EPTReynor, Maru, Zest qualify for IEM Katowice (NA server) -…
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Jeremy Reimer
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Xain0n
Italy3963 Posts
On January 09 2020 07:44 Jeremy Reimer wrote: I'm a little confused about how these qualifiers work with the new ESL Pro Tour. It seems like there is no region lock, ie, anyone can play on any server qualifier. So how does that fit in with the whole "11 pro tour + 16 + 9 Korea" thing on the ESL Pro Tour page? My apologies in advance for being dumb. This edition of Katowice is still working as it were in the past. | ||
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Jeremy Reimer
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ZigguratOfUr
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TheRealNanMan
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Waxangel
United States33713 Posts
if you play out KR first, then that's probably 5 less top players who will play in the NA qualifier. Instead, you begin everything with the the NA qualifier, which means you get frickin' Maru trying for a spot. That's not so say NA players would necessarily succeed in a 'softer' NA qualifier (it might be the Euro players who benefit), but it's crazy how the order of the server qualifiers has the potential to affect who gets seeded to IEM. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 09 2020 10:19 Waxangel wrote: It's interesting that the order of the server scheduling can matter so much if you play out KR first, then that's probably 5 less top players who will play in the NA qualifier. Instead, you begin everything with the the NA qualifier, which means you get frickin' Maru trying for a spot. That's not so say NA players would necessarily succeed in a 'softer' NA qualifier (it might be the Euro players who benefit), but it's crazy how the order of the server qualifiers has the potential to affect who gets seeded to IEM. Wouldn't the KR qualifiers be accordingly easier by three to five players then? Of course there's some asymmetry there since everyone wants their lowest ping server's qualifier to be last, and there's probably some difference in participants (e.g Serral would have participated in the NA qualifier if the order of qualifiers were swapped and he lost in the EU qualifier), but overall is does balance out a bit. I feel like NA players are more doomed by geography (which allows both EU and KR to have doable ping) rather than scheduling. | ||
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NExt
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