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GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
October 16 2014 12:45 GMT
#61
On October 16 2014 21:19 Souldrinkah wrote:
How can dreamhack afford donating all this prize money to players?

Sponsors
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
October 16 2014 12:48 GMT
#62
On October 16 2014 06:25 Spect8rCraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 06:16 Xxio wrote:
That one red flag.


The double meaning sounds strangely condescending.

But I'm rooting for the Axiom kid, the terminator and the foreign hope. 'Tis gonna be one helluva show!


I'm not clever. What's the double meaning?
KTY
MrsrsSC2
Profile Joined June 2014
Sweden7 Posts
October 16 2014 14:28 GMT
#63
On October 16 2014 07:29 fezvez wrote:
Very sexy tournament.

Someone should check how much the 20 players at Dreamhack intersect with the top 20 of WCS rankings


This, I like this idea
Yakikorosu
Profile Joined March 2013
1203 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-16 14:39:17
October 16 2014 14:36 GMT
#64
On October 16 2014 21:37 REyeM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 21:22 y0su wrote:
On October 16 2014 20:34 REyeM wrote:
I don't like the losers bracket format.

Much rather see 20 players in 4 groups of 5 with #1 getting straight to ro8 and 2-3s playing each other in pre-ro8


Yeah! That actually sounds much better


I'm okay with losers' bracket but don't like round robin groups, since it creates the quite likely chance that players will be playing matches that don't matter to them either because they're already in or already out. The problem I guess is it's hard to make 4-player groups here for GSL group format because then you'd have 5 groups with 10 players advancing which doesn't work for a bracket. So maybe this is the best they can do.

Edit: For any who forget what round robin groups can lead to, we always have:

BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19368 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-16 14:44:18
October 16 2014 14:44 GMT
#65

Four groups of five players in a round robin format. Bottom two are eliminated, 2nd and 3rd advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs and the four winners start in the top bracket.


I see five groups of four players. Am I missing something?
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-16 14:45:07
October 16 2014 14:44 GMT
#66
On October 16 2014 23:28 MrsrsSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 07:29 fezvez wrote:
Very sexy tournament.

Someone should check how much the 20 players at Dreamhack intersect with the top 20 of WCS rankings


This, I like this idea


12 out of 20 players at DreamHack are in the top 20 of WCS rankings. Those left out are First, YoDa, Impact, HerO, Sacsri, Leenock, TRUE and ForGG.
Teams: IM, Jin Air, Invictus || Players: Maru, GuMiho, INnoVation, Ryung, sOs, Squirtle, NaNiwa, Has, Zoun, Life, Rogue, Dark
Spect8rCraft
Profile Joined December 2012
649 Posts
October 16 2014 14:45 GMT
#67
On October 16 2014 21:48 Xxio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 06:25 Spect8rCraft wrote:
On October 16 2014 06:16 Xxio wrote:
That one red flag.


The double meaning sounds strangely condescending.

But I'm rooting for the Axiom kid, the terminator and the foreign hope. 'Tis gonna be one helluva show!


I'm not clever. What's the double meaning?


Sounds like Snute's some sort of problem when you said "red flag". Which he might turn out to be, against his Korean opponents.
Thax
Profile Joined July 2014
Belgium1060 Posts
October 16 2014 14:46 GMT
#68
On October 16 2014 06:12 digmouse wrote:
It is better than Blizzcon!


The format is at least. I love round robin and losers brackets.
Yakikorosu
Profile Joined March 2013
1203 Posts
October 16 2014 14:48 GMT
#69
On October 16 2014 23:44 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +

Four groups of five players in a round robin format. Bottom two are eliminated, 2nd and 3rd advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs and the four winners start in the top bracket.


I see five groups of four players. Am I missing something?


Those aren't groups. That just shows what tournaments each player qualified from. Groups not announced yet.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19368 Posts
October 16 2014 14:52 GMT
#70
On October 16 2014 23:48 Yakikorosu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 23:44 BisuDagger wrote:

Four groups of five players in a round robin format. Bottom two are eliminated, 2nd and 3rd advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs and the four winners start in the top bracket.


I see five groups of four players. Am I missing something?


Those aren't groups. That just shows what tournaments each player qualified from. Groups not announced yet.

Thank you!
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Thax
Profile Joined July 2014
Belgium1060 Posts
October 16 2014 14:53 GMT
#71
On October 16 2014 23:28 MrsrsSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 07:29 fezvez wrote:
Very sexy tournament.

Someone should check how much the 20 players at Dreamhack intersect with the top 20 of WCS rankings


This, I like this idea


13 of the 20 at Dreamhack are in the top 20 of WCS, 16 of 20 are in top 30 of WCS and all of them are in the top 50 of WCS.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
October 16 2014 15:28 GMT
#72
On October 16 2014 23:45 Spect8rCraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2014 21:48 Xxio wrote:
On October 16 2014 06:25 Spect8rCraft wrote:
On October 16 2014 06:16 Xxio wrote:
That one red flag.


The double meaning sounds strangely condescending.

But I'm rooting for the Axiom kid, the terminator and the foreign hope. 'Tis gonna be one helluva show!


I'm not clever. What's the double meaning?


Sounds like Snute's some sort of problem when you said "red flag". Which he might turn out to be, against his Korean opponents.


Ah! Thanks.
KTY
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
October 16 2014 15:31 GMT
#73
bo5s hooray!
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Kimb3r
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany744 Posts
October 16 2014 16:46 GMT
#74
On October 16 2014 06:12 digmouse wrote:
It is better than Blizzcon!


No it isn't!
Maru | Dark | Zest | Reynor | Scarlett
Moonsalt
Profile Joined May 2011
267 Posts
October 16 2014 16:55 GMT
#75
Even better than BlizzCon...
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
October 17 2014 12:03 GMT
#76
Finally no BO3 dreamhack
WriterForm is temporary, MMA is permanent || http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/508630-article-archive
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