It's been mentioned in the past few weeks, but OnGameNet has tweaked their OSL qualifier format significantly. They've introduced the concept of "My Starleague" (Great wrap up post by jpak), which is basically an open qualifier for ANYONE who is not a registered progamer.
They will have several one day tournaments in most of Korea's major cities, with a few famous progamers attending each as "scouts," with the highlights from the competition being compiled and broadcast by OGN at a later date.
Yeah, it's basically 'Korean Idol: Starcraft BW.' Not terribly surprising, as the Reality Competition TV shows have just started to catch on in Korea, and this would go with the recent cultural trend. The first TV show will air on the 20th.
The first regional auditionqualifier took place last Saturday in Busan, Korea's #2 city and #1 port. Fomos reported that there were hundreds of participants, from students (OGN's minimum age requirement was 12) to office workers.
There were a few participants of note, such as Fantasy's younger brother, and some friends of progamers. Members of the KT Rolster organization were on hand to scout out any potential talent, and it appears that they invited a few players to trial with the team.
The next event will be held this weekend in Jeju and Gwangju.
My Starleague is scheduled to last till mid-may, then there will be the usual prelim with the amateurs that qualified from My Starleague + regular pros. After that, dual tournament, and then finally OSL. Even if they rush all the proceedings after MyStarleague, I don't see how they're gonna have OSL before June
DES also sent one of their reporters to try out. He failed but they will be sending reporters to other qualifiers too. The goal for the reporter is to get 1 win.
On April 16 2011 02:02 Waxangel wrote: My Starleague is scheduled to last till mid-may, then there will be the usual prelim with the amateurs that qualified from My Starleague + regular pros. After that, dual tournament, and then finally OSL. Even if they rush all the proceedings after MyStarleague, I don't see how they're gonna have OSL before June
In the Kwangju prelims later today, Hiya, Anytime, and the Hwaseung head coach Han Sang Yong will be the scouts. Kwangju is the hometown of Anytime and the head coach.
In the Kwangju prelims later today, Hiya, Anytime, and the Hwaseung head coach Han Sang Yong will be the scouts. Kwangju is the hometown of Anytime and the head coach.
OSL turned out unprofitable so they are making radical adjustment to their entire system?
I applaud OGN for thinking outside the box, and pushing for new ideas. However, in midst of the current Blizzard v.s. Kespa law sue fiasco and speculation that BW is unprofitable, I can not help but to feel there is more than what meets the eye.
On April 16 2011 03:14 dukethegold wrote: What's....OGN stalling OSL for?
OSL turned out unprofitable so they are making radical adjustment to their entire system?
I applaud OGN for thinking outside the box, and pushing for new ideas. However, in midst of the current Blizzard v.s. Kespa law sue fiasco and speculation that BW is unprofitable, I can not help but to feel there is more than what meets the eye.
I think it has to do with them not having a sponsor yet or something.
On April 16 2011 03:14 dukethegold wrote: What's....OGN stalling OSL for?
OSL turned out unprofitable so they are making radical adjustment to their entire system?
I applaud OGN for thinking outside the box, and pushing for new ideas. However, in midst of the current Blizzard v.s. Kespa law sue fiasco and speculation that BW is unprofitable, I can not help but to feel there is more than what meets the eye.
I think it has to do with them not having a sponsor yet or something.
And also possibly Effort's return.
They made the announcement of My Starleague a little more than a week after Hite announced Effort's return.
On April 16 2011 04:15 Gann1 wrote: I highly doubt that OGN would implement MyStarleague just for Effort.
They probably think it'll be good enough for business to be worth delaying the hell out of the OSL.
Yeah, this was talked about in the first MyStarleague thread. I think that doing it this way really encourages amateurs to practice more and new players to get started, since now they can daydream of getting through these qualifiers, participating in OSL, etc. and and also have a chance to show that they can perform at live tournaments and get scouted by pro teams. It's really a great thing for the longevity of BW.
OGN has always seemed to have the attitude of "shit's getting stale, let's find something NEW to do for the sake of it" over the years, and I think this is just one of the most ambitious manifestations.
In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up, but they're just trying to get the most money, and the sponsor with the best name value. Like, if EVER wanted to sponsor OSL for a discount, they prolly coulda had them as main sponsor for 5 years straight. But OGN searches around and does stuff like getting Korean Air involved, which was very much worth it as we all know
On April 16 2011 03:14 dukethegold wrote: What's....OGN stalling OSL for?
OSL turned out unprofitable so they are making radical adjustment to their entire system?
