Sean "Day[9]" Plott is probably the most familiar American face for E-Sports, between his constant casting at major events like MLG and Dreamhack, and Day[9] dailies, as well as being a former pro Brood-War gamer.

Day[9] seems to be endlessly devoted the the growth of E-Sports and introducing players to the game, not just for the competitive scene, but also simply showing how enjoyable the game can be, even to people who have never picked it up before. In his interview, he mentions he started the Day[9] daily as a project to do in his spare time to satisfy his two primary urges, one as a spectator, watching high level games like you would your favorite sport, and the other to satisfy his needs as a player, and delve deep into the strategy of the players. When the Day[9] dailies were originally created there were no in-depth analytical looks into the strategy and game-play of top quality players, by players that understand all of the mechanics.

Sean also mentions how the Day[9] daily's led him into casting tournaments, and that exercises in college where he had to explain mathematical problems to someone completely unfamiliar in a set time period prepared him for casting. He explains that he really wants to re-arrange his personal schedule to be able to play more, and whether he gets to enter tournament play or not it would be great to play against a good player in a show match in a best of 5 series, and then analyze the games the following week in Day[9] dailies.

Day[9] is as always extremely devoted to introducing new players to the game, and the After Hours Gaming League is one of the ways that will help get the word out about E-Sports.

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You can find the full interview: on technorati which has a full audio transcript of the interview.