EPTOn June 02 2024 01:08 Argonauta wrote:
According with liquipedia closed qualifier grants 2
Esports World Cup/2024/Qualifier/KRAccording with liquipedia closed qualifier grants 2
Oh, I'm stupid, sorry. I just saw the gold as "First place", but it's 1-2.
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Swisslink
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Oh, I'm stupid, sorry. I just saw the gold as "First place", but it's 1-2. | ||
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swarminfestor
Malaysia2466 Posts
On June 02 2024 01:11 Swisslink wrote: Oh, I'm stupid, sorry. I just saw the gold as "First place", but it's 1-2. That means there are about four spots to try on? | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27305 Posts
On June 01 2024 23:27 Acrofales wrote: How is it worse than the Katowice open bracket that has been there for years and some notable winners got through it (albeit rarely) I don’t think that’s ideal either but it’s not quite as skewed as this format. Clem’s already dropped 2 series and he’s still alive, the likes of Serral et al have won 2 and are in playoffs already. Whereas open bracket players it’s considerably less forgiving. At least in Katowice yeah it’s a slog to get into the group stage or w/e but once you’re there it’s pretty much an even playing field. | ||
Nakajin
Canada8990 Posts
On June 02 2024 01:13 swarminfestor wrote: That means there are about four spots to try on? Nah there's a qualifier leading to a closed qualifier, just two spot overall | ||
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Nakajin
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27305 Posts
On June 02 2024 01:38 Nakajin wrote: Even after all these years, there's nothing quite like Scarlett playing well. Yeah that was well done | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18425 Posts
On June 02 2024 01:23 WombaT wrote: I don’t think that’s ideal either but it’s not quite as skewed as this format. Clem’s already dropped 2 series and he’s still alive, the likes of Serral et al have won 2 and are in playoffs already. Whereas open bracket players it’s considerably less forgiving. At least in Katowice yeah it’s a slog to get into the group stage or w/e but once you’re there it’s pretty much an even playing field. I think it's a bit weird that Serral and Dark got a pass from playing the regionals. It makes it a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy that the top of the global standings stay at the top. But I don't mind the rest: do well at the regionals and you get a seed into the group stage, and thus at a bare minimum, the knockout stage, do badly/don't compete at the regionals and you have a brutal slog through the open bracket. Group stage should probably be Bo5, but I'm guessing they want to rotate as much as possible on the main stage, and doing Bo5s would allow for fewer matches there. | ||
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Tsubbi
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Nakajin
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JJH777
United States4420 Posts
It's also a joke that they've never done a single pre-determined bracket where we know where each placement from each group will wind up in advance. Always has to be behind closed doors. As if players throwing matches to avoid certain brackets is that big of an issue... Pre-determined brackets have worked for GSL for the games entire life. | ||
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Pandain
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Kreuger
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Argonauta
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Kreuger
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ZeroByte13
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This must be exhausting - and then he will have to play a TvT expert. Just brutal. But it's his own fault - losing to Stats and Big Gabe should have be avoidable for Clem. | ||
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Tsubbi
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