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SayTT
Profile Joined August 2004
Sweden2158 Posts
May 05 2013 08:13 GMT
#561
On May 05 2013 17:05 Type|NarutO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 05:52 Tigi wrote:
Isn't uSer the former BW zerg uZZZer ?


Yes, its uZZZer and he was already very good in WoL


Make me think of MiStrZZZ the polish P in broodwar who was super bm asshole lol
-,-
madals
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom624 Posts
May 05 2013 10:36 GMT
#562
Next qualifier will be starting in just over an hour.
Caster: @Madals91 http://www.youtube.com/Madals91 <--
Dvriel
Profile Joined November 2011
607 Posts
May 05 2013 11:36 GMT
#563
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?
grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
May 05 2013 11:41 GMT
#564
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger
mikkmagro
Profile Joined April 2011
Malta1513 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-05 11:43:52
May 05 2013 11:43 GMT
#565
Qualifier #2

The Challengers
Acer.DarkHydra
Acer.ParanOid
LDLC.AlaStOr
Dignitas.BlinG
Dignitas.DreAm
ENCE.elfi
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Empire.Brat_OK
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ESC.GoOdy
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JonnyREcco
KroLu
aAa.MiNiMaTh
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LDLC.MoMaN
Western Wolves.MorroW
Fnatic.Miniraser
Fnatic.NightEnD
Fnatic.Pink
Fnatic.Zanster
Na'Vi.Minato
Na'Vi.LoWeLy
Na'Vi.HappyZerg
NrS.kauP
NrS.Welmu
NrS.Underdark
NrS.White
NrS.UkraineStar
CM Storm.PandaTank
mouz.Protosser
RoX.LiveZerg
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Western Wolves.Ziktomini


The Koreans
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SK.MC
MVP.duckdeok
MVP.TAiLS
mYinsanity.Positive
VB
StarDust
Alien Invasion.waCk
NaRa
RoX.Pro7ecT


Still no XiGua

mousesports, Team Acer, Fnatic!
grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
May 05 2013 11:46 GMT
#566
On May 05 2013 20:43 mikkmagro wrote:
...
Still no XiGua

IIrc, it was mentioned yesterday that he will not compete in EU anymore due to the lag and will try to qualify on AM next season.
Dvriel
Profile Joined November 2011
607 Posts
May 05 2013 11:49 GMT
#567
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...
grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-05 11:55:07
May 05 2013 11:52 GMT
#568
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]
VyingsP
Profile Joined December 2011
France174 Posts
May 05 2013 11:54 GMT
#569
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...


The way I understand it is :
ro40 is the 32 players from round 1 + 8 players from round 3 (aka : there are 40 players left in the bracket, even though 8 of them are not known yet)
ro24 is the 16 players who won in round 1 and reached round 2 + 8 players from round 3 (aka : 24 players left)
ro16 is self explanatory

As for the bracket, I'm guessing the 32 people who did not win in round 3 get a spot in the "up and downs".
Corrections of my bad english are much welcome
AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
May 05 2013 11:56 GMT
#570
On May 05 2013 20:46 grs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:43 mikkmagro wrote:
...
Still no XiGua

IIrc, it was mentioned yesterday that he will not compete in EU anymore due to the lag and will try to qualify on AM next season.


Would participating in EU season 1 lock him there for season 2 or are you free to switch in between? He made it to Ro8, Ro32 and Ro16 in the premier qualifier after all, and laggy games is better than no games at all, I think.
Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
May 05 2013 11:58 GMT
#571
On May 05 2013 20:56 AlternativeEgo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:46 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:43 mikkmagro wrote:
...
Still no XiGua

IIrc, it was mentioned yesterday that he will not compete in EU anymore due to the lag and will try to qualify on AM next season.


Would participating in EU season 1 lock him there for season 2 or are you free to switch in between? He made it to Ro8, Ro32 and Ro16 in the premier qualifier after all, and laggy games is better than no games at all, I think.

From https://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/8569308646 (1st paragraph)

Can players change their World Championship Series region at any point during the year?

