Next weekend, after the action of Blizzcon wraps up, Teamliquid has announced their Ultimate Barcraft after party, a huge community event that will encompass an entire hotel ballroom. The event will be available to anyone in the area, but for those who can’t make it, Ultimate Barcraft will be streamed live.
Included in the Ultimate Barcraft event will be player signings and panels featuring some of the communities most prominent figures, including compLexity’s Johan ‘coL.NaNiwa’ Lucchesi, Park ‘coL.MVPDongRaeGu’ Soo Ho, Paulo “coL.CatZ” Viscarra and Jason “1” Lake. NaNiwa, CatZ and DRG are special guests of the event and will be doing player signings throughout the night (and weekend). Jason Lake will be featured in “The Teams Speak,” a panel moderated by Andre “Gretorp” Hengchua that will give fans a chance to find out what is happening with their favorite teams. There will be Q&A taken from teamliquid.net forums, reddit, and the audience.
Below are the official details of the event as provided by TeamLiquid.net:
Location: Mariott Hotel – Platinum Ballroom (directly opposite Anaheim Convention Center)
Map:
Bar: 3 cash bars and VIP area/bar (21+)
2000 PDT: Doors Open as Blizzcon wraps up
2200 PDT: Broadcast Begins
Emcee: Zach “Diggity” Smitth
Joseph ‘Liquid`Ret’ de Kroon
Tyler “Liquid`Tyler” Wasieleski
Shawn ‘Liquid`Sheth’ Simon
Park ‘coL.MVPDongRaeGu’ Soo Ho
Johan ‘coL.NaNiwa’ Lucchesi
Lim ‘IM.NesTea’ Jae Duk
Jung ‘IM.MVP’ Jong Hyun
Aleksey ‘TT.White-Ra’ Krupnyk
Ryoo ‘dignitas.SeleCT’ Kyung Hyun
Steven ‘QxG.Destiny’ Bonnell II
and more!
“Leaders of the Industry”
Moderated by: James “Kennigit” Lampkin
A discussion with some of Starcraft 2 progaming’s most experienced leaders. Topics include their experience in the past year, lessons learned, and the future of their organizations.
Confirmed Panel:
Michal “Carmac” Blicharz – Director of Progaming, Electronic Sports League (ESL)
David Ting – General Manager, IGN Proleague
Russell Pfister – CEO, North American Starleague (NASL)
Ken “HotBid” Chen – COO, Teamliquid.net
Duncan Donovan – VP of Marketing, Curse Gaming
“The Teams Speak”
Moderated by: Andre “Gretorp” Hengchua
This panel will give fans a chance to find out what is happening with their favorite teams. There will be Q&A taken from teamliquid.net forums, reddit, and the audience. Look forward to some major announcements!
Confirmed Panel:
Victor “Nazgul” Goossens – Founder & CEO – Liquid` and Teamliquid.net
Jason “1” Lake – Founder & CEO – Complexity Gaming
Michael “Odee” O’Dell – Managing Director/Team Manager, Team Dignitas
Mark “Cinergy” Ferraz – Founder, Quantic Gaming
Kang Dong-hoon – Founder & Manager, Incredible Miracle
“Player Panel”
Will feature top players from all over the world for a Q&A session.
More information about the Post-Blizzcon Ultimate Barcraft can be found by clicking here.