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nice lineup so far, looking forward!
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Not too surprised at the invites
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No Harstem? 
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Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
On June 10 2020 03:29 kaitoVk wrote:
koreans banned?
No, they will be invited directly to the main Masters event. You could say that GSL is the Koreans' qualification tournament.
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On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points.
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Canada8990 Posts
On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points.
Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers.
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Does that mean, that Special, Scarlett and Astrea can t qualify for Katowice through the Korean circuit? Would be fair
E: also just noticed, that Namshar is listed as NA player  nice to see that, will defnatly spice up the competition over there
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On June 10 2020 03:54 Kuchikikun wrote:No Harstem?
He is ranked 10# in EU. Should be easy for him to qualify.
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(Wiki)Scarlett, (Wiki)SpeCial and (Wiki)Astrea have decided to play in their "home" divisions while simultaneously participating in the second season of GSL Code S.
I find this again highly unfair but well whatever, looking forward to the tournaments
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On June 10 2020 05:52 rederoin wrote:He is ranked 10# in EU. Should be easy for him to qualify.
The EU qualifier is going to be PvP fest 
Almost all the top T and Z are invited allready, but only Showtime from P.
Most noteable Players left are:
T - Soul
Z - Bly, Denver, Vanya
P - Harstem, Ptitdrogo, Mana, Skillous, Dns, Goblin, Gungfubanda
Edit: I gues, when I include Goblin, I also should include Mlord and Stehpano.. It s still going to be super P heavy though It s going to be a clown fiesta
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On June 10 2020 04:19 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points. Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers.
Seems his ticket paid off quite nicely
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On June 10 2020 04:19 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points. Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers.
probe also played in katowice but did not win a match and thus did not get any ept points
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On June 10 2020 23:47 RiSkysc2 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 04:19 Nakajin wrote:On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points. Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers. probe also played in katowice but did not win a match and thus did not get any ept points
Yeah but probe plays in the weekly cups, while you don't.
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On June 10 2020 09:33 Mettis wrote:
(Wiki)Scarlett, (Wiki)SpeCial and (Wiki)Astrea have decided to play in their "home" divisions while simultaneously participating in the second season of GSL Code S.
I find this again highly unfair but well whatever, looking forward to the tournaments
I agree but it's good for the business of afreeca/gsl I believe someone mentioned.
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On June 10 2020 16:55 dbRic1203 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 05:52 rederoin wrote:On June 10 2020 03:54 Kuchikikun wrote:No Harstem? He is ranked 10# in EU. Should be easy for him to qualify. The EU qualifier is going to be PvP fest Almost all the top T and Z are invited allready, but only Showtime from P. Most noteable Players left are: T - Soul Z - Bly, Denver, Vanya P - Harstem, Ptitdrogo, Mana, Skillous, Dns, Goblin, Gungfubanda Edit: I gues, when I include Goblin, I also should include Mlord and Stehpano.. It s still going to be super P heavy though It s going to be a clown fiesta
There are 24 spots available on top of the 8 best already qualified, we're going to get everyone. Everyone with a name will be in and many people with half a name as well.
This is true for every region I believe.
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On June 11 2020 03:37 mLtySC wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 23:47 RiSkysc2 wrote:On June 10 2020 04:19 Nakajin wrote:On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points. Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers. probe also played in katowice but did not win a match and thus did not get any ept points Yeah but probe plays in the weekly cups, while you don't.
If there are two spots and Probe played in the weekly cups then he should be in shouldn't he?
I mean, PiG played in the weekly cups. It isn't true that there is only one player with EPT points, there must be another reason for the only one invite.
Nvm I'm an idiot, you can play in the weekly cups and not get points lol
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Canada8990 Posts
On June 10 2020 23:47 RiSkysc2 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2020 04:19 Nakajin wrote:On June 10 2020 03:59 Elentos wrote:On June 10 2020 03:56 sneakyfox wrote:
Why no second invitee for Oceania and China?
