Normally I'd bet ESF Koreans over Kespa, but MLG has a pretty weak (relatively speaking) SC2 Korean lineup. I'm thinking the Kespa pros have already caught up and in many cases surpassed the foreign scene. So this may be the first real Kespa win in Kespa vs the world battles.

Butterz

688 Posts

September 24 2012 20:30 GMT

which tournament are we talking about?

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

September 24 2012 20:31 GMT

MLG players as in Non Koreans? or GSL/Foreigners both?

RenSC2

United States1080 Posts

September 24 2012 20:31 GMT

On September 25 2012 05:30 Butterz wrote:
which tournament are we talking about?

MLG vs Proleague Invitational, I'd assume.

CrazyBirdman

Germany3509 Posts

September 24 2012 20:51 GMT

Mhh, given that there are so many top KeSPA players but very little top non-KeSPA players (No top 8 from MLG Summer) I think the KeSPA guys have this.

setzer

United States3284 Posts

September 24 2012 20:58 GMT

Just like against ESF players the only foreign MLG player in the tournament that has any realisitic shot of doing anything noteworthy is going to be Stephano. With the majority of spots going to mediocre NA players, I don't see KeSPA suffering many losses (depends on how the handle the lag factor, something they are not used to).

The biggest threat to KeSPA players will be from the other Koreans, but as been shown in every league or tournament, the odds are no longer in their favor.

Drake

Germany6146 Posts

September 24 2012 21:25 GMT

#10

the GSL players are just not the top ones expect MC so i think ... Rain or rOrO have this

Kasaraki

Denmark7115 Posts

September 24 2012 21:25 GMT

#11

Meh, would be surprised if Kespa didn't win (Though I am not 100% sure what winning entails), too few prominent ESF Koreans here, and a lack of the strongest European players in the MLG foreign roster.

mrRoflpwn

United States2618 Posts

September 24 2012 21:30 GMT

#12

Mlg does own any players

Madars

Latvia166 Posts

September 24 2012 21:45 GMT

#13

Who are "MLG Players"?
Are they going to play on NA or Korean battle.net?

Aehnn

Germany27 Posts

September 24 2012 22:01 GMT

#14

kespa will win... just because they are koreans

M7Jagger

Sweden237 Posts

September 24 2012 22:35 GMT

#15

Who are the MLG players?

JJH777

United States4415 Posts

September 24 2012 23:07 GMT

#16

Depends on what it means by win. Kespa players are going to stomp overall but I would not be at all surprised if MC or Alive ended up winning. I assume they are going to divide the first round so it's only Kespa vs non-Kespa right? I fully expect like 20 of the Kespa players to make it through the first round.

ParkwayDrive

United States328 Posts

September 24 2012 23:09 GMT

#17

"12 from north america"

well there u have it, kespa got this in the bag

jnd

Czech Republic915 Posts

September 24 2012 23:10 GMT

#18

Let's not kid ourselves, with that many KeSPA players, MLG players have no chance (and I'm OK with that). Go BaBy