Nikita 'Nicker' Pomadov only other international appearance was at the ESWC Masters of Cheonan where he finished bottom of his group, but has surprised by managing to take bronze place at the Blizzard European Regionals.

Nicker having already beaten Thomas 'ThomasG' Glinski - the player who sent Dmitriy 'Happy' Kostin home early - found himself against Manuel 'GrubbY' Schenkhuizen who he lost to in the WCG 2008, and found the road to the Regional Grand Final blocked off by the WCG 2008 winner losing 2-0.

Grubby must now face Pedro 'LucifroN' Moreno Durán in the final, but already lost to him in the winner bracket earlier in the tournament 2-0. He must now face the uphill struggle of winning back-to-back orc mirrors, to take 1st place, with the match commencing at 12am CET. For all the replays check our Regionals Coverage or have a look at our Gallery to check out the players and the tournament.