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[IeSF] No Korean SC2 player allowed in IeSF 2011

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NHY
Profile Joined October 2010
1013 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-27 15:34:22
September 26 2011 15:59 GMT
#1
Source: http://eschosun.com/board/view.php?bid=sc2e&num=40155

Full translation:

"Held in Korea, but No Koreans to participate"

No Korean player will take part in IeSF 2011 World Championship's Starcraft 2 tournament.

International e-Sports Federation(IeSF) plans to hold IeSF 2011 World Championship in Andong, Korea from October 6th to October 9th, but oddly no Korean representative will be chosen.

IeSF has chosen FIFA Online 2, A.V.A., and Starcraft 2 as official titles for the event.

However, according to event organizers, there is no plan to select Korean representative in Starcraft 2 tournament. KeSPA is in charge of choosing Korean representative for IeSF 2011.

According to KeSPA, "since Starcraft 2 is not the officially recognized event of KeSPA, there is no plan to choose a Korean representative." This means that although they are holding the event will in Korea, there will be no Korean player participating. The situation is hard to comprehend.

It is frustrating given Korean Starcraft 2 progamer's successes including those in foreign tournaments and their popularity around the world.

Also, the policy flies in the face of IeSF's vision: "Joint Development in Global e-Sports" and could raise the concern that 'domestic matters affecting international tournament.'

The city of Andong plans to hold a separate event '4th Andong Hahoe Masks eSports Hanmadang' which will include Starcraft 2. So Korean and foreign players will at the same place at the same time, but they will be playing in different leagues.

Due to the organizer's incomprehensible event management, the guest and the host will be sitting in different tables at a party. The situation is not even funny.

TL;DR:

KeSPA is in charge of choosing Korean representatives for IeSF 2011
They are not going to choose one for SC2 because they don't recognize it

Update

DailyEsports is reporting that IeSF hasn't reached SC2 licencing agreement with Gretech yet. IeSF is considering switching SC2 from official title to exhibition title. Link 1 Link 2
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Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4126 Posts
September 26 2011 16:04 GMT
#2
WTF lol. Held in Korea but no Koreans allowed, great for foreigners but sucks for us spectators. And KeSPA being KeSPA
mighty_honour_korea
Profile Joined March 2010
Scotland198 Posts
September 26 2011 16:08 GMT
#3
Why is it so many situations involving KeSPA turn into these Grapes of Wrath-esque nonsensical debacles?
MartinN
Profile Joined April 2011
Spain307 Posts
September 26 2011 16:09 GMT
#4
people is stupid
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-26 16:18:20
September 26 2011 16:10 GMT
#5
lol wtf? Ruins whole tournament (well sc2's side at least) (for koreans)
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Gladiator6
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden7024 Posts
September 26 2011 16:10 GMT
#6
This seems somewhat mean to the korean players, lol.
Flying, sOs, free, Light, Soulkey & ZerO
SafeAsCheese
Profile Joined June 2011
United States4924 Posts
September 26 2011 16:14 GMT
#7
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"
amazingxkcd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
September 26 2011 16:17 GMT
#8
Well, KeSPA doesn't recognizes SC2 because they do not want to deal with Blizzard on it. It makes sense for their decision.
The world is burning and you rather be on this terrible website discussing video games and your shallow feelings
mdma-_-
Profile Joined October 2010
Nauru1213 Posts
September 26 2011 16:17 GMT
#9
On September 27 2011 01:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"

? I know everybody besides Zeal and Deathfate

on topic: sucks, but at least in the later rounds the tourney should produce some nice games.
Choboo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden2088 Posts
September 26 2011 16:22 GMT
#10
On September 27 2011 01:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"

I could only count 3 unknowns.....
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DiaBoLuS
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany1638 Posts
September 26 2011 16:24 GMT
#11
On September 27 2011 01:17 mdma-_- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2011 01:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"

? I know everybody besides Zeal and Deathfate

on topic: sucks, but at least in the later rounds the tourney should produce some nice games.


i know everyone besides zeal.
European Ranking: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=182293
MrSalamandra
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom412 Posts
September 26 2011 16:25 GMT
#12
On September 27 2011 01:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"


As people have said, they're mostly known players, albeit I don't think anyone would say that's a stellar lineup.
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
September 26 2011 16:28 GMT
#13
Its one player per country. And some countries don't hold qualifiers. So I think it`s not possible to have an all-star line-up.
It would have been "only" one Korean, too. Still really stupid that there isn't one when it takes place in Korea.
Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
September 26 2011 16:30 GMT
#14
'4th Andong Hahoe Masks eSports Hanmadang'
Best. Event name. Ever.
On a more serious note, considering the current qualified players for Iesf, it is just as well that no Koreans will participate :[
Supreme Intergalactic Commander
SafeAsCheese
Profile Joined June 2011
United States4924 Posts
September 26 2011 16:31 GMT
#15
On September 27 2011 01:25 MrSalamandra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2011 01:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:
It wouldn't be a serious tourney anyway

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IeSF_2011_World_Championship#Qualified_Players

only 1/2 the players on the list are even "knowns"


As people have said, they're mostly known players, albeit I don't think anyone would say that's a stellar lineup.


Maybe to people who watch the several hundred EU small tourneys like craftcups, but for people who watch major tourneys, they are new.
MCDayC
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom14464 Posts
September 26 2011 16:31 GMT
#16
Kespa just being silly then. Why were they chosen in the first place to select competitors?
VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
September 26 2011 16:33 GMT
#17
AHAHAHAHAH fuck, Kespa you never change !
NoiR
parazice
Profile Joined March 2011
Thailand5517 Posts
September 26 2011 16:37 GMT
#18
if no Korean then my bet => Happy
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51441 Posts
September 26 2011 16:38 GMT
#19
how ironic that a starcraft tournament in korea will be won by a non-korean.
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OneWhoIsMany
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada292 Posts
September 26 2011 16:41 GMT
#20
If this is true (as the source is a dead link?) another example of why we are so lucky to not have Kespa being involved in the Starcraft 2 community.
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