Since he didn't played in group A, he has been somhow ranked 4th, so he had the Up/Down spot.
If he didn't attend neither to Up/Down, he would have a code A spot still.
That's why it is needed to ban him.

guitarizt

United States1492 Posts

June 28 2011 11:37 GMT

#22

Weird to still come to the ceremony even if you won't be playing as in idra's case. Maybe it's a cultural thing? I can understand the suspension in rain's case if what was said already is true.

leonhard

Korea (South)7 Posts

June 28 2011 11:40 GMT

#23

Rain left words about this.
Here is the address.

http://www.playxp.com/sc2/bbs/view.php?article_id=3152013
(written in korean)

MaGariShun

Austria305 Posts

June 28 2011 11:42 GMT

#24

"Will leave at the end of next week to the U.S. before I come to Korea to look more mature will See you."

Google translate for once produced a readeable sentence. Interesting news right there

TheRPGAddict

United States1403 Posts

June 28 2011 11:43 GMT

#25

Good, he handled the situation horribly and he was an awful player from the spectator point of view anyways. Good riddance.

Dimagus

United States1004 Posts

June 28 2011 11:46 GMT

#26

This is to ensure he can't get in on the GSTL after snubbing Gom the way he did. I've no doubt Rain would have lost his matches against any two players from Group A, but there are classier ways of bowing out.

Azzur

Australia6253 Posts

June 28 2011 11:48 GMT

#27

I don't think GOM banned him for 2 seasons for not making the ceremony. They wanted to stick him with something anyways for just bailing like that.

EGfanBoi!DemuFtw

United Kingdom46 Posts

June 28 2011 11:49 GMT

#28

he aint good enough for code s, look at his group, pointless anywayz

MetalLobster

Canada532 Posts

June 28 2011 11:50 GMT

#29

The suspension is fair IMO he forfeit GSL via twitter or txt (i don't remember) on the day of the opening ceremony, which screws up the groups.

zeru

8156 Posts

June 28 2011 11:53 GMT

#30

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jellyjello

Korea (South)664 Posts

June 28 2011 11:53 GMT

#31

On June 28 2011 20:40 leonhard wrote:
Rain left words about this.
Here is the address.

http://www.playxp.com/sc2/bbs/view.php?article_id=3152013
(written in korean)

he basically said that he takes responsibility for how it all went down, and he apologized to GOMTV and the fans. he said he didn't know the date of selection ceremony, and just happened to text GOMTV about his plan to withdraw from GSL on the same day as the selection day.

Phaded

Australia579 Posts

June 28 2011 11:54 GMT

#32

Well that explains no farewell tribute video

MrCon

France29748 Posts

June 28 2011 11:57 GMT

#33

That's probably an administrative punishment anyway, he certainly has broken some rule that induce a 2 years ban and the medias are making some headlines about it to generate drama.

leungwk01

United Kingdom1260 Posts

June 28 2011 12:02 GMT

#34

Gom would probably wanted him to attend the opening ceremony regardless if he's leaving on not anyway. Same with idra.

MetalLobster

Canada532 Posts

June 28 2011 12:06 GMT

#35

On June 28 2011 20:53 zeru wrote:

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I don't think screwing up the groups is a valid argument for this. It has happened a couple times before and there was no punishment. Not letting them know he's not gonna be there a few days earlier is bad though.

If rain let GOM knew a few days earlier they may have been able to fill in the empty spot, just like how Idra left Code S.

Cheebah

210 Posts

June 28 2011 12:06 GMT

#36

Well Rain got a pretty hard run in the GSL.
He made it deep once (I think it was the last Open Season?) got crushed by MC, and the whole community blamed him for cheesing and ruining the grand final. Then you could tell in every match he was trying so hard to look like a solid macro player, but he just never could.
If I recall correctly his last code S appearance was against Inca on Terminus, and he let Inca come back while like tripling his supply. On that day, he displayed one of the worst crisis management I've ever seen (Rain vs Inca - Match 5)
That kind of loss hurts a lot, and I think it made him realize he would never make it to the top of the Korean scene and get rid of his no skill/cheesy player reputation. So he decided to 'ragequit' the GSL and try his luck in the foreigner scene... GSL punished him for that, knowing it won't have any consequence anyway, but it was more a "don't fuck with us" type of thing.
In fact, when Idra decided to drop out of code S, he still attented (trolled xD) the group selection and GSL made him an hilarious homage-video xD

Pwnographics

New Zealand1097 Posts

June 28 2011 12:09 GMT

#37

On June 28 2011 21:06 Cheebah wrote:
Well Rain got a pretty hard run in the GSL.
He made it deep once (I think it was the last Open Season?) got crushed by MC, and the whole community blamed him for cheesing and ruining the grand final. Then you could tell in every match he was trying so hard to look like a solid macro player, but he just never could.
If I recall correctly his last code S appearance was against Inca on Terminus, and he let Inca come back while like tripling his supply. On that day, he displayed one of the worst crisis management I've ever seen (Rain vs Inca - Match 5)
That kind of loss hurts a lot, and I think it made him realize he would never make it to the top of the Korean scene and get rid of his no skill/cheesy player reputation. So he decided to 'ragequit' the GSL and try his luck in the foreigner scene... GSL punished him for that, knowing it won't have any consequence anyway, but it was more a "don't fuck with us" type of thing.
In fact, when Idra decided to drop out of code S, he still attented (trolled xD) the group selection and GSL made him an hilarious homage-video xD

Can you link me to this homage video?

seffer

United States143 Posts

June 28 2011 12:09 GMT

#38

Why did Rain drop out of GSL? did he quit sc?

zeru

8156 Posts

June 28 2011 12:11 GMT

#39

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