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United States2948 Posts
Kongdoo/Afreeca just formally announced the December 4 date.
Qualifiers Nov 26 and Nov 27 with top 24 players advancing.
» Ro24: dual tournament Bo1
» Ro16: dual tournament Bo1
» Ro8-Finals: elimination Bo5
»  TaekBangLeeSsang ( Bisu, Stork,  Jaedong,  Flash) will all participate
» 4 seeds from the first season (Shuttle, Sharp, Last, Sea) advance into Ro16
Very similar prize money distribution to last season, ₩15,000,000 for first. Prize money awarded for all 28 participants (24 qualifers + 4 seeds from ASL1)
Sources: Press release, Ygosu, Kongdoo Facebook, Press release in English
Original post:
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/i9g38HP.png)
http://esports.sports.afreecatv.comNo formal announcement yet, but Afreeca updated their esports portal page with the above poster. Hopefully they'll confirm with the timeline for the qualifiers soon. Glad to see Afreeca following through with the December timeline as mentioned at the finals of the first ASL. December 4 through January 22 is pretty similar to last season -- assuming only Ro16 again. Source: Ygosu
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United Kingdom1689 Posts
Hooray, loved the last one!
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Bisutopia19246 Posts
Sweet! Qualifiers will be stacked with good players.
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And Jaedong will be in it, mark my words 
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South Korea2105 Posts
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flash jaedong bisu plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On November 10 2016 19:21 YSMS wrote:
flash jaedong bisu plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes please.
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Japan11286 Posts
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
yeah really shitty that its likely to be a 16 man tournament
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On November 10 2016 18:51 Jae Zedong wrote:And Jaedong will be in it, mark my words
I hope Jaedong will wait until the next one actually. I want him to be back in shape so that people dont get disappointed in his play. Also I like to have new things to look forward to. This Starleague i look forward to the return of Bisu ( he did not participate in the last one) and then i can look forward to Jaedongs debut for the Starleague after this one (amongst other things)
It's a good time to be a BW fan
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51466 Posts
crossing my fingers bisu doesn't pussy out like last time
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Bisutopia19246 Posts
On November 10 2016 21:29 GTR wrote:
crossing my fingers bisu doesn't pussy out like last time
He actually said he would participate in the next ASL a couple months ago. He was taking a breather for tournaments and god knows he needed it. He doesn't want to be a member of the Kong line. I would be really surprised if he didn't compete.
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
at least remove fighting spirit
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On November 10 2016 21:55 BLinD-RawR wrote:
at least remove fighting spirit
Meh, if the pros on Afreeca are playing it of their own free will it can't be that bad. Circuit Breakers is on the rise but they are playing FS a lot still.
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lol remove f.s think you lost ure mind tbh
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but fs is what I play on. I like seeing pros play on the same map I know ^^
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I'm finding it a lucky time to be getting into BW. I used to play it as a kid (like an idiot) and I've been watching these tournaments and streams and was inspired to reinstall for the first time since SC2 was released. I'm so excited for this tournament!
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nice
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Hooray! Hopefully with JD !
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On November 11 2016 01:42 Bijan wrote:
I'm finding it a lucky time to be getting into BW. I used to play it as a kid (like an idiot) and I've been watching these tournaments and streams and was inspired to reinstall for the first time since SC2 was released. I'm so excited for this tournament!
Awesome!! :D
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If Jaedong wins this, that would be the coolest. Literally... the coolest.
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United States2948 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/4YSHb1t.png)
http://afreecatv.starleague.kr
Kongdoo/Afreeca just formally announced the December 4 date.
Qualifiers Nov 26 and Nov 27 with top 24 players advancing.
Ro24: round robin Bo1
Ro16: dual tournament Bo1
Ro8-Finals: elimination Bo5
Very similar prize money distribution to last season, ₩15,000,000 for first
Pinged lemmata about translating the press release:
http://sports.news.naver.com/e_sports/news/read.nhn?oid=442&aid=0000046979&redirect=false
Yet to confirm, but from Google Translate:
-TaekBbangLeeSsang (Bisu, Stork, Jaedong, Flash) will all participate?
