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Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 21:02:02
February 29 2012 21:01 GMT
#1
The top chinese teams have united and established the organization "ACE", this organization will protect the interests of the teams and rights of the chinese players (Much like the western organization G7, which is inactive today). The following teams will be part of this organisation:

- World Elite
- Invictus Gaming
- TyLoo
- DK Gaming
- LGD
- PanDarea Gaming
- AgFox
- ForLove
- DT_Club
- TongFu

The ACE Organization will release future news trought their microblog at: http://t.qq.com/Ace-sports

Source: http://www.tatazu.com/index.php?action-viewnews-itemid-28274
Lemonayd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States745 Posts
February 29 2012 21:05 GMT
#2
This could be fantastic. Whether it's hit or miss if the rest of the world decides to follow suit we have something to learn from.
TrickyGilligan
Profile Joined September 2010
United States641 Posts
February 29 2012 21:06 GMT
#3
Well we don't see enough of Chinese players these days. I can only hope that this move will increase their exposure, rather than limit it further.
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." -Groucho Marx
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 29 2012 21:07 GMT
#4
So it is somewhat like an SC2Con? That's good, these progamers need representation and someone to lobby for them.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Son of Gnome
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States777 Posts
February 29 2012 21:07 GMT
#5
So... is this basically kespa for china??
Whatever happens, happens
zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 21:08:48
February 29 2012 21:08 GMT
#6
On March 01 2012 06:07 Bagration wrote:
So it is somewhat like an SC2Con? That's good, these progamers need representation and someone to lobby for them.

apparently


when I first read this I thought they were going to establish a team like BW ACE ._., but in China
Twitter: @zhurai | Site: http://zhurai.com
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 21:10:24
February 29 2012 21:09 GMT
#7
On March 01 2012 06:07 Son of Gnome wrote:
So... is this basically kespa for china??

No, as I said in the OP It's a G7 rather than a KeSPA. Since I believe KeSPA is state-owned, and this is ran by the organization owners much like G7 was in western esports.

For those that dont know what G7 was, read this: http://www.g7teams.com/page/aboutg7/
MooMooMugi
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States10531 Posts
February 29 2012 21:09 GMT
#8
A healthy organization should promote the Chinese team quite well, hoping to see them establish a league soon too
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nuunuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Finland79 Posts
February 29 2012 21:15 GMT
#9
Good move. The only successful Chinese SC2 player I know so far is Xigua and that doesn't seem to be right when talking about a massive country like China. Hopefully SC2 in China will make a breakthrough through this alliance! GLHF ACE (name is bit off/odd though)
amori amori
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 21:35:48
February 29 2012 21:34 GMT
#10
Conspicuous absence of Ehome as far as Chinese pro-gaming organizations go.
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
February 29 2012 21:36 GMT
#11
TongFu is now my favorite Chinese team.
Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 21:44:02
February 29 2012 21:43 GMT
#12
On March 01 2012 06:36 Fionn wrote:
TongFu is now my favorite Chinese team.


What did they do?
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
February 29 2012 21:47 GMT
#13
i thought it was going to be a chinese army team....
VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
February 29 2012 21:48 GMT
#14
Hopefully this means we will get to see more of the Chinese players in international events!
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Drium
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States888 Posts
February 29 2012 21:50 GMT
#15
I though this thread would be about a Chinese Air Force team.
KwanROLLLLLLLED
1Eris1
Profile Joined September 2010
United States5797 Posts
February 29 2012 21:52 GMT
#16
On March 01 2012 06:43 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 06:36 Fionn wrote:
TongFu is now my favorite Chinese team.


What did they do?



Just the name alone should be enough
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Torpedo.Vegas
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1890 Posts
February 29 2012 22:06 GMT
#17
Will these region associations cause conflict for inter-regional relations? Like a Chinese rep vs. Korean rep vs. etc. If everyone has a similar goal in mind this would be fine, but what if objectives differ and leads to fracturing in the long run?
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
February 29 2012 22:08 GMT
#18
We really need to see the Chinese players on a more regular basis.
I had a good night of sleep.
xilaratu
Profile Joined July 2010
United States233 Posts
February 29 2012 22:09 GMT
#19
No iG or am I just reading that wrong? :X Don't think they're active in SC2 but they have a pretty big dota presence.

