[$5,000] CSL All Star Invitational - Page 9

On April 13 2012 12:19 noobeater5 wrote:

Raw skill - lets have a quick mini tournament

On April 13 2012 12:49 hazelynut wrote:
Please continue to leave your support and feedback we will do the best we can and make the process as fair as possible...above all, we want to give our collegiate players a chance at showcasing their talents outside the team league and also in the spotlight that's ever-so-hard to reach as a college student.

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On April 13 2012 13:06 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:


Okay, can we please get pyrotechnics at the LAN?

On April 13 2012 13:06 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:


Okay, can we please get pyrotechnics at the LAN?

On April 13 2012 13:28 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:
Wasn't expecting such a hostile reaction to my suggestion (GSL does it). I'll settle on hazelynut in a hydralisk costume and strobe lights.


...or at least a disco ball?

On April 14 2012 05:46 Swagasaurus wrote:
Sorry if it's already been asked but is there any chance of an open qualifier being added to this? Obviously CSL wants the most well-known players competing for bigger viewership but it just seems kind of illegitimate to have an all star tournament with such a limited player pool.

I also remember a post-season tournament last year where each team was given two player slots, any chance of that coming back?

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On April 12 2012 16:12 Xeris wrote:

- Why not have a qualifier? CSL resources are taxed: running the playoffs, maintaining the website, and planning for the finals is literally full time+++++ work for the few administrators we have. Unfortunately, we are very understaffed and we can't add on more work and realistically expect it to be done well. If we can't run a qualifier tournament fairly and smoothly, it's better to not do it. In the future, as we grow and we have a stronger and larger administrative base - we of course want to look into hosting qualifiers for these types of events since qualifiers are the most objective way to go.

- Why not have a player from each of the final 2 teams participate? This is a good idea and is something we'll consider (we do have a month to decide). So stay tuned for that...


I hope this answers people's questions sufficiently! Please be happy that we are working hard and putting our own money into trying to help our community grow and flourish.

On April 14 2012 08:56 Eventine wrote:
Can I ask why allow what is essentially professional players to compete in this side tournament? I believe CSL is an opportunity to develop and discover talent. Being on a professional team takes away from the opportunity of unknown and unsponsored players to make a name for themselves.

On April 14 2012 09:00 Xeris wrote:


All the players are in the CSL and compete in the league and play a large part in their schools' success...

On April 14 2012 09:24 Eventine wrote:


I agree.

I guess i meant CSL as a whole, not solely this tournament. Perhaps its the whole student athlete idea, but I guess in my personal opinion I'd prefer a CSL in which on players on non-sponsored team would compete.

On April 14 2012 14:21 T.O.P. wrote:

Here's the true, behind the scenes answer. Having sponsored professional players play in a CSL tournament will bring CSL more publicity than if some unknowns play in it. This decision could be justified because more publicity for CSL will be good for everyone in the CSL. More publicity could lead to greating funding from sponsors in the future.

On April 14 2012 14:28 Rebs wrote:


This is a behind the scenes answer ? Its common sense.

On April 14 2012 08:56 Eventine wrote:
I believe CSL is an opportunity to develop and discover talent. Being on a professional team takes away from the opportunity of unknown and unsponsored players to make a name for themselves.

On April 14 2012 15:16 stalife wrote:
if that's the justification, then why not invite in full time pro players? I'm sure flying in Sheth, violet, select, scarlett, catz, axslav, and any other players living in NA right now (to fit the budget I guess) with big fan-base.. It would be better use of money if the goal is to get more publicity for CSL.