-4 seeds from the first season (Shuttle, Sharp, Last, Sea) advance into Ro16?
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On November 11 2016 13:29 prech wrote:Yet to confirm, but from Google Translate: -TaekBbangLeeSsang ( Bisu, Stork, Jaedong, Flash) will all participate?
wow, that would be amazing!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
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SC2 may be dead to me, but as long as I have Brood War, I will not stop cheering.
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51466 Posts
Ro24 is actually dual tournament, not round robin.
website also confirms tastosis will be returning to do english commentary.
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United States2948 Posts
On November 11 2016 14:58 GTR wrote:
Ro24 is actually dual tournament, not round robin.
website also confirms tastosis will be returning to do english commentary.
Ok thanks, correcting in the top post
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On November 10 2016 21:32 BisuDagger wrote:Show nested quote +On November 10 2016 21:29 GTR wrote:
crossing my fingers bisu doesn't pussy out like last time He actually said he would participate in the next ASL a couple months ago. He was taking a breather for tournaments and god knows he needed it. He doesn't want to be a member of the Kong line. I would be really surprised if he didn't compete.
Calling players like Bisu or Jaedong is an insult to yellow imo...
These guys won multiple championships, they dont know what it feels to always finish 2nd
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TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
they casted last time, don't see why they wouldn't again.
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Bisutopia19246 Posts
On November 11 2016 16:44 sharkie wrote:Show nested quote +On November 10 2016 21:32 BisuDagger wrote:On November 10 2016 21:29 GTR wrote:
crossing my fingers bisu doesn't pussy out like last time He actually said he would participate in the next ASL a couple months ago. He was taking a breather for tournaments and god knows he needed it. He doesn't want to be a member of the Kong line. I would be really surprised if he didn't compete. Calling players like Bisu or Jaedong is an insult to yellow imo... These guys won multiple championships, they dont know what it feels to always finish 2nd
Bisu has two silvers in his last two tournaments (KSL and SSL). If he doesnt break this streak he will start to join the kong line.
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you know it just occurred to me that tbls still need to go through the offline qualifiers.
seeing how tight last season's offline qualifiers were (players like kal, light, sky and movie didn't qualify) it may be a tough ask for someone like stork to make it through unpracticed.
remember too a lot of players have joined into the afreeca fray since then like rain and soulkey so that will add to the competitiveness of the qualifiers.
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On November 11 2016 20:58 GTR wrote:
you know it just occurred to me that tbls still need to go through the offline qualifiers.
seeing how tight last season's offline qualifiers were (players like kal, light, sky and movie didn't qualify) it may be a tough ask for someone like stork to make it through unpracticed.
remember too a lot of players have joined into the afreeca fray since then like rain and soulkey so that will add to the competitiveness of the qualifiers.
yep, this Starleague will be the toughest we've seen so far in the competetive Sospa/Afreeca scene ever since we started to look at SSL's as "the real thing".
To me, there's nobody who is set in stone to make it past the qualifiers, the amount of A/S Class Progamers increases in every iteration of Starleague's we see. im highly intrigued to find out who's gonna make it.
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On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~
Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back.
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On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back.
This makes me really happy because having high quality English casts is what really hooked me with BW.
On that note, are there any current English speaking streamers/content creators that cast BW regularly? As much as I love watching Flash's stream, I know I'm so far behind with game knowledge and would appreciate anyone who can give me analysis.
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On November 12 2016 00:20 Bijan wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. This makes me really happy because having high quality English casts is what really hooked me with BW. On that note, are there any current English speaking streamers/content creators that cast BW regularly? As much as I love watching Flash's stream, I know I'm so far behind with game knowledge and would appreciate anyone who can give me analysis.
This thread says hi: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/511343-bisudagger-and-friends-caster-thread
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On November 12 2016 00:28 BisuDagger wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:20 Bijan wrote:On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. This makes me really happy because having high quality English casts is what really hooked me with BW. On that note, are there any current English speaking streamers/content creators that cast BW regularly? As much as I love watching Flash's stream, I know I'm so far behind with game knowledge and would appreciate anyone who can give me analysis. This thread says hi: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/511343-bisudagger-and-friends-caster-thread
Oh great, I'm that guy that isn't able to do a rudimentary forum search...
