Sean Plott
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Sean Plott commonly known by his computer nickname Day[9], is a former professional StarCraft: Brood War
player as well as an e-sports
commentator
for StarCraft II
, known for his Daily netcasts. Sean qualified for the World Cyber Games
in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and won the 2007 Pan-American tournament. He qualified for the American finals a further three times and was recognized as the PC Gamer
gamer of the year in 2010. He regularly appears as a commentator at StarCraft tournaments worldwide, including Blizzcon
in 2010 and 2011, the Major League Gaming
professional circuit, the Dreamhack
and the Team Liquid
Star League.
in Claremont, California
, and a masters degree in interactive media from University of Southern California
in Los Angeles. After the Day[9] Daily on May 11, 2011, he announced that he would be pursuing Starcraft II full time. Whether he also intends to commentate full time, or play competitively was not clear. On May 31, 2011, during an appearance on State of the Game, Plott announced that he intends to eventually stream himself playing games, as soon as he is not "embarrasingly terrible".
Plott was able to take out the Czech player Dark_Caleb but lost to the Korean player XellOs who went on to win the event without dropping a single game.
Plott was able to take 1st in WCG USA 2005 and 2nd in 2006, Plott showed some great knowledge in the game and deep strategic analysis, he was a frequent poster on the TeamLiquid strategy forum and in 2009 he started the "Day[9] Daily".
webcast
in which Plott editorializes and analyzes replays of Starcraft II. "These shows help both new and experienced players understand the game better and even showcase hilariously and deliberately crazy games on his 'Funday Monday' shows."
Cup. He is also very widely respected as a pundit of the game and its ever-changing strategic nuances, sharing his knowledge regularly on the daily. In addition, Plott is one of the stars of MLG's State of the Game, where he discusses notable current events within the StarCraft community with other high-value members of the community, such as the show's caster J. P. "itmeJP" McDaniel, co-stars Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson, Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski, Tyler "Tyler" Wasieleski, and various guest stars who also tend to be important contributors and/or figures in the StarCraft community. Plott has not played StarCraft II professionally since 2010's HDH Invitational, nor has he expressed a solid intent to do so, but did once say he might go back into playing seriously once he is no longer "horrendously bad" at the game, leaving ambiguity as to what his intentions may be.
Some of the events that he is a regular host of are the Intel Extreme Masters, Dreamhack, Major League Gaming and Blizzcon.
StarCraft: Brood War
StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction, real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in 1998 for Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns, map tilesets, music,...
player as well as an e-sports
Electronic sports
Electronic sports comprises the competitive play of video games. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming and cybersports...
commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
for StarCraft II
StarCraft II
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft and its expansions, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010...
, known for his Daily netcasts. Sean qualified for the World Cyber Games
World Cyber Games
The World Cyber Games is an international competitive video-gaming event operated by South Korean company World Cyber Games Inc., and sponsored by Samsung and Microsoft...
in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and won the 2007 Pan-American tournament. He qualified for the American finals a further three times and was recognized as the PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
gamer of the year in 2010. He regularly appears as a commentator at StarCraft tournaments worldwide, including Blizzcon
BlizzCon
"BlizzCon" is an annual convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate their major franchises: Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo...
in 2010 and 2011, the Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming , founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso, is a North American professional Electronic sports organization, headquartered in New York City, New York. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming...
professional circuit, the Dreamhack
DreamHack
DreamHack is a digital festival, a local area network gathering with demo competitions, gaming competitions and more. It's arranged twice annually at the Elmia exhibition centre in Jönköping, Sweden and also twice a year at Expolaris Congresscenter, Skellefteå, Sweden and holds the world record ...
and the Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Team Liquid is a popular StarCraft news website and community, as well as a successful StarCraft team, founded by Victor Goossens and Joy Hoogeveen.-History:...
Star League.
