• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 02:08
CEST 08:08
KST 15:08
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt2: All Star10Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists16[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt1: Fresh Flow9[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0
Community News
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers19Maestros of the Game 2 announced92026 GSL Tour plans announced15Weekly Cups (April 6-12): herO doubles, "Villains" prevail1MaNa leaves Team Liquid24
StarCraft 2
General
Maestros of the Game 2 announced 2026 GSL Tour plans announced Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists MaNa leaves Team Liquid Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers INu's Battles#14 <BO.9 2Matches> Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
Mutation # 522 Flip My Base The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 521 Memorable Boss Mutation # 520 Moving Fees
Brood War
General
FlaSh: This Will Be My Final ASL【ASL S21 Ro.16】 BW General Discussion BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ ASL21 General Discussion Data needed
Tourneys
Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Ro16 Group C [ASL21] Ro16 Group D
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Any training maps people recommend? Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Dawn of War IV Diablo IV Total Annihilation Server - TAForever Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion McBoner: A hockey love story Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Strange computer issues (software) [G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Sexual Health Of Gamers
TrAiDoS
lurker extra damage testi…
StaticNine
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1820 users

Gold Professional Championship 2019 S1

Forum Index > StarCraft 2 Tournaments
Post a Reply
Normal
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-15 09:56:02
June 12 2019 15:47 GMT
#1
[image loading]

(Wiki)GPC 2019 Season 1


Final event of Season 1 of NetEase's GPC series. Top 10 of GPC circuit point scorers, 2 wildcard players and 4 invited foreign players fight for ~$20K of prize money.


[image loading]

cn SCBoy | cn [image loading]NeoTV | uk [image loading] Wardi | kr [image loading] Crank


[image loading]


Invited: (T)INnoVation, (Z)Scarlett, (T)SpeCial, (Z)Solar,
GPC ranking top 10: (P)Cloudy, (P)FireFly, (P)MacSed, (T)Coffee, (T)TIME, (T)XY, (Z)BreakingGG
, (Z)iAsonu, (Z)Silky, (Z)TooDming
Wildcard qualifier: (P)Cyan, (P)Jieshi

16 man GSL style tournament, that's all you need to know.


[image loading]

(Wiki)GPC 2019 Season 1
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Soke
Profile Joined September 2012
United States790 Posts
June 13 2019 06:33 GMT
#2
Thanks for the info :D
Djsoke
pzlama333
Profile Joined April 2013
United States282 Posts
June 13 2019 06:40 GMT
#3
As I remember, one of the invite was hero, but not Solar when I checked the liquipedia page a few days ago. However, since they both are from TSG, and the boss of TSG are trying to hire Innovation as well, so it shouldn't be matter. Special won TIME in WCS but lost in NeXT, so it should be interesting to watch the re-match. The other invites should reach play-off easily.
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 13 2019 07:45 GMT
#4
The first matches of each group will only broadcast the matches of Chinese vs Foreign.
Winner's matches, Loser's matches and Tiebreaker's matches will all broadcast.
I love SC2
Treveis
Profile Joined July 2018
11 Posts
June 13 2019 08:02 GMT
#5
On June 13 2019 16:45 thickertom wrote:
The first matches of each group will only broadcast the matches of Chinese vs Foreign.
Winner's matches, Loser's matches and Tiebreaker's matches will all broadcast.


So how get info about Silky vs Coffe
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 13 2019 08:07 GMT
#6
On June 13 2019 17:02 Treveis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2019 16:45 thickertom wrote:
The first matches of each group will only broadcast the matches of Chinese vs Foreign.
Winner's matches, Loser's matches and Tiebreaker's matches will all broadcast.


So how get info about Silky vs Coffe


It may be announced after the broadcast match finished.
I love SC2
Treveis
Profile Joined July 2018
11 Posts
June 13 2019 08:43 GMT
#7
Scarelett 0-1 TooDming xDDD
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-13 08:47:41
June 13 2019 08:47 GMT
#8
No English stream? Wardi isn't streaming at the moment.
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 13 2019 08:48 GMT
#9
On June 13 2019 17:43 Treveis wrote:
Scarelett 0-1 TooDming xDDD

Maybe this is a bug.
I don't know who knows the match has begun though due to Scarlett's eyes (?), the match can start first.
I love SC2
General1330
Profile Joined May 2019
8 Posts
June 13 2019 08:49 GMT
#10
iasonu is good
Treveis
Profile Joined July 2018
11 Posts
June 13 2019 08:51 GMT
#11
On June 13 2019 17:48 thickertom wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2019 17:43 Treveis wrote:
Scarelett 0-1 TooDming xDDD

Maybe this is a bug.
I don't know who knows the match has begun though due to Scarlett's eyes (?), the match can start first.

