impressive matches played. THere was also some dominating efforts, by four kings, and some tight close matches between World Elite and Meet Your Makers.
Here are the results from play day 1:
mTw.ATI vs. fnatic
mTw.ATI.Hanf vs. fnatic.WinneR 2:1
mTw.ATI.BasH vs. fnatic.DIDI8 1:2
mTw.ATI.Tak3r vs. fnatic.Bjarke 2:1
mTw.ATI.LasH vs. fnatic.Creolophus 0:2
mTw.ATI.Tak3r & / mTw.ATI.LasH vs. fnatic.SunShinE & fnatic.LiiLD.C 0:2
Total score 2:3
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LanFan International vs. A.S Teamplay.it
LFan.Space vs. Play.Abver 1:2
LFan.leekigogo vs. Play.Spider 0:2
LFan.JoeY vs. Play.Mamoru 1:2
LFan.Style vs. Play.XyLigan 1:2
LFan.Lefthander & LFan.WuLvEraTe vs. Play.XyLigan & Play.Abver 0:2
Total score 0:5
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United 5 vs. verGe Gaming
u5.Canuck vs. verGe.Darius 2:0
u5.lnclnerator vs. verGe.Virus 2:1
u5.PaTo vs. verGe.Hunter 1:2
u5.NilknarfLP vs. verGe.SonkiE 0:2
u5.lnclnerator & u5.PaTo vs. verGe.Hunter & verGe.GeNThO 2:0
Total Score: 3:2
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Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL vs. SK Gaming
mouz.PhilBoT vs. SK.Zacard 0:2
mouz.Romeo vs. SK.Deadman 0:2
mouz.SaSe vs. SK.HoT 1:2
mouz.Spell vs. SK.Insomnia 2:1
mouz.Spell & mouz.HasuObs vs. SK.TaKe & SK.Fisch 0:0
(wildcarded by SK to Wednesday 9pm)
Total score 1:3
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4Kings.Intel vs. NiP Gaming
4K.Grubby vs. NiP-NangChun 2:0
4K.FoV vs. NiP-Rainbow 2:1
4K.Zeus19 vs. NiP-Farseer 2:0
4K.ToD vs. NiP-GoStop 2:1
4K.Grubby & 4K.ToD vs. NiP-Rainbow & NiP-Farseer 2:1
Total score: 5:0
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mYm.Hanbit.Raptor-Gaming vs. World Elite
T.MH]Storm vs. WE.Sweet 0:2
T.MH]Lucifer vs. WE.Check 2:0
T.MH]Susiria vs. WE.ReMinD 1:2
T.MH]Moon vs. WE.Soju 2:0
T.MH]Lucifer & T.MH]Susiria vs. WE.ReMinD & WE.Soju 2:1
Total score: 3:2
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| News for 02-07-2006 14:09
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| PhilBoT Interviewed! Posted by: SpeeDy
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The Undead player Philip "PhilBoT" Miraldo has recently been interviewed by none other than his own clan Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL.de. The interview covers the basics as well as his very own insight into the game and his thoughts on this WC3L season. The Australian player has quite the career under his belt, most noted by his great WCG 2004 finish and great fiend micro.
You can view the interview here: http://mousesports.clanserver4u.de/index.php?site=articles&id=1740.
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| News for 02-06-2006 20:08
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| WE.IGE.SWEET ON HIS BWWI VICTORY Posted by: SpeeDy
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Below is a translated interview with WE.IGE.Sweet which was first published on Chinese eSports website Uzoo.net.
Q: Now thats some dramatic comeback..
A: Everybodys eager to win, especially when it's a blizzard tournament. It feels twice as good since the opponent was grubby. I really wanted to beat him, and since I did I just want this moment to last longer.
Q: Wasn't there any pressure coming up from the loser's bracket?
A: There was since I had to win two bo3s. But I just took each game at a time. Looking back on the winner's bracket final I made few mistakes like lich getting stuck in the final game. But I'm glad I came on top at the end.
Q: This is your 2nd big achievement this year, first one being WEG. Any thoughts on that?
A: I was playing WoW before WEG and that probably decreased my skill level. I regret playing WoW now . Anyhow it's really satisfying winning 2 tourneys in a row. Always wanted to beat moon and grubby so i'm satisfied!
Q: You lost the first games of each bo3.
A: Well, first map of the first bo3 was GW. So when I lost I just told myself "No big deal, you can still win." But when I lost on TM, it got me really worried. Grubby stuck to normal strat so I went naga second to keep the pressure on.
Q: Now you've tasted victory, do you still want more?
A: Well, my goal is to play without regret. Winning comes second.
Q: Any regrets on this tourney?
A: Yes, first game of final bo3(GW). Couldn't micro as I desired. I should have kept the pressure when BM TPed but I guessed wrong about his starting point
Q: Who did you practiced with on this match-up?
A: Mainly with Bera. Zacard too.
Q: You were considered as an underdog.
A: Yeah, I lost to him 3 times. Twice in ESWC and once in Starswar a while ago. But I came here to win, being a pro you must have this kind of mindset.
Q: Why do you stay on 50 pop so long?
A: I don't think thats a decisive factor. I got slow hands(low APM) so I tend to stack up few golds i guess
Q: Thoughts on grubby?
A: One of the best, especially macro wise. Looking forward to facing him next time.
