Sen, SoftBall, Dus to play in GSL3

On October 29 2010 11:38 GTR wrote:
If Sen can beat Maka in a series then I have no doubt he'd be able to qualify for the Ro64.

On October 29 2010 11:41 Newguy wrote:

I think he can too, however, Tester failed to qualify for GSL2, and GSL3 is going to have a lot of good players trying to qualify. Lots of top foreigners too. Sen, Huk, TLO, Artosis, Sjow, Select, Jinro, Idra. Maybe some others I forgot.

On October 29 2010 11:45 ace246 wrote:


Select plays in the NA server but his actually korean.

On October 29 2010 11:49 Loophole wrote:


But he lives in the US

On October 29 2010 11:38 GTR wrote:
If Sen can beat Maka in a series then I have no doubt he'd be able to qualify for the Ro64.

On October 29 2010 12:01 Aegeis wrote:


I really do believe that GSL 3 qualifiers will be a lot harder than GSL 2's.

On October 29 2010 12:02 Skullflower wrote:
:O


I <3 Sen. I'll probably stay up to watch his games at ungodly hours of the night.

On October 29 2010 12:01 Licmyobelisk wrote:
the question:

is seLeCt considered foreigner or korean? (since he plays NA and has been living in US for 3 years)

On October 29 2010 12:01 Aegeis wrote:


I really do believe that GSL 3 qualifiers will be a lot harder than GSL 2's.

On October 29 2010 11:58 dcemuser wrote:


He's basically a reverse IdrA.

他們兩位加上台灣另一位神族高手Dus。也已決定攜手參加GSL第三季賽事，繼續挑戰巔峰，也希望台灣所有的星海玩家，一起再度為台灣選手加油！

Besides those two (T/N: Sen and SoftBall), another protoss player Dus have confirmed to be participating in GSL Search 3 to challenge the impossible and to inspire Taiwanese StarCraft players.

On October 29 2010 11:41 grats wrote:
Woot more foreigners!!!

On October 29 2010 12:13 Arceus wrote:


he was korean proteam for roughly 3 years, won 2 WCG for Korea , so I would say hes pure Korean

On October 29 2010 13:02 Liquid`Jinro wrote:

Select has never won WCG, what are yo utalking about?

On October 29 2010 13:02 Liquid`Jinro wrote:

Select has never won WCG, what are yo utalking about?

On October 29 2010 12:16 Cyber_Cheese wrote:


hes not in on the korean scene, so forienger

gotta be a korean on the korean scene

On October 29 2010 13:02 Liquid`Jinro wrote:

Select has never won WCG, what are yo utalking about?

On October 29 2010 13:16 Tenshik wrote:
Am I wrong in thinking that Sen IS Softball? If I'm wrong then who is Softball i know its a moniker for someone big...

Edit: I am now 95% sure they are the same...

On October 29 2010 11:41 Newguy wrote:

Lots of top foreigners too. Sen, Huk, TLO, Artosis, Sjow, Select, Jinro, Idra. Maybe some others I forgot.

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
If Sen and his buddies are going to take a vacation, see the sights, and play in the GSL for fun and to see how they match up to the Korean pros, then awesome, good for them.

If Sen is going to seriously compete in SC2 and try to become a progamer, he's wasting his money and time.

GSL3 is the last of the "open" GSL's where anyone can sign up and try to qualify. After these, the real GSLs begin, with S-class and A-class progamers being seeded into separate tournaments.

What this means is that if Sen fails to make it to the Ro16, he won't be considered S-class, and if he can't make Ro32, he won't be A-class, and won't be qualified for any tournaments at all.

Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

Now, if Sen had flown over for GSL 1 and stayed until now, it would be a much more worthwhile investment of his time. He'd have more practice with Korea pros, and he'd have more chances to qualify for the GSL when there are no restrictions on who can sign up.

As it is now, it's likely too little too late. If he's flying over with the mindset of seriously competing, he's probably wasting his time and money.

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
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On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
If Sen and his buddies are going to take a vacation, see the sights, and play in the GSL for fun and to see how they match up to the Korean pros, then awesome, good for them.

If Sen is going to seriously compete in SC2 and try to become a progamer, he's wasting his money and time.

GSL3 is the last of the "open" GSL's where anyone can sign up and try to qualify. After these, the real GSLs begin, with S-class and A-class progamers being seeded into separate tournaments.

What this means is that if Sen fails to make it to the Ro16, he won't be considered S-class, and if he can't make Ro32, he won't be A-class, and won't be qualified for any tournaments at all.

Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

Now, if Sen had flown over for GSL 1 and stayed until now, it would be a much more worthwhile investment of his time. He'd have more practice with Korea pros, and he'd have more chances to qualify for the GSL when there are no restrictions on who can sign up.

As it is now, it's likely too little too late. If he's flying over with the mindset of seriously competing, he's probably wasting his time and money.

On October 29 2010 15:19 NIIINO wrote:
GSL1>GSL2>>>>>GSL3>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GSL5 wooooooooohooooooo its gonna be better and better HuK to finals !

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
If Sen and his buddies are going to take a vacation, see the sights, and play in the GSL for fun and to see how they match up to the Korean pros, then awesome, good for them.

If Sen is going to seriously compete in SC2 and try to become a progamer, he's wasting his money and time.

GSL3 is the last of the "open" GSL's where anyone can sign up and try to qualify. After these, the real GSLs begin, with S-class and A-class progamers being seeded into separate tournaments.

What this means is that if Sen fails to make it to the Ro16, he won't be considered S-class, and if he can't make Ro32, he won't be A-class, and won't be qualified for any tournaments at all.

Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

Now, if Sen had flown over for GSL 1 and stayed until now, it would be a much more worthwhile investment of his time. He'd have more practice with Korea pros, and he'd have more chances to qualify for the GSL when there are no restrictions on who can sign up.

