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EM Global Finals updates and videos Day 2
Day two of the EM Global Finals will see the WoW tournament kick off as well as the Counter-Strike relegation matches, keep your eye on this live blog for the latest media from the event.
By Lawrence Benedict 'Malystryx' Phillips
Mar 7, 2009 08:22
Day two of the EM Global Finals will see the WoW tournament kick off as well as the Counter-Strike relegation matches, keep your eye on this live blog for the latest media from the event.20:05 (merusame)
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16:35 (Zechs)
MYM have silenced the partisan crowd here by finishing off the game in the very final round, 16-14. What a game!
The links to the interviews I just promised are here:
Paperkat interview
Sck interview
A minute with Anelit
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After SK picking dust2 again they unfortunately faced the same situation as in the match against fnatic. This makes SK 4th in the CS tournament. The World of Warcraft tournament also finished for today with SK.WoW.Europe losing in the lower bracket against HON. The Korean team is still in, though, and they seem to be getting stronger and stronger with each passing game.
We're off to the hotel for a much earned first meal of the day.
We're off to the hotel for a much earned first meal of the day.
17:30 (Malystryx)
After another long speech by Fatal1ty and some freebie give-aways the Counter-Strike matches resumed and MYM suffered a nasty beating to mTw. Meanwhile SK Gaming also lost heavily to fnatic in the battle of the Swedes, making it the second time they have lost to them this week.
15:28 (Malystryx)
Disaster strikes as Zechs' PC is hit by evil virus making it ridiculously slow! We've got a walle and a LuQ interview on the camera but will have to wait a little while to upload them! SK Gaming are playing fnatic as we speak while its half-time in MYM vs mTw.
16:35 (Zechs)
MYM have silenced the partisan crowd here by finishing off the game in the very final round, 16-14. What a game!
The links to the interviews I just promised are here:
Paperkat interview
Sck interview
A minute with Anelit
16:30 (Zechs)
It took a while, but we promised interviews and interviews we have delivered. I caught up with Sck, Paperkat and Anelit between games in the WoW tournament. You can find the links below. The WoW groups are finished now, with 2 of the 3 SK teams progressing. SK US had a bad start and were unable to recover, but this being their first tournament together, they still have plenty of time to gel for future tournaments.
The game on stage right now, Alternate vs MYM, is amazing. 15-14 to MYM as I type this and the crowd goes crazy when the Germans get a round.
The game on stage right now, Alternate vs MYM, is amazing. 15-14 to MYM as I type this and the crowd goes crazy when the Germans get a round.
15:00 (Malystryx)
Counter-Strike is getting ready to rumble as MYM will play against Team Alternate on the main stage. Meanwhile SK Gaming need to defeat eStro to progress to the playoffs and matches are still best of 1 and the Swedes have struggled against the lesser opposition but triumphed over the stronger ones.
14:32 (Malystryx)
Against All Authority finish top of their group in World of Warcraft ahead of InnerFire and SK USA run into trouble in the group stage but still have a shot at the relegation match if they can beat HoN and Mousesports.
13:30 (Zechs)
Busy, busy, busy! This place is rocking today, even walking to the toilet and back takes about 10 minutes for a journey that took about two yesterday. The crowd watching WoW on-stage is enormous, easily 2,000 or more. The games are running back-to-back until 14:00 so we'll have interviews for you after that. Galleries are up, however, and looking fantastic.
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11:00 (Zechs)
Just watched SK EU vs SK US on stage. Serennia's team went 1-0 up but it was all about the CC of Rogue Mage Priest after that. Some amazingly well timed control from EU was just too much for the US team to deal with and Orly's fears in particular were amazing. The US team looked pretty decent, but this being their first game of the week, this defeat might be what they needed to shake off the cobwebs.
Write-up coming soon for those who missed the steam, and don't forget to check out our coverage over here.
Write-up coming soon for those who missed the steam, and don't forget to check out our coverage over here.
10:12 (Zechs)
Spoke to Realz yesterday about his hopes for the WoW finals. He was in a pretty vocal mood, and said the only comp they're worried about is RMP simply because of the sheer number of teams playing it.
10:00 (Malystryx)
09:50 (Malystryx)
Took some shots of the boothbabes around CEBIT, we'll keep adding to the gallery through the event but here is the talent posing at the various booths.


09:44 (Malystryx)
On site now and the players and public are starting to roll in. Its only World of Warcraft this morning, and all the SK Gaming teams are kitting up. I've uploaded some more pictures from yesterday's mTw vs MYM match.

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08:17 (Malystryx)
We're up and awake after a late start yesterday, when we arrive at the event we've got a fnatic.GuX interview to upload as well as one with SK.Realz from the SK Gaming WoW US team. SK Gaming will play their relegation match today against eStro, the winner will qualify for the playoffs. All three SK WoW teams will be in action too, and the Americans seem calm and confident they can achieve something here.
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what about the interviews ? :D