Thank you though! This thread might be my weekend right here.
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Well, RO24 is way better than RO16
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On November 12 2016 02:00 Wrath wrote:Well, RO24 is way better than RO16
Especially because the ro4 of last season is already in the ro16
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On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back.
tastosis....yay we can all look forward to them talking about SC2 the whole game like last time.
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On November 10 2016 18:51 Jae Zedong wrote:And Jaedong will be in it, mark my words
JD, God, Bisu, Effort.... wow
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On November 12 2016 02:28 tankgirl wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. tastosis....yay we can all look forward to them talking about SC2 the whole game like last time.
That is a grand exaggeration. Sure they did that a lot of that in the beginning, because they were being mindful of the fact that they were drawing in a lot of viewers from SC2 that might had little to no knowledge about BW. I do hope though that they invest more time outside of their commentary into refreshing their memory of the history of both kespa and post -kespa scene. Knowing about the history of a competitive sport sparks the immagination of the past and gives meaning to the present.
Meaning: When you understand how the game and gamers became what it is today - you will care more for it.
They also need to update their knowledge of the current metagame. Its been a while since they both were playing BW regularly, so there are som holes in their general knowledge here and there, but nothing they could not fix.
The positive side to them is that they have amazing chemistry, experience, charisma and enthusiasm. There is NO denying that. There is a reason why they have arrived where they are today.
What is important in the grand scheme of things, is the continuation of BW and its legacy. Tastosis is going to help to make that legacy survive, because they are raising the status and awareness of the game in the minds of thousands of people new to the game. And without new blood and interest in this game, the game will die slowly.
And talking about community, this is where people like Sayle, Catspaw, Bisudagger, Prech, Cele (the list goes on and on and on), are the most important when it comes to sustaining that interest into something more than just what you get with your average casual viewer of someone like Tastosis. But it is Tastostis that is initially going to draw these people into BW in healthy numbers.
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thankgod bisu didn pussy out or the korean netizens trolls for once are not so loud with their never ending bullshit
flash bisu and jaedong in one starleague godly
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On November 12 2016 03:31 tanngard wrote:
What is important in the grand scheme of things, is the continuation of BW and its legacy. Tastosis is going to help to make that legacy survive, because they are raising the status and awareness of the game in the minds of thousands of people new to the game. And without new blood and interest in this game, the game will die slowly.
I've always casually tuned into BW streams but it wasn't until Tastosis started casting that I really began to get interested, reinstalling the game, looking up youtube build guides and poring over years old TL posts. It means a lot to me to see the two games bridged by casters I love and am familiar with.
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On November 12 2016 06:58 Bijan wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 03:31 tanngard wrote:
What is important in the grand scheme of things, is the continuation of BW and its legacy. Tastosis is going to help to make that legacy survive, because they are raising the status and awareness of the game in the minds of thousands of people new to the game. And without new blood and interest in this game, the game will die slowly.
I've always casually tuned into BW streams but it wasn't until Tastosis started casting that I really began to get interested, reinstalling the game, looking up youtube build guides and poring over years old TL posts. It means a lot to me to see the two games bridged by casters I love and am familiar with.
Good to hear sir! I love them too.
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United States2948 Posts
Just re-reading the press release, thanks to EsportsJohn  , and the Starleague webpage, and it shows the prize money awarded for all 28 participants. Presumably this is the 24 qualifers + 4 seeds.
If TaekBbangLeeSsang automatically earn seeds/spots in the Ro24 (unless Kongdoo/Afreeca advance them into the Ro16), seems that only 20 players would qualify from the offline prelims...
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WHAT i misread the post (i focused on JAEDONG flash bisu) STORK plays??
oh of course sc2 teams are disclosed with closing of proleague so stork probably has loads of free time to play BW starleague aswell although im a bit puzzled how he can switch that fast from being fulltime sc2 playing coach in sc2 team to playing star at pro level
(i dont think stork has been smurfing on fish server or nobody noticed it at least?)
