#BitcoinStarcraft ** 14 BTC Prize ** December 21st

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Best of 7 showmatch between the top non-korean players

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=438453

@NaNiwaSC2  vs @AcerScarlett

Cast by @Totalbiscuit

You can add to the prize pool at this address:
https://blockchain.info/address/1MirYx1xCN8erPPwKMBAqJZPoqvUmnpiSf
Or, even better, give BTC directly to the winner (the player's Bitcoin addresses will be made public before the match)


The games will be streamed here: http://twitch.tv/totalbiscuit                          
and on YT here:                         http://www.youtube.com/totalbiscuit  


Sponsors include:
@SafelloAB  
@rogerkver  
@BitcoinMagazine  
@sc2btc  
@ErikVoorhees
www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin

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TotalBiscuit's StarCraft 2 tournament donation drive
http://ww.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1sp0zh/totalbiscuits_starcraft_2_tournament_donation/


http://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut/about
BITCOIN WALLET: 1MirYx1xCN8erPPwKMBAqJZPoqvUmnpiSf

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Looks like @AcerScarlett already has a bitcoin address and donations on her streaming channel:

http://es.twitch.tv/scarlettm



If you're a fan and want to donate for any reason, you can do so through bitcoin, using the QR code above or Bitcoin Address - 1EpCMs6D5aQ3f2P8m2uiy2yAUAwE37gFhv

https://blockchain.info/address/1EpCMs6D5aQ3f2P8m2uiy2yAUAwE37gFhv

[LiteCoinGuy]

bitcoin and gaming - perfect match.

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@NaNiwaSC2
http://es.twitch.tv/naniwasc2

Still takes donations only in PP...

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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=438453

It doesn't get much bigger than this. The prize for this tournament is 12 BTC, which at the time of writing exchanges for over $10,000. This would be a large prizepool for your average tournament but it is the largest prizepool for a single showmatch in Starcraft 2 history. This prizepool has been provided by bitcoin enthusiasts and companies who wish to represent and promote the growth of the cryptocurrency.


Date and Time :- Saturday, 21st December - 12pm EST

Format :- Best of 7. Map pool TBA.

Casters :- TotalBiscuit and forthcoming guest commentator

Stream :- http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit

VoDs :- http://www.youtube.com/totalbiscuit

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The prize pool keeps growing...
https://blockchain.info/address/1MirYx1xCN8erPPwKMBAqJZPoqvUmnpiSf


As a showcase of how easy to use and fast bitcoin is the 'caster and organiser @totalbiscuit will pay the winner his prize on live streaming right after the match ends...  I can't wait to see thousands of viewers going "wow, that took 5 seconds! I gotta try out this Bitcoin thing".

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Here's a previous @AcerScarlett vs   @NaNiwaSC2
http://youtu.be/GwQBEAGYLIg

[BTCat]

Best use Gamecoins GME for this, that's what the coin is made for  

[MPOE-PR]

Incidentally, someone put together a BitBet for this match, odds in favor of Scarlett atm.

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Wow.. just the teamliquid announcement thread has 70.000+ views!
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=36

I think we can expect the streaming channels and youtube videos to have a huge impact. It looks like the SC2 community is as active as the Bitcoin community, and far more numerous.

If pro SC2 players and casters start getting into BTC, it's going to be huge.

[Frost000]

This is a pretty awesome way to promote BTC. If gamers can finally get in on it on a mass scale... It would help a Hell of a lot!

Go Scarlett?

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The Prize Pool is now up to 14 BTC, making the biggest showmatch in Starcraft 2 history.

Plus the Bitcoin address and QR are now highly visible here...
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=438453

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Epic promo for the showmatch:
https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/lord-of-the-rings-starcraft

[dopey]

Awesome! Go Scarlett

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Wow this keeps getting better and better:

Announcing our invited foreign language casters

We have invited the following casters to provide foreign language streams for this event.

* Italian Vasacast
* Polish ZeddTV
* Portuguese Pedroca
* German inStarcraft.de
* Russian Goodgame.ru
* Vietnamese ClanSF

We are still missing a French and Spanish caster and are continuing to take applications. Thank you to everyone who applied, we have selected what we believe will be the best exposure for the event from the applications we received.

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...and now there's even an undercard match to warm things up!

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Well it looks like Naniwa won the series. The caster sent him the bitcoins live on stream in front of about 40k viewers... you can see the transaction here:

@totalbiscuit
https://blockchain.info/address/1MirYx1xCN8erPPwKMBAqJZPoqvUmnpiSf

@NaNiwaSC2   (got 11.2 BTC for winning)
https://blockchain.info/address/182GHTrbefjZndqeTC1wjC88XS1UKuFvSK


@AcerScarlett   (will get 2.8 BTC)
https://blockchain.info/address/1EpCMs6D5aQ3f2P8m2uiy2yAUAwE37gFhv


As of right now the official thread has 205k+ views
The live stream reached a peak of 40k+ viewers, and averaged about 35k, unique viewers was 143k on the English channel, but it was also cast in several other languages...

...and we can probably expect the replays to get at least 300k views on multiple Youtube channels...

So visibility for Bitcoin and the sponsors was pretty good...  I expect we'll see more Bitcoin-Starcraft interaction in the future.

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The VoDs

Bitcoin Starcraft Challenge - Scarlett vs. NaNiwa - BO7 - Part 1
http://youtu.be/vczhh_Kta1I

Bitcoin Starcraft Challenge - Scarlett vs. NaNiwa - BO7 - Part 2
http://youtu.be/PlKspLvKyug

..and the undercard match:

Bitcoin Starcraft Challenge - iNcontroL vs. Destiny -
http://youtu.be/OjKXgzH3Sks

Feel free to use the YT comments to let viewers know how to use Bitcoin!

[Trance]

bitcoin and gaming - perfect match.

Agreed, just like World Of Warcraft Gold has a value as a virtual commodity, so does Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, its an amazing match!