The attendance of both however was questionnable due to the "visa issues" that plague the pro-scene.

Zhuo 'TeD' Zeng despite what other sites have posted managed to get his visa on the first attempt, there was a struggle however, which was caused by ESWC China only giving TeD a copy of the invitation letter, not the original.

World Elite Warcraft3 manager HoTlips then stepped in to contact San Jose, and with recomendation letters from sponsors Kingston and Pepsi as well as a dispatch letter from WE was able to turn it around for his Chinese Undead player.

Xiang 'TH000' Huang however was rejected a visa on his first attempt but with assistance from his managers Ruxandra "VBadGirl" Caldwell and Lin "Kele" Zhenyu, made a successful second attempt. "I spoke to Kele and TH000 to go again even if his visa got rejected, to try one more time the chances were slim because the time is short," explained VBadGirl, "but he applied and he got his interview set on 18".

"After TH000 came to me to help him with the interview and we prepared together what he should say," says VBadGirl, "I asked what he said in the first interview and then we prepared something better".

The second attempt was more organised and focused on his swift return to compete in Chinese tournaments WGT, CEG, and IEF, as well as playing on the strong sense of national pride in his home country.

TeD and TH000 join ESWC Masters finalist Xiaofeng "Sky" Li at the Grand Final in San Jose which will begin next week.