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IEM Guangzhou cancelled due to Japan/China conflict - Page 5

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TR
Profile Joined February 2011
2320 Posts
September 18 2012 16:00 GMT
#81
Well that's very unfortunate.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
September 18 2012 16:01 GMT
#82
Oh wow, politics strikes again, now E-sports being the latest victim.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
corpuscle
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States1967 Posts
September 18 2012 16:02 GMT
#83
On September 19 2012 00:56 digmouse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2012 00:49 Louis8k8 wrote:
Anyways, I hope everyone gets the point that this isn't directly about the protests/violence/politics. It wasn't Intel making a decision based on ethics. It wasn't their decision at all. Their rental in the venue is simply being denied.

Unlike IEM, I don't think WCS would simply be cancelled. It would most likely be relocated. There's still months left.

I've been watching the dispute closely but never though it'd directly effect SC2 esports like this D:


WCS will not be affected.


This is most likely true. From what I can tell, the Chinese public won't give half a shit if a bunch of non-Japanese people are mucking about... the issue was that IEM was at an anime expo, which obviously means there's going to be a lot of Japanese people and products and companies. WCS is an American-sponsored event for an American product with North/South American, European, Korean, and Chinese participants, all of whom are either neutral on the issue or on China's side (in Korea's case).
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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
September 18 2012 16:02 GMT
#84
wow I just took a look at who qualified and this was going to be IMYoda's first foreign tournament.

lameness overwhelming
Awesomeness
Profile Joined October 2008
Germany1361 Posts
September 18 2012 16:02 GMT
#85
oh well that sucks. Nothing the ESL can do there. :/
xlord 5:0
DKR
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom622 Posts
September 18 2012 16:04 GMT
#86
Can't they play it online? Make the prizepool and stuff smaller to compensate for less ad/sponsorship revenue, so the fans get what they want
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ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
September 18 2012 16:05 GMT
#87
Thats too bad, unfortunately its way too late to make alternative arrangements. I liked IEM Guangzhou last year and was looking forward to it this year.

I wonder if this will impact the WCS later this year at all if tensions remain.
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Al Bundy
Profile Joined April 2010
7257 Posts
September 18 2012 16:08 GMT
#88
Seriously fuck everyone responsible for this decision. These so-called politicians are nothing more but corrupt, money-hungry bastards
o choro é livre
Freezd
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States139 Posts
September 18 2012 16:10 GMT
#89
Politics should never get in between gaming
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GizmoPT
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal3040 Posts
September 18 2012 16:10 GMT
#90
oh now that sYz was in this it gets cancelled Portugal is cursed ;<
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Trasko
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Sweden983 Posts
September 18 2012 16:10 GMT
#91
Shame :/
Jaedong <3
strength
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States493 Posts
September 18 2012 16:11 GMT
#92
A video game does not even come close to what is unfolding there. Very smart choice to stay out of its way.
Zandar
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands1541 Posts
September 18 2012 16:14 GMT
#93
Devide these fucking islands in a Japanes and Chinese part and get this shit over with please.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
September 18 2012 16:14 GMT
#94
noooooooooooooooooo man

was always such an awesome event
also darkforce was qualified xD
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setzer
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3284 Posts
September 18 2012 16:16 GMT
#95
Can't believe how much nationalism there is over a small rock in the ocean. Sad to see this crap ruin what I expected to be another great IEM tournament.
Paincarnate
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
115 Posts
September 18 2012 16:17 GMT
#96
That's just disappointing
Herry
Profile Joined March 2011
England681 Posts
September 18 2012 16:17 GMT
#97
The ugly side of humanity strikes again

feel bad for all involved, must really be heartbreaking after all the effort to put it on.
HooK2000
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany139 Posts
September 18 2012 16:20 GMT
#98
Thank you asia
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Zer atai
Profile Joined September 2011
United States691 Posts
September 18 2012 16:20 GMT
#99
so unfortunate
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Jank
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States308 Posts
September 18 2012 16:23 GMT
#100
In bigger news, teamliquid finally references a news article from gosugamers rather than the other way around.
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