Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH


The registration of WGL Minor League, April race, Open Division, which held by NetEase and Blizzard was opened at 1200 on 17th May (GMT+8). The deadline for registration is at 1200 on 21st May (GMT+8). This tournament is holding only the 1v1 games. Meanwhile, the players who score more points before 15th May will have priority to be selected to participate in the Open Division.


Remark: If you don't have a Chinese Blizzard account, please contact GLH on discord, then provide your Player ID, NetEase ID, race, QQ Number, Nationality, Passport Number to the Admin, Aragorn Wong, we will help you to contact NetEase, they will help you to register the game.
Discord of GLH: https://discordapp.com/invite/PdaBwSJ

Format

Group stage: 
32 players will be divided into 4 groups for the Bo3(Best of 3) and double elimination format, the top 2 players of each group will advance to the Ro8(Round of 8).

Ro8(Round of 8): 
These 8 players will be divided into 2 groups for Bo3 and double elimination format, the top 2 players in each group will advance to the Semi Final.

Semi Final and Grand Final: 
The top 4 players will play Bo5 and single elimination format to decide the winner.
Schedule

(Mon) 27th May   Open Division-Group A & B-The first three rounds
(Tue) 28th May   Open Division-Group C & D-The first three rounds
(Wed) 29th May   Open Division-Group A, B, C, D-The last two rounds
(Thu) 30th May   Pro Division-Group Stage
(Fri) 31st May   Open & Pro Division-Ro8
(Sat) 1st Jun   Open Division-Semi Final & Grand Final
(Sun) 2nd Jun   Pro Division-Semi Final & Grand Final


Notice

Players are requested to verify the registration information when registering to avoid any registration failure. After the players submit the registration information, please keep the mobile phone on. Our customer service will call the players to confirm in the order of the points until the 32 slots are confirmed. The organizing committee will review the accounts of all players, if any violations are found, they will be disqualified and the empty slot will be replenished from the registered players in the order of the points.

After all the information have been confirmed, we will announce the match up and schedule on 22nd March. By the time, all the players participating in this online qualifier will be in the official QQ group chat. The referee will be responsible for check-in and tournaments according to the published match up and schedule.

Note: The match up are arranged by the official. The players are required to check-in on time, and the player who have not checked-in on time will be deemed to have abstained.

* The top 4 players in Open Division will advance to the professional division in next month.


About WGL Minor League

The WGL Minor League is designed to select players for WGL, it's a new online tournament. The tournament set up an open division to provide young player with access to the professional league. From February to May 2019, and July to October 2019, there will be 8 competition. Each competition will have two groups of open and professional groups.

The professional division has a total of 16 players. In the first competition, 16 players will be selected according to the points in 2018 successively. The last 4 players will be eliminated in each competition and the top 4 players in the open group will be promoted.

The Open division has a total of 32 players, and selects the top players (according to the points) in the form of self-registration.


For more information about the Warcraft III Gold League, please continue to pay attention to the War3station, NetEase, Gornlan Harbor.







 


Original Author: War3station_Emoji
Translator: GLH
In the W-league playoffs, TH000 won W-League with his powerful strength with defeating the king of the Orcs, Lyn, the great Undead player, 120, and the Legendary Night Elf player, Moon. He also proved that he is "the ceiling of Warcraft III." And now, we are having an interview with TH000, how is he thinking about this tournament, and switching the race? Let take a look.


Q: Hi, TH. You won Moon in the final once again. It seems that Moon is hard to win you in the Finals. Do you think so?

TH000: My chances will be bigger in the final. In the final, my preparation before the game, my mentality and physical condition will be better. In fact, my win rate in the finals is very high, no matter who my opponent is. Meanwhile, Moon has been in the finals many times as well, so the win rate looks good for me.

Q: How did you prepare for the W league playoffs?

TH000: I have recently made a lot of preparations for this patch. W League is the second major tournament and the first offline event for this patch. Basically, beside eat and sleep, I am streaming, playing on ladders, ask others to practice with me, watching all the replays. At the same time, I analyzed the meaningful games very carefully.

In this time, I was still focusing on NE vs ORC, when this patch just released, I was not particularly good when I played against Orcs, I was much worse than Infi and Moon. So I worked more in my own weaknesses.

Q: How did you feel when you knew you were in the upper half with eer0, Sok and Lyn? Do you think the position of Infi is better?
TH000: Actually it's almost the same. In this patch, 6S+Focus+Lawliet is still relatively strong. The win rate between us will be like 60%-40% or 50%-50%. It is not particularly important that you meet which player, the more important thing is who can perform with our own strength by the time.

Remark: 6S means 6 super players, which means Infi, TH000, Moon, Lyn, Fly100%, eer0.