I applaud OGN for thinking outside the box, and pushing for new ideas. However, in midst of the current Blizzard v.s. Kespa law sue fiasco and speculation that BW is unprofitable, I can not help but to feel there is more than what meets the eye.
Its no secret, the revenue from Progaming is not as good as it was a few years ago.. so making the bottom line is very difficult. With consumer preferences having moved more toward MMOs and Tactical shooters, there have to be radical changes to try and recapture the market.
In the Kwangju prelims later today, Hiya, Anytime, and the Hwaseung head coach Han Sang Yong will be the scouts. Kwangju is the hometown of Anytime and the head coach.
Yes yes Oz desperately needs some proleague level players to bolster their 1-2-3 combo
On April 16 2011 07:12 Waxangel wrote: OGN has always seemed to have the attitude of "shit's getting stale, let's find something NEW to do for the sake of it" over the years, and I think this is just one of the most ambitious manifestations.
In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up, but they're just trying to get the most money, and the sponsor with the best name value. Like, if EVER wanted to sponsor OSL for a discount, they prolly coulda had them as main sponsor for 5 years straight. But OGN searches around and does stuff like getting Korean Air involved, which was very much worth it as we all know
picture of Reach and Coaches scouting for new blood.
The 2 guys in the far right are kingdom and fellow commentator correct? Does this mean that they also commentate in the regional trials or are they just there to 'sit around'?
On April 16 2011 07:12 Waxangel wrote: OGN has always seemed to have the attitude of "shit's getting stale, let's find something NEW to do for the sake of it" over the years, and I think this is just one of the most ambitious manifestations.
In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up, but they're just trying to get the most money, and the sponsor with the best name value. Like, if EVER wanted to sponsor OSL for a discount, they prolly coulda had them as main sponsor for 5 years straight. But OGN searches around and does stuff like getting Korean Air involved, which was very much worth it as we all know
hope you're right
uhhh he is right no need to hope for it.:/
looks like 2 more DES reporters have fallen.
@above poster,all these games are being commentated and the best of them will be broadcasted on the 20th.
On April 16 2011 07:12 Waxangel wrote: OGN has always seemed to have the attitude of "shit's getting stale, let's find something NEW to do for the sake of it" over the years, and I think this is just one of the most ambitious manifestations.
In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up, but they're just trying to get the most money, and the sponsor with the best name value. Like, if EVER wanted to sponsor OSL for a discount, they prolly coulda had them as main sponsor for 5 years straight. But OGN searches around and does stuff like getting Korean Air involved, which was very much worth it as we all know
hope you're right
uhhh he is right no need to hope for it.:/
looks like 2 more DES reporters have fallen.
@above poster,all these games are being commentated and the best of them will be broadcasted on the 20th.
uhhh "In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up"
On April 16 2011 07:12 Waxangel wrote: OGN has always seemed to have the attitude of "shit's getting stale, let's find something NEW to do for the sake of it" over the years, and I think this is just one of the most ambitious manifestations.
In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up, but they're just trying to get the most money, and the sponsor with the best name value. Like, if EVER wanted to sponsor OSL for a discount, they prolly coulda had them as main sponsor for 5 years straight. But OGN searches around and does stuff like getting Korean Air involved, which was very much worth it as we all know
hope you're right
uhhh he is right no need to hope for it.:/
looks like 2 more DES reporters have fallen.
@above poster,all these games are being commentated and the best of them will be broadcasted on the 20th.
uhhh "In terms of sponsors, I'm pretty sure OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up"
you know hes right about that?
OGN always has a bunch of sponsors lined up,maybe they're having trouble picking out the most awesomest of them all.:p
On April 16 2011 19:27 PH wrote: Does Korea have enough of a population outside Seoul and Busan to really justify a "tour"? lol. That seems kind of silly to me.
Seoul and Busan are really big thats for sure...but please look South Korea up on Wikipedia or something. You seem to miss alot knowledge about this great country and its population... NO Offense!
Btw thank you for that Thread...i really like that idea of an more "OPEN" league and scouting thingy
I'm not a fan of the delayed OSL at all. There's really no reason to delay it because a) they could have done a real OSL start to finish before this is over if they paced themselves or b) it doesn't matter because none of these scrubs are gonna stand a chance in the Dual Tournament against FLASH.
