Introduction or how was everything begins…

World Cyber Games began for me at WCG Russian Preliminary at the moment when I was found out that a tourney winner will go to the main final to Korea. d1monn just turn on my mood – a have to start to train and than go to fight to Korea also fight Korean girls.
My heart pulsated – me, LeXer, Pele, Death, Pow3r…And only one pass. And only one life – and nothing to do =), so I have to be really prepared. Hardly convince Hanzo to help me in that. There are several days before Moscow preliminary games when the information was appeared about three passes to Korea. More chances but fuck…..

Moscow preliminary – everything ok with me, but Hanzo lose in the very first tour. Asking immediately :”What about future training?” The answer I suppose is not difficult – I lose my only sparring partner. Trying to make up with somebody about normal training but no result. One way – to leave off. Everything happen at the time when more players c58 leave up and I was disgusted and wanted to avenge :) Second team in Lord’s face asked me to play with them aimed to destruct new fasioned For-zes and win a lot of money. I liked very much the idea to destruct and I was agreed. But some time later I found out that I will not play because they just decided like this…So, сouple of days later c58-2 headed by Lord asking for forgiveness and wanted me to play for them again. What a confusion. But d1monn is my boss, so – I agreed. This agreement was a stop for my duel part (I was so sad about it) and we begin to train team play. Finally we took third place. Second team vacate after tourney. Leaving only noBap and me. By the way - we win to Pele, louse to LeXer and very offensive louse to Demon but I already looking for ways to go to Korea by my own. More over during WCG I have to be 20’th and my intention was to play with ZeRo4. Visited France to earn some money which was very help me for my trip to Seoul.

Well, I am going… The day I bought a ticket I was known from my Mom bad new. I have to go to the hospital for 10 days so I can’t go to Korea. I have to pass very important ex-amination at the hospital :)  and I can’t refuse it. Try to solve the problem somehow but no chances. Then I call to d1monn to inform him – I can’t go. He is shocked – me too…d1monn informed d3sp about that and decision was made to send d3sp instead of me. d3sp agreed about vacations and going to airport to buy a ticket to Moscow.  I keep my baggage and go to hospital…visit the office by my way, where I was known that I have a chance to postpone this “party with hospital nurses” to later. Uffffff…..d3sp, sorry once again – you have to be on my place :) So I flying! Tickets, visas and other shit – everything without problem. At the eve LeXer come to Cyberfight’s office to shoot. I remembered about it but this situation with hospital mess everything. But now…Playing with LeXer is not promises a wonderful time but I had trained! A little bit…  Moreover I had an opinion that I am a dull at LeXers eyes. This fact is only stimu-late my nerves…. First two games – total lose :( Nerves, nerves and nerves once again. So what to do…I remind something disgusting from my life and making angry… Nerves are totally calm down and I im-mediately starting to control my play. Next four plays I win without problems, LeXer was angry – why he is not proper shoot and why I always shoot him :) But he is going to Korea….to play…and I am going to mix and to see the Fathers…So I see off d1monn and others and going home to sleep.

December 4th. The day of fly to Korea

Fly to Seoul at late eve so I slept during all day. Then find out quickly what is the weather at Korea, and picked up luggage. There is 15 minutes to airport by taxi  and here it is– sweet Sharik (Sheremetievo-2 airport)…Fuck off theirs rules “to be at airport in two hours before registration”… Aeroflot by the way last time getting better and better. The hostesses however are the same – with killer’s faces but actually they are kind. My fly meal always the same: hot dish and two red wines – pretty suitable for moment falling into sleep. So I did…

December 5th. My first day at Seoul

Wake up with my face puffed at the midnight. There is something at TV box at the plain – trying to see but after 10 minutes find out that is no sound…no headphones :) Wakes up finally trying to entertain my-self. Not by masturbation but just by looking at the window. We fly along some winter mountains and at sunrise background it looked just superior. Next to me seat down a girl ( the plain was half full and I seat alone) we are meeting. There is no sex – she occur so young. Slowly waking up a passengers – light breakfast and waiting for a grounding mixed with waiting for terrorists. But there is no terrorists and fi-nally I am at the airport.  Passport check, stamp at the passport, currency exchange - everything as usual… Finding out were to go. Some Korean frick sad that the way from airport to tourney place takes 10 min-utes and I take a bus with joyful face. Going…15 minutes, 25 minutes, I became nerves. Asking a driver  where I am but he is only flap me off – there is prohibited to talking during the way. I guess he and that guy at the airport – close relatives. I begin to imagine the return way but suddenly see the WCG posters along the street . I immediately crying to driver to let me go…and go out… Fresh air and everything… In front of me a huge building ( only the facade because all building in impossible to embrace by the sight). Looking for entrance and meet a known faces inside – Blokey and others.