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On November 12 2016 02:28 tankgirl wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. tastosis....yay we can all look forward to them talking about SC2 the whole game like last time.
or screaming and yelling, and hype fake excited things like they do in SC2.
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You guys are making tastosis seem way worse than they are.
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On November 12 2016 07:23 prech wrote:Just re-reading the press release, thanks to EsportsJohn , and the Starleague webpage, and it shows the prize money awarded for all 28 participants. Presumably this is the 24 qualifers + 4 seeds. If TaekBbangLeeSsang automatically earn seeds/spots in the Ro24 (unless Kongdoo/Afreeca advance them into the Ro16), seems that only 20 players would qualify from the offline prelims...
they won't be seeding tbls into the ro24. this would reek of nepotism very badly and would look badly upon afreeca/kongdoo.
i am 99.9% certain that 12 will qualify from seoul and 12 will qualify from busan. those 24 will be placed into dual tournament groups, where 12 will advance to the ro16 and join up with shuttle/sharp/sea/last. this format was done in the last osl.
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On November 12 2016 07:56 GTR wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 07:23 prech wrote:Just re-reading the press release, thanks to EsportsJohn , and the Starleague webpage, and it shows the prize money awarded for all 28 participants. Presumably this is the 24 qualifers + 4 seeds. If TaekBbangLeeSsang automatically earn seeds/spots in the Ro24 (unless Kongdoo/Afreeca advance them into the Ro16), seems that only 20 players would qualify from the offline prelims... they won't be seeding tbls into the ro24. this would reek of nepotism very badly and would look badly upon afreeca/kongdoo. i am 99.9% certain that 12 will qualify from seoul and 12 will qualify from busan. those 24 will be placed into dual tournament groups, where 12 will advance to the ro16 and join up with shuttle/sharp/sea/last. this format was done in the last osl.
Yeah makes the most sense to me as well. Let's hope TBLS make it throgh the qualifiers though, more hype for the tournament is a positive
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On November 12 2016 07:28 onlystar wrote:
WHAT i misread the post (i focused on JAEDONG flash bisu) STORK plays??
oh of course sc2 teams are disclosed with closing of proleague so stork probably has loads of free time to play BW starleague aswell although im a bit puzzled how he can switch that fast from being fulltime sc2 playing coach in sc2 team to playing star at pro level
(i dont think stork has been smurfing on fish server or nobody noticed it at least?)
hes gonna suck. jd has been smurfing allegedly and will start streaming today but i doubt hed be on bisu/flash level either. stork is gonna suck worse though
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On November 12 2016 02:28 tankgirl wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. tastosis....yay we can all look forward to them talking about SC2 the whole game like last time.
keep in mind when tastosis cast a lot of people will be watching who don't know much about BW and only watch because of them. the SC2 references are very helpful for them.
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On November 12 2016 13:12 evilfatsh1t wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 07:28 onlystar wrote:
WHAT i misread the post (i focused on JAEDONG flash bisu) STORK plays??
oh of course sc2 teams are disclosed with closing of proleague so stork probably has loads of free time to play BW starleague aswell although im a bit puzzled how he can switch that fast from being fulltime sc2 playing coach in sc2 team to playing star at pro level
(i dont think stork has been smurfing on fish server or nobody noticed it at least?) hes gonna suck. jd has been smurfing allegedly and will start streaming today but i doubt hed be on bisu/flash level either. stork is gonna suck worse though
dinotoss not smurfing in BW and playing WoW again at the side? hah joke you.
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BW has always been big in Korea, but the professional scene is catching up again. I'm so happy!
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konadora
Singapore66170 Posts
YESSSSSSSSS
any info about map pool?
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On November 13 2016 23:08 konadora wrote:
YESSSSSSSSS
any info about map pool?
www.facebook.com
Circuit Breakers+Destination 1.1+Eye of the Storm 1.0
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51466 Posts
hooray no fighting spirit
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Nothing about Stork smurf?
