Intel Extreme Masters Taipei at Taipei Game Show will take place from the 29th of January to the 2nd of February 2016
The format:
The tournament will be an eight-player single elimination bracket. The quarter- and semifinals will be best of five matchups, while the grand final will be a best of seven.
On January 26 2016 02:42 Arvendilin wrote: Not really super hyped about this lineup tbh. buuuuut ehh I guess its the best we can hope for with GSL and SSL going on in full force
On January 26 2016 02:42 Arvendilin wrote: Not really super hyped about this lineup tbh. buuuuut ehh I guess its the best we can hope for with GSL and SSL going on in full force
What's distressing is 0 Taiwanese players
Isn't the Taiwanese scene basically dead at this point?
China has had a resurgence but afaik Taiwan died 2 years ago :/
On January 26 2016 02:42 Arvendilin wrote: Not really super hyped about this lineup tbh. buuuuut ehh I guess its the best we can hope for with GSL and SSL going on in full force
What's distressing is 0 Taiwanese players
Isn't the Taiwanese scene basically dead at this point?
China has had a resurgence but afaik Taiwan died 2 years ago :/
On January 26 2016 02:42 Arvendilin wrote: Not really super hyped about this lineup tbh. buuuuut ehh I guess its the best we can hope for with GSL and SSL going on in full force
What's distressing is 0 Taiwanese players
Isn't the Taiwanese scene basically dead at this point?
China has had a resurgence but afaik Taiwan died 2 years ago :/
not even close
Oh I thought when the big tournament went away, it was all starting to go downhill, that coupled with the fact that one of their biggest teams dispanded their SC2 roster, but I have to admit Taiwan is probably the scene I know the least about
So yeah, I'm finished with the OP, a mod can change the title if something more accurate is better, since I made it before casters and schedule were announced. Or not, I don't mind .
I think two bo5 GSL groups into bo7 semis could've been really sick for this event. Perfect opportunity to test something new since games tend to be faster in LotV.
On January 26 2016 03:05 sAsImre wrote: Quite disappointing lu. Thought we would have some more star power. Still interested about it, especially with Byun in.
Pretty much exactly how I feel. Although if we're lucky the star power is diminished on the grounds of Proleague starting right afterwards. I'd be fine with that.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.
Don't know but to be honest I don't understand why Lilbow gets invited to an event that was supposed to be Korean only after they got booted from Katowice?
On January 26 2016 03:52 WrathSCII wrote: Don't know but to be honest I don't understand why Lilbow gets invited to an event that was supposed to be Korean only after they got booted from Katowice?
Well they also didn't get us the top performers of the IEM season either. So just pretend like they never said anything like that.
On January 26 2016 03:52 WrathSCII wrote: Don't know but to be honest I don't understand why Lilbow gets invited to an event that was supposed to be Korean only after they got booted from Katowice?
Well they also didn't get us the top performers of the IEM season either. So just pretend like they never said anything like that.
Oh well, lets hope his training for LOTV will pay off now since they are Koreans and he was preparing to face them in LOTV not some foreigners do some random non-meta stuff
This invitation system is wrong for a WCS level tournament. It should be removed. All players should qualify in their regions. Its not fair to other players...
On January 26 2016 04:04 Cricketer12 wrote: 7 Koreans and Lilbow? Wtf. Why not sen or has? Goddamnit.
Confirmed: Snute so good he gets mistaken for a Korean.
On January 26 2016 04:03 Bastinian wrote: This invitation system is wrong for a WCS level tournament. It should be removed. All players should qualify in their regions. Its not fair to other players...
It's not a WCS tournament. It's a throw-money-at-some-players tournament.
On January 26 2016 04:03 Bastinian wrote: This invitation system is wrong for a WCS level tournament. It should be removed. All players should qualify in their regions. Its not fair to other players...
Dont know if you are joking but this isnt a wcs tournament. No wcs points. Just allowing some koreans to have a good time. Pissed we lost katowice....
I really hope IEM is doing a global event later on. They were always sick events before this year and if this is the best they have to offer us I'll be severely disappointed.
