As the event’s name suggests, the invitational tournaments are one of the major attractions of the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitationals. Once again, some of the world's best and most renowned players will gather to compete for honor, glory and $100,000 USD in cash prizes. Our competitive Warcraft, StarCraft and World of Warcraft Arena tournaments are spread over both days of the 2008 Worldwide Invitational, with the finals taking place on Sunday.
Below you can see an overview of the professional players taking part in our invitational tournaments. If you are interested in specific players or matches and are unable to attend the event yourself, make sure to check our livestream on this website.
If you’re attending the event and are interested in the Worldwide Invitational community tournaments, you can find details on the community tournaments page.
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| Nick: | ToT)Mondragon( |
| First Name: | Christoph |
| Last Name: | Semke |
| Country: | Germany |
| Race: | Zerg |
| Team Name: | Templars of Twilight |
| This German powerhouse is known to be the best Zerg player outside of Korea. A member of the German national team and leader of his clan ‘Templars of Twilight’, he started his StarCraft career in 1999. |
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| Nick: | Dreiven |
| First Name: | Grzegorz |
| Last Name: | Kordek |
| Country: | Poland |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Team Name: | Meet Your Makers |
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| Nick: | IdrA |
| First Name: | Gregory |
| Last Name: | Fields |
| Country: | USA |
| Race: | Terran |
| Team Name: | eSTRO |
| The lone American player attending, Idra was handpicked by the professional gaming team eSTRO to move to Korea and join their team after his performance at their SuperStars tournament. |
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| Nick: | sAviOr |
| First Name: | Ma |
| Last Name: | Jae-Yoon |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Zerg |
| Team Name: | CJ Entus |
| sAviOr is one of the best Zerg players in Korea, with his excellence in managing a game earning him his nick name of ‘Maestro’. |
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| Nick: | Stork |
| First Name: | Song |
| Last Name: | Byung-Goo |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Team Name: | Samsung KHAN |
| Stork, known as a Dinosaur Protoss or a Commander Protoss, acceded to the throne in WCG 2007. |
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| Nick: | Siz)KaL |
| First Name: | Kim |
| Last Name: | Ku Hyun |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Team Name: | STX SouL |
| Siz)KaL, chosen as Rookie of the Year 2007 in the SKY Pro-league, is regarded as the joker card of Protoss in the STX Soul team. |
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| Nick: | Sea)Shield |
| First Name: | Yum |
| Last Name: | Bo Sung |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Terran |
| Team Name: | MBCGame HERO |
| An enfant terrible of Terran, Sea)Shield is known as one of the top terran players in the current Korean StarCraft eSports. |
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| Nick: | F91 |
| First Name: | Sun |
| Last Name: | Yi Geng |
| Country: | China |
| Race: | Zerg |
| Team Name: | Meet Your Makers |
| This top Chinese Zerg player just recently won the CEG Changchun China and the G-League Season 3 tournament. Will he be able to stand up to the Korean competition? |
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| Nick: | mouz.ToD |
| First Name: | Yoan |
| Last Name: | Merlo |
| Country: | France |
| Race: | Human |
| Team Name: | mousesports |
| The Champion of the 2007 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is back to defend his title. His competitors will have a tough time against this Human player who is playing better than ever. |
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| Nick: | MYM]Grubby |
| First Name: | Manuel |
| Last Name: | Schenkhuizen |
| Country: | The Netherlands |
| Race: | Orc |
| Team Name: | Meet Your Makers |
| Manuel Schenkhuizen has been in the Warcraft community news for years. Now with his change to Meet Your Makers, he continues to shine both as a single and as a team player. |
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| Nick: | SaSe |
| First Name: | Kim |
| Last Name: | Hammar |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Race: | Night Elf |
| Team Name: | - |
| Sweden’s top Night Elf player is up for the challenge. After his stopover in China he is back to fight to the top. |
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| Nick: | XlorD |
| First Name: | Daniel |
| Last Name: | Spenst |
| Country: | Germany |
| Race: | Undead |
| Team Name: | Alternate |
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| Nick: | Moon |
| First Name: | Jang |
| Last Name: | JaeHo |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Night Elf |
| Team Name: | Meet Your Makers |
| Moon, famous as the 5th race or Andromeda Jang, is even selected as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Carrier. |
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| Nick: | Lyn |
| First Name: | June |
| Last Name: | Park |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Orc |
| Team Name: | SK Gaming |
| Currently the number one Orc player in Korea, Lyn finally accomplished the title of Warcraft III champion in the 2nd KeSPA cup. |
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| Nick: | Fov |
| First Name: | Cho |