Ye maybe wiki baited me
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
June 13 2019 09:23 GMT
#12
On June 13 2019 17:47 osliang wrote:
No English stream? Wardi isn't streaming at the moment.

Wardi needs to travel so he'll just do the final day.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
June 13 2019 09:44 GMT
#13
I don't speak Korean or Chinese sadly, what is going on and which Stream is better?
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 13 2019 09:48 GMT
#14
TIME 0-2 Cyan
I love SC2
FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-13 09:56:45
June 13 2019 09:55 GMT
#15
On June 13 2019 18:44 Morbidius wrote:
I don't speak Korean or Chinese sadly, what is going on and which Stream is better?


I suggest you go to Crank.There are lots of shitty ads on CN stream sites.
TyInnoMaruByunAlive,TIMBA
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
June 13 2019 11:25 GMT
#16
This is pretty brutal. Any of the games been close yet?

This could easily be a tournament where all the games suck until we get to the four foreigners + Time
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 13 2019 12:09 GMT
#17
Coffee 1-0 Innovation!
I love SC2
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
June 13 2019 12:29 GMT
#18
On June 13 2019 20:25 Pandain wrote:
This is pretty brutal. Any of the games been close yet?

This could easily be a tournament where all the games suck until we get to the four foreigners + Time


Yea result has been predictable so far. Only upset is TIME losing to Cyan 0:2 too bad it wasn't broadcasted.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
June 13 2019 14:43 GMT
#19
China region lock incoming
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
Soke
Profile Joined September 2012
United States790 Posts
June 13 2019 19:15 GMT
#20
Scarlett vs XY was an awesome series
Djsoke
tcb
Profile Joined July 2018
49 Posts
June 14 2019 01:43 GMT
#21
On June 14 2019 04:15 Soke wrote:
Scarlett vs XY was an awesome series

innovation shocked by this match
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2719 Posts
June 14 2019 13:09 GMT
#22
On June 14 2019 04:15 Soke wrote:
Scarlett vs XY was an awesome series

Game 2 was very Scarlett-Bomberesque
very illegal and very uncool
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 15 2019 08:18 GMT
#23
TooDming won Game 1
I love SC2
fastr
Profile Joined February 2011
France902 Posts
June 15 2019 08:26 GMT
#24
So no english or korean streams for the playoffs? That's disappointing to say the least for a 23k USD tournament with a really good player lineup. Guess I'll watch on the piece of crap that is the douyu player
thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
June 15 2019 08:34 GMT
#25
On June 15 2019 17:26 fastr wrote:
So no english or korean streams for the playoffs? That's disappointing to say the least for a 23k USD tournament with a really good player lineup. Guess I'll watch on the piece of crap that is the douyu player

https://www.douyu.com/3484
I love SC2
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1205 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-15 09:30:13
June 15 2019 09:20 GMT
#26
On June 15 2019 17:26 fastr wrote:
So no english or korean streams for the playoffs? That's disappointing to say the least for a 23k USD tournament with a really good player lineup. Guess I'll watch on the piece of crap that is the douyu player


I will say, though, that the downloadable player is much better than the online one.