All in all a great move to further Chinese esports.
VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
February 29 2012 22:11 GMT
#20
On March 01 2012 07:09 xilaratu wrote:
No iG or am I just reading that wrong? :X Don't think they're active in SC2 but they have a pretty big dota presence.

All in all a great move to further Chinese esports.

iG = Invictus Gaming
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Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
February 29 2012 22:14 GMT
#21
On March 01 2012 07:09 xilaratu wrote:
No iG or am I just reading that wrong? :X Don't think they're active in SC2 but they have a pretty big dota presence.

All in all a great move to further Chinese esports.

Invictus Gaming = iG

On March 01 2012 07:06 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
Will these region associations cause conflict for inter-regional relations? Like a Chinese rep vs. Korean rep vs. etc. If everyone has a similar goal in mind this would be fine, but what if objectives differ and leads to fracturing in the long run?

I think this organization will rather protect the inter-regional relations rather than isolating them. China is a lot more familiar with the Foreign esport scene than Korea thanks to wc3, DOTA and CS 1.6, so we wont really be seeing TSL-Drama in China.
Dakkas
Profile Joined October 2010
2550 Posts
February 29 2012 22:18 GMT
#22
I thought this was going to be team like Airforce ACE from BW
AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
February 29 2012 22:18 GMT
#23
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15725 Posts
February 29 2012 22:19 GMT
#24
Ehome? Any word on why such a big name is not a part of this?
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
February 29 2012 22:21 GMT
#25
On March 01 2012 07:18 Dakkas wrote:
I thought this was going to be team like Airforce ACE from BW

I am surprised they haven't done this yet. I know the top brass loves to show off, at.....anything.
[TLNY]Mahjong Club Thread
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
February 29 2012 22:45 GMT
#26
On March 01 2012 07:21 Blasterion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 07:18 Dakkas wrote:
I thought this was going to be team like Airforce ACE from BW

I am surprised they haven't done this yet. I know the top brass loves to show off, at.....anything.


they did make their own america's army style game, didnt they?
starleague forever
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 22:55:15
February 29 2012 22:50 GMT
#27
On March 01 2012 07:45 a176 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 07:21 Blasterion wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 Dakkas wrote:
I thought this was going to be team like Airforce ACE from BW

I am surprised they haven't done this yet. I know the top brass loves to show off, at.....anything.


they did make their own america's army style game, didnt they?

They don't have a team. you know the top brass's favorite hobby is to shit on foreigners at something. well anything really. Video games is one of them. It makes them happy.

The top brass loves the arguement that I bet my _____ can beats your ________

They should form a People's Army eSports team. it's very like them.

btw contrary to the common belief the old men up there are actually very trendy.
[TLNY]Mahjong Club Thread
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:29:01
February 29 2012 22:50 GMT
#28
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.

EDIT: (Infi did not attend Dreamhack Valencia because of TyLoo having a restrucutre for their RTS division)
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:21:52
February 29 2012 23:18 GMT
#29
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would have on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the idea that they're corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The goal for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:21:25
February 29 2012 23:19 GMT
#30
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

They should be boss like me. I leave/ go to China/US whenever I want. US Permanent Resident(Green Card)/China citizen is a magical position to be in. Visas suck, that's why I don't do them.

But trying to do stuff with China Passport is just not cool -.-" when your destination isn't China/US
[TLNY]Mahjong Club Thread
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:35:40
February 29 2012 23:22 GMT
#31
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

Can you explain this a bit more? It seems a bit overexxagerated?

