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EDIT: A korean friend just informed me that there's a slight mistake here the prizes are as follows:
1st 40,000,000 KRW
2nd 20,000,000 KRW
The 108,000,000 KRW figure is the total prize pool. Oh well.
-FrozenArbiter
First of all, the sponsor will be Batoo (바투), some Korean online game.
Secondly, all players which enter the OSL will earn some sort of official prize money now (next to match appearance earnings). These range from 100,000 KRW for being in the Round of 36 to 12,000,000 KRW for making the Quarter-finals.
As like past seasons, the top four from last season (Incruit) will be seeded into the Round 2/the OSL, they include Stork, Fantasy, Best and GGPlay.
Eliminated players from Round 1/ODT last season will be as usual seeded into Round 1 of this season. They include;
P: Rock, Bisu, BackHo, Much
T: Flash, Midas, Mind, Light, Sea
Z: July, Luxury, TheZerg.
The season will first kick off with the OSC (also known as the offliners) on the 12th of December. Broadcasting starts at 14:00 KST.
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First Bisu should be replaced with Best.
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jon, its cuz bisu is so awesome that he needs 2 entries
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how much does that 1st place prize translate into terms of USD?
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Normally about $100k
(w/current exchange rates more like $75k)
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a billion gazillion dollars.
more seriously though, i think around 100k..? i dont know though i have only been to korea for a little while
edit: a bit less than 100k in terms of USD i think.
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51451 Posts
108000000 won is even higher than the proleagues last year (i think they were 100000000 won)
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DAYUM THAT'S A HUGE PRIZE
I'm excited for this. MVP is obviously oing to wreck the offline preliminaries.
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This is bisu's OSL !
Any info about if ACE players can play the qualifiers this time?
Its about time Reach makes another nice osl run, like in daum 2007.
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Korea (South)3086 Posts
omfg... the prize money is holy shit...
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On December 08 2008 05:35 SilverskY wrote:
omfg... the prize money is holy shit...
I think competition will be great because of the huge reward.. I hope we will see great matches.
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when does the OSL dual tournament start?
have they already had the offlines for OSL?
Where is savior as far as that goes?
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good, prizes should be higher, it's the osl
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On December 08 2008 05:40 fusionsdf wrote:
when does the OSL dual tournament start?
have they already had the offlines for OSL?
On December 08 2008 05:10 GTR-2-Go wrote:
The season will first kick off with the OSC (also known as the offliners) on the 12th of December. Broadcasting starts at 14:00 KST.
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On December 08 2008 05:40 fusionsdf wrote:
when does the OSL dual tournament start?
have they already had the offlines for OSL?
Where is savior as far as that goes?
from the op
"The season will first kick off with the OSC (also known as the offliners) on the 12th of December. Broadcasting starts at 14:00 KST.Last edit: 2008-12-08 05:33:04"
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Sweden33719 Posts
What the hell @ the first place prize money. Also wth@the quarter finals prize money.
Both are of course awesome developments (assuming they are sustainable), but still wow.
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For comparison, what were past prize money for incruit and bachus, etc?
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anyone know the amount they get just for showing up at game.
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On December 08 2008 05:40 fusionsdf wrote:
when does the OSL dual tournament start?
have they already had the offlines for OSL?
Where is savior as far as that goes?
Savior lost to Pusan in the last offlines, so he has to go through those.
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CA10828 Posts
they probably felt like they needed to match up to the GOM Classic in terms of prize money lol
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rofllllllllllll
Peeps gonna be crying after this OSL.
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On December 08 2008 05:58 Dazed_Spy wrote:
For comparison, what were past prize money for incruit and bachus, etc?
About 50,000,000 I think.
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The prize money is SOOOOOOOO much!
This should motivate more players to do better. And the fact that you can earn money at even the quarterfinals is awesome for progamers.
I'm assuming that Batoo is a very rich sponsor?
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ indeed!
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Hmm, according to current googling,
"1 South Korean won = 0.000678 U.S. dollars"
"1 U.S. dollar = 1 474.92625 South Korean won"
Still a lot
$73 224 First prize
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United States20661 Posts
On December 08 2008 06:08 clazziquai wrote:
The prize money is SOOOOOOOO much!
This should motivate more players to do better. And the fact that you can earn money at even the quarterfinals is awesome for progamers.