For the 2013 World Championship Series only, there will be an optional, one-time region change between Season 1 and Season 2. Players who would like to compete in another region in Season 2 will need to play in the Season 1 Qualifier and Challenger Division of the region they are looking to switch to. This will essentially mean that there will be players finishing their Season 1 commitments in their current region, while establishing their position in a new region.Any requests for exceptions must be submitted to Blizzard and will be considered.
StarsChild
Profile Joined August 2010
Italy9 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-05 12:08:51
May 05 2013 12:04 GMT
#572
can't find today's event on twitch and esl tv says next broadcast will be in two days.. is it true?


edit: nvm, found here http://www.twitch.tv/wcs_europe2
Dvriel
Profile Joined November 2011
607 Posts
May 05 2013 12:06 GMT
#573
On May 05 2013 20:52 grs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]



Ok.I can see this,but still no sense.Why call the First round "40" if there are only 32 players in the first brackets? Only 16 will advace to round 2,the supposed "RO24".The winners from here are 8 of 16 and they go to the third and LAST round of another 16 players which are the 8 winners from round 2(Ro24) and the 8 players who got eliminated from the Group stage of 16 in the Premier.
This is not all!!! After round 3 in Challenger the losers are going into Group stage of 8 groups with 4 players.8 from Rouns 3,8 from Round 2 and 16 from Round 1= 32 players needed for a Stage Group of 8 Groups with 4 players.Still cant see the logic of calling it RO40 and Ro24.

In Korea it is much easier: RO48 into RO32(24 RO48 winners+8 RO32 CODE S losers) into RO 24(16 RO32 CODE A winners+8 CODE S RO16 losers).
AxiR
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany944 Posts
May 05 2013 12:06 GMT
#574
Hopefully the brackets won't take ages again...
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97277 Posts
May 05 2013 12:08 GMT
#575
On May 05 2013 21:06 Dvriel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 20:52 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]



Ok.I can see this,but still no sense.Why call the First round "40" if there are only 32 players in the first brackets? Only 16 will advace to round 2,the supposed "RO24".The winners from here are 8 of 16 and they go to the third and LAST round of another 16 players which are the 8 winners from round 2(Ro24) and the 8 players who got eliminated from the Group stage of 16 in the Premier.
This is not all!!! After round 3 in Challenger the losers are going into Group stage of 8 groups with 4 players.8 from Rouns 3,8 from Round 2 and 16 from Round 1= 32 players needed for a Stage Group of 8 Groups with 4 players.Still cant see the logic of calling it RO40 and Ro24.

In Korea it is much easier: RO48 into RO32(24 RO48 winners+8 RO32 CODE S losers) into RO 24(16 RO32 CODE A winners+8 CODE S RO16 losers).

I think it's just a mistake like you said. It should be Ro32 -> Ro24 -> Ro16
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AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-05 12:10:53
May 05 2013 12:10 GMT
#576
Thanks, grs. I know all his buddies are in NA but he feels like one of us now. Can't we keep him? /overlyattachedTLer
Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
ibo422
Profile Joined April 2012
Belgium2844 Posts
May 05 2013 12:12 GMT
#577
some microphone/skype issues.. pls fix it!
VyingsP
Profile Joined December 2011
France174 Posts
May 05 2013 12:14 GMT
#578
On May 05 2013 21:08 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 21:06 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:52 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]



Ok.I can see this,but still no sense.Why call the First round "40" if there are only 32 players in the first brackets? Only 16 will advace to round 2,the supposed "RO24".The winners from here are 8 of 16 and they go to the third and LAST round of another 16 players which are the 8 winners from round 2(Ro24) and the 8 players who got eliminated from the Group stage of 16 in the Premier.
This is not all!!! After round 3 in Challenger the losers are going into Group stage of 8 groups with 4 players.8 from Rouns 3,8 from Round 2 and 16 from Round 1= 32 players needed for a Stage Group of 8 Groups with 4 players.Still cant see the logic of calling it RO40 and Ro24.