Q: You chose Night Elf to play against Lyn when you met him in the First Round. However, before this game you said that Night Elf is the weaker side in NE vs ORC; and the players such as Infi, Chaemiko and HawK have won HU vs ORC many times. Why did't you choose Human, which may be having the higher win rate? Do you think Human is harder than Night Elf when they are playing against Orcs?
TH000: I think both races are almost the same, but for non-top players, Night Elf is more difficult to play now (when playing against Orcs).

And why I didn't choose Human to play, because I am more disadvantageous in this patch. First, I can't choose Fire Lord first. In my understanding, Fire Lord > Blade Master, Far Seer > Fire Lord, Archmage > Far Seer, and Blade Master > Archmage. This is the main reason why I now reject HU vs ORC. Night Elf more tactical details that can be developed, so I want to use Night Elf to play. If there is one day, I've developed all the Night Elf's strategies, and the winning rate is still lower than 50%, I might go to practice the Fire Lord's Tower Rush.

Q: Previously, 120 stopped your winning streak in NE vs UD, so do you have confidence to get the revenge before the game? How did you adjust your mentality and strategies to play against 120?
TH000: Before we played, I think it is a close game, the win rate would be like 50%-50%. In the last WGL qualifier, it was the first time that I played against 120 and his expanding strategies. So I had't made a specialized for it. The main adjustment I made is I sent 3 wisps to the Gold Mine and detonated on there, and stopped him to creep the Gold Mine. In fact, I wanted to try and see the effect only, my mentality was relatively relaxed.

Q: Previously, 120 stopped your winning streak in NE vs UD, so do you have confidence to get the revenge before the game? How did you adjust your mentality and strategies to play against 120?
TH000: Before we played, I think it is a close game, the win rate would be like 50%-50%. In the last WGL qualifier, it was the first time that I played against 120 and his expanding strategies. So I had't made a specialized for it. The main adjustment I made is I sent 3 wisps to the Gold Mine and detonated on there, and stopped him to creep the Gold Mine. In fact, I wanted to try and see the effect only, my mentality was relatively relaxed.

Q: Can you analyze for us about the Finals? How did you come back in the disadvantaged opening? Which game is the most impressive for you in this series? Why?
TH000: In the first set on NI, he didn't train Glaive Throwers, so I didn't have any disadvantages in the whole set. I even had an advantage when I pulled down the Ancient of Protector.

On TM, the most important thing is I expanded on the island. Then, I had 70 supply of high-quality troops and he had 70 supply of mass Dryads. Even though my heroes' levels is 3 levels lower than him, I still could win with the micro in the direct fight.

The game on EI is the most impressive game for me. There were countless chances for me to type out gg by the time, but I didn't take it. In the last fight, I used 80 supply of troops to fight against his 70 supply of mass Dryads, and I fell behind 3 levels in heroes' levels. But I won! I feel so amazing, it is still amazing after watching the replay after the game~

Q: Let's talk about this tournament. What do you think about the W league playoffs? Are you looking forward to the second season?
TH000: W-League offline tournament is very good, I am looking forward to the second season.

Q: Let's talk about some relaxed topics. What happen make you feel unforgettable in this time?
TH000: Every single victory is hard to forget~ but it is not easy at all. Can you give me a weaker opponent next time?

Q: This year is the year of Warcraft III Reforged edition, and it may be also the beginning of the revival of Warcraft III. There will be many offline games as well. In the first half of the year, are you confident to complete the epic of 6 consecutive championships (W League, NeXT, H&W, WCG Chinese qualifier, WCG Finals, WGL)?
TH000: Stop DUNAI on me again. I feel thankful if I can get another championship.

Remark: DUNAI: There is a situation when someone is confident and proclaim someone definitely win the game, but after his announcement, the situation reversed, the situation is considered as DUNAI in china.

Q: Last question, what is your opinion on the patch 1.31?
TH000: Undead is buffed too much, and Fire Orb is buffed too much. But I still expect that the official patch 1.31 will be more balanced than the PTR.


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English Version (Translated by GLH)


Let’s discuss a serious problem. Every time after an offline game, there will always be fans who are watching or had watched Warcraft III say, "This game has been launched for more than ten years, why still are these old players winning the championship, is there no newcomer in Warcraft III? "

This is how I am thinking. If an old player has played for more than 10 years, and he still keeps practicing, training with the strength of professional players, continues to play in the tournaments. His strength will rise steadily, at least there will be no obvious regression.

Then, as a newcomer, if you can catch up or even surpass the old players within one year, two years, three years, four years, five years of training. Is this a sorrow of the game or the player?

We all know that RTS games are won in a complicated way. They must be driven by a series of factors such as strategies, operations, micro, etc. It takes many years for a newcomer to absorb so many things to fully understand the game.

In my opinion, if the old players don't retire or they aren't lazy, it is very difficult for the newcomers to surpass the old players in the singles tournament. This is the same as the running competition. When you only start to run after your opponent has ran 1000 meters. The only reason that you can surpass your opponent, is the man stops running, or even coming back.

