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[GSL] Race to S-Class - Page 3

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powerdawg96
Profile Joined November 2010
United States129 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-16 19:29:51
November 16 2010 19:28 GMT
#41
iirc, qualifying the next GSL will not get u higher rank, only by advancing AFTER Ro64 do u get higher rank:
http://www.gomtv.net/news/256/0

The rank is continued into following GSL seasons, so the players who qualified and played in Season 1 will start Season 2 with the rank that they were granted from their previous results.

Notice that in Season 1 the rank started at Private, but in Season 2 the rank starts at Recruit.


I think those top ~4,6 players on that list are pretty much code S. Also, Hopetorture got beyond Ro8 twice, which free up 1 more spot , and i suspect this GSL will have a couple players who are already code S (from previous GSL) in Ro8.
DoubleLariat
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada190 Posts
November 16 2010 20:07 GMT
#42
On November 17 2010 02:00 SeeDLiNg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 01:59 Logo wrote:
On November 17 2010 01:54 SeeDLiNg wrote:
I LOVE Idra... but he will not make S-Class this season. his zvz is trash, it's no secret. did you look at how many zergs qualified? Unless he gets a strait run of Ts, or gets a couple of the 10 or so elusive protoss, he will not make S

or unless he works on nothing but zvz of course (which i'm hoping for) ^^,


His ZvZ WAS terrible. How can you be so sure it still is?


I REALLLLY hope he can (and will) make me eat my words


Also, he now potentially has more english speaking zerg practice partners - i.e. ret... if they don't take all their time practicing with each other instead =P
Wargizmo
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia1237 Posts
November 16 2010 20:16 GMT
#43

Great post! really interesting stuff.

I think you should update the OP with a list of players who have already qualified for S class just to make things crystal clear for those who didn't follow GSL 1 or 2
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DoubleLariat
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada190 Posts
November 16 2010 20:18 GMT
#44
If Zlasher's iteration of the scoring system is correct (which it very well could be. At the very least it explains the assignment of ranks such as Private, Corporal, etc) then it might be useful to consider the given ranks of each player.

http://www.gomtv.net/2010gslopens2/news/256

GOM explains their rank structure in this forum post.

I haven't thought it through super well... and I'll have to come back and do that, but it seems you need to attain at least Master Seargent to even be considered for S-Class at this point?
a_flayer
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands2826 Posts
November 16 2010 20:30 GMT
#45
When ret wins GSL3 he will have S-class.
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Khalleb
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1909 Posts
November 16 2010 20:42 GMT
#46
im happy to see some toss with the S-class
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revoN
Profile Joined February 2010
Japan804 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-16 20:47:00
November 16 2010 20:46 GMT
#47
I think it's all based on the number of wins you got and not on the number of times you qualified for GSL. Noticed that they've been using some sort of an army rank system? If you win a match you get promoted etc. So in the end all they'll have to do is to pick the highest ranked players.

I'm assuming that even if you qualified 3 times in a row but didn't manage to win a single game that someone who made only one appeareance but went to Ro32 would be way up in rank.

Only in case of a tie should they look at other statistics like the number of appearances etc.
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dRaW
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada5744 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-16 20:57:29
November 16 2010 20:55 GMT
#48
higher ranks > the rank of 64
*not each rank = 1pt +*
i.e : if clide finishes ro4 or finalist(possible winner) he will supersede a bunch of the players you mentioned and will definitely get S class
I don't need luck, luck is for noobs, good luck to you though
DaemonX
Profile Joined September 2010
545 Posts
November 16 2010 21:04 GMT
#49
Hang on what's the point of Code - S if it doesn't qualify you? Both Boxer and NaDa were in qualifying rounds yesterday...
peeeky
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada631 Posts
November 16 2010 21:07 GMT
#50
On November 17 2010 06:04 DaemonX wrote:
Hang on what's the point of Code - S if it doesn't qualify you? Both Boxer and NaDa were in qualifying rounds yesterday...


It's for seeding in tournaments next year and I think specific leagues, these first three GSLs are just qualifiers to determine that seeding.
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
November 16 2010 22:30 GMT
#51
On November 17 2010 03:49 dcemuser wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 03:46 Kagami-sama wrote:
So CheckPrime, IdrA and oGsTheWind are practically guaranteed an S-class spot, or am I reading this incorrectly?

The system confuses me, but it seems fair to the players who put in the effort to participate in all the GSL open seasons as well as those who were prepared enough to go the distance in a single GSL season.