As it is now, it's likely too little too late. If he's flying over with the mindset of seriously competing, he's probably wasting his time and money.

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
If Sen and his buddies are going to take a vacation, see the sights, and play in the GSL for fun and to see how they match up to the Korean pros, then awesome, good for them.

If Sen is going to seriously compete in SC2 and try to become a progamer, he's wasting his money and time.

GSL3 is the last of the "open" GSL's where anyone can sign up and try to qualify. After these, the real GSLs begin, with S-class and A-class progamers being seeded into separate tournaments.

What this means is that if Sen fails to make it to the Ro16, he won't be considered S-class, and if he can't make Ro32, he won't be A-class, and won't be qualified for any tournaments at all.

Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

Now, if Sen had flown over for GSL 1 and stayed until now, it would be a much more worthwhile investment of his time. He'd have more practice with Korea pros, and he'd have more chances to qualify for the GSL when there are no restrictions on who can sign up.

As it is now, it's likely too little too late. If he's flying over with the mindset of seriously competing, he's probably wasting his time and money.

On October 29 2010 12:01 Licmyobelisk wrote:
the question:

is seLeCt considered foreigner or korean? (since he plays NA and has been living in US for 3 years)

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

On October 29 2010 13:42 madcow305 wrote:
If Sen and his buddies are going to take a vacation, see the sights, and play in the GSL for fun and to see how they match up to the Korean pros, then awesome, good for them.

If Sen is going to seriously compete in SC2 and try to become a progamer, he's wasting his money and time.

GSL3 is the last of the "open" GSL's where anyone can sign up and try to qualify. After these, the real GSLs begin, with S-class and A-class progamers being seeded into separate tournaments.

What this means is that if Sen fails to make it to the Ro16, he won't be considered S-class, and if he can't make Ro32, he won't be A-class, and won't be qualified for any tournaments at all.

Looking at it from a monetary perspective, I just looked up the price of a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, SK. It's roughly $500 USD. Let's say Sen eats and stays for free during his time in South Korea, and the only thing he has to pay for is the plane ticket. He'll need to make at least Ro32 to cover most of the ticket, and he'll need to make Ro16 to make a profit.

Now, if Sen had flown over for GSL 1 and stayed until now, it would be a much more worthwhile investment of his time. He'd have more practice with Korea pros, and he'd have more chances to qualify for the GSL when there are no restrictions on who can sign up.

As it is now, it's likely too little too late. If he's flying over with the mindset of seriously competing, he's probably wasting his time and money.

On October 29 2010 13:09 StarSense wrote:


Select is a Korean citizen. Seriously, think about what it means to be a "foreigner". From the Korean perspective it is quite literally anyone who is not Korean, foreign to Korea. He's not Korean-American, his English is not great, though I'm not sure how long he has been in the U.S.

On October 29 2010 17:12 Frugalicious wrote:
Softball has shown some underwhelming play at Blizzcon and on his ladder matches (seen on Cella's stream). Don't think he will qualify with all the talent heading into GSL3. Sen, is definitely better than a lot of the current qualifiers, so hopefully he won't get unlucky in the prelims.

On October 29 2010 18:24 Tobberoth wrote:

Think about it this way instead: He has to pay a measly 500 dollars to go to Korea, compete in a game he loves on the highest level and if he does well, he might even make money. Personally, having a korean girlfriend, I go from Sweden to Korea once a year or so, and it costs me more than double the price.

500 dollars is not a lot of money for anything, and as a bonus, this is an investment into a possible future.

On October 29 2010 19:02 NHY wrote:


Select is a US citizen. He immigrated around 2005.

On October 29 2010 22:25 Roychez wrote:
Taiwan has its own proleague, on tv. Professional teams are being build and salaries are pretty good.

On October 29 2010 11:58 dcemuser wrote:


He's basically a reverse IdrA.

On October 29 2010 22:25 Roychez wrote:
I doubt SEn will take it too serious. Taiwan has its own proleague, on tv. Professional teams are being build and salaries are pretty good. This way he can play his game, get paid to do it, and still focus on his studies. This all instead of having to move to Korea to properly compete.

On October 30 2010 05:19 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


...

What are you smoking? o_O

On October 30 2010 11:27 Xeris wrote:


What are YOU smoking? It's true. Sen just played on national TV two weeks ago, he's playing in a big Taiwanese LAN event tomorrow - just because its not on TL doesn't mean it does not exist. Lul

and yes, Sen is going to Dallas ~~

On October 30 2010 11:27 Xeris wrote:


What are YOU smoking? It's true. Sen just played on national TV two weeks ago, he's playing in a big Taiwanese LAN event tomorrow - just because its not on TL doesn't mean it does not exist. Lul

and yes, Sen is going to Dallas ~~

On October 30 2010 11:27 Xeris wrote:


What are YOU smoking? It's true. Sen just played on national TV two weeks ago, he's playing in a big Taiwanese LAN event tomorrow - just because its not on TL doesn't mean it does not exist. Lul

and yes, Sen is going to Dallas ~~

On October 30 2010 17:04 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


Please tell me of these professional teams with good salaries in Taiwan? A few one-off events and LANs does not mean SC2 has a big enough following in Taiwan to support a real proscene.

On October 30 2010 17:04 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


Please tell me of these professional teams with good salaries in Taiwan? A few one-off events and LANs does not mean SC2 has a big enough following in Taiwan to support a real proscene.

On October 29 2010 11:58 dcemuser wrote:


He's basically a reverse IdrA.

On October 30 2010 17:04 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


Please tell me of these professional teams with good salaries in Taiwan? A few one-off events and LANs does not mean SC2 has a big enough following in Taiwan to support a real proscene.