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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|06|27}}
| birth_place = [[Leawood]], [[Kansas]]
| residence = [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]]
| other_names = "Day[9]", "Day[J]", "Sleeping_Drone", "Sean_P", "Sean-P"
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| occupation = Caster
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'''Sean 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. 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<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. Sean 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==
Sean 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 losing 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{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}, 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 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, 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." Wildly popular for creating his own unique casting style known as SHOUTism, coined by the popular site reddit.com.
==Other==
Day[9] also has recently taken up streaming such other games as [[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]] and [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]] accompanying his gameplay experience with humorous commentary.
==See also==
* [[Electronic sports]]
* [[Starcraft 2]]
* [[Husky (commentator)]]
* [[HD (commentator)]]
* [[John Bain (TotalBiscuit)]]
==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]
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| occupation = Caster
| relatives = [[Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott]] (brother)
| website = {{URL|http://www.day9.tv}}/www.day9.tv
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'''Sean 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. 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<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. Sean 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==
Sean 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 losing 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{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}, 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 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, 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." Wildly popular for creating his own unique casting style known as SHOUTism, coined by the popular site reddit.com.
==Other==
Day[9] also has recently taken up streaming such other games as [[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]] and [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]] accompanying his gameplay experience with humorous commentary.
==See also==
* [[Electronic sports]]
* [[Starcraft 2]]
* [[Husky (commentator)]]
* [[HD (commentator)]]
* [[John Bain (TotalBiscuit)]]
==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]
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[[pt:Sean Plott]]
Sean Plott (born June 27, 1986[1] in Leawood, Kansas, commonly known by his online alias 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[2] and was recognized as the PC Gamer gamer of the year in 2010.[3] 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. Sean was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Entertainment for 2011.[4]
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 StarCraft: Brood War Career
3 The Day[9] Daily
4 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Career
5 Casting
6 Other
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
[edit] BiographySean 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".
[edit] StarCraft: Brood War CareerPlott 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 losing 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".
[edit] The Day[9] DailyThe 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."[5] [6]
[edit] StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty CareerPlott 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[citation needed], 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 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, 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.
[edit] CastingDay[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." Wildly popular for creating his own unique casting style known as SHOUTism, coined by the popular site reddit.com.
[edit] OtherDay[9] also has recently taken up streaming such other games as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim accompanying his gameplay experience with humorous commentary.
[edit] See alsoElectronic sports
Starcraft 2
Husky (commentator)
HD (commentator)
John Bain (TotalBiscuit)
[edit] References1.^ http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Day(9)
2.^ Plott, Sean (2010-04-13). "Day[9] Daily #100 - My Life of Starcraft". http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3486428/. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
3.^ McCormick, Rich. "Sean ‘Day[9]‘ Plott – PC Gamer UK’s Gamer Of The Year 2010". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/12/24/sean-day9-plott-pc-gamer-uks-gamer-of-the-year/. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
4.^ http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ielh/sean-day-9-plott-ceo-and-funsmith-day-9-tv-25/
5.^ Reimer, Jeremy (2011-03-31). "The Dawn of Starcraft: e-Sports come to the world stage". http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/the-dawn-of-starcraft-e-sports-come-to-the-world-stage.ars.
6.^ http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2011/04/11/135316299/beyond-cute-babies-how-to-make-money-on-youtube
[edit] External linksDay[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
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