Edit: China has always been one of the most important countries in other esport titles such as cs, wc3 and DOTA and have hosted many major events there, and foreign teams/players have never had any troubles getting there. And also as far as I remember, in wc3 the chinese players never really had any troubles getting to the foreign tournaments (Which where based in EU). That problem seems to be mainly China/US from what I've understand, rather than China/US but why doesn't the chinese government to grant the players travelling to China? I'd like to point out that this problem is also common for the ukrainian/russian scene.
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
February 29 2012 23:23 GMT
#32
On March 01 2012 08:19 Blasterion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

They should be boss like me. I leave/ go to China/US whenever I want. US Permanent Resident(Green Card)/China citizen is a magical position to be in. Visas suck, that's why I don't do them.

But trying to do stuff with China Passport is just not cool -.-" when your destination isn't China/US


I used to be like you, then I take a citizenship test to the knee.

Thank God and gunrun.
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
February 29 2012 23:30 GMT
#33
On March 01 2012 08:23 Primadog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:19 Blasterion wrote:
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

They should be boss like me. I leave/ go to China/US whenever I want. US Permanent Resident(Green Card)/China citizen is a magical position to be in. Visas suck, that's why I don't do them.

But trying to do stuff with China Passport is just not cool -.-" when your destination isn't China/US


I used to be like you, then I take a citizenship test to the knee.


My relatives are still bugging me about taking the test, not about to anytime soon.
[TLNY]Mahjong Club Thread
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:49:04
February 29 2012 23:32 GMT
#34
Some translations:

From http://t.qq.com/ace-sports

[image loading]
February 9th 2012
The Association of China E-sports ACE is created by the domestic E-sports clubs (of China). With collectively advance the future of eSports as our objective, we pledge mutual support to fellow professional gaming teams and uphold player rights as our basis. Today, we open our official microblogging platform on QQ for public communication.
http://t.qq.com/p/t/79174100302148

Thank God and gunrun.
VPCursed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
1044 Posts
February 29 2012 23:34 GMT
#35
hope we see more of them involved in foreigner tourneys because of this move, with the organization acting as some kind of liaison
Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
February 29 2012 23:50 GMT
#36
Isn't Ehome a Chinese organization? Why are they absent from this?
The ruminations are mine, let the world be yours.
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-29 23:59:50
February 29 2012 23:51 GMT
#37
On March 01 2012 08:22 Eee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

Can you explain this a bit more? It seems a bit overexxagerated?

Edit: For example China has always been one of the most important countries in other esport titles such as cs, wc3 and DOTA and have hosted many major events there, and foreign teams/players have never had any troubles getting there. And also as far as I remember, in wc3 the chinese players never really had any troubles getting to the foreign tournaments (Which where based in EU). That problem seems to be mainly China/US from what I've understand, rather than China/US but why doesn't the chinese government to grant the players travelling to China? I'd like to point out that this problem is also common for the ukrainian/russian scene.


Going into China from the US/EU is pretty easy.

Going into the US/EU from China is not, and this seems to be an US/EU specific thing as Chinese players have few issues attending Korean and SEA tournaments.

In WC 3, most of the tournaments were hosted in the EU, China, and Korea. The EU is a problem for Chinese players and they did have VISA problems - ie: http://www.gotfrag.com/war/story/36455/

"Of course we want to be on safe side with picking up another Korean player but not only to avoid visa problems, also for online matches since we all know how bad the Chinese internet connection is. Anyway, this does not mean that our Chinese players won't play for us in WC3L or NGL anymore and furthermore we will give our best that players like Sky and TeD will get their visa for the next time." - manager of World Elite circa 2007

There were a number of WC 3 tournaments hosted in the EU which did not have Chinese players, but most people did not pay enough attention to the WC 3 scene to notice the absence.

The problem is not so much that it's impossible for them to get their VISAs approved as that it's time and resource-consuming. A Chinese team would have to apply for VISA way in advance for their players and still run the risk of getting rejected the first time through. As for reasons, this discussion has been had on this board before and I think people mentioned both issues on the EU/US side and issues on the Chinese side.

