Teams: Najin, Samsung Galaxy, Jin Air, CJ Entus, IM, KT and SKT T1 Prize money: 100 Million Won; Winner: 50 Million Won; 2nd: 20 Million Won; 3rd 10 Million Won; Rest 5 Million Won When: Every Thursday 18:30 KST and Sunday 14:00 KST; Final will be in June
League format: - Final will be BO5 - 21 Matches in the Season (same as proleague) - Allstar match will be held twice in the season - Play off Teams will have an home and away match (Thursday/ Saturday) - Game 1 Team A, Game 2 Team B, Game 3 Masters Match - Opening Match will be 13th February
Points: - 3:0 victory = 3 points, 2:1 victory = 1 point, 1:2 lose -1 point, 0:3 lose -3 points - Even if the score is 2:0 the Masters match will be played.
Schedule:
Feb. 13. 1. week 1Match Jin Air Green Wings vs CJ Entus Feb. 16. 1. week 2Match SK Telecom T1 vs IM
Feb. 20. 2. week 1Match KT Rolster vs Najin em-Fire Feb. 23. 2. week 2Match Samsung Galaxy Khan vs Jin Air Green Wings
Feb. 27. 3. week 1Match CJ Entus vs SKTelecom T1 March 2. 3. week 2Match IM vs KT Rolster
March 6. 4. week 1Match Najin em-Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Khan March 9. 4. week 2Match Jin Air Green Wings vs SK Telecom T1
March 13. 5. week 1Match CJ Entus vs IM March 16. 5. week 2Match KT Rolster vs Samsung Galaxy Khan
March 20. 6. week 1Match SK Telecom T1 vs Najin em-Fire
April 3. 7. week 1Match IM vs Jin Air Green Wings April 6. 7. week 2Match Najin em-Fire vs CJ Entus
April 10. 8. week 1Match SK Telecom T1 vs KT Rolster April 13. 8. week 2Match IM vs Samsung Galaxy Khan
April 17. 9. week 1Match Jin Air Green Wings vs Najin em-Fire April 20. 9. week 2Match CJ Entus vs KT Rolster
April 24. 10. week 1Match Samsung Galaxy Khan vs SK Telecom T1 April 27. 10. week 2Match Najin em-Fire vs IM
May 1. 11. week 1Match KT Rolster vs Jin Air Green Wings May 4. 11. week 2Match Samsung Galaxy Khan vs CJ Entus
Well no Prime , WTF??!? I kinda understand why they didnt let Prime play , I think its mainly because they are weak and teams beating Prime would just get free points you know .
But on the other hand I cannot imagine a League with 7 teams ... its just not right , couldnt they get like Alienware or whovere to play in the place of 8th team...
The prize money is much lower than Champions.also it isn't related to world finals. They probably won't take it seriously. Maybe more unusual picks. Shyvana vs Mundo is so boring
On February 07 2014 17:22 RubberWU wrote: The prize money is much lower than Champions.also it isn't related to world finals. They probably won't take it seriously. Maybe more unusual picks. Shv vs Mundo is so boring
I don't think so. Koreans are pretty big on the integrity of their leagues, and seeing as this is sort of seen as the proleague of LoL I can see the sponsors wanting their teams to take it very seriously. For the most part, Korean sponsors don't really gain anything from a top placing at world's. While its nice and looks good, they'd probably prefer domestic dominance.
I guess Prime isn't participating because they only have one team, but I feel like they could've gotten a team together for the purpose of this league. Maybe it wasn't worth financially..
On February 07 2014 17:22 RubberWU wrote: The prize money is much lower than Champions.also it isn't related to world finals. They probably won't take it seriously. Maybe more unusual picks. Shv vs Mundo is so boring
I don't think so. Koreans are pretty big on the integrity of their leagues, and seeing as this is sort of seen as the proleague of LoL I can see the sponsors wanting their teams to take it very seriously. For the most part, Korean sponsors don't really gain anything from a top placing at world's. While its nice and looks good, they'd probably prefer domestic dominance.