EDIT: iA playing well so far.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-15 09:31:37
June 15 2019 09:30 GMT
#27
OMG, Solar vs iAsonu 0:2 at the moment.... iAsonu is playing exceptionally well today..
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
June 15 2019 09:36 GMT
#28
On June 15 2019 17:26 fastr wrote:
So no english or korean streams for the playoffs? That's disappointing to say the least for a 23k USD tournament with a really good player lineup. Guess I'll watch on the piece of crap that is the douyu player

Wardi will be doing the final day tomorrow. They also have a Chinese feed on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/neotvbaoxue
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
SeVpresty
Profile Joined May 2019
6 Posts
June 15 2019 09:56 GMT
#29
OMG, iAsonu 3:1 won Solar!
Elmonti
Profile Joined July 2018
Spain299 Posts
June 15 2019 09:57 GMT
#30
On June 15 2019 18:36 digmouse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 15 2019 17:26 fastr wrote:
So no english or korean streams for the playoffs? That's disappointing to say the least for a 23k USD tournament with a really good player lineup. Guess I'll watch on the piece of crap that is the douyu player

Wardi will be doing the final day tomorrow. They also have a Chinese feed on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/neotvbaoxue


Thank you very much! Douyou is not that bad, but all the shiny stuff in the screen is annoying xD
FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
June 15 2019 09:57 GMT
#31
Yeah,IA took down Solar by 3:1.
TyInnoMaruByunAlive,TIMBA
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-15 09:58:38
June 15 2019 09:57 GMT
#32
Feels bad for iA, he scores the upset over Solar and his reward is facing Inno. Top half of the bracket is way more stacked.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
WenHe
Profile Joined February 2017
34 Posts
June 15 2019 10:02 GMT
#33
Amazing,IA beats Solar!!!
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-15 11:42:00
June 15 2019 11:40 GMT
#34
I feel like TIME really had a timing to kill Scarlett this game.

Okay he did it anyways
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
June 15 2019 12:10 GMT
#35
Ouch... TIME almost nuking his own army, looked like a rage gg right there.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
June 15 2019 12:18 GMT
#36
On June 15 2019 21:10 sneakyfox wrote:
Ouch... TIME almost nuking his own army, looked like a rage gg right there.


More like a hopeless surrender. Still TIME has improved quite a bit from last year, he used to last no longer than 20mins against Scarlett in BO5
xelnaga_empire
Profile Joined March 2012
627 Posts
June 15 2019 12:20 GMT
#37
Will there be an English caster for the Special vs Scarlett match tomorrow? I hope one of the English casters pick it up.
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
June 15 2019 12:23 GMT
#38
On June 15 2019 21:20 xelnaga_empire wrote:
Will there be an English caster for the Special vs Scarlett match tomorrow? I hope one of the English casters pick it up.


Digmouse said Wardi will cast the final tomorrow (9am GMT)
Soke
Profile Joined September 2012
United States790 Posts
June 15 2019 16:46 GMT
#39
This tournament has actually been a lot of fun. Quite a few exciting games/matches
Djsoke
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
June 16 2019 07:11 GMT
#40
Special scarlett should be pretty sick
Wardi
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
England898 Posts
June 16 2019 07:50 GMT
#41
English stream is up for today, I was travelling until now sadly!
CommentatorOwner of WardiTV. Streamer, caster & event organizer. / / www.wardi.tv
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
June 16 2019 08:13 GMT
#42
lol Inno misread that completely :D
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Soke
Profile Joined September 2012
United States790 Posts
June 16 2019 08:13 GMT
#43
Inno has lost a game in every series he's played
Djsoke
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
June 16 2019 08:13 GMT
#44
that was actually hysterical. you could even see inno laughing at the end
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 08:53:43
June 16 2019 08:41 GMT
#45
I notice a lot of Terrans that BC rush still build another fusion core when the drop the 2nd and 3rd starport, the way Inno did here. I guess that muscle memory is too ingrained.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 08:45:13
June 16 2019 08:43 GMT
#46
iAsonu has killed like 10000 SCVs this game just to be even on workers.

E: The most heroic single zergling of all time.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
RavenZ_2vs2
Profile Joined February 2015
Switzerland185 Posts
June 16 2019 08:53 GMT
#47
German Stream is live here: www.twitch.tv/ravenz_2vs2

Have a good event and an even better Sunday guys

RavenZ
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
June 16 2019 09:14 GMT
#48
major vs scarlett hype
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 09:21:22
June 16 2019 09:16 GMT
#49
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 09:28:53
June 16 2019 09:28 GMT
#50
On June 16 2019 18:16 pvsnp wrote:
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.

i am glad dat xeion wont come here even when serral is mentioned
this place seems like a safe haven to me.really enjoy every game of this tournament so far
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
June 16 2019 09:33 GMT
#51
On June 16 2019 18:16 pvsnp wrote:
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.


