ESEA All-Star nominees

12-3-2013 09:40

ESEA has revealed the names of the players who have been nominated for the All-Star game between Europe and North America.

With the regular ESEA Invite season in both Europe and North America having come to an end, the top four teams from both regions are now looking forward to the global finals, which will take place from April 19th to 21st in Dallas.

Before the main tournament starts, however, there will be an All-Star game between the two regions, not only for bragging rights, but also for a better seeding in the team competition.

A panel of ESEA experts has convened to determine which two players from each of the attending teams are up for nomination in the All-Star game.

The community will now vote for one player from each team to defend their respective region. The losing players will then be placed in a separate poll, from which the fifth and sixth (backup) members will be picked.

Team	Player One	Player Two
NiP	Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg	Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
VeryGames	Nathan "NBK" Schmitt	Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom
Virtus.pro	Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov	Kiril "ANGE1" Karasiow
n!faculty	Azmican "asmo" B.	Benjamin "qk-Mantis" Oberlein

Quantic	Spencer "hiko" Martin	Sam "DaZeD" Marine
Curse	Todd "anger" Williams	Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham
Dynamic	Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert	Keven "AZK" Lariviere
Netcode Ill.	Francis "kiko" Lao	Kyle "flowsicK" Mendez

The balloting period will be of just three days per team, with only one poll running at a time. You can now start voting for your North American All-Star team by choosing between the two Curse players who have been nominated: Todd "anger" Williams and Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham.

Curse finished in second place in the North American division, level on points with leaders Quantic Gaming but with the head-to-head disadvantage.

Season stats:

Player	Kills	Deaths	Assists
Todd "anger" Williams	313	248	48
Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham	329	192	51

To cast your vote, head over to ESEA's website. Remember that you only have three days to choose and that you need a Premium account to vote.

easy peezy for europe

2013-03-12 09:43

7 replies

this will be more difficult for europe, knowing a good majority of the players speak english, it's not their first language, whereas the Americans will be speaking their first language

2013-03-12 13:02

6 replies

That's actually a really good point. Also, Europe has been handicapped by being forced to pick at least 1 player from each team.

2013-03-12 13:11

1 reply

you could make that argument for NA too AZK swag n0thing are all on the same team

2013-03-12 15:25

LOL, all know which the European have a better skill on ALL FPS games

2013-03-12 19:10

We speek anglish fery goot ....

2013-03-12 19:34

I don't think that's relevant, since many players from the Europe side are used to play on an international level. Also, they won't have the time to put up real strats anyway, so it's even less relevant.

2013-03-12 23:42

Haha dude, the russians probably don't know more than a few words. Swedes always got decent english skills and french people not always but quite often I'd say. Same like germans.

2013-03-14 15:56

forest get right scream nbk ange1

2013-03-12 09:45

2013-03-12 10:19

its 1 from each team and max 2. so im afraid that doesnt work.

2013-03-12 10:36

nice, hard to argue, maybe n0thing for someone, but who?! haha

2013-03-12 11:59

Doesen't work.

2013-03-12 14:16

2013-03-12 15:41

rpk

2013-03-14 15:54

Ange1 will work out good with nip and vg

GeT_RiGhT NBK ScreaM asmo Dosia

2013-03-12 09:47

4 replies

imo f0rest > nbk

2013-03-12 10:38

Doesen't work, dude.

2013-03-12 14:17

2 replies

Apparently does.

2013-03-12 14:47

oops, didn't want to reply to him but instead to #2^^

2013-03-12 15:20

Europe need a top sniper... kennys would have been a better choice for vg imo.

2013-03-12 10:07

The only thing i find worrying is there will probably be a language barrier for the EU, where as there won't be for NA.

2013-03-12 10:09

17 replies

Yeah that's what I was thinking, it doesn't really make sense to make an all-star match between a country and a whole continent

2013-03-12 11:31

16 replies

Yeah, for sure man... It doesn't really seem to make sense. However, it'll still be entertaining to watch :)

2013-03-12 12:17

true, what doesn't make sense is only to base the seedings on this, the matches themselves should be cool

2013-03-12 12:38

Was Brasil invited?

2013-03-12 14:32

america is a continent too..

2013-03-12 13:19

5 replies

yeah noshit sherlock, but U.S.A is not a continent wich all these players are from except 1 canadian tough.

2013-03-12 13:50

Well it's Europe vs North America (which is USA and Canada vs Europe right?) So it is a continent vs continent.

2013-03-12 13:55

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Amer..

2013-03-12 14:19

Europe is not a continent too :)

2013-03-12 15:45

huh?

