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World of Warcraft: BlizzCon 2008 WoW Melee

By: Rob Maher - Published October 10, 2008 at 1:31 AM EDT - Writer Archive
GotFrag delivers live coverage of the 2008 Blizzcon WoW tournament.
(Anaheim, California) - Just one week after major World of Warcraft events at MLG Dallas and Extreme Masters LA, the best WoW teams in the world are back at it in the 2008 Blizzcon Championships. MLG Dallas winner fnatic/orz will face stiff competition from the likes of EM LA winner x6tence and more.

Teams will be competing for $75,000 in the prestigious tournament and Blizzard trade show. The tournament is a double elimination format and represents Blizzard's Arena Global Championship Finals.

1st Nihilum Plasma - $75,000
2nd United States Selective Queuers - $30,000
3rd United States Fnatic Orz - $15,000


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Grand Finals
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
Nihilum Plasma3--3
selective queuers2--2
Nihilum Plasma: Inflame, John, Paperkat


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Consolation Finals
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
selective queuers3--3
fnatic Orz2--2
fnatic: Rhaegyn, Glick, Hafu
Selective Queuers: Itsmecasper, Yogz, Wojo


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Upper Finals
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
Nihilum Plasma3--3
fnatic Orz1--1


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Lower Round 3
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
selective queuers3--3
Council of Mages----


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Lower Round 2
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
Council of Mages3--3
x6tence----
selective queuers3--3
R.O.C----


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Upper Round 2
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
fnatic Orz3--3
R.O.C1--1
Nihilum Plasma3--3
x6tence----


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Lower Round 2
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
selective queuers3--3
Button Bashers2--2
Council of Mages3--3
Made in Taiwan----


Blizzcon 2008 WoW Tournament Upper Round 1
Scoreboard1H2HOTF
fnatic Orz3--3
Made in Taiwan2--2
fnatic: Rhaegyn, Glick, Hafu
MiT:Teng, Yang, Chen
R.O.C3--3
Council of Mages1--1
R.O.C: Huang, Fung, Kuo
CoM: Jang, Kim, Eun
x6tence3--3
selective queuers1--1
x6: Souler, Siler, Falcon
sq: Itsmecasper, Yogz, Wojo
Nihilum Plasma3--3
Button Bashers1--1
Nihilum: Inflame, Carekoala, Paperkat
H O N: Oh, Kang, Kim



Related Links


Blizzcon WoW Team Preview
Blizzcon Begins
A look at Fnatic versus MiT
Nihilum spanks x6tence on stage
fnatic, CoM crush foes at BlizzCon
Selective Queuers advance
Nihilum paperkat on beating fnatic

User Comments

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May the team with the coolest jerseys win!
Part-time GotFrag Writer - Fulltime Dr Pepper Enthusiast
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x6tence
nihilum
fnatic
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Its Fnatic, not Fnatic Orz!!
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GotFrag Prime!
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Lets go COM
JAM
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#3, Hafu and the guys asked us to call them fnatic orz.
Marc Turner | Editor in Chief | www.GotFrag.com | #gotfrag
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how can i watch all these at once?! i want to see each of these matches! which one will you be broadcasting?
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. Mark Twain
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Go x6tence.AMD!
asdsadsa
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Get your game face on Glick >=O
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Any stream?
ds
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Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement

my head exploded
"fRoD doesnt cheat" "#7 online/north america, you do the math" -qu4kE_
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Yeah, is there going to be a stream?
If quizzes are quizzical, then what are tests?

"When the fierce gaming competition gets underway on the tournament stages at BlizzCon, you'll be able to follow the action at home -- right on your computer screen. On October 10 and 11, we'll be providing streaming video coverage of select tournaments live from the convention floor. Whether you prefer the coordinated team play of World of Warcraft's Arena, the meticulous hero management of Warcraft III, or the fast-paced space battles of StarCraft, you’re sure to find something to cheer about. Stay tuned to BlizzCon.com for the live stream on the first day of the show.

http://www.blizzcon.com/"

From Nethaera in the blizzcon forums, link here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread...

This comment was edited at 10/10/2008 1:52 PM
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Is it up yet or just black for everyone else too?

Yep not seeing anything yet.
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Cant see anyhting
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Now i can see but cant hear :)

gogo Hafu ^_^
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They are playing with a ret pala?
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#19 They swapped in to counter the HRP but MiT switched comps, it worked out for fnatic anyways
#SOTF
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gogogo hafu THATS MY GIRLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
DotA Coverage gogo :)
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Well we will se who is the best LDW setup in the world :)
I personally think that Nihilum is going to win. Very very strong team.
Carekoala is an amazing druid probably the best in europe on pair with Sony.

This comment was edited at 10/10/2008 7:37 PM
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What did that guy from Selective Queuers say about Neilyo, did anyone hear it?
SNEEAKY LIKE SNAKE
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#23 he said what's up neilyo. I think he's referring to when they were teammates on sk-gaming and it seems like he's bragging that he's up there and neilyo's not.
do drugs kids
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Fnatic got a chance now?

Sk will win, but im cheering for fnatic
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Well they were wrong to #5 they are Fnatic not Orz that was there old team name, I will speak with them but please change all to only Fnatic.
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Europe > America > Asia
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#16
#17
funny guy :D
zZEr0o
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shutup #26
meeeooww~
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Nihilum wins :)
Stormscale ftw. Cyclone ftw
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so wuts the payout?
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going home with 25k for WoW certainly makes for interesting discussion going forward.
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rofl 25k a person
:3=
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Winning 25k is about 12-18k after taxes depending on where you live.

Nice money for a non-competitive game. Looking forward to seeing POGs make a return and be featured on Gotfrag within the year.

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