I'm assuming that Batoo is a very rich sponsor?
In terms of corporate expenditures 200-300k that they're putting up as prize money is so little. I'm surprised this hasn't happened earlier. It's the cost of one mid-level manager for a year, and the benefits are arguably much greater.
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On December 08 2008 06:18 Last Romantic wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 06:08 clazziquai wrote:
The prize money is SOOOOOOOO much!
This should motivate more players to do better. And the fact that you can earn money at even the quarterfinals is awesome for progamers.
I'm assuming that Batoo is a very rich sponsor?
In terms of corporate expenditures 200-300k that they're putting up as prize money is so little. I'm surprised this hasn't happened earlier. It's the cost of one mid-level manager for a year, and the benefits are arguably much greater.
Do we have any hard figures as to how profitable of a business Starcraft is?
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awesome news! That's really alot of money in the prizepool..
Batoo sounds really stupid though. Batoooooooooo
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They should up the first place money and scratch the Ro32 money... like ro32 really?
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Loll awesome price money, I hope we see some new players this OSL though.
But yeah, Batoo sounds really stupid, doesn't sound epic like Bacchus or anything.
Batoo = Butter = Butter OSL?
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United States11637 Posts
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is awesome32274 Posts
but...but... starcraft is dying!
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Batoo appears to be some hip-ish Go client, eh? Well, that's interesting. When the OP said some online Korean game I assumed an mmo!
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Wait, so the offline prelims haven't even started and we know the sponsor, while the MSL is already in the survival stage and we're still clueless?
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Batoo reminds me of Batou from GITS:SAC - if anyone knwos what I'm talking about. p2501!!!!!
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Batoo (the sound of it when you say it) sounds like Bounto from Bleach.
AM I FUCKING NUTS OR WHAT!?
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Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists.
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On December 08 2008 06:02 LosingID8 wrote:
they probably felt like they needed to match up to the GOM Classic in terms of prize money lol
wait, how much does GOM give for 1st place?
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fw
Korea (South)1201 Posts
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increase seems like a lot but w/ inflation it's not that much...and it'll only get worse
rofl (prolly not as of now though...)
On December 08 2008 07:17 funkie wrote:
Batoo (the sound of it when you say it) sounds like Bounto from Bleach.
AM I FUCKING NUTS OR WHAT!?
yes u r... bahh tooo how is that boun-toe
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On December 08 2008 07:54 StarN wrote:
Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists. I think thats pretty normal thing for the American dollar in relation to most Asian currencies- or hell, most currencies all together.
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I wonder how competitive it is to become the sponsor for the OSL/MSL
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On December 08 2008 07:54 StarN wrote:
Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists.
haha yes. korea's currency is the worst performing currency of all OECD (developed) countries in 2008.
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Tasteless needs to think of a new line: Gom is no longer the biggest tournament with the biggest prize pool.
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United States20661 Posts
On December 08 2008 06:32 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 06:18 Last Romantic wrote:On December 08 2008 06:08 clazziquai wrote:
The prize money is SOOOOOOOO much!
This should motivate more players to do better. And the fact that you can earn money at even the quarterfinals is awesome for progamers.
I'm assuming that Batoo is a very rich sponsor?
In terms of corporate expenditures 200-300k that they're putting up as prize money is so little. I'm surprised this hasn't happened earlier. It's the cost of one mid-level manager for a year, and the benefits are arguably much greater. Do we have any hard figures as to how profitable of a business Starcraft is?
KTF says their investment into the MagicNs has supposedly gotten something like 1000% returns though I think that's full of shit [I mean how would they measure that anyway?]
They've invested a huge amount into that team though. -_-; like 5bn KRW as of 2005/6?
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On December 08 2008 08:39 Athos wrote:
Tasteless needs to think of a new line: Gom is no longer the biggest tournament with the biggest prize pool. It's the biggest one not going, or preparing to go through, qualifiers, at least for a few more weeks. >.>
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Sweden33719 Posts
A korean friend of mine just saw this post and messaged me saying that the prize money is a bit off:
1st 40,000,000
2nd 20,000,000
108,000,000 is the total prize money.