Scarlett can play a pretty decent late game, certainly better than IA did, it could be interesting series if we get there.
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 09:42:21
June 16 2019 09:37 GMT
#52
On June 16 2019 18:33 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 18:16 pvsnp wrote:
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.


Scarlett can play a pretty decent late game, certainly better than IA did, it could be interesting series if we get there.


Well the casters agree with you. Apparently Special works hard but is not as talented as the lazier Scarlett. So the prediction is Scarlett 3-1 Special. But Inno is not worried about either of them, even if he's not at his peak right now.

I like these guys, they've got a good Tastosis-ish vibe.

Oh the other guy disagrees, he thinks it's more 50/50 and will be 3-2 no matter which way.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
June 16 2019 09:51 GMT
#53
what a weird all in build
BerserkSword
Profile Joined December 2018
United States2123 Posts
June 16 2019 10:30 GMT
#54
i swear every scarlett vs special late game goes the same way

special just completely botches a push
TL+ Member
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 10:38:32
June 16 2019 10:34 GMT
#55
3rax reaper? Artosis went over this build specifically on this map in the last In-Depth. It worked pretty well.

E: Maybe Scarlett watched In-Depth too.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
June 16 2019 10:48 GMT
#56
On June 16 2019 18:28 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 18:16 pvsnp wrote:
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.

i am glad dat xeion wont come here even when serral is mentioned
this place seems like a safe haven to me.really enjoy every game of this tournament so far


You spoke too soon if you are mentioning me.

I agree with pvsnp here, Serral's ZvT lategame play in 2019 has appeared somehow lackluster considering his skill level; I am pretty sure Solar is better than Rogue at handling Terran.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 10:52:39
June 16 2019 10:51 GMT
#57
On June 16 2019 19:48 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 18:28 seemsgood wrote:
On June 16 2019 18:16 pvsnp wrote:
Seems like the number of Zergs that actually know how to play lategame ZvT–which is to say, not just sitting on a bunch of BLs or making a single all-or-nothing BL push–is very low. As in, only Dark and Rogue. Even Serral's lategame is not particularly good and far worse than his overall skill level might suggest.

Oh and Inno is apparently not scared of Special at all, because when they were practicing for GSL he won 10-0.

i am glad dat xeion wont come here even when serral is mentioned
this place seems like a safe haven to me.really enjoy every game of this tournament so far


You spoke too soon if you are mentioning me.

I agree with pvsnp here, Serral's ZvT lategame play in 2019 has appeared somehow lackluster considering his skill level; I am pretty sure Solar is better than Rogue at handling Terran.


Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Special's TvZ as lackluster as ever. Scarlett played reasonably well, but nothing spectacular. On the plus side, no mirrors.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
June 16 2019 11:39 GMT
#58
Scarlett's run is like she's playing a video game where she progressively faces harder opponets.

XY-Time-Special-Innovation

Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
June 16 2019 12:22 GMT
#59
Wow this crowd is great.
and iAsonu is legit
FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
June 16 2019 12:25 GMT
#60
Yeahhhh.
TyInnoMaruByunAlive,TIMBA
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
June 16 2019 12:42 GMT
#61
Feel bad for Special... 3rd and 4th place prize money is huge ($2889 vs. $722)
Psychonian
Profile Joined March 2012
United States2322 Posts
June 16 2019 13:01 GMT
#62
scarlett is so incredibly inconsistent but my god, when she's on she is ON
Trans Rights
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
June 16 2019 13:20 GMT
#63
major 3rd finish ? not too shabby
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
June 16 2019 13:22 GMT
#64
On June 16 2019 22:20 seemsgood wrote:
major 3rd finish ? not too shabby

no. he lost the 3rd place match.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
June 16 2019 13:46 GMT
#65
On June 16 2019 22:22 HolydaKing wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 22:20 seemsgood wrote:
major 3rd finish ? not too shabby

no. he lost the 3rd place match.

huh? that sucks tho..
this terran gotta stop hating protoss and start practice tvz real quick
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 13:48:59
June 16 2019 13:48 GMT
#66
On June 16 2019 22:46 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 22:22 HolydaKing wrote:
On June 16 2019 22:20 seemsgood wrote:
major 3rd finish ? not too shabby

no. he lost the 3rd place match.

huh? that sucks tho..
this terran gotta stop hating protoss and start practice tvz real quick


And he lost 0:3 to TIME in NEXT just a couple of weeks ago... Guess he needs a bit more practice on tvt too lol
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
June 16 2019 14:58 GMT
#67
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 15:14:04
June 16 2019 15:08 GMT
#68
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?


