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Koreans selecting WCS NA/EU List

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Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 13:00:07
April 10 2013 09:07 GMT
#1
http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?id=1501193&category=13438

Korean news site ThisIsGame has been tracking down the decisions Korean players have made regarding their region decisions.

Players currently in Code A who have switched regions will forfeit their Code A spots. Replacements will be picked through qualifiers.

Players like HyuN, MC, and TaeJa* who are/were qualified for this season of Code S will be able to play the qualifiers for Season 1 of NA/EU, but will only be able to advance as far as the Challenger League. (ie. they will be able to secure qualification for the season 2 premier league of NA/EU, but won't be able to play in the season 1 premier league of NA/EU). [Players don't have to forfeit their Code S spots to do this.]

Europe:

(T)LG-IM_mvp
(P)MVP.TAiLS
(P)MVP.finale
(P)SK_MC
(T)Acer.MMA
(T)Mill.ForGG

North America:

(Z)LG-IM_NesTea
(Z)Azubu.viOLet
(T)Quantic.TheStC
(Z)Quantic.HyuN
(T)Quantic.Center
(T)Liquid`TaeJa
(P)Liquid`HerO
(Z)Liquid`Zenio
(P)EG.JYP.RC
(T)EG.aLive.RC
(P)EG.Oz.RC
(Z)EG.Jaedong.RC
(Z)EG.Revival.RC
(Z)AX.Miya
(T)AX.Ryung
(T)AX.Heart
(P)AX.Alicia
(P)AX.CranK
(P)ROOT.Sage
(T)CMStorm_Polt


Axiom owner Genna Bain posted on Reddit about the lack of information and overall confusion surrounding the situation, and how it made making a decision difficult.
Just wanting to clear something up about our player's names appearing on this list. I had previously said that our team would remain KR. That was back when it appeared that we would be given the option to change if we wanted after WCS KR Season 1. That option has been rumored to have been removed from the table. Please take into consideration that we had no direct communication from Blizzard about any of this information at any point in time. When asking around, I received similar reports from other team owners.
So without speaking to the team owners or the players, Blizzard implemented it's vision for this new WCS format and players have been given an unreasonably short period of time in order to declare their choice of region with little to no information being provided.... [the rest omitted]


*Liquid`Nazgul says TaeJa was told he had to make his decision immediately, not at the end of Season 1 as it had been announced before.
On April 10 2013 18:28 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
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On April 10 2013 18:23 Serimek wrote:
I don't understand why MC, HyuN and TaeJa choose to move to NA or EU : they are ALREADY on code S (even though MC, lost yesterday and will have to come back).

Does that mean that HyuN or TaeJa will forfeit code S if they won their groups ?

Speaking only for ourselves TaeJa received a message that he had to pick his league for season two now already. TaeJa was always supposed to play Code S and then decide near the end of the first season, but this sudden change in policy forced him to pick early. I've been trying to figure out how this could happen because it contradicts the Blizzard Q&A on reddit, and many other sources that said they would be able to switch after season one. TaeJa is not playing NA this season, but I imagine being on this list has got something to do with his choice for season two.


Scarlett and Bumblebee talk about the # of Koreans receiving NA premier division seeds.
On April 10 2013 18:27 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
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On April 10 2013 18:16 Fionn wrote:
I don't think all 20 of the Koreans moving to NA will get invites. I'm sure most of them will have to qualify through the special qualifiers and/or go through the challenger league before overtaking the North American invites by season two. I'm sure Polt, Violet, Jaedong, Nestea, etc. will get invited, but guys like Center will probably have to just win the qualifier.

8 Koreans are invited to NA Premier division


On April 10 2013 19:24 Bumblebee wrote:
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On April 10 2013 18:27 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
On April 10 2013 18:16 Fionn wrote:
I don't think all 20 of the Koreans moving to NA will get invites. I'm sure most of them will have to qualify through the special qualifiers and/or go through the challenger league before overtaking the North American invites by season two. I'm sure Polt, Violet, Jaedong, Nestea, etc. will get invited, but guys like Center will probably have to just win the qualifier.

8 Koreans are invited to NA Premier division

That's not 100 % true, but I see where you're coming from. 16 of the 24 invites are going to North Americans, the remaining 8 invitations are going to people who are not North American. That could be both Europeans and Koreans. The last 8 spots are coming from online qualifiers. That's your 32 for this season.

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Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 09:08:24
April 10 2013 09:07 GMT
#2
Mvp holy shit! Also whole EG Korean line-up...
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 09:09:27
April 10 2013 09:08 GMT
#3
so the ones that are in code a/s right now, do the abandon their code a/s spots? or how is this working? like HerO and TaeJa and stuff
On April 10 2013 18:07 Cokefreak wrote:
Mvp holy shit! Also whole EG Korean line-up...

pretty much the whole (insert foreign team) Korean line-up
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Laryleprakon
Profile Joined May 2011
New Zealand9496 Posts
April 10 2013 09:08 GMT
#4
I wonder how many of the EU guys will move!

NA is crazy stacked.
bbm
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1320 Posts
April 10 2013 09:09 GMT
#5
Now imagine GSL without all those guys.

:<
By.Sun or By.Rain, he always delivers
naux
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada738 Posts
April 10 2013 09:09 GMT
#6
Holy... mother f...... what the hell has happened..
DarKFoRcE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1215 Posts
April 10 2013 09:09 GMT
#7
wow thats more than expected, almost seems too much to believe :o
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[Silverflame]
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany640 Posts
April 10 2013 09:09 GMT
#8
This actually are far more players then I exspected and their potential is even higher then... oh my god! xD
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bduddy
Profile Joined May 2012
United States1326 Posts
April 10 2013 09:10 GMT
#9
Oh, Blizzard. There is nothing good about this at all. GSL is worse, the "NA" championship will be a joke, and WCS EU now has the allure of an average weekend tournament.
>Liquid'Nazgul: Of course you are completely right
mYiKane
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1772 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#10
i'm gonna metagame the shit outta them and move to korea
Kasaraki
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Denmark7115 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#11
I don't mind, I prefer this to all-NA or EU tournaments, haha. And the WCS finals will be with more Koreans.
bluQ
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Germany1724 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#12
So ... twenty Koreans participating in the NA WCS Qual ... this "region" lock is totall bullshit
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KillAudio
Profile Joined October 2010
1364 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#13
Wow, majority of them are Kespa players.
From a scale of sheth to idra, how mad are you?
TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#14
LOOOOOL NA is so screwed. Koreans definetely dominating that scene now
Highwinds
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada955 Posts
April 10 2013 09:11 GMT
#15
What happens to pro league!?!?|

entire EG-TL team leaves???
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zYwi3c
Profile Joined November 2010
Poland1811 Posts
April 10 2013 09:12 GMT
#16
Pretty sure Blizzard didnt expected that.
I'm getting the derection.
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 10 2013 09:12 GMT
#17
I am pretty disappointed that this is what blizzard forced the teams to do. GSL just got a lot less impressive.
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paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
April 10 2013 09:12 GMT
#18
On April 10 2013 18:10 bduddy wrote:
the "NA" championship will be a joke

Not anymore.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
April 10 2013 09:12 GMT
#19
Let the shitstorm begin.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
April 10 2013 09:12 GMT
#20
On April 10 2013 18:11 Highwinds wrote:
What happens to pro league!?!?|

entire EG-TL team leaves???

You play all the early rounds online. The later live rounds take place over a weekend. They dont have to leave KR if they dont want to
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