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source: http://www.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200803140101
GomTV plans to open their Starleague next month, the Sens GomTV Classic. Samsung Electronics will be their sponsor, putting up a total of 150,000,000 won, with 40,000,000 won prize for the winner.
64 progamers will compete, 32 being taken from progamer rankings, while the other 32 will be selected from a preliminary. GomTV will broadcast from the round of 32 and on using their internet TV service.
GomTV plans to broadcast outside Korea as well, planning to acquire a global broadcasting server in Europe by next month, and also intends to broadcast in English and Japanese by September.
10 of the 12 pro-teams have confirmed their support and participation, so it appears that GomTV will have no troubles in getting their league started.
unsourced stuff and rambling:
KeSPA hasn't officially sanctioned the league, to the best of my understanding. Yet 10 teams have given them the go ahead, so it will still be a significant league. KeSPA has failed to be a respectable organization so far, and some particularly negative people might even say its reputation is laughable.
I doubt the lack of official sanctioning will effect the prestige of this tournament. It's up to GomTV to do their best and make it respectable.
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greattttttttttt, quality SLs with english coverage = sweeeet
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FUCK YEAH!
great news  news price money to
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
YAYYY
<3
i'm glad for the other progamers that never got a chance to qualify and win something
more starleagues is good!! :D:D:D
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10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved?
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The more individual leagues the better!
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On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved?
I'm going to guess Ace and Khan/Soul, purely arbitrarily.
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On March 18 2008 07:21 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved? I'm going to guess Ace and Khan/Soul, purely arbitrarily.
I doubt it's Khan since they're sponsoring the event...
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On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved?
OGN and MBC. Not arbitrary, the rival broadcasters to GOM who'd rather not see oversaturation of the Starcraft market.
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On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved?
ogn, mbc?
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On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved?
MBCGame & OGN. Duh!
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Valhalla18444 Posts
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Three indepent posts! That must mean it's true
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
lol thats lame. thats like saying mbc players shouldn't participate in OSL and vice versa -_-a
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On March 18 2008 07:25 GeneralStan wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2008 07:16 We Are Here wrote:
10 of the 12? wtf. what are these two teams that havent approved? OGN and MBC. Not arbitrary, the rival broadcasters to GOM who'd rather not see oversaturation of the Starcraft market. lol stupid me ><
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So preliminaries are just like offline qualifiers, right? Which means anyone can qualify? I wish IdrA were in it 
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Sad that the english broadcast seems to begin later, in september thats probably already the second season or so.
But nice league anyway.
Will they have thier own maps?
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