It was Major when I checked, yesterday; I don't think this can be seen as a Premier tournament, either(especially when the ast HSC and Guangzhou Carnival were labeled Major).
I suppose there was an error?
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 15:22:03
June 16 2019 15:20 GMT
#69
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?


Tournaments Tier Definition on TL:

Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are frequently played out offline, and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

Major Tournaments feature a large prize pool and a good number of top-tier players. They are generally one-time events which take place online.
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
June 16 2019 15:28 GMT
#70
How weird that the finals was only Bo5. Feelsbadman
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2719 Posts
June 16 2019 15:39 GMT
#71
On June 17 2019 00:20 osliang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?


Tournaments Tier Definition on TL:

Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are frequently played out offline, and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

Major Tournaments feature a large prize pool and a good number of top-tier players. They are generally one-time events which take place online.

I think one hidden definition is that there must be some kind of qualifier involved as this tournament had but HSC doesn't now.

It's interesting to take a look at the reassignment of HSC from Premier to Major tier between HSC 16 and HSC 18:
They both satisfy the official TL definition for Premier tournament (in fact they're basically the exact same tournament happening 1 year apart) but the only difference is that HSC 16 had slots for qualifiers while 18 doesn't.
very illegal and very uncool
sudete
Profile Joined December 2012
Singapore3054 Posts
June 16 2019 15:42 GMT
#72
On June 17 2019 00:39 argonautdice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 00:20 osliang wrote:
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?


Tournaments Tier Definition on TL:

Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are frequently played out offline, and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

Major Tournaments feature a large prize pool and a good number of top-tier players. They are generally one-time events which take place online.

I think one hidden definition is that there must be some kind of qualifier involved as this tournament had but HSC doesn't now.

It's interesting to take a look at the reassignment of HSC from Premier to Major tier between HSC 16 and HSC 18:
They both satisfy the official TL definition for Premier tournament (in fact they're basically the exact same tournament happening 1 year apart) but the only difference is that HSC 16 had slots for qualifiers while 18 doesn't.


Then what about the Hangzhou Starcraft carnival? It also had qualifiers, had a higher prize pool than GPC, was played offline and had prestigious invites (neeb, innovation, rogue, hero, scarlett). Surely they belong to the same category, be it premier or major?
Year of MaxPax
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 16:27:59
June 16 2019 16:21 GMT
#73
On June 17 2019 00:20 osliang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?

Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are frequently played out offline, and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

It's got a solid prize pool, it's played offline, GPL is a relatively well-known series of tournaments. But it definitely doesn't feature best players from all over the world or is considered particularly prestigious among the community. And 14 out of 16 attendees were invited too. Quite honestly this tournament's main appeal is that its prize pool is above 20k.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
pzlama333
Profile Joined April 2013
United States282 Posts
June 16 2019 16:32 GMT
#74
Well, a lot of Chinese are surprised why this tournament is considered as premium.
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
June 16 2019 16:33 GMT
#75
I wouldnt disagree moving it back to major.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 16:41:17
June 16 2019 16:40 GMT
#76
IMO the production alone deserves to be consider premium though, not to mention the amount of viewership it had globally, especially in China.
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
June 16 2019 16:46 GMT
#77
On June 17 2019 01:40 osliang wrote:
IMO the production alone deserves to be consider premium though, not to mention the amount of viewership it had globally, especially in China.


It might be fine, but why wouldn't HSC or Hangzhou be Premier then?
Scarlett`
Profile Joined April 2011
Korea (South)2394 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 17:22:38
June 16 2019 17:15 GMT
#78
On June 17 2019 01:46 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 01:40 osliang wrote:
IMO the production alone deserves to be consider premium though, not to mention the amount of viewership it had globally, especially in China.


