First off congratulations to SK-Gaming for playing an outstanding tournament. They may have not had the toughest matches on their way to the Upper Finals but you can’t discredit them for beating Team EG and then pulling off a 3-1 to TSG in the Grand Finals. Note that the first map was RNG Valor and SK managed to even beat TSG on that.

Dr. Realz has really turned things around with this new line-up after dropping Serennia. His first trip to Germany will quickly be forgotten and replaced with memories of this one. No more staying in strange German houses Mr. Masterson, you’re treated like WoW royalty now.

Many are already calling SK-Gaming ‘Team America’. I think that’s a fitting title. We’ll have Dr. Realz on a special “After Thoughts: Regionals” show sometime this week along with some of the other big names from this weekend. Look for an updated post on Monday or Tuesday.

I suppose we should give TSG some praise too for making it to BlizzCon in their first tournament appearance ever. This is how I give praise:

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The past two week’s we’ve seen three U.S. teams gain sponsorships. SK-Gaming picked up Serennia, Sck, and Realz. CompLexity picked up Venruki, Happyminti, and Sodah. MoB Gaming picked up Fisker, Nick (the hammer), and Hamchookz. We all know who these players are, but do we know who is going to win come tournament time? Not a chance. Read more…

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If any of you are fans of Ming, you know that one man is God’s gift to World of Warcraft – and basketball.

Since entering the league as the most mega-hyped #1 overall draft pick in history, he’s lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the first round of the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. His 27.4 PPG ranks among the very best in the NBA since his arrival in the league. Read more…

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