EPTNeeb, SpeCial, Scarlett, JonSnow DQ'd from IEM PC - Page 9
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pHaRSiDE
United States752 Posts
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Soke
United States790 Posts
On December 15 2017 10:20 pHaRSiDE wrote: Situation has been solved and Shaun will most likely announce it tomorrow. And so we are left in anticipation :o | ||
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pHaRSiDE
United States752 Posts
Was the only way to calm down the conspiracy theorists unfortunately :-S | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
On December 15 2017 12:23 pHaRSiDE wrote: Was the only way to calm down the conspiracy theorists unfortunately :-S Apollo is a lizard person and you can't convince me otherwise | ||
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kajtarp
Hungary485 Posts
On December 15 2017 13:02 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Apollo is a lizard person and you can't convince me otherwise And how is this whole thing his fault? | ||
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
iem fucked up dates | ||
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Penev
28512 Posts
Can you really blame him after this backstage picture of Apollo came out? + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://screenanarchy.com/assets/2014/07/reptilian.jpg) | ||
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Kafka777
361 Posts
Really cannot expect anything reasonable from Apollo. Also the situation is stupid and it is hard to imagine any good solution. But still interested in what they come with. That is very true. They made a decision that was justified under the circumstances. It is unfair to two players (most likely Neeb and Special perhaps also Kelazhur) but World is not perfect and schedules are very tight. Now whatever exception they come up with will most likely be unfair to everyone in all regions. Unless they are willing to change the format of IEM - move dates, increase the prize pool, expand the tournament to 32 players etc. which is most unlikely. | ||
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
On December 16 2017 00:23 Kafka777 wrote: That is very true. They made a decision that was justified under the circumstances. It is unfair to two players (most likely Neeb and Special perhaps also Kelazhur) but World is not perfect and schedules are very tight. Now whatever exception they come up with will most likely be unfair to everyone in all regions. Unless they are willing to change the format of IEM - move dates, increase the prize pool, expand the tournament to 32 players etc. which is most unlikely. Yes, there is no reasonable good solution now. Not for the DQ'd players, not for the qualified players, and primarily not for the tournament, which was supposed to be the small Olympics ... now, the real Olympics will have Alibaba. With their prize pool. The best solution would be a public apology, acknowledgement of their mistake, firing the person, who did this stupid decision and announcing that he has been fired. It should have been the choice of the players, nobody would be "DQ'd", but a few players would forfeit their spot ... Therefore, I do not understand the statement that "Situation is solved and we will announce the solution tomorrow". | ||
digmouse
China6330 Posts
TL;DR: an additional NA qualifier on the 16th, 2 spots on the line, includes the 4 players DQed. This means NA region will have 4 players at the main event, thus it has been expanded to 18 players. The 4 NA players then play each other prior to the main IEM at PyeongChang, with 2 winners moving on to Ro16. | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
in before (?) someone still finds a way to say this is "still unfair to the other players" and they're a "joke of an organization" or whatever. i swear sometimes even the best internet forums are just breeding grounds for people to get angry about things that don't even affect them personally | ||
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FrkFrJss
Canada1205 Posts
It also means NA players in groups C and D. Good resolution from ESL, though. | ||
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
Wow IEM! | ||
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207aicila
1237 Posts
On December 16 2017 03:04 brickrd wrote: sounds like they took the time to resolve the issue as best they could after their mistake, and sounds like supposedly the players are happy too. they also seem to admit the initial situation was unfair on their part. nice in before (?) someone still finds a way to say this is "still unfair to the other players" and they're a "joke of an organization" or whatever. i swear sometimes even the best internet forums are just breeding grounds for people to get angry about things that don't even affect them personally You called it bud, people are now mad that NA has too many spots. | ||
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Penev
28512 Posts
On December 16 2017 06:32 207aicila wrote: You called it bud, people are now mad that NA has too many spots. those people can't read and don't seem to realize that the NA qualifier basically just got extended | ||
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