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'{{multiple issues| {{BLP primary sources|date=March 2015}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2012}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Sean SaintMichael Plott | image = NASL_Season_2_Grand_Finals_cropped.jpg | caption = Sean "Day[9]" Plott | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|06|27}}<ref>{{cite AV media|title= Day[9] HearthStone Decktacular #211 - Moar Fatigue Mage! P2 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNTpEQq5Dns |time= 9:20 |publisher= YouTube |people=Sean Plott |accessdate= 20 April 2016 |date= 19 April 2016}}</ref> | Death_date = | birth_place = [[Leawood, Kansas]] | residence = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], US {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[Harvey Mudd College]]{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}<br> [[University of Southern California]]{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} | other_names = "Day[9]", "Day[J]", "StriderDoom", "SleepingDrone" (formerly) | occupation = [[Sports commentator|Commentator]], [[Presenter|Host]], [[Netcast]]er, [[Game design]]er | relatives = [[Nick Plott|Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott]] | website = {{URL|http://www.day9.tv}} }} '''Sean Plott''' (born June 27, 1986), more commonly known by his online alias '''Day[9]''', is an [[e-sports]] [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for ''[[StarCraft II]]'' and a former professional ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]'' player, known for his daily [[netcast]] titled "The Day[9] Daily". Plott qualified for the [[World Cyber Games]] in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and won the 2007 Pan-American tournament.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} He qualified for the American finals an additional three times and was recognized as the ''[[PC Gamer]]'' gamer of the year in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3486428/ |title=Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki> Daily #100 - My Life of Starcraft |last=Plott |first=Sean |date=April 13, 2010 |accessdate=January 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gameroftheyear">{{cite web |last=McCormick |first=Rich |title=Sean 'Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki>' Plott – PC Gamer UK's Gamer Of The Year 2010 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/12/24/sean-day9-plott-pc-gamer-uks-gamer-of-the-year/ |publisher=PC Gamer |accessdate=December 25, 2010}}</ref> He regularly appeared as a commentator at StarCraft tournaments worldwide, including [[Blizzcon]] in 2010, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.battle.net/blizzcon/en/blog/3766570 |title=BlizzCon 2011 Tournament Day 1 Schedule Page with Sean "Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki>" Plott as caster |date=October 21, 2011 |accessdate=July 18, 2013}}</ref> and 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/11289172/we%E2%80%99ll-see-you-at-blizzcon-wcs-global-finals-shoutcasters-22-10-2013|title=WCS Global Finals Shoutcasters|date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> the [[Major League Gaming]] professional circuit, [[DreamHack]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://open.dreamhack.se/news/127-the-hosts.html|title=The host}}</ref> the [[Team Liquid]] Star League,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=200176 |title=Team Liquid Star League 3 Caster Announcement |date=March 11, 2011 |accessdate=July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=334424 |title=Team Liquid Star League 4 Caster Announcement |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=July 18, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Battle.net World Championship Series|2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series]]. In 2011, Plott was recognized in [[Forbes]] ''30 Under 30 in Entertainment''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean "Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki>" Plott, CEO and Funsmith |url=http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ielh/sean-day-9-plott-ceo-and-funsmith-day-9-tv-25/ |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=March 19, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'' describes him as "arguably the most beloved figure in ''StarCraft'', if not all of e-sports".<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/24/good-game</ref> He has also been involved with game design.<ref name="techcrunch.com">http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/artillery-day-9-sean-plott/</ref> ==Biography== Plott grew up in [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]], [[Kansas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameskinny.com/exqmy/sean-day9-plott-explains-what-it-takes-to-be-a-starcraft-ii-pro-gamer|title=Sean Day9 Plott Explains What It Takes To Be A StarCraft II Pro Gamer|first= John|last= Gaudiosi|website=[[GameSkinny]]|date=July 6, 2013|accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref> where he attended [[Rockhurst High School]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} During this time, he and his brother [[Nick Plott|Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott]] began playing ''StarCraft: Brood War''.<ref name="day9tv_about">{{cite web |title=About Day9TV |url=http://day9.tv/about/ |accessdate=March 19, 2012}}</ref> 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]] earning a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in [[interactive media]] in May 2011.