On Aug. 24, KeSPA released a statement that they will participate the next GSL after GSL Season 4. In order to prevent another fallout of leagues as eSports Federation made a statement to boycott OSL, all teams in KeSPA decided to participate the next GSL tournament that will happen after GSL Season 4.

You can find more details at the link.

whirlpool

2788 Posts

August 24 2012 13:11 GMT

thank GOD , is OSL save?, hope the best for SC2 scene

imPermanenCe

Netherlands595 Posts

August 24 2012 13:11 GMT

Lol, I guess the threat worked out for them. Seems the GSL players will now keep playing in the OSL.

AXygnus

Portugal1008 Posts

August 24 2012 13:12 GMT

That was solved fast hahaha.

Ghyslyn

Canada130 Posts

August 24 2012 13:12 GMT

That seems contrary to what they announced just a few hours ago...

http://www.thisisgame.com/en/2012/08/24/kespa-explains-the-reason-not-joining-gsl-season-4

Here is the direct source for the article that OP provided, if anyone who speaks Korean fluently wants to clarify whether it states that they WILL or WON'T participate in GSL 5 please help us out here.

http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=65681

ibo422

Belgium2844 Posts

August 24 2012 13:13 GMT

ESF \\o//

glad it's resolved (it is right?)

pallad

Poland1958 Posts

August 24 2012 13:13 GMT

Thank god , end of this drama

Disengaged

United States6994 Posts

August 24 2012 13:13 GMT

On August 24 2012 22:13 pallad wrote:
Thank good , end of this drama

For now.

It never ends with Kespa.

ilsamsamchil

155 Posts

August 24 2012 13:14 GMT

Problem here is that it doesn't say anything about season 5, just future gsls.(in dailygame article linked above, not the english one in OP, someone must have written it and inferred that future meant season 5) They can pull "oh sorry we are still busy doing that bigggggggggg project, maybe try again for next gsl?". Nothing has changed as of this very moment. If schedule is an issue, why not allow b teamers to play? really shitty move by kespa.

HolydaKing

21145 Posts

August 24 2012 13:14 GMT

#10

Great, and before Season 5 they'll say: No, we have that giant Kespa project and have no time for Season 5.

X3GoldDot

Malaysia3840 Posts

August 24 2012 13:15 GMT

#11

ESF should say that they wont participate in this osl and only in the next osl as well lol

Epoxide

Magic Woods9326 Posts

August 24 2012 13:16 GMT

#12

Happy it got solved so quickly. I hope we see minimal of this.

Salazarz

Korea (South)2194 Posts

August 24 2012 13:16 GMT

#13

Yeah, clearly assuming the worst (and pretty much the most unreasonable) stuff is the way to go, why would anyone even consider that there might be at least some truth to words of KeSPA teams and that they were going to participate in the upcoming GSL all along. Nah, it's much more fun to create drama all over the place and pretend the kneejerk from eSF wasn't at all ridiculous, lolll.

And yeah, eSF should definitely stay out of this OSL anyway - after all, why would we the viewers want to see tournaments running smoothly and games between players that we are fans of! Preposterous!

pencil_ethics

New Zealand174 Posts

August 24 2012 13:16 GMT

#14

Right now the prevailing opinion in the Korean community is "Don't fall for KeSPA's bull****, this is how the GOMTV Classic got wiped off the face of the planet; since they're not participating in this season's GSL, keep the Federation out of this season's Starleague".

Nobody trusts KeSPA over there, whether they are Brood War fans or StarCraft II fans.

rasnj

United States1959 Posts

August 24 2012 13:16 GMT

#15

Well GSL season 5 won't be until after this upcoming OSL (so not until November). If the ESF teams wanted to match the KeSPA decision, they should announce that they will keep out of this OSL, but participate in the next one.

Aetherial

Australia917 Posts

August 24 2012 13:17 GMT

#16

The political game of chess continues, your move now ESF...

geno

United States1404 Posts

August 24 2012 13:17 GMT

#17

This still feels like a power play to me. I really hope ESF doesn't take this as a win and sticks by their guns in regards to the OSL boycott. Season 4 or bust.

The first half-conciliation can be such a slippery slope, and I wouldn't trust KeSPA to stand by their word on this without a more pressing incentive than "to prevent another fallout of leagues."

It still sounds like they are not taking this situation seriously to me.

OminouS

Sweden1343 Posts

August 24 2012 13:17 GMT

#18

What a circus. I hope everything works out well in the end.