Tournament organizers do not want to take this risk, and Chinese teams aren't eager to take it, either, especially in SC 2 where their players aren't top 3 like they would be in WC 3 or Dota. The money is another factor, but a lot of EU/US tournaments do subsidize travel and the Chinese teams aren't that poor, so they can afford the travel if they wanted to. But the VISA issue is problematic because it means you can't count on Chinese players making tournaments so if you invite them, you take a risk.
Tanatos
Profile Joined April 2010
United States381 Posts
February 29 2012 23:59 GMT
#38
I believe (T)Lyn belongs to PanDarea. I hope he can benefit from this system.
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
March 01 2012 00:00 GMT
#39
On March 01 2012 08:51 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:22 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

Can you explain this a bit more? It seems a bit overexxagerated?

Edit: For example China has always been one of the most important countries in other esport titles such as cs, wc3 and DOTA and have hosted many major events there, and foreign teams/players have never had any troubles getting there. And also as far as I remember, in wc3 the chinese players never really had any troubles getting to the foreign tournaments (Which where based in EU). That problem seems to be mainly China/US from what I've understand, rather than China/US but why doesn't the chinese government to grant the players travelling to China? I'd like to point out that this problem is also common for the ukrainian/russian scene.


Going into China from the US/EU is pretty easy.

Going into the US/EU from China is not, and this seems to be an US/EU specific thing as Chinese players have few issues attending Korean and SEA tournaments.

In WC 3, most of the tournaments were hosted in China, Korea, and the EU. The EU is a problem for Chinese players and they did have VISA problems - ie: http://www.gotfrag.com/war/story/36455/

"Of course we want to be on safe side with picking up another Korean player but not only to avoid visa problems, also for online matches since we all know how bad the Chinese internet connection is. Anyway, this does not mean that our Chinese players won't play for us in WC3L or NGL anymore and furthermore we will give our best that players like Sky and TeD will get their visa for the next time." - manager of World Elite circa 2007

There were a number of WC 3 tournaments hosted in the EU which did not have Chinese players, but most people did not pay enough attention to the WC 3 scene to notice the absence.

The problem is not so much that it's impossible for them to get their VISAs approved as that it's time and resource-consuming. A Chinese team would have to apply for VISA way in advance for their players and still run the risk of getting rejected the first time through. As for reasons, this discussion has been had on this board before and I think people mentioned both issues on the EU/US side and issues on the Chinese side.

Tournament organizers do not want to take this risk, and Chinese teams aren't eager to take it, either, especially in SC 2 where their players aren't top 3 like they would be in WC 3 or Dota. The money is another factor, but a lot of EU/US tournaments do subsidize travel and the Chinese teams aren't that poor, so they can afford the travel if they wanted to. But the VISA issue is problematic because it means you can't count on Chinese players making tournaments so if you invite them, you take a risk.

thank you for explaining (and not bashing me for questioning you XD)
sluggaslamoo
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Australia4494 Posts
March 01 2012 00:01 GMT
#40
oh god for a second I thought the Chinese Air Force was gonna create a progame team.
Come play Android Netrunner - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409008
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
March 01 2012 00:04 GMT
#41
On March 01 2012 08:50 Skullflower wrote:
Isn't Ehome a Chinese organization? Why are they absent from this?

Yes, EHOME is Chinese. I'm kind of curious about their absence too, but to be fair, I don't know what their SC2 division looks like. ReMinD's been playing a bit of SC2, but just barely as far as I can tell.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 01 2012 00:05 GMT
#42
Very interesting, gonna wait until they have to make teh tough decisions before placing faith in such am ove.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
March 01 2012 00:07 GMT
#43
On March 01 2012 09:04 babylon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:50 Skullflower wrote:
Isn't Ehome a Chinese organization? Why are they absent from this?

Yes, EHOME is Chinese. I'm kind of curious about their absence too, but to be fair, I don't know what their SC2 division looks like. ReMinD's been playing a bit of SC2, but just barely as far as I can tell.


...if i am reading this properly it doesn't mean only SC2 organization. these teams have different branches too, and EHOME among other things has a great Dota 2 team iirc
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
March 01 2012 00:08 GMT
#44
WE, Tyloo and Panda are established chinese eSports Teams, but the rest I don`t know much about. Some names I heard for the first time today. And I followed the chinese WC3 scene for quiet some time.
keep it deep! @zulison
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-01 00:09:14
March 01 2012 00:08 GMT
#45
On March 01 2012 09:00 Eee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 08:51 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 08:22 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 08:18 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:50 Eee wrote:
On March 01 2012 07:18 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote:
I haven't been too impressed by China yet and I rarely see its players, so hopefully this organization solves those issues.

