EPTKeSPA announces plans for international SC2 tourney - Page 4
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Lorning
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tili
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The_Templar
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On February 10 2014 06:47 The_Templar wrote: 128 man tournament, Bo5, single elimination would be super sick I too would love a Super Tournament on steroids, all open of course. At least the finals should be Bo7 though. ^^ | ||
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JustPassingBy
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On February 10 2014 04:01 MasterOfPuppets wrote: GSL is not Korean-only (that no non-Korean feels it's worth it to go over there and qualify is a separate matter entirely), and the Korean scene would benefit from literally any extra tournament they can get. But to be fair, I doubt that even Korean would feel it worth it in my opinion, if roles were reversed. I mean you need to fly there just to try to qualify for Code A, then stay for an extended period of time to try qualify for Code S and even if you manage to do that via winning ro24, you will hardly get half of your costs back. And then you have to dip into your own funds again to come back next season to compete in Code S. Anyways, I'm eager to see what it will be. I would've preferred a non-live event that goes a bit longer than a short week long event, we already see that enough in the various IEMs and DHs. | ||
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NKexquisite
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MasterOfPuppets
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On February 10 2014 06:55 JustPassingBy wrote: But to be fair, I doubt that even Korean would feel it worth it in my opinion, if roles were reversed. I mean you need to fly there just to try to qualify for Code A, then stay for an extended period of time to try qualify for Code S and even if you manage to do that via winning ro24, you will hardly get half of your costs back. And then you have to dip into your own funds again to come back next season to compete in Code S. Which is exactly why the Korean scene needs more tournaments. On February 10 2014 06:55 JustPassingBy wrote: Anyways, I'm eager to see what it will be. I would've preferred a non-live event that goes a bit longer than a short week long event, we already see that enough in the various IEMs and DHs. We may see that enough in Western tournaments, but most Koreans certainly don't. In fact, all of their tournaments right now are fairly long-spanning. ;p But again, anything more than what is happening would be a good thing. | ||
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negativedge
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Fuchsteufelswild
Australia2028 Posts
On February 10 2014 06:50 MasterOfPuppets wrote: I too would love a Super Tournament on steroids, all open of course. At least the finals should be Bo7 though. ^^ If it were over 3-4 days, could you allow for Best of 5s for most of the series or only Best of 3s? Just a question, as I have no idea. If it could be single elimination but without a single Best of 1, that would be ideal (and fantastic)! | ||
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Orcasgt24
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Arceus
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Joemeatballs
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On February 10 2014 12:12 Fuchsteufelswild wrote: If it were over 3-4 days, could you allow for Best of 5s for most of the series or only Best of 3s? Just a question, as I have no idea. If it could be single elimination but without a single Best of 1, that would be ideal (and fantastic)! Well last Assembly involved 6 to 8 Bo5 and one Bo7 series over the course of only 2 days. san for instance, our winner, had to go through 8 Bo5 series (as he lost 2 in the group stages) and reached the finals, so he played a lot, suffice it to say.  An 128 man single-elimination tournament would mean 7 rounds total, so it should be feasible, especially over a couple more days. I don't know how easy it would be for the viewers and production though, it would certainly involve a lot of community casters too, as there would be tons of great match-ups at any time for the first 3 rounds regardless of how brackets look. Still, I'd love it. On February 10 2014 13:44 Arceus wrote: The thing is, will it be a series of tournament or just another one-off. Judging by the supposed length (3, 4 days weekend tourney), Im afraid it might be the latter While I understand and agree with your concern, having a one-off tournament is still better than not having it at all in the first place; moreover, having a successful tournament may potentially pave the path for more to come, whether from the same organization or another, whether in the same format or another. So basically this is a good thing for players and viewers no matter how you look at it, and if it ends up being a good thing for the organizers as well, who's to say they'll not do something else in the future? | ||
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Kheve
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On February 10 2014 06:47 The_Templar wrote: 128 man tournament, Bo5, single elimination would be super sick Its called wcg korea. Except its bo3 | ||
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TAMinator
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Goibon
New Zealand8185 Posts
On February 10 2014 13:29 Orcasgt24 wrote: I would like to see a huge field tournament with a swiss style opening round robin this would be awesome, and if it's indeed a 3-4 day thing i'd like to think almighty and benevolent kespa could pull it off | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
Except WCG is dead. And the Korean tournament was only a qualifier, with no prize pool of its own, and which few people cared to watch. Now this, this has the potential to be the exact opposite in terms of hype and interest. | ||
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Adreme
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Ammanas
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On February 10 2014 22:51 Ammanas wrote: Why do you guys assume it's gonna be a weekend tournament? Isn't it much more likely, that SPOTV wants to create their own league - a counterpart to GSL, just like MSL was counterpart to OSL? While that would be great, it's hard to see it as that great a business decision, considering Gom's brand of SC2 tournaments has remained top dog in SC2 in terms of viewership and interest. | ||
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