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Horray. Back to sk terran. It will be very interestibg for tvz imo
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konadora
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On November 15 2016 16:35 Gamlet wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2016 23:08 konadora wrote:
YESSSSSSSSS
any info about map pool? www.facebook.comCircuit Breakers+Destination 1.1+Eye of the Storm 1.0
mehh T_T
nothing new.. thanks!
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nothing new ? they are bringing TvZ turtle mech cancer for real this time lmao .destination seriously ??
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On November 16 2016 01:54 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2016 16:35 Gamlet wrote:On November 13 2016 23:08 konadora wrote:
YESSSSSSSSS
any info about map pool? www.facebook.comCircuit Breakers+Destination 1.1+Eye of the Storm 1.0 mehh T_T nothing new.. thanks!
I doubt they want to bust out taebaek for qualifiers
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On November 16 2016 01:59 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
nothing new ? they are bringing TvZ turtle mech cancer for real this time lmao .destination seriously ??
Agreed, down with destination!
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Doesn't Destination favor T in TvZ even more? That matchup will be brutal on that old map.
Modern Terrans will dominate Zergs on Destination.
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On November 16 2016 01:59 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
nothing new ? they are bringing TvZ turtle mech cancer for real this time lmao .destination seriously ??
Destination has reasonable winrates in TvZ, 52% isn't too lopsided. It depends if you feel comfortable playing vs mech openers or not i guess. I personally enjoy watching it at least, it's a nice matchup for viewers.
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Are JD and Stork confirmed ?
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This is not some small online tourney from some random guy, if Afreeca announced it, that is the confirmation.
I am not a fan of Destination either, aside from some cheese, P and T have to turtle hardcore to win on this map. Midgame options are very limited.
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I'm gonna be gobsmacked if Stork does well at all in this. Plus I'm mildly shocked he's playing at all. Stork is 28 and still hasn't done his military service yet, and if Polt's service is any indication, the Army could come for Stork at literally anytime.
I guess 'ol Stork is trying to get his fun in before the Army says he has to go 
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On November 16 2016 02:25 Cele wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2016 01:59 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
nothing new ? they are bringing TvZ turtle mech cancer for real this time lmao .destination seriously ?? Destination has reasonable winrates in TvZ, 52% isn't too lopsided. It depends if you feel comfortable playing vs mech openers or not i guess. I personally enjoy watching it at least, it's a nice matchup for viewers.
winrates from 2009....
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OK, we need to find the Stork's smurf account. He has to practice, it's less than two weeks left!
Can't wait to see his reabo in PvT.
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United States2948 Posts
On November 15 2016 16:35 Gamlet wrote:www.facebook.comCircuit Breakers+Destination 1.1+Eye of the Storm 1.0
Good stuff, thanks.
Nice change of pace with different maps. Was curious why several BJs were playing Destination and EotS the past few days! Glad to see them taking it seriously and practicing
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On November 12 2016 00:20 Bijan wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:07 tanngard wrote:On November 11 2016 17:23 Golgotha wrote:
TASTOSIS is casting?! can die happy now~ Artosis said in an interview a month ago that he is looking to step back from other e-sports and focus only on commentating SC2 and BW. It was an interview with some SC2 pundit on youtube. I love that they are back. This makes me really happy because having high quality English casts is what really hooked me with BW. On that note, are there any current English speaking streamers/content creators that cast BW regularly? As much as I love watching Flash's stream, I know I'm so far behind with game knowledge and would appreciate anyone who can give me analysis.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/515174-the-return-of-lmaster-low-mid-level-casting-fun
L_Master can definitely help you with fundamentals and analysis here; lots of mistakes from low/mid-level players that are noted and thus will increase your knowledge of what is the "right" way to play and why the pros do what they do, to a certain extent.
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On November 16 2016 04:26 Cryoc wrote:
This is not some small online tourney from some random guy, if Afreeca announced it, that is the confirmation.
Did Afreeca announce it ?
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I hope that the final matchup will be TvsP
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Wow Stork is joining? What has he been doing these past months
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
On November 16 2016 20:57 Dante08 wrote:
Wow Stork is joining? What has he been doing these past months
playing coach of samsung's Sc2 squad, now disbanded.