I think the main problem is that it's pretty hard to get a visa to EU/US. three examples from major events:
- The Blizzcon China qualifier winners couldn't participate in Blizzcon because their VISA's were not granted
- Infi from Tyloo gaming was supposed to be in attendance at Dreamhack Valencia but was not granted VISA (I believe?)
- IEM has a slot for a chinese player at each of their events, still they've been struggling to actually get a Chinese in attendance due to Visa problems.


Yeah, there's a huge difference between getting a VISA from China to the EU/US and getting a VISA from South Korea to the EU/US. But it's not just a case of the EU/US not wanting to let them in; China also doesn't like letting them out.

If this is going to change, it'll have to be change on both ends. By banding together, ACE has a better chance of lobbying the Chinese government than the teams would be on their own. But they have to overcome an entrenched conservatism on the part of the Chinese government, which is not friendly towards games and other forms of non-educational media content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has banned a huge number of entertainment shows and media content in China on the basis that they are corrupting the youth. Esports can very easily be cast as a sort of Marxist opiate of the masses, and if that happens then that's the end of Esports in China. The key for ACE will be to try and appeal to the same kind of sentiment that supports physical sports in China - as a way for the country to gain face.

Can you explain this a bit more? It seems a bit overexxagerated?

Edit: For example China has always been one of the most important countries in other esport titles such as cs, wc3 and DOTA and have hosted many major events there, and foreign teams/players have never had any troubles getting there. And also as far as I remember, in wc3 the chinese players never really had any troubles getting to the foreign tournaments (Which where based in EU). That problem seems to be mainly China/US from what I've understand, rather than China/US but why doesn't the chinese government to grant the players travelling to China? I'd like to point out that this problem is also common for the ukrainian/russian scene.


Going into China from the US/EU is pretty easy.

Going into the US/EU from China is not, and this seems to be an US/EU specific thing as Chinese players have few issues attending Korean and SEA tournaments.

In WC 3, most of the tournaments were hosted in China, Korea, and the EU. The EU is a problem for Chinese players and they did have VISA problems - ie: http://www.gotfrag.com/war/story/36455/

"Of course we want to be on safe side with picking up another Korean player but not only to avoid visa problems, also for online matches since we all know how bad the Chinese internet connection is. Anyway, this does not mean that our Chinese players won't play for us in WC3L or NGL anymore and furthermore we will give our best that players like Sky and TeD will get their visa for the next time." - manager of World Elite circa 2007

There were a number of WC 3 tournaments hosted in the EU which did not have Chinese players, but most people did not pay enough attention to the WC 3 scene to notice the absence.

The problem is not so much that it's impossible for them to get their VISAs approved as that it's time and resource-consuming. A Chinese team would have to apply for VISA way in advance for their players and still run the risk of getting rejected the first time through. As for reasons, this discussion has been had on this board before and I think people mentioned both issues on the EU/US side and issues on the Chinese side.

Tournament organizers do not want to take this risk, and Chinese teams aren't eager to take it, either, especially in SC 2 where their players aren't top 3 like they would be in WC 3 or Dota. The money is another factor, but a lot of EU/US tournaments do subsidize travel and the Chinese teams aren't that poor, so they can afford the travel if they wanted to. But the VISA issue is problematic because it means you can't count on Chinese players making tournaments so if you invite them, you take a risk.

thank you for explaining (and not bashing me for questioning you XD)


NP
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
March 01 2012 00:48 GMT
#46
On March 01 2012 09:07 CeriseCherries wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 09:04 babylon wrote:
On March 01 2012 08:50 Skullflower wrote:
Isn't Ehome a Chinese organization? Why are they absent from this?

Yes, EHOME is Chinese. I'm kind of curious about their absence too, but to be fair, I don't know what their SC2 division looks like. ReMinD's been playing a bit of SC2, but just barely as far as I can tell.


