Red Bull Battle Grounds NY Roster Revealed, WCS StarCraft II Champion Invited

By Ken Brown

FULL ROSTER OF PROS AND COMMENTATORS REVEALED FOR RED BULL BATTLE GROUNDS NEW YORK

Best StarCraft II Player in the World Invited to Round Out Roster with Seven Competitors Eager to Knock Him Down

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Santa Monica, Calif. November 11, 2013 For the best in the world, its not a past time its a profession. Saturday night in Anaheim, California, 20-year old Kim sOs Yoo Jin took the title in the WCS Finals the World Championship Series, the true SuperBowl of StarCraft II. WCS Champion Kim has been offered the final slot in the eight-man line up at Red Bull Battle Grounds, assembling some of the worlds best players, bringing world-class StarCraft II competition to the East Coast.

At Red Bull Battle Grounds on November 23 & 24 in New York City, eight of the best professional players of Blizzard Entertainments award-winning real-time strategy game, StarCraft II will compete for $50K in prizes and title of Red Bull Battle Grounds champion.

Once WCS Champion sOs has accepted the invitation, he will join the full roster of Red Bull Battle Grounds contenders, each one earning their spot through their performance at past events. Red Bull Battle Grounds 2012 Winner Jang MC Min Chul returns to face off against last years runner up Choi Bomber Ji Sung, who is hungry for the win. Red Bull Training Grounds champions Jo Golden Myeong Hwan and Jens Snute Aasgaard have been through the training grounds ropes, but how will they fare on Red Bull Battle Grounds stage?

Competing against more than 750 qualified players, three players earned their slot in the tournament by winning online qualifiers: North American heroine Sasha Scarlett Hostyn, Won PartinG Lee and Ko HyuN Seok Hyun.

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Providing color commentary and in-depth analysis throughout the tournament weekend, the biggest names and loudest voices in StarCraft II will serve as casters. Forbes 30 under 30 notable Sean Day[9] Plott returns to the Red Bull eSports commentators desk, joined by fellow casters Marcus djWHEAT Graham, Ben MrBitter Nichol and John TotalBiscuit Bain.

Will Bomber continue his reign of Terran terror and take the title? Will MC reclaim his Red Bull Battle Grounds crown? Will Scarlett beat the odds, and bring home a win for North America? Watch to see what upsets and triumphs unfold, at Red Bull Battle Grounds in New York City which will be broadcast live on Nov. 23 & 24 on the Red Bull eSports channel on Twitch TV starting each day at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.

Tickets for Red Bull Battle Grounds are available at Ticketmaster. You cant swap war stories, if you dont go into battle so secure your Red Bull Battle Grounds tickets today!

Visit http://www.Redbull.com/battlegrounds for more information. The two-day tournament will also be broadcast live at Redbull.com/battlegrounds.

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