2013-03-12 17:21

America/canada sort of is a continent, not a country :p brasil or south ameruca included woulda been more fun though

2013-03-12 15:48

Canada's not really included. There are a few Canadian players here and there but no Canadian team. VP have an Asian player, but you can't really say Asia is represented in this tournament

2013-03-12 17:20

True, but i feel canada wasnt represented because the scène there is pretty much dead? At least i never read anything about ca teams since 1.6 ended Do you know of any good teams there active atm?

2013-03-12 18:45

there are a few all canadian teams that will be playing in invite next season is my guess...althought i do not think they will be able to make the top 4 for esea lan finals...the rest of canada's players are all spread out with american teams or are part of lowier tier canadian teams.

2013-03-12 19:27

who is the best out there atm you think? semphis? azk?

2013-03-12 19:33

No you're right they're probably not on the same level, that's why making an all star with these regions isn't so interesting imo. But hey looking forward to a good show anyways

2013-03-12 20:16

Yeah hope to catch some action :p

2013-03-13 00:56

GeT_RiGhT ScreaM NBK ANGE1 f0rest

2013-03-12 10:11

not possible.

Very much possible. Let's assume we pick GTR, Scream, ANGE1 and qk-mantis in initial vote Then in 2nd voting f0rest is 5th and NBK is 6th, and qk-mantis fails to show up "due to personal commitments" ehehehe :P

2013-03-12 13:16

its not possible to havethat lineup, 1 from each of the teams, and then the 5th

2013-03-12 13:22

3 replies

Read his post properly dude!

2013-03-12 15:51

was to wrong guy, for ome reason it didnt close the reply box :((

2013-03-12 19:23

ah :P yeah that happens x]

2013-03-12 19:32

im 100% sure it will be 2nd player from n!faculty then

2013-03-12 13:30

f0rest GeT_RiGhT ScreaM Dosia asmo

2013-03-12 10:20

2013-03-12 10:37

I think you're the first in this thread with a lineup that would actually work. Everyone else either doesen't read the article or is too stupid to understand it.

ScreaM GeT_RiGhT f0rest Dosia ANGE1

2013-03-12 10:22

8 replies

not possible

Possiblr, if you apply same logic as i mentioned in #61. GTR Scream Dosia qk-mantis (pulls out due to personal commitments) f0rest ANGE1

2013-03-12 13:18

second player from n!faculty will be the replacer im 100% sure.

It doesn't say so in the rules. Besides, if that's how it worked, what's the point of having an official 6th anyways?

2013-03-13 07:56

You have 2 players from NiP and 2 players from VirtusPro and that just DOESEN'T work. Nothing to discuss here. And why should qk-mantis pull out? You're hilarious.

2013-03-12 14:20

he's saying mantis not making it, would allow '2' teams to have two players. His setup of the hypothetical situation is there to let his team 'work' by the rules. Though it would be unlikely that ESEA would not use the backup from the same team.

2013-03-12 15:03

That beats the point of actually picking 6th player then, doesn't it?

2013-03-13 07:53

I'm not saying he'll pull out, i'm just saying that the lineup is not "impossible".

2013-03-13 07:57

f0rest GeT_RiGhT NBK ScreaM Dosia

2013-03-12 10:23

-ScreaM +asmo

-asmo +qK-Mantis

2013-03-12 11:15

asmo is better

this is interesting stuff

I love how some people always seem to struggle with even the simplest of concepts.

2013-03-12 10:25

Yeah :) It's amusing that they cannot comprehend such simple rules :)

2013-03-12 10:29

i love wild boar with mint sauce.

2013-03-12 10:42

good taste!

2013-03-12 11:26

facepalm

2013-03-12 12:34

it's so sad :/

2013-03-12 14:21

Huge advantage for USA imo. They will have dazed as igl and Azk as awp. Europe will have a igl/awp problem. Hopefully forest, Get right, scream and dosia will aim Them down

2013-03-12 10:43

Can't get 2 players from the same team - forest, + asmo

2013-03-12 10:50

You didn't get it either. "The community will now vote for one player from each team to defend their respective region. The losing players will then be placed in a separate poll, from which the fifth and sixth (backup) members will be picked."

2013-03-12 11:36

facepalm.

