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WCS 2015: "One region per season" rule removed

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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6330 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-06 10:32:55
January 06 2015 07:41 GMT
#1
During the registration process of WCS Season 1 China Qualifier, Axiom's Korean player (T)Heart signed up, he is coming to China to study starting this March and has acquired necessary student visas. However, due to language barriers (there is no foreign language sign-up page at the moment) Heart did not have his personal information correctly input thus his entry was considered invalid and he was subsequently disqualified.

Another issue raised during the discussion between Netease, Axiom and Blizzard is that Heart already played in both GSL and SSL qualifiers and has qualified for http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2015_Global_StarCraft_II_League_Season_1/Code_S, according to the 2014 WCS Player Handbook it is not allowed to play in more than one region per season, however on this case Blizzard has confirmed that this rule is not being carried over to 2015 so it is allowed for players to play in GSL, SSL and the worldwide WCS simultaneously.

Heart will be eligible for signing up and playing in future WCS China events, participating in both Korean WCS events and the worldwide WCS.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
January 06 2015 07:53 GMT
#2
Operator, could you please connect me to a Mr. Bullshit? ...Yes, I'll accept the charges.

(Digmouse, you're a reliable source of information in general, but this simply sounds absurd.)
The world is better when every background has a chance.
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
January 06 2015 09:50 GMT
#3
theres already a thread about this, someone pick one
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
xdevilx2
Profile Joined May 2014
Germany38 Posts
January 06 2015 10:56 GMT
#4
So heart can't play season 1 in china but for the next seasons he is eligible to play ?
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
January 06 2015 11:04 GMT
#5
On January 06 2015 16:53 Circumstance wrote:
Operator, could you please connect me to a Mr. Bullshit? ...Yes, I'll accept the charges.

(Digmouse, you're a reliable source of information in general, but this simply sounds absurd.)

Olimoley mentioned in a previous thread that foreigners could technically play SSL. GSL and WCS. So this isn't that surprising.
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6330 Posts
January 06 2015 12:18 GMT
#6
Actually think it through, it's not like there are a lot of players that can or wants to play in both regions anyway, the visa requirement will make sure it's not a common thing.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Yakikorosu
Profile Joined March 2013
1203 Posts
January 06 2015 12:53 GMT
#7
This is only logical, if this were not the case Scarlett and Jim could not play in WCS since they competed in SSL
Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
January 06 2015 13:12 GMT
#8
I agree, this doesn't sound like something new to me either, Blizz already said earlier, that GSL/SSL would be open to foreigners and it would be weird, if the barrier is only closed in one direction and open in the other. The global SSL invites should confirm this.
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