Oh well, still decent money 
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On December 08 2008 09:15 FrozenArbiter wrote:A korean friend of mine just saw this post and messaged me saying that the prize money is a bit off: 1st 40,000,000 2nd 20,000,000 108,000,000 is the total prize money. Oh well, still decent money
In that case, I'm not trying out.
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People better bring all that A game to the table we don't want shitty games to go with all that prize money (bacchus OSL I'm looking at you).
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On December 08 2008 07:08 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Wait, so the offline prelims haven't even started and we know the sponsor, while the MSL is already in the survival stage and we're still clueless?
Still clueless about what, theres the times that their being played, the prise money, the sponsor, idk what more you want
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United States47024 Posts
On December 08 2008 11:02 Scaramanga wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 07:08 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Wait, so the offline prelims haven't even started and we know the sponsor, while the MSL is already in the survival stage and we're still clueless? Still clueless about what, theres the times that their being played, the prise money, the sponsor, idk what more you want
Since when do we know the sponsor for MSL?
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
So when are the offline prelim groups gonna be released?
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Sweet more offlines .
Time for another Starleague run from Sea.Really .
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On December 08 2008 05:55 FrozenArbiter wrote:
What the hell @ the first place prize money.
Well it's only 20x the TSL prize :p
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Melbourne5338 Posts
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I spy Jaedong in Group J. Wonder who's with him?
Edit: an SKT Zerg.
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On December 08 2008 11:23 TheYango wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 11:02 Scaramanga wrote:On December 08 2008 07:08 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Wait, so the offline prelims haven't even started and we know the sponsor, while the MSL is already in the survival stage and we're still clueless? Still clueless about what, theres the times that their being played, the prise money, the sponsor, idk what more you want Since when do we know the sponsor for MSL?
Oh right, i misread that
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MrHoon
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On December 08 2008 08:24 Dazed_Spy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 07:54 StarN wrote:
Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists. I think thats pretty normal thing for the American dollar in relation to most Asian currencies- or hell, most currencies all together.
uhh no, the Korean economy is just shit right now
About 1-2 years ago the Won to USD was 1100 won = 1 USD
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51451 Posts
idra in group with leta ;s
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On December 08 2008 15:51 MrHoon wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 08:24 Dazed_Spy wrote:On December 08 2008 07:54 StarN wrote:
Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists. I think thats pretty normal thing for the American dollar in relation to most Asian currencies- or hell, most currencies all together. uhh no, the Korean economy is just shit right now About 1-2 years ago the Won to USD was 1100 won = 1 USD
3 months ago too, it's bounced around so much lately. If we'd ordered MBC shirts just a little later they'd be $2 cheaper.
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On December 08 2008 16:39 SonuvBob wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 15:51 MrHoon wrote:On December 08 2008 08:24 Dazed_Spy wrote:On December 08 2008 07:54 StarN wrote:
Is the Korean economy doing poorly or something? Cause I just saw that 1$USD is now apx equal to 1466 won. (And 1000 won is equal to 68 cents.
But still... regardless. Those prizes are sick. Esp for the Quarter Finalists. I think thats pretty normal thing for the American dollar in relation to most Asian currencies- or hell, most currencies all together. uhh no, the Korean economy is just shit right now About 1-2 years ago the Won to USD was 1100 won = 1 USD 3 months ago too, it's bounced around so much lately. If we'd ordered MBC shirts just a little later they'd be $2 cheaper.
its all good,
consqntly the $2 more shirts are more fashonable
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I think that's FANTASTIC that all players who qualify will win prize money based upon their performance level in the tournament. I've always thought it'd be best to spread winnings a little thinner, simply because it makes the profession a lot more appealing, because they don't have to make it to the top (or very near it) in order to get a reward.
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On December 08 2008 17:17 Qwertify wrote:
gsl >osl > msl
no wai
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On December 08 2008 17:32 Mikilatov wrote:
I think that's FANTASTIC that all players who qualify will win prize money based upon their performance level in the tournament. I've always thought it'd be best to spread winnings a little thinner, simply because it makes the profession a lot more appealing, because they don't have to make it to the top (or very near it) in order to get a reward. They already received an appearance fee  however i agree that this is a step in the right direction
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OMFG WTF LOL
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They can't be serious. I mean really ??? This prize is too much . One OSL championship aaand your retirement money is ready. Damn I gotta be born in Korea 
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On December 08 2008 18:58 darkemperor wrote:OMFG WTF LOL ... They can't be serious. I mean really ??? This prize is too much . One OSL championship aaand your retirement money is ready. Damn I gotta be born in Korea
i think a good ammount of that money goes for the teams of the winners
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On December 08 2008 17:35 Hyperionnn wrote:no wai
I agree with Hyperionn
gsl >*
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cant understand ^^
can anyone translate id
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That is a really really big Prize amount.
