GSL November Code A Ro48 Bracket - Page 9

On October 29 2011 08:48 SniXSniPe wrote:
Really? 4th place Code S player vs a Code A player?

Seems really stupid, considering players themselves make their own group and you could very well have a high class 4th place player playing a Code A one.

I really don't like this new format at all. Seems they just want to remove people from Code S as quickly as possible instead of letting it run gradually.

On October 28 2011 22:15 tnud wrote:
CrazymovING vs. HerO
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Tassadar vs. SeleCT
Sage vs. Fin (fOrGG)
JYP vs. SaSe
Lucky vs. NaNiwa
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TheStC
Dream vs. BoxeR
Right side fighting~ Would be fantastic :O

On October 29 2011 08:53 MrCon wrote:

The whine won. Yes, that's what I think too, but we'll see how it plays.
The thing is, most problems started to fix themselves (well, THE problem, being TvT).
Code A has barely any terran now, so code S would have naturally lost more and more terran. This would have taken time, but that would have been a real "story" and created some heroes in the process. Now I fear that we'll have 30 new names in code S each season. The whine won :/

On October 29 2011 10:04 bittman wrote:


That's a negative way to look at it, surprised by this view mr con! =o

Even though it looks like a large number of Code S players might be able to fall, if they are the best 32 they won't. It may seem harsh, but it's not like they don't have chances to advance between code s Ro32, S Ro16, A Ro24 and Up/Down.

Saying that, with the old system, the problem will eventually solve itself is incorrect. There's next to no guarantee with finalists like TOP falling whilst Ensnare becomes the running joke in group selections.

Of course I know your "30" new players is an exaggeration, most likely half of code s will be shaken up, so we'll see people at the top of their game rather than those that were at the top of their game 9 months ago. The sheer number of chances to crack into code S for code A players makes qualifying for code a appear also less daunting, and makes code a the proper qualifiers it was meant to be (hopefully) as opposed to another tournament with a terrible prize pool.

Of course, I still think change needs to happen, but this is a step in the right direction.

On October 28 2011 14:10 Otolia wrote:
I don't understand the qualification of NaNiwa and SaSe. On which MLG are their slot based ?

Furthermore DeMuslim and Idra are coming based on MLG Anaheim, is that right ?

On October 29 2011 08:53 khanofmongols wrote:
Sase vs Jyp o.O

brackets are stacked, so many protosses.


JYP tlpd link is wrong, links to BW, should be: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-korean/players/1115_Smart

On October 29 2011 21:13 BigLighthouse wrote:


I am equally confused. i THINK this GSL syncs up with invites coming from the Raleigh event. So Huk code s already, sjow declines, select code a already. Then we have Naniwa as the next guy.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Raleigh

However Sase then pops up as an invite and if its really anything to do with mlg.. well he hasnt even been to one untill Orlando. My suspicion is he wasnt strictly invited for an MLG performance, but more for the fact that he's actually there and has been performing strongly and they couldnt get any other MLG guys from Raleigh over.

The reasoning behind idra and Demu going straight into up/downs is much more curious though.. Demu being there supports that this is a Raleigh thing, but still he did worse than Naniwa. Yes idra did amazingly at Orlando, but if this GSL--> Raleigh.. well then he lost to Trimaster and didnt do so great, which would make you wonder why not him to Code A and Naniwa to Up and Downs. The only explanation seems to be that is mad fiddled to get him and demu in at all because they cant get to Korea untill the up and downs are played.

Basically, its amazing that we get foreigners into the GSL by this process, but its a messed up process how the players are "earning" their spots for this particular edition of the exchange.

Still fuckin hyped though

On October 29 2011 21:13 BigLighthouse wrote:


I am equally confused. i THINK this GSL syncs up with invites coming from the Raleigh event. So Huk code s already, sjow declines, select code a already. Then we have Naniwa as the next guy.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Raleigh

However Sase then pops up as an invite and if its really anything to do with mlg.. well he hasnt even been to one untill Orlando. My suspicion is he wasnt strictly invited for an MLG performance, but more for the fact that he's actually there and has been performing strongly and they couldnt get any other MLG guys from Raleigh over.

The reasoning behind idra and Demu going straight into up/downs is much more curious though.. Demu being there supports that this is a Raleigh thing, but still he did worse than Naniwa. Yes idra did amazingly at Orlando, but if this GSL--> Raleigh.. well then he lost to Trimaster and didnt do so great, which would make you wonder why not him to Code A and Naniwa to Up and Downs. The only explanation seems to be that is mad fiddled to get him and demu in at all because they cant get to Korea untill the up and downs are played.

Basically, its amazing that we get foreigners into the GSL by this process, but its a messed up process how the players are "earning" their spots for this particular edition of the exchange.

Still fuckin hyped though