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konadora
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told you, they won't bust out taekbaek for qualifiers.
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I really like this qualification maps. More likely to be seen SK Terran.
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On November 16 2016 06:04 duke91 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2016 02:25 Cele wrote:On November 16 2016 01:59 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
nothing new ? they are bringing TvZ turtle mech cancer for real this time lmao .destination seriously ?? Destination has reasonable winrates in TvZ, 52% isn't too lopsided. It depends if you feel comfortable playing vs mech openers or not i guess. I personally enjoy watching it at least, it's a nice matchup for viewers. winrates from 2009....
Back in 2009 Destination was one of the few maps that Terrans used to go pure mech. But the map was just 52% in favour of TvZ, which is nothing but normal since T>Z. A look at TLPD shows that this balance also was stabile all the way through the period it was in use. There was a period in january 2009 where terran had the upperhand, but after that the map was completely balanced between between Z and T.
If anything Zergs have become better at dealing with mech these days, i guess since they have to deal with it all the time now. Does that not speak for an advantage for Zerg perhaps? We wont find out unless we actually try it out. I dont think maps should be safe and perfectly balanced. That is boring. The players needs at least some obstacles so that they keep innovating and adjusting.
I like the map and remember it with fondness and i think it will be interesting to see how it holds up with the current meta.
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every destination ive seen with T has them going behind that ridge and shelling two expos with one attack. that seems a bit much.
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On November 21 2016 00:47 Sheik_ wrote:
every destination ive seen with T has them going behind that ridge and shelling two expos with one attack. that seems a bit much.
That is what you have seen, but the stats say its fairly balanced still.
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United States2948 Posts
Couple hours to go for qualifier registrations:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/8C0WYXvm.png)
Pretty close to season 1, if I recall
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On November 23 2016 09:22 prech wrote:Couple hours to go for qualifier registrations: Pretty close to season 1, if I recall
People always say there is no new blood in the scene, but if there are actually that many people who at least wanna try to qualify, that seems pretty good to me, no?
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Bisutopia19246 Posts
I am on board with ASL to have an official stream for the next ASL. :D Hopefully I can confirm my new CoCaster soon too.
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On November 23 2016 09:22 prech wrote:Couple hours to go for qualifier registrations: Pretty close to season 1, if I recall
The sad thing is that we all know the outcome.
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Japan11286 Posts
It doesn't hurt to try (aside from egos though)
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If not for jetlag scan could have reached the qualifier finals or even qualify last season.
With more big names now its almost impossible this season.
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TLADT24920 Posts
On November 23 2016 09:41 The_Red_Viper wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2016 09:22 prech wrote:Couple hours to go for qualifier registrations: Pretty close to season 1, if I recall People always say there is no new blood in the scene, but if there are actually that many people who at least wanna try to qualify, that seems pretty good to me, no?
yes, it's definitely good. Problem is that it seems that rarely do we have players that can get on to the level of the ex-pro. It's understandable why that's the case but still.
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really glad there's no fighting spirit. i wish gladiator would make an appearance some time...
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Hey,
do you know where (which city+place+building) they are playing? Because at the moment I am in South Korea and it would be cool to watch some games there. Thanks for help
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On November 23 2016 16:11 lovel0ve1 wrote:Hey, do you know where (which city+place+building) they are playing? Because at the moment I am in South Korea and it would be cool to watch some games there. Thanks for help
http://afreecatv.starleague.kr/
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On November 23 2016 16:11 lovel0ve1 wrote:Hey, do you know where (which city+place+building) they are playing? Because at the moment I am in South Korea and it would be cool to watch some games there. Thanks for help
Unlikely you wont be able to get close to the area where players are playing because there are always ppl want to watch flash jd bisu playing the qualification and disturb pc bang. Staffs will be very busy and kicking audiences because each group of bracket will start every next hour. Tough and tight schedule for them when ppl are on their way of job. At least you might have a chance meeting your favorite players front of pc bang when they just arrived there.
