NewSCast for 23-Nov-11 - No Cast

Here we go again everyone.  I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Wednesday, November 23rd.

Well, the main action over the weekend was in the GSL.  First we had the final day in Code A ro48.  The matches were Inca over Noblesse 2-1, SuperNova over Vines 2-0, Squirtle over Check 2-0, Monster over JookTo 2-0, Clide over Creator 2-0, Zenio over Mujuk 2-0, Alicia over FruitDealer 2-0, and Bomber over Rainbow 2-1.  The losers of this round are eliminated from the GSL.
Then we also had Code S ro8 with an epic matchup that had FXOz taking down SlayersMMA 3-2.  The other match was as one-sided as can be as jjakji took out Puzzle 3-0.

We also had some NASL action as there was "Tie-Break Tuesday" with players facing off for seeding.  We had DarkForce over NightEnd, then we had group play with Cloud, Cruncher, Jinro, and NightEnd in that order and the final group was HwangSin, Select, and TT1 in that order.
Then we had seeding for the Grand Finals as Morrow beat Sen, Idra over HasuObs on a forfeit, and Huk over Strelok.
Then we had some playoff matches as well for the NASL Finals.  The matches were Dimaga over Vibe 2-1, Select over Jinro 2-0, and finally Dimaga over Select 2-0.

In other news, we have the announcement that TT1, formally of Fnatic, has signed with the team mTw Mindfactory which bolsters their short roster of Dimaga, Naruto, Rine, and Underdark.  Also announced the is the signing on the player Yong, formally of ZeNEX to Vile Gaming to bolster their increasingly strong roster.

Well, that's about all the news that we have for you today.  Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.

NewSCast for 2-Nov-11

Here we go again everyone.  It is a new month and I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Wednesday, November 2nd.

Well, some good news and action over the weekend.  I will start with the NASL Division 5 from Sunday night.  We had HasuObs over QXC 2-0, Puma over TT1 2-0, and Dimaga over TLO 2-0.  Next we had Division 1, week 7 play tonight with Hero over Vibe 2-1, White-Ra over Cruncher 2-1, Sheth over Lowely 2-1, and finally DeMuslim got the walk-over from Fenix due to Fenix resigning from the NASL.

We also had the first few groups in the GSL November Code S matches.  In group A we had MMA and MC advancing with Ryung 3rd and YuGiHo 4th.  In group B play we had SC and NesTea advancing with Losira 3rd and asd 4th.  Next we had Group H play with MVP and aLive advancing, MarineKing 3rd and Curious 4th.  Finally we had Group D play with Ganzi and Leenock advancing, Polt 3rd and Ensnare 4th.  Remember, with the new format top 2 advance, 3rd goes to the ro32 Code A with 4th going o the ro48 Code A.

Well, in other news we had the announcement that FXOtgun has left FXO to pursue other options.  TT1 has also announced that he has left his team FnaticMSI.

We also had the news that YoutTube with partnering with IPL to start a new all-gaming channel called START.IGN.  This will feature shows and whatnot all centered around gaming.  They are reporting that the idea is to make TV-Quality shows and programming.  Good news and I hope it all works out.

Also announced is the GomTV Arena of Legends Ace Invitational.  The idea with this tourney will be to pit two members from each team in a big tourney to see who comes out on top and a chance to win around 10,000 bucks.  Speaking of this event, the first group played tonight.  Group A featured MC, Line, Curious, Polt, and MVP with MVP and Curious advancing.

Well, that's about all the news that we have for you tonight.  Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.