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'{{refimprove|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Sean Saintmichael Plott | image = Sean Plott.jpg | imagestyle = | caption = Sean "Day[9]" Plott | captionstyle = | headerstyle = background:#ccf; | labelstyle = background:#ddf; | datastyle = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|06|27}} | birth_place = [[Leawood, Kansas]] | residence = [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]] | nationality = American | other_names = "Day[9]," "Day[J]," "THE THOUGHTHAMMER" | known_for = [[Netcast]]er<br/>Former Professional [[Starcraft brood war|Starcraft Brood War]] player | occupation = Pro-gamer, caster, and host on the ''State of the Game'' podcast | relatives = Nicolas Plott (brother) | favorit emoticon = [[ ¯\_(ツ)_/ ]] | website = {{URL|http://www.day9.tv}} }} '''Sean Saintmichael Plott''' (born June 27, 1986<ref>http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Day(9)</ref> in Leawood, Kansas), commonly known by his online alias '''Day[9]''', is a former professional ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]'' player as well as an [[Electronic sports|e-sports]] [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for ''[[StarCraft II]]'', known for his daily [[netcast]]s. 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 a further three times<ref>{{cite web|url=http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3486428/ |title=Day<nowiki>[9]</nowiki> Daily #100 - My Life of Starcraft |author = Plott, Sean |date=2010-04-13 |accessdate=2011-01-17}}</ref> and was recognized as the ''[[PC Gamer]]'' gamer of the year in 2010.<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=25 December 2010}}</ref> 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. Plott was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Entertainment for 2011.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ielh/sean-day-9-plott-ceo-and-funsmith-day-9-tv-25/</ref> ==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 College]] 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 "embarrassingly 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 [[edutainment]] [[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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Reimer|first=Jeremy|title=The Dawn of Starcraft: e-Sports come to the world stage|date=2011-03-31|url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/the-dawn-of-starcraft-e-sports-come-to-the-world-stage.ars}}</ref> <ref>http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2011/04/11/135316299/beyond-cute-babies-how-to-make-money-on-youtube</ref> ==StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Career== Plott continued to make the daily a focus of his life and career, but, unlike with Brood War, he 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, arguably the most popular North American e-sports tournament franchise featuring StarCraft II, as well as a frequent caster of the international [[Intel Extreme Masters]] 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 State of the Game, where he discusses notable current events within the StarCraft community with other highly regarded 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, and for the time being focuses on his daily show and commentates at various conventions and tournaments. Plott has shown interest in returning to competitive play but has made no public appearances as a player. ==Casting== Day[9]'s StarCraft II career has had a strong focus on casting. He has been a key caster on the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit, at the seasonal DreamHack LAN, at the Intel Extreme Masters' Cup, the North American Star League, and numerous other tournaments small and large. Most notably, Day[9] 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, like the "After Hours Gaming League" and the SC2 Beta tournament, "King of the Beta." ===After Hours Gaming League=== The After Hours Gaming League is a yearly ''StarCraft II'' competition featuring major technology companies. 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 fall 2011 and team Microsoft was the winner, selecting [[Amnesty International]] to receive the prize money. Season two started in January 2012. ===Recurring themes=== The Day[9] Daily has had various themes since its first episode. * ''Funday Monday'', where Plott accepts replay submissions conforming to specific rules designed to make the games funnier; often with a large amount of storytelling * ''Newbie Tuesday'', where Plott analyzes replays from lower-level player * ''Friendsday Wednesday'', where Plott invited a StarCraft II personality for in-depth analysis of his replays ==Special events== Day[9] also has recently taken up streaming other games such as ''[[Diablo III]] (beta)'', ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'', ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]'', accompanying his gameplay experience with humorous commentary. Daily #404 was a special daily, featuring an empty chair and the text ''Daily not found''. The purpose of this was to participate in the [[Protests against SOPA and PIPA|SOPA blackout of January 18, 2012]]. ==Other== When telling stories, Plott frequently uses the name ''Felicity'' to refer to past romantic interests. Another notable meme that originate from the Daily is ''the number J'' which originated on the "Alphabetical Free for All" Funday Monday. He was talking about someone whose ID started with a B, and thus had to be defeated first, and rambled about other options for a first letter. Then his thoughts messed up and he said "Or even like, number... J... Number... I'm not funny, back to the game! (...)" ==See also== * [[Electronic sports]] * [[Starcraft 2]] * [[Husky (commentator)]] * [[HD (commentator)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * Day[9]'s [http://www.day9.tv official website] * ''The Day[9] Daily'' [http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv on Twitch.tv] * Day[9]'s main page and episode archive [http://day9tv.blip.tv/ on blip.tv] * [http://freezone.iinet.net.au/channels/freezone/gaming/day9-webcasts Episode archive for Australian viewers] * [http://www.day9fan.com A popular fan site with textual summaries of each daily episode] * [http://afterhoursgaming.tv/ After Hours Gaming League official site] {{Persondata |name= Plott, Sean |alternative names= Number J, Day9, titties twister 9 |short description= |place of birth= [[Leawood, Kansas]] |date of death= |place of death= |date of birth=June 27, 1986 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Plott, Sean}} [[Category:American Internet personalities]] [[Category:American sports announcers]] [[Category:StarCraft commentators]] [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Professional StarCraft players]] [[Category:Professional StarCraft II players]] [[de:Sean Plott]] [[pt:Sean Plott]]'