Universal Gaming Tour, a StarCraft 1v1 ladder not many people have heard of. Most recently the best of the best of the original StarCraft players (popularly known as vanilla players) were gathered at the UGTour Season 4 Grand Finals. Although it was only vanilla and not chocolate, it did not disappoint in delivering a flavourful grand final.
The main character in this story is not only the winner of the Season 4 Grand Finals at UGTour, but is also the underdog. A true Cinderella story at it's heart. Here are the results:
First Map:Lost Temple, loser choses after. | |
 [PcLove]StaR <  S.pG)Zangril 0-2 NissanTigrou > NissanLJatesB Game cancelled iAnc.Pot <  iRk-Random 0-2 Nick_Jensen > DemonizeKyo 2-0 | |
First Map:Lost Temple, loser choses after.
S.pG)Zangril < Nick_Jensen 0-2 NissanTigrou < iRk-Random 1-2First Map:Lost Temple, loser choses after. | |
| iRk-Random < Nick_Jensen 0-2 | |
The Underdog Nick_Jensen had finished flawlessly in the Grand Finals, you would think he was a crowd favourite, but in fact he was the underdog. Not only was he the underdog, he was only a backup player for his former Clan which he had quit, just to prove a point in these Grand Finals. He was not in the original 8 players that were going to take part in this, but luckly he was the first to show up as a replacement and was originally ranked 14th in the top 16 players. From then on his journey to become the Grand Champion ensued, he would defeat all his opponents flawlessly.Vanilla is mostly looked down upon by players who play BroodWar, although not as taboo as money maps, it is known just as little as the majority of us. The Grand Finals at UGTour has shown that even though it is not as popular, Vanilla can still hold a great tournament. |
Links
UGTour Grand Finals - Source and Replays
UGTour Main - Universal Gaming Tour
