MLG Summer Open Online Qualifiers - Page 7

On June 19 2012 09:30 MLG John wrote:


At the Summer Championship, there will be an MLG Starcraft II Event and the North America Continental Finals of the Starcraft II World Championship Series. Players will not be allowed to play in both Events. So, Players who have already qualified for the NA Continental Finals, like the Players who finished in the top 16 of the USA Nationals in Anaheim, won't be allowed to participate in any MLG Summer Online Qualifiers.

There were also 16 Players who started in Pool Play, making a total of 160 Players in the Spring Championship Event. Remember, the number of Players in each Losers Bracket round decrease as you progress. The eliminations proceeded as follows:

Losers Round 1 = 32 Players eliminated, leaving 128 in the Event
Losers Round 2 = 32 Players eliminated, leaving 96 in the Event
Losers Round 3 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 80 in the Event
Losers Round 4 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 64 in the Event
Losers Round 5 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 48 in the Event
Losers Round 6 = 8 Players eliminated, leaving 40 in the Event
Losers Round 7 = 8 Players eliminated, leaving the 32 Championship Bracket Players

There are three Rounds in a row where 16 Players are eliminated because of the 16 Players who started in Open Winners Round 4.
You had to reach Open Losers Round 4 in order to finish top 80 overall.

On June 19 2012 16:35 KunA wrote:
Its definitely not right to punish the players for their poor choice of putting both events at the same time. Yeah I get the players complained and now yeah they won't complain aobut playing in two tournaments, now they'll complain of being barred from playing in both and getting prize money for both if they are good enough. Also people who would wanna see IdrA, HuK, and NonY play at MLG.

On June 20 2012 06:13 JackDT wrote:
Players complained about MLG and WCS overlapping but most of them still chose to play in both because they decided it still worth it -- both were such important events that they couldn't justify skipping one. Being barred from one event entirely is NOT a better solution. Adding an extra day into the tournament so they can spread it out is.

And not letting them into the Arena is just silly and I can't even imagine what they were thinking. Even if players knew they couldn't win a trip to MLG by getting there I think most would choose to compete for the prize money.

The MLG Summer Championship, to be held in Raleigh, NC on August 24-26, will feature the North American Finals of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, in addition to the MLG Pro Circuit StarCraft II Summer Championship. The top finishers from the North American Continentals will be representing their countries later this year at the Battle.net World Championship in Asia; this is huge event with a great deal at stake. We know that both the North American Finals and the Pro Circuit Summer Championship are incredibly important to the StarCraft II community. Our goal, when determining how these two events would work together in Raleigh, was to ensure the best possible tournament experience for all players in both tournaments. Blizzard was not party to the original schedule release.

After listening to extensive community feedback, MLG worked closely with Blizzard to ensure that the participants in the WCS NA Finals would not be forced to choose between participating in that event and the MLG Pro Circuit Summer Championship. It is critically important to both Blizzard and MLG that players be able to compete as they choose. Schedules will now be staggered so that players can compete in both events. North American Finals competitors; you can now participate in all aspects of the MLG Summer Season, including the Open and Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, the Arena, and the Summer Championship. Registration for the Open Online Qualifiers is open now.

Detailed schedules for both of Raleigh’s StarCraft II events will be released in the coming weeks.

It is critically important to both Blizzard and MLG that players be able to compete as they choose. Schedules will now be staggered...

On June 20 2012 06:22 jmbthirteen wrote:
PLAYERS CAN NOW PLAY IN BOTH

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/wcs-na-mlg-sc2-summer-championship-update/

On June 20 2012 06:22 Gl!tch wrote:
Now fixed!



via: https://twitter.com/MLGSundance

On June 20 2012 06:59 StarVe wrote:

So critically important they didn't realize it until now. Yeah, sure.

Why does everything have to be fixed after public outcries? Is it too much to ask to come up with a decent plan to begin with?

On June 20 2012 07:04 draumr wrote:


To be honest this sounds like a lack of communication. This is something easily handled by just asking the teams and players what they would prefer, and MLG/Blizzard would have realized instantly that it was the wrong choice. I'm glad they listened and will now not only allow people to compete in both but stagger the tournaments. If done even somewhat decently it should eliminate almost all issues with competing in two tournaments.

On June 19 2012 09:30 MLG John wrote:


At the Summer Championship, there will be an MLG Starcraft II Event and the North America Continental Finals of the Starcraft II World Championship Series. Players will not be allowed to play in both Events. So, Players who have already qualified for the NA Continental Finals, like the Players who finished in the top 16 of the USA Nationals in Anaheim, won't be allowed to participate in any MLG Summer Online Qualifiers.

There were also 16 Players who started in Pool Play, making a total of 160 Players in the Spring Championship Event. Remember, the number of Players in each Losers Bracket round decrease as you progress. The eliminations proceeded as follows:

Losers Round 1 = 32 Players eliminated, leaving 128 in the Event
Losers Round 2 = 32 Players eliminated, leaving 96 in the Event
Losers Round 3 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 80 in the Event
Losers Round 4 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 64 in the Event
Losers Round 5 = 16 Players eliminated, leaving 48 in the Event
Losers Round 6 = 8 Players eliminated, leaving 40 in the Event
Losers Round 7 = 8 Players eliminated, leaving the 32 Championship Bracket Players

There are three Rounds in a row where 16 Players are eliminated because of the 16 Players who started in Open Winners Round 4.
You had to reach Open Losers Round 4 in order to finish top 80 overall.