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Where can we find the groups for the offline prelims_
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Does anyone knows the offliners groups?
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On December 08 2008 23:43 Geo.Rion wrote:
Does anyone knows the offliners groups?
you mean the ones posted on the page before this one?
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OSL gets a worse sponsor every time...... Sc isnt in the best shape in Korea.
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On December 09 2008 04:43 HanN00b wrote:
OSL gets a worse sponsor every time...... Sc isnt in the best shape in Korea.
Ye I'm kind of wondering too about where all the big sponsors like Gillette, Duracell, Coca-Cola and Pringles suddenly went, the only internationally big company sponsoring something SC related I can think of is Samsung. :/
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On December 09 2008 04:45 Puosu wrote:Show nested quote +On December 09 2008 04:43 HanN00b wrote:
OSL gets a worse sponsor every time...... Sc isnt in the best shape in Korea. Ye I'm kind of wondering too about where all the big sponsors like Gillette, Duracell, Coca-Cola and Pringles suddenly went, the only internationally big company sponsoring something SC related I can think of is Samsung. :/
Gom TV's intel classic
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rofl what the heck is batoo
Oh well, the prize pool is huge
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On December 09 2008 02:45 IdrA wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 23:43 Geo.Rion wrote:
Does anyone knows the offliners groups? you mean the ones posted on the page before this one?
do you know the rest of your group?
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i think it was
leta gosi[flying] idra study violet[name] by.han in_dove ever)p(tt
i think im forgetting one
i play flying first, winner vs leta
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I will be the first one to declare idra will make it out of his OSL group.
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thedeadhaji
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On December 08 2008 17:56 Plexa wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2008 17:32 Mikilatov wrote:
I think that's FANTASTIC that all players who qualify will win prize money based upon their performance level in the tournament. I've always thought it'd be best to spread winnings a little thinner, simply because it makes the profession a lot more appealing, because they don't have to make it to the top (or very near it) in order to get a reward. They already received an appearance fee however i agree that this is a step in the right direction
clearly stolen from TSL imo ^^
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On December 08 2008 06:18 Danger_Duck wrote:
Hmm, according to current googling,
"1 South Korean won = 0.000678 U.S. dollars"
"1 U.S. dollar = 1 474.92625 South Korean won"
Still a lot
$73 224 First prize
thats more than ill ever make in a year.
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thedeadhaji
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wtf, an online baduk site has enough revenue to support OSL?
This comes as a shock to me :O:O
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They most likely have a parent company that is technically the sponsors of the OSL yet want to promote 'Batoo'.
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does anyone else imagine someone spitting when you read Batoo?
Like ba is when the person is leaning back in preparation and too is the release.
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its possible theres many sponsors and batoo was simply the largest?
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United States17042 Posts
On December 09 2008 13:51 Dazed_Spy wrote:
its possible theres many sponsors and batoo was simply the largest?
probably- The OSL in this case is perfectly happy to take almost anyone's money.
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
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MrHoon
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On December 09 2008 04:45 Puosu wrote:Show nested quote +On December 09 2008 04:43 HanN00b wrote:
OSL gets a worse sponsor every time...... Sc isnt in the best shape in Korea. Ye I'm kind of wondering too about where all the big sponsors like Gillette, Duracell, Coca-Cola and Pringles suddenly went, the only internationally big company sponsoring something SC related I can think of is Samsung. :/
I can assure you many of these companies sponsoring the OSL and MSL are very very rich companies.
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what FX converter are you all using?
how did you get the figure of $75000?
40 million KRW is barely $30000 US
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It's edited, used to say 108 million.
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thedeadhaji
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On December 09 2008 12:42 GTR-2-Go wrote:
They most likely have a parent company that is technically the sponsors of the OSL yet want to promote 'Batoo'.
good call there~
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