Well, that sucks that you have to close it down...but as people have said, definitely better to put an end to it than to half-ass it trying to do too much. Great work up til now, and keep doing awesome things with CSL! Also, good luck to all the players of course.

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

March 08 2013 00:57 GMT

#48

Thanks everyone

I'd like to think we did pretty well last year. We pulled in about 20k in prize money, stayed within budget, and I managed to get two financial sponsorships.

Just couldn't continue to put in that amount of work I did from january - july of last year.

I do regret that we never got to finish the full website

TBone-

United States2309 Posts

March 08 2013 00:57 GMT

#49

Sad to see it closing down, but happy your shutting it down for intelligent reasons.

ShinyGerbil

Canada519 Posts

March 08 2013 01:07 GMT

#50

Was an awesome run. Calling it now before luckyfool can, LighT to reopen in 2016.

Champi

1422 Posts

March 08 2013 01:13 GMT

#51

shame =/

would have preferred to see a new manager hired instead of just closing the whole thing down though...

ThE_OsToJiY

Canada1167 Posts

March 08 2013 01:16 GMT

#52

Sad to hear Duran

<3's

RuMCaKe

United States559 Posts

March 08 2013 01:26 GMT

#53

Duran Kawaii Caliber #1 Binski #1.5

zaxx

United States66 Posts

March 08 2013 01:53 GMT

#54

So funding isn't an issue, but it is? Odd.

Either way, good luck to the players and staff in their future endeavors.

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

March 08 2013 01:56 GMT

#55

On March 08 2013 10:53 zaxx wrote:
So funding isn't an issue, but it is? Odd.

Either way, good luck to the players and staff in their future endeavors.

It's not an issue in that I have the funds.

It is an issue because I don't have time to run the team, so it's an issue (I.E. I'm not going to spend money just for the sake of it)

binski

United States225 Posts

March 08 2013 02:08 GMT

#56

On March 08 2013 10:26 RuMCaKe wrote:
Duran Kawaii Caliber #1 Binski #1.5

GunPaladin

United States1205 Posts

March 08 2013 02:11 GMT

#57

So it was all on your shoulders the whole time? It really sux to lose a NA team. Did you not want to recruit a team manager to handle the day to day stuff?

WoodLeagueAllStar

United States806 Posts

March 08 2013 02:13 GMT

#58

I love your leagues and your products Xeris running those may be your true calling. CSL Finals were great loved seeing Cal win it for the USA against Korea, so emotional!

NASL is something right on the cusp of beating MLG in viewers I feel, you have the casters, the looks, I just think people are not taking to it right away because of the first 2 season issues (e.g. NASL Sound Guy), I hope it can be the premier North American league and I would love to see it be NA only to grow the scene I realize you have to make cash on the famous Koreans/Euros though.

I just can't wait for HotS NASL season, should be epic~

Happygreek

United States220 Posts

March 08 2013 02:15 GMT

#59

Awwww man. Was always supportin you guys for repping my hometown area (Seattle) in addition to having some lesser known players that I enjoy watching the streams of (Go RaNgeD!).

Sorry to see it end.

Good luck to all the players moving forward.

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

March 08 2013 02:15 GMT

#60

On March 08 2013 11:11 GunPaladin wrote:
So it was all on your shoulders the whole time? It really sux to lose a NA team. Did you not want to recruit a team manager to handle the day to day stuff?

I had a team manager (Ursadon). It's not really the day to day stuff, it's the business side and development of the brand that I don't have time to do.

I can do the daily management no problem, or someone else can do it... it's that the other big picture stuff is an issue