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Mike Morhaime "SC2 Proleague will open this year"

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Clefairy
Profile Joined September 2011
1570 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-18 15:02:47
March 17 2012 06:46 GMT
#1
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"I am aware of KeSPA and OGN's wishes to run a Starcraft 2 tournament. I expect all issues to be dealt with and a tournament to open this year".

President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Morhaime, who arrived in Korea on the 16th, revealed that a Starcraft 2 Pro League tournament would start this year while visiting the Yongsan studio during the SK Planet Starcraft 1 Pro League playoffs.

Morhaime met with Korean media before the match and talked details about the possibility of a Starcraft 2 pro league launching.

Morhaime said "This visit is to meet with all the parties involved with us and to improve relations with Korea. A lot of things are going to happen in Korea this year".

Currently Gom TV has exclusive rights to Starcraft 2 tournaments in Korea. Progamers under KeSPA are still focusing solely on Starcraft 1 leagues as negotiations between KeSPA and Blizzard were at a standstill.

However it is expected that negotiations for a Starcraft 2 pro league are going to pick up with Morhaime's visit to Korea. Industry representatives are predicting that there is a high possibility of a Starcraft 2 league starting as the first season of pro league ends and season 2 begins.

Morhaime also said "We expect to work with KeSPA to open a Starcraft 2 pro league this year".

Following the Starcraft Pro League playoffs Morhaime is also planning on heading to Mokdong to visit Gom TV's Starcraft 2 Team League studio.


Source: inews24

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Taku
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada2036 Posts
March 17 2012 06:48 GMT
#2
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?
When SC2 came for BW, I cried. Now LoL/Dota2 comes for SC2, and I laugh. \o/
UTL_Unlimited
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Korea (South)353 Posts
March 17 2012 06:49 GMT
#3
Does that mean that SKPlanet will be sponsoring for the SCII season as well? I mean yeah there were speculations this was happening since there were 2 seasons but so soon....
Need to write more things...
sc14s
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5052 Posts
March 17 2012 06:49 GMT
#4
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.

this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!)
SpiZe
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada3640 Posts
March 17 2012 06:50 GMT
#5
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?


Why can't we have more than a single korean tournament ? This is good news
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
March 17 2012 06:50 GMT
#6
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

Their exclusive deal in Korea is about to run out anyways.
Awesome news, because one company having a monopoly on SC2 in Korea isn't a good thing for viewers.
Skoop
Profile Joined March 2011
United States214 Posts
March 17 2012 06:51 GMT
#7
Wow epic news. Maybe this will help bring Starcraft ahead of LoL in Korea.
DongRaeGu & JangBi & HerO & Jaedong & ZerO & Taeja fighting!
kabar
Profile Joined November 2010
United States616 Posts
March 17 2012 06:51 GMT
#8
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
March 17 2012 06:52 GMT
#9
I feel sick.
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
March 17 2012 06:52 GMT
#10
dat dude
dat sign
like a boss!
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50118 Posts
March 17 2012 06:52 GMT
#11
I hope there will be a BW proleague too.

IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
March 17 2012 06:53 GMT
#12
This is pretty big. I wonder how everything will go down
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jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
March 17 2012 06:53 GMT
#13
so thats what he is doing over there.
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
March 17 2012 06:54 GMT
#14
On March 17 2012 15:49 sc14s wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.

this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!)

pretty sure they mean a team league under kespa. like how the BW Proleague is a team league.
blabberrrrr
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
March 17 2012 06:54 GMT
#15
I want a GSTL vs. SC2 Proleague Super Bowl-like final.

Ratings. Ratings everywhere.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
March 17 2012 06:54 GMT
#16
In my ideal world, the OGN SC2 Proleague would run independent of and alongside the already existing BW Proleague, and would incorporate existing SC2 teams as well as possibly SC2 divisions of current BW teams.

I hope the old toxic drama doesn't show up, but I doubt it.
ㅇㅅㅌㅅ
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
March 17 2012 06:54 GMT
#17
Big news.

Not sure how I feel about this yet...I love BW but at the same time I am excited by the thought of BW players playing SC2.
naux
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada738 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-17 06:55:38
March 17 2012 06:54 GMT
#18
people think this is good news?
gomtv might get owned just because this guy thinks kespa deserves to have exclusive rights to sc2 meaning no gomtv for most of you that didnt understand what the OP wrote
GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
March 17 2012 06:55 GMT
#19
wow...
sc2 proleague would be amazing
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darkcloud8282
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada776 Posts
March 17 2012 06:55 GMT
#20
I hope Blizzard is able to come to terms with Kespa before LoL dominates the e-sports scene in Korea..
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