Pretty strange invite list regardless . Not even Zest when he's the reigning IEM champ?
On January 26 2016 04:07 Phredxor wrote: I really hope IEM is doing a global event later on. They were always sick events before this year and if this is the best they have to offer us I'll be severely disappointed.
Pretty strange invite list regardless . Not even Zest when he's the reigning IEM champ?
I'm just praying it's because Proleague starts next week and most KeSPA players refused. Only acceptable version of this reality. I mean, they didn't even get Solar and Solar plays in everything!
On January 26 2016 04:07 Phredxor wrote: I really hope IEM is doing a global event later on. They were always sick events before this year and if this is the best they have to offer us I'll be severely disappointed.
Pretty strange invite list regardless . Not even Zest when he's the reigning IEM champ?
I'm just praying it's because Proleague starts next week and most KeSPA players refused. Only acceptable version of this reality. I mean, they didn't even get Solar and Solar plays in everything!
Can we at least have WCS points this year in pl since Korea got fucked as hard as they did?
On January 26 2016 04:07 Phredxor wrote: I really hope IEM is doing a global event later on. They were always sick events before this year and if this is the best they have to offer us I'll be severely disappointed.
Pretty strange invite list regardless . Not even Zest when he's the reigning IEM champ?
I'm just praying it's because Proleague starts next week and most KeSPA players refused. Only acceptable version of this reality. I mean, they didn't even get Solar and Solar plays in everything!
Can we at least have WCS points this year in pl since Korea got fucked as hard as they did?
Probably not, I reckon that'd have been announced when the WCS changes were announced.
On January 26 2016 04:07 Phredxor wrote: I really hope IEM is doing a global event later on. They were always sick events before this year and if this is the best they have to offer us I'll be severely disappointed.
Pretty strange invite list regardless . Not even Zest when he's the reigning IEM champ?
I'm just praying it's because Proleague starts next week and most KeSPA players refused. Only acceptable version of this reality. I mean, they didn't even get Solar and Solar plays in everything!
Yeah i was wondering if they invited some but got refused too cause that list is super weird.
On January 26 2016 04:03 Bastinian wrote: This invitation system is wrong for a WCS level tournament. It should be removed. All players should qualify in their regions. Its not fair to other players...
Dont know if you are joking but this isnt a wcs tournament. No wcs points. Just allowing some koreans to have a good time. Pissed we lost katowice....
We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.
ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie
I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.
All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote: We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.
ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie
I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.
All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.
Good to know, thanks for that!
Also did you just confirm Proleague to start next week?!
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote: We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.
ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie
I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.
All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.
Good to know, thanks for that!
Also did you just confirm Proleague to start next week?!
Pah, it's messioso, he won't confirm or deny things he isn't allowed to confirm or deny not even on accident
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote: We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.
ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie
I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.
All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.
Good to know, thanks for that!
Also did you just confirm Proleague to start next week?!
I don't know when Proleague starts, it's not my position to question a team on what they think is best for their team/players.
Clashes referred to the fact there are 4 GSL matches on the 3rd, the day players would travel back from Taiwan, with more on the 5th. Naturally a trip many don't want to make ahead of matches of such importance.
On January 26 2016 04:43 messioso wrote: We did have a few declines from KeSPA teams due preparations/clashes for/with Proleague/GSL/SSL which is a decision we respect of course. In addition PartinG was confirmed with flight booked but then had some health issues and had to cancel.
ByuN is a boss though, flying back the day before his GSL match. Excited to see him in action, hopefully we can get a nice interview with him via Susie
I'm also glad we can't have a repeat of Snutehosts vs herO from a IEM Toronto open bracket.
All in all, it should be a fun and interesting event.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.
if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has. His playstyle is the definition of interesting.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.
if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has. His playstyle is the definition of interesting.
Aren't you the person who thought +2 stalker/sentry vs roach/hydra was the pinnacle of RTS gameplay? Yeah no, I don't agree with you. His playstyle is the definition of boring for me.