It might be fine, but why wouldn't HSC or Hangzhou be Premier then?

hangzhou tournament was a little of a mess with rock paper scissors for first map pick and no vetoes, no soundproofing on stage, etc

and only paid out to top3/ less players overall

homestory with 20k prize pool was always classified as premier until last one, so maybe just a mistake there
Progamer
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 17:34:17
June 16 2019 17:33 GMT
#79
On June 17 2019 01:21 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 00:20 osliang wrote:
On June 16 2019 23:58 Elentos wrote:
Liquipedia considers this a Premier tournament? The hell?

Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are frequently played out offline, and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

It's got a solid prize pool, it's played offline, GPL is a relatively well-known series of tournaments. But it definitely doesn't feature best players from all over the world or is considered particularly prestigious among the community. And 14 out of 16 attendees were invited too. Quite honestly this tournament's main appeal is that its prize pool is above 20k.

The majority of players actually got there by accumulating points in official tournaments like WCS qualifier/challenger or GPC monthlies. The only problem is the overall quality of players.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
June 16 2019 19:58 GMT
#80
On June 17 2019 02:15 Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 01:46 Xain0n wrote:
On June 17 2019 01:40 osliang wrote:
IMO the production alone deserves to be consider premium though, not to mention the amount of viewership it had globally, especially in China.


It might be fine, but why wouldn't HSC or Hangzhou be Premier then?

hangzhou tournament was a little of a mess with rock paper scissors for first map pick and no vetoes, no soundproofing on stage, etc

and only paid out to top3/ less players overall

homestory with 20k prize pool was always classified as premier until last one, so maybe just a mistake there


Thanks for making me notice that!
I agree with Digmouse, I am not sure there were enough top players to consider GPC a Premier event.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
June 16 2019 21:38 GMT
#81
I never understood why people care so much about totally arbitrary liquipedia labels. The players, prizepool, format, etc, are all independent of such labels and they remain unchanged no matter what liquipedia happens to say. WCS is not GSL no matter what their labels are, nor are different HSCs any greater or lesser because of it.

You can call a duck a horse, but it will still quack all the same.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
Elmonti
Profile Joined July 2018
Spain299 Posts
June 16 2019 21:45 GMT
#82
Yeah, there is no way this is a Premier event, not even close... I mean there were only 5 good players (Innovation, Solar, Scarlett, Special and TIME), period.

On the other hand it's great to see how SC2 is growing on China and all these events like both team leagues, next, Gold, etc. Really happy for this.
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
June 16 2019 21:47 GMT
#83
On June 17 2019 06:38 pvsnp wrote:
I never understood why people care so much about totally arbitrary liquipedia labels. The players, prizepool, format, etc, are all independent of such labels and they remain unchanged no matter what liquipedia happens to say. WCS is not GSL no matter what their labels are, nor are different HSCs any greater or lesser because of it.

You can call a duck a horse, but it will still quack all the same.


Once the totally arbitrary criteria are decided, one would imagine they are going to be respected; consistency is what we are discussing here.
osliang
Profile Joined June 2019
China108 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 21:54:16
June 16 2019 21:51 GMT
#84
On June 17 2019 06:45 Elmonti wrote:
there were only 5 good players (Innovation, Solar, Scarlett, Special and TIME), period.


Chinese players: That really hurts...
iAsonu: Am I still not good enough after beating Solar and Special?

lmao
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33592 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 23:17:15
June 16 2019 23:16 GMT
#85
seems very clearly 'major' or less to me, but I dare not invoke the wrath of the liquipedia cabal :o
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
tcb
Profile Joined July 2018
49 Posts
June 16 2019 23:25 GMT
#86
tier changed
(Wiki)index.php?title=GPC 2019 Season 1&diff=1494771&oldid=1494761
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-17 00:21:31
June 17 2019 00:07 GMT
#87
On June 17 2019 06:47 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 06:38 pvsnp wrote:
I never understood why people care so much about totally arbitrary liquipedia labels. The players, prizepool, format, etc, are all independent of such labels and they remain unchanged no matter what liquipedia happens to say. WCS is not GSL no matter what their labels are, nor are different HSCs any greater or lesser because of it.