<ref name ="day9tv_about" /> ==Career== ===''StarCraft: Brood War''=== Plott was an avid 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 12th 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 200.<ref name = "WCG2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2004/tm_match_single_sc.html |title=WCG 2004 Single Elimination Results |accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref> Plott later placed 1st at the WCG USA tournament in 2005<ref name = "WCG2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/features.php?i=a&id=2148&query_id=177 |title=Starcraft Results - WCG 2005 |date=September 7, 2005 |accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref> and 2nd in 2006.<ref name="WCG2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.esportsearnings.com/tournaments/2058/wcg_usa_finals_2006_starcraft_brood_war |title=WCG USA National Championship 2006 (Starcraft: Brood War) |accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref> ===''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''=== {{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2015}} [[File:Sean "Day9" Plott Speech.jpg|thumb|right|Plott speaking at [[Penny Arcade Expo|PAX]] 2011]] Sean began focusing on casting games with the release of ''StarCraft II'' while moving away from competitive playing of his own. He regularly casts for the [[Major League Gaming]] Pro Circuit, the seasonal DreamHack LAN, 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 along 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, but has shown interest in returning to competitive play.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} 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 [[Major League Gaming|MLG]]'s Winter Championship.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} ==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 professional-level replays of StarCraft II, or talks about how players can improve their gameplay.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reimer |first=Jeremy |title=The Dawn of Starcraft: e-Sports come to the world stage |date=March 31, 2011 |url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/the-dawn-of-starcraft-e-sports-come-to-the-world-stage.ars}}</ref> Special episodes, such as 'Funday Monday' and 'Newbie Tuesday', are cast each week, in which Sean asks players to submit before then replaying a particular uncommon tactic, or explains some fundamentals of the multiplayer game.<ref name = "Funday">{{cite web| url = http://day9.tv/d/Day9/funday-monday-partner-thread/|title = Funday Monday - day9.tv|accessdate = April 5, 2013}}</ref> 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, and took part in the [[Protests against SOPA and PIPA|SOPA blackout of January 18, 2012]] in Daily #404. 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''. As of early 2013 Day[9] created a show called Day[9]'s Day Off, in which he plays through "non-StarCraft games" - these take place for a few hours every Friday on his TwitchTV channel; the day's output is then uploaded to YouTube over the following few days in approximately 30 minute length segments. ==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 for 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. ==''Magic: The Gathering''== On May 17–19, 2013, in San Diego, California, Plott competed in a ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]'' Pro Tour, Pro Tour Dragon's Maze. In 2013, he began hosting a ''Magic: The Gathering'' YouTube series called [[Geek and Sundry|Spellslingers]]. In each episode, geek icons such as [[Felicia Day]] or [[Grant Imahara]] take on Plott with the hope of emerging victorious in an all-or-nothing match, while teaching the audience the tips and tricks to become a MTG expert.<ref>http://geekandsundry.com/shows/spellslingers</ref> ==Game designer for Artillery== In September 2013 it was announced that Plott had joined new game company Artillery Games, Inc. in a game design role. He has been involved with the ongoing development of a browser-based real-time strategy game titled Project Atlas, which is opening to beta testing in 2016.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/><ref>http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/6/4700768/starcraft-champion-hired-to-work-on-new-browser-game</ref> ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.day9.tv}} * [http://afterhoursgaming.tv/ After Hours Gaming League official site] * [http://www.day9fan.com fan site with textual summaries of each Daily episode] * [http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/news/040513 Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki> to Compete in Pro Tour Dragon's Maze] {{StarCraft series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}} {{Persondata |NAME= Plott, Sean |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Day9 |SHORT DESCRIPTION = American electronic sports player |DATE OF BIRTH=June 27, 1986 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Leawood, Kansas]] |DATE OF DEATH= October 7, 2014 |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Plott, Sean}} [[Category:American Internet celebrities]] [[Category:American sports announcers]] [[Category:StarCraft commentators]] [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:StarCraft players]] [[Category:USC Interactive Media & Games Division alumni]] [[Category:American professional video gamers]]'