illidanRa Starcraft 2 Champion
The Starcraft 2 final is over and a new champion has been crowned. Radhe ‘DvG?illidanRA’ Stringer bested Travis ‘bvd.Shase’ Weedon 3-2 in a best-of-five (BO5) match-up to determine the Do Gaming Championships (DGC) 2012 Starcraft 2 Champion.
Over the weekend, 29 players competed against each other over a series of rounds which culminated with Stringer’s victory in the final. The match saw a highly contested PvZ matchup with Weedon taking the early lead on Ohana LE. Stringer pulled one back on Shakuras Plateau to bring the scores level at 1 - 1.
A “drone barbeque’’ as spectators called it, Weedon picked up the win on Entombed Valley to bring the scores to 2 - 1 with the next match set for Daybreak LE. Stringer replied with a strong, six-pool zergling rush to bring the contest to 2 - 2 with the final match of the series to be determined on Antiga Shipyard.
The Starcraft 2 Final was devastatingly close and saw both players pulling out all the stops to preserve their title hopes. All that remained was a single map to separate Champion from runner-up.
Both competitors looked promising during the early stages of the game. Weedon went for an early mass-blink-stalker offensive which Stringer was able to fend off effectively as he continued to develop his economy. In the end, it was the challenger who triumphed after defending champion Weedon was left trailing after his failed attempt to put the match away early.
Radhe ‘DvG?illidanRA’ Stringer - Starcraft 2 Do Gaming Champion 2012At several instances, the final looked as if it could have gone either way, with both players showing their renowned ability to perform at the highest level.
Stringer says he was surprised when Weedon took the first map. "It put me on the back foot and I had to win the next one. I had anticipated an early rush from 'Shase' on Antiga and once I managed to stop it I knew I had the upper hand. All-in offensives are always risky but I was prepared for it.
"I'm extremely pleased with my performance. I was determined to win the competition and I have done so."
Stringer wins R22,500 plus an Alienware PC, courtesy of Logitech and Alienware.Prizes were awarded all the way to eighth place. Here's how the prizes have been broken down:
1st – R22,500 (and an Alienware X51 PC)
2nd – R11,000 (and an Alienware X51 PC)
3rd – R5000 (and an Alienware X51 PC)
4th – R3500
5th – R2000
6th – R2000
7th – R2000
8th – R2000
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| well done man congrats  | ||||||||
| Yay well done bro | ||||||||
| WEll done bud !!! | ||||||||
| Good job man! | ||||||||
| illidan, you said from the start you could win this and you had the belief in yourself to do it. We're all very proud of you - enjoy this victory and looking forward to seeing what you will do next year! | ||||||||
| How ever good this guy is and I don't know a thing about star craft but he was the most arrogant person I have ever seen in my 12 years of gaming. Humility goes a long way and sometimes people just need a proper clap to wake them up. | ||||||||
| Are the VoDs of the finals going to be up soonish? | ||||||||
| I agree with Anthrax. When he was asked how was the competition he said and I quote "It was easy". He said this on stage in front of everyone and claimed that he "owned protoss". I don't care how good you are. Arrogance like that is not needed, especially when you almost lost so clearly it wasn't "easy". When he walked off stage i was surprised he never got a smack from the crowd. Even the presenter was shocked at this guys pathetic attitude towards his fellow competitors. Just look at his freaking photo..... seems like the camera doesn't deserve to be in his presence. | ||||||||
| maby he was joking...but has a very dry sence of humor. or maby he was still in shock i would be :0 | ||||||||
| Had you seen his attitude when he received the trophy you would agree with us. When told to lift the trophy up he did it like it was his birth right. Never smiled once while on stage and never shook his competitors hands. | ||||||||
| He seemed like a nice guy when I spoke with him. | ||||||||
| Well look i am only commenting on what i saw when he was on stage. | ||||||||
| Hey bvd.Anthrax saying someone needs a klap for believing in his self is i am not sure what to say besides silly... DO you even know your own teammate ? Shase and illidanra are headstrong people. In my opinion this is one of the reason why they perform so well in the comps. and this gent. "I don't care how good you are. Arrogance like that is not needed, especially when you almost lost so clearly it wasn't "easy". When he walked off stage i was surprised he never got a smack from the crowd. Even the presenter was shocked at this guys pathetic attitude towards his fellow competitors." They asked for his opinion so he gave it.. | ||||||||
| He played very well and deserved it, great player and tbh he seems very nice when I spoke to him before and after our game. I doubt he meant "easy" in the arrogant way some people seem to think it is... oh bvd.Anthrax, Bravado wasn't very quiet about their bf3 win since we are talking about "humility".. somewhat reminded me of jocks @ a high school rugby game.. just saying before we start spreading unneeded hate | ||||||||
| Korrupt I dont know what you read into it I said clap not klap. Intuition there is always going to be sour grapes from someone who is in the team that lost to bravado in the finals of BF3 how ever you take it, it was opinion regarding to how he spoke on stage. He was boo'd because of the way he spoke, either way it doesnt matter. Celebrating a win is not a 'un-humble' way of express one self and nor does it make someone a 'jock' I am pretty sure if your team had won they would have 'celebrated' their win as well. | ||||||||
| and i gave my opinion....... problem? | ||||||||
| lol typical response with the whole sour thing, but I'm not going to argue just stating my opinion as did you... and you kinda confirmed my view. Anyway Wp Illidanra once again regardless | ||||||||
| Thanks for all the support guys wp Skiblet and HellsHound better luck next year bvd! | ||||||||
| I can only see this as something that you have said yourself Anthrax: "there is always going to be sour grapes from someone who is in the team that lost" illidanRa is actually a very quiet and shy guy and you might 'boo' him, but he gave an opinion and a reaction not out of arrogance, but maybe more out of pride, but he deserved the win and that moment because he worked hard at it. This was his first tournament win and he believed stead fast he could take it. Don't judge a person until you know the person. Well played illidan, a much deserved win. @ illidan | ||||||||
| I am confused Anthrax, clearly you are extremely biased, go and look at comments from Shase on what he said about the competition, that is pure arrogance. What about Shase not going and shaking hands with Illidan after the game when all of the players in the comp did that with one another? I am sorry but you shouldn't say such things about people when you actually know nothing about them and yet completely ignore what others do. | ||||||||
| Over it, he was an arrogant chop. gg | ||||||||
| Lol I can't believe what crap is being said about illidan. He is one of the most humble guys out there. Your perants should of tought that if you have nothing good to say then don't say it at all.....kids these days | ||||||||
| lol But I am going to say thanks to the support shown from Adv3nt, GuMMie, Intuition and koruptbb towards illidanRa, greatly appreciated. GG everyone, was a great Championship and look forward to seeing you all next year | ||||||||
| Anthrax you are an ignorant fool. | ||||||||
| @Gummie "Your perants should of tought that if you have nothing good to say then don't say it at all.....kids these days" REALLY?? Are you kidding me?? Please learn to speak and spell before you refer to 'kids these days' | ||||||||
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