MLG Orlando will be different from previous tournaments for many reasons, but for SK Gaming USA it will be even more unusual. Due to the break-up of the lineup that won the first event of the season, Realz will be joined by his new team mate Tim 'Kollektiv' Yen and Isaac 'Azael' Cummings-Bentley. The latter will replace SK's normal warlock, Alexander 'Glickz' Hloderwski for this event. In addition to these two players the mix team will be completed by EGs new star Mark 'Pookz' Rendon. So at the end of the day this mix team will be consisting of 4 players which is quite unusual for major World of Warcraft events.

But the MLG tournament itself will also take a new direction, with Orlando have a second tournament which will be labeled as an All-star event. Only the top four teams from the other events will be attending instead of the more normal eight. These have been decided by a points ranking based on placement at previous tournaments. That means that the full list of teams for MLG Orlando looks like this:

CheckSix - 7650 points
SK Gaming USA / Evil Geniuses - 6250 points
compLexity Red - 6100 points
Button Bashers - 4900 points

The all-star tournament is a special event which has no effect on the championship bracket. That will take place on Sunday 10 with the same four teams. The whole event commences Janauary 9 and will be streamed in all the usual places, with HD available for paying customers. First prize is $15,000 and the title of PC Circuit champions, 2009.

Source: GotFrag