June 19, 2011 by IGN-CodySwedish born Faton 'LaLuSh' Rekathati made waves in our second qualification tournament. The vocal Zerg player decided on a couple different occasions that he wanted to chime in with more than your usual "glhf" and "gg" when he felt a match hadn't gone his way. In a series with the universally beloved and admired WhiteRa, LaLuSh and the Ukrainian Protoss had two separate exchanges. In game two, after losing, LaLush had this conversation with his opponent:
Lalush: I want to something ...
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June 16, 2011 by IGN-CodyIt's difficult to put your finger on Carlo 'ClouD' Giannocco. The Italian Terran will slam out really impressive wins against the world's best, and then follow it up with very average results for the next month. He's constantly on the verge of becoming everybody's new favorite player, but he lacks the consistency to really make his accomplishments stick.
The second season of the IGN Pro League gives Cloud another chance to prove to the North American audience that he's got what it take...
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June 15, 2011 by IGN-CodyOne in every three Swedes born will become professional gamers; Tim 'Merz' Olsson falls in that magic thirty-three percent. Though he's not exactly a household name here in North America, he's a player I'm expecting to see good things from in the second season of the IGN Pro League. He's a beastly Terran who has earned quite the reputation for himself in the weekly European Cup circuit, and his trophy case is peppered with a fewer larger wins as well.
He's no stranger to ESL Cup wins, ...
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