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GSL vs. The World 2019: Players & Bracket - Page 3

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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8217 Posts
August 02 2019 19:02 GMT
#41
Wish they'd go back to it really being GSL vs the world in the bracket. Think foreigners are strong enough that not everyone but Serral loses automatically, especially with a bit of bracket luck.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
481 Posts
August 02 2019 19:16 GMT
#42
heromarine.... hmmm
AlgeriaT
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden2197 Posts
August 02 2019 20:22 GMT
#43
Pretty happy with the vote after all. With Elazer getting in through troll votes I can happily dedicate myself to rooting for Fanta and actually just enjoy the slaughter of foreigners for once
CORN GIRL + Flash + FanTaSy + CholeraSC + iNcontroL 4 eva <3
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12133 Posts
August 02 2019 20:43 GMT
#44
Dafuck? Maru v STats? oO Well... also Fanta v Classic, let's see how he preparers when he was all about "I must be at this event!@#!#!!!"
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
texture13
Profile Joined July 2018
44 Posts
August 02 2019 21:06 GMT
#45
I can just imagine a possible Dark interview.
Dark: I am so jealous of Classic's draw. If he doesn't make it to the semifinals, he is a fool.

(Note that I do not necessarily think this is true. It is also an example of Dark leaning into his persona.)
texture13
Profile Joined July 2018
44 Posts
August 02 2019 21:08 GMT
#46
On August 02 2019 23:26 z4kard wrote:
Lets all hope Elazer gets destroyed same as Kelazhur last year. Abusing the system should not reward the player. ...


I hope so too!
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28536 Posts
August 02 2019 21:40 GMT
#47
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there.

Hoping for a Dark win.

I Protoss winner, could it be?
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8319 Posts
August 02 2019 22:00 GMT
#48
What's the head-to-head for Classic and Reynor look like? Did they only play that time that Reynor beat him?
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16086 Posts
August 02 2019 22:08 GMT
#49
On August 03 2019 06:40 Penev wrote:
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there.

Hoping for a Dark win.


So... exactly like Blizzcon?
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28536 Posts
August 02 2019 22:21 GMT
#50
On August 03 2019 07:08 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 06:40 Penev wrote:
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there.

Hoping for a Dark win.


So... exactly like Blizzcon?

Well it wouldn't be exactly the same because Blizzcon has groups but sure, why not?
I Protoss winner, could it be?
texture13
Profile Joined July 2018
44 Posts
August 02 2019 22:33 GMT
#51
On August 03 2019 07:21 Penev wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 07:08 Charoisaur wrote:
On August 03 2019 06:40 Penev wrote:
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there. ...


So... exactly like Blizzcon?

Well it wouldn't be exactly the same because Blizzcon has groups but sure, why not?


I do not think it should be exactly like Blizzcon, but I think purely a popularity contest is stupid.
What I think would be nice is either some sort of weighted average (of fan vote, player vote, and something like aligulac score) or a qualifier for GSL vs. the World.
For player vote, let's put some restriction on this. Players must have qualified for GSL Code S or top 32 of a WCS event. If a qualifier, just have the players, who qualified for the voting, play against each other.
Conut
Profile Joined April 2012
Canada1026 Posts
August 02 2019 22:43 GMT
#52
On August 03 2019 07:33 texture13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 07:21 Penev wrote:
On August 03 2019 07:08 Charoisaur wrote:
On August 03 2019 06:40 Penev wrote:
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there. ...


So... exactly like Blizzcon?

Well it wouldn't be exactly the same because Blizzcon has groups but sure, why not?


I do not think it should be exactly like Blizzcon, but I think purely a popularity contest is stupid.
What I think would be nice is either some sort of weighted average (of fan vote, player vote, and something like aligulac score) or a qualifier for GSL vs. the World.
For player vote, let's put some restriction on this. Players must have qualified for GSL Code S or top 32 of a WCS event. If a qualifier, just have the players, who qualified for the voting, play against each other.