2013-03-12 12:35

f0rest GeT_RiGhT NBK Dosia qk-Mantis

2013-03-12 10:44

9 replies

+ 1 to Nbk > scream. Nbk knows how to speak english not sure if scream can

2013-03-12 10:46

NBK is a perfect player, he can handle rifles, awp and can be an IGL if he wants, just perfect

2013-03-12 10:51

I agree 100% scream's communication skills are very low in french I can't imagine what it would be in English !! Plus nbk has been on fire lately

2013-03-12 11:04

ScreaM is more attractive player to watch and that's what we need in an all-star match. We don't need perfect english skills etc. for such match. Ingame position calls will be enough, which ScreaM probably knows well like every other player. Match will be played for crowd I'm sure.

2013-03-12 11:10

this

I still think NBK is more like a perfect player and he's so much more experienced than ScreaM's and saying that in case of aim skills, NBK has sick aim as well as ScreaM, no one is better or worse

2013-03-12 13:14

Still, the votes will anyway end up with the player with a bigger fanbase being the winner and I guess everyone knows which of them will be the winner then? :)

2013-03-12 14:23

yes, NBK is underrated sadly

2013-03-12 14:31

+1 i actually think that at the moment nbk is the best player in VG

2013-03-12 17:19

GeT_RiGhT Dosia ScreaM asmo Ozstriker

GeT_RiGhT ScreaM asmo Dosia f0rest

2013-03-12 10:59

Get_Right f0rest ScreaM Ange1 qk-mantis

2013-03-12 11:00

We should do an English test in order to select players between dosia/ange1 and between asmo/mantis lol Some would argue that it's a mix team but in cs communication is a huge factor whether in a mix or in a team. Therefore the team would be gtr Forest Nbk Dosia/ange1 based on English mantis/asmo based on English level

2013-03-12 11:08

EU: f0rest GeT_RiGhT ScreaM ANGE1 asmo NA: DaZeD hiko Skadoodle n0thing kiko

2013-03-12 11:23

Yeah, I always thought from the start that the All-Star match would be rigged to improve NA's chances, and stunts like this just reinforces that suspicion. *golfclaps* Nicely done, ESEA

2013-03-12 11:29

???

2013-03-12 14:01

wtf are you talking about where you see something taht improve NA chance? are you that retard?

2013-03-12 18:13

n0thing super underrated somehow. Watch this guy, hes a fucking beast of beasts

2013-03-12 12:00

youtube.com/watch?v=XB9ZjUs2uaQ

2013-03-12 12:08

f0rest GeT_RiGhT ScreaM ANGE1 Dosia

2013-03-12 12:01

This cant be a team . Need 1 from each team + f0rest/getright

forest getright nbk qk mantis and dosia vs nothing azk dazed skadoodle flowsick

2013-03-12 12:21

Mantis, f0rest, gtr, angel and NBK Mantis - sniper Angel - IGL rest - rifle

Get right + f0rest + scream + dosia + qk mantis fucking siiiick aimerteam

2013-03-12 12:43

qk mantis is a good awper...

2013-03-12 12:53

GTR f0rest NBK qk-Mantis Dosia

2013-03-12 12:55

somebody can send me private with esea code? ://

get_right f0rest ScreaM ANGE1L qk-mantis Skadoodle N0thing DaZeD AZK kiko

2013-03-12 12:57

EU: f0rest GTR asmo NBK Dosia NA: n0thing AZK anger kiko DaZeD

2013-03-12 13:17

2013-03-12 14:55

f0rest scream ange1 qk-mantis gtr nbk(backup) dazed anger azk kiko n0thing skaaah(backup)

if someone needs a esea code, msg me :-) btw europe will beat amerika easiely, dont worry about the lineup :D

2013-03-12 13:27

2013-03-12 13:44

AMERICA; n0thing, dazed, azk, flowsicK, kiko EUROPE; f0rest, get_right, scream, dosia, qk-mantis

2013-03-12 14:09

2013-03-12 14:22

get_right?

2013-03-12 14:57

pretty sick stats by skadoodle

2013-03-12 14:34

cmon did any of u look the latest games of vg?? nbk is so much better than screa, at the moment and the question with the language, well i know asmo has amazing english skills and qk also ;) don´t think about such stupid things, vote only for the ingame skills

2013-03-12 14:37

EUROPE - f0rest,GeT_RiGhT,ScreaM,NBK,ANGE1 AMERICA - n0thing,hiko,DaZeD,AZK,Skadoodle

2013-03-12 14:41

not possible for europe. At least read the thread

2013-03-12 14:42

sad truth is europe Allstar team will be far worse than NiP

Qk mantis awp. F0rest, getright, scream and dosia will take em all down with their awesome aim. Only need calls like b split a split a b push standard Round. Aim > tactics in this kind of match with simple calls from dazed