Nerd News: CheckSix & Sleep's recruitment

From CheckSix:

As some of you may know, Sleep's recruitment into CheckSix included living in the US for an extended period. Our caster, Gwin, and CSN's Rance met Seung "Sleep" Kim at the airport to welcome him to the States and to create the first of a series of interviews of Sleep while staying in Southern California. See what Sleep had to say here:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=318661

CSN's The Rundown #9

Where:  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

When:  Thursdays at 7:30 EST

Caster:   Rance Costa & Gwin Call them! phone 310-929-5777 & Skype: rundownrance

The Rundown is a weekly 8 player invitational cup with top players from as many different teams and countries as possible. The Rundown is about facilitating the rising stars in SC2 and bring exposure to those teams and players that may not have 10,000 twitter followers. The Rundown is different. It is not just a competition of top skill but also a show with an 'edge' to it. From Rance (caster) sharing his 8+ years of eSports incite to the "Troll Roll', where viewers have a chance to call in and rant or rave about anything... the Rundown is all about involvement

More Information: http://cyber-sports.net/event/rundown-9

CSN's The Rundown 8 with Rance Costa

Rundown #7 is in the book and it's another win for viOLet. This one was not as clear cut, with Destiny taking 2 maps from viOLet, being the first person to do so. Both viOLet and Destiny receive automatic invites to Rundown #8 and both have confirmed their participation. Look for even more new faces in Rundown #8 this week.

Due to the overwhelming amount of trolling that occurred following Rundown #7's championship and interview with Destiny, CSN has added a few feature to the show. Following this weeks championship, the phone lines will be open for the 'Troll Roll'. This segment is about the viewers and their likes and dislikes, their good and bad trolling. Viewers will have an opportunity to call in and rant to Rance and Gwin about anything. 

Full information:  http://cyber-sports.net/event/rundown-8

When:  7:00 pm EST

Where:  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

Casters:  Rance Costa & Gwin

Call them! Caster's phone 310-929-5777 & Skype: rundownrance


Format:  Finals Bo5, all other series Bo3, single elimination, 8 players

Prize:  $100 to winner

CSN The Rundown Thursday at 7:30 pm EST

Violet is back!

Destiny will be playing in The Rundown for the first time this week!

Lot of other great players see http://cyber-sports.net/event/the-rundown-7 for full information.

When:  Thursdays at 7:30 pm EST

Pregame:  At 7:00 PM EST an interview with TheMista, a new player to the Rundown who hails from Greece and an interview with a 14 year old name xenocider.

Stream:  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

Casters:  Gwin & Rance

Skype:  Call in with Rants or Compliments; RundownRance


General Tournament Information:
The Rundown is a weekly or bi-weekly 8 player invite tournament for SC2
Single Elimination, best of 3 (finals are best of 5)
Bracket placement is random, always.
$100 to the winner
The winner and 2nd place finishers are automatically invited back
Format:
Single elimination 8 player bracket: (Invite Only)
Ro8: Best of 3
Ro4: Best of 3
Finals: Best of 5

CSN's The Rundown

The Rundown, Thursdays at 7:30 pm EST

Great Games, Rants, & Drama, or in other words Standard Starcraft 2

Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

This week's Rundown will feature several new faces and situations; including a 14 year old, a Greek, Destiny and the return of 4 time Champion, viOLet. The action starts at 7:00 PM EST with an interview with TheMista, a new player to the Rundown who hails from Greece and an interview with a 14 year old name xenocider.



Full information at http://cyber-sports.net/event/the-rundown-7

The Rundown, Thurs 7:00 pm EST

Check out The Rundown with Rance Costa, Thursday nights at 7:00 pm EST on CSN more information at TL here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=291013

CSN: The Rundown #5 with Rance Costa

The Rundown

When:  Thu 1/5/12 7:30pm EST (pre game show starts 7:00pm)

Where:   http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

Caster:  Rance Costa 

Skype:  rundownrance  (for call in)

Brackets:  http://cyber-sports.net/brackets/17615

Full Information:  http://cyber-sports.net/event/the-rundown-5

Rundown #5 is now sending out invites to 8 players this week, as our current 4-time champion viOLet is participating in the HomeStory Cup.

The show will start with a pregame show and interviews at 7:00 PM EST. Matches will start at 7:30 PM EST and a post game show will continue after a Champion has been determined.