A looser bracket would be so nice. Even bo3. Even not broadcasted.... Especially for the little foreigners who travel so long, and then could hypothetically just play one match...
On January 26 2016 03:05 sAsImre wrote: Quite disappointing lu. Thought we would have some more star power. Still interested about it, especially with Byun in.
Pretty much exactly how I feel. Although if we're lucky the star power is diminished on the grounds of Proleague starting right afterwards. I'd be fine with that.
Disappointment. The only tournament, I was looking for in 2016. The last good tournament, even when it was going to be invitational only. I was hoping for a tournament with 8 star Koreans. And instead, there are 2 foreigners, 2 foreign Koreans, 1 new Korean and only 3 star ones. But I am quite happy for Snute, I would even prefer a tournament with him and 7 Koreans ... But we have got what we have got.
At least, I am happy to see sOs as it will be probably the last time, we will see him in an international tournament. I have no hopes for BlizzCon under this year's conditions.
herO is the true star and it will be great to see him there, he might win it all.
Soulkey is a good one, great to have him there.
ByuN, the "NEW" star is the second favorite. But we know, he is really good and we will see him in many more tournaments I am sure. I somehow wanted to see the old stars one last time.
Snute, great for him, one of the last options to compete with Koreans before BlizzCon.
I really like Polt, great performance at BlizzCon, but here I hoped to see the real Koreans.
MC should cast, sing, make fun ... but OK, only thanks to him, sOs has a chance to get to the next round :-)
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
MC is a great guy and I will be happy to see him at any tournament, I even hoped, he will steal some welfare money. But not at this tournament, this was supposed to be the big "GOOD BYE KOREANS" tournament.
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.
if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has. His playstyle is the definition of interesting.
Aren't you the person who thought +2 stalker/sentry vs roach/hydra was the pinnacle of RTS gameplay? Yeah no, I don't agree with you. His playstyle is the definition of boring for me.
Hitting timings isn't exactly spectacular I'd agree. Turtling is still worse imo :D
On January 26 2016 03:41 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I wonder how many invitationals Lilbow will get invited to before organizers realize hes not that popular or good in LotV
Yeah he is the only invite that stands out as "should he be there?". Ptitdrogo, ShowTime, Nerchio, Mlord would've been sick. Him and the supposedly retired MC I guess.
He still was the best foreigner at the end of HotS. sOs hasn't shown that great play in LotV yet either, but no one is arguing that he shouldn't be there and with good reason I think.
sOs has played 4 televised 1v1 games in LotV and is the reigning Starcraft World Champion. Lilbow meanwhile has been completely overshadowed by other foreign players in LotV so far when playing in the same tournaments as them. I'd be fine with Lilbow if he had an interesting playstyle but... well, he never had that.
if Lilbow doesn't have an interesting playstyle nobody has. His playstyle is the definition of interesting.
Aren't you the person who thought +2 stalker/sentry vs roach/hydra was the pinnacle of RTS gameplay? Yeah no, I don't agree with you. His playstyle is the definition of boring for me.
what was bad about stalker/sentry against roach hydra? The micro interactions and constant trading were awesome. only ling bane muta vs bio mine comes close to that. so bad that lotv killed it.
On January 26 2016 02:42 Arvendilin wrote: Not really super hyped about this lineup tbh. buuuuut ehh I guess its the best we can hope for with GSL and SSL going on in full force
What's distressing is 0 Taiwanese players
Isn't the Taiwanese scene basically dead at this point?
China has had a resurgence but afaik Taiwan died 2 years ago :/
Taiwan died Almost a full year ago. The final SC2 broadcast from TeSL was made in March 2015. If my memory serves me correctly, it was Has vs. Ruin.
On January 26 2016 10:25 stuchiu wrote: MC made top 16 KR GM, game on?
I watched his stream for a bit. One game, he MSC-pylon rushed a Terran (building pylons outside and then inside the Terran base, kept activating photon overcharge). Quite funny! Terran player must be super mad!
