EPTI hope they get some english casts of the group A as well though, especially since most foreigners will probably start there.
GOMTV announces the system of GSL in 2011 - Page 10
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CursedFeanor
Canada539 Posts
I hope they get some english casts of the group A as well though, especially since most foreigners will probably start there. | ||
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Sembei
Argentina48 Posts
On December 12 2010 08:20 CursedFeanor wrote: they certainly appear to have put a lot of thought into this system and I definitely agree with the result! this system is simply brilliant on all points (if they do BO3 in the group stages). this will make up for a ton of good SC2 to watch next yeah! O_O I hope they get some english casts of the group A as well though, especially since most foreigners will probably start there. Yes, I think that they created (or took) the best system for this tournaments... but, as you, I hope group match are BO3 (i'm pretty confident on that). | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
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Kazzabiss
1006 Posts
Good News: 4 spots of Code A are guaranteed for top foreign players who has won recent big tourneys or shown considerable performances in non-Korean competitions. That means HuK :O? | ||
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Offhand
United States1869 Posts
Gonna be really silly if this backfires and the 4 reserved spots end up being the "watch Koreans slaughter these guys because the US/EU scene is drawn by the names" instead of legit competition. We still have legit competition from foreigners now so it seems kinda unnecessary. | ||
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Wargizmo
Australia1237 Posts
Add to that the fact that the top European and North American competitions are easily just as highlevel as the GSL offline qualifiers, and are more than adequete for selecting a player of high enough quality to compete. Having players have to fly out to the host country just to qualify is not something you can do and still call yourself an international tournament, whether or not the foreigners can compete or get roflstomped is actually irrelevant. | ||
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Vista
United States100 Posts
I also don't understand why people are complaining about 4 foreign players getting invites to Code A. When you think about it, if a Korean wants to attempt to get Code A through a qualifier, all he has to do is waltz on over, sign up, and play in the qualifier. How about a foreigner? Foreigners have to take care of traveling and housing just for a chance to play in the QUALIFIER for Code A. It's quite the investment (Financially and otherwise) for a player to make just for a shot at qualifying (And only into Code A for the matter, they still have to go plenty further to get through Code A and the relegation matches to finally make it into Code S). Taking into account the investment and risk a foreigner has to take for them to go to Korea to try to compete, one might begin to worry abut the representation of Non-Korean countries in the GSL. This system gives foreigners a bit more incentive to give the GSL a shot, along with allowing top players to qualify for Code A in their own countries at large tournaments like MLG and IEM just as Koreans get to qualify in their own country. I'm mad excited for the GSL next year, we just need new maps now >___> I'm sure Blizzard is very aware of the need for those though, so I'm not too worried  | ||
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G.K.
United States105 Posts
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KiLL_ORdeR
United States1518 Posts
Also, for playrers who didn't compete in a GSL, or failed to achieve code A, have they announced how players go about achieving code A? | ||
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1Eris1
United States5797 Posts
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Spoh
United States57 Posts
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Cyanocyst
2222 Posts
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CounteR
New Zealand103 Posts
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Rebornlife
Canada224 Posts
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
On December 12 2010 09:04 Wargizmo wrote: Reserving 4 spots for foreigners is the minimum they could do to legitimately call themselves the "Global" starcraft league in my opinion. Think of the way that the olympics works, I mean China might have the 20 best table tennis players in the world but they have to have spots open for all countries to legitimately call it a global event. Add to that the fact that the top European and North American competitions are easily just as highlevel as the GSL offline qualifiers, and are more than adequete for selecting a player of high enough quality to compete. Having players have to fly out to the host country just to qualify is not something you can do and still call yourself an international tournament, whether or not the foreigners can compete or get roflstomped is actually irrelevant. The Olympics is different though, since each participant is playing for his/her country. In GSL, it's pretty much every man for himself. WCG is probably closer to the Olympic format. Though you are right that it is harder for foreigners to participate, so 4 reserved spots will at least encourage more integration. | ||
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Taf the Ghost
United States11751 Posts
On December 12 2010 15:10 Ocedic wrote: Wait, so the 4 spots for foreigners are foreigners who are already in code A GSL, or just special invites to top foreigners currently outside of korea? Don't think we know yet. From what's been posted so far, it appears that the matches coming up this week will set the 32 Code A players for the January GSL. After that, I think the next GSL will be in March (I think?), so they'd probably have the Offlines in February & invite the 4 foreign players for March. At least, I think that sounds right? | ||
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ThaZenith
Canada3116 Posts
Can't wait to see how next year turns out! | ||
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imbecile
563 Posts
If they wanted to make it completely fair, they would have to hold those (monthly?) qualification tournaments in every country. Something nobody has the infrastructure and funding for. So instead of holding their own qualifiers abroad, they look at the existing foreign tournaments and take those as qualifiers. I think it's win win. The high profile competitions in Europe and America get an additional boon, and the GSL get more international exposure. And the foreign players can take a less risky path, and with an invite in hand, they probably can attract sponsors to actually go to Korea. | ||
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Nivek
United States119 Posts
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