EPTTSL Disbands - Page 21
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ThomasjServo
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Noocta
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ColonelK
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StarVe
Germany13591 Posts
Hopefully all the great TSL players find new homes in a few other good Korean teams! | ||
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Acronysis
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Osiccor
Canada128 Posts
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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number01
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 the end of starcraft. | ||
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Butterednuts
United States859 Posts
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ShadowReaver
Canada563 Posts
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
On January 03 2013 23:44 Butterednuts wrote: I didn't know that most of the players weren't payed. If that's true, then hopefully HyuN can get an actual contract where he has a paid salary. Probably for the better, even though this was one of my favorite KR teams. IPL_HyuN for real perhaps =d | ||
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Arbee
United States58 Posts
A couple months ago or so, I contacted TSL about a possible sponsorship for their team. I initially spoke with Sephora as she was kind of the website/English person and she was very good at communicating with me and relaying a few messages with Coach Lee. Finally Coach Lee wanted to set up a meeting on Skype and asked me to add him, I did but he never accepted. Sephora then asked that I email him, and I did with some basic overviews of what I was willing to offer and what I was hoping to get out of a sponsorship. Once again, he never responded. When I followed up with Sephora the only answer I got was that he was really bad with Skype and emails, and that she would try again. Its really a shame, but at the same time I can't feel bad for the Korean teams who say they have sponsorship problems that force them to lose players, or even an entire team but do not respond to serious sponsorship proposals. I can say that my proposal ranged from a couple thousand dollars for a small recognition (logo/patch) for my organization, to something in the 5-digit range for a little more formal sponsorship and possible partnership with the team I am building that could be used for expenses, stipends, or to help send players to foreign events if thats what they desired. So needless to say, while it may not have saved the team on its own, it would most certainly have been a pretty substantial private sponsorship amount, that could have helped a team continue to operate and help players out. TSL is not the only team I have previously contacted either, however sadly enough they were actually the most responsive of the teams that were apparently having financial trouble. I have thought this for quite some time, but the Korean ESF teams (not including FXO, and maybe even ST) are extremely poorly run as a business. And for a team having trouble to not even respond to sponsorship inquires and then use lack of sponsors as a reason to disband, is not a true portrayal of the problem with teams in Korea. I may consider looking into a "save TSL" effort though..... | ||
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Aocowns
Norway6070 Posts
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iamho
United States3347 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
this is just a matter of time | ||
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Jampackedeon
United States2053 Posts
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ThomasjServo
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God I hope not. IPL is a great league but please no. I would see him fitting in well on a team like AZUBU or something in a similar vein. | ||
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Shellebelles
51 Posts
I was just thinking of buying their hoodies to support them too | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On January 04 2013 00:06 Shellebelles wrote: Wow, this really hit me hard.. Been a big fan of TSL for a long time. I was just thinking of buying their hoodies to support them too Limited edition from the handsome nerd now. | ||
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