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2021 ACS Season 1 Announced

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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2106 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-17 10:54:52
February 16 2021 09:58 GMT
#1
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Source: http://bj.afreecatv.com/afstar1/post/68629609

Starting on the 27th of February, the AfreecaTV Challenger StarLeague serves as a gateway for rookies to reach the ASL. The winner of the tournament gets seeded into an ASL11 qualifying match of their choice (probably 12 grps in Seoul, 6 in Busan, 6 in Gwangju / Daejon).

Sign-up period: 15/02 - 24/02

Groups A, B: 27/02 (online)
Groups C, D: 28/02 (online)

Ro4 + Finals: 07/03, 1900KST (FreecUP Studio)

Eligibility:
    No ASL Ro16 main event participants
    No former Progamers (Semi-pros allowed)
    No ACS Winners / Runner-ups
    No people restricted from appearing on TV (should probably need some clarification on that)



1st place: ~2,700$ + ASL11 qualifying match spot
2nd place: ~1,800$

Map pool: Polypoid, Eclipse, Fighting Spirit
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outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
February 16 2021 10:52 GMT
#2
Neat! We need fresh blood, look how far SoMa has gone.
sunbeams are never made like me...
abuse
Profile Joined April 2011
Latvia1942 Posts
February 16 2021 13:27 GMT
#3
"No ACS Winners / Runner-ups"
why?
I don't believe you.
LML
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Germany1775 Posts
February 16 2021 13:46 GMT
#4
On February 16 2021 18:58 Ziggy wrote:
No people restricted from appearing on TV (should probably need some clarification on that)


Aw man, I'm restricted from appearing on TV due to my face

Are foreigners allowed to sign up?
And what exactly does a seed to an ASL qualifier mean? Do you get seeded into later rounds? I thought the ASL qualifiers were open?
LML
FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
February 16 2021 13:50 GMT
#5
On February 16 2021 22:46 LML wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2021 18:58 Ziggy wrote:
No people restricted from appearing on TV (should probably need some clarification on that)


Aw man, I'm restricted from appearing on TV due to my face

Are foreigners allowed to sign up?
And what exactly does a seed to an ASL qualifier mean? Do you get seeded into later rounds? I thought the ASL qualifiers were open?

You get seeded into the finals of the qualifier
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4235 Posts
February 16 2021 13:54 GMT
#6
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

Really like the idea of ACS. I hope it goes well this time around, too.

odi profanum vulgus et arceo
TentativePanda
Profile Joined August 2014
United States800 Posts
February 16 2021 15:55 GMT
#7
This will be fun
MinixTheNerd
Profile Joined July 2019
200 Posts
February 16 2021 16:27 GMT
#8
Perfect just what we needed, I hope there is an english cast
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
February 16 2021 17:22 GMT
#9
On February 16 2021 22:46 LML wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2021 18:58 Ziggy wrote:
No people restricted from appearing on TV (should probably need some clarification on that)


Aw man, I'm restricted from appearing on TV due to my face

Are foreigners allowed to sign up?
And what exactly does a seed to an ASL qualifier mean? Do you get seeded into later rounds? I thought the ASL qualifiers were open?


Yes, foreigners have been generally allowed in the past.
Broodwar for life!
QuadroX
Profile Joined August 2017
386 Posts
February 17 2021 09:04 GMT
#10
Again no English casting by Tastetosis? They'd rather get hired to cast Valorant than this..
yestaiga
Profile Blog Joined November 2014
Canada21 Posts
February 17 2021 09:23 GMT
#11
On February 17 2021 18:04 QuadroX wrote:
Again no English casting by Tastetosis? They'd rather get hired to cast Valorant than this..

theres no way afreeca would pay them to cast players no one knows to the west. Also imagine trying to cast hundreds of games of kinda amateurish Broodwar over multiple days. I dont even think Tasteosis could make that interesting.
knotfun
Profile Joined July 2019
41 Posts
February 17 2021 09:42 GMT
#12
On February 17 2021 18:04 QuadroX wrote:
Again no English casting by Tastetosis? They'd rather get hired to cast Valorant than this..


it's still Afreeca that hires them to do Valorant or PUBG instead of ASTL or ACS. blame Afreeca.
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
February 17 2021 09:43 GMT
#13
On February 17 2021 18:04 QuadroX wrote:
Again no English casting by Tastetosis? They'd rather get hired to cast Valorant than this..


