It's the schedule

Jan 7: Rag vs Inno, ByuN vs soO
Jan 14: ByuL vs Trust, Soulkey vs Solar
Jan 21: Other Ro16 matches
Jan 28: loser bracket 1st round
Feb 4: Ro8 matches 1 and 2
Feb 11: Ro8 matches 3 and 4
Feb 18: loser bracket 2nd round
Feb 25: semifinals
March 3: loser bracket 3rd round
March 10: loser bracket 4th round
March 17: loser bracket decider
March 24: winner bracket final
March 31: loser final
April 9: Grand Finals

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Well, it's double elimination, that takes some time. And they only get 2 seasons per year. So they have to stretch.

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They're not that much shorter. In the most recent BO69 the game time averaged ~14 minutes in 49 games in LotV. A previous BO69 in HotS averaged ~17 minutes.

Did you convert HotS minutes to LotV minutes or vice versa though?

Elentos

55581 Posts

January 13 2016 15:03 GMT

#82

On January 13 2016 23:59 OtherWorld wrote:

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Did you convert HotS minutes to LotV minutes or vice versa though?

Approximated game length via broadcast length, provided by Feardragon. Maybe both should be a bit shorter because he didn't calculate without breaks afaik.

gingerfluffmuff

Austria4570 Posts

January 13 2016 15:05 GMT

#83

On January 13 2016 22:13 bObA wrote:

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Exact.

+1. Well reacted by the organizers

Silvana

3713 Posts

January 13 2016 15:11 GMT

#84

Oh I see. It was too early in the morning to check OPs

Deathstar

9150 Posts

January 13 2016 15:20 GMT

#85

2 bo3 per week O_o

Elentos

55581 Posts

January 13 2016 15:24 GMT

#86

On January 14 2016 00:20 Deathstar wrote:
2 bo3 per week O_o

That was the original plan, yes. They'll be doing more than 2 from next week on though.

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

January 13 2016 15:25 GMT

#87

I've always liked double elimination brackets. Maybe not always for always for "leagues" but for weekend tournaments they are tops

TheLastTemplar

Iceland593 Posts

January 13 2016 16:00 GMT

#88

wow this is awesome!!! :D TONS of great games errrmehgawdd

SharkStarcraft

Austria2270 Posts

January 13 2016 16:02 GMT

#89

absolutely love it!

showstealer1829

Australia3123 Posts

January 13 2016 16:06 GMT

#90

A step in the right direction. Does fuck all to help the scene if you don't qualify though..

royalroadweed

United States8301 Posts

January 13 2016 16:25 GMT

#91

they listened. Maybe next they'll turn on damaged healthbars too.

ZigguratOfUr

Iraq16955 Posts

January 13 2016 16:27 GMT

#92

Changing the format mid-season is kinda odd, but better than the alternative.

BronzeKnee

United States5221 Posts

January 13 2016 17:45 GMT

#93

On January 13 2016 12:27 ZAiNs wrote:

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BO1??? How could they even consider that...

Best of 1 is the best thing ever. I love it.

Arceus

Vietnam8333 Posts

January 13 2016 18:09 GMT

#94

yay for more SC and yay for "different" format. Whatever reason it is, Im tired of gsl groups for every single tourney

nimdil

Poland3764 Posts

January 13 2016 23:41 GMT

#95

On January 13 2016 22:01 OtherWorld wrote:

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Triple elimination is the answer

Problem is with grand finals. If we have grand final with one player coming unbeatable and the other with 2 loses what will you do? Give 2 series advantage to a player? Hardly a final. Make it even? Hardly fair (though given the different amount of games played maybe it is)

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