Q: Army status?
A: I don't know yet. I want to play a bit longer so I am looking for a college.(students can delay their service.)
Q: Few big tourneys coming up, anything on your mind?
A: I want to compete in as many tourneys as possible, especially next WEG and ESWC. I've went to ESWC last 2 years and I want to go France again.
Q: Any winning bonus from team WE?
A: My team's treated me very well, giving me a raise and all. Bonus wouldn't hurt though
Q: You've just won 10 grand, any plans?
A: Treat friends and save the rest
Source: http://esports.uzoo.net/Es/Warcraft/index.do?categoryStep=0402| Translated by 'westdok'..
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| News for 02-05-2006 01:30
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| Blizzard WWI Update Posted by: SpeeDy
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Coming back from the brink of defeat in the lower tournament bracket, Chun Jung Hee of South Korea, also known as "Sweet," has emerged as the Warcraft III Battle.net Ladder Season Three champion! As the entrant into the finals from the lower bracket, Sweet had to win a seemingly impossible two straight series match-ups. In both matches, Sweet lost each of the first games to his Orc opponent from the Netherlands, Grubby. Being one game away from defeat two times in a row, Sweet managed to come back and take the next two games in each match. With that final win, Ladder Season Three has now officially come to a close. Congratulations Sweet!
In the coming weeks, keep an eye on the Battle.net web site for more information about Season Four. Next up in the schedule of events in Seoul, South Korea at the COEX Exhibition Hall, will be a panel featuring World of Warcraft developers. This will be followed by the StarCraft finals later in the afternoon.
To get all the replays of the event go here: http://www.battle.net/tournaments/wwi2006/media.shtml
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| News for 02-04-2006 22:05
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| Weekly Features for 2/5/06 - 2/11/06 Posted by: SpeeDy
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Ok I have got some of the new content I promised you guys today up. I got all the New features for week of 2/5/06 to 2/11/06 up. For the replay pack I have got replays of the recent StarWars II Challenge hosted by Replays.net that was held in Korea. And for the new feature map its a good one. Ryoko TD, and for the new Tutorial also a good one it shows/tells you how to add how long a webpage took to load. And finally but certainly not least the New Wallpaper of the Week which features the beautiful Anna Kournicova.
As for new downloads aswell, I got the Warcraft III Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne Mods up. I Also got the Starcraft Mods up.
For Sunday there is more content to be added which includes: a slew of new starcraft content, and World of Warcraft Content. Stay tunned for that! Thats all for now peace.
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| News for 02-04-2006 13:47
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| uGz Update. Posted by: SpeeDy
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Later this afternoon or on Sunday, The Underground Zone is going to yet again have a massive content update. This time around we are going to be uploading all our Mods, World of Warcraft Exploits, and some other goodies along with those. Stay tunned for the new content.
Also our second week of Weekly Features will be up soon, with a new "GOSU" Replay pack, and a new feature map, and a new feature tutorial, and ofcorse a new feature wallpaper. Stay tunned!
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| News for 02-04-2006 12:27
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| Blizzard WWI Day 2 Report Posted by: SpeeDy
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Three matches remain in today's action on the Worldwide Invitational 2006 main stage. First off will be the second semi-finals in the StarCraft Invitational featuring KTF teammates Yellow and Reach, who met in the finals at BlizzCon. Yellow emerged the victor there, though Reach will be out looking for a better result and a place in the finals against the Protoss player Nal_Ra.
The evening will conclude with two Warcraft III matches. First will be the upper bracket finals between Grubby and Sweet. They advanced by defeating ShowTime and Farseer in broadcasted matches earlier this morning. The winner of this match advances into the grand finals with the advantage of coming from the winner's bracket. The loser will drop into the lower bracket where ShowTime awaits. ShowTime has kept his hopes alive, working his way through the lower bracket. In the process he defeated Phreak and Farseer, ending both those players' ambitions of appearing in the finals.
Click here: http://www.battle.net/tournaments/wwi2006/brackets.shtml for current brackets and match replays. To watch and listen live to these exciting matches, tune into Into the Game's live coverage of the event here: http://www.ggl.com/ggltv.php.
Sunday will be the grand finale of the Worldwide Invitational 2006. The grand finals in both the Warcraft III Ladder Season 3 finals and the StarCraft Invitational will featured on the main stage, followed by a celebration and award ceremony bringing this year's festivities to a close.
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| News for 02-04-2006 01:15
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| Blizzard WWI Day 2 Begins! Posted by: SpeeDy
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The second day of Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2006 in Seoul, Korea is now underway.
Yesterday, the opening ceremonies featured a performance by Korean pop bands including Jewelry, a speech by vice president Frank Pearce, and the introduction of the 16 gamers from across the globe who will be competing in the Warcraft III and StarCraft tournaments at the event. Throughout the day, the opening rounds of the StarCraft and Warcraft III tournaments took place, neither set of matches yielding a big upset as all the higher seeded players advanced to the semifinals.
The first match of today began with the Warcraft III game featuring the Undead player Sweet and the Orc player Farseer. Sweet emerged from the match with a convincing 2-0 win and advances to the winner's bracket. He will face the winner of the Grubby vs. ShowTime match, which is about to begin. To watch and listen to this exciting match, tune into Into the Game's live coverage of the event. Here:
http://www.ggl.com/ggltv.php
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