So, I think that the audience’s standard for the newcomers is actually a bit too high…

Original Version(Chinese)





Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH


NeXT 2019 Spring Warcraft III which hosted by NetEase will officially start on 16th May. Recently, the grouping of the online qualifier have been released, and many old adversaries including TH000 and Moon have once again gathered.

The grouping is really coincident, and many players have met the same opponent in multiple tournaments in the group stage. In Group A, we have Lyn and FoCuS; in Group B, we have Fly and Life, Colorful and Infi; in Group C, we have 120 and Linguagua; and in Group D, we have TH000 and Moon, WFZ and Soin. From the WGL to Yule Cup, H&W China vs Korea Masters and NeXT, their battles are still going on, and the story between them is far from over.

In addition, the tickets for the NeXT 2019 spring have already been sold. This event will be held in Shanghai Happy Valley. You may also go to the park to play while watching the game. If you want to meet your friends in this event, You must not miss it.

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Information

Schedule
Online qualifier: 16th May - 19th May
Offline event: 13th June - 14th June

Location
Shanghai Happy Valley Overseas Chinese Town Grand Theatre
*The tickets is only available for the Overseas Chinese Town Grand Theatre, if you want to go to Happy Valley, you need to purchase the corresponding ticket.



Format

Online selection: 16 players were divided into 4 groups for Bo3(Best of 3) and double elimination, and the top 2 players in each group advances to the Ro8. In the Ro8, the players will play with double elimination to decide the top 6.

Offline Event: The top 6 players will play with Bo5 and Bubble System (Ascension).
Maps
NI, CH, LR, EI, TM, TS, AZ

Prize Pool

 Total prize money: 100,000 RMB
Champion: 50,000 RMB
Runner-up: 24,000 RMB
Third place: 10,000 RMB
4th place: 8,000 RMB
5th place: 5,000 RMB
6th place: 3,000 RMB


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Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH



What is the feeling when you are watching the champion of the tournament which hold in your country falling in hands of players from other country? How about if this situation happen twice a year? Maybe the Chinese Warcraft III players could tell because they just experienced it last year.

Netease e-sports X Tournament, which is also called as NeXT. It is the first comprehensive e-sports event of NetEase which collect a variety of popular games. In 2018, NeXT has been launched officially. For Warcraft III, the China vs Korea clan war was once again become the main theme of the whole event.


In the NeXT Summer in September 2018, Team China and Team Korea performed a shocking battle for us. Although the sudden rise of Colorful had end the winning streak of Lyn in the end, but still no one could rival Moon in the patch 1.30. In the decision game, Moon defeated 120 and successfully leaded his team to the final victory.


After that, in the NeXT Winter in January 2019, Lawliet, Lyn, Lucifer's team won the championship and resulting 9-0. Under the situation that Soin defeated TH000 in the qualifiers, the Koreans undoubtedly gained the upper hand in the confrontation between China and Korean.

In May 2019, the NeXT Spring will be kicked off again. The NeXT Spring will moved from Guangzhou to Shanghai, and the competition system will also be innovated. Before that, 8 Chinese players including Infi, 120 and TH000 will be playing with 8 Korean players including Moon and Lyn, for deciding the order. There are only the top 6 players in the online selection will be able to go to the offline tournament. The final champion and the 100,000 Yuan will decide through bubble system (Ascension).

After leaving Guangzhou the sad place, the Chinese players will be ready to fight again. Just like the "King of the hill", the bubble system is considered as a Legand-making format. In the past, Sase, Sky, and TH000 performed the miracles that slamming all the way from the bottom to the top. So who can copy such the miracles in this time? Can the Chinese players keep the champion in China? Let the game tell us the answer!

Invited Players

China: Infi, TH000, Fly, eer0, WFZ, Colorful, Linguagua, Life
Korea: Moon, Lyn, Lawliet, FoCuS, Michael, Sok, Soin, Chaemiko

Information

Schedule Online selection: 16th May - 19th May
Offline event: 13th June - 14th June

Location (Offline)Shanghai Happy Valley


Format

 Online selection: 16 players were divided into 4 groups for Bo3(Best of 3) and double elimination, and the top 2 players in each group advances to the Ro8. In the Ro8, the players will play with double elimination to decide the top 6.

Offline Event: The top 6 players will play with Bo5 and Bubble System (Ascension).


Maps PoolNI, CH, LR, EI, TM, TS, AZ


Prize PoolTotal prize money: 100,000 Yuan

Champion: 50,000 Yuan
Runner-up: 24,000 Yuan
Third place: 10,000 Yuan
Fourth place: 8,000 Yuan
Fifth place: 5,000 Yuan
Sixth place: 3,000 Yuan



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