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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/298Qb37.jpg) http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Global_StarCraft_II_League_Season_2/Qualifier Notable Eliminated Players![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/FsbOH.gif) + Show Spoiler [Click to Show] +MORNING SESSION Legend, eins, UngNim,  Lucky, Sleep,  Creator, Monster, Guilty, Sniper, Swagger, Shine (MVP), KassiA, Hack, MarineKing, MisoAFTERNOON SESSIONBBoongBBoong, Splendid, DeParture, Center, Remember, State, TerrOr, SKS, TurN, KeeN, Dream, Terminator, Noblesse, BrAvO, KangHo, Sorry, Sacsri
The second GSL qualifier of the year saw 24 players gaina entry into the upcoming Code A tournament.
Recently successful players like Flash, INnoVation, TY, and Rogue were finally able to shed ther Code B status, earning a shot at advancing to Code S.
Some fan favorites like Stork and FanTaSy were also able break through the qualifiers, but others like MarineKing and State were left to await the third and final qualifier of the year.
Notably absent was the entire CJ Entus squad. Players like EffOrt, Gumiho, Bunny, Skyhigh, Trust, and others were eligible to participate, but they all missed out on the qualifier. According to Korean website Daily Esports, CJ Entus stated that "As a result of an agreement between the front office and CJ players to continue the team's momentum after placing second in Proleague's Round 2, the players will temporarily halt their participation in qualifiers."
The move is not without some precedent. In 2006, SK Telecom T1 (not during the coach Park regime) forced its players to choose between just one of the OSL or MSL (the two major individual tournaments of Brood War) to try and focus more on Proleague. Despite this policy, SKT did not see improved Proleague results and later rescinded the widely criticized decision.
A few players made unexpected returns. The previous inactive and rumored to be retired hyvaa fought his way through the qualifier, announcing his desire to sign with a team. Player-turned-coach-turned-player Choya also qualified, even defeating former pupil Hurricane in the process. ByuL returned to Korea from WCS America, citing a desire to help his team in Proleague according to Daily Esports.
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It's only R2 we know how things can change from round to round.
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MKP  CJ Entus
But Bogus, TY, Rogue and Impact made it, which is nice.
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I still can't believe a retired hyvaa could knock out mkp lol
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And no video coverage, which isn't nice
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Mexico674 Posts
I cannot believe an entire team skipped the qualifiers to focus on proleague. Is this a first? Or did this happen in Brood War at some point as well?
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On March 26 2014 20:30 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe an entire team skipped the qualifiers to focus on proleague. Is this a first? Or did this happen in Brood War at some point as well?
I wonder how much it will even pay off
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Wow, Flash and TY were kind of expected, but I'm thrilled Mafia Zerg managed to go through his group as well, KT hwaiting!
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did state try? I didn't find his name on the bracket although admittedly I didn't look terribly hard
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Heh, look at the brackets, the terrans barely scraped by. Don't get your hopes up regarding the Code A performances of any of these guys.
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Mexico674 Posts
On March 26 2014 20:35 chipmonklord17 wrote:
did state try? I didn't find his name on the bracket although admittedly I didn't look terribly hard
He did. He lost to Tassadar in the 2nd round of the qualifier.
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On March 26 2014 20:30 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe an entire team skipped the qualifiers to focus on proleague. Is this a first? Or did this happen in Brood War at some point as well?
Proleague always came first in bw, too.
I'm not aware of any instance of a team not letting their players participate in an individual tournament's qualifiers. However, it was a common occurance that players can only practice for starleagues during their spare time (outside of their 8h/day team practice). This applied not only to qualifiers but also to the latter rounds of individual leagues.
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hyvaa!!!!!!....MKP
Tassadar also made it? Cool! Haven't seen him for a very long time.
I hope Flash, TY and Fantasy will do well next season
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United States33487 Posts
What the Korean community is crticizing about CJ is that with the exception of EffOrt, none of the CJ players eligible for the qualifiers had figured importantly into CJ's Proleague campaign thus far. It's hard to think that they will be playing guys like Trust, or SkyHigh in the R2 playoffs.
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According to Korean website Daily Esports, CJ Entus stated that "As a result of an agreement between the front office and CJ players to continue the team's momentum after placing second in Proleague's Round 2, the players will temporarily halt their participation in qualifiers."
This makes no sense...
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KT! Don't miss out on signing hyvaa again!
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On March 26 2014 20:40 Waxangel wrote:
What the Korean community is crticizing about CJ is that with the exception of EffOrt, none of the CJ players eligible for the qualifiers had figured importantly into CJ's Proleague campaign thus far. It's hard to think that they will be playing guys like Trust, or SkyHigh in the R2 playoffs.
It's even more ridiculous in that it costs a team almost nothing to ferry there players to the studio or w/e to attend qualifiers, and if they get in, they still don't have to dedicate time to figuring out strategies and the like for each series. Oh well
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On March 26 2014 20:33 bo1b wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2014 20:30 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe an entire team skipped the qualifiers to focus on proleague. Is this a first? Or did this happen in Brood War at some point as well? I wonder how much it will even pay off
Hopefully enough to secure a playoffs spot
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On March 26 2014 20:40 Waxangel wrote:
What the Korean community is crticizing about CJ is that with the exception of EffOrt, none of the CJ players eligible for the qualifiers had figured importantly into CJ's Proleague campaign thus far. It's hard to think that they will be playing guys like Trust, or SkyHigh in the R2 playoffs.
But they still are required to spent their time helping out the main players instead of improving their own play or focusing on GSL I guess.
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EPT
