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On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD
This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles.
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yes! one of the most talented teams getting what they derserve. gl to former t8 with next years proleague.
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Wait, then this means that Jaedong is headed back to Team 8 after his year with EG is over, right?
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Canada16217 Posts
On July 10 2013 19:12 dabom88 wrote:
Wait, then this means that Jaedong is headed back to Team 8 after his year with EG is over, right?
He was headed back anyway unless he wants to sign with EG again.
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konadora
Singapore66170 Posts
don't follow proleague, but this is good news for them finally. the T8 members really went through a lot.
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On July 10 2013 18:57 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles.
well it all depends about what he was most concerned about, it's all a matter of opinion
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United Kingdom14103 Posts
On July 10 2013 12:07 Waxangel wrote:
they have a lol team as well :o
two!
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Okay major go back to team 8 !
Congrats to T8!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50196 Posts
On July 10 2013 16:05 RandomPlayer wrote:
I was hoping t8 and some other team like cj entus would disband, leaving some place for IM and MVP. im quite a bit surprised by this
lol yeah like CJ could ever disband...
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Much better name than "team 8".
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This is absolutely HUGE news.
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After the downward spiral that was the transition from BW to SC2 (not talking about the games here, just that Oz/FOX/MBC simultaneously disbanded around that time) things are finally starting to improve again.
I'm happy Kespa is now trying to make two games (LoL & SC2) co-exist in Korea, it makes them less dependent on one thing and more stable, so more interesting for sponsors I guess. And it shows (:
Would still love to see a Proleague with eSF teams though, going back to around 10 teams would be awesome!
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So happy for them. Seems to be mainly a LoL team tho so I hope they won't scrap the sc2 division after a season or so because it is such a money dump in Korea atm or something like that.
gl hf BaBy!!
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On July 10 2013 19:17 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 18:57 Scarecrow wrote:On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles. well it all depends about what he was most concerned about, it's all a matter of opinion
Damn I was gonna say the same thing to this guy, you beat me to it. Not everyone values things exactly the same, no need to put other things down just to give the thing you prefer more of a boost.
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On July 10 2013 18:57 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles.
It's more than a little bit obvious that Team 8 wasn't the focus of this deal. It's great that they got a piece of the sponsorship pie and it's good for publicity but Korean Air aren't new to e-sports and they aren't focusing on SC2.
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i have a feeling they wouldn't have sponsored at all if it wasn't for lol and its popularity in korea.
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On July 10 2013 20:10 lolmlg wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 18:57 Scarecrow wrote:On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles. It's more than a little bit obvious that Team 8 wasn't the focus of this deal. It's great that they got a piece of the sponsorship pie and it's good for publicity but Korean Air aren't new to e-sports and they aren't focusing on SC2.
Considering the CEO's daughter was involved I'd be surprised if it wasn't a major part of the deal. Similar to how the Jin Air OSL was picked up at the last minute (after several Korean Air OSL's) due to a lack of sponsors so was Team 8. It seems Korean Air (AKA the daughter) cares about Starcraft specifically, not just eSports or advertising. I'm well aware it's not Korean Air's first time in SC but it is their first venture into SC2, which is significant.
I'm also pretty sure buying an entire team counts as focusing. 2 LoL teams seems standard for a lot of the major sponsors for player number/practice purposes so the 1:2 argument doesn't really stand up. It's still a single teamhouse for either game and similar player numbers.
On July 10 2013 20:18 Cubu wrote:
i have a feeling they wouldn't have sponsored at all if it wasn't for lol and its popularity in korea.
So many of these posts this thread -.- The sponsorship would've happened with or without LoL.
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On July 10 2013 20:27 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 20:10 lolmlg wrote:On July 10 2013 18:57 Scarecrow wrote:On July 10 2013 17:35 SChlafmann wrote:
Oh man, this day is starting pretty well, new sponsors for a Kespa team, for EG-TL, and a new league. SC2 ain't dying anymore xD This is far more newsworthy than EG's Xth sponsor or some online foreigner team league. It's just huge for the korean scene to have another major company getting involved. Especially with STX's financial troubles. It's more than a little bit obvious that Team 8 wasn't the focus of this deal. It's great that they got a piece of the sponsorship pie and it's good for publicity but Korean Air aren't new to e-sports and they aren't focusing on SC2. Considering the CEO's daughter was involved I'd be surprised if it wasn't a major part of the deal. Similar to how the Jin Air OSL was picked up at the last minute (after several Korean Air OSL's) due to a lack of sponsors so was Team 8. It seems Korean Air (AKA the daughter) cares about Starcraft specifically, not just eSports or advertising. I'm well aware it's not Korean Air's first time in SC but it is their first venture into SC2, which is significant. I'm also pretty sure buying an entire team counts as focusing. 2 LoL teams seems standard for a lot of the major sponsors for player number/practice purposes so the 1:2 argument doesn't really stand up. It's still a single teamhouse for either game and similar player numbers. Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 20:18 Cubu wrote:
i have a feeling they wouldn't have sponsored at all if it wasn't for lol and its popularity in korea. So many of these posts this thread -.- The sponsorship would've happened with or without LoL.
Don't worry, people just grasping straws so that they can take potshots and try to shit on SC2.
They just don't want to accept that SC2 is actually picking up steam in Korea.
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I still hope IM and some of the other good GSTL teams have an oppurtunity to enter PL. I rather see the top teams fighting than traditional teams, IM definately deserves to be in PL.
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