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eSTRO dissolves, draft for outgoing players.

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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51048 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 08:24:37
October 12 2010 05:19 GMT
#1
http://fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=111083&db=issue

Estro to disband
Translation by konadara

eSTRO, who was under IEG (International e-Sports Group), a e-Sports centered corporation, has dissolved.

KeSPA announced on the 12th that eSTRO will officially be dissolved. Thus, the team's players will be drafted into the remaining progaming teams.

IEG did not decide to extend eSTRO's operations in August, and from the middle of September, eSTRO's members have been living in an officetel (T/N: Korean term for an "Office Hotel", a type of hostel for working adults in cities, etc) and practiced in the Yongsan e-Sports Stadium (T/N: OGN's stadium), with the help of KeSPA.

As such, the former team's players will be given a chance to be drafted into the remaining teams. However, players who fail to be drafted will be waived, or realistically have to end their careers as progamers.

The method for drafting was not announced, but it is speculated that rankings and past performances in the 09-10 season will be involved in the drafting process. A method involving bidding is also in consideration.

Regarding this issue, KeSPA stated that "the dissolvement process has not be finalised", and that "all details will be officially announced through the press."

eSTRO's players are now: (T)Really, (T)Classic, (Z)hyvaa, (Z)Action, (P)Flying, (P)Grape, (P)Dear and another player for a total of 8 players for the Brood War side, while the Special Force team's draft details were not announced. Special Force players are said to be continuing their practice in a house provided by Dragonfly.


Estro players to be sent to other teams via a 'Posting System'
Source: Daily E-Sports

While the idea of a draft based on a team's finish last season had been floated, a system much like an auction has been selected to decide where the ex-Estro players will end up.

KeSPA will first set a minimum contract for the Estro players, where the bidding will begin. The minimum contract for a player is the average salary of all other players who performed similarly during the 2009~2010 season. The player will be contracted to the team with the highest offer.

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Graham
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada1259 Posts
October 12 2010 05:20 GMT
#2
Here's to hoping KT can pick up mafia zerg and strengthen their zerg lineup.
Arite
Profile Joined April 2010
United States218 Posts
October 12 2010 05:22 GMT
#3
Wait, are they going first to last or last to first? Because giving an already-strong team the choice to get the best player really doesn't seem fair.
maneatingshoe
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada484 Posts
October 12 2010 05:24 GMT
#4
I wonder where really is going to end up
cronican
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada424 Posts
October 12 2010 05:24 GMT
#5
Any speculation on how losing 2 teams will affect the length of the seasons?
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
October 12 2010 05:25 GMT
#6
On October 12 2010 14:22 Arite wrote:
Wait, are they going first to last or last to first? Because giving an already-strong team the choice to get the best player really doesn't seem fair.

He explains in the second sentence that drafting will be done starting from the lowest ranking player.
ToFu.
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
331 Posts
October 12 2010 05:26 GMT
#7
On October 12 2010 14:22 Arite wrote:
Wait, are they going first to last or last to first? Because giving an already-strong team the choice to get the best player really doesn't seem fair.


well from what OP says, i'd say last to first. (see below) i'm very excited to see who goes where.


On October 12 2010 14:19 GTR wrote:
Draft is to be ordered based on rankings of last year, lowest to highest (no idea how CJ-hite will be handled).

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Anomarad
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada565 Posts
October 12 2010 05:28 GMT
#8
I hope the players can strengthen the weaker teams rather than the already top tier teams. GL to those involved.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10327 Posts
October 12 2010 05:31 GMT
#9
oh, snap. hopefully the estro players can have a better training environment than they had before, since a bunch of them are really talented...
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Shana
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Indonesia1814 Posts
October 12 2010 05:32 GMT
#10
Hope the players can find new team to play instead of switching to sc2
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Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
October 12 2010 05:35 GMT
#11
if cj-hite gets the first pick and nabs action, they'll be really really good
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pred470r
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Bulgaria3265 Posts
October 12 2010 05:36 GMT
#12
I hope KT gets some good left overs, but I don't think that's gonna happen.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51048 Posts
October 12 2010 05:39 GMT
#13
Well, if hite get to draft first, I guess it goes all to plan for the pro-teams.

hite - Action (need a Zerg)
KHAN - Really (need a Terran)
Hwaseung - Flying (need a Protoss)
Woongjin - Classic (need a Terran)

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bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
October 12 2010 05:47 GMT
#14
Anybody else feel like the other players won't be drafted? Outside of Action, Really, Flying, Classic, and hyvaa the team was pretty weak.
Milkis
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
5003 Posts
October 12 2010 05:49 GMT
#15
Draft for the teams is to be ordered based on rankings of last year, lowest to highest (no idea how CJ-hite will be handled, as hite was 11th, CJ 5th IIRC).


"선수들의 드래프트 일정과 방법은 아직 알려지지 않은 가운데 지난 프로리그 09-10 시즌 성적의 역순으로 지명권을 부여하거나, 경쟁 입찰을 통한 방법 등이 논의되고 있는 것으로 알려졌다."

They're actually still trying to decide how they're gonna do it. what you have down is just one method considered.

BlackMagister
Profile Joined October 2008
United States5834 Posts
October 12 2010 05:54 GMT
#16
This is all pretty interesting. As much as I love PL a good thing is this will reduce the amount of matches I need to follow given there are less proteams now. Hope they're all happy wherever they go.
Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
October 12 2010 05:56 GMT
#17
I just really hope that the estro players stay in BW and dont exodus to SC2. And if khan get really i might go back to supporting khan. In form stork + really jangbi and great could be a pretty strong lineup. And if stork can fire maybe they can make it through the playoffs.

go khan!
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mustaju
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Estonia4504 Posts
October 12 2010 05:57 GMT
#18
I like the ranking based method best. A well-rounded pro-league is the best counter to predictable matches (with the exception of poor ACE). Then again, I feel sorry for the eSTRO players for splitting up.Proteams are a close knit group, if the interviews can be trusted.
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JIJIyO
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1957 Posts
October 12 2010 05:57 GMT
#19
Kinda sucks that they have to break up a family T_T God I feel so bad for eStro. Keep your heads up boys and fighting!
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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
October 12 2010 06:01 GMT
#20
If I was any eSTRO player I would strongly consider either retiring or moving on to SC2 (when the alternative is being chucked on to a new BW team all by myself...). Hope those of the eSTRO gamers who do want to continue playing BW can succeed on their new teams.

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