Some people will complain when they don't know what they are even talking about :D
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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2106 Posts
February 17 2021 10:14 GMT
#14
There's never been an English cast for the ACS, it's just not fiscally feasible.
WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4235 Posts
February 17 2021 10:18 GMT
#15
On February 17 2021 18:43 MineraIs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2021 18:04 QuadroX wrote:
Again no English casting by Tastetosis? They'd rather get hired to cast Valorant than this..


Some people will complain when they don't know what they are even talking about :D

this is the bane of everything, hit the nail on the head there..
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
February 17 2021 11:30 GMT
#16
Afreeca doing good once more.
PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5221 Posts
February 23 2021 07:27 GMT
#17
Hope to see some new talent rise however last year neither Sea.kh & bishop & yoon & byul really broke through like Soma did after winning in 2019
The heart's eternal vow
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10275 Posts
February 23 2021 08:00 GMT
#18
On February 16 2021 22:54 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

The fuck kind of date format is this???
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5753 Posts
February 23 2021 09:50 GMT
#19
On February 23 2021 17:00 Jealous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2021 22:54 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

The fuck kind of date format is this???

Why do Roman numerals freak you out? ;p
oxKnu
Profile Joined December 2017
1244 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-23 10:18:14
February 23 2021 10:05 GMT
#20
On February 17 2021 18:04 QuadroX wrote:
theres no way afreeca would pay them to cast players no one knows to the west. Also imagine trying to cast hundreds of games of kinda amateurish Broodwar over multiple days. I dont even think Tasteosis could make that interesting.


Right, 2700mmr players barely knowing how to play Broodwar. Sure.

Also implying that Artosis and Tasteless offer some kind of deep commentary on the games as is.

---

I would also like to shout-out the rest of the thread for not being aware of the concept of a budget.
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10275 Posts
February 23 2021 10:31 GMT
#21
On February 23 2021 18:50 maybenexttime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2021 17:00 Jealous wrote:
On February 16 2021 22:54 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

The fuck kind of date format is this???

Why do Roman numerals freak you out? ;p

Is this a Polish thing?

Day, ROMAN NUMERAL MONTH, Year? Lmao
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
MinixTheNerd
Profile Joined July 2019
200 Posts
February 27 2021 10:13 GMT
#22
this is being covered on any stream?
iloveav
Profile Joined November 2008
Poland1480 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-27 10:25:37
February 27 2021 10:25 GMT
#23
Is there a stream?
aka LRM)Cats_Paw.
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5753 Posts
February 27 2021 10:50 GMT
#24
On February 23 2021 19:31 Jealous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2021 18:50 maybenexttime wrote:
On February 23 2021 17:00 Jealous wrote:
On February 16 2021 22:54 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

The fuck kind of date format is this???

Why do Roman numerals freak you out? ;p

Is this a Polish thing?

Day, ROMAN NUMERAL MONTH, Year? Lmao

It's a European thing, although somewhat outdated. Was quite normal in the days when sending a letter was more common than sending an email. ^__^
ne4aJIb
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Russian Federation3209 Posts
February 27 2021 11:43 GMT
#25
Confirmed: M3t4PhYzX is > 60 years old. xD
Bisu,Best,Stork,Jangbi and Flash, Fantasy, Leta, Light and Jaedong, Hydra, Zero, Soulkey assemble in ACE now!
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4235 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-27 13:31:58
February 27 2021 13:31 GMT
#26
On February 23 2021 19:31 Jealous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2021 18:50 maybenexttime wrote:
On February 23 2021 17:00 Jealous wrote:
On February 16 2021 22:54 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
This probably means that ASL qualifiers will start at around 12 III 2021 or something.

The fuck kind of date format is this???

Why do Roman numerals freak you out? ;p

Is this a Polish thing?

Day, ROMAN NUMERAL MONTH, Year? Lmao

yes it's traditional and I like the aesthetic
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
yzak
Profile Joined February 2021
12 Posts
February 27 2021 14:50 GMT
#27
long live bw
ZakRoM
Profile Joined December 2018
Costa Rica54 Posts
February 27 2021 14:56 GMT
#28
Any info on the results and who played?
ITZUTZGFD
Profile Joined February 2021
1 Post
Last Edited: 2021-02-27 15:07:17
February 27 2021 14:58 GMT
#29
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jjhggjhgjhgjhdfg
Profile Joined February 2021
1 Post
February 27 2021 15:50 GMT
#30
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FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
February 27 2021 17:40 GMT
#31
The first 2 qualified players seem to be Gaeko and Parfume
fsasddfsdfsdfs
Profile Joined February 2021
1 Post
February 27 2021 20:19 GMT
#32
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fsfsdfsdthvd
Profile Joined February 2021
1 Post
February 27 2021 20:36 GMT
#33
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ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1148 Posts
March 01 2021 04:48 GMT
#34
Khala/by.maru and unyeong qualified on day 2
masoka82
Profile Joined June 2020
Spain594 Posts
March 01 2021 07:40 GMT
#35
On March 01 2021 13:48 ggsimida wrote:
Khala/by.maru and unyeong qualified on day 2


Khala / By.Maru participated in ASL2, can he participate in ACS?
FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
March 01 2021 21:52 GMT
#36
On March 01 2021 16:40 masoka82 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2021 13:48 ggsimida wrote:
Khala/by.maru and unyeong qualified on day 2


Khala / By.Maru participated in ASL2, can he participate in ACS?