Hi, how are you, do you wanna have sex with me? Standard questions, shortly :). Try to find a RUSSIAN, but THEY are all around... Koreans, though, they are friendly guys in general. Go on further and stumble in a rank of players with flags from each country. My flair suggests me that I'll find a Russian soul here. MadFan, pal, howdy, where our the ours?!!! Wow, how cool and BEAUTIFUL it is here! talks done, Madfan goes to the opening ceremony and I - to watch it. A guy comes up in the crowd - Polosatiy? Yes... Oh, I'm the guy from q3acn.com, you must know. As you must, well, what's the deal, how are you, my frien. A couple of photos and goodbye. Go on looking for Russians and here he comes... Dimonn! Listen! Dimoooon!!! Friendly hugs, and Dima tells me about how it's all there. Then we go to the rest of the Russians who share their impressions from what they saw. Soon all players leave to prepare for the games, and I continue to search for my friends I met at different tourneys. Slinger, Python, Elan, if22, Socrates, Sujoy and the rest are all here... In the press crowd I spot Miss WCG Australia - a 14-year-old girl looks like a top model. Which I saw in magazines, and this one is alive! I call for d1monn with camera right away - now we're gonna make this historical photo. Hi, I'm Polosatiy, I'm from Russia, can i take a picture with you? SHE SAID - YES!!! Can I pray? Erm... What the fuck? Do we have a lack of cute girls here? Well, Miss, well, WCG, and maybe I am Mister WCG, just unacknowledged. Look, Shackes wrote after the champ: "Polosatiy is a father", more precisely, "Polosatiy managed to work his way into at least half the pictures like the Russian playboy that he is, so be prepared". Feels good, though. Well, I made a pic with this Miss, and we went walking around with d1monn. Different fathers are all around and the games are coming. Actually, they've already begun. In fact, it wasn't realy interesting to me, though I can mark several interesting games.

LeXeR defeated Slinger, PELE lost to the ukrainian Chip. By the way, I found some floppies that helped me to steal demos from players' PCs. Actually, they gave them to me themselves, but organizers didn't know about that :). That's how the day ended, and we went home. The players - to their Village, and I went to stay in the hotel. A cool high one, called "Riviera". We registered, and I emptied half of the minibar at once. Was so hungry and thirsty. Then me, d1monn and Green Jek met in the lobby and went for a walk in Seoul. The evening weather wasn't really good - cold wind and about +5, less maybe. We wandered in the streets of Seoul about 1,5 hours chosing a restaurant, stopped on Korean cuisine. Haev you ever took in your mouth... yes-yes, a hot spicy food? To lose your wits... At least a couple of tears I had to drop though got used rather quickly. In fact, it's a funny sight - a hole in the table, and a fire in the hole, and tasty things are cooked on it. And all's hot but it's a matter of habit. Cheap and delicious. After that we went back to the hotel, collecting ads on our way with offers of intime services from local girls. But as it didn't come to the business, we are FAITHFUL, finally, though green Jek had some intentions - Polos, call'em, pleeease! I don't know how her survived such a big grief all alone. Another sip of alcohol and deep fathers' sleep.

6 December, 2nd day in Seoul

I woke up very early, call to d1monn - the kid's sleeping, it seems he took it in exess :). Well, anyway, I go to the champ all alone. I come and see - really all alone. Only some Korean admins around. So I took my floppies and went on PCs - to collect configs. Took almost all of them :), though some players didn't want their configs to be put online so we had to take the cfgs away... Well, about games. Matches in the rest of games took place on that day. I went to see how Makaveli played. Especially that I didn't have his config and wanted to ask. I watched him playing his tourney match vs Gion from Italy, from behind Maka's shoulder. He was really unlucky and after another stupid moment he started: "Fuck... Fuck you... What the fuck???" Maka tries to throw away his headphones, but they are tight on him... Anpther couple of swearwords, he stands up and punches his chair with his foot , looking like he's going o kill somebody right now. Then again several strong foot punches on the iron plate separating the gaming zone from  the rest of the world and a smoking break. Though I didn't understand if he does smoke... I didn't dare to ask him fir the config and photos. Later Maka lost to Stelam, after what he unplugged his devices and left the tourney for his business... very upset :(. As for me, I went to watch Socrates who, after an unlucky game with Python, also looked not very good. The rest of games in his group were with not the strongest opponents, he was just having fun playing these matches. At the same time kik defeated Python, what was a big surprise for all, except kik, perhaps...

