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They, like,

just didn't show up at all.

Like, it just felt

like they didn't come to play.

We learned

that on an international stage,

we play a lot worse

than we do on practice,

and that's something

we have to fix for the future.

And now we're

onto the final match...

Cloud9 versus unicorns of love.

If you've never faced a team

like cloud9 before,

it's gonna be really scary.

Just stick with the plan.

And the culling

is keeping them at bay,

but only so long!

A beautiful kick by meteos!

And just like that,

the unicorns are aced by cloud9.

Cloud9 is threatening

to run away with this game.

Sneaky will get the first one.

Kikis is low.

He was hooked

in there by lemonnation,

and that means a two-for-two.

Sneaky, you got this.

Better, better, better!

Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!

And will probably get

hylissang, as well.

- Penta kill!

- The penta kill

that will surely win cloud9

the intel extreme masters

here in San Jose.

- Yeah!

- We did it, man.

Good game, buddy.

God bless everyone.

I look over at the people,

and it dawned on me

that we had a real breakthrough.

Which one?!

We've gone to a place

where I, frankly speaking,

never thought we would go.

- Bye-bye.

- Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

When I look

at my mileage account,

it says that I took 41 flights

this year.

And that's just flights alone.

So I'd estimate

i was away from home 60 days,

65 days, maybe.

That's a very large percentage

of that little kid's life.

And I don't want to be that guy

who missed his kids growing up.

Mom, there's a strange man.

"Hey, it's daddy."

"No, you're not."

"Yeah, yeah, I am."

Ahh.

- Ahh!

- Ahh!

Cannot think

it's not hard sometimes.

It was extremely hard

when baby was very little

and I was all by myself

and there was actually no one

to help me.

But, I mean, it comes

with the package, so...

Is that a box?

Luckily, my mom

taught me how to do this.

I think the big thing

about having these studio events

is that people get

to stay a little bit closer

to the players, get to kind of

look over their shoulders.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome

to the intel extreme masters

Cologne.

It's a triple kill

for doublelift!

This is insane!

22-20.

I have no idea

which way this game's gonna go.

This?

This is live right now.

Oh, my god.

This game has to be over.

He's not gonna be able

to do anything

against four gambit players

hammering away on the nexus.

Hello, and welcome,

ladies and gentlemen,

to the intel extreme masters

Taipei.

They can finish the game

right here,

and they're gonna take down

a nexus turret.

The yoe flash wolves

do the unthinkable...

Come back from a 2-0 deficit

to win the game and the intel

extreme masters Taipei.

Now we have our four qualified

teams for I.E.M. Katowice.

Joining them will be the top

teams from three regions...

S.K. Gaming from Europe,

the g.E. Tigers

and c.J. Entus from Korea,

and finally, team solomid

from north America,

who, despite losing in San Jose,

fought to the top

of their region,

gaining them a second chance

at the I.E.M.

World championship.

The second chance

meant the world to me.

It was really important that,

you know,

we had the second chance

to show ourselves

and to prove to our fans

that we could be the best.

Fans of esports

are at worst fickle, harsh,

but at their best,

they're the most

enthusiastic people,

the most passionate people

I've ever met.

A week or so ago,

Hai just randomly told us

that he would be visiting

New York,

so we are kind of scrambling

right now to make sure

that everything goes favorably.

Hey, what's up?

It's me and Hai.

Where our fans be?

Say hello.

Say hello.

We got a park permit

and we put out a Facebook event

and we were expecting like 100,

150 people.

Like 2,000 people showed up.

This is longer than I thought.

All right, so, let's transition

into talking about

i.E.M. Katowice,

which is coming up

in the next couple weeks.

G.E. Tigers might be

the best team in the world.

They're the best team

from Korea.

C.G. Entus at least is top-four

at the moment in Korea.

S.K. Gaming... perhaps

the best team from Europe.

Tsm... perhaps the best team

from n.A.

Cloud9... whatever,

second-best team from...

It's up to you how you rank it,

okay,

but these are top-level teams

from their regions.

Cloud9 plays g.E. Tigers.

How does cloud9

possibly match up?

Can they do anything

against g.E. Tigers?

No.

I don't think anybody

in this tournament

can do anything against

the g.E. Tigers.

I was at the g.E. Tigers' house

the other day,

and gorilla

was saying in an interview

that their goal

was to win this tournament

without losing a game.

I got news yesterday

that my paperwork

was apparently filed

for the visa thing, so...

Yeah, another country

will see another Polish guy.

Looks okay.

We're expanding

from just the sports arena

onto an 8,000-square-meter hole.

In the sports arena, we're gonna

have one gigantic stage...

The biggest stage

in the company's history,

one of the biggest stages

in esports history, actually.

And this is where

the "starcraft ii" stage

is gonna be at the expo.

Esports was a sideshow,

and now everything

that used to be the main show

is now the sideshow to esports.

And it's the exhibitors

that are now piggybacking

off of the competitions.

Now, there's a right way

to see it,

and there's a wrong way

to see it.

We're gonna do it the right way.

We wanted to look

like a prince,

but actually,

they are not that good-looking,

so I'm really worried

about that.

The possibility

of north Americans

winning this tournament

is kind of slim, I think,

because there's

the yoe flash wolves,

who we have no experience

against.

There's also the g.E. Tigers.

I just worry about...

'Cause they are a bit

tired now, so...

But that's okay.

Our team is the best

in the world, I think.

We're against probably the best

team in the whole world,

so we have to play better

than we've ever played before.

If America comes out

and wins everything,

it's gonna flip the world

on its head.

If you didn't know any better,

you'd think it's Madonna.

Good morning, guys.

Good morning.

How's it going?

- Yes.

- Me?

I'm not ready.

Me, neither.

Let's get out of here.

This is the first time

we have a full 1 1/2 days.

It's really a full,

proper day of rehearsal.

Yeah, it's pretty good.

We're actually pretty proud

about it.

- Take off your shirt!

- Take off my shirt?

No, I can't do that.

This crowd is the rowdiest crowd

I've ever had to perform

in front of.

- Relax.

- Breathe in.

It helps with jet lag.

I haven't been in there yet,

and the crowd is streaming in,

so...

I'm trying to hold it off

'cause I'll be really nervous.

Rehearsal's over.

Everybody's getting into place.

I like your outfits.

Thank you.

We have the opening of

the big show on the main stage.

And today, everything starts.

When the stage is built,

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