Sean Plott
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Sean Plott | |
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 Sean "Day[9]" Plott | |
| Born | June 27, 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | "Day[9]", "Day[J]", "StriderDoom" |
| Alma mater | Harvey Mudd College University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Commentator, Host, Netcaster, Pro-gamer |
| Relatives | Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott |
| Website | www |
Sean Plott (born June 27, 1986), more commonly known by his online alias Day[9], is an e-sports commentator for StarCraft II and a former professional StarCraft: Brood War player, known for his daily netcasts titled "The Day[9] Daily". Plott qualified for the World Cyber Games in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and won the 2007 Pan-American tournament. He qualified for the American finals an additional three times and was recognized as the PC Gamer gamer of the year in 2010.[1][2] He regularly appears as a commentator at StarCraft tournaments worldwide, including Blizzcon in 2010 and 2011, the Major League Gaming professional circuit, Dreamhack and the Team Liquid Star League. In 2011, Plott was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Entertainment.[3]
Biography
Plott grew up in Leawood, Kansas, where he attended Rockhurst High School. During this time, he and his brother Nicholas "Tasteless" Plott began playing StarCraft: Brood War.[4] After graduating high school, he attended Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, where he graduated with an undergraduate degree in mathematics. After college, Sean attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and in May 2011, earned a masters degree in interactive media.[4] On the Day[9] Daily on May 11, 2011, he announced that he would be pursuing StarCraft II full-time. On May 31, 2011, during an appearance on the web show State of the Game, Plott announced that he intends to eventually stream himself playing the ladder in StarCraft II.
Career
StarCraft: Brood War
Plott was a highly rated player in the western StarCraft scene, participating in many tournaments around the U.S. Playing as zerg, Plott's first major results came in 2004 when he was able to take 2nd place in the World Cyber Games (WCG) USA tournament. Plott then went on to represent the U.S. at the WCG Grand Finals where he finished in the top 16. Plott later placed 1st at the WCG USA tournament in 2005 and 2nd in 2006.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
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Sean began focusing on casting games with the release of StarCraft II while moving away from competitive playing of his own. He regular casts for the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit, the seasonal DreamHack LAN, at the Intel Extreme Masters' Cup, the North American Star League, and other tournaments. In addition, Plott is one of the stars of State of the Game, where he discusses current events within the StarCraft community with other highly regarded members of the community, such as the show's caster J. P. "itmeJP" McDaniel. Plott has not played StarCraft II professionally since 2010's HDH Invitational. Plott has shown interest in returning to competitive play but has made no public appearances as a player.
He was a primary caster of the BlizzCon 2011 tournament, from the regional invitational qualifiers to the finals at BlizzCon 2011. He has also cast a number tournaments he himself co-organized, including the After Hours Gaming League and the SC2 beta tournament, King of the Beta. In 2012, Plott appeared as a caster for the Red Bull LAN and MLG's Winter Championship.
Day[9]TV
Started in 2009, the Day[9] Daily is a daily webshow based around analyzing professional StarCraft games. Initially, the Daily was a webcast focused on high level StarCraft: Brood War play. With the release of the StarCraft II beta, the focus of the show shifted from Brood War to StarCraft II. The Daily currently presents itself as an edutainment webcast in which Plott breaks down pro-level replays of StarCraft II with the more-than-occasional nerdy joke or reference sprinkled in. The show not only helps both new and experienced StarCraft players understand the game better, but also showcases hilarious and deliberately crazy games once a week on the "Funday Monday" episode."[5][6]
Additional casts
Day[9] also has recently taken up streaming other games such as Diablo III, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and its expansion Amnesia: Justine, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, accompanying his gameplay experience with commentary.
In Daily #100, Sean talked about his life of StarCraft, and how it came to define him as both a gamer and a person. Plott in Daily #400 took a more general look at the art of learning and self-betterment in any field. Plott took part in the SOPA blackout of January 18, 2012 in Daily #404.
Day[9] also occasionally streams AMAs (AMA stands for Ask Me Anything), in which he answers questions from his stream chat about himself, his life, and his views.
Day[9] has recently created a show called Day[9]'s Day Off, in which he plays through "non-StarCraft (and generally non multiplayer) games".
After Hours Gaming League
The After Hours Gaming League is a yearly gaming competition featuring major technology companies. In the StarCraft II tournament, the teams play a series of best of five matches. The winning team wins $5000 to the charity of their choice. Season one ran during the latter half of 2011 and team Microsoft was the winner, selecting Amnesty International to receive the prize money. Season two started in January 2012, ending in April with the crowning of team Epic Systems as champions. The medical software developer selected Doctors Without Borders as the recipients of the $5000 prize. The inaugural League of Legends tournament began in January 2012 featuring 11 teams, with Amazon taking first place.
See also
References
- ^ Plott, Sean (April 13, 2010). "Day[9] Daily #100 - My Life of Starcraft". Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ McCormick, Rich. "Sean 'Day[9]' Plott – PC Gamer UK's Gamer Of The Year 2010". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ "Sean "Day[9]" Plott, CEO and Funsmith". Forbes. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "About Day9TV". Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ Reimer, Jeremy (March 31, 2011). "The Dawn of Starcraft: e-Sports come to the world stage".
- ^ Keith, Tamara. "Beyond Cute Babies: How to Make Money on YouTube". NPR. Retrieved March 19, 2012.