In Korea it is much easier: RO48 into RO32(24 RO48 winners+8 RO32 CODE S losers) into RO 24(16 RO32 CODE A winners+8 CODE S RO16 losers).

I think it's just a mistake like you said. It should be Ro32 -> Ro24 -> Ro16


By that logic it should be : Ro32 -> Ro16 -> Ro16 which is why I guess that change was made
Corrections of my bad english are much welcome
Roman666
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland1440 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-05 12:15:19
May 05 2013 12:14 GMT
#579
On May 05 2013 21:08 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 21:06 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:52 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]



Ok.I can see this,but still no sense.Why call the First round "40" if there are only 32 players in the first brackets? Only 16 will advace to round 2,the supposed "RO24".The winners from here are 8 of 16 and they go to the third and LAST round of another 16 players which are the 8 winners from round 2(Ro24) and the 8 players who got eliminated from the Group stage of 16 in the Premier.
This is not all!!! After round 3 in Challenger the losers are going into Group stage of 8 groups with 4 players.8 from Rouns 3,8 from Round 2 and 16 from Round 1= 32 players needed for a Stage Group of 8 Groups with 4 players.Still cant see the logic of calling it RO40 and Ro24.

In Korea it is much easier: RO48 into RO32(24 RO48 winners+8 RO32 CODE S losers) into RO 24(16 RO32 CODE A winners+8 CODE S RO16 losers).

I think it's just a mistake like you said. It should be Ro32 -> Ro24 -> Ro16

By that logic it should be Ro32 -> Ro16 -> Ro16.

EDIT: Previous post :D
grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
May 05 2013 12:17 GMT
#580
On May 05 2013 21:08 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2013 21:06 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:52 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:49 Dvriel wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:41 grs wrote:
On May 05 2013 20:36 Dvriel wrote:
I am very confused.I am checking and rechecking the Challenger Format and still cant understand it:

Why the first round is called "Round of 40" if there are only 32 players? Why the second is "Round of 24" if there are only 16 players(16 winners from Round 1 Challenger)?

Because there are 40 players. 8 more will drop from premium in the 2nd group stage.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger


That is exactly what I was thinking,but still think its impossible to mix in Round of 40 players dropped from Ro 32 and Ro 24 with players from Ro16.Its not fair.This is not the worst: check this link and tell me what do you think.I count and recount the brackets and there are only 8x4=32 into 8x2=16 into 8+8 from Ro16 Premier players.Still dont understand where are they going to take players from to build the group stage with 32 players. Check this:

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_1_Europe/Challenger

Bottom is the Bracket for the Bracket stage...

It starts with 8 brackets of 4 players = 32
In the third round 8 more players are added from r2 premium = 8
32 + 8 = 40

Edit: I'll try to explain it with a picture from one of 8 brackets.
[image loading]



Ok.I can see this,but still no sense.Why call the First round "40" if there are only 32 players in the first brackets? Only 16 will advace to round 2,the supposed "RO24".The winners from here are 8 of 16 and they go to the third and LAST round of another 16 players which are the 8 winners from round 2(Ro24) and the 8 players who got eliminated from the Group stage of 16 in the Premier.
This is not all!!! After round 3 in Challenger the losers are going into Group stage of 8 groups with 4 players.8 from Rouns 3,8 from Round 2 and 16 from Round 1= 32 players needed for a Stage Group of 8 Groups with 4 players.Still cant see the logic of calling it RO40 and Ro24.

In Korea it is much easier: RO48 into RO32(24 RO48 winners+8 RO32 CODE S losers) into RO 24(16 RO32 CODE A winners+8 CODE S RO16 losers).

I think it's just a mistake like you said. It should be Ro32 -> Ro24 -> Ro16

It is just semantics I guess, but Ro40 is imho semantically correct, because there are 40 players left in that round, even if 8 of them are seeded into a later round.
If you have a Ro64 bracket with walkovers for 8 seeded people (seeds 1-8) you would not call it a round of 56, would you?
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