SaSe Fighting

[GenoZStriker]

Sase, the long time Mouseport and one of the best night elf player in Europe, continues his journey, after parting way with mouseport, by winning both DreamHack summer 2008 and ESWC Sweden Grand finals.

It was after SaSe got eliminated from PGL that the announcement was made that Mouseport would part ways with SaSe. SaSe has been in Mouseport for over 2 years, where he has made strong appearance at tournaments, representing Mouseport and himself at WC3L, NGL, PGL, Cebit and other tournament. He moved to China to get a lot of practice and participate in a lot of tournament. Although it’s been a while since Sase has won a big title, he always places among the top in individual event.

Recently SaSe recently took part in PGL 2008 where he placed top 8. The tournament did not start well for him as he started with 2 defeats. 1 to Susiria and 1 to Suho. As bad it his start may have seemed things started look well for him as he helped Moon take out Group B, which consisted out of Focus, ForDream, Fov and Tod. He defeated both Focus and ForDream but then lost to Tod. As it seemed like he was starting to get himself together his first opponent in the Group battle was against Moon. He suffered 0-2 defeat against Moon but fought his way through the lower bracket defeating TH000 with a 2-0 score and Fly100% with a 2-1. He was therefore granted a spot in the Top 8. When things started to get better for him placing in the Top8 for the double elimination he lost to TH000 in the first round of the Upper bracket with a 0-2 score. He was sent to the lower bracket where he lost in the first round of the Lower bracket with a 0-2 score to Fly100%, eliminating him from PGL.

As sad it was ,the day after his elimination it was announced that Mouseport was parting ways with SaSe. He was therefore not attending to WC3L finals in Changsha, China. There was still and is always hope for SaSe. He got to attend to DreamHack Summer 2008 where the ESWC Swedish final was also taking place along with DreamHack WC3 tournament. As good of a player SaSe is, he won both.

The DreamHack tournament was played in a double elimination format. Upper bracket matches were Bo3 while Lower bracket was Bo1. SaSe won the upper bracket where he faced tough opponents like LiilD.C, who has just been on fire lately, and DowaQ, DreamHack runner-up and a strong European undead player. He then had to face LiilD.C again in the Grand final with a 1-0 set of best of 3 advantage. SaSe had to win one more Bo3 to win the Grand finals. He defeated LiilD.C with a 2-0 score and got the necessary Best of 3 he needed to win the Grand Finals. SaSe won the DreamHack Wc3 Tournament winning ~$3290 and is now the DreamHack champion.

The ESWC Swedish final was played with Group Stages. 2 groups of 4 player from the qualifiers and best 2 players of each group had to play in a Bo3 single elimination bracket. The first place of group A had to face the second place of Group B and first of B had to face second of A. SaSe was thrown in a hard group with both LiilD.C and DowaQ. SaSe tied with DowaQ in Group B. He defeated Whooly with a 2-0 score, lost to LiilD.C with a 1-2 score and defeated DowaQ with a 2-1 score. In the Single elimination bracket SaSe eliminated Fury with a 2-0 score and then defeated DowaQ with a 2-1 score. SaSe won ESWC 2008 Sweden National Final, qualifying for ESWC Grand Finals along with DowaQ.

SaSe currently does not have team. Since his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement he shouldn’t have a problem joining another team. He is definitely a worthy player and one of Europe’s best Night elf players. Hopefully he stays like that. As good as a player he is he will have a new team in no time (at least let's hope so) and an opportunity to have him in a team should not be passed by as well.

[GenoZStriker]

I wonder where he will go next. Gl in future SaSe.

[icyF]

I can't argue with you about him doing fairly well in the tournaments he attends. However, I've personally never really liked him.

[SirOrton]

SaSe! #1 NE for me!

[GenoZStriker]

#2 XD, I guess. Well people say he is bad mannered and that it is something he gets from Tod or so. But I don't think conclusions like that should be based on whether the players decided to say GG or Gl hf. But ya It's a person personal decision. He is always put aside for other night elf players such as Moon, Soccer and Hot.

[SirOrton]

SaSe fighting!

[icyF]

#4 My thoughts of him are not only based on whether or not he types in a "glhf" in game. I met him last year at the Games Convention, and let's just say he was not really the most friendly of people.