Next match - Socrates having fun again, this time vs Shaft from Holland. It was a fatal error for him - he lost in overtime and the last match in the grout vs kik. The Russian won, and another American quits the tourney... Next group headed by Prozac, who had already made friends with Russians and learned a phrase: "Ya - otets! (I'm a father!)". He and Ni3 went out of the group. A nice guy Ni3, I must say... Ok, go on. The group where Stelam, Makaveli (who had already made his game), Castro and almost our James. I rooted for the last two. James made clownery after losing to the best Canadian, having managed to give in more than 20 times, and also to disconnect. Then all lost to Stelam, and the deciding match was the game James vs Castro. At the end the Frenchman gets eliminated. After the games in last four groups last matches in first groups started. The central game - LeXeR vs Janus. The second had already lost to Blokey and showed his best gameplay at the WCG vs LeXeR. Losing 8:-1, the Korean managed to equalize the score and then to make the decisive frag. I thought Janus was unstoppable now, but looks like I put him off - right away he loses two offensive games to the Swedish Fazz and muchacho Akiles, and goodbye tourney. LeXeR wins the rest of matches, parallel to that all the group matches finalize. Socrates also didn't get out of the group, losing a big deal to kik. Finally Dimonn appeared - he slept all day after the booze-up :). hanging around a little and having had some food, I went for my devices and decided to play with somebody. Stelam was the first volunteer. Actually, it was Slinger who came up and offered a duel with his friend. With mine also :). Not a question! We prepared, q3tourney2... I haven't played for long time, so the shooting wasn't very good for the start. 10 minutes from the game's start, I'm losing with the score 15:3.. with a light hand movement I changed the sense and... made it to overtime, when I won :). The second game was mine, too, with a normal gap now. Then I played a lot of duels with the Canadian Radic, after what I was dead tired and went to the hotel with a laptop with demos. A hot bath, cool beer... So I fell asleep right in the bathroom :). Woke up in the middle of the night and was terrified. Naked... beer bottles in the floor, and the laptop with a demo started :). The bed would be better, though...

7 December, 3rd day in Seoul

Alone again, again on my way where the fathers are... The coming day promised the beginning of play-off games. My goal was to find Makaveli and make a photo with him :). I was hanging around, and here... my heart misses a beat. In the cafe are THEY - Makaveli and Miss WCG. Maka is trying to pick up the babe (heh, such a little girl). I couldn't let him do that and, having chosen the moment, I say: Hey, Maka, let's make a photo. He - no problem. Dimonn tunes up his camera for long time, and after the process I say to Maka - make a pic with Dimonn - Russia won't forget you. He couldn't refuse... So 5-7 mins passed, after what Maka comes back to his place and - SHE HAD ALREADY LEFT! :) Mission accomplished, Miss Australia saved from Makaveli's paws. And I went with Dimonn to watch the games. About them, btw... First round - LeXeR defeats James, Stelam knocks out Blokey. Second round - LeXeR vs PELE on pro-q3dm6. I always considered this map the most stupid for tourneys - megahealth and red armor are located in some seconds of running from each other, the map's stupidity was demonstrated again by this game - PELE lead from the beginning, and LeXeR who looked better couldn't do anything. But the skill prevailed, and finally LeX defeats the opponent and wins.

At that moment happen one of surprises of tourney – Stelam is lousing…at one frag against French St_German : ) And in very tense fight ZeRo4 wins Piton. This plays was last at duel part of tourney and the "Nation vs. Nation" begins – something like team plays 2x2. Thanks to Mila Masina – I was allowed to play and then the question occure – who will play for Russia. There are two teams – me plas LeXer and Pele with Kick. Nobody want to give up and the desicion was made to play a match for the pertisipating at the tourney. We begin to play…dm7…Firstly LeXer and me louse main part of game. It 3 minutes to the end of the game we finally worked up our strategy and begin to stamp. Both overate and only two frags  difference. Taking red, killed both enemies going to kvad and…the server is fall. That is heh…There only two minutes till the end and I am sure we will win but then Pele PK start to flood.  So…75% from the play begin, something else and I have no rights to play at all. Finally I just refuse to partici-pate because fill that I can not convince this St. Petersburg’s guy. Screw him...let them play…I was sad and looked a victim for duel. Find :) It was ZeRo4, which was not against to play couple duels with me. I was so glad . Suggest to play q3t2 but he wants ztn3tourney1. No questions. I looked after his play against Piton and understood his tactics . Finally I win first map in two frags. Write ” callvote map q3tourney2" but he wants return match. Easily … more over I was not nerves at all. The fact that most players of tour-ney looked after our play was very cheerful. Second ztn – is my win with very good score. Socrates was the first who congratulate me and offer a duel immediately. Finally q3tourney2 :) and I am winning for sure. Then duels on t2: ZeRo4,Stelam and some more winnings. Finally I was satisfied by playing and me and d1monn go for food and diskettes for demos :) Instead we find a huge internet cafe where was a lot of Starcrafters in place of usual Counterstrikers. Besides among the gamers where a lot of females – very pretty Korean girls…There is no diskettes and we go away. At the eve we want nothing and decided to play cards – “fool game”…It is like duel for three persons – me, d1monn and Mila. Final account – 10:9:7, where I had less louses … the winner is not announce because of the name of the game :) After that – sleep…

