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PGL Krakow Major announced
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https://twitter.com/pglesports/status/842065913616728065

PGL will host the second major of the year at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland.

PGL production hype PogChamp

https://twitter.com/pglesports/status/842065913616728065

PGL will host the second major of the year at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland.

PGL production hype PogChamp
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get fucked esl

get fucked esl
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what does pogchamp mean? i cant find it anywhere

what does pogchamp mean? i cant find it anywhere
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AdasWrathwhat does pogchamp mean? i cant find it anywhere

https://goo.gl/h7VcZ8

[quote=AdasWrath]what does pogchamp mean? i cant find it anywhere[/quote]

https://goo.gl/h7VcZ8
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#5
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excited to watch my favorite teams lose

excited to watch my favorite teams lose
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-NIP to miss out on the major with draken and cut him instead of literally anyone else (I'm looking at you, friberg...)
-Astralis looking in really good form, time to pull an SK and win 2 majors back to back
-FaZe to go deep in major playoffs, FaZe/Astralis Final?

Anyone know if they're going to continue using swiss system like they did in Atlanta?

-NIP to miss out on the major with draken and cut him instead of literally anyone else (I'm looking at you, friberg...)
-Astralis looking in really good form, time to pull an SK and win 2 majors back to back
-FaZe to go deep in major playoffs, FaZe/Astralis Final?

Anyone know if they're going to continue using swiss system like they did in Atlanta?
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#7
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Never deliberately been to a CS event before, just happened to be there for dreamhacks. Been wanting to go to Krakow for ages though, might have to attend. Do you know when they typically start selling tickets?

Never deliberately been to a CS event before, just happened to be there for dreamhacks. Been wanting to go to Krakow for ages though, might have to attend. Do you know when they typically start selling tickets?
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bleghfarecget fucked esl

Valve waits for 7 months after esl one cologne to have eleague host the major and then give the next to PGL. It's a week following esl one cologne. Are Valve trying to kill ESL/MTG?

http://emojipedia-us.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/ac/c6/acc6d0cc2fa3030894e8979ca5c07a44.png

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probably not but maybe
SideshowNever deliberately been to a CS event before, just happened to be there for dreamhacks. Been wanting to go to Krakow for ages though, might have to attend. Do you know when they typically start selling tickets?

Tickets will probably be on sale in the next month I would guess, at the latest.

[quote=bleghfarec]get fucked esl[/quote]

Valve waits for 7 months after esl one cologne to have eleague host the major and then give the next to PGL. It's a week following esl one cologne. Are Valve trying to kill ESL/MTG?

[img]http://emojipedia-us.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/ac/c6/acc6d0cc2fa3030894e8979ca5c07a44.png[/img]

[spoiler]probably not but maybe[/spoiler]

[quote=Sideshow]Never deliberately been to a CS event before, just happened to be there for dreamhacks. Been wanting to go to Krakow for ages though, might have to attend. Do you know when they typically start selling tickets?[/quote]

Tickets will probably be on sale in the next month I would guess, at the latest.
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http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q318/EklyValdur/180px-Captain_magma2.jpg

KRAKOWTOA

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KRAKOWTOA
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#10
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Cologne is not a major anymore

Wew

Cologne is not a major anymore

Wew
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tf2pickup.org
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I'm from Kraków, let me know if you need anything ;)

I'm from Kraków, let me know if you need anything ;)
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#12
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poland major = ez for virtus pro

poland major = ez for virtus pro
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dashnerbleghfarecget fucked esl
Funny, because PGL's observers were one of the MAJOR drawbacks of ESL Cologne (They handled production for the main event for ESL). Sapphire and Prius, two very seasoned observers who were responsible for almost all of Eleague, were unable to be utilized past the group stages because of a language barrier with the PGL production team since they all mostly only spoke Romanian.

Expect more of the same unless there's been a significant change in their production team. PGL puts on some of the most polished CS and Dota events I've ever seen from a production perspective, but their CS observing team is completely atrocious and it showed strongly at Cologne. They also have a penchant to go overboard with some of their production techniques at times, though they're often quick to react to feedback and tone it down once they realize people don't like having 4 Picture-in-Picture cams on-screen during a live game.

Not exactly ecstatic about PGL getting this event, particularly since DreamHack has been long overdue for a major and MLG is still in the dark after putting on one of the best CS events I've ever seen in MLG Columbus. Suppose it's to be expected at this point however due to Valve and PGL having tight ties from running all the major Dota 2 events since Shanghai wrapped.

It will probably be down to ESL and dreamhack being owned by MTG that they'll probably have fewer majors in the future, not only that but the regular BRAAAAAAND exposure that they shove down your throats really fucks the experience.

I'm not surprised Valve are taking PGL on, they put on a show that really just focuses on the game and nothing more, granted their observing at cologne was shit but they have shown they will listen to feedback and improve. They had a battleview at Boston which was regularly criticised, so they constantly adjusted it based on feedback and then scrubbed it all together when it wasn't working. And Boston was a fucking awesome major

[quote=dashner][quote=bleghfarec]get fucked esl[/quote]

Funny, because PGL's observers were one of the MAJOR drawbacks of ESL Cologne (They handled production for the main event for ESL). Sapphire and Prius, two very seasoned observers who were responsible for almost all of Eleague, were unable to be utilized past the group stages because of a language barrier with the PGL production team since they all mostly only spoke Romanian.

Expect more of the same unless there's been a significant change in their production team. PGL puts on some of the most polished CS and Dota events I've ever seen from a production perspective, but their CS observing team is completely atrocious and it showed strongly at Cologne. They also have a penchant to go overboard with some of their production techniques at times, though they're often quick to react to feedback and tone it down once they realize people don't like having 4 Picture-in-Picture cams on-screen during a live game.

Not exactly ecstatic about PGL getting this event, particularly since DreamHack has been long overdue for a major and MLG is still in the dark after putting on one of the best CS events I've ever seen in MLG Columbus. Suppose it's to be expected at this point however due to Valve and PGL having tight ties from running all the major Dota 2 events since Shanghai wrapped.[/quote]

It will probably be down to ESL and dreamhack being owned by MTG that they'll probably have fewer majors in the future, not only that but the regular BRAAAAAAND exposure that they shove down your throats really fucks the experience.

I'm not surprised Valve are taking PGL on, they put on a show that really just focuses on the game and nothing more, granted their observing at cologne was shit but they have shown they will listen to feedback and improve. They had a battleview at Boston which was regularly criticised, so they constantly adjusted it based on feedback and then scrubbed it all together when it wasn't working. And Boston was a fucking awesome major
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garrappachcI'm from Kraków, let me know if you need anything ;)

What are some good Polish beers?

[quote=garrappachc]I'm from Kraków, let me know if you need anything ;)[/quote]

What are some good Polish beers?
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#15
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qualifier concluded, first round matchup:

https://i.gyazo.com/40e87aee47df3c20bc1a6727fa903aa5.png

gotta hand it to vega though, destroyed nip's hopes and dreams a few months ago, didn't hear from them again and now they're in a major themselves

qualifier concluded, first round matchup:
[img]https://i.gyazo.com/40e87aee47df3c20bc1a6727fa903aa5.png[/img]

gotta hand it to vega though, destroyed nip's hopes and dreams a few months ago, didn't hear from them again and now they're in a major themselves
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#16
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let's go BIG

let's go BIG
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Spuexcited to watch my favorite teams lose

so my favorite team lost the last match of the qualifier...

[quote=Spu]excited to watch my favorite teams lose[/quote]
so my favorite team lost the last match of the qualifier...
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