| Last Name: | DaeHui |
| Country: | Korea |
| Race: | Undead |
| Team Name: | - |
| Taking second place in the Warcraft III Invitational tournament at WWI 2007, Fov challenges again for the championship. |
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| Nick: | Sky |
| First Name: | Xiaofeng |
| Last Name: | Li |
| Country: | China |
| Race: | Human |
| Team Name: | World Elite |
| Widely known for his aggressive play style, Sky was recognized as the greatest Warcraft III player in 2006. |
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| Team Name: | Pandemic Black |
| Team members: | Joe Romano, Chris Cossey, David Quick |
| Country: | USA |
| Includes members from the arena team that won all of the WSVG tour stops worldwide, the DreamHack World of Warcraft Arena Invitational, and the Dell World of Warcraft Arena Invitational. |
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| Team Name: | Pandemic Blue |
| Team members: | Nathan Quinn, Mason Groendal, Gregory Risselada |
| Country: | USA |
| Includes members from the arena team that won all of the WSVG tour stops worldwide, the DreamHack World of Warcraft Arena Invitational, and the Dell World of Warcraft Arena Invitational. |
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| Team Name: | MoB |
| Team members: | David Atz, Samuel Sandoval, Eric Cohen |
| Country: | USA |
| Includes members from the arena team that won the Global Finals of Blizzard’s 5v5 Arena Tournament, and placed second at the DreamHack World of Warcraft Invitational. |
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| Team Name: | Fnatic |
| Team members: | Jason Weber, Kyle Holroyd, Brian McPharlin |
| Country: | USA |
| Formerly known as Insurrection, Team Fnatic placed second at the Dell World of Warcraft 3v3 Arena Invitational, WSVG Louisville and WSVG Dallas tournaments. |
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| Team Name: | EG |
| Team members: | Jesse Ryan, Paul Coats, Garett Llorente |
| Country: | USA |
| Includes members from the arena team that won the North American Regional of Blizzard’s 5v5 Arena Tournament and placed third in the Global Finals of that same tournament. |
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| Team Name: | SK-US |
| Team members: | Patrick Steve Costales, Neil Matthew Mosunic, Vance Phuoc |
| Country: | USA |
| Neilyo, Gumbot, and Pronne have made a name for themselves with their strong performance
in the heavily competitive North American battlegroup, Bloodlust (also known as BG9). |
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| Team Name: | SK-EU Zombies |
| Team members: | Valent Sebatijan, Olivier Denise Bellemans, Simon James Palmer |
| Country: | Europe |
| Inflame, Another and Orly have made a name for themselves under their team name «ZOMBIES» and are now playing under the flag of SK-Gaming. |
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| Team Name: | Nihilum Arena |
| Team members: | Jonathan Martin, David Francis-Mountford, Ryan van Buiten |
| Country: | Europe |
| Known for their strong performance in the heavily competitive European battlegroup, Cyclone.
Now playing as the official Arena Team for Nihilum. |
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| Team Name: | Millenium Dream |
| Team members: | Julien Dubois, Tan Nguyen-dinh, Martin Alexis |
| Country: | Europe |
| The French team known for their strong performance in the 1st qualifier of the 2008 Arena Tournament. |
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| Team Name: | Improved clicks |
| Team members: | Nestor Garcia Trabazo, Víctor Manuel Sánchez López, Javier Dobon |
| Country: | Europe |
| The Spanish team formed around Nestor Garcia Trabazo who won the 2v2 CGS tournament 2007. |
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| Team Name: | Sapped cows cant say moo |
| Team members: | Philipp Jonathan Dreisen, Alexander Sheldrick, Jörn Thieme |
| Country: | The German team known for their strong performance in the 1st qualifier of the 2008 Arena Tournament. |
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| Team Name: | aAa nawaK |
| Team members: | Eugene Kviatkevitch, Pierre-Hubert Martin, Dimitri Bouillet |
| Country: | Europe |
| Known for their strong performance in the 1st qualifier of the 2008 Arena Tournament
from the multigaming clan Against all Authority. |
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| Team Name: | Kill E A |
| Team members: | Lee Sang Yeol, Baek Seong Ki, Cho Seong Min |
| Country: | Korea |
| The 1st placed from the 2008 Arena Tournament 1st Korean qualifier, they showed incredible performance at the 3v3 2008 Arena Championship. |
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| Team Name: | Council of Mages |
| Team members: | Lee Sang Yeol, Baek Seong Ki, Cho Seong Min |
| Country: | Korea |
| The 2nd placed from 2008 Arena Tournament 1st Korean qualifier, they have shown outstanding teamwork in the current ongoing GOM TV Arena Tournament as well. |
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| Team Name: | Monster Killed |
| Team members: | Du Hao, Wang Keke, Qiu Yuling |
| Country: | China |
| Champions of the national Chinese 2008 Arena Tournament, they grasp every precious but fleeting opportunity to become an eternal star. |
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| Team Name: | Made in Taiwan |
| Team members: | Chieh Hao Teng, Meng Ju Yang, Chin Yu Chen |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| They achieved the 1st place of 2008 Arena Tournament Qualifier 1 in Taiwan. |
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