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Proleague Round 3 Grand Finals in IEM Shanghai

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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada7971 Posts
June 30 2016 14:22 GMT
#1
http://en.intelextrememasters.com/news/intelR-extreme-masters-and-kespa-partner-to-bring-starcraftR-ii-proleague-round-3-grand-finals-to-iem-shanghai/

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Intel® Extreme Masters will join forces with the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA) to host the StarCraft® II Proleague outside of Korea for the first time in history. ESL, the world’s largest esports company, will produce the event for IEM Shanghai as KeSPA brings the top Korean players to compete in a best of seven Grand Final for Round 3 of the Proleague.



"We are excited to work with ESL to bring Proleague to China Joy,” said Secretary General of KeSPA, Man Soo Cho. “It will be a historic event and we hope the top Korean teams will be able to put on some great matches for such a passionate audience."



“KeSPA has been a part of the StarCraft esports scene in Korea for more than ten years,” said Michal Blicharz, head of IEM. “We are extremely honored that they have chosen IEM Shanghai to host their first event ever outside of Korea. I expect we will see some intense competition in the Grand Finals.”



This historic match will take place on July 31 at the Intel Extreme Masters tournament stage inside the ChinaJoy trade show, located in the Shanghai New International Expo Center.


This will be pretty sick! Maybe KeSPA players will play in IEM as well?
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Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
June 30 2016 14:23 GMT
#2
This is amazing. Pretty amazing!!!!
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[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France23908 Posts
June 30 2016 14:24 GMT
#3
sick
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
June 30 2016 14:30 GMT
#4
And we have a global event.
A tournament, at which we will see the best foreigners, as well as the BEST Koreans!!! Hype!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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Charlie Sheens House50723 Posts
June 30 2016 14:35 GMT
#5
I am just hoping nothing goes wrong here, Chinese lans cause chaos but with ESL at the helm all should run smoothly i hope. Hoping for a good Jin Air victory in China
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24394 Posts
June 30 2016 14:45 GMT
#6
Kespa players won't play in the IEM Shanghai tournament itself, unless I missed something huge. The players and brackets have already been announced.
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fealx
Profile Joined September 2014
Germany360 Posts
June 30 2016 14:46 GMT
#7
I just hope that will happen at a decent time for us Europeans(just like PL was before in KR). If they will do this event at 3 am I will totally riot.
sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5520 Posts
June 30 2016 14:46 GMT
#8
Very cool, even if they're separate events. I love seeing new stuff like this.
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES47700 Posts
June 30 2016 14:51 GMT
#9
well hopefully there won't be a typhoon this time.
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purakushi
Profile Joined August 2012
United States3300 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-30 15:20:29
June 30 2016 15:15 GMT
#10
Hm, I was kind of looking forward to seeing what the live turnout was going to be like in Korea, since we have seen a bit of growth in Korean SC2. I guess you go where more viewers are. Cool, though.
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
June 30 2016 15:18 GMT
#11
I don't understand this move. This is gonna piss off the Korean fans who enjoyed the possibility off watching their most prestigious event live. Are the Koreans so uninterested in Proleague that Kespa brought the Grand Finals to China for a bigger audience?

This is obviously great news for China and for IEM, and for international fans who expect a better production. But it worries me because I can't see why Kespa would let go of something so traditional to them.

And it also screwes my travel plans so much!!! :@
buchh
Profile Joined June 2016
38 Posts
June 30 2016 15:26 GMT
#12
oh thank God there are like only 2 terrans in IEM, good to see some terran action at the event
FireCake
Profile Joined March 2013
151 Posts
June 30 2016 15:26 GMT
#13
I don't understand why people are excited about this.
It is not a global event, they are playing the final of proleague in the same location as a foreign event...

For me, this is very rude for Korean players and korean viewers
Korean players are flying to IEM but they can't play in the tournament
Korean viewers won't be able to attend the final of proleague (I don't know how Visa work there but usually it takes a long time to be able to go to china so I think there will be 0 korean viewers there)
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-30 15:30:15
June 30 2016 15:28 GMT
#14
On July 01 2016 00:26 FireCake wrote:
usually it takes a long time to be able to go to china


Nooooooooo goddammit I'm so screwed! :'(
Also you're damn right on those points.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany14622 Posts
June 30 2016 15:31 GMT
#15
On July 01 2016 00:26 FireCake wrote:
I don't understand why people are excited about this.
It is not a global event, they are playing the final of proleague in the same location as a foreign event...

For me, this is very rude for Korean players and korean viewers
Korean players are flying to IEM but they can't play in the tournament
Korean viewers won't be able to attend the final of proleague (I don't know how Visa work there but usually it takes a long time to be able to go to china so I think there will be 0 korean viewers there)

agreed
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES47700 Posts
June 30 2016 15:37 GMT
#16
where was the round 2 finals played at?
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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23555 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-30 16:26:43
June 30 2016 15:37 GMT
#17
On July 01 2016 00:26 FireCake wrote:
I don't understand why people are excited about this.
It is not a global event, they are playing the final of proleague in the same location as a foreign event...

For me, this is very rude for Korean players and korean viewers
Korean players are flying to IEM but they can't play in the tournament
Korean viewers won't be able to attend the final of proleague (I don't know how Visa work there but usually it takes a long time to be able to go to china so I think there will be 0 korean viewers there)


Sadly I have to agree with this. It just seems so wrong that Korean players can't compete at IEM despite being there for Proleague.

If this is good for KeSPA and the chinese scene, okay, but I am not super hyped. Overall it does not change anything for me.

I just want a global event before BlizzCon.

On June 30 2016 23:22 geokilla wrote:
Maybe KeSPA players will play in IEM as well?


No, that's what makes this so weird. All the players have been announced and it's a standard region locked WCS event.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IEM_Season_XI_-_Shanghai

Hydra and Violet are the only Koreans.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
June 30 2016 15:56 GMT
#18
nvm I'm so stupid I didn't read the "Round 3" part and was thinking I was going to miss the big event. Phew!

Forget everything I said previously, I'm sure Korean fans can live without a regular round finals and there's no reason to worry.
Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
June 30 2016 15:57 GMT
#19
Most of the top foreigners will be there, I hope they organise some showmatches
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wjat
Profile Joined August 2015
385 Posts
June 30 2016 16:12 GMT
#20
Yeah!!! so there will be something worth to watch at this event ^^
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