sad that boxer won't compete in this... also I don't think OGN should be handing out seeds for GSL results or foreign tournaments... makes no sense, everyone should go in with even footing for the first OSL.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

June 27 2012 22:20 GMT

#266

poor marineking
DRG stole his seed.
DRG is such a bastard
lol

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

June 27 2012 22:20 GMT

#267

On June 28 2012 07:20 neoghaleon55 wrote:
poor marineking
DRG stole his seed.
DRG is such a bastard
lol

drg deserves it, although i think mkp > mc or nestea in recent achievements, but i guess gsl wins are gsl wins

i'd rather noone got seeded though tbh

howLiN

Portugal1676 Posts

June 27 2012 22:33 GMT

#268

On June 28 2012 07:18 amazingoopah wrote:
sad that boxer won't compete in this... also I don't think OGN should be handing out seeds for GSL results or foreign tournaments... makes no sense, everyone should go in with even footing for the first OSL.

I'm guessing it's like wildcards for tennis, that are mostly to get more people to watch the tournament. I'd be surprised if they keep having seeds for next seasons.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

June 27 2012 22:51 GMT

#269

Does anyone know the prize pool of an OSL on average, or how much 1st place gets?
I've been looking at old OSL like the 2011 Jin Air OSL, but no prizes were reported.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/2011_Jin_Air_OSL

Please tell me that the winner of this ridiculously grueling tournament gets at least something for their efforts....

BraneSC2

United States123 Posts

June 27 2012 22:55 GMT

#270

I almost feel as though eligibility for being a Royal Roader should be reset, since SC2 is essentially a new game. I'm quite curious how these groups are going to play out, as they seem very concentrated.

bittman

Australia8759 Posts

June 28 2012 00:05 GMT

#271

So for these qualifiers I'm thinking:

A - San
B - Squirtle
C - MarineKing
D - Happy
E - TheSTC
F - Violet
G - Losira
H - Hack
I - Coca
J - Revival
K - Puzzle
L - Taeja

I'm ok with this lineup.

bucckevin

858 Posts

June 28 2012 00:37 GMT

#272

Most if not all the groups are stacked but A looks like the toughest to me.

Coolness53

United States668 Posts

June 28 2012 00:47 GMT

#273

Is there any English commentators? Is there going to be a English website? They have gotten all the big names from GSL to play in this tournament...Going to be cool. Are there going to be fees involved or is it going to be free? Is there going to be a FAQ?

mosfet

Canada34 Posts

June 28 2012 00:50 GMT

#274

It's too bad Huk isn't playing. Maybe he wants to focus on winning NASL? Naniwa definitely has a good chance at making it. I could also see TLO and Thorzain upsetting (sorry Jinro).

Has OGN given a solid answer on whether the main OSL is going to have an English stream?

God damn this is exciting. DRG, MC, MVP, Nestea, and MKP (hopefully) playing against the likes of Flash, Jaedong, Bisu and Stork in the OSL? I never thought I'd see the day.

Utopi

Denmark176 Posts

June 28 2012 00:52 GMT

#275

group c is crazy o.0

RedMage

United States52 Posts

June 28 2012 01:27 GMT

#276

On June 28 2012 07:20 opterown wrote:

Show nested quote +

drg deserves it, although i think mkp > mc or nestea in recent achievements, but i guess gsl wins are gsl wins

i'd rather noone got seeded though tbh

MVP, MKP, MC, and DRG have all won big tournaments lately, it's NesTea who hasn't won anything in a long time, it's been almost a year.

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

June 28 2012 02:17 GMT

#277

On June 28 2012 07:51 neoghaleon55 wrote:
Does anyone know the prize pool of an OSL on average, or how much 1st place gets?
I've been looking at old OSL like the 2011 Jin Air OSL, but no prizes were reported.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/2011_Jin_Air_OSL

Please tell me that the winner of this ridiculously grueling tournament gets at least something for their efforts....

it's a similar prize pool to gsl, winner gets 40k and so on i think

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

June 28 2012 02:33 GMT

#278

On June 28 2012 11:17 opterown wrote:

Show nested quote +

it's a similar prize pool to gsl, winner gets 40k and so on i think

Thanks
GSL is 50,000K

Longer tourney with less money
though I heard it used to be the most prestigious....
.... not sure how much it's worth these days.

FiWiFaKi

Canada9859 Posts

June 28 2012 02:49 GMT

#279

On June 28 2012 11:33 neoghaleon55 wrote:

Show nested quote +

Thanks
GSL is 50,000K

Longer tourney with less money
though I heard it used to be the most prestigious....
.... not sure how much it's worth these days.

OSL prize pool is 93k
GSL prize pool is 148k

OSL is the most prestigious tournament in BW, and it had a prize structure similar to this for 10 years, which is simply absurd. This is their first SC2 tournament, plus, BW had more viewers in korea than the entire world has for SC2 right now. Just perspective.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

June 28 2012 02:54 GMT

#280

On June 28 2012 11:49 FiWiFaKi wrote:
This is their first SC2 tournament, plus, BW had more viewers in korea than the entire world has for SC2 right now. Just perspective.

I'm not sure if you have the numbers to back that up.
The last MLG drew over 2.2 million viewers worldwide.
http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/major-league-gaming-streaming-numbers/

And GSL regularly tops 50 million viewers...
http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/2969/

unless you can find a source saying over 50 million koreans watch BW...
that statement isn't going anywhere.