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
MC is a great guy and I will be happy to see him at any tournament, I even hoped, he will steal some welfare money. But not at this tournament, this was supposed to be the big "GOOD BYE KOREANS" tournament.
Why? I actually hoped to see some Koreans doing in a foreign tournament. Koreans need some love too
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
MC is a great guy and I will be happy to see him at any tournament, I even hoped, he will steal some welfare money. But not at this tournament, this was supposed to be the big "GOOD BYE KOREANS" tournament.
Why? I actually hoped to see some Koreans doing in a foreign tournament. Koreans need some love too
Because though he is a good player, he's not a top-tier player and a lot of people hoped all 8 of the invited players would be top-tier Koreans because other than Blizzcon this may have been the only opportunity to have a truly stacked weekend tournament.
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
MC is a great guy and I will be happy to see him at any tournament, I even hoped, he will steal some welfare money. But not at this tournament, this was supposed to be the big "GOOD BYE KOREANS" tournament.
Why? I actually hoped to see some Koreans doing in a foreign tournament. Koreans need some love too
Because though he is a good player, he's not a top-tier player and a lot of people hoped all 8 of the invited players would be top-tier Koreans because other than Blizzcon this may have been the only opportunity to have a truly stacked weekend tournament.
Well, I think GSL and viewership may have a say in it-- though I was arguing for Korean players in general because "GOOD BYE KOREANS" seemed like an anti-Korean(?) opinion
On January 26 2016 08:43 KappaKingPrime wrote: Why did they even invite MC? He is "retired" and dosn't practise as much as other pros. Wasted spot IMHO.
MC is currently streaming himself sleeping and getting 1.2k viewers. He brings the people in with his very presence
MC is a great guy and I will be happy to see him at any tournament, I even hoped, he will steal some welfare money. But not at this tournament, this was supposed to be the big "GOOD BYE KOREANS" tournament.
Why? I actually hoped to see some Koreans doing in a foreign tournament. Koreans need some love too
Because though he is a good player, he's not a top-tier player and a lot of people hoped all 8 of the invited players would be top-tier Koreans because other than Blizzcon this may have been the only opportunity to have a truly stacked weekend tournament.
Well, I think GSL and viewership may have a say in it-- though I was arguing for Korean players in general because "GOOD BYE KOREANS" seemed like an anti-Korean(?) opinion
No, trust me, I do not have any anti-Korean opinions ... now, I have just anti-foreigner opinions ...
let me get this right... its a tournament with 8 players and 5!!!!??? commentators? that starts on Monday and ends on a Tuesday????? and it`ll be bo3 mostly?? holy cow.. sc2 going straight to...
On January 26 2016 07:55 Diabolique wrote: 1 new Korean
ByuN, the "NEW" star is the second favorite. But we know, he is really good and we will see him in many more tournaments I am sure. I somehow wanted to see the old stars one last time.
Are you not aware that Byun is Ghostking, who was sealed into the Kespajail in 2011 and just recently got out?
On January 26 2016 07:55 Diabolique wrote: 1 new Korean
ByuN, the "NEW" star is the second favorite. But we know, he is really good and we will see him in many more tournaments I am sure. I somehow wanted to see the old stars one last time.
Are you not aware that Byun is Ghostking, who was sealed into the Kespajail in 2011 and just recently got out?
Well, I am not saying anything against ByuN, I just wanted to see the "old gard" here one last time ... and then I could stop watching SC2 ... wait, there is an SPL? OK then :-)
On January 26 2016 07:55 Diabolique wrote: 1 new Korean
ByuN, the "NEW" star is the second favorite. But we know, he is really good and we will see him in many more tournaments I am sure. I somehow wanted to see the old stars one last time.
Are you not aware that Byun is Ghostking, who was sealed into the Kespajail in 2011 and just recently got out?
Very excited for the great lineups! Polt/Soulkey and Snute/herO is mega hype. MC/sOs for the dirtiest player in the game. Lilbow will try as hard as he can, while getting ready to be the best in SC3.
EPT
ByuN
Snute 
herO
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