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GSL S and A League and the Up/Down format revealed - Page 3

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Mattchew
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States5684 Posts
December 15 2010 19:24 GMT
#41
class A is getting screwed with bo1 rounds thats just weak
There is always tomorrow nshs.seal.
OPSavioR
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1465 Posts
December 15 2010 19:24 GMT
#42
They did for today ... i hope they continue with this.
i dunno lol
shannn
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2891 Posts
December 15 2010 19:40 GMT
#43
On December 16 2010 04:24 ditkaordie wrote:
class A is getting screwed with bo1 rounds thats just weak

Code A has 2 rounds of Bo1.
Code S has 2 groupstages of Bo1.
Ridiculous? probably.
More pressure? probably.
Good for our heart? Hell no lol
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=6321864 Epic post.
TeMiL
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Peru545 Posts
December 15 2010 19:53 GMT
#44
On December 16 2010 03:05 Liquid`Ret wrote:
ya if ro32 and ro16 in code a are really best of 1 thats kinda ridiculous


ro32 and ro16 are in 4 group format so u play 3 matches that round
darmousseh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3437 Posts
December 15 2010 19:54 GMT
#45
On December 16 2010 04:40 shannn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2010 04:24 ditkaordie wrote:
class A is getting screwed with bo1 rounds thats just weak

Code A has 2 rounds of Bo1.
Code S has 2 groupstages of Bo1.
Ridiculous? probably.
More pressure? probably.
Good for our heart? Hell no lol


Not sure what's with all the best of 1s. It sounds like they need a talking to from incontrol.
Developer for http://mtgfiddle.com
shannn
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2891 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-15 19:59:56
December 15 2010 19:59 GMT
#46
On December 16 2010 04:53 TeMiL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2010 03:05 Liquid`Ret wrote:
ya if ro32 and ro16 in code a are really best of 1 thats kinda ridiculous


ro32 and ro16 are in 4 group format so u play 3 matches that round

It says according to GOM on their site

for Code A

Code A
- Ro32 Full Tournament
- Ro32 ~ Ro16 : Single Game, Ro8 ~ Semifinals : Best of 3, Finals : Best of 7
- 4 recommended foreign players will be seeded(Mainly winners of other worldwide tournaments)
- If there are no recommended foreign players, more players will be brought in through the Preliminary Rounds for Code A.
- Players who advance to Ro8 will play in the ‘Up and Down Match’
- Players who advance to Ro16 will remain in Code A.
- Players who fail to qualify for Ro16 will have to go through the Preliminary Rounds for Code A.


Single game means Bo1 but there is no mention of group stage unless they forgot to type that it's groupstage for ro32/ro16.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=6321864 Epic post.
Sanguinarius
Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
December 15 2010 20:15 GMT
#47
I really hope they aren't BO1 - thats really bad.

BO3 at least - its just too volatile in a BO1
Your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others -Heart of Darkness
Sholoshka
Profile Joined October 2010
United States60 Posts
December 15 2010 20:23 GMT
#48
This will make for some really good live shows. On the Code S players it will be rough if they end up in the bottom 16, but I love watching underdogs come through. It will be really neat to see which Code A players advance into Code S and which Code S players drop. Can't wait to watch these. Will this all start soon after the GSL 3 finishes or will there be a break over the holidays?
jalstar
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States8198 Posts
December 15 2010 20:30 GMT
#49
Bo1 group stage is fine, OSL and MSL have done it for years now.

Bo1 elimination games are terrible, they should really have un-casted Bo3s instead.
koOma
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway462 Posts
December 15 2010 20:44 GMT
#50
when does it starrrrrrt????
He wears a mask so when he dogs his face / Each and every race could absorb the bass /// ST_Life
hinnolinn
Profile Joined August 2010
212 Posts
December 15 2010 20:57 GMT
#51
Quick question jalstar, I haven't watched a whole lot of osl. In the group stage, is it decided after the first two sets? Or do they play out all three sets and have tiebreakers if necessary?
jalstar
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States8198 Posts
December 15 2010 21:05 GMT
#52
On December 16 2010 05:57 hinnolinn wrote:
Quick question jalstar, I haven't watched a whole lot of osl. In the group stage, is it decided after the first two sets? Or do they play out all three sets and have tiebreakers if necessary?


The second, which is much more "accurate" but can result in some unnecessary games being played. Tiebreakers can last quite a long time as well.

MSL is shorter and never has tiebreakers but can result in rematches where players go 1-1 against each other and whoever won the last game advances. Also, it's less "accurate" as not all players play each other. Many people like the MSL system better because it adds a clearer sense of drama.
cronican
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada424 Posts
December 15 2010 21:19 GMT
#53
Best of 1 should never happen on a big stage. That's just lazy.
PartyBiscuit
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada4525 Posts
December 15 2010 21:25 GMT
#54
If they made A-Class matches also group stages, I'd be ok with that (like the tie-breakers recently), but single rounds are going to be insanely scary.
the farm ends here
Eko200
Profile Joined December 2010
United States101 Posts
December 15 2010 21:25 GMT
#55
Going 1-1 against another player and moving on would only happen if they beat someone else and the loser didn't. Its kind of like the disqualified person has a tie and a loss and the person moving on has a win and a tie.

1st-2 wins
2nd-1 win 1 tie
3rd-1 tie 1 loss
4th-2 losses
purecarnagge
Profile Joined August 2010
719 Posts
December 15 2010 21:37 GMT
#56
On December 16 2010 03:05 Liquid`Ret wrote:
ya if ro32 and ro16 in code a are really best of 1 thats kinda ridiculous


Shouldn't you know this? I mean you are Code A aren't you? Aren't you also still in Korea?

The worst thing a coach can do is not make sure a player knows the rules or how things work in the tournament.

In these 1 game matches you will see alot of safer builds against all in type of strategies.


Did Tester make Code A even? He only qualified for 1 GSL.
Gudeldar
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1200 Posts
December 15 2010 21:41 GMT
#57
Why does Gom have to make everything so complicated? Why not just do a normal round robin for the group stages? Since the difference between 3rd and 4th matters the only reason seems to be so there are no tiebreakers.
Howl67
Profile Joined October 2010
United States148 Posts
December 15 2010 21:42 GMT
#58
So just for clarification..

On the code S group matches, those are BO1?

Meaning for the IMNestea vs. PoltPrime match, that's just a best of 1, and then the winner of that faces player D for example in another Best of 1, and then the players to win 2 best of 1s, advance...correct?

Krallin
Profile Joined July 2010
France431 Posts
December 15 2010 21:42 GMT
#59
Clide really is an unlucky dude
FataLe
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand4531 Posts
December 15 2010 21:57 GMT
#60
On December 16 2010 06:42 Krallin wrote:
Clide really is an unlucky dude

Being in a group of cheesers sucks.
Clide fighting.
hi. big fan.
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