On Twitter, there's clamor that the format is just going to end up being AvA, BvB, and AvA 3rd match. How likely do you think team will field a team that isn't the A team for the 3rd match?
On February 07 2014 17:22 RubberWU wrote: The prize money is much lower than Champions.also it isn't related to world finals. They probably won't take it seriously. Maybe more unusual picks. Shv vs Mundo is so boring
I don't think so. Koreans are pretty big on the integrity of their leagues, and seeing as this is sort of seen as the proleague of LoL I can see the sponsors wanting their teams to take it very seriously. For the most part, Korean sponsors don't really gain anything from a top placing at world's. While its nice and looks good, they'd probably prefer domestic dominance.
On Twitter, there's clamor that the format is just going to end up being AvA, BvB, and AvA 3rd match. How likely do you think team will field a team that isn't the A team for the 3rd match?
if there's no rule set against it, i see it being pretty likely to happen, especially later on in the season when seeding is on the line. maybe early on they'll do some fun teams for the fans, but at the end of the day winning is everything. maybe in the case of like KT, if the rumors are true about KaKAO, we could see KaKAO playing with the bullets line-up or something like that. also, if teams go with a lot of mixed teams for the 3rd set, that will only hurt their team and players in the long run..
i guess something to consider is A and B aren't set right? so i'm sure there will be some line-up mindgaming to try to get favorable match-ups and stuff.
I wrote in twitter before, the coaches feel that it would be a good opportunity to see different team builds and possibilities. They also realize that the fans would want to see different line ups so I think they will utilize mixing as they can.
I personally prefer the tryhard method. I don't wouldn't mind if it was AvA 3rd match every time. Mixed lineup can seem novel and exciting but the lack of practice doesn't convince me the games would be top quality.
I was skeptical of this at first as I thought last year's Club Masters was kind of gimmicky, but I'm getting pretty excited now. There's a few things I'm wondering though:
1. I'm assuming that there is only one match per day, as six guaranteed games is a large block of time to get through (no-one who went to Yongsan on the Thursday would be able to stay and get the subway home!) That would explain why they came up with the odd points system; to justify a third game even after a 2:0. But... 2. ...negative points for a loss, is that correct? That seems a little absurd to me. I guess it ultimately doesn't matter, but it just seems to over-complicate things. 3. If this finishes in June, will there be an OGN Spring? When did last year's spring season start? 4. How will Allstar games work? Will they arbitrarily divide the teams into 'conferences' or something?
Anyway, it should be fun. I could see a few of the teams like Samsung and Najin pulling out interesting player combinations for the 'Masters' games. Might try to get along to a Sunday game or two; hopefully this won't be as rabidly popular as Champions and I'll be able to snag a seat without having to wake up at 5 am.
2. yes negative points for a loss 3. Spring will start in March somewhere Qualifier dates are posted by me in the korean news thread I believe 4. no idea no information about this yet.
On February 07 2014 19:54 Chexx wrote: 2. yes negative points for a loss 3. Spring will start in March somewhere Qualifier dates are posted by me in the korean news thread I believe 4. no idea no information about this yet.
So OGN Spring will presumably be on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights... and this tournament will be on Thursdays and Sundays... I'm not sure my wife will tolerate me watching LoL for five consecutive days every week!
The only difference they make is that a matches against the teams that fight for the same placements are more important. maybe, im not sure i just woke up.
On February 07 2014 19:34 baekgom84 wrote: I was skeptical of this at first as I thought last year's Club Masters was kind of gimmicky, but I'm getting pretty excited now. There's a few things I'm wondering though:
1. I'm assuming that there is only one match per day, as six guaranteed games is a large block of time to get through (no-one who went to Yongsan on the Thursday would be able to stay and get the subway home!) That would explain why they came up with the odd points system; to justify a third game even after a 2:0. But... 2. ...negative points for a loss, is that correct? That seems a little absurd to me. I guess it ultimately doesn't matter, but it just seems to over-complicate things. 3. If this finishes in June, will there be an OGN Spring? When did last year's spring season start? 4. How will Allstar games work? Will they arbitrarily divide the teams into 'conferences' or something?
