Another tournament comes to a close on a day where the masses tuned into BlizzCon. The tournament showcased new Korean and Foriegn maps.



Final Best of Three


fuSion.Rondo 1:0 Excello.NbA
fuSion.Rondo 1:1 Excello.NbA
fuSion.Rondo 1:2 Excello.NbA

Quick Run-down:

The tournament started with only ten players whom of which confirmed. The final was between Excello.NbA and fuSion.Rondo in a best of three match set - two solid Protoss players. Note for the Final: The original rules were changed (from BO5) due to availability.

BWMN Maps = *
Green indicates good feedback.
Red indicates bad feedback.
All BWMN maps are subject to change.Avaton 12 Maps
(2)Chupung-Ryeong
(3)Athena 2
(4)Byzantium 2
(3)Medussa
(4)Andromeda
*(2)Spinel Valley III
*(4)Voices IV
*(4)Texcoco 3.0









Both maps (4)Voices IV and (2)Spinel Valley III were used to decide the winner in the final while Texcoco 3.0 was removed due to a discovered bug in earlier matches. No complaints were made other than (4)Texcoco 3.0's bug. As far as balancing, most games demonstrated solid play from all players on the BWMN maps.

After the final winner was decided I did a follow-up interview:Name, gaming nick, race, and location?

- Jonathan Hidalgo, Excello.NbA, Protoss, Santiago - Chile.

What did you think of the BWMN maps? Anything that should be changed to balance any of the maps?

- I think the maps were very nice to play. I liked the new maps... they are balanced and fun. Voices was excellent! As far as problems, when I played vs. Excello.LML on Texcoco 3.0, my main only had 7 minerals. The others had nine minerals ... so that was bad for me. Because of that, I lost my game ... but all maps were okay.

What do you think of the format? Is the map selection alright as far as BWMN maps go? Should there be any changes?

- I don't like playing the same maps everyday. Every tournament has the same maps - so it's healthy to play new maps.

How were your Final matches vs. fuSion.Rondo?

- I've played against Rondo before I retired. He is a strong Protoss. But I thought that I would win and the experience proved to be superior.

Any last comments or shout-outs?

- NbA is back!










Thanks to the select few who participated (non-Blizzcon watchers). I hope to see you all at the next tournament! Also, thanks and congratulations to Excello.NbA for winning and participating in the interview.

Links
FileFront.com - Replay package