[GSL] 2012 Jan Code S RO32 D1 - Page 149

On January 10 2012 01:51 karpo wrote:


I'd rather see someone play that worked for their spot instead of being handed it based on popularity and country of origin.

On January 10 2012 01:56 jmbthirteen wrote:

You might, but more people are interested in foreigners vs koreans. I bet when idra plays it will be the most watvhed night of gsl not including finals.

On January 10 2012 01:12 Seiferz wrote:


to be fair, he had 2 very close games against boxer and its not like losira wouldn't have gotten 0-4'd.

On January 10 2012 01:59 karpo wrote:


Yeah sure you're probably right. I'm just saying that they undermine the whole "best of the best league" when they seed unproven players directly into code S.

On January 10 2012 02:12 SovietHammer wrote:


I can say with 100% confidence that losria would not have gotten 0-4'd. He could have taken games off anyone in the group and probably beaten boxer.

On January 10 2012 01:59 karpo wrote:


Yeah sure you're probably right. I'm just saying that they undermine the whole "best of the best league" when they seed unproven players directly into code S. As a business decision it's understandable.

On January 10 2012 02:51 Skwid1g wrote:


Not really, Sen and Idra have beaten Code S players in the past, so they definitely *could* compete with a lot of the players in Code S. Asking a top tier player to forgo other tournaments, move to a country that uses a language they don't speak, etc. just so they can attempt to QUALIFY for the lowest league is ridiculous and would make it basically impossible for most foreigners (read: the good ones) to compete in the GSL.

Seeds are fine as a one time thing (as in they don't get re-seeded after getting smashed) as they get a chance to either prove they deserve the seed or bomb out quickly if they don't deserve it.

On January 10 2012 02:55 CosmicSpiral wrote:


In the past GSL was a lot worse in terms of player quality so your argument is invalid. Everyone has gotten a lot better, even the mainstays of Code S.

Sen has never made it into Code S.

On January 10 2012 03:06 Grampz wrote:
so is boxer back in code a? =(

On January 10 2012 03:05 Acrofales wrote:


Well, you'd presume Sen has also gotten better in the meantime, but even so, it doesn't really matter. At worst this gives the 3 other players in groups with a foreigner seed an easier time of advancing to the Ro16 AND the games are atrociously one-sided (and boring). Sen showed some flair in his games and, while he got 2-0'd twice he didn't look hopeless. If Sen bombs out of Code A too, that's the end of him in GSL (for at least a while), with next season a different foreigner to get his chance. Maybe Naniwa will get his spot after all... or Stephano, Nerchio, WhiteRa, Thorzain, Naama or some other foreigner who has been making a splash. At worst many foreigners will buy subscriptions just to watch their favourite player compete in the most prestigious league in the world.

And maybe, just maybe, one of those seeded foreigners will surprise everybody and make a deep run into Code S! Nobody was expecting Jinro to do it in 2010 and nobody really credited HuK with any staying power either. Who's to say some other foreigner can't take the fight to Korea too?