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North American Star League $100,000 Season One Finals Details
North American Star League $100,000 Season One Finals Details -- ONTARIO, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
North American Star League $100,000 Season One Finals Details
ONTARIO, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Star League (NASL), a premiere StarCraft II eSports league, is gearing up for its inaugural Season One Finals after completing an exciting nine-week regular season. The top 16 NASL players will be converging July 8-10 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California to compete for an unprecedented $100,000 prize pool. The Finals will also be streamed live via the NASL's streaming partner site, [ www.justin.tv ]. Spectators will have the chance to come enjoy the experience in-person of watching the highest level of play in Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™. Spectators will also be able to participate in contests and giveaways, and meet their favorite pro players.
The Season One Finals will feature casting by renowned Sean "Day[9]" Plott, along with GOM.tv's (GSL) "Tastosis" (Nick "Tasteless" Plott and Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski), along with NASL's two regular season headline broadcasters, Andre "Gretorp" Hengchua and Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson. Complete event information can be found, [ www.nasl.tv ].
The Season One Finals will have fifteen of the top players in the league, along with one lucky winner of an Open Tournament in which up to 1,000 players can participate. The current list of players qualified for the Season One Finals can be found below:
WeMadeFox.Moon
FXO.Sheth
Startale.July
Dignitas.SeleCT
Liquid'Ret
Startale Squirtle
OGS Zenio
Mouz Morrow
Mouz HasuObs
White-Ra
OGS MC
Dignitas Select
Imba.FXO Strelok
Fnatic Sen
ATN Darkforce
About NASL
The North American Star League is the premiere StarCraft II league outside of Korea, with a $100,000 prize pool and fifty of the World's best players. Its goal is to expand electronic sports and StarCraft II.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. ([ www.blizzard.com ]), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes thirteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
SOURCE North American Star League
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