December 8 – fourth day at Seoul and my 20th

Wake up alone again. I am not surprise because I live alone at my room - but anyway it is not nice. I fill my 20th behind my shoulders :) Dima, Mila, Green, Jack and others go to the Korean Disneyland from the early morning and I go to tourney…Get some poor congratulations from different peoples (nobody knows about my birthday). The final plays became. LeXer winning Kik, Pele go out from tourney be-cause of Prozac , I am all this time running collecting demos.  And here it is – the key match of the tour-ney – our LeXer against ZeRo4. They play q3t2 – the weekest LeXer’s map. ZeRo4 looked better during the game – he open the score then two frags else and already 3:0. Then LeXer kill American guy- having one frag else- but he can not run down escaping ZeRo4 at the end of game.  LeXer louse 2:3 – hi from louser :(  All our people greatly upset but LeXer not at all. ”I wll rip him at the next game”…Well – did not louse a courage. The last plays I did not see. As I know at the loser’s final LeXer rip Stelam which on his turn match win STG. Kik louse to Stelam. The time of team plays where have to fight Pele and Kik getting closer. There net was luckily without strong competitors  - Americans, Germans and Swedish oc-cur at the second part of tourney schedule. Finally Germans won Americans easily and Swedish at their turn overcome
Germans. I guess after lose to LeXer  Stelam have no luck :) So- tourney final – Russia and Sweden. Prozak already known by this time – he is really good player and show this to Russians. His team-mater Fazz have not to do his best – Sweden won Kik easily.  GG…This game was last Q3 game this day.

Then endless walking around began – very useful – I have managed to see the Starcraft tourney final. Very good players – everybody have it own strategy. First – French Elky – really looked like orange fir (elky) with black glasses. By the way – the wearing sunglasses during all day at the insertion can damage your sign. Then about next good player – Sleers_Boxer or I-am-fucking-cool-guy … I heard I lot about him but now understand – he is  really cool :) By the way – there are SO MANY spectators at this match. We have less spectators at some football matches… Then Boxer win French I gone to walk around. Meet Makiavelly who was very unpleased by information on our site where we told about his disqualification from tourney. At the real he was refuse by himself and we fix this fact very soon. Getting boring and me, d1monn and Green Jack go to shopping- hopefully eve-rything was at the same building. We enter to the Local boutique and everybody buy something – I am – for example – get a cool shirt (not a nightgown) :) Very soon we fill hungry. I sow a very nice place – Foot Court. The huge place where you can find a lot of meals from different places in the World. I tried a Mexican meals and this time we decided to estimate Japanese sushi – something like raw fish rolled in something. Very testy. Local beer was very nice also… During all dinner we were approached by Korean guys who remind us not to be late at the bus to the “player’s village”. Naive guys have no idea that our “village” is in 5 minutes walking from tourney place. Prozac was not so lucky – he was a respected member of  the “player’s village” but this fact do not stop him from mixing with our company – he just change his gamers closes - became a cool guy and drink a beer with company…Our alcohol limit was expired and we go to hotel. Playing cards again but another company – me, Dima, Mila, Andrey Om (game-exe) and Dmitry Estrin (game land). Drinking beer, playing cards…Make ourselves closed to new card game “Devyatka”. Hour by hour and everybody was tired  - I have to go home tomorrow.
Very strong night…

December 9 – my last day at Seoul

Wake up early and waking up d1monn – the mail thing in our business – not to be late. Endless farewell, tears :) and here is the way to airport. I have one hour reserve and decide to look for internet at the airport. I find out only that there is INCORRECT  AIRPORT :(  What the fuck… Mila suggest me to be four hours before fly. That a shame…Next bus, other airport… Hardly catch my fly and during the way find internet where found out that WCG final is postpone for 2 hours :)  Eigth hours at the plain and Moscow again...