Yes, because he didn't manage to advance to the ro16. Ro24 players are allowed
tanngard
Profile Joined April 2011
Norway1325 Posts
March 01 2021 23:56 GMT
#37
On February 28 2021 02:40 FakeFin wrote:
The first 2 qualified players seem to be Gaeko and Parfume

Cool to see Parfume making it in. Been wondering about who this guy is after his many appearances (and victories) in BW Jeez Weeklys and if/when he will have his breakout moment in the korean scene.
masoka82
Profile Joined June 2020
Spain594 Posts
March 02 2021 07:23 GMT
#38
Just curiosity.
How many players have there been in the ACS?
Is it still popular with young Koreans?
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4235 Posts
March 02 2021 08:37 GMT
#39
On March 02 2021 08:56 tanngard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 28 2021 02:40 FakeFin wrote:
The first 2 qualified players seem to be Gaeko and Parfume

Cool to see Parfume making it in. Been wondering about who this guy is after his many appearances (and victories) in BW Jeez Weeklys and if/when he will have his breakout moment in the korean scene.

same here

good for him
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
March 02 2021 08:55 GMT
#40
groups can be found on here.
https://challonge.com/ko/users/2021_acs_s1/tournaments.html

total players in the group is 161 players. I'm pretty sure there are more participants, but could not show up as well.
so we can assume about 200 participants signed up for ACS.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
masoka82
Profile Joined June 2020
Spain594 Posts
March 02 2021 09:02 GMT
#41
On March 02 2021 17:55 LaStScan wrote:
groups can be found on here.
https://challonge.com/ko/users/2021_acs_s1/tournaments.html

total players in the group is 161 players. I'm pretty sure there are more participants, but could not show up as well.
so we can assume about 200 participants signed up for ACS.


Have you participated in the ACS?
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
March 02 2021 11:07 GMT
#42
On March 02 2021 18:02 masoka82 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 02 2021 17:55 LaStScan wrote:
groups can be found on here.
https://challonge.com/ko/users/2021_acs_s1/tournaments.html

total players in the group is 161 players. I'm pretty sure there are more participants, but could not show up as well.
so we can assume about 200 participants signed up for ACS.


Have you participated in the ACS?


2nd place in previous ACS(2020 ACS Season 2). I'm not allowed to play.
Btw, Parfume gave up his spot to Mighty. Mighty will be playing in ACS
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
tanngard
Profile Joined April 2011
Norway1325 Posts
March 02 2021 11:39 GMT
#43
On March 02 2021 20:07 LaStScan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 02 2021 18:02 masoka82 wrote:
On March 02 2021 17:55 LaStScan wrote:
groups can be found on here.
https://challonge.com/ko/users/2021_acs_s1/tournaments.html

total players in the group is 161 players. I'm pretty sure there are more participants, but could not show up as well.
so we can assume about 200 participants signed up for ACS.


Have you participated in the ACS?


2nd place in previous ACS(2020 ACS Season 2). I'm not allowed to play.
Btw, Parfume gave up his spot to Mighty. Mighty will be playing in ACS

Oh, that's too bad. Was looking forward to seeing the man behind the name. Oh well, i like Mighty too so it's not so bad afterall
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10275 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-02 16:12:24
March 02 2021 16:12 GMT
#44
EDIT: I am big dumb.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
March 02 2021 16:21 GMT
#45
On March 02 2021 20:07 LaStScan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 02 2021 18:02 masoka82 wrote:
On March 02 2021 17:55 LaStScan wrote:
groups can be found on here.
https://challonge.com/ko/users/2021_acs_s1/tournaments.html

total players in the group is 161 players. I'm pretty sure there are more participants, but could not show up as well.
so we can assume about 200 participants signed up for ACS.


Have you participated in the ACS?


2nd place in previous ACS(2020 ACS Season 2). I'm not allowed to play.
Btw, Parfume gave up his spot to Mighty. Mighty will be playing in ACS

Did Parfume state the reason for giving up his spot?
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