Hopefully Stork gets a seed into the Ro16. He already owns the all-time OSL Ro16 appearance by one, and once this gets underway it'll be two. Stork forever!
does winning an osl as an amateur will give you a pro permit? (dont start complaining on how a guy winning an osl would have got his permit by than - just trying to steer the soup) hypothetically lol suppose a god that started playing starcraft or just a very talented kid at the age of 14 or 12 what ever the min age was
On April 17 2011 08:01 pvzvt wrote: does winning an osl as an amateur will give you a pro permit? (dont start complaining on how a guy winning an osl would have got his permit by than - just trying to steer the soup) hypothetically lol suppose a god that started playing starcraft or just a very talented kid at the age of 14 or 12 what ever the min age was
No, I don't think it does. You need to be on a progaming team to have one.
On April 17 2011 08:01 pvzvt wrote: does winning an osl as an amateur will give you a pro permit? (dont start complaining on how a guy winning an osl would have got his permit by than - just trying to steer the soup) hypothetically lol suppose a god that started playing starcraft or just a very talented kid at the age of 14 or 12 what ever the min age was
While it probably wouldn't give a progaming license, each time has a certain number of licenses that they can give out to players each year. So in order to get a progaming license, you either have to win Courage or be recruited by a team and gifted the license. I'd imagine a promising new player making it deep into the OSL would be picked up by a team and gifted a license pretty quickly.
Bumping in hopes that someone might have some information on what's going on with this. When are they going to finally start the OSL proper? I'm all for the My Starleague idea but it's annoying that it seems to be delaying the OSL by months...
I only understood tidbits from the images but I want to know more.
i'd translate but I can't... those images are hosted by ongamenet and I can't connect to ongamenet... what's going on!! I'm reset my router as a desperate attempt to fix this.
I only understood tidbits from the images but I want to know more.
i'd translate but I can't... those images are hosted by ongamenet and I can't connect to ongamenet... what's going on!! I'm reset my router as a desperate attempt to fix this.
I only understood tidbits from the images but I want to know more.
i'd translate but I can't... those images are hosted by ongamenet and I can't connect to ongamenet... what's going on!! I'm reset my router as a desperate attempt to fix this.
oh cool. wait 10-15 minutes. Gotta use them level 1 photoshop skills. edit: actually, image is kinda small and it's 2am for me. I'm gonna just text trans below the images...
The stars mean that they were chosen by the progaming house to practice with them for 2 days. + Show Spoiler +
Name: Park Jin Hyuk. Age 16 (korean) Race: Zerg Jr. High Student Goal is to become a progamer "Thank you for allowing me to have this great experience! I'll earn my progaming license and become drafted so I can become a progamer. I want to my best to become the best progamer."
Name: Yoo Jeong Jae (21) Race: Terran Don Ah University student Don Ah Starleague Winner "It's exam season and I've even practiced and prepared over studying. At the finals, all the great players will be there so I'll practice even harder so that I can win.
Name: Choi Young Hyun (19) Race: Protoss High school student. Amateur progamer. "A lot of people have expectations for me so I'll try even harder so that I can meet those expectations. I'll be even better at the finals so that I can win. Thank you"
Name: Kim Jae Hyun (20) Race: Terran Active Wrestler In the variety show hosted by ogn, he has 7 consecutive wins. "There are 6 weeks until the finals of MyStarleague so week by week, I will practice Spartan style so that I can get in the top 12."
Name: Yi Dong Hyun Race: Terran 2010 April Courage 2nd Place Aiming to be Progamer "I've lost passion to become a progamer but through this opportunity, I've regained that passion"
Name: Yu Tae Ho (17) Race: Terran Failed Courage once 1900 point on the Brain Ladder "My family opposes me becoming a progamer but I am thankful for this chance to become a progamer"
Name: Choi Sung Won (18) Race: Protoss Not attending Highschool STX Soul Practice Partner (below B teamer) "If I become a progamer, I'll probably be accepted into STX team. Support me in the future when I enter individual leagues and proleague."
Name: Jeon Ji Won (17) Race: Zerg Failed courge 4 times aiming to be progamer "I'll try harder to win in the final rounds"
Name:Suk Tae Soo (20) Race: Protoss exSKT1 Progamer "Thank you for this great experience, I'll earn my progaming license and become drafted so that I can be the best progamer" (why is this used twice...)
Name: Kim Sang Gon 17 Race: Zerg Failed courage 5 times. Attended the other 2 Mystarleagues and finally got into ro4 in Daegoo MyStarleague. nothing interesting in the quotes... lol
Name: Yi Sun Woo 18 Race: Zerg 1900 ladder "Thank you Entus players who helped me practice before this. Thank you GoRush for giving me tips about muta control"
Name: Hwang Jin Ha (22) Race: ZErg Ro8 in previous Location same response as our wrestler starcraft giant...