Because TIME and Risky are the only players from their regions who have more than 0 EPT points. Risky also kind of bought his ticket by being to only player from his region to flew to Katowice where he got all his point by showing up to the qualifiers. probe also played in katowice but did not win a match and thus did not get any ept points
Oh well fair enough then, both of you would probably have qualified anyway
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While this is probably really good for the scene, promoting new talent and give a lot of ppl a shot at winning money who otherwise wouldn't have one ( or bound to expenses like flight, hotel and other travel accomodations), I'm probably only watching some of the playoffs and then ofc the season finale. Maybe with the exception of some clown fiesta games that are must watch. My reason beeing, that these are a lot of games and most of them involve low tier players.
I know this sounds horrible, but let's be honest here.
Or maybe that's just me
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On June 16 2020 18:51 Harris1st wrote:
While this is probably really good for the scene, promoting new talent and give a lot of ppl a shot at winning money who otherwise wouldn't have one ( or bound to expenses like flight, hotel and other travel accomodations), I'm probably only watching some of the playoffs and then ofc the season finale. Maybe with the exception of some clown fiesta games that are must watch. My reason beeing, that these are a lot of games and most of them involve low tier players.
I know this sounds horrible, but let's be honest here.
Or maybe that's just me
It depends, I for one really enjoy watching players that dont always make it far into a tournament, as often I dont see them play, or they are just young and could do so in the future. Especially now as we see Innovation, Solar etc play pretty much every week, and multiple times. These names are not that special for me anymore that I NEED to see them play.
Anyhow what is a low tier player for you? Is that a Skillous that doesnt go far in tournaments but is still a 6.6kish player on the GM ladder, or do you mean some of the NA players that qualify that most people will not have heard of?
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On June 16 2020 18:51 Harris1st wrote:
While this is probably really good for the scene, promoting new talent and give a lot of ppl a shot at winning money who otherwise wouldn't have one ( or bound to expenses like flight, hotel and other travel accomodations), I'm probably only watching some of the playoffs and then ofc the season finale. Maybe with the exception of some clown fiesta games that are must watch. My reason beeing, that these are a lot of games and most of them involve low tier players.
I know this sounds horrible, but let's be honest here.
Or maybe that's just me
So, we should just settle with Serral vs Reynor finals then? Or add uthermal, Clem, HM, Elazer and Showtime, otherwise it's not worth watching.
I think that there are many players who can close the gap with this system which motivates them to work harder. Harstem, Soul, Mana, Drogo, Gungfu, SKillous, Denver, Bly, Vanya. Not to mention some really nice refreshments like milkycow, hellraiser, gerald, and others who are invisible but quality players.
Promoting new talent gives us what we screamed for, and hopefully this will come in KR too.
Fresh, new talent. Otherwise, viewers might get bored of watching same guys over and over duking it out for top4.
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I've been watching a bit of the Oceania qualifiers last week. It actually was a lot of fun and I will try to catch the main event. Yes, the level is lower, but it's still high master/GM level. However, because of this lower level, I found the games are more diverse, the casting is a bit more chill and relax and I still have a good time watching Starcraft 2 (which is all that matter for me as a viewer).
I wouldn't consider it a "must watch," but it's a good opportunity to see something a bit different. As long as it's not held at the same time as another big tournament, I don't see any issue. Taiwan/Japan/HongKong qualifiers are at the same time as the Olimoleague and if you have a choice between watching Bistork vs Rex or INnoVation vs. RagnaroK, then the choice is easy for me.
Always seeing the same best players can be a bit boring, one of the reasons I love watching Serral is that each of his apparition is rare, so I'm always excited to see him play. On the other hand, HeroMarine is a great player, but I see him so much in all online tournaments that there is less excitement watching him.
It might be an issue for competitiveness for the group stage of the Season Finals, but in the end, we will still see the 8 best players in the playoffs.
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Oh no Koreans hmm. This will be interesting to see how the players play now without Korean presence.
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On June 10 2020 03:54 Kuchikikun wrote:No Harstem?
Our Captain doesn't need any help from the organizers to win this thing. It's actually beneficial for him to have to play more games, because it gives him greater opportunity to sow seeds of doubt and confusion into later opponents.
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