ToT)Mondragon( vs. Zeus
While all matches were played concurrently, the first to end with a conclusive result was ToT)Mondragon( against Zeus. This match was considered to be the most anticipated match-up by many players. German Zerg player Mondragon is widely considered to be one of the world's best amateur players, and there was a great deal of speculation about how he'd perform against Zeus, who is a professional gamer in the Korean televised leagues. Mondragon played strongly and put Team Europe ahead with a 3-0 victory over his Korean opponent.

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Audio Commentaries by Manifesto7

• )Mondragon( vs. Zeus
  
• x6AMD.Zelotito vs. July[z-zone]
  
• Fisheye[pG] vs. Pusan[s.g]
  

• All Replays from the Mystery-Map Invitational

(Team Europe) 3wD.Christian vs. LinYu)Pj (Team Asia)
(Team Europe) Breakdown[pG] vs. ToT)SEn( (Team Asia)
(Team Europe) ZelotITO[MA] vs. JulyZerg (Team Asia)
(Team Europe) Fisheye[pG] vs. Xellos (Team Asia)
(Team Europe) ToT)Mondragon( vs. Zeus (Team Asia)

The time has come to reveal the three mystery maps to be used in the next Mystery-Map Invitational! Community map-makers Bill307 and Mora, who both created maps used in the first event, have returned to help create two brand new maps, with the third map having been created by Blizzard.

The philosophy behind the Mystery-Map Invitationals has been to create a platform for maps that differ from what players are used to seeing, while retaining the balance elements essential to today's competitive StarCraft games. We hope that players will enjoy developing new strategies tailored to each map's characteristics and quirks. The maps may be downloaded in ZIP format here. Please note that the observer versions will require that the Use Map Settings feature be enabled to function properly.

• Umbra Locus designed by Mora
• Ash Rose designed by Bill307
• Desolate Platform designed by Blizzard Entertainment

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We are happy to announce that the Protoss player Zeus has been chosen as the final member of Team Asia. However, due to his commitment to professional gaming leagues in Korea, we will be unable to finalize Team Asia until Tuesday, February 22. In the event that there is a scheduling conflict, another Protoss player will be chosen to replace Zeus on Team Asia.

Now it's up to the team captains and the members of the StarCraft community to vote for which opponents the members of Team Europe and Team Asia will face on February 26 in this thread on the Battle.net forums! More information about the event can be found on the Mystery-Map Invitational page.

We'd like to welcome Xellos to Team Asia. The Korean Terran player has a history of success in the televised Korean professional StarCraft: Brood War leagues and recently emerged as champion of the 2004 World Cyber Games in San Francisco.

Manifesto7, the commentator who created mp3 audio commentaries for the Team Europe versus Team Americas match, will be creating a new batch of commentaries for the match between Team Europe and Team Asia. This time he'll be joined by Belgian commentator GroT, who also has experience creating entertaining StarCraft audio commentaries. These will be made available soon after the games are completed on February 26, and will be released alongside a replay package of all the action.

More information can be found on the Mystery-Map Invitational page.

Some of our most popular ladder maps were also updated. Dire Straits and Rivalry received minor changes, and Lost Temple was balanced and enhanced to accommodate the more recent style of Ladder play. For a comprehensive breakdown on how Lost Temple changed, read the Lost Temple Upgraded Map Page.

We wanted to thank all of our fans for their insightful input and continued support of the StarCraft Universe. We had a lot of fun making this patch for you, and we hope to see you taking advantage of it on Battle.net!

The latest addition to Team Asia is Korean Zerg pro gamer POS_JulyZerg who joins teammates Legionnaire, ToT)SEn(, and LinYu)Pj. The two remaining open positions on Team Asia will be filled and announced in the near future. Two weeks remain before Team Europe faces Team Asia. More information can be found on the Mystery-Map Invitational page here.

The Flex-fit hats come in two sizes, Small/Medium and Large/XL, and feature an embroidered World of Warcraft logo. Check 'em out here while supplies last.

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