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Seeds:
EffOrt, 
Flash, 
Pure, KalChumps:
Jaedong, Bisu, Stork, HiyA, Hyuk, Hydra, Sea, ZerO, free, Fantasy, Action, LetaAlright, Let's get this show on the road!
Final Groups:
A:
EffOrt, Action, Leta, BisuB:
Flash, Hyuk, ZerO, HiyAC:
Pure, Sea, Jaedong, HydraD:
Kal, free, Stork, FantasyGroup Selection Format Explained:
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The Ongamenet group selection is complicated, even for the players participating in it. I will try to clarify.
To begin, the top four players from the last tournament are seeded into four separate groups. After that, a box is prepared with twelve colored and numbered balls that correspond to the remaining spots in each group. In turn, the twelve non-seeded players blindly draw two balls from the box and can choose which of the two spots they would like to go to (if a player draws two balls for the same group, then he is forced to go to that group). The order of this draw is chosen at random.
After the non seeded players are done placing themselves, the four seeded players can exercise the right to swap players. This goes in reverse order, from the number four seed to the first. The right to switch a player goes as follows. All seeds are exempt from being moved.
Each of the seeded players has a single "golden ball" player who they designate before the group selection begins. If a seeded player exercises his golden ball right, then he can bring the golden ball player to his group in a straight up one-for-one trade for another player in his group. With the golden ball, the seeded player gets to decide both players involved in the swap.
For example, let's say Movie is in Group B and picked Savior as his golden ball player. The group selection finishes, and it turns out that Savior is in Group D, and Bisu, Hyuk, and Leta are in Group B. If Movie exercises his golden ball right, he could bring Savior to group B, and send any of the other players in his group to Group D in return.
The seeded players can also choose to not use their golden ball right and bring any other non-seed player into their group. However, in this case, the seeded player has no power over which player is traded in exchange. Instead, that right is given to the seed holder in the group that is being taken from.
For instance, let's say in the previous scenario, Movie doesn't want to bring Savior to his group. Instead, he wants to take Iris from Group C, where Calm is the seed holder. In this case, Calm can't do anything about Iris going to Movie's group. However, Calm can choose between Bisu, Hyuk, and Leta to take to his group in return.
To begin, the top four players from the last tournament are seeded into four separate groups. After that, a box is prepared with twelve colored and numbered balls that correspond to the remaining spots in each group. In turn, the twelve non-seeded players blindly draw two balls from the box and can choose which of the two spots they would like to go to (if a player draws two balls for the same group, then he is forced to go to that group). The order of this draw is chosen at random.
After the non seeded players are done placing themselves, the four seeded players can exercise the right to swap players. This goes in reverse order, from the number four seed to the first. The right to switch a player goes as follows. All seeds are exempt from being moved.
Each of the seeded players has a single "golden ball" player who they designate before the group selection begins. If a seeded player exercises his golden ball right, then he can bring the golden ball player to his group in a straight up one-for-one trade for another player in his group. With the golden ball, the seeded player gets to decide both players involved in the swap.
For example, let's say Movie is in Group B and picked Savior as his golden ball player. The group selection finishes, and it turns out that Savior is in Group D, and Bisu, Hyuk, and Leta are in Group B. If Movie exercises his golden ball right, he could bring Savior to group B, and send any of the other players in his group to Group D in return.
The seeded players can also choose to not use their golden ball right and bring any other non-seed player into their group. However, in this case, the seeded player has no power over which player is traded in exchange. Instead, that right is given to the seed holder in the group that is being taken from.
For instance, let's say in the previous scenario, Movie doesn't want to bring Savior to his group. Instead, he wants to take Iris from Group C, where Calm is the seed holder. In this case, Calm can't do anything about Iris going to Movie's group. However, Calm can choose between Bisu, Hyuk, and Leta to take to his group in return.
I will be LRing anything amusing the players say o_O
