Crew members needed!

by Frank van Caspel | May 19th, 2013

We’re VERY close to the finals event, and we need your help! We’re still desperately looking for crew members to help us guide visitors, man the ticket booth, guard the PC’s, manage the stage, and much much more. If you have the time to help us out on June 1st in The Hague let us know at event@dutchstarcraftleague.nl.

If you can’t come or want to help out in other ways you could do so by spreading the word about the DSCL. If we want e-sports to grow in the Netherlands we need people to be talking about it, letting each other know about the event. Do you have a family member that works for a newspaper? Do you have a blog? Do you have people on Facebook who’d like an invitation to the finals? You know what to do!

And of course coming to the finals yourself really helps. Not only will you make our day, but a large crowd will also show our sponsors that e-sports is actually a thing worth investing in. And if you get a seat reservation you’re even supporting the DSCL financially which, I have to say, is most welcome. Can’t come and still want to contribute? Donations are most welcome on account number 6336112 of the Stichting E-sports Nederland, or you could use the PayPal-button to the right (PayPal does ‘eat’ some of the money though).

Stream today: Team League + extra’s

by Frank van Caspel | May 19th, 2013

Today it’s Team League day, but because we only have one Team League match ready for you (Mouse Control vs. Starcarde) we’ll mix in some truly awesome series from the Individual League that we didn’t get the chance to cast before. Besides our two teams you’ll get to see JayPower, PoYo, Giant, MoonRise, Darkomicron & BlinQQ in action – now who doesn’t want to see that?

The stream goes live at 14:00h with BelleNOiR and MythOdin – make sure to tune in!

Weiman & Odin to cast at finals event!

by Frank van Caspel | May 18th, 2013

Good news everyone! You already know that BelleNOiR, Madals and Lyrlian will be casting at the finals event on June 1st, but we now have the distinct pleasure of announcing two more casters: Jeroen ‘Weiman’ Weimar and David ‘MythOdin’ Plugge! Both Jeroen and David are well known in the Dutch E-sports scene, and we’re very glad to have them on board! Check out the casters page to read more about our amazing casters.

If you haven’t already, make sure to reserve a seat for the finals. I can’t stress enough that even though access is free, there’s only a limited number of seats for the grand finals in the evening. And like Weiman said: “You can’t be on the edge of your seat if you don’t have a seat!” . Also: one single VIP-ticket has just become re-available – a rare second chance to get that coveted last VIP-ticket has opened up! Update: VIP ticket sold, seat reservations still available!

Finally: don’t forget to tune in to the stream tomorrow, after which we’ll all know which of these teams advance to the finals event! There’s probably also room for some awesome games from the Individual League, so tune in to the stream at 14:00u tomorrow. Casting will be BelleNOiR and MythOdin, promises to be good .

CM Storm to sponsor Team League prizes!

by Frank van Caspel | May 17th, 2013

Great news everyone! Our sponsor CM Storm has graciously provided us with a set of Scout 2 Advanced computer chassis as a prize for the Team League! The members of one very lucky/skilled team will each walk away with this specialized gaming case.

The Scout 2 Advanced is great for accommodating even the biggest of gaming GPU’s and easy to handle at LAN-party’s because of its steel carrying handles. Oh – and my personal favorite: USB 3.0 on the top console, no more crouching to find that 3.0-socket.

So thanks CM Storm! If you want to thank them too go tell them on Facebook and Twitter. They will be giving away seat reservations for the finals event, so make sure to like/follow them!

Check out the Prizes & Awards-page for an overview of the prizes that are currently available. We’ll add more hardware prizes for the Team Legue as soon as possible!

Winner Bracket Finals TONIGHT!

by Frank van Caspel | May 16th, 2013

Tonight is one broadcast you CANNOT miss! After months of playing we are down to the winner bracket finals of each of the four brackets. These are tonight’s match-ups:

• Storm vs. LLL.Melle
• Grubby vs. KSǂRainMan
• FnaticHarstem vs. ATThisGameSuck
• LLL.Jona vs. KSǂSjaak

All of these players haven’t lost a single match in the DSCL main tournament so far – but tonight half of them will drop down to the loser bracket. Who will it be? Tune in to the stream at 20:00h to find out! Madals & greedyFarmer will be your hosts for the evening, and there will be a seat reservation give-away during the broadcast!

Remember: the winners of tonight advance to the grand finals of their respective brackets, which means that they qualify for the offline finals! After tonight we’ll know who 4 of the 8 finalists will be. Have you invited your friends to the finals yet? Remember to get a seat reservation!

Extra VODs by MessyCasts!

by Frank van Caspel | May 15th, 2013

It’s VOD bonanza week! Once again some extra VODs from games that didn’t get cast during the broadcasts have been posted on the VOD-page. Thanks for MessyCasts for providing them! They’ve casted two series: ATGiant vs. mCon.Darkomicron and LiquidRet vs. Storm.

Dont forget to tune in to the stream tomorrow at 20h: Madals and greedyFarmer will be casting all 4 Winner Bracket finals from the Individual League! The winners of those games will qualify for the offline finals on June 1st – have you reserved a seat yet?

Extra VODs by Albert & Frank

by Frank van Caspel | May 14th, 2013

Casting duo ‘extraordinare’ (take note of the apostrophes ) Albert & Frank has once again casted some of the matches from the Individual League for which there was no time during the weekly broadcasts. Go check ‘m out on the VOD-page, there’s 4 matches: LLL.Melle vs. ATSlender, ATGiant vs. mCon.LTI, mCon.Darkomicron vs. Myth.Odin and Myth.Xeno vs. ChinkYY.

Have fun watching!

VODs online!

by Frank van Caspel | May 13th, 2013

Yesterday’s VODs have just been posted on the VOD-page! In case you missed the awesome clan battles of Low Land Lions vs. Mouse Control and WeWannaWin vs. Clan Mythology you can now re-watch them from the comfort of your desk chair/couch/toilet/hammock .

These matches were the Winner Bracket finals, so the winners qualify for the offline finals in The Hague! The losers drop down to the Loser Bracket finals and get one more chance to make it into their bracket’s grand finals, thereby qualifying for the offline event as well.

The brackets have all been updated – go see who’s about to qualify!

Sunday, DSCL Team League day

by TShot | May 12th, 2013

Another Team League broadcast will be presented to you today on May 12th at 14:00u! With games from WeWannaWin vs Mythology and LowLandLions vs Mouse Control, casted by ‘GreedyFarmer’ and ‘Stiff’ (you haven’t seen him casting the DSCL before). It promises to be yet another great broadcast which none of you should miss.  PoYo, Jona, Sushi, BlinQQ, DaBoO, Darkomicron, uThermal, Optimus, Melle, Daz and Viper will be amongst the players you will see in action today. We are approaching the finals and the battles are almost over. Which teams can we see live in action on June 1^st?

So tune in to the stream at14h and expect some fireworks.

The brackets will be updated after the broadcast to reflect the latest results, and VODs will be available early next week.

Thursday’s VODs are live!

by Frank van Caspel | May 11th, 2013

The VOD-page is now completely up-to-date! The games from last Thursday, casted by Madals & greedyFarmer, have now also been uploaded. I know many of you must have missed at least several of these very important games, because WCS was broadcasted around the same time on Thursday. Now’s your chance to catch up!

There’s many awesome series in there, including games from uThermal, WonnaPlay, aGaham, Optimus & DaBoO!

(and don’t forget: tomorrow at 14h we’ll have another broadcast of games from the Team League as well as games from the Individual League!)