Anyway, it should be fun. I could see a few of the teams like Samsung and Najin pulling out interesting player combinations for the 'Masters' games. Might try to get along to a Sunday game or two; hopefully this won't be as rabidly popular as Champions and I'll be able to snag a seat without having to wake up at 5 am.
MonteCristo said yesterday on MachinimaVS that it would be 2 Bo3 per day. As for the Allstar game they can take any player from both teams and form a new one to play the third match.
On February 07 2014 19:34 baekgom84 wrote: I was skeptical of this at first as I thought last year's Club Masters was kind of gimmicky, but I'm getting pretty excited now. There's a few things I'm wondering though:
1. I'm assuming that there is only one match per day, as six guaranteed games is a large block of time to get through (no-one who went to Yongsan on the Thursday would be able to stay and get the subway home!) That would explain why they came up with the odd points system; to justify a third game even after a 2:0. But... 2. ...negative points for a loss, is that correct? That seems a little absurd to me. I guess it ultimately doesn't matter, but it just seems to over-complicate things. 3. If this finishes in June, will there be an OGN Spring? When did last year's spring season start? 4. How will Allstar games work? Will they arbitrarily divide the teams into 'conferences' or something?
Anyway, it should be fun. I could see a few of the teams like Samsung and Najin pulling out interesting player combinations for the 'Masters' games. Might try to get along to a Sunday game or two; hopefully this won't be as rabidly popular as Champions and I'll be able to snag a seat without having to wake up at 5 am.
MonteCristo said yesterday on MachinimaVS that it would be 2 Bo3 per day. As for the Allstar game they can take any player from both teams and form a new one to play the third match.
you are confusing the allstar match with the masters match.
Does Prime really only have one team, as someone said on page 1? I think if they don't manage to get a foot in the door with LoL soon the future of the organization looks pretty grim, now without Maru. Maybe MKP can make a glorious comeback and carry the team like in the olden days...
On February 07 2014 17:22 RubberWU wrote: The prize money is much lower than Champions.also it isn't related to world finals. They probably won't take it seriously. Maybe more unusual picks. Shv vs Mundo is so boring
I don't think so. Koreans are pretty big on the integrity of their leagues, and seeing as this is sort of seen as the proleague of LoL I can see the sponsors wanting their teams to take it very seriously. For the most part, Korean sponsors don't really gain anything from a top placing at world's. While its nice and looks good, they'd probably prefer domestic dominance.
I guess Prime isn't participating because they only have one team, but I feel like they could've gotten a team together for the purpose of this league. Maybe it wasn't worth financially..
"Q. When we watch the events, sometimes the same compositions become common and watching it can get boring. Also, sometimes new metas are started abroad and become played in Korea. Will there be any events where foreign teams are also invited to play?
Director Taeju Im: There have been many opportunities that have come up before. If the fans asked Riot for more of these events, more chances would become available for us. The first question you asked is for the reason for why the Masters was created. In the Lol Champs, if you fail one time you could be disqualified, so each team has no choice but to try and find the best way to win. Therefore, they don’t have any chance to be experimental. LoL Masters is different from this. It allows for players to experiment with the picks/bans and lets players be more adventurous."
Korean consider lol Master as a chance to experiment new meta. they also think common ban/pick is boring to watch.
Does the Dailymotion or Pandora English stream offer HD (I'm willing to pay a subscription), and if so, has anyone in Korea used it and can comment on its quality? I used to use Twitch, but that service has so many issues with connectivity for me that it really wasn't worth it to continue subscribing.
On February 13 2014 16:11 baekgom84 wrote: Does the Dailymotion or Pandora English stream offer HD (I'm willing to pay a subscription), and if so, has anyone in Korea used it and can comment on its quality? I used to use Twitch, but that service has so many issues with connectivity for me that it really wasn't worth it to continue subscribing.
I never got the pandora working. Always got the korean one. Dailymotion wasnt so great sometimes.
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