EPTGlad DongRaeGu qualified as well! Lol at InCa being his first opponent - I like InCa but he's not exactly stellar at PvZ. DRG is definitely making it to the up/downs.
GSL August Code A qualifiers - Page 354
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Sarang
Australia2363 Posts
Glad DongRaeGu qualified as well! Lol at InCa being his first opponent - I like InCa but he's not exactly stellar at PvZ. DRG is definitely making it to the up/downs. | ||
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Micket
United Kingdom2163 Posts
The problem I have with the current MLG system is that mediocre players are getting Code A slots. I mean, even though Fenix is way better than me, it just feels so unfair that someone like Sage cannot get through the qualifiers and Fenix gets in purely because foreigners all seem to do bad at MLG and that most don't want to go to Korean anyway. MLG should make a system where, you have to be in the top 8 to get the Code A slot, otherwise more and more mediocre foreigners will be taking a place of a more deserving Korean. | ||
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
Were the games good? I went to bed after Ganzi won, but: Cella made final round?! Before being bested by DRG..and aru actually won against Lyn. (Were these two series actually good?) and...Boxer... | ||
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asperger
Sweden1310 Posts
On August 03 2011 23:11 PartyBiscuit wrote: Just woke up, holy balls...I'd write more coherently but I'm a bit tired and hilariously awe struck. Were the games good? I went to bed after Ganzi won, but: Cella made final round?! Before being bested by DRG..and aru actually won against Lyn. (Were these two series actually good?) and...Boxer... Cella six pooled on XNC and went gold hatch first on Metal to pretty much give DRG the wins, although it only sped up the inevitable. Maru pretty much outclassed Lyn in two quick games. | ||
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Welmu
Finland3295 Posts
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lunchforthesky
United Kingdom967 Posts
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InvalidID
United States1050 Posts
 All the people I wanted to see qualify did. | ||
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Herry
England681 Posts
On August 03 2011 23:19 InvalidID wrote: This is like the best day of qualifiers ever All the people I wanted to see qualify did. Same. This is going to be the BEST Code A and S season yet i can feel it :D | ||
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Stanlot
United States5742 Posts
Boxer, Ganzi, Taeja and Yugioh all made it <3 If only Cella didn't meet up with DRG in the final round D: | ||
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Oktyabr
Singapore2234 Posts
On August 03 2011 22:38 imareaver3 wrote: Not giving foreigners free spots is unfair to the foreigners. Remember that it's free for a Korean to try to get in, but a foreigner has to take a flight to Korea, live there for a few days so he isn't jet-lagged, try his hand at the qualifiers, and then fly back if he doesn't make it. That's time-consuming, exhausting, and brutally expensive. And the foreigners who got free ins haven't done so badly; only HayprO and Moonglade took a Ro32 out, while Huk made Code S and Sheth at least made Ro16. And the players who are getting in next season are much better than HayprO and Moonglade ever were... Huk was the only one out of the 4 who made it into the system. Sheth could have gone arguably further if he didn't meet Puzzle. That still isn't a case for giving a free spot to other foreigners who, quite frankly, may not even make it halfway through Code B. Thorzain and Naniwa might face an early exit just as likely based on bracket luck. That's just how cruel the system is. Foreigners who are capable of doing so should take a leaf out of FXO's book and send their guys here to train, simply because it's worth the investment should they be able to afford it. I can't believe you are so willing to deny some other unknown Code B Korean (who may be a budding star) that hasn't had face time in the GSL yet in favor of other top foreigners who might not qualified for Code A on their own merit. I'm pretty confident that sending relative unknowns like Seal and Sage to MLG would also result in them tearing the open bracket a new ass. I'm sure GOM will use their discretionary seeds wisely. | ||
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Oktyabr
Singapore2234 Posts
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Beatus
Canada101 Posts
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photomuse
United States102 Posts
1. Do the best players always make it through the qualifiers (no, over a period of many quaifiers yes, but not for individual qualifiers) 2. Is it a huge investment to come to korea to try to qualify? (yes) 3. Does GOM want foreign player representation in code A? (yes) If you take all at face value, the invite system makes perfect sense. I know there are some on here that don't care about (3), but I definitely do. I think this might be a difference between newer Starcraft fans who never really followed Broodwar and older fans. Or it may be a simple difference in worldview, caring about drama over fairness. For me, I never miss a game that has either a foreigner or a handful of Koreans of which I am a fan. The rest of them are if I have time. It would be much less compelling for me without the foreigner invites. | ||
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sitromit
7051 Posts
On August 03 2011 23:56 photomuse wrote: People complaining about the Foreigner invites are completely missing the point. 1. Do the best players always make it through the qualifiers (no, over a period of many quaifiers yes, but not for individual qualifiers) 2. Is it a huge investment to come to korea to try to qualify? (yes) 3. Does GOM want foreign player representation in code A? (yes) If you take all at face value, the invite system makes perfect sense. I know there are some on here that don't care about (3), but I definitely do. I think this might be a difference between newer Starcraft fans who never really followed Broodwar and older fans. Or it may be a simple difference in worldview, caring about drama over fairness. For me, I never miss a game that has either a foreigner or a handful of Koreans of which I am a fan. The rest of them are if I have time. It would be much less compelling for me without the foreigner invites. Yeah, the system they have now is good. It's good for everyone to have a few foreigners in there. | ||
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Joemeatballs
Canada26 Posts
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H0RNET
Thailand138 Posts
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LiamTheZerg
United States523 Posts
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kOre
Canada3642 Posts
On August 04 2011 00:45 H0RNET wrote: john laddering was epic! Doa: "Why did you wall off in TvT" John: "Cus I felt like it" lol go with the FLOWWWWW | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
Also we finally get to see some DRG stompage in the GSL. | ||
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ronpaul012
United States769 Posts
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