You can call a duck a horse, but it will still quack all the same.


Once the totally arbitrary criteria are decided, one would imagine they are going to be respected; consistency is what we are discussing here.


But as others pointed out, they are already highly inconsistent. Different HSCs are labelled differently, WCS is labelled the same as GSL, etc. Arguing over this particular tournament is just closing the stable after the horse has bolted. In any case, the change to Premier was made by CynicalDeath (the guy who basically runs the wiki) and I'd rather not cross him by changing it back. It's just one more inconsistency among many.

Speaking of the wiki though, the Achievements table has this tournament dated as 2018-06-16 instead of 2019-06-16. I can't for the life of me find out how or where this Achievements table can be edited, but somebody who does know might want to fix that.
Denominator of the Universe
TL+ Member
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-17 01:14:04
June 17 2019 01:09 GMT
#88
On June 17 2019 09:07 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2019 06:47 Xain0n wrote:
On June 17 2019 06:38 pvsnp wrote:
I never understood why people care so much about totally arbitrary liquipedia labels. The players, prizepool, format, etc, are all independent of such labels and they remain unchanged no matter what liquipedia happens to say. WCS is not GSL no matter what their labels are, nor are different HSCs any greater or lesser because of it.

You can call a duck a horse, but it will still quack all the same.


Once the totally arbitrary criteria are decided, one would imagine they are going to be respected; consistency is what we are discussing here.


But as others pointed out, they are already highly inconsistent. Different HSCs are labelled differently, WCS is labelled the same as GSL, etc. Arguing over this particular tournament is just closing the stable after the horse has bolted. In any case, the change to Premier was made by CynicalDeath (the guy who basically runs the wiki) and I'd rather not cross him by changing it back. It's just one more inconsistency among many.

Speaking of the wiki though, the Achievements table has this tournament dated as 2018-06-16 instead of 2019-06-16. I can't for the life of me find out how or where this Achievements table can be edited, but somebody who does know might want to fix that.


There are inconsistencies, both Majors being labeled as Premiers(of the HSCs, XVIII alone not being Premier is a big question mark, to me; NEO SL 2016, definitely looks like a Premier tournament;the GFinity G3 Bunny won, even if maybe only 12 people doesn't cut the mark, just as for Hangzhou Carnival; Campus Party Europe 2012, I believe it could be a Premier; LG Cinema 3D Special League 2011, also unclear to me why it is a Major) and Premiers which may be Major(mostly the tournament we are discussing of and the two SSL Challenge in 2017: few players, very low prize and a being a lower division of a more prestigious tournament; Code A in 2011 was at least a more crowded competition).
Out of 500/600 non minor Sc2 tournaments, I would not say there are many dubious cases; in any of case, Liquipedia is not immutable, I think those can be discussed and, if necessary, modified.

WCS events being Premier as much as GSL ones is not and cannot be inconsistency, on the other hand.
lzhalzx
Profile Joined October 2017
6 Posts
June 17 2019 10:59 GMT
#89
considering thar NSL 2016 international which has a much larger prize pool and more top-tier foreign players is still a major, I would definately agree GPC 2019 is a major tournament
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 52m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 168
StarCraft: Brood War
Noble 8
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm533
League of Legends
JimRising 749
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K1332
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor83
Other Games
summit1g11661
WinterStarcraft399
C9.Mang0333
RuFF_SC294
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1140
StarCraft: Brood War
UltimateBattle 99
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• practicex 40
• OhrlRock 4
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 8
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Stunt654
• HappyZerGling61
Upcoming Events
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
4h 52m
Classic vs SHIN
MaxPax vs Percival
herO vs Clem
ByuN vs Rogue
Ladder Legends
8h 52m
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
8h 52m
BSL
12h 52m
Sparkling Tuna Cup
1d 3h
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
1d 4h
Ladder Legends
1d 8h
BSL
1d 12h
CranKy Ducklings
1d 17h
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
Wardi Open
2 days
Afreeca Starleague
2 days
Soma vs hero
Monday Night Weeklies
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Leta vs YSC
Replay Cast
4 days
The PondCast
5 days
KCM Race Survival
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Escore
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Escore Tournament S2: W4
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W5
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.