I would still like to see TLO with an S-class ranking eventually, though.

You are correct. SanZenith is also guaranteed an S-class spot, not sure why it is listed differently in the OP. He had a Ro16 finish and then a Ro32 finish, tying him with EG.IdrA and oGsTheWind.


On my phone so can't check easily, but did he even qualify for gsl3? If he was listed by something else in the r&s thread then that could be a reason, but it confuses me a bit as he isn't obviously in either list there from what I can see. If he didn't then there's obviously opportunities for people to overtake him
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Eschaton
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1245 Posts
November 16 2010 22:37 GMT
#52
On November 17 2010 06:04 DaemonX wrote:
Hang on what's the point of Code - S if it doesn't qualify you? Both Boxer and NaDa were in qualifying rounds yesterday...


I can't believe people still haven't grasped this. GSL1-3 are, as a whole, qualifiers for the GSL season in 2011. These first three tournaments determine the placement of qualifying players in S-class or A-class leagues, NOT GSL1-3.
TheBB
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Switzerland5133 Posts
November 16 2010 22:40 GMT
#53
On November 17 2010 05:55 dRaW wrote:
i.e : if clide finishes ro4 or finalist(possible winner) he will supersede a bunch of the players you mentioned and will definitely get S class

It's already given that Ro8 means S-class. We're talking about the others.
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Ryalnos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1946 Posts
November 16 2010 22:49 GMT
#54
On November 17 2010 07:40 TheBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 05:55 dRaW wrote:
i.e : if clide finishes ro4 or finalist(possible winner) he will supersede a bunch of the players you mentioned and will definitely get S class

It's already given that Ro8 means S-class. We're talking about the others.


Yeah, it might be helpful if the OP clarified that we're talking about the remaining spots after the at most 23 players (since HopeTorture qualified twice) from reaching Ro8.
Pudge_172
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1378 Posts
November 16 2010 22:50 GMT
#55
On November 17 2010 07:37 Eschaton wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2010 06:04 DaemonX wrote:
Hang on what's the point of Code - S if it doesn't qualify you? Both Boxer and NaDa were in qualifying rounds yesterday...


I can't believe people still haven't grasped this. GSL1-3 are, as a whole, qualifiers for the GSL season in 2011. These first three tournaments determine the placement of qualifying players in S-class or A-class leagues, NOT GSL1-3.


+9000


This community has to be an intelligent one as it's TL. However, I think so many people fail at reading comprehension.

Also, if 1 Top 8 is guarantee of Code S it would have to be worth more points than 3 Top 16 finishes
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Pudge_172
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1378 Posts
November 16 2010 22:53 GMT
#56
It might be something like

Ro64 1
Ro32 2
Ro16 4
Ro8 16
Ro4 256
Ro2 5024
Win over 9000
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Footler
Profile Joined January 2010
United States560 Posts
November 16 2010 23:04 GMT
#57
Doesn't look like it was mentioned yet but what about Loner? IIRC he just has the one Ro16 appearance, seems like that would give him a reasonable chance of S-Class assuming a few repeats top 8 this GSL.
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Xxavi
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1248 Posts
November 16 2010 23:30 GMT
#58
Guys, is there a complete list of code S players?

How many protoss got code S? Inca, Genius, Tester... and these hopefuls in OP, like SanZenith and oGsMC. So if my understanding is correct, we will see 4-5 code S players come the tournaments in 2011? Well, that will be funny. Not.
regulator_mk
Profile Joined June 2010
United States127 Posts
November 16 2010 23:50 GMT
#59
Very nice, OP. Thanks for collecting this info. I'm glad you presented it in a way that doesn't make any major assumptions about scoring as some people have a tendency to do.

The one omission I think you made is that I believe anypro is in the same situation as Leenock. He made Ro16 in season 1 and has qualified for season 3.
brentsen
Profile Joined November 2010
1252 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-16 23:58:36
November 16 2010 23:57 GMT
#60
On November 17 2010 08:30 Xxavi wrote:
Guys, is there a complete list of code S players?

How many protoss got code S? Inca, Genius, Tester... and these hopefuls in OP, like SanZenith and oGsMC. So if my understanding is correct, we will see 4-5 code S players come the tournaments in 2011? Well, that will be funny. Not.

Just look at the results of the previous 2 GSL seasons. Ro8 = confirmed for S-class.
As far as I know everything else is just speculation because GOM didn't reveal the exact system. The roundup in the starting post seems to be very likely though.
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