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IEM Shanghai 2017 announced!

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DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
May 30 2017 17:28 GMT
#1
http://en.intelextrememasters.com/news/intelR-extreme-masters-returns-with-its-34th-starcraftR-ii-event-to-be-hosted-in-shanghai/

16 players 2 from chinese qualifiers and 10 from korean qualifiers

Stats, INno, soO and TY have a direct spot

GSL vs World delayed https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/news/20827181/Schedule-Update---IEM-Shanghai-and-GSL-vs.-the-World/

( Cure is the favourite for both )
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AlexGPunkt
Profile Joined January 2016
Germany258 Posts
May 30 2017 17:39 GMT
#2
Great to see another sc2 event.

"Cure is the favourite for both", had to laugh really hard at that :D
Nayolbi
Profile Joined November 2013
325 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-30 17:45:40
May 30 2017 17:44 GMT
#3
That's all good (i guess the server qualifiers could have been na, eu, kr) but the cure meme has to die... this ain't overwatch xD
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-30 18:07:30
May 30 2017 17:50 GMT
#4
Damn, this is some great news!

Edit: Btw the qualifier is global, but for some reasone it's on the KR server instead of the NA server where EU players could also try.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 17:57 GMT
#5
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1913 Posts
May 30 2017 18:03 GMT
#6
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?
┗|∵|┓Second Place in LB 28, Third Place in LB 29 and Destined to Be a Kong
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 18:05 GMT
#7
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1913 Posts
May 30 2017 18:09 GMT
#8
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.


Prepare for 14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players.
┗|∵|┓Second Place in LB 28, Third Place in LB 29 and Destined to Be a Kong
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 18:10 GMT
#9
On May 31 2017 03:09 mizenhauer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.


Prepare for 14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players.

Well, if non-Korean players fail to qualify, so be it.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
May 30 2017 18:10 GMT
#10
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.

Well it's basically a WCS Korea event, open in the same way as GSL and SSL are open. But still meant for Korean players (as Apollo confirmed on reddit).
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
May 30 2017 18:11 GMT
#11
We still don't know anything about gsl vs the world do we? I've been curious about the format all year. Good that we have an extra cup tho. Hopefully IEM do more EU and NA cups as well after how sick Katowice was
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 18:18 GMT
#12
On May 31 2017 03:10 Musicus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.

Well it's basically a WCS Korea event, open in the same way as GSL and SSL are open. But still meant for Korean players (as Apollo confirmed on reddit).

I'm not trying to be picky here but they are not the same. GSL and SSL are months-long event. You have to be physically in Korea to play. IEM has open ONLINE qualifiers for everyone to play. If you qualify, then you get the tickets to fly to Shanghai and play for like 4 days (weekend). That is it. How is that the same as GSL and SSL? It is more like Super Tournament.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-30 18:24:13
May 30 2017 18:20 GMT
#13
On May 31 2017 03:18 AshC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:10 Musicus wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.

Well it's basically a WCS Korea event, open in the same way as GSL and SSL are open. But still meant for Korean players (as Apollo confirmed on reddit).

I'm not trying to be picky here but they are not the same. GSL and SSL are months-long event. You have to be physically in Korea to play. IEM has open ONLINE qualifiers for everyone to play. If you qualify, then you get the tickets to fly to Shanghai and play for like 4 days (weekend). That is it. How is that the same as GSL and SSL? It is more like Super Tournament.

Even if it's not the same as GSL/SSL it is the same as IEM Gyeonggi which was a WCS Korea event.

I'm just repeating what Apollo said.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/6e89td/iem_xii_shanghai_on_july_2730_announced/di8hzhv/

The event is targeted for WCS Korea, in a very similar capacity to IEM Gyeonggi last year. Similar to the GSL/SSL, qualification is always open to all players who want to compete.


I am not saying I'm not happy about another WCS Korea event, I am super happy. But let's not pretend it's a global event
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
May 30 2017 18:21 GMT
#14
Yay! That's a great news
Writerhttp://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 18:27 GMT
#15
On May 31 2017 03:20 Musicus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:18 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:10 Musicus wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.

Well it's basically a WCS Korea event, open in the same way as GSL and SSL are open. But still meant for Korean players (as Apollo confirmed on reddit).

I'm not trying to be picky here but they are not the same. GSL and SSL are months-long event. You have to be physically in Korea to play. IEM has open ONLINE qualifiers for everyone to play. If you qualify, then you get the tickets to fly to Shanghai and play for like 4 days (weekend). That is it. How is that the same as GSL and SSL? It is more like Super Tournament.

Even if it's not the same as GSL/SSL it is the same as IEM Gyeonggi which was a WCS Korea event.

I'm just repeating what Apollo said.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/6e89td/iem_xii_shanghai_on_july_2730_announced/di8hzhv/

Show nested quote +
The event is targeted for WCS Korea, in a very similar capacity to IEM Gyeonggi last year. Similar to the GSL/SSL, qualification is always open to all players who want to compete.


I am not saying I'm not happy about another WCS Korea event, I am super happy. But let's not pretend it's a global event

I see. Thanks for the info.

Open qualifier + no visa/physically present requirement. That is global even to me. It does sound like IEM Gyeonggi as Apollo said.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16035 Posts
May 30 2017 18:35 GMT
#16
Qualifier should be on NA server. Foreigners already got the short stick with their amount of tournaments, would be better to give them some more chances.

Edit: don't confuse this with negativity, I'm super glad we get another high-level tournament.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55566 Posts
May 30 2017 18:37 GMT
#17
If it's a WCS Korea event that means foreigners can't even get points for their region.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
May 30 2017 18:46 GMT
#18
On May 31 2017 03:35 Charoisaur wrote:
Qualifier should be on NA server. Foreigners already got the short stick with their amount of tournaments, would be better to give them some more chances.

Edit: don't confuse this with negativity, I'm super glad we get another high-level tournament.



A tournament with less than 50% ZvZ is fine too
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AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 18:47 GMT
#19
On May 31 2017 03:37 Elentos wrote:
If it's a WCS Korea event that means foreigners can't even get points for their region.

Interesting question. I asked Apollo on Reddit. Let see what his answer is.
Lexender
Profile Joined September 2013
Mexico2656 Posts
May 30 2017 18:56 GMT
#20
On May 31 2017 03:18 AshC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2017 03:10 Musicus wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:05 AshC wrote:
On May 31 2017 03:03 mizenhauer wrote:
On May 31 2017 02:57 AshC wrote:
Oh my god, another global event! Awesome, my wish comes true again!

Hype!


14 Koreans and 2 Chinese players is global?

The description is misleading. It is open qualifier like any IEM events do. Anyone can sign up. I think it may be hosted in KR server. That is all.

Well it's basically a WCS Korea event, open in the same way as GSL and SSL are open. But still meant for Korean players (as Apollo confirmed on reddit).

I'm not trying to be picky here but they are not the same. GSL and SSL are months-long event. You have to be physically in Korea to play. IEM has open ONLINE qualifiers for everyone to play. If you qualify, then you get the tickets to fly to Shanghai and play for like 4 days (weekend). That is it. How is that the same as GSL and SSL? It is more like Super Tournament.


Trying to play with EU to KR ping makes this basically a KR only event.
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