The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice is looming on the horizon and we are ready to announce the first eight directly invited StarCraft II players for the WCS Winter Championship at the finale of the tenth Intel Extreme Masters season, as well as the top two Polish players that prevailed throughout the hard-fought Polish qualifiers.
The initial eight players are receiving their invites based on their standings in the 2015 WCS ranking, with the exclusion of players based in Korea, which gives us the following invites:
The tournament will see the 32 best StarCraft II players in the world compete and we anxiously await the results of the remaining regional qualifiers to reveal the remaining 22 players.
On January 22 2016 03:20 WrathSCII wrote: The tournament will see the 32 best StarCraft II players in the world compete and we anxiously await the results of the remaining regional qualifiers to reveal the remaining 22 players.
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These are not the best 32 players in the world... these are the best 32 players in this stupid bubble created by Blizzard to foster local talent at the expense of match quality.
Honestly Stuchiu was right. People might not like his ESPN article because it's negative, but this scene is declining fast. I have absolutely no desire to watch any tournament that doesn't at least have a couple of decent Koreans to set the bar.
Otherwise I might as well just watch my friends play each other.
On January 22 2016 03:31 Circumstance wrote: Isn't it funny how we never got this reaction when the same claim was made and the "world" consisted of only one country?
Not the best 32, but then again college sports in the US are immensely popular, when people know that the pro leagues are significantly better.
If these guys can give us entertaining close games, show that personality and creativity, it might not be too bad. Sometimes close entertaining games are better for a tournament than unleashing a couple of world class Koreans and getting a one-sided stomp and no surprises to who ends up lifting the trophy at the end.
"32 best player of the world". "world championship"
When they wouldnt use these words at least. Even I hate the new WCS, I can find understanding for the reasons for it. But saying these things is just smashing some crowbars in my face.
Yup keep complaining, nothing's gonna change until 2017. And maybe, just maybe if you keep bitching all year long you won't even have IEM events next year : PROBLEM SOLVED.
Seriously are you just gonna be crybabies the WHOLE FUCKING YEAR ? Enjoy what you have, let's try to make another alternative together when the time comes. This time isn't now.
Why even write best 32 when they know it is not true. It is just insulting to people who actually know the starcraft 2 scene. This is not even top 100 (Maybe the Koreans who are allowed there).
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