EPT[Red Bull] Battlegrounds Atlanta Day 3 - Page 103
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dipson
Canada3 Posts
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Nebuchad
Switzerland11903 Posts
On July 14 2014 21:40 SatedSC2 wrote: I've seen posts from Terran players discrediting the quality of play/players in this tournament in order to justify a Terran win as "wildly inconsequential" (to quote a post higher up on this page) Uuuuuh, what was wildly inconsequential to me was the debate about whether Day9 should have said what he said or not. The tournament was a tournament, that's all. | ||
Magnum
United States62 Posts
I hope we can see another event like this in ATL in the not too far future! | ||
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SatedSC2
England3012 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17588 Posts
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Red_Bull_Battle_Grounds:_Washington | ||
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Frost bitE
Malaysia27 Posts
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SatedSC2
England3012 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17588 Posts
On July 15 2014 18:45 SatedSC2 wrote: Why would it be considered an invitational when the players had to qualify by winning other events..? Because those "qualifiers" gave WCS Points. It's double dipping. Imagine if the top 8 players from GSL season 1 were the only players in seasons 2 and 3, with no more Code A and no more qualifiers. Even the KeSPA Cup and GSL Global Tournament have qualifiers, otherwise they're be similar to this. Also the liquipedia page calls these players "Invites", "All eight players are invited:" http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Red_Bull_Battle_Grounds:_Washington So I guess it depends on if this tournament has an open bracket or not, which I guess we don't know yet? Picture says "8 players, 2 days", so that's confusing. They might not be able to offer WCS Points? http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/6/68/Red_Bull_2014_Series.jpg | ||
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stefan16
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On July 15 2014 23:54 stefan16 wrote: Sorry for the noob question, but why are very few top players participate in in atlanta battleground? My worthless speculation is high travel costs and many other events happening on the same weekend making it not worth sending players for exposure of a sponsors brand. | ||
Yhamm
France7248 Posts
On July 15 2014 23:46 Die4Ever wrote: Because those "qualifiers" gave WCS Points. It's double dipping. Imagine if the top 8 players from GSL season 1 were the only players in seasons 2 and 3, with no more Code A and no more qualifiers. Even the KeSPA Cup and GSL Global Tournament have qualifiers, otherwise they're be similar to this. Also the liquipedia page calls these players "Invites", "All eight players are invited:" http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Red_Bull_Battle_Grounds:_Washington So I guess it depends on if this tournament has an open bracket or not, which I guess we don't know yet? Picture says "8 players, 2 days", so that's confusing. They might not be able to offer WCS Points? http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/6/68/Red_Bull_2014_Series.jpg I'm pretty sure it will be like RBBG New York last year, with NA, Global and Online acting as the open qualifiers | ||
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Die4Ever
United States17588 Posts
On July 16 2014 02:54 Yhamm wrote: I'm pretty sure it will be like RBBG New York last year, with NA, Global and Online acting as the open qualifiers Thanks. RBBG Washington is listed on the official Blizzard WCS page, so I guess they are giving WCS Points. However the rules are a bit strange, cause qualified players need to be able to make up at least 25% of the top 16, this tournament doesn't have 16 players. But oh well, I'll just assume it's a tier 2, even though Blizzard has TBD for the WCS Points. http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/about | ||
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