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guys stop complaining about destination, you are hurting my feelings 
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Japan11286 Posts
Maps usually carry over but I'd like at least one new or previously not used map to be used to keep things fresh (like Taebaek Mts and Avalon)
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United States2948 Posts
Final count 608!
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/eqI2YQPm.png)
So great to see progamers playing these ASL maps night and day. Don't recall seeing more than a handful of Fighting Spirit watching hundreds of games the last two weeks.
Prelims in ~2 days!
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On November 24 2016 09:46 prech wrote:Final count 608! So great to see progamers playing these ASL maps night and day. Don't recall seeing more than a handful of Fighting Spirit watching hundreds of games the last two weeks. Prelims in ~2 days!
Lets hope no one will shut down the PCs during the prelims.
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On November 24 2016 13:30 Wrath wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2016 09:46 prech wrote:Final count 608! So great to see progamers playing these ASL maps night and day. Don't recall seeing more than a handful of Fighting Spirit watching hundreds of games the last two weeks. Prelims in ~2 days! Lets hope no one will shut down the PCs during the prelims.
Let's hope hope we will see some new people qualifying =)
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I'm in Seoul and would love to participate in the open qualifier for fun. Anyone knows where I could find a bit more info on it? Sorry if that was posted anywhere, couldn't find anything.
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Looks like im in group 8. Best s2 miso are in it
Ps sky and hero are also in it.
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On November 25 2016 10:02 LaStScan wrote:
Looks like im in group 8. Best s2 miso are in it
Ps sky and hero are also in it.
Good luck man!
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There is not an official bracket but ppl have found out through the internet website.
Feel free to translate im a bit lazy to do so.
1조: 송병구, 강민, 차재욱, 김범성, 심대성
2조: 김택용, 변형태, 이성은, 진웅
3조: 윤용태, 최호선, 유진우, 황경영, 전상욱, 서문지훈, 원지훈, 김한솔
4조: 임홍규, 정윤종, 이카루스, 김봉준
5조: 박성균, 철구, 권혁진
6조: 이제동, 김규회
7조: 구성훈, 몽군
8조: 도재욱, 이승석, 한두열, 하늘, 이영웅, 조병세
9조: 조일장, 임진묵, 진영화, 이영한, 장윤철
10조: 김정우, 김기훈
11조: 이재호, 김민철, 유영진, 고강민, 강구열
12조: 이영호, 쿰신
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That's a healthy number of people in the qualifiers. This is gonna be awesome #MakeBroodWarGreatAgain
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On November 25 2016 11:58 Dante08 wrote:
That's a healthy number of people in the qualifiers. This is gonna be awesome #MakeBroodWarGreatAgain
Brood War will make StarCraft great again.
Btw, is there a challonge page with the full brackets this time around? Link?
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This is going to be a legendary event. I cannot believe the Big Four are all going to be participating...so...as is the custom:
JAEDONG FIGHTING!
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Is there going to be a stream of some sort for qualifications?
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On November 26 2016 04:58 Zera wrote:
Is there going to be a stream of some sort for qualifications?
Not quite sure. I've just turned on ZerO's stream. He's watching a stream where someone is recording with his cam some Protoss in a location which looks like some kind of qualification or so. I can't tell who that Protoss is that ZerO is watching. Maybe a friend of his cuz he's kinda into him winning xD
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It seems that Jaedong was knocked out from the qualification round as he lost in the semifinal of his group.
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Oh snap, no jaedong in this? That is terrible. :/
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There are still the Busan qualifiers tomorrow: link.
+ Show Spoiler +Group 1: Sexy, Tyson, TerrOr
Group 2: sSak, Brainsin, Shinee
Group 3: Leta, Soma
Group 4: Bale, Ample
Group 5: sKyHigh, Zergstyle, Britney, Miso
Group 6: GuemChi, Snow, HoeJJa
Group 7: Jaedong, trOt, Scan, Sky
Group 8: PianO, Iris
Group 9: Noble, s2, hero
Group 10: Light, Shine, Lazy
Group 11: FBH, Spire, Rush
Group 12: Rain, Horang2, BeaSt, Modesty
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I'll bet on some peeps for the Busan qualifiers.
