The Worldwide Invitational was a huge success for everyone at Blizzard Entertainment. From the little man all the way up the big bad boss at the top. WWI 2006 had tons upon tons of people visiting to test out Blizzards newest creations, hear their ideas, and watch the competition between top WarCraft III gamers and StarCraft: Brood War gamers.
The winner of WWI 2006 for StarCraft: Brood War, was the Korean Protoss
Nal_rA. Nal_rA (picture) defeated [NC]...YellOw in the finals with a score of 2-0. After which Nal_rA got the grand prize of $10,000 USD. But one thing was missing, a damn trophy, which really upset the Korean as he mentions in his interview featured at FighterForum.Com.-You're first win in a long time.
This is my first win since 2003 Hangame Starleague. It's my first win in a long time, and I'm sad that I didn't get a trophy. During Blizzcon, YellOw got a trophy and I expected to get a similar one. I'm disappointed that it wasn't prepared. I was very envious, so I really wanted one. It's ok if its late, but I'd love it if they prepare one for me. A trophy is much better than a cash prize.
-You beat your teammate, YellOw.
I also beat him long ago in the MilkLove event. That time, I got a trophy that was shaped like a cup of milk, so I am really disappointed that I didn't get one here. I think from long ago, I have a bad bond with trophies. When I won the MBCGame Starleague, I didn't get one also.
-It seems that you very much desire a trophy.
This is the first time that I've felt this down after winning a competition. When YellOw got a sword shaped trophy at Blizzcon,I was expecting a shield shaped trophy for my win. I was really disappointed that I didn't get anything.
-How are you preparing for the Grand Final? (ODT)
I couldn't practice much because this event interfered. From today, I'll properly practice for the grand final.
-Your recent individual performance is good.
It seems that my feel is starting to come back even though I lost in the first Dual Tournament final. I hope to do well in Dual Tournament R2 with my recent good condition and practice. I will surely get seeded for the next starleague.
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Nal_rA seems to have a thing for trophies, seeing how they last longer than money usually does. But the problem is, every time he wins he never gets a trophy, poor guy. Maybe with the $10,000 USD he won, he can buy a couple hundred trophies.
» Here you can view a look at the Worldwide Invitational through the eyes of
Rekrul (picture), who experienced the first day, first hand. Also » here, uhjoo shares his views on his first day at WWI 2006. Over at GGL.Com, an editor for them has posted a fifteen page overview of the entire WWI 2006 event. You can see Kunochan's version » here.