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While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS, several time and logistics reasons mean WCS Season 1 will have to rely on a traditional WCS open qualifier, leaving the GPL integration for later seasons, with details announcing on a later date.
Registration of WCS Season 1 China qualifier starts on January 1st, 2015 and ends on January 4th, Chinese citizenship or viable visas (as regulated by the Blizzard WCS 2015 rules) are required. It will be a 256-man open qualifier, consisted of two stages:
Stage 1 (January 5th to 8th, not streamed): Round of 256 to Round of 16, single elimination;
Stage 2 (January 11th to 12th, streamed): Round of 16 to Round of 8, double elimination bracket.
WCS China Challenger:
January 14th, 4 Best of 5 single elimination matches
Top 4 finishers will represent China in WCS 2015 Season 1 Premier League, played offline at ESL's studios in Burbank, California, United States or Cologne, Germany.
Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2015_WCS_Season_1/Qualifier/China
English stream: http://www.twitch.tv/esportshtv
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I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top
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Any details on how people can go about registering for the open bracket?
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On December 31 2014 16:31 SECRETCOACH wrote:
Any details on how people can go about registering for the open bracket?
There will be a registration page, it is already published on major Chinese communities, I didn't include it because I assume it won't be useful for the vast majority of TL users.
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On December 31 2014 13:59 digmouse wrote:
While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS
WHY is this full WCS-structured league supposed to be a qualifier? Just make it officially WCS China already.
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On December 31 2014 17:10 klipik12 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 13:59 digmouse wrote:
While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS WHY is this full WCS-structured league supposed to be a qualifier? Just make it officially WCS China already.
I was thinking the exact same thing...
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On December 31 2014 17:11 WGT-Baal wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 17:10 klipik12 wrote:On December 31 2014 13:59 digmouse wrote:
While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS WHY is this full WCS-structured league supposed to be a qualifier? Just make it officially WCS China already. I was thinking the exact same thing...
It simply acts as a qualifier, the tournament itself still pretty much operates on its own.
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On December 31 2014 17:10 klipik12 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 13:59 digmouse wrote:
While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS WHY is this full WCS-structured league supposed to be a qualifier? Just make it officially WCS China already.
Wouldn't that take money away from Chinese players though? Why not just deal with it??
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iAsonu might not be competing. And I wouldn't count out some of the other high-placing competitors in Chinese events, like Mystery, Ein, Gemini, Shana, or maybe even Nuclear.
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On December 31 2014 14:54 tub74557 wrote:
I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top
That is a rather small sample. There are a number of other players who could make it to top 4.
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esportshaven will be providing a stream for this in English. I have no way to observe games on the CN server without causing lag to players.
On December 31 2014 20:41 NeThZOR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 14:54 tub74557 wrote:
I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top That is a rather small sample. There are a number of other players who could make it to top 4.
Courage, iAsonu, Xluos, Loner, EZRC...
Do I really need to continue that list?
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On December 31 2014 20:48 BreAKerTV wrote:esportshaven will be providing a stream for this in English. I have no way to observe games on the CN server without causing lag to players. Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 20:41 NeThZOR wrote:On December 31 2014 14:54 tub74557 wrote:
I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top That is a rather small sample. There are a number of other players who could make it to top 4. Courage, iAsonu, Xluos, Loner, EZRC... Do I really need to continue that list?
These players were all officially retired...
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On January 01 2015 00:03 Bistork wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 20:48 BreAKerTV wrote:esportshaven will be providing a stream for this in English. I have no way to observe games on the CN server without causing lag to players. On December 31 2014 20:41 NeThZOR wrote:On December 31 2014 14:54 tub74557 wrote:
I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top That is a rather small sample. There are a number of other players who could make it to top 4. Courage, iAsonu, Xluos, Loner, EZRC... Do I really need to continue that list? These players were all officially retired...
By the way, in fact, except Loner, many of other "officially retired" players can join in the match though they might lose Ein, Mystery, Nuclear and so on.
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iA's future is largely uncertain, Top and Courage are not actively playing Starcraft any more, they are playing Heroes atm, so consider them retired, Loner is effectively retired from progaming entirely.
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On December 31 2014 14:54 tub74557 wrote:
I think the top 4 would only come out from the following 6 players: Jim, MacSed, Xigua, Toodming, XY, Top
Chinese scene is deeper than we know, another Shana could easily come out.
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On December 31 2014 18:46 Shinta) wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2014 17:10 klipik12 wrote:On December 31 2014 13:59 digmouse wrote:
While NetEase and Blizzard China intends to utilize its currently running domestic premier tournament Gold Series Pro League (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GPL_2014_Season_2) as the qualifier for WCS WHY is this full WCS-structured league supposed to be a qualifier? Just make it officially WCS China already. Wouldn't that take money away from Chinese players though? Why not just deal with it??
Well, if it were to be WCS China they would increase the prize pool presumably. And if it gave WCS points on its own it would allow for more chinese players to be seen internationally if they make it to blizzcon, etc.
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On January 01 2015 01:00 digmouse wrote:
iA's future is largely uncertain, Top and Courage are not actively playing Starcraft any more, they are playing Heroes atm, so consider them retired, Loner is effectively retired from progaming entirely.
Sad to hear, they all were pretty good players
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