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Art of War - Training
17 May 2012, 8:33 pm

Are you a veteran player? Are you new to StarCraft II and striving to improve your skills? In this weekly feature, we invite players of all skill levels to ask questions, share their tactics, post replays, and provide advice for understanding, executing and defeating today’s most popular strategies.

Don’t forget to up-vote forum posts that you find on-topic and helpful!

This week, we’re analyzing:

Training - Some players swear by training mods, special diets, stretches, gyroscopes and grip strengtheners to give themselves an edge. Do you do anything outside of StarCraft II to help you train for the game?

Join the Art of War discussion here.

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BarCraft: May 17 - June 10
17 May 2012, 6:53 pm

Updated: May 17, 5:00 p.m. PDT

Are you interested in joining other eSports enthusiasts to watch a live stream of professional StarCraft II action? Check out the following list to see if there's an event being organized in your area!

We know more and more BarCrafts are happening, and we'd love to add them to this list. If you know of a StarCraft viewing event that isn't listed here, please email the following information to tourneyinfo@blizzard.com:

Event Date

Event Page (Reddit, Facebook, etc.)

Location (City, State, Country)

Venue Name

Stream

Time

An event page is required for us to list a BarCraft here. Multiple-day events will be listed as one BarCraft, see event pages for details. Event pages will always be more accurate than this list, so be sure to check them for updates and more details.

 

Date	Venue	City	State/Country	Stream	Time
5/20	Good Life	Boston	Massachusets	MLG Spring Arena 2	3:00pm
5/19	Blinco's Sports Restaurant & Bar Stream	Raleigh	North Carolina	GSL 2012 Season 2 Finals VoDs	10:00pm
5/20	Blinco's Sports Restaurant & Bar Stream	Raleigh	North Carolina	MLG Spring Arena 2 Finals	2:00pm
5/20	Hooters	San Pedro	Costa Rica	MLG Spring Arena 2	2:00pm
5/19	The Exchange Hotel	Melbourne	Australia	GSL Season 2 Grand Final	5:00pm
5/20	Sports Bar Lazienkowska 3	Warsaw	Poland	MLG Spring Arena 2	2:00pm
5/18	Buffalo Wild Wings	Lake Forest	California	MLG Spring Arena 2	2:00pm
5/19	Buffalo Wild Wings	Lake Forest	California	MLG Spring Arena 2	12:00pm
5/20	Buffalo Wild Wings	Lake Forest	California	MLG Spring Arena 2	12:00pm
5/20	the Olive Branch	New Brunswick	New Jersey	MLG Spring Arena 2	2:00pm
5/19	The Exchange Hotel	Melbourne	Australia	GSL Season 2 Semi-Finals	7:00pm
5/20	Rutgers	New Brunswick	New Jersey	MLG Spring Arena	2:00pm
5/20	Buffalo Wild Wings	Richmond	Virginia	MLG Spring Championships	2:00pm
6/10	G Sports Bar and Grill	Vancouver	Britich Columbia	MLG Anaheim Spring Championship	3:00pm
5/19	Paragon Hotel	Sydney	Australia	GSL 2012 Season 2	6:00pm
5/20	AMV Stochdorphia	Tübingen	Germany	MLG Spring Arena 2	6:00pm
5/19	Namba Hakugei	Sennichimae,Chuo-ku,Osaka-shi,Osaka-fu	Japan	GSL 2012 Season 2	5:10pm
5/19	WIP Yoyogi	Tokyo	Japan	GSL 2012 Season 2	5:00pm
5/20	Kawiarnia Naukowa	Kraków	Poland	MLG Spring Arena 2	6:00pm
5/20	De Winkel van Sinkel	Utrecht	Netherlands	MLG Spring Arena 2	6:00pm
5/20	Les Gosses du Quebec	Lausanne	Switzerland	MLG Spring Arena 2	7:00pm
5/20	Trotters Bar and Kitchen	Colchester, Essex	United Kingdom	MLG Spring Arena 2	4:00pm - 11:00pm
5/25	Bar Loco Newcastle	Newcastle	United Kingdom	MLG Spring Arena 2	4:00pm - 1:00am

 

You can also check iBarcraft and TeamLiquid for even more events. We want to make sure that everyone is featured here, so don’t forget to encourage your local organizer to send their event information to tourneyinfo@blizzard.com so they can appear on this list!

