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I'm very happy for him! Make SC2 Great Again.
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Great, maybe he wont need to do his military service now!
Grats to Maru!
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On September 01 2018 04:01 Ve5pa wrote:
Great, maybe he wont need to do his military service now!
Grats to Maru!
demonstration event, so no benefits
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On September 01 2018 04:02 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 04:01 Ve5pa wrote:
Great, maybe he wont need to do his military service now!
Grats to Maru! demonstration event, so no benefits
That sucks.
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Wait... kespa still exists? I tought it was dead... nvm offtopic
I dont think this will actually allow maru to skip military service i think it would have to be the real olympics for that
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Well one of the footballers is only going because he wants to win so he can skip his service so I think it still apply's to Asian games
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Is there a link for the VODS?
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I like how this is not marked as a spoiler, because yhere was no other possible outcome 
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I like that every game in that tournament was just a slaughter for every player, like every match was a shut out except for 1.
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No surprise here  .
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Marujwa wins other, no big surprise here. Still hoping to see his 3rd GSL in a row and then a blizzcon win to top it off 
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Nice spoiler!
I was looking forward to watching the Vods and now all excitement is gone :/
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Honestly the LoL demonstration event was more surprising in that the Saudi Arabian team actually took a map off of Taiwan. Starcraft was all by the numbers
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lol this wasnt even competition for him, he felt no sympathy didnt even lose a game lol just killed them.
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If you watch the vod it was actually closer than you might expect. Maru needed more than two units in some of them.
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On September 01 2018 05:48 Charoisaur wrote:
Nice spoiler!
I was looking forward to watching the Vods and now all excitement is gone :/
Maru was going to win 100%......
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On September 01 2018 04:04 MadJack wrote:
Wait... kespa still exists? I tought it was dead... nvm offtopic
I dont think this will actually allow maru to skip military service i think it would have to be the real olympics for that
KeSPA still exists, they just don't do SC2 anymore
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He's just building Battlecruisers off of 2 bases, doing nuke drops and going mass Command Centres Pretty funny Maru.
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The interview Maru gave afterwards while no doubt strictly speaking completely true was the most insincere sounding thing I've read all week.
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Maru is awesome, this player is really awesome
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In other news, the sun came up today
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do you think he could've won this tournament with one hand?
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yeah the top 3 of asia games were a no brainer imo.
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This might be the easiest win of a big tournament anyone has ever gotten. I can't remember any other event where one guy was that much better than the others.
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Maru's children land.
If Has instead of Nice,hcan he win a set?
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Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports?
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On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports?
No.
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On September 01 2018 16:21 Phredxor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports? No.
What is this rule? Gold medalists can skip military service?
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On September 01 2018 18:31 NExt wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 16:21 Phredxor wrote:On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports? No. What is this rule? Gold medalists can skip military service?
Yes for Football players. South Korea with Heung Min Son from Tottenham Hotspur is in Grandfinal (vs Japan) now. South Korea won 4 years ago and all players were exempted from Military. Son didn't attend (Leverkusen said no to him).
This rule exists since WC 2002.
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On September 01 2018 18:31 NExt wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 16:21 Phredxor wrote:On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports? No. What is this rule? Gold medalists can skip military service?
It is a very hot topic right now in Soccer world because Son Heung Min of S. Korea team career relied on winning the Asian Game gold medal for male soccer.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/31/more-than-a-game-not-just-gold-on-line-for-son-heung-min-in-asian-games-final
This is because there is a law for military exemption if athletes can win medals in a competition where all type of sports can compete in (so no World Cup or specific sport championship). I think it's written in the law/rule that it has to be bronze medal up for Olympic or gold medals for Asian Games.
Since this Asian Games has Starcraft 2 as one of the sport competed, I was wondering whether Maru would be eligible to apply for exemption or not. But it's in the experimental sport category so it might not count.
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On September 01 2018 18:59 Veldril wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 18:31 NExt wrote:On September 01 2018 16:21 Phredxor wrote:On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports? No. What is this rule? Gold medalists can skip military service? It is a very hot topic right now in Soccer world because Son Heung Min of S. Korea team career relied on winning the Asian Game gold medal for male soccer. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/31/more-than-a-game-not-just-gold-on-line-for-son-heung-min-in-asian-games-finalThis is because there is a law for military exemption if athletes can win medals in a competition where all type of sports can compete in (so no World Cup or specific sport championship). I think it's written in the law/rule that it has to be bronze medal up for Olympic or gold medals for Asian Games. Since this Asian Games has Starcraft 2 as one of the sport competed, I was wondering whether Maru would be eligible to apply for exemption or not. But it's in the experimental sport category so it might not count.
Yeah since it's only a demonstration sport it doesn't count towards that.
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When page 2 reads exactly the same as page 1, literally about 4 posts into it a well respected community member explained it was a demonstration event so no exemptions from military. Kinda crappy that eSports not given same treatment as other sports though,
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Very surprised by the result.
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On September 02 2018 05:05 Ve5pa wrote:
When page 2 reads exactly the same as page 1, literally about 4 posts into it a well respected community member explained it was a demonstration event so no exemptions from military. Kinda crappy that eSports not given same treatment as other sports though,
makes no sense in esports. games are too short-lived, most games lives about 2-3 years, few games like sc2 live a little longer.
football etc do exists for 100 years and are going to exist next 100 years.
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Even though Maru's victory was always pretty obvious, looking at the lineup, it's still great to have a Gold medal go to SK (especially after the disappointing LoL finals...)
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On September 01 2018 18:31 NExt wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2018 16:21 Phredxor wrote:On September 01 2018 16:07 Veldril wrote:
Does this means Maru could possibly get an exemption from Military Service since he won the Asian Game gold medal like the other winners in other sports? No. What is this rule? Gold medalists can skip military service?
Yes, people who win Olympic medals are exempted from military service except some token basic training for a few weekends. This was expanded to those who win gold medals at the Asian Games.
Maru doesn't get exemption because it was a demonstration sport, not a medal sport. Maru could lawyer up and press the issue, although the general principle is bringing pride to Korea or raising Korea's international profile, and maybe StarCraft 2 doesn't do it that much. The hard part is not pressing so hard that he looks like he's trying to dodge service but argue that he's legitimately better for Korea as a pro-gamer than a soldier (and this is more like convincing your mom, not a bunch of people on a forum dedicated to the game).
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EPT
Maru was unstoppable at the StarCraft II demonstration at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the gold medal without losing a single game. The back-to-back Code S champion made good on the expectations that he dominate a relatively weak field at the Asian Games, needing less than 30 minutes to defeat Taiwan's 