On May 16 2011 18:22 BLinD-RawR wrote: in the first image there is a KT tag on Park Ji Hin,whats that about?did he get picked up by KT?
on the show, the progaming team chooses 2 of the 8 players from each of the region and then brings those players to the gaming house for 2 days. They're not picked up, it just means that they were picked to practice with the progamers for 2 days.
So the first episode, KT was the team that was involved. So the 8 players that made it through were interviewed by HOT/Reach/Coach of KT and then they chose 2 of the 8.
Next episodes where OZ was the team involved in the region, they chose 2 players to come with them for 2 days etc.
On May 16 2011 18:22 BLinD-RawR wrote: in the first image there is a KT tag on Park Ji Hin,whats that about?did he get picked up by KT?
on the show, the progaming team chooses 2 of the 8 players from each of the region and then brings those players to the gaming house for 2 days. They're not picked up, it just means that they were picked to practice with the progamers for 2 days.
So the first episode, KT was the team that was involved. So the 8 players that made it through were interviewed by HOT/Reach/Coach of KT and then they chose 2 of the 8.
Next episodes where OZ was the team involved in the region, they chose 2 players to come with them for 2 days etc.
interesting...so then after the prelims there is the finals right?when is that?
On May 16 2011 18:22 BLinD-RawR wrote: in the first image there is a KT tag on Park Ji Hin,whats that about?did he get picked up by KT?
on the show, the progaming team chooses 2 of the 8 players from each of the region and then brings those players to the gaming house for 2 days. They're not picked up, it just means that they were picked to practice with the progamers for 2 days.
So the first episode, KT was the team that was involved. So the 8 players that made it through were interviewed by HOT/Reach/Coach of KT and then they chose 2 of the 8.
Next episodes where OZ was the team involved in the region, they chose 2 players to come with them for 2 days etc.
interesting...so then after the prelims there is the finals right?when is that?
I havent been able to follow it because I can't get into ogn... I watch the mystarleague vods on their website when I have nothing to watch :/
On May 16 2011 23:07 white_horse wrote: the national finals will be on May 25 to May 27 according to OGN's website
wow...thats gonna be a while,will they be broadcasted live?
yeah they will be. the last prelims are going to be in seoul and thats on the 15th. so its 10 days between the prelims and the finals..so I guess they want all the finalists to practice that much?
On May 17 2011 13:57 gorchiza wrote: only me , and I did horrobly, I got stressed and paniced all htese cameras and people, and lost even though I got Build order win...
don't worry man,its even happened to tasteless before.
Big thanks to Cadical for uploading the MyStarleague VODs on the TL tracker! Despite not being able to understand Korean it's still awesome to watch, especially seeing XellOs really open up near the end of episode 3 and actually make a face that isn't -_-.
I hope you can keep uploading the videos for us, as I just finished watching the first 2 parts of episode 4 and can't wait to see who makes it through that round.
thanks gorchiza for sharing your video. too bad you didn't do well. but that's fine, hopefully they'll host more events like this in the future esp. now that kespa and blizzard have come to an agreement.
Wow gorchiza so nice to see that ongamenet was so welcoming and friendly towards you and so awesome that you got to sit in those chairs that progamers have sat on.
This is a really good move on their part. From what I've heard a lot of teams lost most of their practice partners and B-team players to SC2 (greener pastures, etc). Seems like a win-win for everyone in this situation.
On May 18 2011 10:14 nitdkim wrote: i wish idra was still playing bw when this was happening
idra had a license, so he wouldn't be allowed to participate because he already gets to participate in the OSL prelims proper ret is the person who i wish had had access to this
According to korean news (fomos), the only foreigner (i presume, gorchiza himself on this thread) played Sin-Ae, famous for her BW variety program on ongamenet.
I did not know even with whom I played O.o ... I assumed some totally unknown dude somewhere, after that they told me that she was a famous MC and bla bla that's the cameras around her and she came to meet with me , did not know that she was against me :D
... omg I am so emberassed... I want to go into a hole and stay there for a year :D
On May 18 2011 12:27 gorchiza wrote: I did not know even with whom I played O.o ... I assumed some totally unknown dude somewhere, after that they told me that she was a famous MC and bla bla that's the cameras around her and she came to meet with me , did not know that she was against me :D
... omg I am so emberassed... I want to go into a hole and stay there for a year :D
u have burned the image that foreigners suck at BW for eternity... hahaha (good 666th post... fitting).
doesn't he not have the license anymore though? if he was still in KR, he should've done it for the kicks. haha
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