...if i am reading this properly it doesn't mean only SC2 organization. these teams have different branches too, and EHOME among other things has a great Dota 2 team iirc

Yes all of these are multi gaming organisations, but since most of these organisations have sc2 lineups (and eventually will have) I thought it was pretty relevant for sc2.
Adventurekid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Sweden505 Posts
March 06 2012 06:07 GMT
#47
This is awesome.
You should build a turtle fence!
rOse_PedaL
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Korea (South)450 Posts
March 06 2012 06:11 GMT
#48
On March 01 2012 06:52 1Eris1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2012 06:43 Azarkon wrote:
On March 01 2012 06:36 Fionn wrote:
TongFu is now my favorite Chinese team.


What did they do?



Just the name alone should be enough

lolol TongFu FIGHTING!~
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ MKP HWAITING ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-06 07:17:47
March 06 2012 06:48 GMT
#49
More info came out from their QQ page:
http://games.qq.com/a/20120220/000411.htm

translation

February 20th, 2012

ACE (Association of China E-sports) created by the many domestic pro-gaming teams. With collectively advance the future of eSports as our objective, we pledge mutual support to fellow professional gaming teams and uphold player rights as our basis.

Official microblogger site of ACE
http://t.qq.com/Ace-sports

Founding membership::

Invictus Gaming (www.igaming.com.cn)
http://t.qq.com/igaming

World Elite(http://www.teamwe.com/)
http://t.qq.com/TeamWE

Tylong Gaming(http://www.tyloogaming.com/)
http://t.qq.com/tylookd

Team DK
http://t.qq.com/DK_TEAM

LGD-Gaming
http://t.qq.com/LGD_sGty

PanDarea
http://t.qq.com/Pandarea

AgFox
http://t.qq.com/AgFoxClan

ForLove Gaming
http://t.qq.com/DT_love2011

DT_Club
http://t.qq.com/Dt_club

TongFu
http://t.qq.com/tongfu_2011


[image loading]

ACE Management:

Secretary:
Pei Yui (King) from World Elite

Assistant Secretary:
Wang Qi (Knight) from Invictus Gaming
Peng Fei (Farseer) from Team DK

Full Member:
Yu Hao (mouse) from TyLoo Gaming
Pan Jie (RURU) from LGD Gaming
Liu Yuan (Efeng) from PanDarea
Pan Shuli (ZQ) from AgFox
Liu Pei (Kaka) from ForLove
Wan Wan (Knife) from DT_Club
Cu Zen (CuZn) from TongFu

Thank God and gunrun.
JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
March 06 2012 06:56 GMT
#50
i just wish we could see more of their coverage =\. without many translators its hard
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
March 06 2012 07:02 GMT
#51
There're surprising number of of TLers that can read chinese - Blasterion, Mobius_1, YMCApylons, myself - just off the top of my head. Really an issue of organizing ourselves to produce translations on regular basis like the KR -> EN folks in BW.
Thank God and gunrun.
mrRoflpwn
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2618 Posts
March 06 2012 07:15 GMT
#52
Im surprised that they have started an organization before even the koreans. This should be good for the players and teams.
Long live the Boss Toss!
zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
March 06 2012 07:26 GMT
#53
On March 06 2012 16:15 mrRoflpwn wrote:
Im surprised that they have started an organization before even the koreans. This should be good for the players and teams.

well, the koreans did start an organization. it just wasn't... organized well enough.

(SC2Con)

and then died

We shall have to see if this organization is able to actually do anything when/if (needed), and not get disbanded..
Twitter: @zhurai | Site: http://zhurai.com
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
March 06 2012 07:27 GMT
#54
wowow i thought it was going to be the chinese military playing SC2.

Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Scorah
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States45 Posts
March 07 2012 10:28 GMT
#55
Well, we might start hearing of more china tournaments?? Cross globe coverage. More E-Sports!!
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. ~Salvador Dali _ _ _ \/-\/ _ _ _ Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration. ~Andrew Carnegie
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