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CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3731 Posts
February 28 2017 07:43 GMT
#41
...great great news! super hyped for this!
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CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3731 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-28 08:05:49
February 28 2017 07:57 GMT
#42
On February 28 2017 16:37 NinjaToss wrote:
Is it only me that get really confused by the format of this tournament? no? anyone?

...to simplify: qualifiers, top 20 advance to 5 gsl style groups... top 2 each go to Premier bottom 2 to Challenge....
Premier is a single 10 players round robin... top 4 advance and bottom 2 (9-10) are "locked" in challenge next season... top 4 players then go koth and premier is completed....
Challenge: 2 round robin groups of 5 players, top 3 each advance bottom 2 are left on a distant planet's surface to die... the 6 advancing players fight in a round robin single group... first qualifies directly to s2premier, 2 to 4 go to "fast lane for s2" and bottom 2 join the ones on the distant planet...
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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23580 Posts
February 28 2017 08:05 GMT
#43
So sick, great news.

Man this format and everything is awesome. They even managed to secure WCS points, seems like 2017 is not set in stone after all.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
February 28 2017 08:09 GMT
#44
That info-graph could use some work. I didn't really understand it after a while. It might just be because the format is really unique and switches up each phase.
Someone call down the Thunder?
NinjaToss
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
Austria1383 Posts
February 28 2017 08:23 GMT
#45
On February 28 2017 16:57 CynicalDeath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 28 2017 16:37 NinjaToss wrote:
Is it only me that get really confused by the format of this tournament? no? anyone?

...to simplify: qualifiers, top 20 advance to 5 gsl style groups... top 2 each go to Premier bottom 2 to Challenge....
Premier is a single 10 players round robin... top 4 advance and bottom 2 (9-10) are "locked" in challenge next season... top 4 players then go koth and premier is completed....
Challenge: 2 round robin groups of 5 players, top 3 each advance bottom 2 are left on a distant planet's surface to die... the 6 advancing players fight in a round robin single group... first qualifies directly to s2premier, 2 to 4 go to "fast lane for s2" and bottom 2 join the ones on the distant planet...


Okay, now I understand. they should have put it like that in the infographic
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Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-28 08:24:50
February 28 2017 08:24 GMT
#46
Why do Korean tournaments insist on calling promotion tournament things like 'Fast Lane' and 'Super Week'??
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16103 Posts
February 28 2017 08:32 GMT
#47
Best news in a long time. This is awesome.
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16103 Posts
February 28 2017 08:34 GMT
#48
On February 28 2017 16:37 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
*faints*

2017 > 2016 already

Nah no proleague

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Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1198 Posts
February 28 2017 08:37 GMT
#49
Awesome news. The 2017 prize money pool of 221,550,000 KRW is roughly 196,000 USD which is nice. Also, Valdes and Rapid are casting this, so what's not to like.
starcraft2.fi
Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
February 28 2017 08:42 GMT
#50
If you don't make S1 Challenger, you can't make Premier in Season 2 and can't get WCS points. that seems a bit unfair
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ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1739 Posts
February 28 2017 08:51 GMT
#51
I may be missing something, but I don't see where the casters are listed. I would be very keen to know whether there's an English BW cast, and if so, who is doing it.
EleGant[AoV]
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
February 28 2017 08:53 GMT
#52
On February 28 2017 17:51 ImbaTosS wrote:
I may be missing something, but I don't see where the casters are listed. I would be very keen to know whether there's an English BW cast, and if so, who is doing it.


Wolf and Rapid it seems.

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fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
February 28 2017 08:59 GMT
#53
That is SICK. I am so happy for both games
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
February 28 2017 09:07 GMT
#54
Seems like SC2 is finally throwing BW a bone to let it catch up. [image loading]
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
February 28 2017 09:08 GMT
#55
Wow SPOTV really likes to have weird formats for their SC2 tournaments huh?

Well I'm not gonna complain, great news.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
February 28 2017 09:14 GMT
#56
jesus christ, mental formats are back

God I love SSL
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SKNielsen1989
Profile Blog Joined January 2017
174 Posts
February 28 2017 09:15 GMT
#57
Awesome news
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-28 09:27:14
February 28 2017 09:24 GMT
#58
The main tournament (SSL Premier) has the same format as Proleague, that's easy enough to understand. But they really went mental with all the "Fast Lane" and "Challenge" stuff.

Also there's money on the line for every bo3 match, that's cool.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
February 28 2017 09:33 GMT
#59
On February 28 2017 18:24 Elentos wrote:
The main tournament (SSL Premier) has the same format as Proleague, that's easy enough to understand. But they really went mental with all the "Fast Lane" and "Challenge" stuff.

Also there's money on the line for every bo3 match, that's cool.


If there was no money on the line for each match, this format would be hell.
Go through Challenger 5man group into a 6man group into 4man group to qualify into a 10man group for a chance at $1000
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PharaphobiaSC
Profile Joined April 2016
Czech Republic457 Posts
February 28 2017 09:34 GMT
#60
So finally no more elitist BS and we work together now? That's good to hear...
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