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pdd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia9933 Posts
May 19 2011 08:45 GMT
#41
This might make it clearer... and I guess more official:

http://www.gomtv.net/2011super1/news/65340
TI4 Champions: EE-Sama | B7-God | A-God_2000 | Kappa Lord | pieliedie
Vipsanius
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands708 Posts
May 19 2011 08:46 GMT
#42
This is cool. More winner's league. We will see way more players, way more games, I like the MSL format, so it's a plus they took that too. And more foreigners too!

Gogo GSL!
Tears.Of.The.Moon
Profile Joined September 2009
Slovenia715 Posts
May 19 2011 08:46 GMT
#43
So can anybody explain more accurately what a dual tournament is? I tried searching for it on the liquipedia but there were no hits.
ヽ(´ー`)┌
bennyaus
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia1833 Posts
May 19 2011 08:47 GMT
#44
GSTL is so good, GOMtv is so good. I love it
I play Random - HuK, DRG + Liquid fan
supdubdup
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States916 Posts
May 19 2011 08:47 GMT
#45
I love these changes if they go through.
Turn it Up
AntiSanityMan
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada28 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-19 08:49:40
May 19 2011 08:48 GMT
#46
Very interesting. They're making space for GSL and moving a group play system for up and down. This seems like it'll limit the volatility of Code S by limiting the amount of people from code S playing in the up and down, while not actually changing the possible code S turnover rate. Group play also seems to be aiming to be a fairer way to determine who advances, with no more "weakest players picked by code A champions and sneaking back into code S" shenanigans happening.

The group play seems like it'll give chances for people like IMMVP to stay in code S by doing some code A stomping instead of losing code S status so easily if they have 2 off days.

Something that's not clear: "15 players will play in 5 player group with top two players in the group advancing to code S." => That means only 6 players (3 groups x 2 players each) get into code S. Even adding MLG champion to that it only means 7 players get into code S. A translation mistake or my math is bad?

The GSTL seems like they're trying to make it so that all teams, no matter how big or small, get a chance to play and maybe upset the top dogs. If I'm not mistaken, isn't Liquid in the top 10 with the current team qualification system? But it seems more like the 10 teams will be chosen through invitation only, with Liquid being excluded since they don't have enough players. They're really trying to avoid another IM situation.

All in all, some interesting changes to shake up the system, patching up holes here and there. I can even see a slight change that might make it so that they could insert another code S invite in the future by limiting the Up and Down group play by one more spot. Maybe NASL can start negotiating, as they seem to be the only other regularly happening league.

EDIT: Wow, idiocy here. Missed that code A champion is sent into code S directly. Durrr.
"Don't worry."
Mattes
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany1116 Posts
May 19 2011 08:48 GMT
#47
ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL?

A REAL TEAMLEAGUE?!

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
"Eyo lesson' here, Bey. You're comin' at the king, you best not miss."
BjC
Profile Joined February 2011
England181 Posts
May 19 2011 08:49 GMT
#48
WoW!! this is awesome. Love Team league and pretty good changes to normal league too.
Bit Harder to drop out of code S now tho ??
SenorChang
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia4730 Posts
May 19 2011 08:49 GMT
#49
So up/down feature goes, 8 players go to up down, 6 come back from the matches, 7th is the Code A winner and 8th is the MLG seed. Correct?

So pumped for the team league, the games are always so epic, hopefully will get more viewers for them!
ლ(╹◡╹ლ)
pdd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia9933 Posts
May 19 2011 08:49 GMT
#50
On May 19 2011 17:46 PerfectTear wrote:
So can anybody explain more accurately what a dual tournament is? I tried searching for it on the liquipedia but there were no hits.


A v B
C v D
Winner A/B vs Winner C/D (match 3)--> Winner of this qualifies 2-0
Loser A/B vs Loser C/D (match 4) ---> Loser of this is eliminated 0-2
Loser match 3 vs Winner Match 4 ---> Winner of this qualifies 2-1, Loser eliminated 1-2

That way it also guarantees a 1,2,3,4 ranking
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TRAP[yoo]
Profile Joined December 2009
Hungary6026 Posts
May 19 2011 08:49 GMT
#51
very nice changes. im looking forward to it!
FTD
parazice
Profile Joined March 2011
Thailand5517 Posts
May 19 2011 08:49 GMT
#52
On May 19 2011 17:40 Benjef wrote:
Wow. I love those changes. The team league and individual changes are amazing.

Winning Code A has a lot of worth now and winner of MLG going straight into Code S!!!!

Also 10 teams? I can only really think of 9 teams with enough players unless they introduce a "Foreigners" team where all the foreigners out there at the time compete?


uuum
Slayers Ogs Mvp Im Tsl St Fou Zenex Prime HoSeo 10!!
and i think Fox and Woojing can include more player for this league
ZzZBored
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia368 Posts
May 19 2011 08:50 GMT
#53
Looking forward to GSTL every week :D
"A day without laughter is a day wasted" - Charlie Chaplin
CuSToM
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1478 Posts
May 19 2011 08:50 GMT
#54
Wow. GSL continues to be the premiere Starcraft II league. Can't wait to have GSTL on full-time.

We need Starcraft II team logos for our signatures now.
Team SCV Life #1
Seditary
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia7033 Posts
May 19 2011 08:50 GMT
#55
Need some info on how payment is going to work now, I'm assuming there'll be 10 bucks for both GSL and GSTL, how about package deals and stuff seeing how its all sorta mashed together.
Love is more fun than hate.
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-19 08:51:40
May 19 2011 08:50 GMT
#56
GSTL
Every thursday and Friday. GSTL will be broadcasted with 10 teams.
10 teams will be divided to two groups, 5 teams each. Each league will play full league with top 3 teams advancing to playoff. Total of 20 games will be played. GSTL 'regular' season will be played for 10 weeks.


FUCK YEAH

been wanting a proleague system but this works too

time for non-code A/S players to start beasting GSTL
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
supdubdup
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States916 Posts
May 19 2011 08:50 GMT
#57
time to recruit koreans in team liquid to qualify for GSTL so funds aren't scarce!
Turn it Up
vectorix108
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4633 Posts
May 19 2011 08:51 GMT
#58
Yay! so this is like proleague basically. Pretty awesome stuff.
Aka XephyR/Shaneyesss
aderum
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden1459 Posts
May 19 2011 08:51 GMT
#59
Nice GJ on that GOM :D
Crazy people dont sit around and wonder if they are insane
kvn4444
Profile Joined September 2010
1510 Posts
May 19 2011 08:51 GMT
#60
damn, nice changes by GOM. heading in the right direction with gstl, favorite tournament to watch by far. Now it means more too with the larger prize pool. also mlg just got more interesting, can't wait to see who wins the direct code S spot.
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