Source: StarCraft II™

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WCS: Germany Nationals
16 May 2012, 11:00 am

 Following the Spain Nationals on May 26 and 27, the next national event in the StarCraft II World Championship Series takes place in Cologne, Germany. The top 16 German StarCraft II players will fight for a $10,000 USD prize pool and four slots in the Europe Finals. This event will be broadcast directly from the Gürzenich in Cologne, and coverage will be available in both German and English. If you're in the area June 2-3, why not attend the event in person? Entry is free!

See below for more information, including venue details, qualifier details and finalists. Nearer to the date, a link to a stream of the televised finals will also be available.          National Finals Germany

STREAM

Coming soon | Live | Watch VoDs  

Qualifiers

April 29, 10:00 CEST: ESL Pro Series Spring 2012 (4 slots)

May 5, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #1 - ESL (2 slots)

May 9, 17:00 CEST: Qualifier #2 - ESL (2 slots)

May 12, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #3 - ESL (2 slots)

May 16, 17:00 CEST: Qualifier #4 - ESL (2 slots)

May 19, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier by MyStarCraft.de (1 slot)

May 21, 18:00 CEST: Qualifier by MyStarCraft.de (1 slot)

May 23, 17:00 CEST: Qualifier #5 - ESL (2 slots)

     Finals Information Partners: ESL

Date:

June 2–3

Location:

Cologne, Germany

Prize Pool:

$10,000

Number of Participants: 16

# of European Finals Slots: 4

		Qualifier Finalists
HasuObs	mousesports	ESL Pro Series Spring 2012
DarKFoRcE	Team ALTERNATE	ESL Pro Series Spring 2012
Rine	mTw	ESL Pro Series Spring 2012
Socke	Team ALTERNATE	ESL Pro Series Spring 2012
Delphi	Team ALTERNATE	Qualifier #1
HaNfy	Team-amity	Qualifier #1
GoOdy	ESC ICYBOX	Qualifier #2
DBS	Type Gaming	Qualifier #2
TLO	Team Liquid	Qualifier #3
Jaxx	ESC	Qualifier #3
More finalists coming soon...

       Further details ESL Info

Liquipedia

The Gürzenich — Getting there

 

Source: StarCraft II™

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StarCraft II World Championship Series Italy Nationals: Recap
15 May 2012, 12:00 pm

Earlier this month, Naples Gamecon was the site of the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) Italy Nationals. Following five qualifiers hosted by ESL and Vasacast, the top eight Italian players went through to the Nationals event, each hoping to win one of the two available slots in the Europe Finals.

The matches got off to a furious start and, in Round 2, the crowd saw Team Redbyte Italia’s StarEagle beaten 2-0 by favorite ClouD and relegated to the lower bracket. Team ALTERNATE’s ClouD then went on to face 17-year-old JeaL of team inFerno eSports and was eventually defeated 1-2, sending ClouD to the lower bracket to face StarEagle once again in Round 4. This time the tables were turned, and StarEagle sent his opponent packing with a 2-0 score.

The tense Grand Final looked sure to go StarEagle’s way as he beat JeaL 2-0 in the first round, evening the scores. The second round saw each player win a match, so it all rested on the third – which finally went to JeaL.



Source: StarCraft II™

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Diablo III Now Live—Evil is Back
15 May 2012, 2:01 am

Twenty years have passed since the Prime Evils were defeated and banished from the world of Sanctuary. Now you must return to Tristram and investigate rumors of a fallen star, an omen that the End Times have begun.



Diablo III is now live and available at a store near you -- or you can click here to purchase a digital copy directly through Blizzard. The game is available at retailers in both a standard and Collector's Edition. Visit our Diablo III game information page or search the Game Guide to learn more about this highly anticipated third installment in the Diablo series.



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