The Rundown, with Rance Costa moving to Thursdays!

Stream:  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork

Skype:  rundownrance


Caster:  Rance Costa
Brackets:  http://cyber-sports.net/brackets/16817
Full information:  http://cyber-sports.net/event/rundown-4

The Rundown is moving to Thursdays as not to compete with Lo3. We believe this move will allow more of you the opportunity to tune in and check out the show. CSN has sent an invite out to DJWheat to make a guest appearance on the show this week!
Stay tuned for full details and the player list as it becomes available.

Rundown #4 is now sending out Invites to 7 players looking to dethrone the current 3 time Champion, viOLet.
The show will start with a pregame show and interviews at 7:00 PM EST. Matches will start at 7:30 PM EST and a post game show will continue after a Champion has been determined.

CSN's "The Rundown" cast by Rance Costa

In my opinion, Cyber Sports Network (CSN) does a lot to support Esports, they started following me on Twitter right away, before any other professional Esport person or organization did, I was know by some serious SC2 people before that, but they weren't people that did Esports for a living.

That little recognition by CSN really helped me get recognized faster than I otherwise would have.  I know they have helped others in Esports, in part that is what this Event seems to be about, Rance is a veteran Caster, he worked with djWheat for years in the past.

I don't know the details, but I suspect that like djWheat has had to do in the past, Rance had to make some hard choices about devoting his time to Esports, or working a "real job" [I hate that term!] to make a living.  Now he has an opportunity to Cast again, but like someone who switched from C&C or BW to SC2, it might take a little time for him to adjust to a new game.

So go watch The Rundown:



When:  Wed 12/14/11 8:00pm EST 
Stream:  http://cyber-sports.net/live  or  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork
Caster:  Rance Costa
Full Information: http://cyber-sports.net/event/the-rundown-cup-2 or highlights below

The Cyber Sports Network announces the return of Rance Costa to esports. Rance has been involved in esports for almost 8 years and was DJWheats partner in crime back in the day while at the Global Gaming League. Wheat and Rance were the production and personalities behind the highly successful, Epileptic Gaming Series on GGL TV.


To welcome Rance and his crazy antics back to esports, CSN has created an 8 player invite tournament. Over twenty (20) invites have been sent out and the first 8 players that confirm a spot in the tournament will receive one. The tournament is not about money, as the prize to the winner is a measly $100.. this tournament is about supporting those that wish to make a difference in the SC2/esports scene and highlighting players and caster that may not have a 'big name' .... YET!


Each week's winner, along with the runner up will receive an automatic invite back to the next cup.


Last week's winner was viOLet with a 3-1 win over Attero.


More details on confirmed players will be announced shortly.

The RUNDOWN with Rance Costa!!! INVITE sc2 Tourney feat. CatZ, viOLet, drewbie, Attero, RGNartist, GoSuNamhciR, rsvp & Perfect

The RUNDOWN with Rance Costa!!! INVITE sc2 Tourney feat. CatZ, viOLet, drewbie, Attero, RGNartist, GoSuNamhciR, rsvp & Perfect

Stream:  http://www.twitch.tv/cybersportsnetwork 
Brackets:  http://cyber-sports.net/brackets/15491

***More information ***

Starcraft 2 Tournament: The Rundown

From http://cyber-sports.net/event/the-rundown-sc2-tournament:

"The Cyber Sports Network announces the return of Rance Costa to esports. Rance has been involved in esports for almost 8 years and was DJWheats partner in crime back in the day while at the Global Gaming League. Wheat and Rance were the production and personalities behind the highly successful, Epileptic Gaming Series on GGL T"

I am looking forward to this, I have not seen Rance cast before, but I am a fan of djWheat & WackStevens.

Full information available from link at top of post, a few key details below.

1 v 1 - StarCraft 2 Tournament

Registration
Wed 12/7/11 7:00pm EST - 7:05pm
Matches
Wed 12/7/11 8:00pm EST - TBD

Max 8 Players

Confirmed players:


viOLet
LastShadow (formally of Gosu)

Tournament Format:

Double Elimination (unless single is more appropriate)
Best of 3 for all rounds till Finals (best of 5)
Random seeds
$100 in cash prizing (via paypal) to the winner