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Hi blog followers!

Our wonderful season is coming to an end!  It's crazy, but true. Want to catch all the action?

A League: Our live event finale for both Starcraft 2 and League of Legends will be happening on April 27th.  You can check in at our awesome viewing site (http://www.redbullusa.com/afterhoursgaming) for the stream, as well vote in some fun polls! 

• 1pm: League of Legends kicks off the day, featuring Google (first time finalist) versus Amazon (Season 2 LoL Champion). 
• 5pm: Starcraft 2 follows up, featuring Microsoft (Season 1 SC2 Champion) versus Amazon.

B League: Finals are happening this week for both Starcraft 2 and League of Legends!

• Monday, April 22nd, 7pm PDT: League of Legends finals will be casted by our So You Think You Can Cast winners TLCastingGolems: Soniv and WaveofShadow.  Watch undefeated SecurityMetrics battle it out with powerhouse Qualcomm!
• Wednesday, April 24th, 8:30pm PDT: Starcraft 2 finals will be casted by the one and only Day[9].  Tune in as Season 1 returnees Yelp takes on Raytheon!

Also, we've got a Red Bulletin AHGL Special: http://www.getredbulletin.com/AHGL.  As a thanks for watching the AHGL, Red Bull is giving away a free year subscription to their magazine if you use this link (limited time). Get it now and check out the upcoming article on the AHGL!

Happy watching!

- Emily // delphyr

Hi blog followers!

We've been busy here in AHGL land as we rapidly move towards our A League Grand Finals in Los Angeles, including a new viewing portal for all your AHGL needs: http://www.redbullusa.com/afterhoursgaming.  If you want to stay up to date with fun replays and polls, make sure to check it out!

Starcraft 2:

• A League: A League finals will be a battle between two Pacific Northwest tech giants - Amazon and Microsoft.  Microsoft, Season 1 Champion, is looking to reclaim their throne.  Will Amazon be the team to take them down?  Tune in on April 27th for a battle of epic proportions!
• B League: We're down to the round of 4: Twitch vs Raytheon, Netsuite vs Yelp.  Who will advance to the first ever B League finals?

League of Legends:

• A League: Not to be beat by their Starcraft 2 cousins, Amazon has similarly claimed a finalist title in League of Legends, itching to reclaim their previous season title.  Facing off against them is first time finalist, Google.  Who will come out on top?  April 27th will hold the answer!
• B League: Only 4 teams remain: Google vs Qualcomm, SecurityMetrics vs Epic.  Will SecurityMetrics continue their undefeated streak and advance to the finals?

Of course, with the players, we also had our casters advance along with them.  We're happy to crown our first ever So You Think You Can Cast Champions:

Starcraft 2: Maynarde & Zepph

League of Legends: TLCastingGolems - Soniv & WaveofShadow

We've been honored to host these casters this AHGL Season, and we expect to see more great things from them in the future!

-Emily // delphyr

Hi blog followers!

Wow, what a weekend of games!  We're getting our casts up as quickly as possible over at http://www.youtube.com/afterhoursgamingtv, so make sure you head there to check out the excitement :)

Twas the weekend of crazy matches and bracket busting results! 

Starcraft 2:

• A League: Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon all progressed to the semi-finals.  Previous season champions Epic faced off against Storm8, the winner of the FFA wildcard match.  Who moved on?  Catch the Day[9] cast of this battle tonight, at 8:30pm PDT!
  
• B League: Top two seeds Epic and Unity went down to Netsuite and Amazon, respectively.  Moving on to the quarterfinals are also: Pariveda, Yelp, Microsoft, Twitch, Raytheon, and Rapidshare.  Which teams will forge ahead to semifinals?
  

League of Legends:

• A League: Undefeated Epic's run came to a screeching halt in the Round of 4, with Amazon taking the match in a 2-0 victory.  This Monday will determine who Amazon's opponent will be in the finals!  Make sure to watch Google vs EA this coming Monday, April 1st, at 6pm PDT!
• B League: Oracle bested 2nd seed Intel, who had a season record of 9-1.  Qualcomm also tipped the scales again Microsoft in a 2-1 victory.  Alongside them, Google, Amazon, SecurityMetrics, Ernst&Young, Epic, and Zenimax all advanced.  The next round of playoffs happens on April 7th so stay tuned!

Finally, our "So You Think You Can Cast" contest voting continues! 

Voting is officially open for our Starcraft 2 casters, where they've been paired against each other in an elimination matchup.  Make sure you give them your vote to know who moves forward to cast the semifinals!  

League of Legends votes began anew with the semifinals matches!  So if you haven't voted since this past Sunday, make sure to head on over to the LoL caster page to give them your thumbs up :)

GLHF!

- Emily // delphyr

Hello all blog followers!

If you're wondering where Starcraft 2 has been, they've been on hiatus for a couple weeks as the Heart of the Swarm beta went down... and then launched!  Now our teams are back in gear and they'll be entering playoffs starting this Sunday.  Make sure to stay tuned to Day[9]'s cast this Wednesday of the A League playoff FFA!

And what about League of Legends?

• A League: has entered Round of 4!  Epic will be facing off against Amazon, and Google squares off against EA.  Will our finalists from last year return to the stage or will it be the new companies to grace the floor?  Don't miss the action this Sunday!
• B League: finished their Round Robin matches and will be entering Round of 16!  The season ended with uncontested first place seeds in each division: SecurityMetrics and Intel.  But will they maintain their reign through playoffs?

Finally, voting has opened for our So You Think You Can Cast competition!  Right now, voting is live for our League of Legends casters, so make sure to log into afterhoursgaming.tv and cast your vote!  Only two teams will continue to cast the semi-finals, so make sure you get your vote in today.  Voting closes on Thursday (21st).

-Emily // delphyr

• A League: Epic, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, IBM, and Twitter all qualified for their playoff spot.  National Instruments managed a clutch win against Palantir for the #7 seed.  #8 seed will be a FFA wildcard match between Google, Ernst & Young, Palantir, EA and Storm8.  You don’t want to miss this Day[9] casted action on March 20th.  Who will triumph?
• B League: The top 3 from each division qualified for their playoff spot, leaving the #4 team in each division to face a do or die FFA match for the 16th wildcard slot.  Who will emerge: Cerner, Mozilla, Netsuite, Google, or Quora?

• A League: Epic continues to reign undefeated, but the lower seeds are still in high contention.  With Zynga, Amazon, and IGN in such close contention, who will make the playoffs cut?
• B League: Division 1 has given rise to a star Intel player, allowing them to boast only a single loss.  However, Division 2 has given birth to two undefeated teams: Security Metrics and Zenimax Online Studios.  Their clash is scheduled for March 10th, and only one team can claim the undefeated title!  Who will be victorious?