EPTGOM announces IEM Winner will go to Code S Up-Down matches…
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
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FunnelC4kes
Ireland462 Posts
Yes, and no. Yes, because he did not qualify for GSL3. No, however, because he would have been free to attempt Code A through open qualifiers. There is no way of knowing whether or not he would have qualified. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18129 Posts
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baoluvboa
743 Posts
On March 04 2011 20:52 FunnelC4kes wrote: Yes, and no. Yes, because he did not qualify for GSL3. No, however, because he would have been free to attempt Code A through open qualifiers. There is no way of knowing whether or not he would have qualified. He didn't make them before, not that he isn't good enough but Code A qualifier is extremely tough now. Only Koreans that are still in CODE A should complain about this. This is more of an advertising move since the IEM winner will be well known by westerners which increases the chance for more viewerships/vod buyers for the GSL. "oh I enjoyed that watching that korean in the IEM, maybe I'll watch him in the GSL" ect. If anything we all should just support this move so that SC2 Esport can continue to prosper in Korea | ||
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vrok
Sweden2541 Posts
On March 04 2011 20:52 FunnelC4kes wrote: Yes, and no. Yes, because he did not qualify for GSL3. No, however, because he would have been free to attempt Code A through open qualifiers. There is no way of knowing whether or not he would have qualified. But three of the final four of IEM have already qualified and played in GSL on multiple occasions. No one can dispute that these players can compete in Code A. It might not be the perfect solution, but it's simple and fairly good. I'm sure they thought of other solutions as well and decided this was the best one considering the circumstances. The complainers don't have a solution at all. | ||
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Consummate
Australia191 Posts
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
 all of them lost in the first round of Code A, totally outclassed in their games, and now they could see themselves in Code S. Not fair to the players of Code A who beat them in my opinion. | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
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zyzq
United States3123 Posts
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Incanus
Canada695 Posts
There's a very good chance this player will not make it to code S, which means they're immediately requalified into code A based on an impressive tournament performance. I don't see too much wrong with that. | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
On March 04 2011 21:18 zyzq wrote: Slap a face to the people in Code-A, since the competition is so much better than IEM. And what about the great players fighting in the up and down matches, it would be terrible to see an inferior player get a free Code-S (if they're lucky with groups). I don't think the gap between the Up and Down matches is so much that compared to the finals of the IEM. | ||
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namedplayer
844 Posts
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Mailing
United States3087 Posts
1. Is basically a korean player (as much as idra is) 2. He JUST got knocked out of Code A a few days ago. Morrow should be the one given a chance. | ||
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
On March 04 2011 21:35 Mailing wrote: Moonglade does not deserve it, he 1. Is basically a korean player (as much as idra is) 2. He JUST got knocked out of Code A a few days ago. Morrow should be the one given a chance. I don't think Moonglade can be counted as a Korean player. He was mainly active in SEA and just move to Korea around 1 month ago. Not enough time to get the advantage. | ||
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Mailing
United States3087 Posts
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
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hugman
Sweden4644 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + IdrA participated and did not get as far as any of these Code-A players and that's what jutifies them taking his spot. | ||
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Lann555
Netherlands5173 Posts
Giving the winner of Code A a free pass seems much better. Code A has some really sick players in it and you have to be quite a boss to win that tournamnet | ||
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
On March 04 2011 20:13 FunnelC4kes wrote: I don't understand why they don't just let the winner of Code A pick Idra's group for up/down matches... meaning winner of Code A goes straight into Code S. It seems the easiest way to do it--plus if all the ppl left in IEM got knocked out of Code A, then why would they be Code S material? Because that would also imply that he would get a free voucher, with which he can get anybody else of the up-and-down matches to code S. Simply pick Idra (auto-loss) and one of your teammates, profit! :D | ||
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
On March 04 2011 21:46 Lann555 wrote: About as unfair a solution as was possible. The Koreans in IEM basically got rewarded for getting knocked out of Code A in the first round. It freed up their schedule to come to IEM, stomp through easier competition and get a shot at the up and down matches. In the mean time, half the people who actually won their first round in Code A and thus outperformed the IEM guys, get no chance to play for Code S. Giving the winner of Code A a free pass seems much better. Code A has some really sick players in it and you have to be quite a boss to win that tournamnet I must agree completely. While this seems pretty cool on the surface, it is MASSIVELY unfair to Code A players. I feel bad for many of them, especially the ones that beat Moon/Moonglade/Ace/Squirtle. | ||
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