Possibly, but these are two up and coming teams... In some cases I'd rather watch the up and coming talent.

so true..

:)

totally agree ... Stockholm :((((

If it was to be held in Norway then you would properly want to see Excello play. Now what team would you like them to play - They've already lost to almost every team in the league.

And all the swedish teams have already faced each other online. - So i think this match is pretty justified.

couldve been hosted earlier?

Thats true.. But everything takes time in planing and stuff, and besides that I think a lot of keplers connections with cafe's and stuff is here in denmark.

The bonus that the teams get for playing the Intel Friday Night Game is just for covering travel cost.

And there's a factual error in the news. It's actually the second Intel Friday Night Game in Scandinavia, just the first one for an ESL Pro Series. In late 2006 we had one in Stockholm for Intel Extreme Masters' first season. Unfortunately turnout of spectators was reeeeeaally low there, with about 120 people in total. So I think our Scandinavian license holder thought it would be good to start out with Denmark, where that event format is already established through the Danish ESL Pro Series. If all goes well, this will build up some excitement in other Scandinavian countries, so that in later seasons it's worth to try the Swedish market again or even go to Norway or Finland.

Here's some pictures from that event: http://www.esl.eu/eu/gallery/event/?event=176&group=188

And that was that evening's match: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season1/cs/mainround/match/4768739/

Depends who you ask or how you define scandinavia :P