100% will qualify:
Jaedong
PianO
100% will not qualify:
TerrOr
Scan
Love Scan but if he beats trOt he's going against Jaedong in the semis. Terror always loses, it's a joke at this point. Sexy will obliterate him.
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when /where to watch the busan qualifiers´?
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On November 27 2016 18:49 byj wrote:
when /where to watch the busan qualifiers´?
It's already all finished.
Seeds
Sharp(T), sea(T), Last(T), Eyewater(P)
Seoul qualifiers
Mind(T), Mong(T), Flash(T), Larva(Z), effOrt(Z), SoulKey(Z), Stork(P), Bisu(P), free(P), Best(P), Movie(P), NtO(P)
Busan qualifiers
Ample(T), Beserker(T), Light(T), Rush(T), Force(Z), TerrOr(Z), Jaedong(Z), Where(Z), herO(Z), SeaGuemchi(P), Rain(P)
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On November 27 2016 19:04 Letmelose wrote:Show nested quote +On November 27 2016 18:49 byj wrote:
when /where to watch the busan qualifiers´? It's already all finished. SeedsSharp(T), sea(T), Last(T), Eyewater(P) Seoul qualifiersMind(T), Mong(T), Flash(T), Larva(Z), effOrt(Z), SoulKey(Z), Stork(P), Bisu(P), free(P), Best(P), Movie(P), NtO(P) Busan qualifiersAmple(T), Beserker(T), Light(T), Rush(T), Force(Z), TerrOr(Z), Jaedong(Z), Where(Z), herO(Z), SeaGuemchi(P), Rain(P)
Nice, thank you!
The results are DOPE. This is going to be an amazing tournament.
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there was a CJ progamer called Where.is that him ?
oh wow this guy is Miso ,didnt know
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On November 27 2016 19:14 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
there was a CJ progamer called Where.is that him ?
Yes. Cherish these tournaments, because for a lot of these gamers, they are approaching the age where they cannot delay their military service any further. A lot of them have gone on the record saying that this will be their final gift to the fans who have supported them throughout the years.
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On November 27 2016 19:04 Letmelose wrote:
Busan qualifiers
Ample(T), Beserker(T), Light(T), Rush(T), Force(Z), TerrOr(Z), Jaedong(Z), Where(Z), herO(Z), SeaGuemchi(P), Rain(P)
lol leaving out the amateur noname, noone cares about him
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this is the dopest line up since???
better than most OSL/MSLs I remember
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when will be groups for Ro24 announced ?
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Bisutopia19246 Posts
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On November 27 2016 23:13 BisuDagger wrote:
Who did ssak lose to?
Shinee, 2-0
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huh replaced destination with benzene. amusing.
and lol poor terror
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Korea (South)11582 Posts
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Exactly, What is time begin of the first match? (04/12/2016)
Amazing when Flash vs Terror in the B group!
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Korea (South)11582 Posts
whoops accidently quoted and not edit
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France1920 Posts
Jaedong is 9-9 against Mong in their recent games.
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Larva in the same group with Bisu again:-)
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United States10172 Posts
oh boy this is gonna be good. No real group of death so that's good, we'll only be dropping a few good players from the ro24.
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What?? Where is ASL1 champ, Shuttle??
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Germany3128 Posts
On November 28 2016 07:13 TAKK.borg wrote:
What?? Where is ASL1 champ, Shuttle??
The top 4 of ASL 1 are seeded into ro16
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On November 28 2016 00:10 CaucasianAsian wrote:in english: Group A December 4th 7:00 PM (KST) + Show Spoiler +
So the first set of games is December 3rd 5 pm EST? That would be a solid time for me.
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Korea (South)11582 Posts
that would be 5:00am EST. KST is GMT+9. Sorry for any confusion
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No problem. Thanks for the clarification. This is gonna be a great tournament!
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I'm really excited for this and hope I don't die before the 4th of December. Gonna make sure not to use my car for the month of December.
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On November 28 2016 00:18 CaucasianAsian wrote:whoops accidently quoted and not edit
Seriously it is time to swap those things already.
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EPT