Biography
Plott grew up in Leawood, Kansas, where he played Starcraft: Brood War professionally with his brother Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott. He received an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Harvey Mudd CollegeHarvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
in Claremont, California
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
, and a masters degree in interactive media from University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Los Angeles. After the Day[9] Daily on May 11, 2011, he announced that he would be pursuing Starcraft II full time. Whether he also intends to commentate full time, or play competitively was not clear. On May 31, 2011, during an appearance on State of the Game, Plott announced that he intends to eventually stream himself playing games, as soon as he is not "embarrasingly terrible".
StarCraft: Brood War Career
Plott was a high rated player in the Western scene, participating in many tournaments. Plott's first major results came in 2004 where he was able to take the 2nd place spot in the WCG USA 2004, Plott was then able to represent USA in the grand finals in which he was able to get into the top 16.Plott was able to take out the Czech player Dark_Caleb but lost to the Korean player XellOs who went on to win the event without dropping a single game.
Plott was able to take 1st in WCG USA 2005 and 2nd in 2006, Plott showed some great knowledge in the game and deep strategic analysis, he was a frequent poster on the TeamLiquid strategy forum and in 2009 he started the "Day[9] Daily".
The Day[9] Daily
The Day[9] Daily is a daily webshow where Plott talks about professional Starcraft games under the tagline: "Be a Better Gamer". Initially, the Day[9] Daily was a webcast in order to analyze high level Starcraft: Brood War play. With the release of the Starcraft II beta, the show's focus moved away from Starcraft: Brood War and became fully focused on Starcraft II. The show is currently presented as an edutainmentEdutainment
Edutainment is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse.-Overview:...
webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
in which Plott editorializes and analyzes replays of Starcraft II. "These shows help both new and experienced players understand the game better and even showcase hilariously and deliberately crazy games on his 'Funday Monday' shows."
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Career
Plott continued to make the daily a focus of his life and career, but, unlike with Brood War, made his role in the community that of a caster. Since the advent of StarCraft II, he has become the most popular StarCraft II caster outside of South Korea, especially in North America. He is a staple member of the casting team for the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit (MLG), arguably the most popular North American e-sports tournament franchise featuring StarCraft II, as well as a frequent caster of the international Intel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme Masters
The Intel Extreme Masters are a series of gaming tournaments held in various European locations. These ESL sanctioned events include events in Starcraft II, Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake Live, and League of Legends. The body that owns the league is Turtle Entertainment. The League has existed for...
Cup. He is also very widely respected as a pundit of the game and its ever-changing strategic nuances, sharing his knowledge regularly on the daily. In addition, Plott is one of the stars of MLG's State of the Game, where he discusses notable current events within the StarCraft community with other high-value members of the community, such as the show's caster J. P. "itmeJP" McDaniel, co-stars Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson, Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski, Tyler "Tyler" Wasieleski, and various guest stars who also tend to be important contributors and/or figures in the StarCraft community. Plott has not played StarCraft II professionally since 2010's HDH Invitational, nor has he expressed a solid intent to do so, but did once say he might go back into playing seriously once he is no longer "horrendously bad" at the game, leaving ambiguity as to what his intentions may be.
Casting
Day[9] has casted his fair share of events and started a few for his Day[9] Daily webshow like the "After Hours Gaming League" and the SC2 Beta tournament, "King of the Beta".Some of the events that he is a regular host of are the Intel Extreme Masters, Dreamhack, Major League Gaming and Blizzcon.
See also
- Electronic sportsElectronic sportsElectronic sports comprises the competitive play of video games. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming and cybersports...
- Starcraft 2
- Husky (commentator)Husky (commentator)Mike Lamond, better known by his online alias Husky or HuskyStarcraft, is an electronic sports shoutcaster currently specializing in providing commentary for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a video game published by Blizzard Entertainment and played on the online gaming service Battle.net...
- HD (commentator)HD (commentator)Alex Do, better known by his online alias HD or HDStarcraft, is an electronic sports shoutcaster specializing in providing commentary for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a video game published by Blizzard Entertainment and played on the online gaming service Battle.net...
- John Bain (TotalBiscuit)
External links
- Day[9]'s official website
- The Day[9] Daily on Twitch.tv
- Day[9]'s main page and episode archive on blip.tv
- Episode archive for Australian viewers
- A popular fan site with textual summaries of each daily episode