I actually like a popularity tourney just for fun thing, I don't like when random people who dont even watch the game vote for a player they dont even know, but oh well it's still pretty lit even with Elazer getting in

Sc2 always got your back
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
August 02 2019 22:48 GMT
#53
On August 03 2019 07:43 Conut wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 07:33 texture13 wrote:
On August 03 2019 07:21 Penev wrote:
On August 03 2019 07:08 Charoisaur wrote:
On August 03 2019 06:40 Penev wrote:
Please if there's going to be a next time just invite the highest ranking players of both regions and have the highest of one region play the lowest of the other etc. and go from there. ...


So... exactly like Blizzcon?

Well it wouldn't be exactly the same because Blizzcon has groups but sure, why not?


I do not think it should be exactly like Blizzcon, but I think purely a popularity contest is stupid.
What I think would be nice is either some sort of weighted average (of fan vote, player vote, and something like aligulac score) or a qualifier for GSL vs. the World.
For player vote, let's put some restriction on this. Players must have qualified for GSL Code S or top 32 of a WCS event. If a qualifier, just have the players, who qualified for the voting, play against each other.


I actually like a popularity tourney just for fun thing, I don't like when random people who dont even watch the game vote for a player they dont even know, but oh well it's still pretty lit even with Elazer getting in

Elazer's voters know as little about SC2 as the people that voted in a tier 3 Zerg player the last two years: piss nothing.
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2974 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-02 22:52:33
August 02 2019 22:51 GMT
#54
I feel bad that TY will be the sacrificial lamb for Serral, but maybe he has a chance. Still expect 3-2 win for Serral. Special vs. Reynor seems like a bit of a waste, one of them should've swapped spots on the Classic vs. Fantasy matchup instead. Neeb vs. Showtime too is a huge waste.

These group draws are disappointing.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
noise.harvester
Profile Joined September 2017
9 Posts
August 02 2019 23:00 GMT
#55
For a random draw this sure turned out well. Very stupid that they don’t make sure every match is foreign vs kor in ro16 though.
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
August 02 2019 23:03 GMT
#56
looks way more stacked than last year, super excited. shame that Reynor Special, Serral TY, and Maru Stats are all first round matchups
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
August 02 2019 23:10 GMT
#57
On August 03 2019 08:00 noise.harvester wrote:
For a random draw this sure turned out well. Very stupid that they don’t make sure every match is foreign vs kor in ro16 though.

i actually like it better this way, it'd be really lame if somehow all the foreigners lost like it used to be
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-03 00:13:37
August 03 2019 00:13 GMT
#58
On August 03 2019 08:10 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 08:00 noise.harvester wrote:
For a random draw this sure turned out well. Very stupid that they don’t make sure every match is foreign vs kor in ro16 though.

i actually like it better this way, it'd be really lame if somehow all the foreigners lost like it used to be

What does it matter if they all go out in the first round or the second in your scenario? The only thing that that accomplishes is that it gives additional prize money to the lesser players because of bracket luck which is the exact opposite of how things should work.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27281 Posts
August 03 2019 01:00 GMT
#59
On August 03 2019 09:13 Boggyb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2019 08:10 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
On August 03 2019 08:00 noise.harvester wrote:
For a random draw this sure turned out well. Very stupid that they don’t make sure every match is foreign vs kor in ro16 though.

i actually like it better this way, it'd be really lame if somehow all the foreigners lost like it used to be

What does it matter if they all go out in the first round or the second in your scenario? The only thing that that accomplishes is that it gives additional prize money to the lesser players because of bracket luck which is the exact opposite of how things should work.

Bracket luck is always a thing in basically every single SC2 tournament there’s ever been though.

You could seed it by WCS points and have best foreigner against worst Korean and vice versa moving down the ranks, would be how I’d do it if it was to be seeded.

On the other hand rigidly seeding a tournament with such a popularity vote component seems a bit wonky
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
August 03 2019 02:38 GMT
#60
bitching about brackets is like heroin for starcraft fans
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