With less than 5 days to go, the IEF Suwon 2009 event is turning out to be the greatest event for foreign Starcraft players that has ever been seen before, with 9 different countries taking part for just the Starcraft portion alone.

Some past greats make their triumphant return during IEF Suwon 2009, most notably Assem (former pro gamer in Korea on the former Hexatron, now eSTRO, team), Rekrul (also a former pro gamer on Hexatron, Midian (United Kingdom’s best player of all time), as well as SEn (Starcraft prodigy from Taiwan, which is a country that was never known for its large pool of players).

Some more recognizable faces to the 2009 competitive scene are IdrA, Ret, White_Ra, Strelok, Fenix, iNcontroL, Artosis, G5, iNfeRnaL, Chill, DIMAGA, Gretorp, and MACHINE are all mentally prepared to win the coveted title this year.

Bisu, Stork, Effort, Boxer, and an amateur player will make up team Korea this year, pretty much giving themselves the 99% chance to walk away with 1st place, especially when having the home field advantage.

As for the overall IEF event itself, it will truly be an amazing event that has been organized by many dedicated people who strive to bring not only Asia, but the world a spectacular tournament and show. Hints of importance for this event can be seen when you look at the Korean government stepping in to work alongside one of many eSports events, the interest and need for foreign gamers to be enlisted in the tournaments, as well as the concerts that will take place by some of the biggest Korean artists that are out to date.