[PHOTOS]Kart Rider League Qualifiers #2/R1 Final.

On October 13 2008 11:05 IntoTheWow wrote:
50/5!!

On October 13 2008 11:10 Pangolin wrote:
LOL that last kid looks SO young.

On October 13 2008 11:18 Mooga wrote:
Exactly how popular is Kart Rider in Korea compared to Starcraft? (and how much of that popularity is due to the hot chicks, lol)

On October 13 2008 11:30 nevergg wrote:


The hot chicks are a new feature to draw more peoples' attention I think (and there are definitely more men with cameras coming to KR now lol.) SC is the most well established and popular esport in SK. On a normal PL day it draws a crowd in excess of 250-300 people dependant upon team/location and time. In comparison Kart Rider is usually only attended by under 50-100 people and a lot of them are friends of the players/players themselves.

I think this is (in part) due to the different demographics the games target. A lot of KR fans are younger kids who can't go to live events without their parents/are studying. Also SC tends to attract a wider range of people (more girls for a start.) The age range is bigger (from little kids to middle aged men.) and the leagues are more varied (KR only has one league running at any given time played on Saturday night whereas currently SC has PL, MSL, OSL and Gom TV.)

It's the most popular racing game for its demographic, but compared to SC all other esports are less well attended/less intergrated into SK gaming culture/mainstream Korean living.

On October 13 2008 11:59 YPang wrote:


DO you happen to know if kartrider pros train like SC pros? Like do they practice 10 hrs a day in a pro hosue?

On October 13 2008 12:04 Kuja900 wrote:
so is SC doing the same thing with those booth girls?

On October 13 2008 12:22 nevergg wrote:


In a way yes, but the booth girls don't serve as much of a function as the ladies at KR, DF or SF. Their duties are;

SC: Stand in the booth for about two minutes before a match begins (OSL only currently.) then leave.

DF: Guide players down the main stage, do ceremonies with them before events and hold up round number cards.

SF: Hold the bins for the extra equipment/items picking at the beginning of the event, stand with the specialized FPS Kespa referee during matches and make notes.

KR: Wave flags on the podiums during race breaks, interview players after they have won.

On October 13 2008 13:11 []p4NDemik[] wrote:
That's the only picture that she looks like July to me though
Can anybody else see this? or is it just me?

On October 13 2008 14:57 []p4NDemik[] wrote:

I could've sworn i saw it happeninig in the OSL, by like fantasy or BeSt or something. But I might be wrong.

Edit: They did do it, maybe just for the OSL Ro8 games though. Check out the end of Stork's game:
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After skipping to the end of the other games (on BaeZZi's account b/c he doesn't cut as soon as the match ends) all the players did it this OSL Ro8, with the booth girls handing them what looks like mini-posters or something. Anyways, the format of them going straight into the crowd instead of going off to the side seems to be totally new in and of itself.