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LOLDOZER
Russian Federation24 Posts
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HavoK.
United States172 Posts
On January 15 2011 19:48 GTR wrote: the group format would be fine if the matches determined after the initial two weren't so dumb. should have just used the dual tournament format that has been used for over nine years in the bw scene. pretty easy to understand and placings are always determined in five games. Legit i completely agree | ||
On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Why can't A hit C and B hit D? Or A and D and B and C? | ||
Mainland
Canada551 Posts
MC vs Nada Clide vs MK Idra vs Jinro With the groups format, all of those players got to advance. If it were single elim, then we'd be seeing 3 of them gone before ro32 and 3 of LiveForever, LegalMind, Inca, SanZenith, Ensnare, and Check (although I like the last two) in their places | ||
Subversion
South Africa3627 Posts
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Zarahtra
Iceland4053 Posts
What I'd like to see: mix brackets more, so in RO16 -> RO8 you are guaranteed not to play those you played RO32. BO1 kind of sucks. groups with 3 of one race, is unfair towards those 3 players, since they need to practice 2 MU vs the 4th guy's 1. But it feels like this format is however better in sending good players forward, since it's unlikely that a 'bad' player can move forward by meeting only 'bad' players(and in same fashion, it's less likely superb players will be knocked out by meeting only superb players). | ||
caelym
United States6421 Posts
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Wood
United Kingdom6 Posts
The MSL group stages style still has the same inherent flaws as the GSL group stage system, and the round robin idea has the problem of tie breakers and too long days of competition. Going into brackets in the ro32 just seems like the right thing to do. I guess it's because every tournament in existence (maybe a slight exaggeration) seems to do it this way. | ||
jalstar
United States8198 Posts
For those unfamiliar it's: Game 1: A vs B Game 2: C vs D Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4 Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 5 Game 7: If the winner of game 5 wins game 6, then rematch of game 6. Basically it's a "true" double elimination bracket. | ||
splidge
United Kingdom1 Post
The disadvantage of a full DE tournament is that it's not as exciting to watch - the grand final is quite often a repeat of an earlier game, with the earlier winner having to only win one match out of two as well as the improved chances having won earlier. Conversely, the current GSL brackets are set up to ensure the final is never a repeat of an earlier game; this has the unfortunate side effect of causing repeats earlier in the tournament (like the Idra v. Jinro rematch). | ||
Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On January 15 2011 23:35 Plexa wrote: The groups are better, but they leave much to be desired the ODT groups (now MSL groups) would be sooo much better. The group from today would have played out so much differently, say something like this: + Show Spoiler + MC > clide MKP > Jinro MC vs MKP Jinro vs Clide And if MKP and Jinro won, we'd have Jinro vs MC for the final set. Makes a lot more sense than the current format zomg. That's intuitive. | ||
Chill
Calgary25938 Posts
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Ironical
United States25 Posts
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AndAgain
United States2621 Posts
Ideally, you would have 1 big group where everybody played each other. Sense that's impractical, the current format (GSL4) is pretty good. | ||
Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
im also not entirely sure if the group format should be used for the ro16 or if bracket format would be better from there on. but im quite happy with the current system. | ||
frozt_
United States234 Posts
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zerat00l
United States100 Posts
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Dangnabit
Canada6 Posts
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Yazilliclick
13 Posts
That said they could improve it like previously mentioned by making the groups be guaranteed 5 games (win-win, loser-loser, then the 1:1 players play). I'm guessing it just didn't occur to them? So far loving it though. GSL has shown they're working to change and improve each month whether it be changing the format, improving streams, hiring additional people to support it, helping foreign players etc... I just hope it gets to be profitable (or is it already?) and thus insures it's future. | ||
latan
740 Posts
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